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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001564590-22-034921"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DORM"
cik: "0000868780"
company_name: "Dorman Products, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-10-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T01:48:14.382646+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Dorman Q3 net sales up 19% to $413.5M; acquires SuperATV; lowers FY EPS guidance

## Summary
- Net sales $413.5M (+19% YoY); GAAP diluted EPS $0.97 (down 7%); adjusted EPS $1.17 (down 1%).
- Completed SuperATV acquisition for $490M cash + up to $100M earnout; closed Oct 4, 2022.
- FY2022 guidance: net sales raised to $1,650-1,690M; adj. diluted EPS lowered to $4.70-4.90 from $5.00-5.20.
- Higher interest rates cut Q3 EPS ~$0.17 via factoring; management sees margin improvement as supply chains ease.
- Repurchased 14,700 shares for $1.5M; $228M remains under authorization.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001564590-22-034921
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DORM
- cik: 0000868780
- company_name: Dorman Products, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-10-24T23:59:59+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/868780/000156459022034921/0001564590-22-034921-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/868780/000156459022034921/dorm-8k_20221024.htm

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