---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001609804-23-000027"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "OEC"
cik: "0001609804"
company_name: "Orion S.A."
filed_at: "2023-08-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-11T22:20:43.825325+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Orion S.A. Q2 2023 net sales down 15% YoY; adjusted EBITDA up 5% to $87M

## Summary
- Net sales of $458.8M, down $82.4M YoY; net income $30.1M, up $0.4M.
- Diluted EPS $0.51, up $0.02; adjusted diluted EPS $0.53, down $0.05 YoY.
- Adjusted EBITDA of $87M, up 5% YoY despite lower sales.
- Earnings call scheduled for August 10, 2023; no guidance update provided.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001609804-23-000027
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: OEC
- cik: 0001609804
- company_name: Orion S.A.
- filed_at: 2023-08-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1609804/000160980423000027/0001609804-23-000027-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1609804/000160980423000027/oec-20230809.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001609804-23-000027
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001609804-23-000027.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001609804-23-000027.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Orion S.A. reported the second quarter of 2023 results: revenue $458.8 million, net income $30.1 million, EPS $0.51.
  - Period: the second quarter of 2023
  - Revenue: $458.8 million
  - Net income: $30.1 million
  - EPS: $0.51
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Orion S.A. (NYSE: OEC), a specialty chemical company, today announced financial results for the second quarter of 2023. Second Quarter 2023 Financial Highlights • Net sales of $458.8 million, down $82.4 million, year over year • Net income of $30.1 million, up $0.4 million, year over year • Diluted EPS of $0.51, up $0.02, year over year
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1609804/000160980423000027/0001609804-23-000027-index.htm

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