---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001822492-23-000145"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HLMN"
cik: "0001822492"
company_name: "Hillman Solutions Corp."
filed_at: "2023-08-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-12T02:39:12.075032+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Hillman Q2 net sales down 3.6% to $380M; adjusted EPS $0.13 vs $0.14; FY guidance reiterated

## Summary
- Q2 net income $4.5M ($0.02 diluted EPS) vs $8.8M ($0.04) prior year; net sales $380.0M (-3.6%).
- Adjusted diluted EPS $0.13 vs $0.14; Adjusted EBITDA $58.0M vs $62.3M prior year.
- H1 free cash flow $78.0M vs $(14.1)M prior; net debt to adjusted EBITDA improved to 4.0x from 4.2x.
- FY 2023 guidance reaffirmed: net sales $1.45-$1.55B, adj. EBITDA $215-$235M, FCF $125-$145M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001822492-23-000145
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HLMN
- cik: 0001822492
- company_name: Hillman Solutions Corp.
- filed_at: 2023-08-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1822492/000182249223000145/0001822492-23-000145-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1822492/000182249223000145/hlmn-20230808.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Hillman Solutions Corp. reported the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended July 1, 2023 results: revenue $380.0 million, net income $4.5 million, EPS $0.02 per diluted share. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended July 1, 2023
  - Revenue: $380.0 million
  - Net income: $4.5 million
  - EPS: $0.02 per diluted share
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: financial results for the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended July 1, 2023. Second Quarter 2023 Highlights (Thirteen weeks ended July 1, 2023) • Net sales decreased (3.6)% to $380.0 million compared to $394.1 million in the prior year quarter • Net income totaled $4.5 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, compared to $8.8 million, or $0.04 per diluted share, in the
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1822492/000182249223000145/0001822492-23-000145-index.htm

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