{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001437749-26-020332","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"FRD","cik":"0000039092","company_name":"FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES INC","filed_at":"2026-06-11T20:54:14+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-06-11T20:55:00.580729+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-11T20:55:06.424767+00:00","sec_items":["2.02","9.01"],"event_type":"earnings","sentiment":"positive","materiality_score":0.75,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.75,"confidence":"high","headline":"Friedman Industries reports record FY2026 sales volume, net earnings $19.5M, EPS $2.76","bullets":["Q4 net earnings $9.2M ($1.30 diluted EPS) on sales $191.8M; EBITDA $15.2M.","FY2026 sales $646.9M (+46% YoY); net earnings $19.5M ($2.76 EPS) vs $6.1M prior year.","Record annual sales volume 706,000 tons (+22% YoY); Century Metals acquisition contributed.","Q4 flat-roll segment earnings from ops $13.9M, tubular $2.0M, both up sharply.","Outlook: Q1 FY2027 sales volumes comparable to Q4; expects sequential margin improvement."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-26-020332","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-26-020332.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-26-020332.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-26-020332.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/39092/000143774926020332/0001437749-26-020332-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/39092/000143774926020332/frd20260611_8k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-11T20:55:06.424767+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"a5f24d0ddcfc23d249fb8e04481ab69ab03f1a64","claim":"FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES INC reported the quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $191.8 million, net income $9.2 million, EPS $1.30 diluted earnings per share.","evidence_excerpt":"For the quarter ended March 31, 2026 (the “2026 quarter”), the Company recorded net earnings of approximately $9.2 million ($1.30 diluted earnings per share) on sales of approximately $191.8 million","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 2.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/39092/000143774926020332/0001437749-26-020332-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Earnings Releases","details":[{"label":"Period","value":"the quarter ended March 31, 2026"},{"label":"Revenue","value":"$191.8 million"},{"label":"Net income","value":"$9.2 million"},{"label":"EPS","value":"$1.30 diluted earnings per share"},{"label":"Result","value":"reported results"}],"fact_type":"earnings_release"},{"claim_id":"e2792771e9c3a7be66ce2cdf1af10db765b1b3d1","claim":"FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES INC reported fiscal year ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $646.9 million, net income $19.5 million, EPS $2.76 diluted earnings per share.","evidence_excerpt":"For the year ended March 31, 2026 (“fiscal 2026”), the Company recorded net earnings of approximately $19.5 million ($2.76 diluted earnings per share) on sales of approximately $646.9 million.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 2.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/39092/000143774926020332/0001437749-26-020332-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Earnings Releases","details":[{"label":"Period","value":"fiscal year ended March 31, 2026"},{"label":"Revenue","value":"$646.9 million"},{"label":"Net income","value":"$19.5 million"},{"label":"EPS","value":"$2.76 diluted earnings per share"},{"label":"Result","value":"reported results"}],"fact_type":"earnings_release"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}