---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-26-032423"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ARTW"
cik: "0000007623"
company_name: "ARTS WAY MANUFACTURING CO INC"
filed_at: "2026-10-09T17:05:43+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-12T15:14:20.675305+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Art's-Way posts Q3 net loss of $140,000 on 12.7% sales drop; nine-month sales up 12.3%

## Summary
- Q3 sales fell 12.7% to $5,615,000 from $6,432,000, with a net loss of $140,000 (EPS -$0.03) versus net income of $254,000 (EPS $0.05) a year earlier.
- Nine-month sales rose 12.3% to $20,110,000, but net income fell to $230,000 (EPS $0.04) from $1,680,000 (EPS $0.33); fiscal 2025 included a $1,154,000 Employee Retention Credit.
- On October 5, 2026 the company signed a $956,000 Bank Midwest term loan to buy a fiberoptic laser and crane system for its Agricultural Products segment, replacing a 2007 CO2 laser.
- The Laser Loan bears 6.65% interest for the first 60 payments, first due October 30, 2026 with an initial monthly payment of $8,456, then 1-month SOFR plus 3.1% for 120 payments.
- CEO Marc McConnell said Modular Buildings backlog is the largest in segment history, while steel prices rose over 40% from fiscal year end and rising input costs pressured margins.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-26-032423
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ARTW
- cik: 0000007623
- company_name: ARTS WAY MANUFACTURING CO INC
- filed_at: 2026-10-09T17:05:43+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 2.02, 2.03, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/7623/000143774926032423/0001437749-26-032423-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/7623/000143774926032423/artw20261008_8k.htm

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