SXT — what changed in the latest 10-Q
A section-by-section comparison of SXT's newest periodic SEC filing (10-K/10-Q) against the prior same-form filing: paragraphs added and removed per section, with verbatim excerpts. Purely a deterministic text diff — no similarity scores, no directional read, not investment advice.
Comparing 10-Q · 2026-05-05 vs the prior 10-Q · 2025-11-04
| Section | Outcome | Added | Removed | Minor | Unchanged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD&A | Text added/removed | +22 | −30 | ~5 | 10 |
| Market risk (Item 3) | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~1 | 0 |
| Controls & procedures | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~1 | 1 |
| Risk factors | No material changes reported (points to the 10-K) | — | — | — | — |
| Other information | Text added/removed | 0 | −7 | ~1 | 0 |
Counts are paragraphs; added/removed means text added or removed vs the prior filing — no direction or judgement implied.
Not shown (absent or not faithfully extractable): Legal proceedings
Representative excerpts
Up to 5 excerpts of about 300 characters per section, quoted verbatim from the two SEC filings.
MD&A
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-05-05
Revenue was $435.8 million and $392.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The increase in revenue was primarily due to higher volumes, the favorable impact of foreign exchange rates that increased revenue by approximately 4%, and favorable pricing.
The Company’s gross margin was 35.0% and 33.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2025, Portfolio Optimization Plan costs totaling $1.8 million decreased gross margin by 50 basis points. See Portfolio Optimization Plan below for fur…
Selling and administrative expense as a percent of revenue was 19.7% and 19.9% for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2026, selling and administrative expenses were decreased by $0.4 million, or approximately 10 basis points as a percen…
Interest expense was $7.9 million and $7.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The increase in expense was primarily due to an increase in the average outstanding debt balance.
The effective income tax rates for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 were 24.9% and 25.4%, respectively. The effective tax rates for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 were both impacted by changes in estimates associated with the finalization of prior year foreign tax items…
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2025-11-04
Revenue was $412.1 million and $392.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Revenue was $1.22 billion and $1.18 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The increase in revenue for the three and nine months ended September 3…
The Company’s gross margin was 34.3% and 33.2% for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The Company’s gross margin was 34.1% and 32.8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, Portfolio O…
Selling and administrative expense as a percent of revenue was 20.3% for each of the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024. Selling and administrative expense as a percent of revenue was 20.3% and 20.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. For the three month…
Operating income was $168.9 million and $149.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Operating margins were 13.9% and 12.7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Portfolio Optimization Plan costs decreased operating margins by app…
Interest expense was $7.3 million and $7.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, and $22.1 million and $22.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The decrease in expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, …
Other information
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2025-11-04
Amended and Restated Consolidated Note Purchase and Master Note Agreement
On November 3, 2025, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Consolidated Note Purchase and Master Note Agreement (Master Note Agreement) with the purchasers named therein. The Master Note Agreement consolidates all existing senior note purchase agreements of the Company into a single senio…
The Master Note Agreement contains substantially similar restrictions, covenants, and events of default as the existing note purchase agreements except, among other things, the Company may incur a leverage ratio of up to 4.00 to 1.00 for three succeeding fiscal quarters in the event of a material ac…
Also on November 3, 2025, the Company issued $60 million of U.S. dollar-denominated four-year 4.83% senior notes (collectively, the New Notes). The New Notes bear interest on the unpaid principal amount from the date of issuance, payable semi-annually, in May and November in each year and on the mat…
The New Notes are subject to the restrictions, events of default, and covenants of the Master Note Agreement, including, among other things, the requirement to limit its leverage ratio as of the end of each fiscal quarter to no more than 3.50 to 1.00, subject to the Leverage Holiday. In addition, th…
How to read Risk Factors (Item 1A) in a 10-Q
A 10-Q risk-factor section usually takes one of three forms; this page classifies it as one of:
- Pointer — the filer states there have been no material changes and points back to the annual 10-K risk factors; there is no own risk text to compare this quarter.
- Partial update — the filer carves out specific updated risks ("except as set forth below"); the excerpts show exactly what is new this quarter.
- Restated in full — the quarter carries the complete risk-factor text. When the prior quarter was only a pointer there is no prior full text to diff against, so the page flags the section as restated instead.
This describes the filing structure only — it is never a judgement on whether risk went up or down.
Source: text-level diff of the two SEC EDGAR filings · deterministic (no AI-generated content) · for reference only · not investment advice