---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001558370-23-003877"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CDRE"
cik: "0001860543"
company_name: "Cadre Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-03-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-18T02:28:39.965603+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Cadre Holdings Q4/FY2022: record sales $457.8M, adj. EBITDA $75.7M; FY2023 outlook $463-493M

## Summary
- Record full-year net sales $457.8M (+7.1% YoY); Q4 net sales $123.6M (+19.4% YoY).
- GAAP net income $5.8M ($0.16 diluted) for FY2022 vs $12.7M; Q4 net income $6.6M.
- Adjusted EBITDA $75.7M (16.5% margin) for FY2022 vs $71.4M; Q4 adj. EBITDA $22.4M (18.1% margin).
- FY2023 guidance: net sales $463-493M, adj. EBITDA $76-82M, conversion 87-90%.
- Declared Q1 dividend $0.08/share paid Feb 2023; cash $45.3M, net debt $104.4M at year-end.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001558370-23-003877
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CDRE
- cik: 0001860543
- company_name: Cadre Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-03-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1860543/000155837023003877/0001558370-23-003877-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1860543/000155837023003877/cdre-20230315x8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Cadre Holdings, Inc. reported the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2022 results: revenue $123.6 million for the fourth quarter; net sales of $457.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2022, net income $6.6 million, or $0.17 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter; net income of $5.8 million, or $0.16 per diluted share. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2022
  - Revenue: $123.6 million for the fourth quarter; net sales of $457.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2022
  - Net income: $6.6 million, or $0.17 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter; net income of $5.8 million, or $0.16 per diluted share
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Cadre Holdings Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Financial Results
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1860543/000155837023003877/0001558370-23-003877-index.htm

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