---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-23-015406"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DCO"
cik: "0000030305"
company_name: "DUCOMMUN INC /DE/"
filed_at: "2023-05-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-15T23:10:42.040401+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ducommun Q1 revenue up 11% to $181.2M; completes BLR Aerospace acquisition

## Summary
- Q1 2023 net revenue $181.2M, up 10.8% YoY; commercial aerospace revenue rose 35%.
- GAAP net income $5.2M ($0.42 diluted EPS); adjusted net income $7.9M ($0.63).
- Adjusted EBITDA $23.1M (12.7% of revenue), up from $20.1M YoY.
- Gross margin improved to 20.3% from 19.9% a year ago.
- Completed acquisition of BLR Aerospace, an engineered products and aftermarket provider.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-23-015406
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DCO
- cik: 0000030305
- company_name: DUCOMMUN INC /DE/
- filed_at: 2023-05-04T23:59:59+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/30305/000162828023015406/0001628280-23-015406-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/30305/000162828023015406/dco-20230504.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  DUCOMMUN INC /DE/ reported first quarter ended April 1, 2023 results: revenue $181.2 million, net income $5.2 million, or $0.42 per diluted share.
  - Period: first quarter ended April 1, 2023
  - Revenue: $181.2 million
  - Net income: $5.2 million, or $0.42 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: – Ducommun Incorporated (NYSE: DCO) (“Ducommun” or the “Company”) today reported results for its first quarter ended April 1, 2023. First Quarter 2023 Recap • Net revenue was $181.2 million, up 11%, all organic • Net income of $5.2 million, or $0.42 per diluted share • Adjusted net income of $7.9 million, or $0.63 per diluted share • Adjusted EBITDA of $23.1
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/30305/000162828023015406/0001628280-23-015406-index.htm

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