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Earnings call · FY2025 Q4

Holley Inc. Q4 FY2025 Earnings Call

Holley Inc. Q4 FY2025 Earnings Call

Concluded Mar 4, 2026
Mar 4, 2026 27 turns
Period
FY2025 Q4
Runtime
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Executive readout · one minute

What matters this quarter

Holley delivered full-year net sales growth of 1.9% to $613.5M with adjusted EBITDA margins above 20% for the first time since 2021, and Q4 net sales rose 10.9% to $155.4M with 13.5% core growth and adjusted EBITDA of $33.2M.

Free Cash Flow and Deleveraging 28 Margin Expansion 25 Core Growth Momentum 17 K Economy and Consumer Mix 17 ERP and Operational Systems 14 Cost Savings and Tariff Mitigation 12

Management tone

Confident

Net tone +75 · low hedging

Grounding quotes
  • “Our core business generated net sales growth in every quarter of 2025, culminating in double-digit growth in the fourth quarter, our strongest performance of the year and clear evidence of accelerating momentum as we enter 2026.”
  • “Consistent growth, expanding margins, strong cash generation, and leverage reduction all achieved simultaneously. That combination reflects disciplined, focused performance.”
  • “We ended the year below 3.8 times leverage, achieving our stated target and enhancing our financial flexibility.”
  • “We enter 2026 with a stronger foundation, greater financial flexibility, and a clear focus on disciplined, profitable growth.”

Forward guidance

5 guided metrics

Management's latest ranges and targets are included below.

Research coverage

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Revenue · derived Q4 $155.44M +11% YoY
Gross margin · derived Q4 46.8% +1.2 pp YoY
Net income · derived Q4 $6.30M

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Key takeaways

What improved, and what deserves a closer read.

Constructive signals

  • Q4 net sales rose 10.9% to $155.4M and core net sales grew 13.5%, the strongest quarter of 2025.
  • Full-year net sales grew 1.9% to $613.5M with 6.6% core growth, the first full-year net sales growth since 2021.
  • Q4 gross margin expanded 120 bps to 46.8% and adjusted EBITDA margin improved 56 bps to 21.4%, with adjusted EBITDA up to $33.2M from $29.1M.
  • Q4 net income swung to $6.3M from a $37.8M net loss, and full-year net income of $19.2M vs. a $23.2M loss.
  • Generated $34.2M of free cash flow for the year and reduced leverage to below 3.8x, hitting the year-end target; prepaid an additional $10M of debt in Q4, totaling $100M since September 2023.
  • All four divisions posted Q4 growth, including Truck and Off-Road up 5.4% led by Baer Brakes at 21.5%, AmericanPerformance up 10%, and Safety and Racing closing up 13.3%.

Risks & pressure points

  • Full-year free cash flow declined to $34.2M from $41.8M in the prior year.
  • Full-year adjusted net income fell to $21.2M ($0.18/diluted share) from $24.8M ($0.20/diluted share) last year, and Q4 adjusted net income dropped to $4.6M ($0.04) from $12.6M ($0.11).
  • Safety and Racing faced earlier Q4 headwinds tied to the October transition to Snell 2025 helmet certification.
  • ERP/WMS implementation is a 2026/early-2027 capital and execution risk that management flagged could be disruptive.
  • Management noted ongoing tariff mitigation actions and residual margin pressure flowing into 2026 gross margin.

Key moments

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“For the first time since 2021, we delivered full year net sales growth while achieving adjusted EBITDA margins above 20%, highlighting the earnings capability of our business model.” Matthew J. Stevenson, CEO

Forward guidance

From the 8-K filed Mar 4, 2026.

Metric Guided
Net Sales table
Full Year 2026
$625M – $655M
Adjusted EBITDA table
Full Year 2026
$127M – $137M
Capital Expenditures table
Full Year 2026
$15M – $20M
Depreciation and Amortization Expense table
Full Year 2026
$24M – $26M
Interest Expense (excluding collar revaluation) table
Full Year 2026
$42M – $47M
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