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Bel Fuse Q4 net sales down 17% YoY to $140M; gross margin expands; announces $25M buyback
BEL FUSE INC /NJ
- Q4 net sales $140.0M, down 17% YoY; full-year net sales $639.8M, down 2% YoY.
- Q4 GAAP net earnings $12.0M; full-year net earnings $73.8M, up from $52.7M in 2022.
- Gross margin expanded to 33.7% full year vs 28.0% in 2022; Q4 margin 36.6% vs 31.0%.
- Adjusted EBITDA $110.5M (17.3% of sales) in 2023, up from $83.0M (12.7%) in 2022.
- Board authorized $25M share repurchase program; $4M for Class A, $21M for Class B shares.