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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-25-049232"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SDHC"
cik: "0001982518"
company_name: "Smith Douglas Homes Corp."
filed_at: "2025-11-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T00:25:50.041005+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Smith Douglas Homes Q3 EPS $0.24, pretax income $17.2M vs $39.6M year ago

## Summary
- Home closings fell 3% to 788; home closing revenue down 6% to $262.0M.
- Home closing gross margin compressed to 21.0% from 26.5% a year earlier.
- Net new home orders increased 15% to 690; active community count rose 32% to 98.
- Debt-to-book capitalization climbed to 11.2% vs 0.8% at Dec 31, 2024.
- Total controlled lots grew 36% to 24,300; management cites asset-light expansion.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-25-049232
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SDHC
- cik: 0001982518
- company_name: Smith Douglas Homes Corp.
- filed_at: 2025-11-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- 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/1982518/000162828025049232/0001628280-25-049232-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1982518/000162828025049232/sdhc-20251105.htm

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