---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001822492-23-000018"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HLMN"
cik: "0001822492"
company_name: "Hillman Solutions Corp."
filed_at: "2023-02-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-19T03:16:29.021147+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Hillman Solutions Q4 net loss $13.9M; FY2022 adj. EBITDA $210.2M; guides FY2023 EBITDA $215-235M

## Summary
- Q4 net sales $350.7M (+1.8% YoY); net loss $(13.9)M vs income $6.5M prior year.
- FY2022 net sales $1.49B (+4.2%); net loss $(16.4)M vs $(38.3)M prior year.
- Adjusted EBITDA FY2022 $210.2M vs $207.4M; Q4 adjusted EBITDA $45.0M vs $38.6M.
- FY2023 guidance: net sales $1.45-1.55B, adj. EBITDA $215-235M, FCF $125-145M.
- Net debt $888M; net debt/EBITDA 4.2x; liquidity $229M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001822492-23-000018
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HLMN
- cik: 0001822492
- company_name: Hillman Solutions Corp.
- filed_at: 2023-02-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1822492/000182249223000018/0001822492-23-000018-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1822492/000182249223000018/hlmn-20230223.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001822492-23-000018.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Hillman Solutions Corp. reported the fifty-two weeks ended December 30, 2023 results: revenue $1.45 to $1.55 billion. Guidance initiated.
  - Period: the fifty-two weeks ended December 30, 2023
  - Revenue: $1.45 to $1.55 billion
  - Guidance: initiated
  - Result: guidance update
  source text: Full Year 2023 Guidance Net Sales $1.45 to $1.55 billion Adjusted EBITDA 1 $215 to $235 million Free Cash Flow 1 $125 to $145 million
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1822492/000182249223000018/0001822492-23-000018-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  Hillman Solutions Corp. reported the fifty-three weeks ended December 31, 2022 results: revenue $1.49 billion, net income $(16.4) million, EPS $(0.08) per diluted share.
  - Period: the fifty-three weeks ended December 31, 2022
  - Revenue: $1.49 billion
  - Net income: $(16.4) million
  - EPS: $(0.08) per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: 1 totaled $45.0 million compared to $38.6 million in the prior year quarter Full Year 2022 Highlights (Fifty-Three Weeks Ended December 31, 2022) • Net sales increased 4.2% to $1.49 billion as compared to $1.43 billion in the prior year period; excluding the 53rd week during 2022, net sales increased 3.1% to $1.47 billion • Net loss totaled $(16.4) million, or
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1822492/000182249223000018/0001822492-23-000018-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  Hillman Solutions Corp. reported the fourteen weeks ended December 31, 2022 results: revenue $350.7 million, net income $(13.9) million, EPS $(0.07) per diluted share.
  - Period: the fourteen weeks ended December 31, 2022
  - Revenue: $350.7 million
  - Net income: $(13.9) million
  - EPS: $(0.07) per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: weeks compared to thirteen weeks during the fourth quarter of 2021. Fourth Quarter 2022 Highlights (Fourteen Weeks Ended December 31, 2022) • Net sales increased 1.8% to $350.7 million compared to $344.5 million in the prior year quarter; excluding the 53rd week during 2022, net sales decreased 2.8% to $334.9 million • Net loss totaled $(13.9) million, or
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1822492/000182249223000018/0001822492-23-000018-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.