Every 8-K that Preformed Line Products Co (PLPC) has filed with the SEC in the last 24 months is listed below, newest first, and each one links through to the document itself with the summary and the scores our analysis gives it.
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Preformed Line Products Company reported record second-quarter 2026 results, highlighted by net sales of $212.7 million, up 25% from Q2 2025 and 21% from Q1 2026. USA sales grew 32% year over year and 12% sequentially, driven mainly by strong demand in energy markets, with communications also contributing. All international segments increased sales, and the Americas segment benefited from the May 2026 acquisition of Delta Star Conetores Electricos Ltda. Foreign currency translation added $6.0 million to Q2 net sales.
Gross profit margin reached 34.3%, 160 basis points higher than Q2 2025 and 300 basis points higher than Q1 2026. Net income attributable to shareholders was $21.5 million, or record diluted EPS of $4.49, compared with $12.7 million, or $2.56, a year earlier, primarily reflecting higher volumes, favorable product mix, fixed cost leverage and pricing actions, partly offset by higher selling and personnel costs and tariff headwinds. For the first six months of 2026, net sales rose 22% to $389.0 million and net income attributable to shareholders increased to $32.0 million, or $6.62 per diluted share, compared with $24.2 million, or $4.89, in 2025.
Preformed Line Products Company, through its subsidiary PLP Canada LTD, acquired a manufacturing facility and related land in Canada on July 21, 2026 for approximately CAD23.5 million ($16.7 million).
PLP Canada paid the entire purchase price in cash on hand. The transaction will be accounted for as an asset acquisition and is intended to expand PLP Canada's manufacturing capacity and support future growth initiatives.
Preformed Line Products Company reported the results of its annual shareholder meeting held on May 4, 2026 in Mayfield Village, Ohio. Shareholders re-elected four directors — Glenn E. Corlett, R. Steven Kestner, J. Ryan Ruhlman and David C. Sunkle — each to serve terms expiring at the 2028 annual meeting.
Shareholders also approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the company’s named executive officers, with 3,862,989 votes for and 11,841 against, plus 24,812 abstentions and 335,623 broker non-votes. In addition, they ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026, with 4,231,761 votes for, 2,035 against and 1,469 abstentions.
Preformed Line Products Company reported strong top-line growth for the first quarter of 2026 while earnings declined from a year ago. Net sales were $176.3 million, up 19% from Q1 2025, with all segments growing and PLP-USA sales up 26% on higher energy and communications demand. Foreign currency translation added $7.2 million to net sales.
Net income attributable to shareholders was $10.5 million, or $2.14 diluted EPS, compared to $11.5 million, or $2.33 per diluted share, in Q1 2025. Gross profit rose to $55.2 million, but higher personnel and a $1.3 million tax charge in France weighed on earnings. Compared with Q4 2025, gross margin, net income, and diluted EPS all improved, and management highlighted a 150 basis point gross margin increase from Q4 2025. The company also posted an investor presentation on its website.
Preformed Line Products reported solid growth for 2025, with net sales rising 13% to $669.3 million, driven by higher energy and communications demand across all segments. Fourth-quarter sales grew 4% to $173.1 million, supported by strength in PLP-USA, Asia-Pacific, and the JAP Telecom acquisition.
Full-year net income was $35.3 million, or $7.14 diluted EPS, slightly below 2024 due mainly to a pension termination charge, tariffs, and related LIFO inventory costs. On an adjusted basis, diluted EPS increased 16% to $8.70, reflecting better margins, selling price increases, higher net interest income, and a lower tax rate.
Backlog increased 22% to $232.8 million, signaling strong demand in core markets. The company also raised its quarterly dividend 5% to $0.21 per share and ended 2025 with total assets of $653.6 million and PLPC shareholders’ equity of $475.5 million, indicating a stronger balance sheet.
Preformed Line Products Company has approved a modest increase in its shareholder payout. The Board of Directors raised the quarterly cash dividend by 5%, moving it from $0.20 per share to $0.21 per share.
The higher dividend will be paid on January 20, 2026 to shareholders of record as of January 5, 2026. This change is notable because it is described as the company’s first quarterly dividend increase since 2001, the year its shares were listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange, indicating a small but meaningful step-up in ongoing cash returns to shareholders.
Preformed Line Products (PLPC) filed an 8-K announcing two updates. The company issued a press release with earnings for the quarter ended September 30, 2025 and posted an investor presentation on its website at plp.com/investor-relations. The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1, and the cover page Inline XBRL is included as Exhibit 104.
These materials provide the company’s third-quarter 2025 results and related slides; they are furnished under Items 2.02 and 7.01 and are not deemed “filed” under the Exchange Act.
Preformed Line Products Company reported the unexpected passing of long-tenured director Michael E. Gibbons on September 14, 2025. He had served on the Board since 2008, chaired the Audit Committee, and was a member of the Compensation Committee, and is recognized for his business acumen, integrity, and leadership.
Following the vacancy, the Board reduced its size to eight directors. The Board appointed Matthew D. Frymier, currently a director and Audit Committee member, as the new Chairman of the Audit Committee. It also appointed R. Steven Kestner, a director and member of the Compensation Committee, to serve as a member and Chairman of the Compensation Committee, replacing Mr. Frymier in that role.