---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-26-006116"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CETX"
cik: "0001435064"
company_name: "CEMTREX INC"
filed_at: "2026-02-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T03:16:20.954646+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Cemtrex completes $5.5M acquisition of Richland Industries, expands industrial services into Southeast

## Summary
- Asset and facility purchase price $5.5M ($600K business + $4.9M real estate), financed via Fulton Bank loans.
- Acquired business expected to contribute $8-10M revenue over the next twelve months.
- AIS revenue grew from ~$21M (FY2022) to ~$38M (FY2025) with consistent gross margins.
- Facility includes 70,000 sq ft on 25 acres in Pulaski, TN, serving Southeastern markets (Huntsville, Nashville).
- No equity issued; marks Cemtrex's second completed acquisition in the current fiscal year.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-26-006116
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CETX
- cik: 0001435064
- company_name: CEMTREX INC
- filed_at: 2026-02-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.01, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1435064/000149315226006116/0001493152-26-006116-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1435064/000149315226006116/form8-k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-26-006116.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 00812b07246582271a81fbed20f90ad0d648ec8c
  claim: CEMTREX INC completed an acquisition involving Richland Industries LLC for purchased the business assets and property for $5.5 million (closed 2026-02-05).
  evidence_excerpt: and current backlog, AIS Tennessee is expected to contribute approximately $8 to $10M in revenue over the next twelve months. AIS purchased the business assets and property for $5.5 million and assumed certain operating liabilities in connection with the transaction. The acquisition and property purchase was financed through loans from Fulton Bank, and no equity was
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1435064/000149315226006116/0001493152-26-006116-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.