---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001171843-25-002955"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "UG"
cik: "0000101295"
company_name: "UNITED GUARDIAN INC"
filed_at: "2025-05-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-22T02:53:35.277598+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# United-Guardian Q1 sales down 24% to $2.48M; net income falls to $0.12/share

## Summary
- Sales $2,481,127 vs $3,254,944 YoY; net income $560,895 ($0.12 EPS) vs $925,442 ($0.20 EPS).
- Medical lubricant sales up 43%, pharmaceutical up 23%; cosmetic ingredients down 63%.
- Cosmetic ingredient decline from reduced orders by Ashland Specialty Ingredients due to China inventory buildup.
- Tariff announcements by U.S. government remain a concern; impact uncertain at this time.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001171843-25-002955
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: UG
- cik: 0000101295
- company_name: UNITED GUARDIAN INC
- filed_at: 2025-05-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/101295/000117184325002955/0001171843-25-002955-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/101295/000117184325002955/f8k_050625.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-25-002955.txt

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