NN INC
For the period ended Sep 30, 2025. Filed Oct 29, 2025.
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Sep 30, 2025 · Filed Oct 29, 2025
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What changed in Management’s Discussion and Analysis?
Read the current filingPrevious report: 10-Q
Period ended 2025-06-30; filed 2025-08-07.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsCurrent report: 10-Q
Period ended 2025-09-30; filed 2025-10-29.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsThe baseline is this issuer’s latest earlier reporting period of the same form that was filed before the current report. A previous 10-Q is a different quarter, not a year-over-year comparison. Amendments are excluded.
Compared 79 previous paragraphs and 78 current paragraphs.
40 unchanged; 30 reworded; 8 added; 8 removed; 1 previous and 0 current paragraphs rearranged.
Tables are not compared: 8 previous and 8 current tables excluded. Dates, whitespace, punctuation and numbering changes are ignored; changes to financial figures remain significant.
A changed paragraph is not evidence that risk increased or decreased. An unchanged paragraph does not establish that risk stayed the same.
Added paragraphs (8)
Current report
Net sales decreased by $11.6 million, or 16.4%, during the three months ended September 30, 2025, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2024, primarily due to rationalization of underperforming business and plants, lower volume in North America customers and favorable foreign exchange effects of $0.8 million.
Current report
Loss from operations increased by $1.4 million or 98.1% during the three months ended September 30, 2025, compared to the same period in the prior year, primarily related to reduced revenue resulting in lower gross profits and an increase in China related operational costs.
Current report
Net sales increased by $2.0 million, or 4.7%, during the three months ended September 30, 2025 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2024, due to increase in precious metals pass-through pricing offset by lower volumes and favorable foreign exchange effects of $0.1 million.
Current report
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 compared to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024
Current report
Net sales decreased by $31.8 million, or 14.7%, during the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2024, primarily due to rationalization of underperforming business and plants, lower volume in North America customers and unfavorable foreign exchange effects of $1.5 million.
Current report
Loss from operations increased by $1.4 million or 27.6% during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, primarily related to lower gross profits and an increase in China costs.
Current report
Net sales decreased by $8.2 million, or 5.8%, during the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2024, primarily due to the sale of our Lubbock operations in 2024, lower volumes and unfavorable foreign exchange effects of $1.2 million. These decreases were partially offset by higher precious metals pass-through pricing.
Current report
Cash provided by operations was $7.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared with $4.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The favorable change is primarily due to improved management of working capital.
Removed paragraphs (8)
Previous report
Net sales decreased by $9.5 million, or 13.0%, during the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2024, primarily due to rationalized volume, lower volume and unfavorable foreign exchange effects of $0.3 million.
Previous report
Loss from operations decreased by $0.5 million during the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to the same period in the prior year, primarily due to lower depreciation expense partially offset by lower revenue.
Previous report
Net sales decreased by $5.5 million, or 11.0%, during the three months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2024, primarily due to the sale of our Lubbock operations in 2024, lower volumes and unfavorable foreign exchange effects of $0.4 million. These decreases were partially offset by higher precious metals pass-through pricing.
Previous report
Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 compared to the Six Months Ended June 30, 2024
Previous report
Net sales decreased by $20.3 million, or 13.9%, during the six months ended June 30, 2025, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2024, primarily due to rationalized volume, lower volume and unfavorable foreign exchange effects of $2.2 million.
Previous report
Loss from operations was unchanged at $3.8 million during the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024. The decrease in depreciation expense was offset by the lower revenues.
Previous report
Net sales decreased by $10.2 million, or 10.4%, during the six months ended June 30, 2025, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2024, primarily due to the sale of our Lubbock operations in 2024, lower volumes and unfavorable foreign exchange effects of $1.3 million. These decreases were partially offset by higher precious metals pass-through pricing
Previous report
Cash used in operations was $4.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025, compared with $0.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024. The unfavorable change is primarily due to lower gross margin contributions due to lower sales, and an increase in working capital.
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Previous wording
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations is intended to help the reader understand the results of operations and financial condition of NN, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025. The financial information as of June 30, 2025, should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024, contained in our 2024 Annual Report, and the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Quarterly Report.
Current wording
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations is intended to help the reader understand the results of operations and financial condition of NN, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025. The financial information as of September 30, 2025, should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024, contained in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 (“2024 Annual Report”), and the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Quarterly Report.
Previous wording
Net Sales. Net sales decreased by $15.1 million, or 12.3%, during the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2024, primarily due to the rationalization of underperforming business and plants, the sale of our Lubbock operations in 2024, lower volumes and unfavorable foreign exchange effects of $0.7 million. These decreases were partially offset by contribution of new business launches and higher precious metals pass-through pricing.
Current wording
Net Sales. Net sales decreased by $9.7 million, or 8.5%, during the three months ended September 30, 2025, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2024, primarily due to the rationalization of underperforming business and plants and lower volumes. These decreases were partially offset by contribution of new business launches, higher precious metals pass-through pricing and favorable foreign exchange effects of $0.8 million.
Previous wording
Cost of Sales. Cost of sales decreased by $11.6 million, or 11.4%, during the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2024, primarily due to the decrease in sales.
Current wording
Cost of Sales. Cost of sales decreased by $10.7 million, or 11.0%, during the three months ended September 30, 2025, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2024, primarily due to the decrease in sales.
Previous wording
Selling, General, and Administrative Expense. Selling, general, and administrative expense decreased by $1.4 million during the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2024, primarily due to lower compensation expense related to lower headcount.
Current wording
Selling, General, and Administrative Expense. Selling, general, and administrative expense increased by $0.8 million during the three months ended September 30, 2025, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2024, primarily due to payroll and benefits compensation expense related to increase in expected bonus payments in our Power segment.
Previous wording
Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization decreased by $2.8 million during the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2024, primarily due to impact of historical purchase accounting step-up basis becoming fully depreciated in the second half of 2024.
Current wording
Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization decreased by $1.8 million during the three months ended September 30, 2025, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2024, primarily due to impact of historical purchase accounting step-up basis becoming fully depreciated in the second half of 2024.
Previous wording
Interest Expense. Interest expense decreased by $0.2 million during the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2024, primarily due to lower average debt balances, lower interest rates and lower amortization of debt issuance costs. These reductions were partially offset by the gain recognized on interest rate swap in 2024.
Current wording
Interest Expense. Interest expense increased by $0.3 million during the three months ended September 30, 2025, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2024, primarily due to average debt balances, interest rates and amortization of debt issuance costs.
Previous wording
Other Income, Net. Other income, net decreased by $2.8 million during the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2024, primarily due to lower noncash derivative mark-to-market losses recognized during the current quarter compared to the second quarter of 2024.
Current wording
Other Income, Net. Other income, net decreased by $5.2 million during the three months ended September 30, 2025, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2024, primarily due to lower noncash derivative mark-to-market losses recognized during the current quarter compared to the third quarter of 2024.
Previous wording
Benefit (Provision) For Income Taxes. Our effective tax rate was (8.1)% for the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to 4.7% for the three months ended June 30, 2024. The rate for the three months ended June 30, 2025 was unfavorably impacted due to the accrual of tax on non-permanently reinvested unremitted earnings of foreign subsidiaries and by the limitation of the amount of tax benefit recorded for losses in certain jurisdictions where we believe it is more likely than not that a future tax benefit may not be realized.
Current wording
Provision For Income Taxes. Our effective tax rate was (10.4)% for the three months ended September 30, 2025, compared to (23.5)% for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The rate for the three months ended September 30, 2025 was unfavorably impacted due to the accrual of tax on non-permanently reinvested unremitted earnings of foreign subsidiaries and by the limitation of the amount of tax benefit recorded for losses in certain jurisdictions where we believe it is more likely than not that a future tax benefit may not be realized.
Previous wording
Share of Net Income from Joint Venture. Share of net income from the JV was unchanged during the three months ended June 30, 2025, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2024. The JV, in which we own a 49% investment, recognized net sales of $31.6 million and $31.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Current wording
Share of Net Income from Joint Venture. Share of net income from the JV was decreased during the three months ended September 30, 2025, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2024. The JV, in which we own a 49% investment, recognized net sales of $33.3 million and $32.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Previous wording
Income from operations increased by $0.5 million during the three months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the same period in the prior year, primarily due to the lower compensation costs due to headcount reduction, partially offset by lower revenues and the sale of the Lubbock operations in 2024.
Current wording
Income from operations increased by $2.9 million during the three months ended September 30, 2025 compared to the same period in the prior year, primarily due improved margins and lower compensation costs due to headcount reductions.
Previous wording
Net Sales. Net sales decreased by $30.6 million, or 12.5%, during the six months ended June 30, 2025, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2024, primarily due to the rationalization of underperforming business and plants, the sale of our Lubbock operations, lower volumes and unfavorable foreign exchange effects of $3.5 million. These decreases were partially offset by contribution of new business launches and higher precious metals pass-through pricing.
Current wording
Net Sales. Net sales decreased by $40.3 million, or 11.3%, during the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2024, primarily due to the rationalization of underperforming business and plants, the sale of our Lubbock operations, lower volumes and unfavorable foreign exchange effects of $2.7 million. These decreases were partially offset by contribution of new business launches and higher precious metals pass-through pricing.
Previous wording
Cost of Sales. Cost of sales decreased by $21.0 million, or 10.4%, during the six months ended June 30, 2025, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2024, primarily due to the decrease in sales.
Current wording
Cost of Sales. Cost of sales decreased by $31.7 million, or 10.6%, during the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2024, primarily due to the decrease in sales.
Previous wording
Selling, General, and Administrative Expense. Selling, general, and administrative expense decreased by $3.6 million during the six months ended June 30, 2025, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2024, primarily due to lower compensation expense due to a reduction in headcount.
Current wording
Selling, General, and Administrative Expense. Selling, general, and administrative expense decreased by $2.8 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2024, primarily due to lower compensation expense due to a reduction in headcount.
Previous wording
Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization decreased by $6.6 million during the six months ended June 30, 2025, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2024, primarily due to impact of historical purchase accounting step-up basis becoming fully depreciated in the second half of 2024.
Current wording
Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization decreased by $8.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2024, primarily due to impact of historical purchase accounting step-up basis becoming fully depreciated in the second half of 2024.
Previous wording
Interest Expense. Interest expense decreased by $0.4 million during the six months ended June 30, 2025, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2024, primarily due to lower average debt balances and lower interest rates. These reductions were partially offset by the gain recognized on interest rate swap in 2024 and a lower amount of capitalized interest during 2025.
Current wording
Interest Expense. Interest expense decreased by $0.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2024, primarily due to lower average debt balances and lower interest rates. These reductions were partially offset by the gain recognized on interest rate swap in 2024 and a lower amount of capitalized interest during 2025.
Previous wording
Loss on Extinguishment of Debt. Loss on extinguishment of debt was $3.0 million during the three months ended June 30, 2025 due to the termination of the 2021 Term Loan Facility, see Note 7 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Current wording
Loss on Extinguishment of Debt. Loss on extinguishment of debt was $3.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 due to the termination of the 2021 Term Loan Facility, see Note 8 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Previous wording
Other Expense (Income), Net. Other expense (income), net changed favorably by $3.5 million during the six months ended June 30, 2025, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2024, primarily due to noncash derivative mark-to-market gains recognized during 2025 and favorable foreign exchange effects associated with intercompany borrowings.
Current wording
Other Income, Net. Other income, net changed unfavorably by $1.8 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2024, primarily due to noncash derivative mark-to-market gains recognized during 2025 and unfavorable foreign exchange effects associated with intercompany borrowings.
Previous wording
Benefit (Provision) for Income Taxes. Our effective tax rate was (12.0)% for the six months ended June 30, 2025, compared to (1.5)% for the six months ended June 30, 2024. The rate for the six months ended June 30, 2025 was unfavorably impacted due to the accrual of tax on non-permanently reinvested unremitted earnings of foreign subsidiaries and by the limitation on the amount of tax benefit recorded for losses in certain jurisdictions where we believe it is more likely than not that a future tax benefit may not be realized.
Current wording
Provision for Income Taxes. Our effective tax rate was (11.5)% for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to (5.3)% for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 was unfavorably impacted due to the accrual of tax on non-permanently reinvested unremitted earnings of foreign subsidiaries and by the limitation on the amount of tax benefit recorded for losses in certain jurisdictions where we believe it is more likely than not that a future tax benefit may not be realized.
Previous wording
Share of Net Income from Joint Venture. Share of net income from the JV increased by $0.2 million during the six months ended June 30, 2025, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2024, primarily due to higher sales and increased margin partially offset by higher fixed costs, depreciation and interest expense. The JV, in which we own a 49% investment, recognized net sales of $64.3 million and $62.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Current wording
Share of Net Income from Joint Venture. Share of net income from the JV remained unchanged during the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The JV, in which we own a 49% investment, recognized net sales of $97.7 million and $95.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Previous wording
Income from operations decreased by $0.5 million during the six months ended June 30, 2025 compared to the same period in the prior year, primarily due to the sale of our Lubbock operations and lower sales. These decreases were partially offset by lower compensation costs and higher precious metals pass-through pricing
Current wording
Income from operations increased by $2.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 compared to the same period in the prior year, primarily due to lower compensation costs and higher precious metals pass-through pricing. This increase was partially offset by the sale of our Lubbock operations.
Previous wording
From December 31, 2024 to June 30, 2025, total assets increased by $3.9 million primarily due to increases in accounts receivable, property, plant and equipment and our investment in a joint venture. These increases were partially offset by decreases in intangible assets due to amortization.
Current wording
From December 31, 2024 to September 30, 2025, total assets decreased by $5.9 million, primarily due to decrease in property, plant and equipment, right-of-use assets, intangible assets offset by increases in accounts receivable and inventories.
Previous wording
From December 31, 2024 to June 30, 2025, total liabilities increased by $9.8 million, primarily due to increases in accounts payable, other current liabilities and long-term debt. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in accrued salaries, wages and benefits due to reduced compensation costs.
Current wording
From December 31, 2024 to September 30, 2025, total liabilities increased by $5.2 million, primarily due to increases in accounts payable, other current liabilities and long-term debt. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in accrued salaries, wages and benefits due to reduced compensation costs.
Previous wording
Working capital, which consists of current assets less current liabilities, decreased by $0.8 million, from December 31, 2024 to June 30, 2025. The change was primarily due to an increase in accounts receivable and a decrease in accrued salaries, wages and benefits, partially offset by increases in accounts payable and other current liabilities.
Current wording
Working capital, which consists of current assets less current liabilities, decreased by $4.6 million, from December 31, 2024 to September 30, 2025. The change was primarily due to a decrease in cash and accrued salaries, wages and benefits offset by an increase in accounts payable and other current portion of debt.
Previous wording
Cash used in investing activities decreased by $1.6 million during the six months ended June 30, 2025, compared with the same period in 2024, due to lower purchases of property, plant and equipment in 2025.
Current wording
Cash used in investing activities decreased by $11.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared with the same period in 2024, due to sale of business in 2024 and fewer purchases of property, plant and equipment in 2025.
Previous wording
Cash provided by financing activities was unchanged at $1.6 million during the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024. The increase in proceeds from the new term loan in 2025 was offset by the proceeds from the sale-leaseback transactions in 2024.
Current wording
Cash used in financing activities decreased by $10.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024. The increase in proceeds from the new term loan in 2025 resulted in a decrease in net debt payments, which was offset by the proceeds from the sale-leaseback transactions in 2024 that did not occur in 2025.
Previous wording
The principal amount outstanding under our Term Loan Facility as of June 30, 2025, was $118.9 million, without regard to unamortized debt issuance costs and discount. As of June 30, 2025, we had $5.0 million outstanding borrowings under the ABL Facility and $24.2 million available for future borrowings under the ABL Facility. This amount of borrowing capacity is net of $10.9 million of outstanding letters of credit at June 30, 2025, which are considered as usage of the ABL Facility.
Current wording
The principal amount outstanding under our Term Loan Facility as of September 30, 2025, was $119.8 million, without regard to unamortized debt issuance costs and discount. As of September 30, 2025, there were no outstanding borrowings under the ABL Facility and $29.3 million available for future borrowings under the ABL Facility. This amount of borrowing capacity is net of $10.4 million of outstanding letters of credit at September 30, 2025, which are considered as usage of the ABL Facility.
Previous wording
During 2024 and 2025, we entered into several sale-leaseback transactions and received a total of $21.2 million from the sale and leaseback of several properties. These financing obligations have a weighted average effective fixed interest rate of 9.500%, requires monthly payments and terminate in 2044. In addition, we received $10.6 million from the sale and leaseback of equipment. These financing obligations have a weighted average effective interest rate of 9.170%, require monthly payments and have a weighted average remaining term of 3.8 years.
Current wording
During 2024 and 2025, we entered into several sale-leaseback transactions and received a total of $21.2 million from the sale and leaseback of several properties. These financing obligations have a weighted average effective fixed interest rate of 9.500%, requires monthly payments and terminate in 2044. In addition, we received $10.6 million from the sale and leaseback of equipment. These financing obligations have a weighted average effective interest rate of 9.100%, require monthly payments and have a weighted average remaining term of 3.5 years.
Previous wording
We participate in programs established by our customers which allows us to sell certain receivables from that customer on a non-recourse basis to a third-party financial institution. In exchange, we receive payment on the receivables, less a discount, sooner than under the customary credit terms we have extended to that customer. These programs allow us to improve working capital and cash flows at the same or lower interest rates as available on our ABL Facility. Our access to these programs is dependent on our customers’ ongoing agreements with the third-parties. Our participation in these programs is based on our specific cash needs throughout the year, the discount charged to receive payment earlier, the length of the payment terms with our customers, as well being subject to limits in our ABL Facility and Term Loan Facility agreements.
Current wording
We participate in programs established by our customers and financial institutions which allow us to sell certain receivables from customers on a non-recourse basis to a third-party financial institution. In exchange, we receive payment on the receivables, less a discount, sooner than under the customary credit terms we have extended to customer. These programs allow us to improve working capital and cash flows at the same or lower interest rates as available on our ABL Facility. Our participation in these programs is based on our specific cash needs throughout the year, the discount charged to receive payment earlier, the length of the payment terms with our customers, as well being subject to limits in our ABL Facility and Term Loan Facility agreements.
Previous wording
In 2021, we filed a refund claim with the IRS as a result of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. Including interest accrued on the initial refund amount, we have a $12.6 million tax refund receivable at June 30, 2025, which is being processed for refund at the IRS service center. The timing of the receipt of the refund is expected in 2025.
Current wording
In 2021, we filed a refund claim with the IRS as a result of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”). Including interest accrued on the initial refund amount, we have a $12.7 million tax refund receivable at September 30, 2025, which is being processed for refund at the IRS service center.
Previous wording
Our significant accounting policies, including the assumptions and judgments underlying them, are disclosed in Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in the 2024 Annual Report. Our most critical accounting estimates are discussed in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in the 2024 Annual Report. There have been no material changes to our significant accounting policies or critical accounting estimates during the six months ended June 30, 2025.
Current wording
Our significant accounting policies, including the assumptions and judgments underlying them, are disclosed in Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in the 2024 Annual Report. Our most critical accounting estimates are discussed in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in the 2024 Annual Report. There have been no material changes to our significant accounting policies or critical accounting estimates during the nine months ended September 30, 2025.
Rearranged previous paragraphs (1)
Previous report — wording carried elsewhere
Loss on Extinguishment of Debt. Loss on extinguishment of debt was $3.0 million during the six months ended June 30, 2025 due to the termination of the 2021 Term Loan Facility, see Note 7 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.