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National Presto Q2 EPS falls to $0.72 from $0.85; Defense sales surge 50.9%
NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES INC
- Net sales $120.45M, up 41.6% YoY from $85.06M; net earnings $5.15M vs $6.08M.
- Defense segment sales rose $33.7M (+50.9%) on higher backlog shipments; operating earnings up 61%.
- Housewares/Small Appliance segment reported a large operating loss, impacted by Trump tariffs and supplier bankruptcy deposit loss.
- Safety segment operating loss as anticipated; portfolio earnings nominal due to defense inventory investment.
- Six-month EPS $1.79 vs $1.78; weighted shares outstanding 7.147M (Q2), 7.142M (six months).
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