secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Dauch Corp (DCH)
CIK:        0001062231
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-07T12:00:32+00:00
Accession:  0001062231-26-000135
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Dauch Q2 sales double to $2.96B on Dowlais; raises FY2026 EBITDA, FCF guidance
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- Q2 sales $2.96B vs $1.54B YoY; net income $1.0M vs $39.3M; diluted EPS $0.00, adjusted EPS $0.32 vs $0.34.
- Adjusted EBITDA $389.6M (13.2% of sales) vs $202.1M prior year; adjusted FCF $148.4M vs $48.7M.
- Dowlais acquisition (closed Feb 3, 2026) drove YoY changes, nearly doubling sales versus prior year.
- FY2026 guidance raised: sales $10.6-10.8B, adjusted EBITDA $1.36-1.425B, FCF $260-325M; synergies $60-75M.
- China JV equity income guidance raised to $70-80M from $65-75M; capex 4.5-5% of sales.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1062231/000106223126000135/0001062231-26-000135-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1062231/000106223126000135/axl-20260807.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001062231-26-000135

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