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Smith-Midland Q2 revenue up 11% to $14.7M but net loss of $782K due to panel rework and wire fraud
SMITH MIDLAND CORP
- Revenue $14.7M (+11% YoY); product sales $10.7M (+58% YoY) driven by Soundwall and SlenderWall.
- Net loss of $782K ($0.15 loss per share) vs net income of $910K ($0.17 EPS) in Q2 2022.
- Gross margin fell to 12.2% from 24.4% due to $400K cost for remaking architectural panels and lower-margin product mix.
- Cybersecurity incident caused $342K wire fraud loss; $67K recovered from insurance; further recovery expected.
- Record backlog of $60.9M as of Aug 1, 2023, with preliminary Q3 2023 revenue growth exceeding 20% YoY.