{
  "url": "https://struct.news/briefs/otter-tail-sold-more-pvc-and-still-lost-money",
  "title": "Otter Tail sold more PVC and still lost money",
  "summary": "Sales volumes rose 15% in the three months ended June 30, but revenue grew just 0.7%.",
  "published_at": "2026-08-05T17:02:47.082043+00:00",
  "publisher": "Struct",
  "usage": "Figures are as reported by the company. Quote with attribution to the source filing.",
  "company": {
    "name": "Otter Tail Corporation",
    "ticker": "OTTR",
    "cik": "1466593",
    "sector": "Industrials",
    "industry": "Conglomerates"
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  "source_filing": {
    "form": "10-Q",
    "filed": "2026-08-05",
    "accession": "0001466593-26-000071",
    "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1466593/000146659326000071/ottr-20260630.htm"
  },
  "comparison_filing": {
    "form": "10-Q",
    "filed": "2025-08-06",
    "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1466593/000146659325000107/ottr-20250630.htm"
  },
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    {
      "group": "The filing in three numbers",
      "label": "Revenue",
      "value": 1304058000,
      "display": "$1.3B",
      "unit": "usd",
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      "group": "The filing in three numbers",
      "label": "Revenue YoY",
      "value": -1.990909008919628,
      "display": "-2.0%",
      "unit": "percent",
      "period": "2025-12-31",
      "detail": null,
      "source": {
        "kind": "jodie_calculation",
        "label": "Calculated from filed company results",
        "form": "10-Q",
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        "filing_date": "2026-08-05"
      }
    },
    {
      "group": "The filing in three numbers",
      "label": "Operating margin",
      "value": 26.50817678354797,
      "display": "+26.5%",
      "unit": "percent",
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      "detail": null,
      "source": {
        "kind": "jodie_calculation",
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  "watch_next": [
    {
      "type": "pricing",
      "statement": "PVC volume rose 15%, but lower pricing largely offset the increase, with customers buying ahead of announced resin cost increases.",
      "importance": "medium",
      "evidence": "The impact of lower pricing was largely offset by a 15% increase in sales volumes, primarily driven by customer purchasing activity ahead of announced PVC resin cost increases",
      "source_date": "2026-08-05"
    }
  ],
  "related_tickers": [
    "OTTR"
  ],
  "disclaimer": "Descriptive reporting of filed results. Not investment advice, and contains no forecast or recommendation."
}