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confidence high
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Art's-Way posts Q1 net loss of $424K; Ag sales drop 22% but Modular backlog surges 112%
ARTS WAY MANUFACTURING CO INC
2024-Q1 EPS reported
-$0.09
revenue$5,723,394
- Consolidated sales $5.723M, down 19.2% YoY from $7.087M; operating loss of $537K vs prior-year income of $444K.
- Net loss of $424K ($0.09 diluted loss) vs net income of $350K ($0.07) in Q1 fiscal 2023.
- Agricultural Products segment sales fell 22.2% to $4.236M; company began layoffs and offered early retirement.
- Modular Buildings sales down 9.4% to $1.487M but backlog hit $8.94M (+112.4%), largest in 10 years.
- Consolidated backlog $11.416M (-4.9%); Ag backlog fell 68.2% to $2.476M on lower commodity prices.