Preformed Line Products (NASDAQ: PLPC) posts Q1 2026 sales growth but lower EPS
Filing Impact
Filing Sentiment
Form Type
10-Q
Preformed Line Products delivered higher sales but lower earnings for the quarter ended March 31, 2026. Net sales were $176.3 million, up 19% year-over-year, driven mainly by strong energy and communications demand in PLP-USA.
Gross profit rose to $55.2 million, but the gross margin eased to 31.3% from 32.8% as costs increased. Net income attributable to shareholders declined to $10.5 million from $11.5 million, and diluted EPS slipped to $2.14 from $2.33, largely because the effective tax rate climbed to 26% from 16% after a valuation allowance of about $1.3 million on French deferred tax assets.
The company ended the quarter with $69.5 million in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and total debt of $41.9 million. It maintained a $60 million revolving credit facility, of which $7.1 million was drawn and $52.9 million remained available, and invested $10.0 million in capital expenditures, mainly for new EMEA facilities.
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Key Figures
Net sales: $176.3 million
Net income attributable to shareholders: $10.5 million
Diluted EPS: $2.14 per share
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8 metrics
Net sales
$176.3 million
Three months ended March 31, 2026; up 19% year-over-year
Net income attributable to shareholders
$10.5 million
Three months ended March 31, 2026; down from $11.5 million in 2025
Diluted EPS
$2.14 per share
Three months ended March 31, 2026; compared with $2.33 in 2025
Gross margin
31.3% of net sales
Q1 2026; versus 32.8% in the prior-year quarter
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
$69.5 million
Balance at March 31, 2026
Total debt
$41.9 million
Includes notes payable and long-term debt at March 31, 2026
Revolving credit facility availability
$52.9 million undrawn
$60.0 million facility with $7.1 million utilized at March 31, 2026
Capital expenditures
$10.0 million
Three months ended March 31, 2026, mainly for EMEA facilities
Key Terms
valuation allowance, effective tax rate, Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR), LIFO method, +1 more
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valuation allowance financial
"due to a valuation allowance of approximately $1.3 million recorded on deferred tax assets related to the Company's French subsidiary"
A valuation allowance is a reserve set aside to reduce the value of certain assets on a company's financial records when there is uncertainty about whether they will generate the expected benefits. It acts like a caution sign, indicating that some assets might not be fully recoverable or worth their recorded amount. This matters to investors because it provides a more realistic picture of a company's financial health and potential risks.
effective tax rate financial
"the Company’s effective tax rate was 26% and 16%, respectively"
The effective tax rate is the percentage of a company's profits that it pays in taxes. It shows how much of its earnings go to taxes after all deductions and credits are considered. For investors, it indicates how much of the company's income is taken by taxes, impacting overall profitability and financial health.
Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) financial
"The interest rate is defined as the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) plus 1.225%"
A secured overnight financing rate (SOFR) is the interest rate on very short, one‑day loans that are backed by high‑quality collateral (like government bonds), so lenders face less risk. Investors care because SOFR is a widely used benchmark that sets the cost of borrowing and the pricing of loans, bonds and derivatives; think of it as a trusted yardstick for short‑term interest costs that influences returns and valuations across markets.
LIFO method financial
"Costs for inventories of certain material, mainly in the U.S., are determined using the Last-In First-Out ("LIFO") method"
foreign currency forward contracts financial
"The Company currently uses foreign currency forward contracts to reduce the risk related to some of these transactions"
A foreign currency forward contract is a private agreement to buy or sell a specific amount of one currency for another at a fixed exchange rate on a set future date. Investors use these contracts to lock in the price they will get when converting foreign cash flows, reducing the risk that currency swings will erode revenue or raise costs; the tradeoff is giving up any benefit if exchange rates move in your favor.
Earnings Snapshot
Net sales: $176.3 million
Q1 2026
Net sales
$176.3 million
+19% year-over-year
Net income attributable to shareholders
$10.5 million
-$1.0 million year-over-year
Diluted EPS
$2.14
down from $2.33 in Q1 2025
Gross profit
$55.2 million
+$6.5 million year-over-year
Effective tax rate
26%
up from 16% in Q1 2025
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
For the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2026
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for the Transition Period From ________To _______
Commission file number 0-31164
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The number of shares outstanding as of April 16, 2026: 4,888,012 .
Table of Contents
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Part I – Financial Information | ||||||||||||||
Item 1. | Financial Statements | 3 | ||||||||||||
Item 2. | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 19 | ||||||||||||
Item 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | 26 | ||||||||||||
Item 4. | Controls and Procedures | 26 | ||||||||||||
Part II – Other Information | ||||||||||||||
Item 1. | Legal Proceedings | 27 | ||||||||||||
Item 1A. | Risk Factors | 27 | ||||||||||||
Item 2. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | 27 | ||||||||||||
Item 3. | Defaults Upon Senior Securities | 27 | ||||||||||||
Item 4. | Mine Safety Disclosures | 27 | ||||||||||||
Item 5. | Other Information | 27 | ||||||||||||
Item 6. | Exhibits | 28 | ||||||||||||
SIGNATURES | 29 | |||||||||||||
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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||
| (Thousands of dollars, except share and per share data) | (Unaudited) | ||||||||||
| ASSETS | |||||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | |||||||||||
| Inventories, net | |||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses | |||||||||||
| Other current assets | |||||||||||
| TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS | |||||||||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | |||||||||||
| Operating lease, right-of-use assets | |||||||||||
| Goodwill | |||||||||||
| Other intangible assets, net | |||||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | |||||||||||
| Other assets | |||||||||||
| TOTAL ASSETS | $ | $ | |||||||||
| LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | |||||||||||
| Trade accounts payable | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Notes payable to banks | |||||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities, current | |||||||||||
| Current portion of long-term debt | |||||||||||
| Accrued compensation and other benefits | |||||||||||
| Accrued expenses and other liabilities | |||||||||||
| Dividends payable | |||||||||||
| Income taxes payable | |||||||||||
| TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES | |||||||||||
| Long-term debt, less current portion | |||||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities, noncurrent | |||||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | |||||||||||
| Other noncurrent liabilities | |||||||||||
| SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | |||||||||||
Common shares $ | |||||||||||
Common shares issued to rabbi trust, | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Deferred compensation liability | |||||||||||
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| Retained earnings | |||||||||||
Treasury shares, at cost, | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | ( | ( | |||||||||
| TOTAL PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS COMPANY SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | |||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interest | |||||||||||
| TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | |||||||||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | $ | $ | |||||||||
See notes to consolidated financial statements (unaudited).
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PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS COMPANY
STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED INCOME
(UNAUDITED)
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||||||
| (Thousands, except per share data) | ||||||||||||||
| Net sales | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Cost of products sold | ||||||||||||||
| GROSS PROFIT | ||||||||||||||
| Costs and expenses | ||||||||||||||
| Selling | ||||||||||||||
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| Research and engineering | ||||||||||||||
| Other operating (income) expense, net | ( | |||||||||||||
| OPERATING INCOME | ||||||||||||||
| Other income (expense) | ||||||||||||||
| Interest income | ||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Other income, net | ||||||||||||||
| INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES | ||||||||||||||
| Income tax expense | ||||||||||||||
| NET INCOME | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS COMPANY SHAREHOLDERS | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OUTSTANDING: | ||||||||||||||
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| EARNINGS PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK ATTRIBUTABLE TO PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS COMPANY SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Diluted | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
See notes to consolidated financial statements (unaudited).
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PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS COMPANY
STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(UNAUDITED)
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||||||
| (Thousands of dollars) | ||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax: | ||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | ( | |||||||||||||
| Pension adjustment, net of tax | ||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax | ( | |||||||||||||
| Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS COMPANY SHAREHOLDERS | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
See notes to consolidated financial statements (unaudited).
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PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS COMPANY
STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
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| OPERATING ACTIVITIES | |||||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operations: | |||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | |||||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | ( | ||||||||||
| Share-based compensation expense | |||||||||||
| Loss (gain) on sale of property and equipment | ( | ||||||||||
| Other, net | ( | ||||||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES | |||||||||||
| INVESTING ACTIVITIES | |||||||||||
| Capital expenditures | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment | |||||||||||
| Proceeds from sale of investments | |||||||||||
| Purchases of investments | ( | ||||||||||
| NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES | ( | ( | |||||||||
| FINANCING ACTIVITIES | |||||||||||
| Proceeds (payments) of notes payable to banks | ( | ||||||||||
| Proceeds from long-term debt | |||||||||||
| Payments of long-term debt | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Dividends paid | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Proceeds from issuance of common shares | |||||||||||
| Stock incentive plan payments | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Purchase of common shares for treasury | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Purchase of common shares for treasury from related parties | ( | ( | |||||||||
| NET CASH USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Effects of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | ( | ||||||||||
| Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of year | |||||||||||
| CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH AT END OF PERIOD | $ | $ | |||||||||
See notes to consolidated financial statements (unaudited).
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PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS COMPANY
STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands, except share and per share data) | Common Shares | Common Shares Issued to Rabbi Trust | Deferred Compensation Liability | Paid in Capital | Retained Earnings | Treasury Shares | Cumulative Translation Adjustment | Unrecognized Pension Benefit Cost | Total Preformed Line Products Company Equity | Noncontrolling Interests | Total Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2025 | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pension adjustment, net of tax | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total comprehensive income | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purchase of | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock incentive plan activity | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common shares issued to rabbi trust of | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash dividends declared – $ | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2026 | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (In thousands, except share and per share data) | Common Shares | Common Shares Issued to Rabbi Trust | Deferred Compensation Liability | Paid in Capital | Retained Earnings | Treasury Shares | Cumulative Translation Adjustment | Unrecognized Pension Benefit Cost | Total Preformed Line Products Company Equity | Noncontrolling Interests | Total Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2024 | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pension adjustment, net of tax | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total comprehensive income | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purchase of | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock incentive plan activity | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common shares distributed from rabbi trust of | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash dividends declared – $ | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2025 | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See notes to consolidated financial statements (unaudited).
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PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
(Tables in thousands of dollars, except share and per share data, unless specifically noted)
NOTE 1 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of Preformed Line Products Company and subsidiaries (the “Company” or “PLPC”) have been prepared in accordance with United States ("U.S.") generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. This Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 filed on March 5, 2026 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Management has evaluated subsequent events through the date this Form 10-Q was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from these estimates. In the opinion of management, these consolidated financial statements contain all estimates and adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals, required to fairly present the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for the interim periods. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2026 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full-year ending December 31, 2026.
Noncontrolling interests are presented in the Company’s consolidated financial statements as if parent company investors (controlling interests) and other minority investors (noncontrolling interests) in partially-owned subsidiaries have similar economic interests in a single entity. As a result, investments in noncontrolling interests are reported as equity in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Additionally, the Company’s consolidated financial statements include 100 % of a controlled subsidiary’s earnings, rather than only its share. Transactions between the parent company and noncontrolling interests are reported in equity as transactions between stockholders, provided that these transactions do not create a change in control.
Recently Adopted or Issued Accounting Pronouncements and Regulations
Not Yet Adopted
In November 2024, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2024-03, “Income Statement – Reporting Comprehensive Income – Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses.” This ASU improves disclosures about a public business entity’s expenses and addresses requests from investors for more detailed information about the types of expenses commonly presented in expense captions. Coupled with recent standards that enhanced the disaggregation of revenue and income tax information, the disaggregated expense information required by the amendments in this ASU will enable investors to better understand the major components of an entity’s income statement. This ASU is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The Company is evaluating the impact of adopting this ASU.
In September 2025, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2025-06, "Intangibles - Goodwill and Other – Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targets Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software." This ASU removes all references to software development "project stages." Instead, capitalization begins when the following conditions are met: management has authorized funding the software project, it is probable that the project will be completed and the software will be used for its intended function. This ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2027, and for interim periods within those annual reporting periods, with early adoption permitted. The Company is evaluating the impact of adopting this ASU.
New Regulations
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NOTE 2 - REVENUE
Revenue Recognition
Sales are recognized when obligations under the terms of the contract are satisfied and control of promised goods or services have transferred to our customers. Control is transferred when the customer has the ability to direct the use of and obtain benefits from the goods or services and is primarily based on shipping terms. Sales are measured as the amount of consideration the Company expects to receive in exchange for transferring products.
Disaggregated Revenue
The Company’s revenues by segment and product type are as follows:
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
| Product Type | PLP-USA | The Americas | EMEA | Asia-Pacific | Consolidated | ||||||||||||
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| Communications | |||||||||||||||||
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| Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
| Product Type | PLP-USA | The Americas | EMEA | Asia-Pacific | Consolidated | ||||||||||||
| Energy | |||||||||||||||||
| Communications | |||||||||||||||||
| Special Industries | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | |||||||||||||||||
Credit Losses for Receivables
The Company maintains an allowance for credit losses for estimated losses resulting from the inability of its customers to make required payments. The Company uses a current expected credit loss model in order to immediately recognize an estimate of credit losses that are expected to occur over the life of the financial instruments, mainly trade receivables. Additionally, the allowance is based upon identified delinquent accounts, customer payment patterns and other analyses of historical data trends. Receivable balances are written off against an allowance for credit losses after a final determination has been made. The change in the allowance for credit losses includes expense and net write-offs, which are identified in the following table:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| Allowance for credit losses, beginning of period | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Additions (reductions) charged to costs and expenses | ( | ||||||||||
| Write-offs | |||||||||||
| Foreign exchange and other | |||||||||||
| Allowance for credit losses, end of period | $ | $ | |||||||||
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NOTE 3 - INVENTORIES, NET
Inventories, net
Inventory is carried at lower of cost or net realizable value. The components of inventory are as follows:
| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||
| Raw materials | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Work-in-process | |||||||||||
| Finished products | |||||||||||
| Inventories, net of excess and obsolete inventory reserve | |||||||||||
| Excess of current cost over LIFO cost | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Inventories at LIFO cost | $ | $ | |||||||||
NOTE 4 - PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET
Major classes of property, plant and equipment are as follows:
| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||
| Land and improvements | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Buildings and improvements | |||||||||||
| Machinery, equipment and aircraft | |||||||||||
| Construction in progress | |||||||||||
| Property, plant and equipment, gross | |||||||||||
| Less accumulated depreciation | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | $ | $ | |||||||||
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NOTE 5 - CONTINGENCIES AND OTHER LIABILITIES
Contingent Liabilities
The Company can be party to a variety of pending legal proceedings and claims arising in the normal course of business, including, but not limited to, litigation relating to employment, workers’ compensation, product liability, environmental and intellectual property. The Company has liability insurance to cover many of these claims. Although the outcomes of these matters are not predictable with certainty, the Company records a liability when it is both probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. In the event the Company determines that a loss is not probable, but is reasonably possible, and the likelihood to develop what the Company believes to be a reasonable range of potential loss exists, the Company will include disclosure related to such matters. To the extent that there is a reasonable possibility the losses could exceed amounts already accrued, the Company will adjust the accrual in the period in which the determination is made, disclose an estimate of the additional loss or range of loss and if the amount of such adjustment cannot be reasonably estimated, disclose that an estimate cannot be made.
The Company is not a party to any pending legal proceedings that the Company believes would, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on its financial condition, results of operations or cash flow. For the period ending March 31, 2026 and the year ending December 31, 2025, there were no
Advanced Customer Payments
As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company has included $11.4 million and $4.7 million, respectively of advanced payments by customers for future projects in Accrued expenses and other liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Tariff Considerations
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NOTE 6 - PENSION PLANS
The Company completed the termination of the Preformed Line Products Company Employees’ Retirement Plan (the “U.S. Plan”) in the third quarter of 2025 through the purchase of a group annuity contract. Prior to the termination, the U.S. Plan was amended to provide certain participants who are not currently receiving benefits the opportunity during an election period of April 1, 2025 to May 31, 2025 to elect to receive their benefit in the form of a lump sum. Lump-sum payments of approximately $13.1 million were made during July and August of 2025 in connection with such elections. In August 2025, the Company contributed approximately $2.9 million to the U.S. Plan and purchased an annuity contract through a financial institution for approximately $18.0 million to fully liquidate the U.S. Plan. As of the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company recorded a total non-cash pre-tax charge associated with the U.S. Plan termination of $11.7 million, of which $8.8 million represents the acceleration of deferred charges previously accrued in accumulated other comprehensive loss and $2.9 million represents the actuarial loss.
Due to the termination of the U.S. Plan in August 2025, there was no net periodic pension expense for three months ended March 31, 2026.
The following is the net periodic pension expense for the U.S. Plan for three-month period ended March 31, 2025:
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| Interest cost | $ | ||||||||||
| Expected return on plan assets | ( | ||||||||||
| Recognized net actuarial loss | |||||||||||
| Net periodic pension expense | $ | ||||||||||
The Company made no
NOTE 7 - ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ("AOCI")
The following tables set forth the total changes in AOCI by component, net of tax:
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 | Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unrecognized Benefit Cost | Cumulative Translation Adjustment | Total | Unrecognized Benefit Cost | Cumulative Translation Adjustment | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at January 1 | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | — | ( | ( | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amounts reclassified from AOCI: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of defined benefit pension activity (a) | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net current period other comprehensive (loss) income | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at March 31 | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(a)This AOCI component is included in the computation of net periodic pension expense as noted in Note 6 – Pension Plans.
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NOTE 8 - DEBT AND CREDIT ARRANGEMENTS
PNC Bank Credit Facility
As of March 31, 2026, the Company maintained a credit facility (the "Facility") with PNC Bank, National Association ("PNC") with a capacity of $60.0 million and a maturity date of June 30, 2028. The interest rate is defined as the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) plus 1.225 % unless the Company’s funded debt to Earnings before Interest, Taxes and Depreciation ratio exceeds 3.00 to 1, at which point the SOFR spread becomes 1.600 %. At March 31, 2026, the Company had utilized $7.1 million with $52.9 million available on the Facility. There were no long-term outstanding letters of credit on the Facility as of March 31, 2026. Our bank debt to equity percentage was 8.9 %. The Facility contains, among other provisions, requirements for maintaining levels of net worth and profitability. At March 31, 2026, the Company was in compliance with these covenants.
Corporate Aircraft Term Loan
On January 19, 2021, the Company received funding for a term loan from PNC Equipment Finance, LLC in the principal amount of $20.5 million for the full amount of the purchase price for a new corporate aircraft. The term of the loan is 120 months at a fixed interest rate of 2.744 %. The loan is payable in 119 equal monthly installments, which commenced on March 1, 2021 with a final payment of any outstanding principal and accrued interest due and payable on the final monthly payment date. Of the $10.1 million outstanding on this debt facility at March 31, 2026, $2.1 million was classified as current. The aircraft has been pledged as collateral against the loan.
International Borrowing Facilities
The Company has other borrowing facilities at certain of its foreign subsidiaries, which consist of overdraft lines, working capital credit lines, and facilities for the issuance of letters of credit and short-term borrowing needs. At March 31, 2026, and December 31, 2025, $24.8 million and $20.9 million were outstanding, of which $5.2 million and $4.6 million were classified as current, respectively. Of the $24.8 million outstanding at March 31, 2026, $16.5 million is attributable to the Poland subsidiary and $7.5 million is attributable to the Spain subsidiary. These facilities support commitments made in the ordinary course of business.
On July 16, 2025, PLP Poland (Belos) S.A. ("PLP Poland"), a subsidiary of the Company, entered into a non-revolving investment loan with Bank Polska Kasa Opieki Spółka Akcyjna ("Bank Pekao S.A") to finance the construction of a new manufacturing plant for an amount up to PLN100.3 million ($26.9 million). The maturity date of the loan is January 31, 2035 and is payable in annual installments in the amounts of PLN5.3 million ($1.4 million) in 2026, PLN9.0 million ($2.4 million) in 2027, PLN9.6 2.6 18.8 million ($4.9 million) in 2035.
The loan bears interest at the one month Warsaw Interbank Offered Rate ("WIBOR") plus 1.0 % unless the Company does not meet the covenants as set forth in the Facility with PNC, at which point the WIBOR spread becomes 1.5 %. The current manufacturing plant owned by PLP Poland, the plant under construction and all fixed assets within the plants are pledged as collateral against the loan. The loan is guaranteed by the Company.
Restricted Cash
The Company's Asia-Pacific segment had $0.3 million and $0.1 million in restricted cash used to secure bank guarantees at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. The restricted cash is shown on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets in Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash.
NOTE 9 - INCOME TAXES
For the three-month period ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company’s effective tax rate was 26 % and 16 %, respectively. The higher effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025 was mainly due to a valuation allowance of approximately $1.3 million recorded on deferred tax assets related to the Company's French subsidiary.
The Company provides valuation allowances against deferred tax assets when it is more likely than not that some portion or all of its deferred tax assets will not be realized. During the period ended March 31, 2026, no other valuation allowances were recorded other than the amount recorded related to the Company's French subsidiary.
For the three-month periods ending March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company did not
NOTE 10 - COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE
Basic earnings per share were computed by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for each respective period. Diluted earnings per share were calculated by dividing net income by the weighted-average of all potentially dilutive common shares that were outstanding during the periods presented.
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The calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, was as follows:
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| Earnings per common share | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, there were 1,000 and 7,500 share-based awards, respectively, excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share as the effect would have been anti-dilutive.
NOTE 11 - GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLES
The Company’s finite and indefinite-lived intangible assets consist of the following:
| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Gross Carrying Amount | Accumulated Amortization | Gross Carrying Amount | Accumulated Amortization | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Finite-lived intangible assets | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Patents | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||
| Land use rights | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Trademark | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Technology | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Customer relationships | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||||||
| Indefinite-lived intangible assets | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Goodwill | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
The Company’s measurement date for its annual impairment test for goodwill is October 1st of each year. The Company performs additional interim impairment assessments as circumstances warrant. There were no indicators of impairment noted for the period ending March 31, 2026.
The Company may use both quantitative and qualitative approaches when testing goodwill for impairment. For selected reporting units where the qualitative approach is utilized, a qualitative evaluation of events and circumstances impacting the reporting unit is performed to determine if it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds its carrying amount. If that determination is made, no further evaluation is necessary. Otherwise, the Company performs a quantitative impairment test on the reporting unit.
For the quantitative approach, the Company uses a combination of the income approach, which uses a discounted cash flow methodology, and the market approach, which uses comparable market multiples in computing fair value by reporting unit. The Company then compares the fair value of the reporting unit with its carrying value to assess if goodwill has been impaired. The fair value estimates are subjective and sensitive to significant assumptions, such as revenue growth rates, operating margins, the weighted average cost of capital, and estimated market multiples, all of which are affected by expectations of future market or economic conditions. The Company believes that the methodologies, significant assumptions, and weightings used are reasonable and result in appropriate fair values of the reporting units.
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The Company’s only intangible asset with an indefinite life is goodwill. The Company’s goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes. Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by reporting unit are shown in the following table:
| PLP-USA | The Americas | EMEA | Asia-Pacific | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at January 1, 2026 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Acquisition Adjustments | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Currency translation | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2026 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NOTE 12 - FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
Fair value is measured based on an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to satisfy a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. The Company measures and records certain assets and liabilities at fair value. A fair value hierarchy is used for those assets and liabilities measured at fair value that distinguishes between assumptions based on market data (observable inputs), and the Company’s assumptions (unobservable inputs). The hierarchy consists of the following three levels: (Level 1 Inputs) quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities; (Level 2 Inputs) observable market-based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data; and (Level 3 Inputs) unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data.
As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 the Company had no assets, recorded and measured at fair value, in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.
The following table summarizes the Company’s liabilities, recorded and measured at fair value, in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025:
| Description | Balance as of March 31, 2026 | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or Liabilities (Level 1) | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency forward contracts | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Supplemental profit sharing plan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total liabilities | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Balance as of December 31, 2025 | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or Liabilities (Level 1) | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency forward contracts | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Supplemental profit sharing plan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total liabilities | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
The Company has a non-qualified supplemental profit sharing plan for its executives (the "Supplemental Profit Sharing Plan"). The liability for the unfunded Supplemental Profit Sharing Plan was $11.1 million at March 31, 2026 and $10.8 million at December 31, 2025. These amounts are recorded within Other noncurrent liabilities on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. The
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Supplemental Profit Sharing Plan allows participants the ability to hypothetically invest their proportionate award into various investment options, which primarily includes mutual funds. The Company credits earnings, gains and losses to the participants’ deferred compensation account balances based on the investments selected by the participants. The Company measures the fair value of the Supplemental Profit Sharing Plan liability using the market values of the participants’ underlying investment accounts.
The carrying value of the Company’s current financial instruments, which include cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and short-term debt, approximates fair value because of the short-term maturity of these instruments.
| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Fair Value | Carrying Value | Fair Value | Carrying Value | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Long-term debt and related current maturities | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
NOTE 13 - SEGMENT INFORMATION
The Company reports its segments in four geographic regions: PLP-USA, The Americas, EMEA (Europe, Middle East & Africa) and Asia-Pacific in accordance with accounting standards codified in FASB ASC 280, "Segment Reporting". Each segment distributes a full range of the Company’s primary products. The PLP-USA segment is comprised of U.S. operations manufacturing the Company’s traditional products primarily supporting domestic energy, telecommunications and special industries products. The other three segments, The Americas, EMEA and Asia-Pacific, support the Company’s energy, telecommunications, data communication and special industries products in each respective geographical region.
The segment managers responsible for each region report directly to the Company’s Executive Chairman, who is the chief operating decision maker ("CODM"), and are accountable for the financial results and performance of their entire segment for which they are responsible. The business components within each segment are managed to maximize the results of the entire Company rather than the results of any individual business component of the segment.
The amount of each segment’s performance reported to the CODM is for purposes of making decisions about allocating resources to the segment and assessing its performance. The Company evaluates segment performance and allocates resources based on several factors primarily based on gross sales and income before income taxes.
The CODM uses both gross sales and income before income taxes for each segment predominantly in the annual budget and forecasting process as well as monitoring actual results. The CODM considers forecast-to-actual and actual to prior period variances for both measures when making decisions about the allocation of operating and capital resources to each segment. The CODM also uses segment gross sales and income before income taxes for the performance of each segment by comparing the results of each segment with one another and in determining the incentive compensation of certain employees.
The following tables present a summary of the Company’s reportable segments for the three-month period ended March 31, 2026 and 2025. Financial results for the PLP-USA segment include the elimination of all segments’ intercompany profit in inventory.
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| Total noncontrolling interest | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Total net income (loss) attributable to Preformed Line Products Company shareholders | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | |||||||||||
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| PLP-USA | The Americas | EMEA | Asia-Pacific | Total | |||||||||||||
| Gross sales | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
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| Total noncontrolling interest | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Total net income attributable to Preformed Line Products Company shareholders | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
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NOTE 14 - ACQUISITION OF BUSINESSES
Acquisition of JAP Telecom
On May 1, 2025, the Company acquired all issued and outstanding shares of J.A.P. Industria De Materiais Para Telefonia Ltda., (JAP Telecom) an entity headquartered in Pedreira, Brazil. JAP Telecom is a leading Brazilian designer, manufacturer, and supplier of connectivity solutions for the South American telecommunications infrastructure market with a product portfolio including fiber optic splice closures, connectivity devices, and infrastructure accessories tailored to the specific needs of the local market. JAP Telecom's annual sales for the year ending December 31, 2024 were approximately $4.6 million. The acquisition expands the Company's operational capabilities in the region and strengthens the Company's position in the global communications market. The purchase price was approximately $5.8 million, net of cash received.
The acquisition of JAP Telecom is accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting, which requires the assets acquired and liabilities assumed to be recognized at their respective fair values on the acquisition date. The process of estimating the fair values of certain tangible assets, identifiable intangible assets and assumed liabilities requires the use of judgment in determining the appropriate assumptions and estimates. The fair value of the identifiable net assets as acquired was $4.9 million.
Goodwill is calculated as the excess of the consideration transferred over the net identifiable assets recognized and represents the anticipated synergies of acquiring JAP Telecom. The goodwill recognized of $0.8 million is not deductible for tax purposes.
All measurement period adjustments were completed within a year from the acquisition date, and such adjustments did not have a material impact on the Company's results of operations and financial position.
For the period ended March 31, 2026, the Company’s consolidated financial statements included JAP Telecom sales of approximately $1.9 million and is reported in The Americas segment.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (MD&A) is intended to help the readers of our financial statements better understand our results of operations, financial condition and present business environment. The MD&A is provided as a supplement to, and should be read in conjunction with, our unaudited consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this report.
OVERVIEW
Preformed Line Products Company (the “Company”, “PLPC”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) was incorporated in Ohio in 1947. We are an international designer and manufacturer of products and systems employed in the construction and maintenance of overhead and underground networks for the energy, telecommunication, cable operators, information (data communication), and other similar industries. Our primary products support, protect, connect, terminate, and secure cables and wires. We provide helical solutions, string hardware, connectors, insulators, fiber optic and copper splice closures, solar hardware mounting applications, and electric vehicle charging station foundations. We also provide aerial drone inspection services for utility assets including transmission and distribution power lines, substations, and generation facilities. We are respected around the world for quality, dependability and market-leading customer service. Our goal is to continue to achieve profitable growth as a leader in the research, innovation, development, manufacture, and marketing of technically advanced products and services related to energy, communications and cable systems and to take advantage of this leadership position to sell additional quality products in familiar markets. We have sales and manufacturing operations in 20 different countries.
We report our segments in four geographic regions: PLP-USA (including corporate), The Americas (includes operations in North and South America, excluding PLP-USA), EMEA (Europe, Middle East & Africa) and Asia-Pacific, in accordance with accounting standards codified in Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 280, “Segment Reporting”. Each segment distributes a full range of our primary products. Our PLP-USA segment is comprised of our U.S. operations manufacturing our traditional products primarily supporting our domestic energy, telecommunications, solar framing products and inspection services. Our other three segments, The Americas, EMEA and Asia-Pacific, support our energy, telecommunications, data communication, solar and other products in each respective geographical region.
The segment managers responsible for each region report directly to the Company’s Executive Chairman, who is the chief operating decision maker, and are accountable for the financial results and performance of their entire segment for which they are responsible. The business components within each segment are managed to maximize the results of the entire operating segment and the Company rather than the results of any individual business component of the segment.
We evaluate segment performance and allocate resources based on several factors primarily based on gross sales and income before income taxes.
PREFACE
The following discussion describes our results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025. Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in conformity with United States ("U.S.") generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). Our discussions of the financial results include non-GAAP measures (e.g., foreign currency impact) to provide additional information concerning our financial results and provide information that we believe is useful to the readers of our financial statements in the assessment of our performance and operating trends.
Net sales of $176.3 million increased $27.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 year-over-year, mainly due to an increase in energy and communication sales, led by PLP-USA. Tariffs and geopolitical developments continue to present headwinds related to raw material imports and commodity prices, impacting essential inputs like steel, aluminum and plastic resins. While we continue to manage trade matters and commodity prices proactively, further tariff increases or geopolitical events may give rise to inflationary pressures, which may require further price adjustments to maintain profit margin, and any price increases may have a negative effect on demand. Please see Note 5 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further considerations on tariffs and potential refunds as a result of the February 2026 Supreme Court ruling.
Our financial statements are subject to fluctuations in the exchange rates of foreign currencies in relation to the U.S. dollar. The fluctuations of foreign currencies during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025 had a favorable impact on net sales of $7.2 million and unfavorable impact of $4.4 million, respectively. The effect of currency translation had a favorable impact of $0.1 million and an unfavorable impact of $0.2 million on net income during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively. On a reportable segment basis, the impact of foreign currency translation on net sales and net income for the three months ended March 31, 2026, was as follows:
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| Foreign Currency Translation Impact | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Sales | Net Income | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Thousands of dollars) | 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||
| The Americas | $ | 2,262 | $ | (3,204) | $ | 86 | $ | (206) | |||||||||||||||
| EMEA | 3,184 | (440) | (7) | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Asia-Pacific | 1,750 | (751) | 53 | (47) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 7,196 | $ | (4,395) | $ | 132 | $ | (223) | |||||||||||||||
While uncertainty remains in the global economy due to trade matters and geopolitical instability, we believe our business portfolio, including our significant U.S. manufacturing footprint, as well as our financial position, are sound and strategically well-positioned. We remain focused on assessing our global market opportunities and overall manufacturing capacity in conjunction with the requirements of local manufacturing in the markets that we serve. As necessary, we will modify redundant processes and further utilize our global manufacturing network to manage costs, including tariff impacts, increase sales volume and deliver value to our customers. We closely monitor developments in trade policy and geo-political instability and actively evaluate strategies to mitigate the impact of tariffs or supply chain constraints, including sourcing alternatives, where needed. We have continued to invest in the business to expand into new markets for the Company, evaluate strategic mergers and acquisitions, improve efficiency, develop new products and increase our capacity. As of March 31, 2026, our liquidity remains strong with our bank debt to equity percentage at 8.9%. We can borrow needed funds at a competitive interest rate under the Facility.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following table sets forth a summary of the Company’s Statements of Consolidated Income and the percentage of net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025. The Company’s past operating results are not necessarily indicative of future operating results.
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| (Thousands of dollars) | 2026 | 2025 | Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | $ | 176,278 | 100.0 | % | $ | 148,541 | 100.0 | % | $ | 27,737 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of products sold | 121,058 | 68.7 | 99,870 | 67.2 | 21,188 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GROSS PROFIT | 55,220 | 31.3 | 48,671 | 32.8 | 6,549 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Costs and expenses | 41,504 | 23.5 | 35,541 | 23.9 | 5,963 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| OPERATING INCOME | 13,716 | 7.8 | 13,130 | 8.8 | 586 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other income, net | 614 | 0.3 | 541 | 0.4 | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES | 14,330 | 8.1 | 13,671 | 9.2 | 659 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax expense | 3,781 | 2.1 | 2,118 | 1.4 | 1,663 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NET INCOME | 10,549 | 6.0 | 11,553 | 7.8 | (1,004) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | (25) | 0.0 | (36) | 0.0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS COMPANY SHAREHOLDERS | $ | 10,524 | 6.0 | % | $ | 11,517 | 7.8 | % | $ | (993) | |||||||||||||||||||
Net sales. In 2026, net sales were $176.3 million, an increase of $27.7 million, or 19%, compared to 2025. Excluding the effect of currency translation, net sales increased 14% as summarized in the following table:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Thousands of dollars) | 2026 | 2025 | Change | Change Due to Currency Translation | Change Excluding Currency Translation | % Change | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PLP-USA | $ | 93,313 | $ | 74,006 | $ | 19,307 | $ | — | $ | 19,307 | 26 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Americas | 25,062 | 22,279 | 2,783 | 2,262 | 521 | 2 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| EMEA | 33,290 | 29,993 | 3,297 | 3,184 | 113 | — | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asia-Pacific | 24,613 | 22,263 | 2,350 | 1,750 | 600 | 3 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated | $ | 176,278 | $ | 148,541 | $ | 27,737 | $ | 7,196 | $ | 20,541 | 14 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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The increase in PLP-USA net sales of $19.3 million, or 26%, was primarily due to higher volumes in energy and communications sales. International net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2026 were favorably affected by $7.2 million when local currencies were converted to U.S. dollars. The following discussion of changes in net sales excludes the effect of currency translation. The Americas net sales of $25.1 million increased $0.5 million, or 2%, primarily due to higher volumes in communications sales due to the acquisition of JAP Telecom in May 2025. EMEA net sales of $33.3 million increased $0.1 million primarily due to higher volumes in special industry sales. Asia-Pacific net sales of $24.6 million increased $0.6 million, or 3%, primarily due to higher volumes in energy product sales and communications sales.
Gross profit. Gross profit of $55.2 million for 2026 increased $6.5 million, or 14%, compared to 2025. Excluding the effect of currency translation, gross profit increased $4.6 million, or 9%, as summarized in the following table:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Thousands of dollars) | 2026 | 2025 | Change | Change Due to Currency Translation | Change Excluding Currency Translation | % Change | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PLP-USA | $ | 32,531 | $ | 26,838 | $ | 5,693 | $ | — | $ | 5,693 | 21 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Americas | 6,821 | 7,087 | (266) | 654 | (920) | (13) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| EMEA | 9,115 | 8,877 | 238 | 894 | (656) | (7) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asia-Pacific | 6,753 | 5,869 | 884 | 421 | 463 | 8 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated | $ | 55,220 | $ | 48,671 | $ | 6,549 | $ | 1,969 | $ | 4,580 | 9 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
PLP-USA gross profit of $32.5 million increased by $5.7 million, or 21%, compared to the same period in 2025, primarily due to higher sales volumes and the benefit of price increases enacted in 2025, partially offset by higher tariff and manufacturing costs. International gross profit for the period ended March 31, 2026 was favorably impacted by $2.0 million when local currencies were translated to U.S. dollars. The following discussion of gross profit changes excludes the effects of currency translation. The Americas gross profit decreased $0.9 million, or 13%, which was primarily the result of unfavorable product mix. EMEA gross profit decreased $0.7 million, or 7%, primarily due to unfavorable product mix and increased manufacturing costs. Asia-Pacific gross profit increased $0.5 million, or 8%, which was primarily driven by higher sales volumes.
Costs and expenses. Costs and expenses of $41.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 increased $6.0 million, or 17%, when compared to 2025. Excluding the effect of currency translation and intercompany transactions, costs and expenses increased $4.4 million, or 12%, as summarized in the following table:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Thousands of dollars) | 2026 | 2025 | Change | Change Due to Currency Translation | Change Due to Intercompany Transactions | Change Excluding Currency and Intercompany Transactions | % Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Costs and expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PLP-USA | $ | 21,895 | $ | 17,154 | $ | 4,741 | $ | — | $ | 1,697 | $ | 3,044 | 18 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Americas | 5,902 | 5,488 | 414 | 524 | (1,065) | 955 | 17 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| EMEA | 7,874 | 7,350 | 524 | 766 | (494) | 252 | 3 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asia-Pacific | 5,833 | 5,549 | 284 | 315 | (138) | 107 | 2 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated | $ | 41,504 | $ | 35,541 | $ | 5,963 | $ | 1,605 | $ | — | $ | 4,358 | 12 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Excluding intercompany transactions, PLP-USA costs and expenses increased $3.0 million, or 18% year-over-year, primarily due to increased selling and personnel costs supporting strategic market growth initiatives in core product offerings in both energy and communications. International costs and expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2026 were unfavorably impacted when local currencies were translated to U.S. dollars and favorably impacted by intercompany transactions with PLP-USA. The following discussion of costs and expenses excludes the effect of currency translation and intercompany transactions. The Americas costs and expenses of $5.9 million increased $1.0 million primarily due to increases in personnel and administrative costs. EMEA costs and expenses of $7.9 million increased by $0.3 million primarily due to increases in selling, administrative and engineering costs. Asia-Pacific costs and expenses of $5.8 million increased $0.1 million primarily due to an increase in personnel costs.
Other Income, net. Other income, net of $0.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 was favorable by $0.1 million when compared to $0.5 million of Other income, net for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The favorable movement was mainly due to an increase in interest income.
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Income taxes. Income taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 were $3.8 million and $2.1 million based on pre-tax income of $14.3 million and $13.7 million, respectively. The tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 was 26% and 16%, respectively. The higher effective tax rates for the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025 was primarily due to a valuation allowance of approximately $1.3 million recorded on deferred tax assets related to the Company's French subsidiary.
Net income. As a result of the preceding items, net income for the three months ended March 31, 2026 was $10.5 million, compared to $11.6 million for 2025. Excluding the effect of currency translation, net income decreased $1.1 million as summarized in the following table. The decrease in net income was due to the increase in income taxes as described above:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Thousands of dollars) | 2026 | 2025 | Change | Change Due to Currency Translation | Change Excluding Currency Translation | % Change | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PLP-USA | $ | 9,723 | $ | 8,437 | $ | 1,286 | $ | — | $ | 1,286 | 15 | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Americas | 682 | 1,396 | (714) | 86 | (800) | (57) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| EMEA | (532) | 1,188 | (1,720) | (7) | (1,713) | (144) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asia-Pacific | 651 | 496 | 155 | 53 | 102 | 21 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated | $ | 10,524 | $ | 11,517 | $ | (993) | $ | 132 | $ | (1,125) | (10) | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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APPLICATION OF CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
Our critical accounting policies are consistent with the information set forth in Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, included in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 filed on March 5, 2026 with the Securities and Exchange Commission and are, therefore, not presented herein.
WORKING CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Management Assessment of Liquidity
We measure liquidity on the basis of our ability to meet short-term and long-term operating needs, repay debt, fund additional investments, including acquisitions, and make dividend payments to shareholders. Significant factors affecting the management of liquidity are cash flows from operating activities, capital expenditures, cash dividends, business acquisitions and access to bank lines of credit.
Our investments include expenditures required for equipment and facilities as well as expenditures in support of our strategic initiatives. During the first three months of 2026, we used cash of $10.0 million for capital expenditures, mainly related to new facilities in the EMEA region. We ended the first three months of 2026 with $69.5 million of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (collectively, “Cash”). Our Cash is held in various locations throughout the world. At March 31, 2026, the majority of our Cash was held outside the U.S. We expect most accumulated non-U.S. Cash balances will remain outside of the U.S. and that we will meet U.S. liquidity needs through future operating cash flows, use of U.S. Cash balances, external borrowings, or some combination of these sources. We complete comprehensive reviews of our significant customers and their creditworthiness by analyzing financial statements for customers where we have identified a measure of increased risk. We closely monitor payments and developments which may signal possible customer credit issues. We currently have not identified any potential material impact on our liquidity from customer credit issues.
Total debt, including notes payable, at March 31, 2026 was $41.9 million. The Company maintained a credit facility (the "Facility") with PNC Bank, National Association ("PNC") with a capacity of $60.0 million and a maturity date of June 30, 2028. The interest rate is defined as the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) plus 1.225% unless the Company’s funded debt to Earnings before Interest, Taxes and Depreciation ratio exceeds 3.00 to 1, at which point the SOFR spread becomes 1.600%. At March 31, 2026, the Company had utilized $7.1 million with $52.9 million available on the Facility. There were no long-term outstanding letters of credit on the Facility as of March 31, 2026. Our bank debt to equity percentage was 8.9%. The Facility contains, among other provisions, requirements for maintaining levels of net worth and profitability. At March 31, 2026, the Company was in compliance with these covenants.
On January 19, 2021, the Company received funding for a term loan from PNC Equipment Finance, LLC in the principal amount of $20.5 million for the full amount of the purchase price for a new corporate aircraft. As of March 31, 2026, $10.1 million was outstanding on this debt facility, of which $2.1 million was classified as current. The aircraft has been pledged as collateral against the loan.
The Company has other borrowing facilities at certain of its foreign subsidiaries, which consist of overdraft lines, working capital credit lines, and facilities for the issuance of letters of credit and short-term borrowing needs. At March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, $24.8 million and $20.9 million were outstanding, of which $5.2 million and $4.6 million were classified as current, respectively. Of the $24.8 million outstanding at March 31, 2026, $16.5 million is attributable to the Poland subsidiary and $7.5 million is attributable to the Spain subsidiary. These facilities support commitments made in the ordinary course of business.
On July 16, 2025, PLP Poland (Belos) S.A. ("PLP Poland"), a subsidiary of the Company, entered into a non-revolving investment loan with Bank Polska Kasa Opieki Spółka Akcyjna ("Bank Pekao S.A") to finance the construction of a new manufacturing plant for an amount up to PLN100.3 million ($26.9 million). The maturity date of the loan is January 31, 2035 and is payable in annual installments in the amounts of PLN5.3 million ($1.4 million) in 2026, PLN9.0 million ($2.4 million) in 2027, PLN9.6 million ($2.6 million) in 2028 through 2034, and PLN18.8 million ($4.9 million) in 2035.
The loan bears interest at the one month Warsaw Interbank Offered Rate ("WIBOR") plus 1.0% unless the Company does not meet the covenants as set forth in the Facility with PNC, at which point the WIBOR spread becomes 1.5%. The current manufacturing plant owned by PLP Poland, the plant under construction and all fixed assets within the plants are pledged as collateral against the loan. The loan also is guaranteed by the Company.
The Company's Asia-Pacific segment had $0.3 million and $0.1 million in restricted cash used to secure bank guarantees at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. The restricted cash is shown on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets in Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash.
We expect that our major source of funding for 2026 and beyond will be our operating cash flows, our existing Cash as well as our Facility agreement. Except for current earnings in certain jurisdictions, our operating income is deemed to be indefinitely reinvested in foreign jurisdictions. We currently do not intend nor foresee a need to repatriate these funds. We believe our future operating cash flows will be more than sufficient to cover debt repayments, other contractual obligations, capital expenditures and dividends for the next 12 months and thereafter for the foreseeable future. In addition, we believe our borrowing capacity provides substantial financial
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resources, if needed, to supplement funding of capital expenditures and/or acquisitions. We also believe that we can further expand our borrowing capacity, if necessary; however, we do not believe we would increase our debt to a level that would have a material adverse impact upon results of operations or financial condition.
Sources and Uses of Cash
Net cash provided by operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2026 was $6.0 million compared to $5.7 million in the comparable prior year three-month period. The $0.3 million increase was primarily a result of the net favorable movement in non-cash items including shared based compensation and depreciation and amortization, offset by changes in operating assets and liabilities.
Net cash used in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2026 was $9.9 million compared to $9.7 million in the comparable prior year three-month period. The $0.2 million change was primarily a result of a reduction in proceeds from the sale of investments year over year.
Net cash used in financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2026 was $10.0 million compared to a nominal amount for the comparable prior year three-month period. The $10.0 million change was primarily the result of share repurchases from related parties and a reduction in the net payments of notes payable to banks.
We have commitments under operating leases primarily for office and manufacturing space, transportation equipment, office and computer equipment and finance leases primarily for equipment. At March 31, 2026, we had $1.5 million of current operating lease liabilities and $5.5 million of noncurrent operating lease liabilities. Total liabilities related to finance lease obligations were approximately $0.6 million at March 31, 2026.
As of March 31, 2026, the Company had total outstanding guarantees of $13.7 million. Additionally, certain domestic and foreign customers require the Company to issue letters of credit or performance bonds as a condition of placing an order. As of March 31, 2026, the Company had total outstanding letters of credit of $3.7 million.
The Company has other borrowing facilities at certain of its foreign subsidiaries, which consist of overdraft lines, working capital credit lines, and facilities for the issuance of letters of credit and short-term borrowing needs. At March 31, 2026, and December 31, 2025, $24.8 million and $20.9 million were outstanding, of which $5.2 million and $4.6 million were classified as current, respectively. Of the $24.8 million outstanding at March 31, 2026, $16.5 million is attributable to the Poland subsidiary and $7.5 million is attributable to the Spain subsidiary. These facilities support commitments made in the ordinary course of business.
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
Cautionary Statement for “Safe Harbor” Purposes Under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
This Form 10-Q and other documents we file with the SEC contain forward-looking statements regarding the Company’s and management’s beliefs and expectations. Any forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. As a general matter, forward-looking statements are those focused upon future plans, objectives or performance (as opposed to historical items) and include statements of anticipated events or trends and expectations and beliefs relating to matters not historical in nature. Use of words such “anticipates,” “believes,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “could,” “plans,” “projects,” “expects,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “targets,” “forecasts,” “intends,” “contemplates,” and similar words may identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to uncertainties and factors relating to the Company’s operations and business environment, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the Company’s control. Such uncertainties and factors could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those matters expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements.
The following factors, among others, could affect the Company’s future performance and cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements made in this report:
•The overall demand for cable anchoring and control hardware for electrical transmission and distribution lines on a worldwide basis, which has a slow growth rate in mature markets such as the United States (“U.S.”), Canada, Australia and Western Europe and may grow slowly or experience prolonged delay in developing regions despite expanding power needs;
•The impact of global economic conditions, including the impact of inflation, previously enacted or future tariffs and related economic uncertainty (including the outcome of legal challenges and refunds), and rising interest rates, on the Company’s ongoing profitability and future growth opportunities in the Company’s core markets in the U.S. and other foreign countries, which may experience continued or further instability due to political and economic conditions, social unrest, acts of war, military conflict (such as the Russian-Ukrainian, Israeli-Palestinian and Iranian conflicts), international hostilities or the perception that hostilities may be imminent, terrorism, changes in diplomatic and trade relationships and public health concerns (including viral outbreaks such as COVID-19);
•The ability of the Company’s customers to raise funds needed to build the infrastructure projects their customers require;
•Technological developments that affect longer-term trends for communication lines, such as wireless communication;
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•The decreasing demand for product supporting copper-based infrastructure due to the introduction of products using new technologies or adoption of new industry standards;
•The Company’s success at continuing to develop proprietary technology and maintaining high quality products and customer service to meet or exceed new industry performance standards and individual customer expectations;
•The Company’s success in strengthening and retaining relationships with the Company’s customers, growing sales at targeted accounts and expanding geographically;
•The extent to which the Company is successful at expanding the Company’s product line or production facilities into new areas or implementing efficiency measures at existing facilities;
•The effects of fluctuation in currency exchange rates upon the Company’s foreign subsidiaries’ operations and reported results from international operations, together with non-currency risks of investing in and conducting significant operations in foreign countries, including those relating to political, social, economic, trade and regulatory factors;
•The Company’s ability to identify, complete, obtain funding for and integrate acquisitions for profitable growth;
•The potential impact of consolidation, deregulation and bankruptcy among the Company’s suppliers, competitors and customers and of any legal or regulatory claims;
•The relative degree of competitive and customer price pressure on the Company’s products;
•The cost, availability and quality of raw materials required for the manufacture of products and any tariffs that have been, and in the future may be, associated with the purchase of these products or components of these products. The Company’s supply chain has faced and could continue to face disruptions and constraints from such tariffs, inflationary pressures and ongoing wars and military conflicts, which could have a material, adverse effect on the ability to secure raw materials and supplies and customer demand;
•Strikes, labor disruptions and other fluctuations in labor costs;
•Changes and uncertainty in significant government regulations and funding priorities, including those affecting environmental compliance or other regulatory matters, or third-party litigation matters;
•Security breaches or other disruptions to the Company’s information technology structure;
•The telecommunication market’s continued deployment of Fiber-to-the-Premises;
•The impact of any failure to timely implement and maintain adequate financial, information technology and management processes and controls and procedures; and
•Those factors described under the heading “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of Part I of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 which was filed on March 5, 2026.
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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
The Company operates manufacturing facilities and offices around the world and uses fixed and floating rate debt to finance the Company’s global operations. As a result, the Company is subject to business risks inherent in non-U.S. activities, including political and economic uncertainty, import and export limitations and market risk related to changes in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates. The Company believes that the political and economic risks related to the Company’s international operations are mitigated due to the geographic diversity in which the Company’s international operations are located.
There have been no material changes in the Company’s disclosed exposure to market risk since December 31, 2025. See “Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The Company’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Accounting Officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) or Rule 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, were effective as of March 31, 2026.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, during the three-month period ended March 31, 2026 that materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Information regarding the Company’s current legal proceedings is presented in Note 5 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
There were no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 filed with the SEC on March 5, 2026. In addition, the ongoing tariff developments and new and ongoing conflicts involving the U.S. and other countries could potentially exacerbate other risks discussed, any of which could have a material adverse effect on the Company. The situation continues to change, and additional impacts may arise that the Company is not aware of currently.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
On November 1, 2023, the Board of Directors authorized a new plan to repurchase up to an additional 212,952 of Preformed Line Products Company common shares, resulting in a total of 250,000 shares available for repurchase with no expiration date. The following table reflects repurchases for the three-month period ended March 31, 2026.
| Period | Total Number of Shares Purchased | Average Price Paid per Share ($) | Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs | Maximum Number of Shares that may yet be Purchased under the Plans or Programs | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| January | 720 | $ | 232.05 | 720 | 118,609 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| February | 880 | $ | 255.00 | 880 | 117,729 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| March | 32,839 | $ | 260.26 | 32,839 | 84,890 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 34,439 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
None.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
| Exhibit Number | Exhibit | |||||||
| 31.1 | Certification of the Principal Executive Officer, Robert G. Ruhlman, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, filed herewith. | |||||||
| 31.2 | Certification of the Principal Accounting Officer, Andrew S. Klaus, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, filed herewith. | |||||||
| 32.1 | Certification of the Principal Executive Officer, Robert G. Ruhlman, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, furnished. | |||||||
| 32.2 | Certification of the Principal Accounting Officer, Andrew S. Klaus, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, furnished. | |||||||
| 101.INS | Inline XBRL Instance Document. | |||||||
| 101.SCH | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document. | |||||||
| 101.CAL | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document. | |||||||
| 101.DEF | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document. | |||||||
| 101.LAB | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document. | |||||||
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| Preformed Line Products Company | ||||||||
| April 30, 2026 | /s/ Robert G. Ruhlman | |||||||
| Robert G. Ruhlman | ||||||||
| Executive Chairman | ||||||||
| (principal executive officer) | ||||||||
| April 30, 2026 | /s/ Andrew S. Klaus | |||||||
| Andrew S. Klaus | ||||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
| (principal financial and accounting officer) | ||||||||
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FAQ
How did Preformed Line Products (PLPC) revenue perform in Q1 2026?
Preformed Line Products’ net sales reached $176.3 million in Q1 2026, rising 19% from $148.5 million a year earlier. Growth was mainly driven by higher energy and communications volumes, particularly in the PLP-USA segment.
What was PLPC’s net income and EPS for the quarter ended March 31, 2026?
Net income attributable to shareholders was $10.5 million, down from $11.5 million in Q1 2025. Diluted earnings per share declined to $2.14 from $2.33, reflecting a higher effective tax rate and slightly lower profitability despite higher sales.
How did gross margin change for Preformed Line Products in Q1 2026?
Gross profit increased to $55.2 million, but the gross margin slipped to 31.3% of net sales from 32.8% a year earlier. Higher tariff and manufacturing costs, along with product mix shifts, contributed to the modest margin compression.
What drove the higher effective tax rate for PLPC in Q1 2026?
The effective tax rate rose to 26% in Q1 2026 from 16% in Q1 2025. The increase was mainly due to a $1.3 million valuation allowance recorded on deferred tax assets related to the company’s French subsidiary.
What is PLPC’s liquidity position and bank debt level as of March 31, 2026?
Preformed Line Products held $69.5 million in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and total debt of $41.9 million. It had a $60.0 million credit facility, with $7.1 million utilized and $52.9 million available, and a bank debt-to-equity ratio of 8.9%.
How much did Preformed Line Products invest in capital expenditures in Q1 2026?
Capital expenditures totaled $10.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared with $11.0 million a year earlier. Most of this spending related to new facilities in the EMEA region to support future capacity and operations.