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Distribution Solutions Group, Inc.

For the period ended Mar 31, 2026. Filed Apr 30, 2026.

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Mar 31, 2026 · Filed Apr 30, 2026

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

Note 1 – Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation

Organization

Distribution Solutions Group, Inc. (“DSG”), a Delaware corporation, is a global specialty distribution company providing value added distribution solutions to the maintenance, repair and operations (“MRO”), original equipment manufacturer (“OEM”) and industrial technology markets.

Unless the context requires otherwise, references in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to “DSG”, the “Company”, “we”, “our” or “us” refer to Distribution Solutions Group, Inc., and all entities consolidated in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

Nature of Operations

A summary of the nature of operations for our reportable segments is presented below.

Lawson is a distributor of specialty products and services to the industrial, commercial, institutional and governmental MRO marketplace. Lawson primarily distributes MRO products to its customers through a network of sales representatives and an inside sales channel throughout the United States and Canada.

TestEquity is a distributor of test and measurement equipment and solutions, industrial and electronic production supplies, vendor managed inventory programs, and converting, fabrication and adhesive solutions from its leading manufacturer partners supporting the aerospace and defense, wireless and communication, semiconductors, industrial electronics and automotive, and electronics manufacturing industries.

Canada Branch Division is a distributor ofindustrial MRO supplies, safety products, fasteners, power tools and related value-add services to the Canadian MRO market through the sale of products and services via warehouse shipments and to its walk-up customers through 35 branch locations.

Recent Events

Eastern Valve Acquisition

On March 9, 2026, DSG acquired all of the issued and outstanding stock of Eastern Valve & Control Specialties Ltd. (“Eastern Valve” and the “Eastern Valve Transaction”). Eastern Valve is located in Paradise, Newfoundland, Canada and supplies and services industrial valve products throughout Atlantic Canada. The total purchase consideration exchanged was $16.2 million, net of cash acquired of $0.1 million. DSG funded the Eastern Valve Transaction with borrowings under its Amended Credit Agreement. Refer to Note 3 – Business Acquisitions for additional information about Eastern Valve and the Eastern Valve Transaction.

Basis of Presentation and Consolidation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial information, the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not contain all disclosures required by GAAP for complete consolidated financial statements. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with DSG’s audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). All normal recurring adjustments have been made that are necessary to fairly state the results of operations for the interim periods. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2026, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2026.

Period-end Dates: The Company and its consolidated subsidiaries, except for the subsidiaries in the Gexpro Services segment, operate on a calendar year-end. Gexpro Services operates on a calendar year-end for annual reporting purposes.

However, quarterly financial statements for Gexpro Services are prepared on financial close dates that may differ from that of the Company. For the quarter ended March 31, 2026, there was a three day difference in the period end. The consolidated financial statement impact of the three day difference arising from the different period ends for the quarter ended March 31, 2026 was not material. The Company utilizes the exchange rates in effect at Gexpro Services’ reporting date and the appropriate weighted-average rate for its fiscal reporting period.

Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

There were no significant changes to the Company’s accounting policies from those disclosed in DSG’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025. See Note 2 of the 2025 consolidated financial statements included in DSG’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 for further details of the Company’s significant accounting policies.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements - Adopted

From time to time, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) or other standards setting bodies issue new accounting pronouncements. The FASB issues updates to new accounting pronouncements through the issuance of an Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”). The Company does not discuss recent pronouncements that are not anticipated to have an impact on, or are unrelated to, its consolidated financial condition, results of operations, cash flows or disclosures.

In July 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-05, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets, which provides all entities with a practical expedient to assume that current conditions as of the balance sheet date do not change for the remaining life of the assets. The pronouncement is effective on a prospective basis for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2025, with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted this guidance on January 1, 2026. The adoption had no material impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements - Not Yet Adopted

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement (Topic 220): Reporting Comprehensive Income, which requires disclosure of disaggregated information about certain income statement expense line items within the notes to the consolidated financial statements. The FASB further clarified the effective date in January 2025 with the issuance of ASU 2025-01, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Clarifying the Effective Date. The pronouncement is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026 and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption on its financial statement disclosures.

In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-06, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other-Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software, which modernizes the accounting for internal-use software costs by removing all references to prescriptive and sequential software development stages. The new standard requires entities to consider whether significant development uncertainty has been resolved before starting to capitalize software costs and aligns disclosure requirements with ASC 360, Property, Plant, and Equipment. The pronouncement is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027, and can be applied prospectively, retrospectively, or using a modified transition method, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption on its financial statement disclosures.

In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-11, Interim Reporting (Topic 270): Narrow-Scope Improvements, which is intended to improve the navigability of the guidance in ASC 270, Interim Reporting, and clarify when it applies. Under the amendments, an entity is subject to ASC 270 if it provides interim financial statements and notes in accordance with GAAP. ASU 2025-11 also addresses the form and content of such financial statements, interim disclosures requirements, and establishes a principle under which an entity must disclose events since the end of the last annual reporting period that have a material impact on the entity. The pronouncement is effective for interim reporting periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027, and can be applied prospectively or retrospectively, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption on its financial statement disclosures.

Note 3 – Business Acquisitions

DSG and its operating companies acquired one business during the first quarter of 2026. The acquisition was accounted for under ASC 805, the acquisition method of accounting. The allocation of consideration exchanged to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed was based on estimated acquisition-date fair values. The final valuations will be completed within the one-year measurement period following the acquisition date, and any adjustments will be recorded in the period in which the adjustments are determined.

On March 9, 2026, DSG acquired all of the issued and outstanding stock of Eastern Valve & Control Specialties Ltd. (“Eastern Valve”), with a purchase price of approximately $16.2 million, net of cash acquired of $0.1 million. Eastern Valve is located in Paradise, Newfoundland, Canada and supplies and services industrial valve products throughout Atlantic Canada. Eastern Valve was acquired to expand DSG’s operating footprint in the Canadian market. The results of operations of Eastern Valve are included within the Canada Branch Division reportable segment. The acquisition was funded with borrowings under the Company’s Amended Credit Agreement. Refer to Note 9 – Debt for information about the Amended Credit Agreement.

The following table summarizes the allocation of consideration exchanged to the estimated fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, including the allocation to other intangible assets acquired:

Eastern Valve
(in thousands)March 9, 2026 Acquisition Date
Accounts receivable(1)$3,027
Inventory1,515
Other current assets255
Property, plant and equipment2,946
Other intangible assets:
Customer relationships2,064
Trade names1,621
Deferred tax liability, net of deferred tax asset(1,406)
Accounts payable(1,020)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities(670)
Goodwill7,909
Total purchase consideration exchanged, net of cash acquired$16,241
Cash consideration$16,241
Total purchase consideration exchanged, net of cash acquired$16,241

(1)The fair value of accounts receivable approximated the gross contractual value.

Certain estimated values for the Eastern Valve Transaction, including working capital and other adjustments to the initial balance sheet, the valuation of intangibles and property, plant and equipment and income taxes are not yet finalized, and the preliminary purchase price allocation is subject to change as the Company completes its analysis of the fair value at the date of acquisition.

The customer relationships and trade names intangible assets have estimated useful lives of 10 years and 8 years, respectively. Goodwill generated from Eastern Valve Transaction is not deductible for tax purposes and is primarily attributable to the benefits we expect to derive from expected synergies, including expanded product and service offerings and cross-selling opportunities.

Unaudited Pro Forma Information

The following table presents estimated unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information for DSG as if our 2026 acquisition of Eastern Valve disclosed above occurred on January 1, 2025. The unaudited pro forma information reflects adjustments including amortization on acquired intangible assets, interest expense, and the related tax effects. This information is presented for informational purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of future results or the results that would have occurred had the acquisition been completed on January 1, 2025.

Three Months Ended March 31,
(in thousands)20262025
Revenue$498,444$480,376
Net income (loss)$(5,991)$(25,831)

Actual Results of Business Acquisition

The following table presents actual results attributable to our 2026 acquisition of Eastern Valve that were included in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the first quarter of 2026. The results for the business acquired in this acquisition are only included in the following table for the portion of the three-month period that is subsequent to its March 9, 2026 acquisition date.

Three Months Ended March 31,
(in thousands)20262025
Revenue$770$—
Net income (loss)$106$—

The Company incurred transaction and integration costs related to completed and contemplated acquisitions of $0.8 million and $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively, which are included in Selling, general and administrative expenses in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).

Note 4 – Revenue Recognition

Disaggregation of Revenue

The Company’s revenue is primarily comprised of product sales to customers. The Company has disaggregated revenue by geographic area and by segment as it most reasonably depicts the amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows generated from our contracts with customers. Disaggregated consolidated revenue by geographic area (based on the location to which the product is shipped to):

Three Months Ended March 31,
(in thousands)20262025
United States$366,236$357,132
Canada69,29367,630
Europe17,80613,831
Pacific Rim9,5167,772
Latin America31,23328,637
Other2,4983,681
Intersegment revenue elimination(587)(654)
Total revenue$495,995$478,029

See Note 13 – Segment Information for disaggregation of revenue by segment.

Rental Revenue

TestEquity rents new and used electronic test and measurement equipment to customers in multiple industries. Lawson leases parts washer machines to customers. This leased equipment is included in Rental equipment, net in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, and rental revenue is included in Revenue in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). The unearned rental revenue related to customer prepayments on equipment leases was nominal at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025.

Rental revenue from operating leases:

Three Months Ended March 31,
(in thousands)20262025
Revenue from operating leases$7,694$6,594

Note 5 – Supplemental Financial Statement Information

Restricted Cash

The Company has agreed to maintain restricted cash of $12.3 million under agreements with outside parties. Escrow accounts were established in conjunction with certain business acquisitions, to be released upon meeting certain working capital and other post-closing requirements as of the contractual post-acquisition dates with a balance of $3.7 million at March 31, 2026. The Company is restricted from withdrawing this balance without the prior consent of the sellers. The remaining restricted cash balance of $8.6 million represents collateral for certain borrowings under the Amended Credit Agreement, and the Company is restricted from withdrawing this balance without the prior consent of the respective lenders.

Property, Plant and Equipment, net

Components of property, plant and equipment, net were as follows:

(in thousands)March 31, 2026December 31, 2025
Land$17,177$16,566
Buildings and improvements74,36767,508
Machinery and equipment63,58662,750
Capitalized software22,70621,492
Furniture and fixtures12,24612,275
Vehicles6,8116,720
Construction in progress(1)3,3058,112
Total200,198195,423
Accumulated depreciation and amortization(73,406)(68,818)
Property, plant and equipment, net$126,792$126,605

(1)Construction in progress primarily relates to upgrades to certain of the Company’s information technology systems and distribution facilities that we expect to place in service in the next twelve months.

Depreciation expense for property, plant and equipment and amortization expense for capitalized software, which are included in Selling, general and administrative expenses in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss), were as follows:

Three Months Ended March 31,
(in thousands)20262025
Depreciation expense for property, plant and equipment$4,380$4,772
Amortization expense for capitalized software$1,126$867

Rental Equipment, net

Rental equipment, net consisted of the following:

(in thousands)March 31, 2026December 31, 2025
Rental equipment$69,714$68,401
Accumulated depreciation(30,484)(29,445)
Rental equipment, net$39,230$38,956

Depreciation expense for rental equipment, which is included in Cost of goods sold in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss), was as follows:

Three Months Ended March 31,
(in thousands)20262025
Depreciation expense for rental equipment$3,214$2,755

Refer to Note 4 – Revenue Recognition for a discussion on the Company’s activities as lessor.

Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consisted of the following:

(in thousands)March 31, 2026December 31, 2025
Accrued compensation$22,462$29,267
Accrued and withheld taxes, other than income taxes9,06810,263
Accrued customer rebates7,8087,847
Contract liabilities7,1215,207
Deferred acquisition payments and accrued earnout liabilities4,7126,021
Accrued interest2,3211,647
Accrued health benefits1,5511,615
Accrued severance and acquisition related retention bonus1,4691,966
Accrued stock-based compensation302326
Accrued income taxes185793
Other19,83119,185
Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities$76,830$84,137

Other Liabilities

Other liabilities consisted of the following:

(in thousands)March 31, 2026December 31, 2025
Security bonus plan$7,114$7,165
Deferred compensation12,44312,589
Other5,6604,891
Total other liabilities$25,217$24,645

Note 6 – Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by segment were as follows:

(in thousands)LawsonTestEquityGexpro ServicesCanada Branch DivisionTotal
Balance at December 31, 2025$192,875$164,880$57,974$52,176$467,905
Acquisitions———7,9097,909
Impact of foreign exchange rates(84)—(280)(921)(1,285)
Balance at March 31, 2026$192,791$164,880$57,694$59,164$474,529

Intangible Assets

The gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization for definite-lived intangible assets were as follows:

March 31, 2026December 31, 2025
(in thousands)Gross Carrying AmountAccumulated AmortizationNet Carrying ValueGross Carrying AmountAccumulated AmortizationNet Carrying Value
Trade names$142,845$(64,655)$78,190$141,637$(60,640)$80,997
Customer relationships276,258(137,689)138,569274,844(131,341)143,503
Other (1)7,899(6,547)1,3527,894(6,339)1,555
Total$427,002$(208,891)$218,111$424,375$(198,320)$226,055

(1)Other primarily consists of non-compete agreements.

Amortization expense for definite-lived intangible assets is included in Selling, general and administrative expenses in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) as follows:

Three Months Ended March 31,
(in thousands)20262025
Amortization expense for intangible assets$11,004$11,585

The estimated aggregate amortization expense for the remaining year 2026 and each of the next four years and thereafter are as follows:

(in thousands)Amortization
Remaining 2026$33,179
202739,072
202834,667
202931,082
203021,278
Thereafter58,833
Total$218,111

Note 7 – Leases

The Company leases property used for warehousing, distribution centers, office space, branch locations, equipment and vehicles. The components of lease cost were as follows (in thousands):

Three Months Ended March 31,
Lease TypeClassification20262025
Operating lease expense(1)Operating expenses$7,323$6,827
Financing lease amortizationOperating expenses138150
Financing lease interestInterest expense2326
Financing lease expense161176
Sublease income(2)(193)(159)
Net lease cost$7,291$6,844

(1)Includes short-term lease expense, which is immaterial.

(2)The Company subleases excess property to third-party tenants. Sublease income is recognized on a straight-line basis over the sublease agreement and is recorded as an offset to operating lease expense.

The value of net assets and liabilities related to our operating and finance leases as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 was as follows (in thousands):

Lease TypeMarch 31, 2026December 31, 2025
Total right of use operating lease assets$108,938$111,117
Total right of use financing lease assets1,5191,573
Total lease assets$110,457$112,690
Total current operating lease obligation$20,329$20,030
Total current financing lease obligation584594
Total current lease obligation$20,913$20,624
Total long-term operating lease obligation$95,698$98,022
Total long-term financing lease obligation714799
Total long-term lease obligation$96,412$98,821

The value of lease liabilities related to our operating and finance leases and sublease income as of March 31, 2026 was as follows (in thousands):

Maturity Date of Lease LiabilitiesOperating LeasesFinancing LeasesTotalSublease Income
Remaining 2026$20,731$501$21,232$451
202726,68943527,124168
202824,05829724,35574
202920,36313520,49844
203013,7225513,77730
Thereafter42,431142,432—
Total lease payments147,9941,424149,418767
Less: Interest(31,967)(126)(32,093)—
Present value of lease liabilities$116,027$1,298$117,325$767

The weighted average lease terms and interest rates of leases held as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 were as follows:

March 31, 2026December 31, 2025
Operating LeasesFinance LeasesOperating LeasesFinance Leases
Weighted average remaining lease term6.4 years3.1 years6.0 years3.2 years
Weighted average interest rate7.4%7.0%7.5%7.1%

The cash outflows of leasing activity for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 were as follows (in thousands):

Three Months Ended March 31,
Cash Flow SourceClassification20262025
Operating cash flows from operating leasesOperating activities$(6,856)$(6,558)
Operating cash flows from financing leasesOperating activities$(23)$(26)
Financing cash flows from financing leasesFinancing activities$(159)$(146)

Refer to Note 4 – Revenue Recognition for a discussion on the Company’s activities as lessor.

Note 8 – Debt

The Company’s outstanding long-term debt was comprised of the following:

(in thousands)March 31, 2026December 31, 2025
Senior secured revolving credit facility$44,930$3,948
Senior secured term loan691,250700,000
Other revolving line of credit422470
Total debt736,602704,418
Less: current portion of long-term debt(35,422)(35,470)
Less: deferred financing costs(4,512)(4,752)
Total long-term debt$696,668$664,196

On December 18, 2025, the Company entered into the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Amended Credit Agreement”), which amended and restated the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2022 (as it had been amended from time to time prior to the date of the Amended Credit Agreement, the “Original Credit Agreement”), by and among the Company, certain subsidiaries of the Company as borrowers or guarantors, the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent.

As amended, the Amended Credit Agreement provides for (i) a $400 million senior secured revolving credit facility, with a $25 million letter of credit sub-facility and a $10 million swingline loan sub-facility, (ii) a $700 million senior secured initial term loan facility and (iii) the Company to increase the commitments thereunder from time to time by up to $500 million in the aggregate, subject to, among other things, the receipt of additional commitments from existing and/or new lenders and pro forma compliance with certain financial covenants.

The Amended Credit Agreement requires that the proceeds of any revolving credit facility loans be used for working capital and general corporate purposes (including, without limitation, permitted acquisitions).

The Company has unused outstanding letters of credit of$4.8 millionas of March 31, 2026. Net of these letters of credit, there was $350.2 million of borrowing availability under the revolving credit facility as of March 31, 2026.

The loans under the Amended Credit Agreement bear interest, at the Company’s option, at a rate equal to (i) the Alternate Base Rate or the Canadian Prime Rate (each as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement), plus, in each case, an additional margin ranging from 0.00% to 1.75% per annum, depending on the total net leverage ratio of the Company and its restricted subsidiaries as of the most recent determination date under the Amended Credit Agreement or (ii) the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate or Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement), plus an additional margin ranging from 1.00% to 2.75% per annum, depending on the total net leverage ratio of the Company and its restricted subsidiaries as of the most recent determination date under the Amended Credit Agreement. The Amended Credit Agreement further provides that the additional margin for the period from the Effective Date (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement) until delivery of the Company’s financial statements and compliance certificate for the first full quarter ending after the Effective Date shall be 1.50% per annum for Alternate Base Rate or Canadian Prime Rate loans and 2.50% per annum for all other loans.

The Amended Credit Agreement requires the Company to pay certain closing fees, arrangement fees, administration fees, commitment fees and letter of credit fees, including a commitment fee on the daily unused amount of the revolving credit facility that will accrue at a rate ranging from 0.15% to 0.35% per annum, depending on the total net leverage ratio of the Company. These fees are reported as a component of Interest expense in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) and vary depending on the total net leverage ratio as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement. Fees were nominal in 2026 and 2025.

Deferred financing costs are amortized over the life of the debt instrument and reported as a component of Interest expense in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). Amortization of deferred financing costs was $0.4 million and $0.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively. As of March 31, 2026, total deferred financing costs net of accumulated amortization were $8.3 million of which $4.5 million are included in Long-term debt, less current portion, net (related to the senior secured term loan) and $3.8 million are included in Other assets (related to the senior secured revolving credit facility) in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Each of the loans under the Amended Credit Agreement mature on December 18, 2030, at which time all outstanding loans, together with all accrued and unpaid interest, must be repaid and the revolving credit facility commitments will terminate. Future maturities of long-term debt are $35.0 million per year payable in equal quarterly installments during 2026, 2027, 2028 and 2029, with the remaining balance of $604.9 million due in 2030 upon maturity. The Company is also required to prepay the term loans with the net cash proceeds from any disposition of certain assets (subject to reinvestment rights) or from the incurrence of any unpermitted debt. The Company may borrow, repay and reborrow the revolving loans until December 18, 2030, prepay any of the term loans, and terminate any of the commitments, in whole or in part, at any time without premium or penalty, subject to certain conditions and the reimbursement of certain lender costs in the case of prepayments of certain types of loans.

Subject to certain exceptions as set forth in the Amended Credit Agreement, the obligations of the Company and its U.S. subsidiaries under the Amended Credit Agreement are guaranteed by the Company and certain of the Company’s U.S. subsidiaries and the obligations of each of the Company’s Canadian subsidiaries under the Amended Credit Agreement are guaranteed by the Company and certain of its U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries.

Subject to certain exceptions as set forth in the Amended Credit Agreement, the obligations under the Amended Credit Agreement are secured by a first priority security interest in and lien on substantially all assets of the Company, each other borrower and each guarantor.

The Amended Credit Agreement contains various covenants, including financial maintenance covenants requiring the Company to maintain compliance with a consolidated minimum interest coverage ratio and a maximum total net leverage ratio, each determined in accordance with the terms of the Amended Credit Agreement. The Amended Credit Agreement contains various events of default (subject to exceptions, thresholds and grace periods as set forth in the Amended Credit Agreement). Under certain circumstances, a default interest rate will apply on all obligations at a rate equal to 2.0% per annum above the applicable interest rate. The Company was in compliance with all financial covenants as of March 31, 2026.

Note 9 – Stock-Based Compensation

The Company recorded stock-based compensation expenseof $2.4 million and $1.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively, in Selling, general and administrative expenses in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). A portion of the Company’s stock-based awards are liability-classified. Accordingly, changes in the market value of DSG common stock may result in stock-based compensation expense or benefit in certain periods. A stock-based compensation liabilityof $0.3 million as of March 31, 2026 and $0.3 million as of December 31, 2025 was included in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Note 10 – Stockholders’ Equity

Stock Repurchase Program

Under an existing stock repurchase program authorized by the Board of Directors, the Company may repurchase its common stock from time to time in open market transactions, privately negotiated transactions or by other methods. During the first three months of 2026, no repurchases were made. During the first three months of 2025, the Company repurchased 320,638 shares of DSG common stock under the repurchase program at an average cost of $34.94 per share for a total cost of $11.2 million. The remaining availability for stock repurchases under the program was $32.9 million at March 31, 2026.

Note 11 – Earnings Per Share

The following table provides the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:

Three Months Ended March 31,
(in thousands, except share and per share data)20262025
Basic income per share:
Net income (loss)$382$3,261
Basic weighted average shares outstanding46,190,59846,601,426
Basic income (loss) per share of common stock$0.01$0.07
Diluted income per share:
Net income (loss)$382$3,261
Basic weighted average shares outstanding46,190,59846,601,426
Effect of dilutive securities839,682798,952
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding47,030,28047,400,378
Diluted income (loss) per share of common stock$0.01$0.07

The securities that were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share because their inclusion would be anti-dilutive were as follows:

Three Months Ended March 31,
20262025
Stock options1,574,7831,369,868
Other stock-based awards1,036736

Note 12 – Income Taxes

The Company recorded income tax expense of $0.4 million, a 49.5% effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2026. An income tax expense of $2.3 million, a 40.9% effective tax rate was recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2026 differs from the U.S. statutory rate primarily due to state taxes, foreign income and a change in valuation allowances related to interest expense limitation deferred tax assets and other discrete items. The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2025 differs from the U.S. statutory rate primarily due to state taxes, foreign income and a change in valuation allowances related to interest expense limitation deferred tax assets.

The Company and its subsidiaries are subject to U.S. federal income tax, as well as income tax of multiple state and foreign jurisdictions. As of March 31, 2026, the Company is subject to U.S. federal income tax examinations for the years 2022 through 2024 and income tax examinations from various other jurisdictions for the years 2018 through 2024.

Earnings from the Company’s foreign subsidiaries are considered to be indefinitely reinvested. A distribution of these non-U.S. earnings in the form of dividends or otherwise would subject the company to foreign withholding taxes and may subject the Company to U.S. federal and state taxes. Determination of the amount of unrecognized deferred tax liability related to indefinitely reinvested profits is not feasible primarily due to the Company’s legal entity structure and the complexity of U.S. tax laws.

Note 13 – Segment Information

The Company’s CODM is the Chief Executive Officer of DSG. For each reportable segment, the CODM uses segment operating income (loss) to allocate resources (including employees and financial resources) in a way to manage and grow margins.

The Company hasfour reporting segments: Lawson, TestEquity, Gexpro Services and Canada Branch Division. A description of our reportable segments is as follows:

Lawson is a distributor of specialty products and services to the industrial, commercial, institutional and governmental MRO marketplace. Lawson primarily distributes MRO products to its customers through a network of sales representatives and an inside sales channel throughout the United States and Canada.

TestEquity is a distributor of test and measurement equipment and solutions, industrial and electronic production supplies, vendor managed inventory programs, and converting, fabrication and adhesive solutions from its leading manufacturer partners supporting the aerospace and defense, wireless and communication, semiconductors, industrial electronics and automotive, and electronics manufacturing industries.

Canada Branch Division is a distributor ofindustrial MRO supplies, safety products, fasteners, power tools and related value-add services to the Canadian MRO market through the sale of products and services via warehouse shipments andto its walk-up customers through 35 branch locations.

The Company also has an “All Other” category which includes unallocated DSG holding company costs that are not directly attributable to the ongoing operating activities of our reportable segments. There is no revenue associated with the All Other category.

Financial information for the Company’s segments and reconciliations of that information to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements is presented below.

Three Months Ended March 31,
(in thousands)20262025
Revenue
Lawson$123,736$120,462
TestEquity204,176188,773
Gexpro Services117,648118,905
Canada Branch Division51,02250,543
Intersegment revenue elimination(587)(654)
Total revenue$495,995$478,029
Cost of goods sold
Lawson$58,749$52,228
TestEquity158,582147,016
Gexpro Services81,89181,799
Canada Branch Division33,81233,646
Intersegment cost of goods sold elimination(378)(640)
Total cost of goods sold$332,656$314,049
Selling, general and administrative expenses
Lawson$61,931$61,918
TestEquity41,54737,627
Gexpro Services27,35625,865
Canada Branch Division16,82416,246
All Other2,0512,227
Total operating expenses$149,709$143,883
Operating income (loss)
Lawson$3,056$6,316
TestEquity4,0474,130
Gexpro Services8,40111,241
Canada Branch Division386651
All Other(2,260)(2,241)
Total operating income (loss)$13,630$20,097
Reconciliation to income (loss) before income taxes
Interest expense$(12,171)$(14,215)
Change in fair value of earnout liabilities—(1,000)
Other income (expense), net(702)632
Income (loss) before income taxes$757$5,514

Segment revenue includes revenue from sales to external customers and intersegment revenue from sales transactions between segments. The Company accounts for intersegment sales similar to third party transactions that are conducted on an arm’s-length basis and reflect current market prices. Intersegment revenue is eliminated in consolidation. Segment revenue and the elimination of intersegment revenue was as follows:

(in thousands)LawsonTestEquityGexpro ServicesCanada Branch DivisionEliminationTotal
Revenue from external customers$123,689$203,764$117,543$50,999$—$495,995
Intersegment revenue4741210523(587)—
Revenue$123,736$204,176$117,648$51,022$(587)$495,995
Revenue from external customers$120,440$188,456$118,593$50,540$—$478,029
Intersegment revenue223173123(654)—
Revenue$120,462$188,773$118,905$50,543$(654)$478,029

Total assets by segment and long-lived assets by geographic area were as follows:

(in thousands)March 31, 2026December 31, 2025
Total assets by segment
Lawson$539,809$548,169
TestEquity638,485624,829
Gexpro Services371,250351,552
Canada Branch Division224,182210,625
All Other16,27813,446
Total$1,790,004$1,748,621
Long-lived assets by geographic area(1)
United States$783,709$796,554
Canada152,159142,183
Europe30,80831,006
Pacific Rim5,7335,967
Latin America3,0583,224
Other——
Total$975,467$978,934

(1)Long-lived assets include property, plant and equipment, rental equipment, goodwill, intangibles, right of use operating lease assets, and other assets.

Refer to Note 4 – Revenue Recognition for disaggregated revenue by geographic area.

Capital expenditures and depreciation and amortization by segment were as follows:

Three Months Ended March 31,
(in thousands)20262025
Capital expenditures
Lawson$1,367$3,976
TestEquity6,4613,188
Gexpro Services716987
Canada Branch Division368356
All Other——
Total$8,912$8,507
Depreciation and amortization
Lawson$6,714$6,552
TestEquity8,2808,128
Gexpro Services3,1293,453
Canada Branch Division1,6011,846
All Other——
Total$19,724$19,979

Note 14 – Commitments and Contingencies

The Company is a party to various legal proceedings that have arisen in the ordinary course of business. The Company records accruals for loss contingencies when losses are probable and reasonably estimable. The Company is not currently aware of any litigation matters or loss contingencies that would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Note 15 – Related Party Transactions

Consulting Services

Individuals employed by LKCM Headwater Operations, LLC, a related party of LKCM, have provided the Company with certain consulting services for interim executive management in addition to assisting in identifying cost savings, revenue enhancements and operational synergies of the combined companies. Expense of $0.2 million for both the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 was recorded within Selling, general and administrative expenses in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss), reflecting expenses incurred for these consulting services.

Significant Shareholder

LKCM, entities affiliated with LKCM and J. Bryan King (President and Chief Executive Officer of DSG and Chairman of the DSG Board of Directors), including private investment partnerships for which LKCM serves as investment manager, beneficially owned in the aggregate approximately 36.4 million shares of DSG common stock as of March 31, 2026 representing approximately 78.7% of the outstanding shares of DSG common stock as of March 31, 2026.

Principal Executive Office Lease

In connection with the Company’s headquarters move to Fort Worth, Texas in 2023, the Company has been utilizing office space in a building that is leased by LKCM. The Company is not charged any rent or other amounts for the use of the office space.

Note 16 – Recent Developments

On March 14, 2026, the Company received an unsolicited preliminary, non-binding proposal from LKCM Headwater Investments, LLC, together with its affiliates and related parties which includes LKCM (the “LKCM Group”), to acquire all of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock not currently owned by LKCM Group for $29.50 per share in cash (the

“Take-Private Proposal”). As of the date of such filing, LKCM Group, together with its affiliates, beneficially owned approximately 78.7% of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock. On April 6, 2026, the Company’s Board of Directors formed a special committee comprised of independent and disinterested directors (the “Special Committee”) to review, evaluate and negotiate the Proposal and determine the Company’s response thereto. The Special Committee has retained independent legal counsel and an independent financial advisor to assist it in connection with its review. The Proposal is preliminary and non-binding and is subject to, among other things, confirmatory due diligence, negotiation and execution of definitive documentation, and may be modified or withdrawn at any time. There can be no assurance that the Special Committee will recommend the Proposal, that any definitive agreement will be executed, that any required approvals will be obtained, or that any transaction will be approved or consummated on the proposed terms, or at all.

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