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Key Tronic shared its first-quarter results, showing $98.7 million in sales but a loss of $7.5 million.

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Key Tronic's loss widened and gross margin fell to 2.5% from 8.4%. Its backlog grew 76%, but delayed shipments and weak margins weigh more right now.

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Financing problems delayed shipments, and supply issues added labor costs and production waste. Those problems hurt the quarter even though customer orders grew. New business and a larger backlog offer hope, but they have not yet fixed the weak margins and growing loss.

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