---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001301787-23-000065"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BXC"
cik: "0001301787"
company_name: "BlueLinx Holdings Inc."
filed_at: "2023-08-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-12T17:15:07.181509+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# BlueLinx Q2 net sales drop 34% to $816M; net income falls to $24M from $71M YoY

## Summary
- Net sales $816M, down $423M or 34% YoY; net income $24M ($2.70 diluted EPS) vs $71M ($7.48) prior year.
- Adjusted net income $26M ($2.91 diluted EPS); Adjusted EBITDA $49M (6.0% of sales) vs $112M (9.1%) prior year.
- Specialty sales $571M (-28% YoY); gross margin 19.1% vs 22.9%. Structural sales $245M (-46%); gross margin 11.0% vs 4.7%.
- Operating cash flow $64M, free cash flow $59M; net debt $153M, net leverage 0.6x. Repurchased $12M of stock.
- Q3 outlook: specialty gross margin 18.5-19.5%; structural 12-13%; volumes consistent with Q2.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001301787-23-000065
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BXC
- cik: 0001301787
- company_name: BlueLinx Holdings Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-08-01T23:59:59+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/1301787/000130178723000065/0001301787-23-000065-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1301787/000130178723000065/bxc-20230801.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  BlueLinx Holdings Inc. reported the fiscal second quarter ended July 1, 2023 results: revenue $816 million, net income $24 million, EPS $2.70 per diluted share. Guidance initiated.
  - Period: the fiscal second quarter ended July 1, 2023
  - Revenue: $816 million
  - Net income: $24 million
  - EPS: $2.70 per diluted share
  - Guidance: initiated
  - Result: reported results
  source text: SECOND QUARTER 2023 HIGHLIGHTS (all comparisons are versus the prior year period unless otherwise noted) • Net sales of $816 million, a decrease of $423 million • Gross profit of $136 million, gross margin of 16.6% and specialty product gross margin of 19.1% • Net income of $24 million, or $2.70 diluted earnings per share
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1301787/000130178723000065/0001301787-23-000065-index.htm

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