---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001062231-23-000061"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DCH"
cik: "0001062231"
company_name: "Dauch Corp"
filed_at: "2023-11-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-08T21:55:13.991040+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AAM reports Q3 2023 net loss of $17.4M; UAW strike impact ~$15M sales, $4M EBITDA; FY guidance reduced

## Summary
- Q3 sales $1.55B (flat YoY); net loss $(17.4)M vs net income $26.5M in Q3 2022.
- Adjusted EBITDA $156.8M (10.1% of sales) vs $198.4M (12.9%) last year; hit by $13M warranty expense.
- UAW work stoppage impacted sales by ~$15M, adjusted EBITDA by ~$4M, and EPS by ~$0.03.
- Adjusted loss per share $(0.11) vs adjusted EPS $0.27 in prior year.
- FY 2023 guidance: sales $6.0-$6.1B, Adj EBITDA $660-$685M; assumes production resumes early Nov.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001062231-23-000061
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DCH
- cik: 0001062231
- company_name: Dauch Corp
- filed_at: 2023-11-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1062231/000106223123000061/0001062231-23-000061-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1062231/000106223123000061/axl-20231103.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001062231-23-000061
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001062231-23-000061.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Dauch Corp reported third quarter 2023 results: revenue $1.55 billion, net income $(17.4) million, EPS $(0.15).
  - Period: third quarter 2023
  - Revenue: $1.55 billion
  - Net income: $(17.4) million
  - EPS: $(0.15)
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Third Quarter 2023 Results • Sales of $1.55 billion • Net loss of $(17.4) million, or (1.1)% of sales • Adjusted EBITDA of $156.8 million, or 10.1% of sales • Diluted loss per share of $(0.15); Adjusted loss per share of $(0.11)
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1062231/000106223123000061/0001062231-23-000061-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  Dauch Corp reported full year 2023 results: revenue in the range of $6.0 - $6.1 billion.
  - Period: full year 2023
  - Revenue: in the range of $6.0 - $6.1 billion
  - Result: guidance update
  source text: AAM's updated full year 2023 financial targets are now as follows: • AAM is targeting sales in the range of $6.0 - $6.1 billion.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1062231/000106223123000061/0001062231-23-000061-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.