---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001171843-24-002760"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "UG"
cik: "0000101295"
company_name: "UNITED GUARDIAN INC"
filed_at: "2024-05-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-02T03:09:56.205153+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# United-Guardian Q1 2024 sales up 27% to $3.25M; net income $0.20 per share

## Summary
- Q1 2024 sales $3.25M, up 27% YoY; net income $925K ($0.20 EPS), up from $756K ($0.16 EPS) in Q1 2023.
- Cosmetic ingredients sales surged 146% driven by increased purchases from largest distributor ASI.
- Pharmaceutical sales fell 30% due to Renacidin production halt at contract manufacturer; production resumed late March.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001171843-24-002760
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: UG
- cik: 0000101295
- company_name: UNITED GUARDIAN INC
- filed_at: 2024-05-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/101295/000117184324002760/0001171843-24-002760-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/101295/000117184324002760/f8k_051024.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-24-002760.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-24-002760.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  UNITED GUARDIAN INC reported first quarter of 2024 results: revenue $3,254,944, net income $925,442, EPS $0.20 per share.
  - Period: first quarter of 2024
  - Revenue: $3,254,944
  - Net income: $925,442
  - EPS: $0.20 per share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: United-Guardian Reports Increased First Quarter Sales & Earnings HAUPPAUGE, N.Y., May 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- United-Guardian, Inc. (NASDAQ:UG) announced today the financial results for the first quarter of 2024. First quarter sales increased from $2,570,324 in 2023 to $3,254,944 in 2024, with net income increasing from $756,081 ($0.16 per share) to $925,442 ($0.20 per share).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/101295/000117184324002760/0001171843-24-002760-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.