secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     BEL FUSE INC /NJ (BELFA)
CIK:        0000729580
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-17T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001437749-26-004366
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Bel Fuse Q4 sales up 17% to $175.9M; non-GAAP net earnings $24.9M; provides Q1 guidance
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- Q4 net sales $175.9M (+17.4% YoY); gross margin 39.4% vs 37.5% in Q4-24.
- GAAP net loss $5.4M includes $13.1M impairment; non-GAAP net earnings $24.9M vs $19.0M in Q4-24.
- FY2025 net sales $675.5M (+26.3%); GAAP net earnings $61.5M; adjusted EBITDA $142.9M (21.2% of sales).
- Q1 2026 guidance: net sales $165-180M, gross margin 37-39%, citing seasonality.
- Tom Smelker joins leadership to replace retiring Pete Bittner; focus on aerospace and defense growth.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/729580/000143774926004366/0001437749-26-004366-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/729580/000143774926004366/belfb20251114_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-26-004366

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