Insteel Q1 net income jumps to $7.6M; pays $1.00 special dividend; closes equity offering for $53.6M

INSTEEL INDUSTRIES INC

2026-Q1 EPS reported $0.39 vs consensus $0.65 ▼ miss (-40.3%)

Net income $7.6M ($0.39/sh) vs $1.1M ($0.06); gross margin 11.3% vs 7.3%.
Net sales +23.3% to $159.9M on 18.8% higher avg prices and 3.8% more shipments.
Paid $1.00/sh special dividend ($19.4M); closed equity offering netting $53.6M from sale of ~3.19M shares; cash $15.6M, no debt.
CEO optimistic for 2026 citing infrastructure/data center demand; import competition affects ~10% revenue.
FY 2026 capex guided up to ~$20M on cost/productivity initiatives.

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