NASDAQ$DORM

Dorman Products Inc · Q4 2023 earnings

Q4 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Dorman's Q4 2023 performance reflected record profits and robust cash flow driven by gross margin improvement.

Dorman Products reported a decrease in net sales by 1% to $494.3 million, influenced by an extra week in the previous year's quarter. However, excluding this impact, net sales would have increased by 3%. The company achieved record diluted EPS of $1.60, up 182%, and adjusted diluted EPS of $1.57, a 55% increase. They also generated $60 million in cash from operating activities, repaid $30 million in debt, and repurchased $15 million of shares.

  • Net sales decreased by 1% to $494.3 million, but would have increased 3% excluding the impact of an extra week in the prior year.
  • Diluted EPS increased by 182% to a record $1.60.
  • Adjusted diluted EPS increased by 55% to $1.57.
  • Generated $60 million in cash from operating activities, repaid $30 million in debt and repurchased $15 million of its shares.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$494M

Previous: $501M-1.4%
EPS (adj)

$1.57

Previous: $1.01+55.4%
Gross Margin

39.3%

Previous: 31.5%+24.8%
Capital Expenditures

$11M

Previous: $14.1M-21.8%
Net Income

$50.3M

Previous: $17.8M+181.9%
Operating Income

$77.2M

Previous: $32.8M+135.7%
Gross Profit

$194M

Previous: $158M+23.1%
Stock-Based Comp

$3.08M

Previous: $2.63M+17.1%

Revenue & EPS history

Dorman · Revenue · Quarterly

$494M

Q4 2023-1.4%vs Q4 2022
Beat estimate in 9 of 15 quarters(60%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

The Company expects 2024 full year net sales growth in the range of 3% to 5% over 2023, diluted EPS in the range of $4.71 to $5.01, and adjusted diluted EPS* in the range of $5.40 to $5.70. This guidance assumes a tax rate of 24%, includes the impact of recent cost reduction actions and excludes any potential impacts from future acquisitions and divestitures, supply chain disruptions, significant inflation and interest rate changes, and share repurchases.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2023

Historical avgQ4 2023

-0.9%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.1%

Avg return

5 days after

+1.0%

Avg return

30 days after

42%

27 / 65 earnings

Positive

+16.4%

Q4 2023

Best reaction

-16.6%

Q4 2019

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-1.8%+10.0%+10.5%
Q4 2025+2.0%+1.5%-8.7%
Q3 2025-9.8%-12.8%-12.6%
Q1 2025+6.6%+8.5%+10.5%
Q4 2024+3.2%+5.0%-2.7%
Q3 2024+10.4%+19.0%+20.9%
Q2 2024+1.5%+5.4%+11.9%
Q1 2024-1.8%-0.5%-2.5%
Q4 2023+16.4%+12.7%+17.8%
Q3 2023-10.1%-6.3%-1.0%
Q2 2023+4.7%+5.5%-2.6%
Q1 2023-0.7%+2.0%-4.5%
Q4 2022-2.8%-3.1%-9.6%
Q3 2022-14.8%-5.3%+4.0%
Q2 2022-12.3%-13.4%-16.5%
Q1 2022-1.8%+5.1%+4.4%
Q4 2021-3.1%-0.3%-0.1%
Q3 2021-1.7%+2.0%+18.8%
Q2 2021-3.3%-3.6%-7.2%
Q1 2021-12.0%-10.9%-9.0%
Q4 2020+9.6%+7.1%+9.0%
Q3 2020-0.2%-0.7%+5.7%
Q2 2020+8.8%+7.6%+11.7%
Q1 2020+15.5%+6.7%+20.5%
Q4 2019-16.6%-20.9%-32.2%
Q3 2019-13.0%-11.1%-10.6%
Q2 2019-13.3%-16.6%-14.1%
Q1 2019-6.3%-6.7%-13.0%
Q4 2018-8.0%-7.7%-4.6%
Q3 2018+10.6%+11.5%+24.4%
Q2 2018-2.1%-0.5%+10.2%
Q1 2018+0.6%+1.5%+0.4%
Q4 2017-3.2%-4.9%-10.9%
Q3 2017-4.4%-2.9%-3.7%
Q2 2017-4.9%-3.6%-14.9%
Q1 2017-0.7%+0.3%+1.4%
Q4 2016+7.1%+8.8%+9.7%
Q3 2016+3.2%+2.2%+17.2%
Q2 2016+8.9%+12.6%+11.3%
Q1 2016+0.9%
Q4 2015+11.5%
Q3 2015-9.2%
Q2 2015+6.8%
Q1 2015-7.4%
Q4 2014-5.4%
Q3 2014-0.1%
Q2 2014-10.2%
Q1 2014+2.3%
Q4 2013-1.0%
Q3 2013-0.3%
Q2 2013+0.4%
Q1 2013+8.5%
Q4 2011+1.9%
Q4 2012-7.2%
Q3 2012+1.3%
Q2 2012+11.6%
Q1 2011+0.1%
Q1 2012+2.4%
Q4 2009-3.0%
Q3 2010-3.4%
Q3 2011-3.4%
Q2 2010-5.3%
Q2 2011-5.3%
Q4 2010-5.3%
Q1 2010+0.5%

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