---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-040123"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VIRC"
cik: "0000751365"
company_name: "VIRCO MFG CORPORATION"
filed_at: "2026-06-03T17:33:11+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-03T17:34:13.994439+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Virco posts Q1 net loss of $2.8M, revenue falls 9.1%; maintains $0.025 dividend

## Summary
- Net loss of $2.8M vs net income of $0.7M a year ago; revenue $30.7M (down 9.1% from $33.8M).
- Gross margin declined to 41.4% from 47.5% due to lower factory output and overhead absorption.
- Shipments plus backlog slipped 1.8% to $103.7M; incoming orders roughly flat year-over-year.
- Quarterly dividend of $0.025/share declared, payable July 10, 2026, to holders of record June 19, 2026.
- Cash on hand rose to $3.7M from $0.9M; $0.2M in buybacks and $0.4M in dividends returned to shareholders.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-040123
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VIRC
- cik: 0000751365
- company_name: VIRCO MFG CORPORATION
- filed_at: 2026-06-03T17:33:11+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/751365/000162828026040123/0001628280-26-040123-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/751365/000162828026040123/virc-20260603.htm

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