Dorman Products, Inc. (DORM)

ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” should be read in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included in PART I, ITEM 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. As used herein, unless the context requires otherwise, “Dorman,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our” refers to Dorman Products, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Information

Certain statements in this document constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements related to net sales, diluted earnings per share, gross profit, gross margin, selling, general, and administrative expenses, income tax expense, income before income taxes, net income, cash and cash equivalents, indebtedness, liquidity, the Company’s share repurchase program, the Company’s outlook, the Company’s growth opportunities and future business prospects, operational costs and productivity initiatives, inflation, tariffs, tariff refunds, supplier diversification, price increases, long-term value, acquisitions and acquisition opportunities, investments, cost offsets, quarterly fluctuations, new product development, customer concessions, and fluctuations in foreign currency. Words such as “may,” “believe,” “demonstrate,” “expect,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “project,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “should,” “will,” and “likely” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. However, the absence of these words does not mean the statements are not forward-looking. In addition, statements that are not historical should also be considered forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on those forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date the statements were made. Such forward-looking statements are based on current expectations that involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors (many of which are outside of our control) that may cause actual events to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those anticipated, estimated, or projected.

Please refer to “Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Information” and “Item 1A. Risk Factors” located in PART I of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), as updated by our subsequent filings with the SEC, for a description of these and other risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or implied by the forward-looking statements. The Company is under no obligation to, and expressly disclaims any such obligation to, update any of the information in this document, including but not limited to any situation where any forward-looking statement later turns out to be inaccurate, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as may be required by applicable law.

Introduction

The following discussion and analysis, as well as other sections in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto of Dorman Products, Inc. included in “PART 1, ITEM 1. Financial Statements” of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and with Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and the audited consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025.

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This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains the registered and unregistered trademarks or service marks of Dorman and are the property of Dorman Products, Inc. and/or its affiliates. This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q also may contain additional trade names, trademarks, or service marks belonging to other companies. We do not intend our use or display of other parties’ trademarks, trade names, or service marks to imply, and such use or display should not be construed to imply, a relationship with or endorsement or sponsorship of us by these parties.

Overview

We are one of the leading suppliers of replacement and upgrade parts in the motor vehicle aftermarket industry, serving passenger cars, light-, medium-, and heavy-duty trucks, as well as specialty vehicles, including utility terrain vehicles (UTVs) and all-terrain vehicles (ATVs). We operate through three business segments: Light Duty, Heavy Duty, and Specialty Vehicle, consistent with the sectors of the motor vehicle aftermarket industry in which we operate. For more information on our segments, refer to Note 7, “Segment Information,” to the Consolidated Financial Statements, included under Part II, ITEM 8 of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.

As of December 31, 2025, we marketed approximately 144,000 distinct parts, many of which we designed and engineered. This number excludes private-label stock keeping units and other variations in how we market, package, and distribute our products, includes distinct parts of acquired companies, and reflects distinct parts that have been discontinued at the end of their lifecycle. Our products are sold under our various brand names, under our customers’ private-label brands, or in bulk. We are one of the leading aftermarket suppliers of parts that were traditionally available to consumers only from OEMs or salvage yards. These parts include, among others, leaf springs, intake manifolds, exhaust manifolds, oil filters and coolers, window regulators, radiator fan assemblies, tire pressure monitor sensors, exhaust gas recirculation ("EGR") coolers, driveshafts, UTV windshields, and complex electronics modules.

We generate most of our net sales from customers in North America, primarily in the United States. Our products are sold primarily through aftermarket retailers, including their online platforms; dealers; and national, regional, and local warehouse distributors and specialty markets. We also distribute aftermarket parts outside the United States, with sales primarily into Canada and Mexico, and to a lesser extent, Europe, the Middle East, and Australia.

We may experience significant fluctuations from quarter to quarter in our results of operations due to the timing of our customers' orders, as well as our ability and our suppliers' ability to deliver products ordered by our customers. The introduction of new products and product lines to customers, as well as business acquisitions, may also cause significant fluctuations from quarter to quarter.

Critical Accounting Policies

There have been no material changes to the Company’s critical accounting policies as described in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.

New Product Development

New product development is a key success factor for us and has been a significant contributor to our growth. We have made incremental investments to increase our new product development efforts to grow our business and strengthen our relationships with our customers. The investments have primarily been in the form of increased product development resources, additional customer and end-user awareness programs, and customer service improvements. These investments have enabled us to provide an expanding array of new product offerings and grow revenues at levels that generally have exceeded market growth rates.

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In the six months ended June 27, 2026, we introduced 1,885 new distinct parts to our customers and end-users, including 528 “New-to-the-Aftermarket” parts. We introduced 5,560 new distinct parts to our customers and end-users in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, including 1,608 “New-to-the-Aftermarket” parts.

One area of focus for the light-duty sector has been our complex electronics program, which capitalizes on the growing number of electronic components being utilized on today’s original equipment platforms. New vehicles contain an average of approximately 100 electronic modules, with some high-end luxury vehicles exceeding that. Our complex electronics products are designed and developed in-house and tested to help ensure consistent performance. Our product portfolio is focused on further developing our leadership position in this category.

Another area of focus has been on products we market for the heavy-duty sector. We believe that this sector provides many of the same growth opportunities that the light-duty sector has provided us. We specialize in offering parts to this sector that were traditionally only available from OEMs or salvage yards, similar to how we approach the light-duty sector.

Within the specialty vehicle sector, we focus on providing performance parts and accessories and nondiscretionary repair parts for UTVs and ATVs. We are dedicated to developing better and more innovative materials that will be compatible across a wide variety of makes and models to maintain as well as to enhance both the performance and appearance of customers’ vehicles.

Acquisitions

A key component of our strategy is growth through acquisitions. We may acquire businesses in the future to supplement our financial growth, expand our customer base, add to our distribution capabilities, or enhance our product development resources, among other reasons.

Industry Factors

The Company’s financial results are also impacted by various industry factors, including, but not limited to, the number, age, and condition of vehicles in operation at any one time, and the miles driven by those vehicles.

Vehicles in Operation

The Company’s products are primarily purchased and installed on a subsegment of the passenger and light-duty vehicles in operation in the United States (“VIO”), specifically weighted towards vehicles aged 7 to 14 years. Each year, the United States seasonally adjusted annual rate (“US SAAR”) of new vehicles purchased adds a new year to the VIO. According to data from the Auto Care Association (“Auto Care”), the US SAAR experienced a decline from 2008 to 2011 as consumers purchased fewer new vehicles as a result of the Great Recession of 2008. We believe that the declining US SAAR during that period led to a follow-on decline in our primary VIO subsegment (7-to-14-year-old vehicles) commencing in 2016. However, following 2011 and the impact of the Great Recession of 2008, U.S. consumers began to increase their purchases of new vehicles, which over time caused the US SAAR to recover and return to more historical levels. The 7-to-14-year-old vehicle car parc has grown over the past several years, which we believe has expanded demand for aftermarket replacement parts as more vehicles remained in operation.

In addition, we believe that vehicle owners generally are operating their current vehicles longer than they did several years ago, performing necessary repairs and maintenance to keep those vehicles well-maintained. We believe this trend has supported an increase in VIO, which increased to 302.7 million, a 1% increase in 2025 over 2024. According to data published by Polk, a division of IHS

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Automotive, the average age of VIO increased to 12.9 years as of October 2025 from 12.8 years as of October 2024.

Miles Driven

The number of miles driven is another important statistic that impacts our business. Generally, as vehicles accumulate more miles, their parts are more likely to wear or fail, which fuels increased demand for replacement parts, including our products. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, the number of miles drive

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Overview

We are one of the leading suppliers of replacement and upgrade parts in the motor vehicle aftermarket industry, serving passenger cars, light-, medium-, and heavy-duty trucks, as well as specialty vehicles, including utility terrain vehicles ("UTVs") and all-terrain vehicles ("ATVs"). We operate through three business segments: Light Duty, Heavy Duty, and Specialty Vehicle, consistent with the sectors of the motor vehicle aftermarket industry in which we operate. For more information on our segments, refer to Note 8, “Segment Information,” to the Consolidated Financial Statements, included under ITEM 8.

As of December 31, 2025, we marketed approximately 144,000 distinct parts compared to approximately 138,000 as of December 31, 2024, many of which we designed and engineered. This number excludes private-label stock keeping units and other variations in how we market, package, and distribute our products, includes distinct parts of acquired companies, and reflects distinct parts that have been discontinued at the end of their lifecycle. Our products are sold under our various brand names, under our customers’ private-label brands, or in bulk. We are one of the leading aftermarket suppliers of parts that were traditionally available to consumers only from OEMs or salvage yards. These parts include, among others, leaf springs, intake manifolds, exhaust manifolds, oil filters and coolers, window regulators, radiator fan assemblies, tire pressure monitor sensors, exhaust gas recirculation ("EGR") coolers, driveshafts, UTV windshields, and complex electronics modules.

We generate most of our net sales from customers in North America, primarily in the United States. Our products are sold primarily through aftermarket retailers, including their online platforms; dealers; and national, regional, and local warehouse distributors and specialty markets. We also distribute aftermarket parts outside the United States, with sales primarily into Canada and Mexico, and to a lesser extent, Europe, the Middle East, and Australia.

We may experience significant fluctuations from quarter to quarter in our results of operations due to the timing of orders placed by our customers, as well as our ability and the ability of our suppliers to deliver products ordered by our customers. The introduction of new products and product lines to customers, as well as business acquisitions, may also cause significant fluctuations from quarter to quarter.

Business Performance Summary

Net sales increased 6% to $2,130.3 million in 2025 from $2,009.2 million in 2024. Net income increased 7% to $204.2 million in 2025 from $190.0 million in 2024. Additionally, in 2025, we generated $113.6 million of cash flows from operations, repaid a total of $42.1 million of outstanding debt obligations, and repurchased 313,334 shares of common stock under our share repurchase program for $39.8 million.

New Product Development

New product development is a key success factor for us and has been a significant contributor to our growth. We have made incremental investments to increase our new product development efforts to grow our business and strengthen our relationships with our customers. The investments have primarily been in the form

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of increased product development resources, additional customer and end-user awareness programs, and customer service improvements. These investments have enabled us to provide an expanding array of new product offerings and grow revenues at levels that generally have exceeded market growth rates.

In 2025, we introduced 5,560 new distinct parts to our customers and end-users, including 1,608 “New-to-the-Aftermarket” parts. Please see ITEM 1, “Business – Product Development” for a year-over-year comparison of new product introductions.

One area of focus for the light-duty sector has been our complex electronics program, which capitalizes on the growing number of electronic components being utilized on today’s original equipment platforms. New vehicles contain an average of approximately 100 electronic modules, with some high-end luxury vehicles exceeding that. Our complex electronics products are designed and developed in-house and tested to help ensure consistent performance. Our product portfolio is focused on further developing our leadership position in this category.

Another area of focus has been on products we market for the heavy-duty sector. We believe that this sector provides many of the same growth opportunities that the light-duty sector has provided us. We specialize in offering parts to this sector that were traditionally only available from OEMs or salvage yards, similar to how we approach the light-duty sector.

Within the specialty vehicle sector, we focus on providing performance parts and accessories and nondiscretionary repair parts for UTVs and ATVs. We are dedicated to developing better and more innovative materials that will be compatible across a wide variety of makes and models to maintain as well as to enhance both the performance and appearance of customers’ vehicles.

Acquisitions

A key component of our strategy is growth through acquisitions. We may acquire businesses in the future to supplement our financial growth, expand our customer base, add to our distribution capabilities, or enhance our product development resources, among other reasons.

Industry Factors

The Company’s financial results are also impacted by various industry factors, including, but not limited to, the number, age, and condition of vehicles in operation at any one time, and the miles driven by those vehicles.

Vehicles in Operation

The Company’s products are primarily purchased and installed on a subsegment of the passenger and light-duty vehicles in operation in the United States (“VIO”), specifically weighted towards vehicles aged 7 to 14 years old. Each year, the United States seasonally adjusted annual rate (“US SAAR”) of new vehicles purchased adds a new year to the VIO. According to data from the Auto Care Association (“Auto Care”), the US SAAR experienced a decline from 2008 to 2011 as consumers purchased fewer new vehicles as a result of the Great Recession of 2008. We believe that the declining US SAAR during that period led to a follow-on decline in our primary VIO subsegment (7-to-14-year-old vehicles) commencing in 2016. However, following 2011 and the impact of the Great Recession of 2008, U.S. consumers began to increase their purchases of new vehicles, which over time caused the US SAAR to recover and return to more historical levels. The 7-to-14-year-old vehicle car parc has continued to grow over the past several years, which we expect will expand demand for aftermarket replacement parts as more vehicles remain in operation.

In addition, we believe that vehicle owners generally are operating their current vehicles longer than they did several years ago, performing necessary repairs and maintenance to keep those vehicles well-maintained. We believe this trend has supported an increase in VIO, which increased to 302.7 million, a 1% increase in 2025 over 2024. According to data published by Polk, a division of IHS Automotive, the average age of VIO increased to 12.9 years as of October 2025 from 12.8 years as of October 2024.

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Miles Driven

The number of miles driven is another important statistic that impacts our business. Generally, as vehicles are driven more miles, the more likely it is that parts will fail and there will be increased demand for replacement parts, including our parts. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, the number of miles driven through October 2025 increased 1.0% year over year in the light-duty sector. However, global gasoline prices remained high during 2025 and, if high prices persist, they may negatively impact miles driven as consumers reduce travel or seek alternative methods of transportation.

Brand Protection

We operate in a highly competitive market. As a result, we are continuously evaluating our approach to branding, pricing, and terms for our customers and channels. For example, we maintain brand protection policies, which are designed to ensure that certain of our branded products are not advertised below certain approved pricing levels. In addition, we may pursue legal remedies when we observe third parties violating our intellectual property rights, including those that infringe on our patents, misrepresent our products as their own, or use our product images for their own marketing efforts.

Discounts, Allowances, and Incentives

We offer a variety of customer discounts, rebates, defective and slow-moving product returns, and other incentives. We may offer cash discounts for paying invoices in accordance with the specified discount terms of the invoice. In addition, we may offer pricing discounts based on volume purchased from us or other pricing discounts related to programs under a customer’s agreement. These incentives can be in the form of “off-invoice” discounts that are immediately deducted from sales at the time of sale. For those customers who choose to receive their incentives on a quarterly or annual basis instead of “off-invoice,” we provide rebates and accrue for such incentives as the related sales are made, and reduce sales accordingly. Additionally, rebates and discounts are provided to customers to support promotional activities such as advertising and sales force allowances.

Our customers, particularly our larger retail customers, regularly seek more favorable pricing and product return provisions, and extended payment terms when negotiating with us. We attempt to avoid or minimize these concessions as much as possible, but we have granted pricing concessions, indemnification rights, and extended customer payment terms, and allowed a higher level of product returns in certain cases. These concessions affect both our net sales and profit levels, and may require additional capital to support the business. We expect our customers to continue to exert pressure on our margins.

Customer Acquisition Costs

We may incur customer acquisition costs where we incur change-over costs to induce a customer to switch from a competitor’s brand, including expanding new product lines into our existing customers. Change-over costs include the costs associated with removing the customer’s inventory of competitor products and replacing it with our products, which is commonly referred to as a stock lift. Customer acquisition costs are recorded as a reduction to revenue when incurred.

Product Warranty and Overstock Returns

We warrant our products against certain defects in material and workmanship when used as designed on the vehicle on which it was originally installed. We offer a limited lifetime warranty on most of our products in the light-duty parts categories, with more limited warranties for our heavy-duty and specialty vehicle products. In addition to warranty returns, we may permit our customers to return new, undamaged products to us within customer-specific limits if they have overstocked their inventories. At the time products are sold, we accrue a liability for product warranties and overstock returns as a percentage of sales based upon estimates established using historical information on the nature, frequency, and average cost of claims and the probability of customer returns. Significant judgments and estimates must be made and used in connection with establishing the sales returns and other allowances in any accounting period. Revisions to these estimates are made, when necessary, based upon changes in these factors. We regularly study trends of such claims.

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Foreign Currency

Many of our products and related raw materials and components are purchased from suppliers in non-U.S. countries. The products are generally sourced through purchase orders with the purchase price specified in U.S. dollars. Accordingly, we generally do not have exposure to fluctuations in the relatio

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