---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-22-018416"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NPK"
cik: "0000080172"
company_name: "NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES INC"
filed_at: "2022-08-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-24T06:10:44.293518+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# NPK Q2 sales down 11.5% to $77.1M; EPS falls to $0.94 from $1.32

## Summary
- Q2 net earnings $6.68M, down 28.1% YoY; H1 net earnings $9.6M vs $18.3M (-47.5%).
- Defense segment sales dropped 18.3% (-$11.7M) due to supply chain issues; Defense operating earnings down 39.1%.
- Housewares/Small Appliance segment sales up 7.1% (+$1.6M) with nominal operating profit vs loss last year.
- Management cites persistent labor shortages, supply chain disruptions, and elevated ocean freight costs.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-22-018416
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NPK
- cik: 0000080172
- company_name: NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES INC
- filed_at: 2022-08-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/80172/000143774922018416/0001437749-22-018416-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/80172/000143774922018416/npk20220801_8k.htm

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