---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-23-011199"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BELFA"
cik: "0000729580"
company_name: "BEL FUSE INC /NJ"
filed_at: "2023-04-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-16T09:53:24.650038+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Bel Fuse Q1 2023 sales up 26% to $172.3M; net earnings $14.6M vs $5.1M

## Summary
- Net sales $172.3M (+26.1% YoY); gross margin 31.1% up from 25.0%.
- Net earnings $14.6M ($0.00? check further: 14.6M vs 5.1M).
- Adjusted EBITDA $28.1M (16.3% of sales) vs $11.6M (8.5%) in Q1-22.
- Power and Connectivity groups each posted record sales in Q1-23.
- Q2-23 sales guidance $162-$170M, excluding any expedite fee revenue.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-23-011199
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BELFA
- cik: 0000729580
- company_name: BEL FUSE INC /NJ
- filed_at: 2023-04-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- 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/729580/000143774923011199/0001437749-23-011199-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/729580/000143774923011199/belfb20230302_8k.htm

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