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Issuer:     ARTS WAY MANUFACTURING CO INC (ARTW)
CIK:        0000007623
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-10-09T17:05:43+00:00
Accession:  0001437749-26-032423
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 1.01, 2.02, 2.03, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/7623/000143774926032423/0001437749-26-032423-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/7623/000143774926032423/artw20261008_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-26-032423

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