---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-23-002903"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FRD"
cik: "0000039092"
company_name: "FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES INC"
filed_at: "2023-02-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-19T21:04:18.807713+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Friedman Industries Q3 net earnings $1.38M vs loss $2.96M; sales $112M

## Summary
- Net earnings $1,375,893 ($0.19 diluted EPS) vs net loss $2,961,833 ($0.45 loss) in prior-year quarter.
- Sales $111.86M, up 117% YoY; volume 113K tons vs 39K tons, driven by acquisitions and new Sinton plant.
- Coil segment operating profit $3.26M vs loss $4.03M; tubular profit $0.69M vs loss $0.65M.
- Outlook: Q4 volume 115-125K tons, margin improvement expected from rising HRC prices.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-23-002903
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FRD
- cik: 0000039092
- company_name: FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES INC
- filed_at: 2023-02-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/39092/000143774923002903/0001437749-23-002903-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/39092/000143774923002903/frd20230209_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES INC reported third fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2022 results: revenue $111,860,093, net income $1,375,893, EPS $0.19 diluted earnings per share.
  - Period: third fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2022
  - Revenue: $111,860,093
  - Net income: $1,375,893
  - EPS: $0.19 diluted earnings per share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Friedman Industries, Incorporated (NYSE American: FRD) announced today its results of operations for the fiscal third quarter. For the quarter ended December 31, 2022 (the “2022 quarter”), the Company recorded net earnings of $1,375,893 ($0.19 diluted earnings per share) on sales of $111,860,093 compared to a net loss of $2,961,833 ($0.45 diluted loss per share) on net sales of $51,655,943 for the quarter ended December 31, 2021 (the “2021 quarter”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/39092/000143774923002903/0001437749-23-002903-index.htm

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