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Power Solutions International Announces First Quarter 2023 Financial Results
Net Sales Grow by 18% in the Quarter, EPS increased $0.27 or $0.16 for the Quarter Gross Profit increase by 40%; Interest expense up $2.2 million WOOD DALE,
About this update from Power Solutions International, Inc.
[{"type":"text","content":"Net Sales Grow by 18% in the Quarter, EPS increased $0.27 or $0.16 for the Quarter Gross Profit increase by 40%; Interest expense up $2.2 million WOOD DALE, Ill., May 11, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Power Solutions International, Inc. (the “Company” or “PSI”) (OTC Pink: PSIX), a leader in the design, engineering and manufacture of emission-certified engines and power systems, announced first quarter 2023 financial results. First Quarter 2023 Results Net sales increased $17.5 million, or 18%, during the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022, as a result of a sales increases of $6.4 million and $14.0 million in the power systems and transportation end markets, respectively, partly offset by a decrease of $2.9 million in the industrial end market. Higher power systems end market sales are primarily due to higher increased demand for products across various applications, with the largest increases attributable to products used within the packaging market as well as oil and gas products, partially offset by demand response products. The increased sales within the transportation end market were primarily attributable to higher sales in the medium duty truck market and school bus products. Decreased industrial end market sales are primarily due to decreases in demand for products used within the arbor care market, partially offset by an increase in production volumes. Gross profit increased by $6.8 million, or 40%, during the three months ended March 31, 2023 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022. Gross margin was 20.2% during the three months ended March 31, 2023, an increase of 3.3 percentage points compared to 16.9% for the three months ended March 31, 2022, primarily due to improved mix, pricing actions, higher operating efficiencies and reduced inbound freight costs, partially offset by higher warranty costs. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, warranty costs were $5.1 million net of supplier recoveries and other adjustments, or $0.17 per share, including $3.9 million of charges for adjustments to preexisting warranties, a change of $5.4 million compared to a warranty benefit of $0.3 million last year, due largely to favorable adjustments to preexisting warranties during the first quarter of 2022. A majority of the warranty activity is attributable to products sold w...