Q3 Financial Results — Revenue and Profitability
Q3 sales of $17,333,000; gross profit $5,003,000 and gross margin 34.1%; adjusted EBITDA $4,228,000 with an adjusted EBITDA margin of 24.4%. Company came in within its Q3 sales estimate ($16.5M–$17.5M) and slightly above its adjusted EBITDA estimate ($3.7M–$4.1M).
Strong Balance Sheet and Capital Returns
Cash of $63,600,000 at end of Q3, zero long-term debt, 41 consecutive years of quarterly cash dividends and ~ $608.6M paid in cash dividends since 2005.
Buyback Activity
Board authorized repurchase of 1,500,000 shares; Park repurchased 718,000 shares at an average price of $12.94.
GE Aerospace / A320neo Opportunity (Juggernaut)
Park highlights significant long-term upside from GE/CFM LEAP programs: Q3 GE-related sales $7.5M; FY backlog-related estimate ~$29.0M–$29.5M; Airbus targeting A320neo family delivery rate of 75/month by 2027 (a ~50% increase) and LEAP 1A market share ~64.5%, supporting multi-year demand for Park nacelle and engine-related materials.
Missile/Military Demand Upside (Patriot and Others)
Urgent, multi-year replenishment demand for Patriot and other missile systems driven by recent conflicts and DoD actions (e.g., Lockheed $9.8B Patriot-related award). Park is sole-source qualified for specialty ablative materials on PAC-3 and has been asked to increase expected output materially.
Strategic Partnerships and Near-Term Orders
Partnership with Arian Group (Safran/Airbus JV) for proprietary C2B fabric: Park advanced €4,587,000 to Arian to expand European C2B capacity; joint €50,000 study on potential U.S. C2B manufacturing capacity (expense expected in Q4).
Committed Capacity Expansion — New Plant
Announced plan for a new ~120,000 sq ft integrated composite materials plant with estimated capital budget of ~$50,000,000 designed to roughly double current composite materials capacity; target completion H2 calendar 2027 and initial operational production H2 calendar 2028.
Long-Term Materials Outlook
Park's conservative 'known-items' outlook targets approximately $200,000,000 in composite materials sales by the target year (discussed as fiscal '31), with preliminary company estimates of park manufacturing capacity in normal/expanded states ranging from ~$220M to ~$260M sales (max ~ $315–320M).
Liquidity and Financing Optionality
Filed S-3 registration and announced a potential at-the-market $50,000,000 public offering to replenish a portion of the plant capex and preserve the ability to exploit rapid opportunities; management says the new plant is not dependent on the offering and will be funded with cash/cash flow as needed.
Tariffs and Pricing Pass-Through
Minimal near-term tariff impact in Q3; management states Park prices short-term and can largely pass tariffs through to customers, reducing near-term margin risk from tariff volatility.