---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-23-006182"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FIZZ"
cik: "0000069891"
company_name: "NATIONAL BEVERAGE CORP"
filed_at: "2023-03-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-18T06:03:04.668214+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# National Beverage Q3 net sales up to $268M, EPS $0.37 (+12% YoY)

## Summary
- Net sales of $268M – highest third quarter in company history.
- Gross profit of $95M (35% of sales), second highest ever.
- Net income $34.4M; diluted EPS $0.37 vs $0.33 YoY (+12%).
- Ended quarter with $118M cash, strong cash flow generation.
- Trailing twelve months net sales $1.17B, diluted EPS $1.50.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-23-006182
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FIZZ
- cik: 0000069891
- company_name: NATIONAL BEVERAGE CORP
- filed_at: 2023-03-10T23:59:59+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/69891/000143774923006182/0001437749-23-006182-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/69891/000143774923006182/fizz20230309_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-23-006182.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  NATIONAL BEVERAGE CORP reported Third quarter ended January 28, 2023 results: revenue $268 million, net income $34 million, EPS $.37.
  - Period: Third quarter ended January 28, 2023
  - Revenue: $268 million
  - Net income: $34 million
  - EPS: $.37
  - Result: reported results
  source text: National Beverage Corp. (NASDAQ: FIZZ) today announced results for its third quarter ended January 28, 2023. Third Quarter Ended January 28, 2023 vs. Third Quarter Ended January 29, 2022: ● Net sales increased to $268 million, our highest third quarter sales; ● Gross profit was $95 million or 35% of sales, the second highest in our history; ● Net income was $34 million; ● Earnings per share increased 12% to $.37; and, ● The Company continued to generate strong cash flows, ending the quarter with $118 million of cash.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/69891/000143774923006182/0001437749-23-006182-index.htm

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