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Mar 29

Dorman Q1 2025 Earnings Report

Reported strong first quarter 2025 financial results with significant top- and bottom-line growth.

Key Takeaways

Dorman Products, Inc. reported strong first quarter 2025 results with net sales increasing 8.3% to $507.7 million and diluted EPS increasing 78% to $1.87, driven by strong demand in the Light Duty segment and operational efficiency.

Net sales increased 8.3% to $507.7 million in Q1 2025 compared to $468.7 million in Q1 2024.

Diluted EPS rose 78% to $1.87 in Q1 2025 from $1.05 in Q1 2024.

Adjusted diluted EPS increased 54% to $2.02 in Q1 2025 from $1.31 in Q1 2024.

The company generated $51 million of cash from operating activities in the quarter.

Total Revenue
$508M
Previous year: $469M
+8.3%
EPS
$2.02
Previous year: $1.31
+54.2%
Gross Margin
40.9%
Previous year: 38.7%
+5.7%
Operating Margin
15.8%
Previous year: 11.6%
+36.2%
Net Income Margin
11.3%
Previous year: 7%
+61.4%
Gross Profit
$208M
Previous year: $181M
+14.5%
Cash and Equivalents
$60.6M
Previous year: $34.4M
+76.0%
Total Assets
$2.43B
Previous year: $2.22B
+9.4%

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Forward Guidance

Dorman reaffirms its full-year 2025 guidance, excluding impacts from U.S. tariffs, potential retaliatory measures, future acquisitions/divestitures, supply chain disruptions, significant inflation, interest rate changes, and share repurchases.

Positive Outlook

  • Reaffirms full-year 2025 guidance for net sales growth of 3% - 5% vs. 2024.
  • Reaffirms full-year 2025 guidance for diluted EPS of $7.00 - $7.30, representing 14% - 19% growth vs. 2024.
  • Reaffirms full-year 2025 guidance for adjusted diluted EPS of $7.55 - $7.85, representing 6% - 10% growth vs. 2024.
  • Estimated full-year 2025 tax rate of 24%.

Challenges Ahead

  • Guidance excludes the impact of recently enacted or proposed U.S. tariffs.
  • Guidance excludes potential retaliatory measures from U.S. trade partners.
  • Guidance excludes potential impacts from future acquisitions and divestitures.
  • Guidance excludes potential impacts from supply chain disruptions.
  • Guidance excludes potential impacts from significant inflation, interest rate changes, and share repurchases.

Revenue & Expenses

Visualization of income flow from segment revenue to net income