---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-25-023831"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KRT"
cik: "0001758021"
company_name: "Karat Packaging Inc."
filed_at: "2025-05-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-22T05:02:43.811874+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Karat Packaging Q1 net sales $103.6M (+8.4% YoY); EPS $0.32; declares $0.45 dividend

## Summary
- Net income $6.8M (+5.2% YoY); diluted EPS $0.32 vs $0.31 prior year.
- Adjusted EBITDA $11.9M (11.5% margin) vs $13.5M (14.2% margin) prior year.
- Q2 guidance: net sales high-single to low-double-digit growth; gross margin in line with Q1.
- Board declared quarterly dividend of $0.45/share, payable May 23 to holders of record May 16.
- CEO noted reduction of China sourcing from ~20% to 15%; temporary import suspension from most Chinese vendors.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-25-023831
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KRT
- cik: 0001758021
- company_name: Karat Packaging Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-05-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1758021/000162828025023831/0001628280-25-023831-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1758021/000162828025023831/krt-20250508.htm

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