---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-26-023255"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ARTW"
cik: "0000007623"
company_name: "ARTS WAY MANUFACTURING CO INC"
filed_at: "2026-07-10T14:04:19+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-10T14:05:18.549599+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Art's-Way reports 26% sales increase in H1 FY2026; operating income up 20%

## Summary
- H1 FY2026 sales $14.5M (+26% YoY); operating income $617K (+20%); net income $370K ($0.07 EPS) vs $1.4M ($0.28) prior year which included $1.15M ERC.
- Q2 FY2026 sales $7.85M (+24% YoY); operating income $287K; net income $173K ($0.03 EPS) vs $1.48M ($0.29) prior year.
- Agricultural Products sales +16.6% for H1; net loss $208K vs net income $527K prior year due to $976K ERC; livestock demand strong.
- Modular Buildings sales +41.3% for H1; net income $577K vs $899K prior year due to $179K ERC; backlog strong through Q3.
- Gross margin declined 3.8% for H1 due to material cost pressures; management optimistic on demand and innovation.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-26-023255
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ARTW
- cik: 0000007623
- company_name: ARTS WAY MANUFACTURING CO INC
- filed_at: 2026-07-10T14:04:19+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- 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/7623/000143774926023255/0001437749-26-023255-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/7623/000143774926023255/artw20260708c_8k.htm

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