Business Context and Reporting Period
Company: Stoneridge, Inc.
Filing Type: Form 8-K (Current Report)
Date of Report: March 11, 2026
Reporting Period: Fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025.
Event: Announcement of financial results via press release (Exhibit 99.1) and scheduled earnings conference call on March 12, 2026.
Key Financial Metrics
The provided filing text serves as a notification of results and does not contain specific numerical values for revenue, profit, cash flow, margins, debt, or liquidity. The filing references the following metrics which are detailed in the attached exhibits (99.1 and 99.2):
- GAAP Measures: Net Sales, Gross Profit, Operating Income (Loss), Loss Before Tax, Net Loss, Loss per Share, Net Cash from Operating Activities, Debt, and Cash and Cash Equivalents.
- Non-GAAP Measures: Sales Excluding Control Devices, Adjusted Gross Profit and Margin, Adjusted Operating Income (Loss), Adjusted EBITDA, Free Cash Flow, and Adjusted Net Debt.
Note: Specific dollar amounts and percentages are not present in the text of this 8-K filing.
Material Changes and Unusual Items
The filing highlights significant non-recurring items excluded from Non-GAAP measures to facilitate period-to-period comparisons:
- 2025 Adjustments: Business realignment costs, strategic review costs, accelerated share-based compensation vesting, impairment of control devices assets, valuation allowance impacts, deferred financing fee write-offs, and debt compliance adjustments.
- 2024 Adjustments (for comparison): Business realignment costs, environmental remediation costs, and debt compliance adjustments.
Guidance, Outlook, and Risks
Management Commentary: Management intends to discuss financial results and forward-looking statements during the earnings conference call on March 12, 2026. The presentation materials (Exhibit 99.2) contain forward-looking statements subject to cautionary disclosures.
Risks and Contingencies: The filing cautions that Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for GAAP measures and may not be comparable to measures used by other companies. The text does not detail specific new risks or contingencies beyond the standard disclosures regarding the nature of the non-GAAP adjustments.
Investor Verification Checklist
- Review Exhibit 99.1 (Press Release) for specific GAAP and Non-GAAP financial results for Q4 and Full Year 2025.
- Examine Exhibit 99.2 (Presentation Materials) for detailed breakdowns of the "unusual items" excluded from adjusted metrics.
- Verify the reconciliation tables between GAAP and Non-GAAP measures to understand the magnitude of the 2025 impairments and realignment costs.
- Listen to the March 12, 2026 earnings call for management's commentary on the "Control Devices" segment and future outlook.