---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001213900-24-044549"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RBC"
cik: "0001324948"
company_name: "RBC Bearings INC"
filed_at: "2024-05-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T14:47:02.492435+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# RBC Bearings Q4 sales $413.7M (+4.9% YoY); adj. EPS $2.47 vs $2.13; guides Q1 $415-420M

## Summary
- Q4 GAAP diluted EPS $1.91, adjusted EPS $2.47 (+16%); full year adj. EPS $8.62 vs $7.48.
- Aerospace/Defense segment sales +16.8% YoY; Industrial segment -0.4%.
- Backlog $726.1M at Mar 30, 2024, up from $663.8M a year earlier.
- Preferred stock conversion on Oct 15, 2024 saves $23M annual cash; Q1 FY2025 sales guided $415-420M (+7.2-8.5%).
- Full year free cash flow conversion 115% vs 107% prior year; net leverage targeted below 2.0x by FY2025 end.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-24-044549
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RBC
- cik: 0001324948
- company_name: RBC Bearings INC
- filed_at: 2024-05-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1324948/000121390024044549/0001213900-24-044549-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1324948/000121390024044549/ea0206430-8k_rbcber.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-24-044549.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  RBC Bearings INC reported the full fiscal year ended March 30, 2024 results: revenue $1,560.3 million, net income $209.9 million, EPS $6.41.
  - Period: the full fiscal year ended March 30, 2024
  - Revenue: $1,560.3 million
  - Net income: $209.9 million
  - EPS: $6.41
  - Result: reported results
  source text: % 16.8 % Diluted EPS $ 1.91 $ 2.47 $ 1.49 $ 2.13 28.2 % 16.0 % (1) Results exclude items in reconciliation below. Fiscal 2024 Financial Highlights ● Fiscal 2024 net sales of $1,560.3 million increased 6.2% over last year, Aerospace/Defense up 20.7% and Industrial up 0.2%. ● Gross margin of 43.0% for fiscal 2024 compared to 41.2% last year. ● Fiscal 2024 net income
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1324948/000121390024044549/0001213900-24-044549-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  RBC Bearings INC reported the quarter ended March 30, 2024 results: revenue $413.7 million, net income $61.6 million, EPS $1.91.
  - Period: the quarter ended March 30, 2024
  - Revenue: $413.7 million
  - Net income: $61.6 million
  - EPS: $1.91
  - Result: reported results
  source text: defense and aerospace industries, today reported results for the fourth quarter and full year fiscal 2024. Fourth Quarter Financial Highlights ● Fourth quarter net sales of $413.7 million increased 4.9% over last year, Aerospace/Defense up 16.8% and Industrial down 0.4%. ● Gross margin of 43.1% for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024 compared to 42.2% last year. ●
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1324948/000121390024044549/0001213900-24-044549-index.htm

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