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Loar Holdings Inc.: Q4 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q4 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 26 February 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 4 raised, 4 lowered, 1 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Net sales rose 19.3% in quarter: Net sales were $131.8 million, up 19.3%. Organic net sales rose 16.9% to $129.1 million, excluding acquisitions. Source
  • Net income and EPS rose in quarter: Net income was $12.5 million and diluted EPS $0.13, against $3.7 million and $0.04. Higher sales, gross margins and lower interest expense drove the rise; higher income tax expense offset part of it. Source
  • Full year sales up 23.2%: Net sales for 2025 were $496.3 million, up 23.2%. Organic net sales rose 12.7% to $454.2 million. Source
  • Sales and EBITDA ranges raised: Net sales and Adjusted EBITDA ranges raised to include the two acquisitions and the underlying strength of the business. Source
  • Net income and EPS ranges lowered: Net income, diluted EPS and Adjusted EPS ranges were lowered. The CFO noted the added debt carries about $55 million of incremental interest expense. Source
  • Two acquisitions completed: Management said the LMB Fans & Motors and Harper Engineering acquisitions were completed, expanding the growth platform. Source

“These results underscore the scalability and resilience of our business model and reinforce Loar’s position as a leading aerospace and defense component supplier.”

Dirkson Charles, Loar CEO and Executive Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Net sales Sourcefull year 2026between $640 million and $650 millionRaised from between $540 million and $550 million
Net income Sourcefull year 2026between $59 million and $63 millionLowered from between $80 million and $85 million
Adjusted EBITDA Sourcefull year 2026between $253 million and $258 millionRaised from between $209 million and $214 million
Adjusted EBITDA Margin Sourcefull year 2026approximately 40%Raised from approximately 39%
Diluted earnings per share Sourcefull year 2026between $0.60 and $0.65Lowered from between $0.82 and $0.88
Net income margin Sourcefull year 2026approximately 9%Lowered from approximately 15%
Adjusted earnings per share Sourcefull year 2026between $0.76 and $0.80Lowered from between $0.98 and $1.03
Interest expense Sourcefull year 2026approximately $80 millionRaised from approximately $25 million
Effective tax rate Sourcefull year 2026approximately 25%Kept

What changed from last quarter

  • Guidance raised: Net sales, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin ranges for 2026 raised, including the acquisitions. Source
  • Guidance lowered: Net income, diluted EPS, net income margin and Adjusted EPS ranges for 2026 lowered. Source
  • Guidance raised: Interest expense guidance for 2026 raised to about $80 million from about $25 million. Source
  • New: LMB Fans & Motors and Harper Engineering acquisitions completed. Source
  • New: Incremental $685 million of debt borrowed under the existing credit agreement for the two acquisitions. Source

Fourth quarter results

  • Net sales rose 19.3% in quarter: Net sales were $131.8 million, up 19.3%. Organic net sales rose 16.9% to $129.1 million, excluding acquisitions. Source
  • Net income and EPS rose in quarter: Net income was $12.5 million and diluted EPS $0.13, against $3.7 million and $0.04. Higher sales, gross margins and lower interest expense drove the rise; higher income tax expense offset part of it. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA up 23.9% in quarter: Adjusted EBITDA was $49.8 million, with margin at 37.8% against 36.4%. Adjusted EPS was $0.26, up 136.4%. Source

Full year 2025 results

  • Full year sales up 23.2%: Net sales for 2025 were $496.3 million, up 23.2%. Organic net sales rose 12.7% to $454.2 million. Source
  • Full year net income and EPS rose: Net income was $72.1 million, up 224.5%, and diluted EPS was $0.75, up 212.5%. Net income margin was 14.5% against 5.5%. Source
  • Full year Adjusted EBITDA margin 38.1%: Adjusted EBITDA was $189.1 million, up 29.2%, at 38.1% of net sales against 36.3%. Adjusted EPS was $1.04, up 147.6%. Source

“We remain highly positive on end-market demand and our team’s ability to execute on our strategic value drivers, delivering returns our stakeholders have come to expect”

Dirkson Charles, Loar CEO and Executive Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors

Sales by end market

  • Commercial aftermarket sales grew: Total commercial aftermarket sales were $52.0 million in the quarter against $38.1 million, and $193.8 million for 2025 against $148.4 million. Source
  • Commercial aerospace aftermarket rose: Commercial aerospace aftermarket was $39.1 million in the quarter against $28.2 million, and $144.5 million for 2025 against $109.3 million. Source
  • Defense OEM sales rose: Defense OEM sales were $16.2 million in the quarter against $11.5 million, and $56.0 million for 2025 against $38.3 million. Source
  • Business jet sales rose: Business jet and general aviation sales were $30.5 million against $26.4 million in the quarter, and $124.1 million for 2025 against $109.2 million. Source
  • Defense aftermarket slightly lower in quarter: Defense aftermarket was $17.4 million in the quarter against $18.0 million, and $66.7 million for 2025 against $50.6 million. Source
  • Other sales slightly lower: Other sales were $7.4 million in the quarter against $7.7 million, and $27.7 million for 2025 against $30.4 million. Source

Costs, margins and interest

  • Gross profit rose to $68.6 million: Gross profit was $68.6 million in the quarter against $54.0 million, on cost of sales of $63.1 million against $56.5 million. Source
  • SG&A and transaction costs rose: Selling, general and administrative expenses were $37.9 million against $31.9 million. Transaction expenses were $7.0 million against $0.8 million. Source
  • Transaction costs tied to acquisitions: Transaction expenses are third-party acquisition costs, including deal fees and due diligence, that are expensed as incurred. Source
  • Margin gain credited to value drivers: Management attributed the rise in Adjusted EBITDA margin to value drivers, higher-margin product sales and operating cost leverage. Source
  • Quarterly interest expense fell: Interest expense, net was $6.7 million in the quarter against $13.8 million a year earlier. Source

“This additional debt carries approximately $55 million of incremental interest expense.”

Glenn D’Alessandro, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Full year 2026 guidance revised

  • Sales and EBITDA ranges raised: Net sales and Adjusted EBITDA ranges raised to include the two acquisitions and the underlying strength of the business. Source
  • Net income and EPS ranges lowered: Net income, diluted EPS and Adjusted EPS ranges were lowered. The CFO noted the added debt carries about $55 million of incremental interest expense. Source
  • Commercial market growth assumed: The 2026 ranges assume low-double digit growth in commercial, business jet and general aviation OEM sales. Source
  • Tax rate assumption unchanged: Effective tax rate assumption for 2026 is about 25%, the same as the prior guidance. Source

Cash flow and balance sheet

  • Operating cash flow $112.3 million: Operating cash flow was $112.3 million in 2025 against $55.0 million. Capital expenditures were $13.0 million against $8.9 million. Source
  • Cash rose to $84.8 million: Cash and cash equivalents were $84.8 million at December 31, 2025, against $54.1 million a year earlier. Source
  • Acquisition payments $507.9 million: Payments for acquisitions, net of cash acquired, were $507.9 million in 2025 against $383.3 million in 2024. Source

Acquisitions and strategy

  • Two acquisitions completed: Management said the LMB Fans & Motors and Harper Engineering acquisitions were completed, expanding the growth platform. Source
  • Acquisitions assessed on Adjusted EBITDA: Management uses Adjusted EBITDA of target companies to evaluate acquisitions. Source
  • Integration cash costs excluded from measures: Adjusted measures exclude cash costs of integrating acquired businesses, which management describes as a necessary element of certain acquisitions. Source

Coming up, as management said on 26 February 2026

  • Acquisitions expected to be accretive: CFO expects both acquisitions to be accretive to earnings within the year following each acquisition. Source
  • Annual report on Form 10-K: Company said its Annual Report on Form 10-K will be filed following the earnings release. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Commercial aftermarket revenue Source$51,996 thousand in Q4 2025 (against $38,057 thousand); $193,844 thousand for 2025 (against $148,411 thousand)

Risks management discussed

  • Financial: Management notes that EBITDA-based measures do not reflect interest expense or the cash needed to service indebtedness. Source
  • Operational: Costs to integrate acquired businesses and product lines, plus facility relocation, were $1.6 million in the quarter and $5.5 million for 2025. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Met: Earlier guidance excluded the then-pending LMB acquisition; the company now reports the acquisitions as completed.
  • Not stated: Management referred to returns its stakeholders have come to expect from its value drivers. Source

Other quarters

Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.