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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-053827"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SDHC"
cik: "0001982518"
company_name: "Smith Douglas Homes Corp."
filed_at: "2026-08-06T11:06:19+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-06T11:11:28.454823+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Smith Douglas Q2 EPS falls to $0.03 from $0.26; gross margin drops to 17.6%

## Summary
- Home closings up 25% to 839; revenue up 22% to $273.0M.
- Pretax income $1.9M includes $7.6M impairment/abandonment charges vs $17.2M a year ago.
- Net new home orders up 32% to 970; backlog homes up 17% to 1,000.
- Active communities up 20% to 110; total controlled lots 23,527.
- Repurchased 312,351 shares for $4.4M; debt-to-book cap 13.2%.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-053827
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SDHC
- cik: 0001982518
- company_name: Smith Douglas Homes Corp.
- filed_at: 2026-08-06T11:06:19+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- 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/1982518/000162828026053827/0001628280-26-053827-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1982518/000162828026053827/sdhc-20260806.htm

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