secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Hillman Solutions Corp. (HLMN)
CIK:        0001822492
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-05-07T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001822492-24-000085
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Hillman Q1 net loss narrows to $1.5M; adj. EBITDA up 30% to $52.3M
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- Net sales $350.3M (+0.2% YoY); net loss $(1.5M) vs $(9.1M) prior year.
- Adjusted diluted EPS $0.10 vs $0.06; adjusted EBITDA $52.3M vs $40.2M.
- Completed acquisition of Koch Industries in Q1; M&A strategy emphasized.
- Full-year 2024 guidance reiterated: net sales $1.475-1.555B, EBITDA $230-240M.
- Free cash flow was $(6.1)M vs $13.4M; net debt/EBITDA improved to 3.2x.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1822492/000182249224000085/0001822492-24-000085-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1822492/000182249224000085/hlmn-20240507.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001822492-24-000085

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