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Park Aerospace (PKE) Q3 2026 Earnings Transcript

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Park Aerospace (PKE) Q3 2026 Earnings Transcript Image source: The Motley Fool. DATE Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at five p.m. ET CALL PARTICIPANTS Executive Chairman — Brian ShorePresident and Chief Operating Officer — Mark A…
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  • Pentagon pushing for 2x-4x missile production increases on breakneck schedule per Wall Street Journal

    80% confidence
  • Q4 FY2026 revenue guidance of $23.5M-$24.5M including ~$7.2M C2B fabric sales (low-margin)

    80% confidence
  • Pratt & Whitney engines continue serious reliability issues

    80% confidence
  • Park produced 18 proprietary sigma struts for James Webb Space Telescope orbiting ~1 million miles from Earth

    80% confidence
  • New facility operational (producing/selling qualified product) targeted for second half of calendar 2028

    80% confidence
  • Post-expansion capacity estimate of ~$220M annually maintaining 'Park being Park' flexible approach

    80% confidence
  • Q4 FY2026 EBITDA guidance of $4.75M-$5.25M

    80% confidence
  • CFM significantly ramped up production deliveries

    80% confidence
  • Example of capital advantage: immediate commitment to $20M redundant factory for GE Aerospace programs secured LTA through 2029 for hundreds of millions in business; same plant would cost ~2x today due to inflation

    80% confidence
  • Park has authorization to repurchase 1.5M shares, has executed 718,000 shares at $12.94 average, with no purchases in Q2, Q3, or Q4 to date

    80% confidence
  • Airbus targeting 75 aircraft per month delivery rate in 2027, 50% increase from current ~51/month

    80% confidence
  • Target of ~$200M annual composite materials sales by end of FY2031 based only on known programs, known customers, known sales with no 'other' category

    80% confidence
  • Park recently asked to increase expected output by significant orders of magnitude for missile programs

    80% confidence
  • Department of War wants very significantly increased missile stockpiles in Asia

    80% confidence
  • Post-expansion capacity estimate of ~$260M annually when 'pushing it' while maintaining Park approach

    80% confidence
  • Minimal tariff impact in Q3 as Park prices materials on short-term basis and passes tariffs on to customers

    80% confidence
  • Israel PAC-3 systems seriously depleted

    80% confidence
  • Park has paid dividends for 41 consecutive years totaling $29.72 per share since 2005

    80% confidence
  • New facility completion targeted for second half of calendar 2027

    80% confidence
  • Boeing 777X has 600+ orders with FAA certification/EIS/first delivery now expected in 2027, in Phase 3 of certification testing

    80% confidence
  • We think Trump administration defense policy is great, wonderful. Park already building factory without incentives/encouragement.

    80% confidence
  • Unprecedented demand for missile systems with urgent need to replenish seriously depleted stockpiles from wars in Europe and Mideast

    80% confidence
  • Boeing CEO cited increased FAA scrutiny post-737 MAX issues as factor in 777X delays

    80% confidence
  • COMAC C909 has 75+ delivered, operating in 10-12 Asian countries, carried 30M+ passengers, 385 open orders, at production rate

    80% confidence
  • COMAC C919 expected to fall short of 2025 delivery target due to supply chain and international trade issues

    80% confidence
  • Airbus delivered 97 aircraft in December 2025

    80% confidence
  • C2B fabric sales were $0 in Q3, but materials manufactured with C2B fabric exceeded $1M with strong margins

    80% confidence
  • Full year FY2026 sales forecast of $72.5M-$73.5M including ~$9.8M C2B fabric sales

    80% confidence
  • Full year GE Aerospace program sales forecast of $29M-$29.5M

    80% confidence
  • COMAC building capacity for 200 C919 aircraft per year by 2027-2029, current target 150/year

    80% confidence
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