---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-23-017241"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HFFG"
cik: "0001680873"
company_name: "HF Foods Group Inc."
filed_at: "2023-05-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-15T06:35:20.496382+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# HF Foods Q1 net loss of $5.8M; revenue up 6% to $293.9M, adjusted EBITDA down 71%

## Summary
- Net loss of $5.8M vs net income of $3.1M; gross margin down to 17.1% from 18.2%.
- Adjusted EBITDA fell 71% to $5.3M from $17.9M; distribution, selling & admin costs rose 31%.
- Professional fees jumped to $7.1M from $2.9M due to SEC and Special Investigation Committee investigations.
- Company expects additional legal and compliance costs in Q2 2023; plan to reduce cost structure.
- Cash flow from operations improved to $12.6M; cash balance $17.5M as of March 31.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-23-017241
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HFFG
- cik: 0001680873
- company_name: HF Foods Group Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-05-10T23:59:59+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/1680873/000162828023017241/0001628280-23-017241-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1680873/000162828023017241/hffg-20230510.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-23-017241.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  HF Foods Group Inc. reported the first quarter ended March 31, 2023 results: revenue $293.9 million, net income net loss of $5.8 million.
  - Period: the first quarter ended March 31, 2023
  - Revenue: $293.9 million
  - Net income: net loss of $5.8 million
  - Result: reported results
  source text: HF Foods Group Inc. (NASDAQ: HFFG), a leading food distributor to Asian restaurants across the United States (“HF Foods”, “HF Group” or the “Company”), reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2023. First Quarter 2023 Financial Results • Net revenue increased 6% to $293.9 million compared to $278.2 million in the prior year. • Gross profit decreased 1% to $50.2 million, or 17.1% gross profit margin compared to $50.7 million, or 18.2% gross profit margin in the prior year. • Net (loss) income decreased 285% to a net loss of $5.8 million compared to net income of $3.1 million in the prior year.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1680873/000162828023017241/0001628280-23-017241-index.htm

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