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Power Solutions International Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Financial Results
WOOD DALE, Ill., March 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Power Solutions International, Inc. (the “Company” or “PSI”) (OTC Pink: PSIX), a leader in the design,
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[{"type":"text","content":"WOOD DALE, Ill., March 31, 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 fourth quarter and full year 2022 financial results. Fourth Quarter 2022 Results Sales for the fourth quarter of 2022 were $137.0 million, an increase of $10.0 million, or 8%, versus the comparable period last year. The improvement in sales is comprised of increases of approximately $19.5 million and $10.0 million in the industrial and power systems end markets, respectively, partially offset by a decrease of $19.5 million in the transportation end market. The increased sales within the industrial end market primarily reflect increased demand for products used in the material handling/forklift markets. Higher power systems end market sales were driven by increases across various categories, including standby and customers that have traditionally served the oil and gas market. The decreased sales within the transportation end market were primarily attributable to lower sales in the medium duty truck market, coupled with lower sales of school bus products. Gross profit increased by $19.8 million, or 204%, in the fourth quarter of 2022 compared to the same period last year. Gross margin in the fourth quarter of 2022 was 21.5% versus 7.6% last year, primarily due to the impact of higher sales, improved mix and pricing actions, and lower warranty expenses, among other items. For the fourth quarter of 2022, warranty costs were $1.0 million, a decrease of $7.0 million compared to warranty costs of $8.0 million last year, due largely to a contract revision for the transportation end market engines and decreased charges for adjustments to preexisting warranties during the fourth quarter of 2022. A majority of the warranty activity for the period is attributable to products sold within the transportation end market. Operating expenses increased by $0.2 million, or 1%, versus the comparable period in 2021, primarily attributable to higher incentive compensation expense which was partially offset by a decrease in severance expenses driven by rightsizing activities during the same period in 2021. Interest expense was $4.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2022 as compared to $2.1 million for the same peri...