secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     BEL FUSE INC /NJ (BELFA)
CIK:        0000729580
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-10-23T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001437749-24-031903
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Bel Fuse Q3 net sales $123.6M (-22% YoY); adj EBITDA $20.6M; Q4 guidance $117-125M
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- Net sales $123.6M vs $158.7M in Q3-23; net earnings $8.1M vs $19.4M; gross margin 36.1% up from 35.0%.
- Adjusted EBITDA $20.6M (16.7% of sales) versus $29.9M (18.8% of sales) in Q3-23.
- Enercon acquisition expected to close in Q4; no contribution included in guidance.
- Q4 sales guidance $117-125M, gross margin 34-36%; positive bookings trend in Sept/Oct.
- Fuse manufacturing consolidation in China expected to save ~$1.5M annually once completed by Q1 2025.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/729580/000143774924031903/0001437749-24-031903-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/729580/000143774924031903/belfb20240826_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-24-031903

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