---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-22-008151"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ARTW"
cik: "0000007623"
company_name: "ARTS WAY MANUFACTURING CO INC"
filed_at: "2022-04-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-26T09:58:39.371537+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Art's-Way Q1 sales up 3.9% to $5.6M; net loss widens to $0.09 EPS

## Summary
- Consolidated sales $5,613,000 (+3.9% YoY); net loss $406,000 vs. $315,000 loss last year.
- Agricultural Products segment revenue up 18.9% to $4,161,000; demand strong for grinder mixers and beet equipment.
- Modular Buildings segment revenue fell 32.8% to $868,000; Tools segment down 4.3% to $584,000.
- Company reports record backlog levels across segments, citing early order success and strong commodity prices.
- Supply chain and labor shortages persist; management investing in automation (robotic weld cells) to boost efficiency.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-22-008151
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ARTW
- cik: 0000007623
- company_name: ARTS WAY MANUFACTURING CO INC
- filed_at: 2022-04-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/7623/000143774922008151/0001437749-22-008151-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/7623/000143774922008151/artw20220404_8k.htm

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