secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Alto Ingredients, Inc. (ALTO)
CIK:        0000778164
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001213900-26-052830
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Alto Ingredients swings to Q1 net income of $4.0M; adjusted EBITDA positive $4.7M
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- Net income of $4.0M ($0.05/diluted share) vs net loss of $12.0M in Q1 2025.
- Gross profit of $9.2M improved $11.0M from a gross loss of $1.8M a year ago, helped by an $8.1M unrealized derivative gain.
- Adjusted EBITDA of $4.7M vs negative $4.4M in Q1 2025; net sales $224.7M, down slightly from $226.5M.
- Management cited strong export sales, higher crush margins, and Section 45Z tax credits as drivers of profitability.
- Cash $20.3M at March 31, 2026; borrowing availability $94.3M including $29.3M revolver and $65M term loan.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/778164/000121390026052830/0001213900-26-052830-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/778164/000121390026052830/ea0289395-8k_alto.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-26-052830

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