---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-23-022413"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "APT"
cik: "0000884269"
company_name: "ALPHA PRO TECH LTD"
filed_at: "2023-08-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-12T03:25:35.059970+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Alpha Pro Tech Q2 net income up 65% to $1.1M; sales down 7.2% to $16.1M

## Summary
- EPS of $0.10, vs $0.05 in Q2 2022; net income $1.1M vs $693K.
- Housewrap sales up 17.6% vs Q2 2022, outperforming 14.5% drop in U.S. single-family housing starts.
- Disposable Protective Apparel segment sales down 14.9% to $5.6M, garment sales up 7.6% but masks down 71.6%.
- Gross margin improved 560 bps to 37.9% on lower ocean freight rates; $15.3M cash, no debt.
- Company repurchased 475K shares for $1.9M in H1 2023; $2.3M remaining on buyback program.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-23-022413
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: APT
- cik: 0000884269
- company_name: ALPHA PRO TECH LTD
- filed_at: 2023-08-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- 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/884269/000143774923022413/0001437749-23-022413-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884269/000143774923022413/apt20230807_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  ALPHA PRO TECH LTD reported the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2023 results: revenue $16.1 million, net income $1.1 million, or $0.10 per diluted share.
  - Period: the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2023
  - Revenue: $16.1 million
  - Net income: $1.1 million, or $0.10 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: HIR Holdings Donna Millar Cameron Donahue 905-479-0654 651-707-3532 e-mail: ir@alphaprotech.com e-mail: cameron@hirholdings.com ● Net sales for the second quarter of 2023 were $16.1 million, down 7.2%, compared to $17.4 million for the second quarter of 2022 o Building Supply segment sales decreased by $280,000, or 2.6%, to $10.5 million, compared to $10.8 million
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884269/000143774923022413/0001437749-23-022413-index.htm

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