---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-24-029094"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BUKS"
cik: "0000015847"
company_name: "BUTLER NATIONAL CORP"
filed_at: "2024-09-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T04:53:51.447124+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Butler National Q1 revenue up 15% to $19.8M; operating income surges 211% to $3.5M

## Summary
- Net income $2.2M ($0.03 EPS) vs $719K ($0.01 EPS) in Q1 FY24.
- Aerospace Products revenue +30% to $10.6M; Professional Services +2% to $9.2M.
- Record backlog of $38.2M; sports wagering revenue $1.0M from DraftKings partnership.
- Operating income $3.5M vs $1.1M; cost improvements in Aerospace (71% cost/revenue vs 90%).
- Annual shareholder meeting set for October 30, 2024.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-24-029094
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BUKS
- cik: 0000015847
- company_name: BUTLER NATIONAL CORP
- filed_at: 2024-09-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/15847/000143774924029094/0001437749-24-029094-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/15847/000143774924029094/buks20240625_8k.htm

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