secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Karat Packaging Inc. (KRT)
CIK:        0001758021
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-03-12T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001758021-26-000008
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Karat Q4 sales hit record $115.6M (+13.7%); EPS $0.34 vs $0.28; guides Q1 higher
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- Record Q4 net sales $115.6M (+13.7% YoY); GAAP diluted EPS $0.34 vs $0.28; net income $7.2M (+22.8%).
- Gross margin compressed to 34.0% from 39.2% due to $8.4M tariff/duty cost increase.
- Q1 2026 guidance: net sales +8-10%, gross margin 34-36%, adj EBITDA margin 9-11%.
- Full-year 2026 outlook: low double-digit sales growth, margins expected to improve under current tariff policy.
- Share repurchase program continues: $12.0M remaining; $0.45 quarterly dividend declared.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1758021/000175802126000008/0001758021-26-000008-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1758021/000175802126000008/krt-20260312.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001758021-26-000008

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