---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001140361-23-049860"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SMP"
cik: "0000093389"
company_name: "STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS, INC."
filed_at: "2023-10-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-09T07:33:26.890989+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# SMP Q3 2023: EPS $1.12, sales $386.4M; declares $0.29 dividend

## Summary
- Q3 net sales $386.4M (+1.3% YoY); earnings from cont. ops $24.9M ($1.12 diluted EPS).
- Adjusted EPS $1.11 vs $1.05 last year; non-GAAP operating margin 9.1% (+30 bps).
- Temperature Control sales +5.3%; Engineered Solutions +8.4%; Vehicle Control -3.4%.
- Inventory down to $479.8M from $528.7M year-end 2022; debt reduced by $75.6M in Q3.
- FY 2023 guidance: flat to low-single digit sales growth; adj. EBITDA ~9.5% of revenue.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001140361-23-049860
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SMP
- cik: 0000093389
- company_name: STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS, INC.
- filed_at: 2023-10-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/93389/000114036123049860/0001140361-23-049860-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/93389/000114036123049860/ef20013189_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS, INC. reported three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 results: revenue $386.4 million, net income $24.9 million, EPS $1.12 per diluted share.
  - Period: three and nine months ended September 30, 2023
  - Revenue: $386.4 million
  - Net income: $24.9 million
  - EPS: $1.12 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Standard Motor Products, Inc. (NYSE: SMP), a leading automotive parts manufacturer and distributor, reported today its consolidated financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023. Net sales for the third quarter of 2023 were $386.4 million
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/93389/000114036123049860/0001140361-23-049860-index.htm

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