What does light duty — goodwill impairment charge mean?

Indicates a non-cash expense recognized when the carrying value of goodwill in the Light Duty segment exceeds its implied fair value. A charge here suggests that the expected future economic benefits of previous acquisitions have declined, signaling potential operational or market headwinds.

Dorman Products DORM Light Duty — Goodwill impairment charge

Other segment segments

Heavy Duty

$56.71M—

Specialty Vehicle

$0—

Similar metrics at other companies

VTRSGoodwill impairment

$0-100%

SYYOther — Goodwill impairment

$23M—

SJMGoodwill impairment

$507.5M-36.1%

RPMSpecialty Products Group — Goodwill Impairment

$2.85M—

SJMOther — Goodwill impairment charges

$0—

GNTXOther — Goodwill, Impairment Loss

$0-100%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$528.8M+4.2%

Gross profit$190.2M-8.5%

Operating income$58.8M-26.6%

Net income$43.6M-24.3%

EPS (diluted)$1.43-23.5%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$43.1M-29.0%

Total debt$533.2M-5.3%

Total equity$1.5B+9.7%

Total assets$2.4B+0.3%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$43.8M-14.6%

CapEx$8.4M-23.1%

Free cash flow$35.3M-12.3%

Valuation

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Market cap$3.76B-14.6%

Enterprise value$4.25B-13.1%

P/E19.7×-0.7×

P/S1.8×-0.4×

Profitability

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Gross margin40.9%+0.3pp

Operating margin12.9%-2.6pp

Net margin8.8%-1.6pp

FCF margin3.3%-6.0pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity13.6%-3.5pp

Debt / equity0.4×-0.1×

Current ratio3.3×+0.7×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Dorman Products in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:GoodwillImpairmentLoss.

The official record: Dorman Products’s 10-K, filed February 27, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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What is Dorman Products's light duty — goodwill impairment charge?: Dorman Products (DORM) reported light duty — goodwill impairment charge of $0 in Q4 2025.
What does light duty — goodwill impairment charge mean?: Indicates a non-cash expense recognized when the carrying value of goodwill in the Light Duty segment exceeds its implied fair value. A charge here suggests that the expected future economic benefits of previous acquisitions have declined, signaling potential operational or market headwinds.