---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001564590-22-035944"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PLPC"
cik: "0000080035"
company_name: "PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS CO"
filed_at: "2022-11-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-22T20:12:19.266909+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# PLPC Q3 net sales $165.4M (+22% YoY); adjusted net income record $18.4M

## Summary
- Q3 net sales $165.4M (+22% YoY); diluted EPS $2.36 (+10% from $2.15).
- Net income $11.9M includes $6.5M goodwill impairment for Asia-Pacific; adjusted net income $18.4M was a quarterly record (+72%).
- Gross margin expanded to 35.2% from 31.9% on operational efficiencies and price increases.
- Nine-month net sales $467.1M (+21%); net income $37.9M ($7.60 EPS) vs $26.8M ($5.40 EPS) prior year.
- Currency translation unfavorably impacted Q3 net sales by $8.2M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001564590-22-035944
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PLPC
- cik: 0000080035
- company_name: PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS CO
- filed_at: 2022-11-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/80035/000156459022035944/0001564590-22-035944-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/80035/000156459022035944/plpc-8k_20221101.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS CO reported third quarter ended September 30, 2022 results: revenue $165.4 million, net income $11.9 million, EPS $2.36 per diluted share.
  - Period: third quarter ended September 30, 2022
  - Revenue: $165.4 million
  - Net income: $11.9 million
  - EPS: $2.36 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Net sales for the third quarter of 2022 were $165.4 million, an increase of 22%, compared to $135.4 million in the third quarter of 2021. Currency translation rates had an unfavorable impact on 2022 third quarter net sales of $8.2 million. The Company posted net income for the third quarter of 2022 of $11.9 million, or $2.36 per diluted share, compared to $10.7 million, or $2.15 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2021.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/80035/000156459022035944/0001564590-22-035944-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS CO reported the nine months ended September 30, 2022 results: revenue $467.1 million, net income $37.9 million, EPS $7.60 per diluted share.
  - Period: the nine months ended September 30, 2022
  - Revenue: $467.1 million
  - Net income: $37.9 million
  - EPS: $7.60 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Net sales increased 21% to $467.1 million for the first nine months of 2022 compared to $386.0 million for the first nine months of 2021. Currency translation rates had an unfavorable impact on net sales of $16.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 was $37.9 million, or $7.60 per diluted share, compared to $26.8 million or $5.40 per diluted share, for the comparable period in 2021.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/80035/000156459022035944/0001564590-22-035944-index.htm

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