earnings
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.65
Acme United Q3 net income rises 3% to $2.23M despite 4% sales decline
ACME UNITED CORP
2024-Q3 EPS reported
$2.03
revenue$148,547,000
- Net income $2.23M ($0.54/diluted) vs $2.15M ($0.58) in Q3 2023; net income up 3%, EPS down 7%.
- Net sales $48.2M, down 4% YoY; excluding Camillus/Cuda (sold Nov 2023), sales up 4%.
- U.S. segment sales down 6% (ex-div up 3%); Europe up 10% in USD; Canada down 1% (up 2% local).
- Bank debt less cash $26.7M at Sep 30, 2024 vs $38.2M a year ago; generated $6.2M free cash flow.
- Introduced next-gen industrial first aid kits with patent-pending real-time expiration monitoring.