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Issuer:     BEL FUSE INC /NJ (BELFA)
CIK:        0000729580
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-07-26T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001437749-23-020744
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Bel Fuse Q2 net earnings $27.8M, gross margin 32.9%; CEO notes record power sales, commercial aerospace up 102%
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- Net sales $168.8M (vs $170.6M Q2-22); gross margin 32.9% (up from 26.6% YoY).
- Net earnings $27.8M vs $17.0M; adjusted EBITDA $28.6M (17% of sales), up from $19.1M (11.2%).
- Voluntary debt paydown of $40M; divestment of Czech business and sale of HQ building contributed gains.
- Q3 guidance: GAAP net sales $157-$165M; gross margins expected to hold at Q2 levels.
- President of Bel Power Solutions Dennis Ackerman to retire July 31, 2024; will assist transition.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/729580/000143774923020744/0001437749-23-020744-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/729580/000143774923020744/belfb20230530_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-23-020744

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