secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     RUSH ENTERPRISES INC \TX\ (RUSHA)
CIK:        0001012019
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-10-29T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001437749-25-032214
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Q3 revenue $1.88B, EPS $0.83; aftermarket rev +1.5%; new Class 8 sales -11%; dividend $0.19
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- Net income $66.7M ($0.83 diluted) vs $79.1M ($0.97) a year ago; revenue down 0.8% to $1.881B.
- Aftermarket parts/service revenue $642.7M (+1.5% YoY); absorption ratio 129.3% (vs 132.6% last year).
- New Class 8 truck sales down 11% YoY to 3,120 units; industry retail sales down 18.9%.
- Board declared $0.19 per share dividend, payable Dec 12, 2025 to holders of record Nov 12.
- SG&A increased due to higher legal reserves for pending litigation and insurance retentions.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1012019/000143774925032214/0001437749-25-032214-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1012019/000143774925032214/rusha20251029_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-25-032214

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