secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     FUEL TECH, INC. (FTEK)
CIK:        0000846913
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-11-04T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001437749-25-033042
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Fuel Tech reports Q3 net income $303k, APC backlog up to $9.5M; acquires Wahlco IP for $350k
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- Q3 revenue $7.5M (vs $7.9M); net income $303k ($0.01/sh) vs $80k ($0.00) YoY.
- Consolidated gross margin 48.9% (vs 43.4%); Adjusted EBITDA $228k vs -$35k.
- APC backlog $9.5M at Sep 30, up from $7.8M at Jun 30 and $6.2M at Dec 31, 2024.
- Cash/investments $33.8M, no debt; FUEL CHEM revenue rose to $4.8M.
- Post-quarter: bought Wahlco IP for $350k; new FUEL CHEM demo with $2.5-3M annual potential.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/846913/000143774925033042/0001437749-25-033042-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/846913/000143774925033042/ftek20251028_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-25-033042

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