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May 15 2025
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Park Aerospace Corp. Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year Results

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NEWTON, Kan., May 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Park Aerospace Corp. (NYSE-PKE) reported results for the 2025 fiscal year fourth quarter and full fiscal year ended March 2, 2025. The Company will conduct a conference call to discuss its financial results and other matters at 5:00 p.m. EDT today. A live audio webcast of the event, along with presentation materials, will be available at https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/bnajz2w5 at 5:00 p.m. EDT today. The presentation materials will also be available at approximately 4:15 p.m. EDT today at https://parkaerospace.com/shareholders/investor-conference-calls/ and on the Company’s website at www.parkaerospace.com under “Investor Conference Calls” on the “Shareholders” page.

Park reported net sales of $16,939,000 for the 2025 fiscal year fourth quarter ended March 2, 2025 compared to $16,333,000 for the 2024 fiscal year fourth quarter ended March 3, 2024 and $14,408,000 for the 2025 fiscal year third quarter ended December 1, 2024. Park’s net sales for the fiscal year ended March 2, 2025 were $62,026,000 compared to $56,004,000 for the fiscal year ended March 3, 2024. Net earnings for the 2025 fiscal year fourth quarter were $1,246,000 compared to $2,670,000 for the 2024 fiscal year fourth quarter and $1,577,000 for the 2025 fiscal year third quarter. Net earnings were $5,882,000 for the fiscal year ended March 2, 2025 compared to $7,473,000 for the fiscal year ended March 3, 2024. The 2025 fiscal year fourth quarter and 2025 fiscal year were comprised of 13 weeks and 52 weeks, respectively, while the 2024 fiscal year fourth quarter and 2024 fiscal year were comprised of 14 weeks and 53 weeks, respectively.

Net earnings before special items for the 2025 fiscal year fourth quarter were $2,417,000 compared to $2,308,000 for the 2024 fiscal year fourth quarter and $1,577,000 for the 2025 fiscal year third quarter. Net earnings before special items for the fiscal year ended March 2, 2025 were $7,867,000 compared to $7,664,000 for the fiscal year ended March 3, 2024.

Adjusted EBITDA for the 2025 fiscal year fourth quarter was $3,418,000 compared to $3,201,000 for the 2024 fiscal year fourth quarter and $2,415,000 for the 2025 fiscal year third quarter. Adjusted EBITDA for the fiscal year 2025 was $11,649,000 compared to $10,989,000 for fiscal year 2024.

During the 2025 fiscal year, the Company recorded $1,098,000 of pre-tax charges related to storm damage to the Company’s facilities in Newton Kansas. During the 2025 fiscal year fourth quarter, the Company recorded a non-cash tax charge of $2,147,000 related to the potential repatriation by the Company of undistributed foreign earnings on certain funds held by the Company’s Singapore subsidiary. The Company also recorded a tax benefit of $957,000 in the 2025 fiscal year fourth quarter related to the “running” or expiration of the statute of limitations for certain provisions for uncertain tax positions previously established by the Company. During the 2024 fiscal year, the Company recorded $570,000 of pre-tax activist shareholder defense costs, $65,000 of pre-tax losses on sales of investments to fund the $1.00 per share special cash dividend paid on April 6, 2023 to shareholders of record on March 9, 2023 and a $109,000 pre-tax charge for the modification of previously granted stock options in connection with the special cash dividend in the 2024 fiscal year first quarter. The Company recorded $70,000 of pre-tax costs to settle an insurance claim as the result of the bankruptcy of an insurer and $38,000 of pre-tax recruiting fees in the 2024 fiscal year fourth quarter and fiscal year. The Company recognized a tax benefit of $657,000 in the 2024 fiscal year fourth quarter and fiscal year primarily from the reductions of uncertain tax positions related to expiring statutes of limitations on tax positions taken in prior years regarding the taxability of funds repatriated from the Company’s subsidiary in Singapore, and the Company recorded $224,000 of additional tax expense for tax deductions becoming unavailable related to stock options expiring unexercised in the 2024 fiscal year fourth quarter and fiscal year.

Park reported basic and diluted earnings per share of $0.06 for the 2025 fiscal year fourth quarter compared to $0.13 for the 2024 fiscal year fourth quarter and $0.08 for the 2025 fiscal year third quarter. Basic and diluted earnings per share before special items were $0.12 for the 2025 fiscal year fourth quarter compared to $0.11 for the 2024 fiscal year fourth quarter and $0.08 for the 2025 fiscal year third quarter.

Park reported basic and diluted earnings per share of $0.29 for the 2025 fiscal year compared to $0.37 for the 2024 fiscal year. Basic and diluted earnings per share before special items were $0.39 for the 2025 fiscal year compared to $0.38 for the 2024 fiscal year.

The Company will conduct a conference call to discuss its financial results at 5:00 p.m. EDT today. Forward-looking and other material information may be discussed in this conference call. The conference call dial-in number is (877) 407-3982 in the United States and Canada, and (201) 493-6780 in other countries. The required passcode for attendance by phone is 13753688.

For those unable to listen to the call live, a conference call replay will be available from approximately 8:00 p.m. EDT today through 11:59 p.m. EDT on Thursday, May 22, 2025. The conference call replay will be available at https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/bnajz2w5 and on the Company’s website at www.parkaerospace.com under “Investor Conference Calls” on the “Shareholders” page. It can also be accessed by dialing (844) 512-2921 in the United States and Canada, and (412) 317-6671 in other countries. The required passcode for accessing the replay by phone is 13753688.

Any additional material financial or statistical data disclosed in the conference call, including the investor presentation, will also be available at the time of the conference call on the Company's website at https://parkaerospace.com/shareholders/investor-conference-calls/.

Park believes that an evaluation of its ongoing operations would be difficult if the disclosure of its operating results were limited to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) financial measures, which include special items, such as a charge related to storm damage, a non-cash tax charge, reductions in uncertain tax positions, activist shareholder defense costs, losses on sales of investments, charges for modification of previously granted stock options, tax deductions becoming unavailable, costs to settle an insurance claim, and recruiting fees. Accordingly, in addition to disclosing its operating results determined in accordance with GAAP, Park discloses non-GAAP measures, including Adjusted EBITDA, and operating results that exclude special items in order to assist its shareholders and other readers in assessing the Company’s operating performance, since the Company’s on-going, normal business operations do not include such special items. The detailed operating information presented below includes a reconciliation of the non-GAAP operating results before special items to earnings determined in accordance with GAAP and a reconciliation of GAAP pre-tax earnings to Adjusted EBITDA. Such non-GAAP financial measures are provided to supplement the results provided in accordance with GAAP.

Park Aerospace Corp. develops and manufactures solution and hot-melt advanced composite materials used to produce composite structures for the global aerospace markets. Park’s advanced composite materials include film adhesives (Aeroadhere®) and lightning strike protection materials (Electroglide®). Park offers an array of composite materials specifically designed for hand lay-up or automated fiber placement (AFP) manufacturing applications. Park’s advanced composite materials are used to produce primary and secondary structures for jet engines, large and regional transport aircraft, military aircraft, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs commonly referred to as “drones”), business jets, general aviation aircraft and rotary wing aircraft. Park also offers specialty ablative materials for rocket motors and nozzles and specially designed materials for radome applications. As a complement to Park’s advanced composite materials offering, Park designs and fabricates composite parts, structures and assemblies and low volume tooling for the aerospace industry. Target markets for Park’s composite parts and structures (which include Park’s proprietary composite SigmaStrut™ and AlphaStrut™ product lines) are, among others, prototype and development aircraft, special mission aircraft, spares for legacy military and civilian aircraft and exotic spacecraft. Park’s objective is to do what others are either unwilling or unable to do. When nobody else wants to do it because it is too difficult, too small or too annoying, sign us up.

Additional corporate information is available on the Company’s website at www.parkaerospace.com

Contact: Donna D’Amico-Annitto
486 North Oliver Road, Bldg. Z
Newton, Kansas 67114
(316) 283-6500


Performance table, including non-GAAP information
(in thousands, except per share amounts –unaudited):

 

13 Weeks Ended

 

 

14 Weeks Ended

 

 

13 Weeks Ended

 

52 Weeks Ended

 

 

53 Weeks Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 2, 2025

 

 

March 3, 2024

 

 

December 1, 2024

 

March 2, 2025

 

 

March 3, 2024

Sales

$

16,939

 

 

 

$

16,333

 

 

 

$

14,408

 

 

$

62,026

 

 

 

$

56,004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Earnings before Special Items1

$

2,417

 

 

 

$

2,308

 

 

 

$

1,577

 

 

$

7,867

 

 

 

$

7,664

 

Special Items, Net of Tax:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Activist Shareholder Defense Costs

 

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

(570

)

Stock Option Modification

 

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

(109

)

Loss on Sale of Marketable Securities

 

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

(65

)

Insurer Bankruptcy Cost

 

-

 

 

 

 

(70

)

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

(70

)

Recruiting Fees

 

-

 

 

 

 

(38

)

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

(38

)

Storm Damage Charge

 

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1,098

)

 

 

 

-

 

Income Tax Effect on Pretax Special Items

 

19

 

 

 

 

37

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

303

 

 

 

 

228

 

Tax Provision on Foreign Earnings

 

(2,147

)

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(2,147

)

 

 

 

-

 

Reduction in Uncertain Tax Positions

 

957

 

 

 

 

657

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

957

 

 

 

 

657

 

Tax Impact of Cancelled Stock Options

 

-

 

 

 

 

(224

)

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

(224

)

Net Earnings

$

1,246

 

 

 

$

2,670

 

 

 

$

1,577

 

 

$

5,882

 

 

 

$

7,473

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic Earnings per Share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic Earnings before Special Items1

$

0.12

 

 

 

$

0.11

 

 

 

$

0.08

 

 

$

0.39

 

 

 

$

0.38

 

Special Items:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Activist Shareholder Defense Costs

 

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

(0.03

)

Stock Option Modification

 

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

(0.01

)

Loss on Sale of Marketable Securities

 

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

Storm Damage Charge

 

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(0.05

)

 

 

 

-

 

Income Tax Effect on Pretax Special Items

 

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

0.01

 

 

 

 

0.01

 

Tax Provision on Foreign Earnings

 

(0.11

)

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(0.11

)

 

 

 

-

 

Reduction in Uncertain Tax Positions

 

0.05

 

 

 

 

0.03

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

0.05

 

 

 

 

0.03

 

Tax Impact of Cancelled Stock Options

 

-

 

 

 

 

(0.01

)

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

(0.01

)

Basic Earnings per Share

$

0.06

 

 

 

$

0.13

 

 

 

$

0.08

 

 

$

0.29

 

 

 

$

0.37

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted Earnings before Special Items1

$

0.12

 

 

 

$

0.11

 

 

 

$

0.08

 

 

$

0.39

 

 

 

$

0.38

 

Special Items:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Activist Shareholder Defense Costs

 

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

(0.03

)

Stock Option Modification

 

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

(0.01

)

Loss on Sale of Marketable Securities

 

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

Insurer Bankruptcy Cost

 

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

Recruiting Fees

 

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

Storm Damage Charge

 

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(0.05

)

 

 

 

-

 

Income Tax Effect on Pretax Special Items

 

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

0.01

 

 

 

 

0.01

 

Tax Provision on Foreign Earnings

 

(0.11

)

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(0.11

)

 

 

 

-

 

Reduction in Uncertain Tax Positions

 

0.05

 

 

 

 

0.03

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

0.05

 

 

 

 

0.03

 

Tax Impact of Cancelled Stock Options

 

-

 

 

 

 

(0.01

)

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

(0.01

)

Diluted Earnings per Share

$

0.06

 

 

 

$

0.13

 

 

 

$

0.08

 

 

$

0.29

 

 

 

$

0.37

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted Average Shares Outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

19,945

 

 

 

 

20,253

 

 

 

 

19,982

 

 

 

20,099

 

 

 

 

20,304

 

Diluted

 

20,022

 

 

 

 

20,357

 

 

 

 

20,077

 

 

 

20,190

 

 

 

 

20,393

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Refer to "Reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures" below for information regarding Special Items.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comparative balance sheets (in thousands):

 

March 2, 2025

 

March 3, 2024

Assets

(unaudited)

 

 

Current Assets

 

 

 

Cash and Marketable Securities

$

68,834

 

 

$

77,211

 

Accounts Receivable, Net

 

12,903

 

 

 

12,381

 

Inventories

 

7,213

 

 

 

6,404

 

Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets

 

1,344

 

 

 

2,849

 

Total Current Assets

 

90,294

 

 

 

98,845

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed Assets, Net

 

21,650

 

 

 

23,499

 

Operating Right-of-use Assets

 

308

 

 

 

95

 

Other Assets

 

9,856

 

 

 

9,870

 

Total Assets

$

122,108

 

 

$

132,309

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

 

 

 

Accounts Payable

$

2,513

 

 

$

3,514

 

Accrued Liabilities

 

1,318

 

 

 

1,986

 

Operating Lease Liability

 

40

 

 

 

53

 

Income Taxes Payable

 

5,390

 

 

 

4,105

 

Total Current Liabilities

 

9,261

 

 

 

9,658

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term Operating Lease Liability

 

318

 

 

 

82

 

Non-current Income Taxes Payable

 

-

 

 

 

5,259

 

Deferred Income Taxes

 

5,304

 

 

 

3,222

 

Other Liabilities

 

71

 

 

 

1,174

 

Total Liabilities

 

14,954

 

 

 

19,395

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ Equity

 

107,154

 

 

 

112,914

 

 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

$

122,108

 

 

$

132,309

 

 

 

 

 

Additional information (unaudited)

 

 

 

Equity per Share

$

5.36

 

 

$

5.58

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comparative statements of operations (in thousands – unaudited):

 

13 Weeks Ended

 

 

14 Weeks Ended

 

 

13 Weeks Ended

 

 

52 Weeks Ended

 

 

53 Weeks Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 2, 2025

 

 

March 3, 2024

 

 

December 1, 2024

 

 

March 2, 2025

 

 

March 3, 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Sales

$

16,939

 

 

 

$

16,333

 

 

 

$

14,408

 

 

 

$

62,026

 

 

 

$

56,004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of Sales

 

11,981

 

 

 

 

11,880

 

 

 

 

10,580

 

 

 

 

44,384

 

 

 

 

39,470

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross Profit

 

4,958

 

 

 

 

4,453

 

 

 

 

3,828

 

 

 

 

17,642

 

 

 

 

16,534

 

% of net sales

 

29.3

%

 

 

 

27.3

%

 

 

 

26.6

%

 

 

 

28.4

%

 

 

 

29.5

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, General & Administrative Expenses

 

2,107

 

 

 

 

1,882

 

 

 

 

1,982

 

 

 

 

8,246

 

 

 

 

8,154

 

% of net sales

 

12.4

%

 

 

 

11.5

%

 

 

 

13.8

%

 

 

 

13.3

%

 

 

 

14.6

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings from Operations

 

2,851

 

 

 

 

2,571

 

 

 

 

1,846

 

 

 

 

9,396

 

 

 

 

8,380

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Storm Damage Charge

 

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

(1,098

)

 

 

 

-

 

Interest and Other Income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest Income

 

335

 

 

 

 

329

 

 

 

 

290

 

 

 

 

1,209

 

 

 

 

1,053

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings from Operations before Income Taxes

 

3,186

 

 

 

 

2,900

 

 

 

 

2,136

 

 

 

 

9,507

 

 

 

 

9,433

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income Tax Provision

 

1,940

 

 

 

 

230

 

 

 

 

559

 

 

 

 

3,625

 

 

 

 

1,960

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Earnings

$

1,246

 

 

 

$

2,670

 

 

 

$

1,577

 

 

 

$

5,882

 

 

 

$

7,473

 

% of net sales

 

7.4

%

 

 

 

16.3

%

 

 

 

10.9

%

 

 

 

9.5

%

 

 

 

13.3

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures (in thousands – unaudited):

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of GAAP Net Earnings to Adjusted EBITDA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13 Weeks Ended

 

 

14 Weeks Ended

 

 

13 Weeks Ended

 

 

52 Weeks Ended

 

 

53 Weeks Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 2, 2025

 

 

March 3, 2024

 

 

December 1, 2024

 

 

March 2, 2025

 

 

March 3, 2024

GAAP Net Earnings

$

1,246

 

 

 

$

2,670

 

 

 

$

1,577

 

 

 

$

5,882

 

 

 

$

7,473

 

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income Tax Provision

 

1,940

 

 

 

 

230

 

 

 

 

559

 

 

 

 

3,625

 

 

 

 

1,960

 

Interest Income

 

(335

)

 

 

 

(329

)

 

 

 

(290

)

 

 

 

(1,209

)

 

 

 

(1,118

)

Depreciation

 

460

 

 

 

 

418

 

 

 

 

464

 

 

 

 

1,851

 

 

 

 

1,402

 

Stock Option Expense

 

107

 

 

 

 

104

 

 

 

 

105

 

 

 

 

402

 

 

 

 

420

 

Special Items:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Activist Shareholder Defense Costs

 

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

570

 

Stock Option Modification Charge (a)

 

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

109

 

Pre-tax Losses on Sales of Investments (b)

 

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

65

 

Insurer Bankruptcy Cost

 

-

 

 

 

 

70

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

70

 

Recruiting Fees

 

-

 

 

 

 

38

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

38

 

Storm Damage Charge

 

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

1,098

 

 

 

 

-

 

Adjusted EBITDA

$

3,418

 

 

 

$

3,201

 

 

 

$

2,415

 

 

 

$

11,649

 

 

 

$

10,989

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) pre-tax charge for the modification of previously granted stock options in connection with the special

dividend in the 2024 fiscal year first quarter

(b) to fund the $1.00 per share special dividend paid on April 6, 2023 to shareholders of record

on March 9, 2023