earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.65
Eastern Q1 net income triples to $1.9M; gross margin up to 24%; backlog rises 35%
EASTERN CO
2025-Q1 EPS reported
$0.31
revenue$67,929,087
- Net sales $67.9M (-6% YoY); GAAP EPS $0.31 vs $0.10; adjusted EPS $0.31 vs $0.36.
- Gross margin 24% vs 21%; backlog $97.4M (+35% YoY, +22% from Dec 2023).
- Long-term debt reduced to $43.1M; leverage ratio 1.40; inventory down $3.5M from year-end.
- Adjusted EBITDA $5.2M vs $5.5M; prior year had $1.8M severance & $0.4M Greenwald impact.
- CEO cites distributor destocking nearly complete; focus on cost reduction and M&A.