---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-23-023651"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CVV"
cik: "0000766792"
company_name: "CVD EQUIPMENT CORP"
filed_at: "2023-08-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-11T13:25:25.107130+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# CVD Equipment Q2 revenue $5.1M (-12.7% YoY); net loss $1.1M; orders $12.9M

## Summary
- Q2 2023 revenue $5.1M, down 12.7% YoY; net loss $1.1M ($0.16/sh) vs loss $0.8M ($0.12) prior year.
- Orders jumped to $12.9M; backlog $18.8M, up from $12.0M at March 31, 2023.
- Gross margin improved to 27.4%; non-recurring charges of $0.3M from Tantaline sale and MesoScribe wind-down.
- Received $8.7M in aerospace system orders and $1.8M battery nanomaterial system order.
- Cash $13.0M; sold Tantaline in May, entered agreement to sell MesoScribe assets for up to $0.9M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-23-023651
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CVV
- cik: 0000766792
- company_name: CVD EQUIPMENT CORP
- filed_at: 2023-08-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- 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/766792/000143774923023651/0001437749-23-023651-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/766792/000143774923023651/cvv20230810_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  CVD EQUIPMENT CORP reported second quarter ended June 30, 2023 results: revenue $5.1 million, net income $1.1 million, EPS $0.16 basic and diluted share.
  - Period: second quarter ended June 30, 2023
  - Revenue: $5.1 million
  - Net income: $1.1 million
  - EPS: $0.16 basic and diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: course on our strategy to achieve consistent long-term profitability, with a focus on growth and return on investment.” Second Quarter 2023 Financial Performance ● Revenue of $5.1 million, down 12.7% year over year primarily due to lower system revenues ● Orders for the second quarter increased to $12.9 million driven by demand in two of our three strategic
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/766792/000143774923023651/0001437749-23-023651-index.htm

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