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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001466593-22-000027"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "OTTR"
cik: "0001466593"
company_name: "Otter Tail Corp"
filed_at: "2022-05-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-26T01:24:21.133560+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Otter Tail Q1 EPS $1.72 (+136% YoY); raises 2022 guidance to $5.15-$5.45

## Summary
- Diluted EPS $1.72, net income $72M, revenue $375M (+43% YoY); all records for Q1.
- Plastics segment net income $50.8M (+456% YoY) on 125% PVC pipe price increase vs 52% resin cost increase.
- Electric segment net income $19.2M (+9.4%) on favorable weather and C&I load; new 100 MW data center customer began ops.
- 2022 EPS guidance raised to $5.15-$5.45 from $3.78-$4.08; midpoint implies 25% growth over 2021's $4.23.
- Quarterly dividend $0.4125/sh, payable June 10 to shareholders of record May 13.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001466593-22-000027
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: OTTR
- cik: 0001466593
- company_name: Otter Tail Corp
- filed_at: 2022-05-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1466593/000146659322000027/0001466593-22-000027-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1466593/000146659322000027/ottr-20220502.htm

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