---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-21-024585"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "TWIN"
cik: "0000100378"
company_name: "TWIN DISC INC"
filed_at: "2021-10-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T16:02:38.239870+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Twin Disc Q1 sales $47.8M (+3.4%), net income $1.9M vs loss; backlog up 22.5%; appoints CEO Batten as President

## Summary
- Net income $1.9M ($0.14 diluted EPS) vs net loss of $4.0M ($0.30 loss per share) in prior year.
- Sales $47.8M, up 3.4% YoY, driven by improving oil & gas, industrial, and marine markets.
- Six-month backlog $86.1M at Sep 24, 2021, up 22.5% from June 30, 2021.
- Net debt reduced to $9.8M from $19.7M at June 30, 2021, lowest in over three years.
- John H. Batten appointed President in addition to CEO, filling vacancy from James E. Feiertag.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-21-024585
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: TWIN
- cik: 0000100378
- company_name: TWIN DISC INC
- filed_at: 2021-10-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 5.02, 5.07, 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/100378/000143774921024585/0001437749-21-024585-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/100378/000143774921024585/twin20211028_8k.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-21-024585
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-21-024585.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-21-024585.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  James E. Feiertag departed as President at TWIN DISC INC.
  - Action: departed
  - Role: President
  source text: to fill the vacancy in that office created by the departure of James E. Feiertag.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/100378/000143774921024585/0001437749-21-024585-index.htm
- Executive change
  John H. Batten was appointed as President at TWIN DISC INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: President
  source text: appointed John H. Batten as President of the Company in addition to his role as Chief Executive Officer, to fill the vacancy in that office created by the departure of James E. Feiertag.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/100378/000143774921024585/0001437749-21-024585-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.