---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001140361-24-046024"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MPAA"
cik: "0000918251"
company_name: "MOTORCAR PARTS OF AMERICA INC"
filed_at: "2024-11-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T02:35:42.725364+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Motorcar Parts of America reports Q2 record sales $208.2M, net loss widens to $3.0M

## Summary
- Net sales record $208.2M, up 5.9% YoY; gross profit record $41.3M (includes $2.7M onboarding costs).
- Net loss $3.0M ($0.15 EPS) vs $2.0M loss ($0.10 EPS) last year; impacted by non-cash and one-time expenses.
- Generated $22.9M cash from operations; reduced net bank debt by $22.0M to $114.3M.
- Full-year guidance reaffirmed: sales $746M-$766M, operating income $79M-$84M before non-cash/one-time items.
- Gross margin 19.8% (down from 20.9%) hit by $3.8M non-cash, $1.3M one-time cash, and $2.7M onboarding expenses.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001140361-24-046024
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MPAA
- cik: 0000918251
- company_name: MOTORCAR PARTS OF AMERICA INC
- filed_at: 2024-11-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/918251/000114036124046024/0001140361-24-046024-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/918251/000114036124046024/ef20038262_8k.htm

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