---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-028106"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SDHC"
cik: "0001982518"
company_name: "Smith Douglas Homes Corp."
filed_at: "2026-04-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T02:24:39.595873+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Smith Douglas Homes Q1 EPS $0.06 vs $0.30; net new orders up 28%

## Summary
- Home closing revenue down 8% to $206.4M; closings -7% to 624.
- Home closing gross margin fell to 19.6% from 23.8% YoY; pretax income $4.3M vs $19.6M.
- Net new home orders surged 28% to 981; backlog +10% to 869 homes.
- Repurchased 449,604 shares for $5.7M; active communities up 24% to 108.
- Build time averaged ~57 business days; CEO cites operational discipline and demand improvement.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-028106
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SDHC
- cik: 0001982518
- company_name: Smith Douglas Homes Corp.
- filed_at: 2026-04-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- 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/1982518/000162828026028106/0001628280-26-028106-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1982518/000162828026028106/sdhc-20260429.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-028106
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-028106.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-028106.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Smith Douglas Homes Corp. reported the three months ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $206.4 million, EPS $0.06 per diluted share.
  - Period: the three months ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $206.4 million
  - EPS: $0.06 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Home closing revenue decreased 8% to $206.4 million
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1982518/000162828026028106/0001628280-26-028106-index.htm

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