---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-24-013994"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NPK"
cik: "0000080172"
company_name: "NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES INC"
filed_at: "2024-04-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-03T05:05:14.101343+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# National Presto Q1 net sales down 4.7%, EPS $0.92 vs $1.25; operating earnings fall across segments

## Summary
- Net sales $76.7M, down from $80.4M YoY; net earnings $6.6M, down 26%; EPS $0.92 vs $1.25.
- Housewares/Small Appliance sales up 1% but operating earnings down 66.6% on mix shift and maintenance repairs.
- Defense segment sales down 6.5% ($3.8M); operating earnings down 21% on lower volume and unfavorable mix.
- Safety segment reported a loss as anticipated, hurt by absence of Rusoh fire extinguisher sales after sale in Q4 2023.
- New products launched: 17-quart digital canner, two flip waffle makers, nesting poppers, and Packers-themed tailgate line.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-24-013994
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NPK
- cik: 0000080172
- company_name: NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES INC
- filed_at: 2024-04-30T23:59:59+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/80172/000143774924013994/0001437749-24-013994-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/80172/000143774924013994/npk20240429_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-24-013994.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES INC reported first quarter 2024 results: revenue $ 76,653,000, net income $ 6,568,000, EPS $ .92.
  - Period: first quarter 2024
  - Revenue: $ 76,653,000
  - Net income: $ 6,568,000
  - EPS: $ .92
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Net Sales $ 76,653,000 $ 80,409,000 Net Earnings $ 6,568,000 $ 8,878,000 Net Earnings Per Share $ .92 $ 1.25
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/80172/000143774924013994/0001437749-24-013994-index.htm

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