---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-24-011738"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CVV"
cik: "0000766792"
company_name: "CVD EQUIPMENT CORP"
filed_at: "2024-03-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-04T06:48:30.087133+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# CVD Equipment Q4 revenue down 43% YoY to $4.1M; net loss $2.3M vs prior-year income

## Summary
- Q4 revenue $4.1M, down 43.2% YoY; gross margin negative 8.5% due to cost overruns on a large contract.
- Q4 net loss $2.3M ($0.33 per share) vs net income $1.5M ($0.23) in prior-year Q4, which included $1.5M ERC benefit.
- FY2023 revenue $24.1M, down 6.6%; net loss $4.2M ($0.62 per share) vs net loss $0.2M ($0.03) prior year.
- Q4 orders $5.8M; secured $2.1M aerospace order and $1.0M SDC gas-delivery order; backlog $18.4M.
- Post-period: $10M multisystem order for SiC CVD coating reactor from industrial customer; second PVT200 evaluation customer.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-24-011738
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CVV
- cik: 0000766792
- company_name: CVD EQUIPMENT CORP
- filed_at: 2024-03-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/766792/000149315224011738/0001493152-24-011738-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/766792/000149315224011738/form8-k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-24-011738.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  CVD EQUIPMENT CORP reported financial results for fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.
  - Period: fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2023
  - Result: reported results
  source text: On March 28, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing its results of operations for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/766792/000149315224011738/0001493152-24-011738-index.htm

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