secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Hillman Solutions Corp. (HLMN)
CIK:        0001822492
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-04-27T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001822492-26-000078
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Hillman Q1 net sales +3% to $370.1M; net loss widens; raises FY sales guidance on two tuck-in acquisitions
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- Net sales $370.1M (+3% YoY); net loss $(4.7)M vs $(0.3)M; adjusted diluted EPS $0.07 vs $0.10.
- Adjusted EBITDA $50.1M vs $54.5M prior year; Free Cash Flow $(34.3)M vs $(21.3)M.
- Closed acquisitions of Campbell Chain & Fittings (industrial MRO) and Delaney Hardware (pro distribution) after Q1; deal values not disclosed.
- FY2026 net sales guidance raised to $1.63-1.73B; Adj. EBITDA and FCF guidance reaffirmed at $275-285M and $100-120M, respectively.
- Repurchased 1.2M shares for $10.1M; net debt leverage 2.6x TTM Adj. EBITDA.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1822492/000182249226000078/0001822492-26-000078-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1822492/000182249226000078/hlmn-20260427.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001822492-26-000078

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