
| • | Net sales increased 9.9 percent to $212.3 million. |
| • | Gross profit increased 30.9 percent to $50.4 million. |
| • | Gross margin increased to 23.7 percent from 19.9 percent. |
| • | Operating income increased 29.4 percent to $21.1 million. |
| • | Net income was $9.7 million compared with net loss of $722,000 in the prior year. |
| • | Repurchased 286,136 shares for $3.0 million at an average share price of $10.48. |
| • | Awarded significant new business commitments and opportunities within a changing competitive landscape. |
| • | Increasing utilization of brake-related capacity is expected to continue to support its margin accretion. |
| • | Overall operating efficiencies are expected to result in continuing operating income improvement. |
| Three Months Ended March 31, | Year Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||||||
| Net sales | $ | 212,275,000 | $ | 193,105,000 | $ | 789,806,000 | $ | 757,354,000 | ||||||||
| Cost of goods sold | 161,896,000 | 154,610,000 | 629,905,000 | 603,526,000 | ||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 50,379,000 | 38,495,000 | 159,901,000 | 153,828,000 | ||||||||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative | 18,209,000 | 16,113,000 | 63,303,000 | 64,047,000 | ||||||||||||
| Sales and marketing | 6,120,000 | 5,657,000 | 25,491,000 | 22,561,000 | ||||||||||||
| Research and development | 3,502,000 | 3,521,000 | 14,196,000 | 11,405,000 | ||||||||||||
| Foreign exchange impact of lease liabilities and forward contracts | 1,487,000 | (3,074,000 | ) | (8,924,000 | ) | 15,892,000 | ||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 29,318,000 | 22,217,000 | 94,066,000 | 113,905,000 | ||||||||||||
| Operating income | 21,061,000 | 16,278,000 | 65,835,000 | 39,923,000 | ||||||||||||
| Other expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense, net | 10,284,000 | 12,546,000 | 46,696,000 | 55,550,000 | ||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of compound net derivative liability | (1,270,000 | ) | 2,520,000 | (1,130,000 | ) | 60,000 | ||||||||||
| Total other expenses | 9,014,000 | 15,066,000 | 45,566,000 | 55,610,000 | ||||||||||||
| Income (loss) before income tax expense | 12,047,000 | 1,212,000 | 20,269,000 | (15,687,000 | ) | |||||||||||
| Income tax expense | 2,323,000 | 1,934,000 | 7,875,000 | 3,783,000 | ||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | 9,724,000 | $ | (722,000 | ) | $ | 12,394,000 | $ | (19,470,000 | ) | ||||||
| Basic net income (loss) per share | $ | 0.51 | $ | (0.04 | ) | $ | 0.64 | $ | (0.99 | ) | ||||||
| Diluted net income (loss) per share | $ | 0.42 | $ | (0.04 | ) | $ | 0.62 | $ | (0.99 | ) | ||||||
| Weighted average number of shares outstanding: | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic | 19,080,145 | 19,519,836 | 19,304,105 | 19,685,322 | ||||||||||||
| Diluted | 22,482,230 | 19,519,836 | 19,979,070 | 19,685,322 | ||||||||||||
| March 31, 2026 | March 31, 2025 | |||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 14,650,000 | $ | 9,429,000 | ||||
| Short-term investments | 2,028,000 | 1,881,000 | ||||||
| Accounts receivable — net | 112,614,000 | 91,064,000 | ||||||
| Inventory — net | 380,603,000 | 341,209,000 | ||||||
| Inventory unreturned | 16,438,000 | 18,460,000 | ||||||
| Contract assets | 34,552,000 | 29,606,000 | ||||||
| Income tax receivable | 5,241,000 | 4,208,000 | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 17,856,000 | 15,614,000 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 583,982,000 | 511,471,000 | ||||||
| Plant and equipment — net | 30,739,000 | 31,990,000 | ||||||
| Operating lease assets | 63,103,000 | 66,603,000 | ||||||
| Deferred income taxes | 4,039,000 | 4,569,000 | ||||||
| Long-term contract assets | 331,221,000 | 336,268,000 | ||||||
| Goodwill | 3,205,000 | 3,205,000 | ||||||
| Intangible assets — net | 235,000 | 552,000 | ||||||
| Other assets | 2,913,000 | 2,978,000 | ||||||
| TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 1,019,437,000 | $ | 957,636,000 | ||||
| LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 167,229,000 | $ | 141,906,000 | ||||
| Accrued liabilities | 33,270,000 | 30,211,000 | ||||||
| Customer finished goods returns accrual | 29,923,000 | 34,411,000 | ||||||
| Contract liabilities | 61,201,000 | 38,158,000 | ||||||
| Revolving loan | 94,668,000 | 90,787,000 | ||||||
| Other current liabilities | 4,348,000 | 5,570,000 | ||||||
| Operating lease liabilities | 8,957,000 | 9,982,000 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 399,596,000 | 351,025,000 | ||||||
| Convertible notes, related party | 38,993,000 | 35,207,000 | ||||||
| Contract liabilities, less current portion | 249,108,000 | 241,404,000 | ||||||
| Deferred income taxes | 425,000 | 362,000 | ||||||
| Operating lease liabilities, less current portion | 56,969,000 | 65,308,000 | ||||||
| Other liabilities | 8,336,000 | 6,631,000 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 753,427,000 | 699,937,000 | ||||||
| Commitments and contingencies | ||||||||
| Shareholders’ equity: | ||||||||
| Preferred stock; par value $.01 per share, 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued | - | - | ||||||
| Series A junior participating preferred stock; par value $.01 per share, 20,000 shares authorized; none issued | - | - | ||||||
| Common stock; par value $.01 per share, 50,000,000 shares authorized;18,924,818 and 19,435,706 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively | 189,000 | 194,000 | ||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 226,709,000 | 234,413,000 | ||||||
| Retained earnings | 32,427,000 | 20,033,000 | ||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | 6,685,000 | 3,059,000 | ||||||
| Total shareholders’ equity | 266,010,000 | 257,699,000 | ||||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | $ | 1,019,437,000 | $ | 957,636,000 | ||||
| Items Impacting Net Income for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 | Exhibit 1 |
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||||||||
| | $ | Per Diluted Share | | $ | Per Diluted Share | |||||||||||
| GAAP net income (loss) | $ | 9,724,000 | $ | 0.42 | $ | (722,000 | ) | $ | (0.04 | ) | ||||||
| Non-cash items impacting net income | ||||||||||||||||
| Core and finished goods premium amortization | $ | 3,086,000 | $ | 0.14 | $ | 2,725,000 | $ | 0.14 | ||||||||
| Revaluation - cores on customers’ shelves | 785,000 | 0.03 | 489,000 | 0.03 | ||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation expenses | 1,317,000 | 0.06 | 868,000 | 0.04 | ||||||||||||
| Foreign exchange impact of lease liabilities and forward contracts | 1,487,000 | 0.07 | (3,074,000 | ) | (0.16 | ) | ||||||||||
| Change in fair value of compound net derivative liability | (1,270,000 | ) | (0.06 | ) | 2,520,000 | 0.13 | ||||||||||
| Tax effect (a) | (1,351,000 | ) | (0.06 | ) | (882,000 | ) | (0.05 | ) | ||||||||
| Total non-cash items impacting net income | $ | 4,054,000 | $ | 0.18 | $ | 2,646,000 | $ | 0.14 | ||||||||
| Cash items impacting net income | ||||||||||||||||
| Transition expenses and severance (b) | 3,235,000 | 0.14 | 160,000 | 0.01 | ||||||||||||
| Net tariff costs paid for products sold before price increases were effective | - | - | 4,607,000 | 0.24 | ||||||||||||
| Gain due to realignment of inventory at customer distribution centers | (6,547,000 | ) | (0.29 | ) | - | - | ||||||||||
| Tax effect (a) | 828,000 | 0.04 | (1,192,000 | ) | (0.06 | ) | ||||||||||
| Total cash items impacting net income | $ | (2,484,000 | ) | $ | (0.11 | ) | $ | 3,575,000 | $ | 0.18 | ||||||
| (a) | Tax effect is calculated by applying an income tax rate of 25.0% to items listed above; this rate may differ from the period’s actual income tax rate. |
| (b) | For the three months ended March 31, 2026, consists of $2,571,000 impacting gross profit and $664,000 included in operating expenses. |
| For the three months ended March 31, 2025, consists of $160,000 included in operating expenses. |
| Items Impacting Net Income for the Twelve Months Ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 | Exhibit 2 |
| Twelve Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||||||||
| | $ | Per Diluted Share | | $ | Per Diluted Share | |||||||||||
| GAAP net income (loss) | $ | 12,394,000 | $ | 0.62 | $ | (19,470,000 | ) | $ | (0.99 | ) | ||||||
| Non-cash items impacting net income | ||||||||||||||||
| Core and finished goods premium amortization | $ | 11,901,000 | $ | 0.60 | $ | 10,738,000 | $ | 0.55 | ||||||||
| Revaluation - cores on customers’ shelves | 3,590,000 | 0.18 | 2,805,000 | 0.14 | ||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation expenses | 5,635,000 | 0.28 | 3,877,000 | 0.20 | ||||||||||||
| Foreign exchange impact of lease liabilities and forward contracts | (8,924,000 | ) | (0.45 | ) | 15,892,000 | 0.81 | ||||||||||
| Gain due to realignment of inventory at customer distribution centers | (643,000 | ) | (0.03 | ) | - | - | ||||||||||
| Change in fair value of compound net derivative liability | (1,130,000 | ) | (0.06 | ) | 60,000 | 0.00 | ||||||||||
| Tax effect (a) | (2,607,000 | ) | (0.13 | ) | (8,343,000 | ) | (0.42 | ) | ||||||||
| Total non-cash items impacting net income | $ | 7,822,000 | $ | 0.39 | $ | 25,029,000 | $ | 1.27 | ||||||||
| Cash items impacting net income | ||||||||||||||||
| Transition expenses and severance (b) | 3,632,000 | 0.18 | 4,598,000 | 0.23 | ||||||||||||
| Net tariff costs paid for products sold before price increases were effective | 2,124,000 | 0.11 | 4,607,000 | 0.23 | ||||||||||||
| Gain due to realignment of inventory at customer distribution centers | (6,547,000 | ) | (0.33 | ) | - | - | ||||||||||
| Tax effect (a) | 198,000 | 0.01 | (2,301,000 | ) | (0.12 | ) | ||||||||||
| Total cash items impacting net income | $ | (593,000 | ) | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | 6,904,000 | $ | 0.35 | ||||||
| (a) | Tax effect is calculated by applying an income tax rate of 25.0% to items listed above; this rate may differ from the period’s actual income tax rate. |
| (b) | For the twelve months ended March 31, 2026, consists of $2,571,000 impacting gross profit and $1,061,000 included in operating expenses. |
| For the twelve months ended March 31, 2025, consists of $1,298,000 impacting gross profit and $3,300,000 included in operating expenses. |
| Items Impacting Gross Profit for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 | Exhibit 3 |
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||||||||
| | $ | Gross Margin | | $ | Gross Margin | |||||||||||
| GAAP gross profit | $ | 50,379,000 | 23.7 | % | $ | 38,495,000 | 19.9 | % | ||||||||
| Non-cash items impacting gross profit | ||||||||||||||||
| Core and finished goods premium amortization | $ | 3,086,000 | 1.5 | % | $ | 2,725,000 | 1.4 | % | ||||||||
| Revaluation - cores on customers’ shelves | 785,000 | 0.4 | % | 489,000 | 0.3 | % | ||||||||||
| Total non-cash items impacting gross profit | $ | 3,871,000 | 1.8 | % | $ | 3,214,000 | 1.7 | % | ||||||||
| Cash items impacting gross profit | ||||||||||||||||
| Transition expenses and severance | 2,571,000 | 1.2 | % | - | - | |||||||||||
| Net tariff costs paid for products sold before price increases were effective | - | - | 4,607,000 | 2.4 | % | |||||||||||
| Gain due to realignment of inventory at customer distribution centers (a) | (6,547,000 | ) | -0.9 | % | - | - | ||||||||||
| Total cash items impacting gross profit | $ | (3,976,000 | ) | 0.3 | % | $ | 4,607,000 | 2.4 | % | |||||||
| (a) | gross margin reflecting impact to net sales and cost of goods sold |
| Items Impacting Gross Profit for the Twelve Months Ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 | Exhibit 4 |
| Twelve Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||||||||
| $ | Gross Margin | | $ | Gross Margin | ||||||||||||
| GAAP gross profit | $ | 159,901,000 | 20.2 | % | $ | 153,828,000 | 20.3 | % | ||||||||
| Non-cash items impacting gross profit | ||||||||||||||||
| Core and finished goods premium amortization | $ | 11,901,000 | 1.5 | % | $ | 10,738,000 | 1.4 | % | ||||||||
| Revaluation - cores on customers’ shelves | 3,590,000 | 0.5 | % | 2,805,000 | 0.4 | % | ||||||||||
| Gain due to realignment of inventory at customer distribution centers (a) | (643,000 | ) | 0.3 | % | - | - | ||||||||||
| Total non-cash items impacting gross profit | $ | 14,848,000 | 2.3 | % | $ | 13,543,000 | 1.8 | % | ||||||||
| Cash items impacting gross profit | ||||||||||||||||
| Transition expenses and severance | 2,571,000 | 0.3 | % | 1,298,000 | 0.2 | % | ||||||||||
| Net tariff costs paid for products sold before price increases were effective | 2,124,000 | 0.3 | % | 4,607,000 | 0.6 | % | ||||||||||
| Gain due to realignment of inventory at customer distribution centers (a) | (6,547,000 | ) | -0.3 | % | - | - | ||||||||||
| Total cash items impacting gross profit | $ | (1,852,000 | ) | 0.3 | % | $ | 5,905,000 | 0.8 | % | |||||||
| (a) | gross margin reflecting impact to net sales and cost of goods sold |
| Items Impacting EBITDA for the Three and Twelve Months Ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 | Exhibit 5 |
| Three Months Ended March 31, | Twelve Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||||||
| GAAP net income (loss) | $ | 9,724,000 | $ | (722,000 | ) | $ | 12,394,000 | $ | (19,470,000 | ) | ||||||
| Interest expense, net | 10,284,000 | 12,546,000 | 46,696,000 | 55,550,000 | ||||||||||||
| Income tax expense | 2,323,000 | 1,934,000 | 7,875,000 | 3,783,000 | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 2,283,000 | 2,538,000 | 9,464,000 | 10,400,000 | ||||||||||||
| EBITDA | $ | 24,614,000 | $ | 16,296,000 | $ | 76,429,000 | $ | 50,263,000 | ||||||||
| Non-cash items impacting EBITDA | ||||||||||||||||
| Core and finished goods premium amortization | $ | 3,086,000 | $ | 2,725,000 | $ | 11,901,000 | $ | 10,738,000 | ||||||||
| Revaluation - cores on customers’ shelves | 785,000 | 489,000 | 3,590,000 | 2,805,000 | ||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation expenses | 1,317,000 | 868,000 | 5,635,000 | 3,877,000 | ||||||||||||
| Foreign exchange impact of lease liabilities and forward contracts | 1,487,000 | (3,074,000 | ) | (8,924,000 | ) | 15,892,000 | ||||||||||
| Gain due to realignment of inventory at customer distribution centers | - | - | (643,000 | ) | - | |||||||||||
| Change in fair value of compound net derivative liability | (1,270,000 | ) | 2,520,000 | (1,130,000 | ) | 60,000 | ||||||||||
| Total non-cash items impacting EBITDA | $ | 5,405,000 | $ | 3,528,000 | $ | 10,429,000 | $ | 33,372,000 | ||||||||
| Cash items impacting EBITDA | ||||||||||||||||
| Transition expenses and severance | 3,235,000 | 160,000 | 3,632,000 | 4,598,000 | ||||||||||||
| Net tariff costs paid for products sold before price increases were effective | - | 4,607,000 | 2,124,000 | 4,607,000 | ||||||||||||
| Gain due to realignment of inventory at customer distribution centers | (6,547,000 | ) | - | (6,547,000 | ) | - | ||||||||||
| Total cash items impacting EBITDA | $ | (3,312,000 | ) | $ | 4,767,000 | $ | (791,000 | ) | $ | 9,205,000 | ||||||
| Items Impacting Operating Income for the Three and Twelve Months Ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 | Exhibit 6 |
| Three Months Ended March 31, | Twelve Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||||||
| GAAP operating income | $ | 21,061,000 | $ | 16,278,000 | $ | 65,835,000 | $ | 39,923,000 | ||||||||
| Non-cash items impacting operating income | ||||||||||||||||
| Core and finished goods premium amortization | $ | 3,086,000 | $ | 2,725,000 | $ | 11,901,000 | $ | 10,738,000 | ||||||||
| Revaluation - cores on customers’ shelves | 785,000 | 489,000 | 3,590,000 | 2,805,000 | ||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation expenses | 1,317,000 | 868,000 | 5,635,000 | 3,877,000 | ||||||||||||
| Foreign exchange impact of lease liabilities and forward contracts | 1,487,000 | (3,074,000 | ) | (8,924,000 | ) | 15,892,000 | ||||||||||
| Gain due to realignment of inventory at customer distribution centers | - | - | (643,000 | ) | - | |||||||||||
| Total non-cash items impacting operating income | $ | 6,675,000 | $ | 1,008,000 | $ | 11,559,000 | $ | 33,312,000 | ||||||||
| Cash items impacting operating income | ||||||||||||||||
| Transition expenses and severance | 3,235,000 | 160,000 | 3,632,000 | 4,598,000 | ||||||||||||
| Net tariff costs paid for products sold before price increases were effective | - | 4,607,000 | 2,124,000 | 4,607,000 | ||||||||||||
| Gain due to realignment of inventory at customer distribution centers | (6,547,000 | ) | - | (6,547,000 | ) | - | ||||||||||
| Total cash items impacting operating income | $ | (3,312,000 | ) | $ | 4,767,000 | $ | (791,000 | ) | $ | 9,205,000 | ||||||