earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.75
Karat Packaging Q3 net income up 48.5%; dividend doubled to $0.20/share
Karat Packaging Inc.
2023-Q3 EPS reported
$1.43
revenue$310,069,000
- Net sales $105.5M (-4.1% YoY); net income $9.1M (+48.5%); diluted EPS $0.45 vs $0.31.
- Gross margin 36.9% vs 31.1% (+580 bps); ocean freight cost dropped to 7.9% of sales from 14.8%.
- Adjusted EBITDA $15.2M (+29.6%); margin 14.4% vs 10.7%.
- Board increased quarterly cash dividend to $0.20 per share (100% increase).
- Q4 net sales guided +2-5% YoY; full-year gross margin target 37.5%-38.5%.