secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Hillman Solutions Corp. (HLMN)
CIK:        0001822492
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-05-09T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001822492-23-000084
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Hillman Q1 net sales down 3.7% to $349.7M; net loss widens to $9.1M; guidance reaffirmed
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- Net sales $349.7M, down 3.7% YoY; net loss $(9.1)M vs $(1.9)M loss in prior year quarter.
- Adjusted diluted EPS $0.06 vs $0.09 YoY; Adjusted EBITDA $40.2M compared to $44.0M.
- Free cash flow improved to $13.4M from $(16.1)M; net debt to trailing 12-month EBITDA 4.2x.
- FY2023 guidance reaffirmed: net sales $1.45-1.55B, Adjusted EBITDA $215-235M, FCF $125-145M.
- CEO Doug Cahill cites strong FCF and inventory reduction; hardware demand stable with low housing exposure.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1822492/000182249223000084/0001822492-23-000084-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1822492/000182249223000084/hlmn-20230509.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001822492-23-000084

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