secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     BEL FUSE INC /NJ (BELFA)
CIK:        0000729580
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-07-24T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001437749-24-023349
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Bel Fuse Q2 net sales $133.2M, down 21% YoY; gross margin improves to 40.1%
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- Net earnings $18.8M vs $27.8M in Q2-23; adjusted EBITDA $27.4M (20.6% of sales).
- Repurchased 126,552 shares for $7.9M in Q2-24.
- Q3-24 guidance: net sales $118-126M, gross margin 34-36%.
- Power segment faces ~$3-4M quarterly headwind from trade restrictions on former supplier.
- Commercial air, defense and rail end markets solid; networking and distribution remain soft.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/729580/000143774924023349/0001437749-24-023349-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/729580/000143774924023349/belfb20240724_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-24-023349

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