---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001606757-24-000022"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KE"
cik: "0001606757"
company_name: "Kimball Electronics, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-08-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T09:20:19.387334+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Kimball Electronics Q4 net sales down 13% to $430M; diluted EPS $0.30 vs $0.76

## Summary
- Net sales $430.2M in Q4 FY2024, down from $496.1M in Q4 FY2023.
- Operating income $19.6M (4.6% of sales), down from $31.4M (6.3%) YoY.
- Diluted EPS $0.30, adjusted diluted EPS $0.33, compared to $0.76 and $0.76 respectively.
- Full year FY2024 net sales $1.7145B, net income $20.5M ($0.81 EPS) vs $55.8M ($2.22 EPS) last year.
- Cash flow from operations $48.5M in Q4, driven by inventory reductions.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001606757-24-000022
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KE
- cik: 0001606757
- company_name: Kimball Electronics, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-08-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- 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/1606757/000160675724000022/0001606757-24-000022-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1606757/000160675724000022/ke-20240813.htm

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