NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES INC
Business
NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES INC is a diversified manufacturer and marketer that operates consumer housewares and small electrical appliances, defense munitions and ordnance-related products, and safety technology businesses. It offers pressure cookers, griddles, small kitchen electrics and comfort appliances; 40mm ammunition, medium-caliber cartridge cases, precision mechanical and electro-mechanical assemblies, detonators and other military energetic devices and LAP services; and cloud‑based environmental monitoring systems and residential carbon monoxide and smoke alarms. The company operates through three segments: Housewares/Small Appliance, Defense, and Safety. Products are sold primarily in the United States and Canada through direct retail accounts, independent distributors, digital and in‑store promotions, and government defense contracts.
Summary from filing dated 2025-03-14
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net sales | 504 | 388 | 341 | 322 | 356 | |
| Cost of sales | 423 | 310 | 273 | 266 | 291 | |
| Gross profit | 80 | 79 | 67 | 55 | 64 | |
| Selling and general expenses | 36 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 34 | |
| Intangibles amortization | 2 | 2 | 2 | 582,000 | 214,000 | |
| Loss on impairment of vendor deposit | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Operating profit | 40 | 45 | 35 | 22 | 30 | |
| Other income | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | |
| Earnings before provision for income taxes | 42 | 51 | 42 | 26 | 32 | |
| Provision for income taxes | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 7 | |
| Net earnings | 33 | 41 | 35 | 21 | 26 | |
| Basic and diluted (in shares) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7,081 | 7,060 | |
| Net earnings per share (in dollars per share) | 4.63 | 5.82 | 4.86 | 2.92 | 3.63 | |
| Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities, net of tax | −29,000 | 13,000 | 125,000 | −123,000 | −134,000 | |
| Comprehensive income | 33 | 41 | 35 | 21 | 26 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 3 | 18 | 88 | 71 | 110 | |
| Marketable securities | 503,000 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 34 | |
| Accounts receivable | 85 | 63 | 49 | 71 | 54 | |
| Less allowance for doubtful accounts | 243,000 | 217,000 | 596,000 | 338,000 | 338,000 | |
| Accounts receivable, net | 85 | 62 | 49 | 71 | 53 | |
| Finished goods | 32 | 38 | 32 | 36 | 41 | |
| Work in process | 250 | 219 | 145 | 106 | 92 | |
| Raw materials and supplies | 25 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 11 | |
| Inventory, net | 307 | 278 | 190 | 152 | 144 | |
| Notes receivable, current | 208,000 | 600,000 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Income tax receivable | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Other current assets | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | |
| Total current assets | 403 | 367 | 360 | 327 | 348 | |
| Land and land improvements | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | |
| Buildings | 81 | 58 | 52 | 51 | 49 | |
| Machinery and equipment | 53 | 53 | 52 | 50 | 46 | |
| Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross | 138 | 115 | 107 | 105 | 99 | |
| Less allowance for depreciation and amortization | 75 | 71 | 68 | 64 | 62 | |
| Property, plant, and equipment, net | 64 | 43 | 39 | 42 | 37 | |
| GOODWILL | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 15 | |
| INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | |
| RIGHT-OF-USE LEASE ASSETS | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | |
| DEFERRED INCOME TAXES | 3 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
| Assets, total | 501 | 453 | 441 | 412 | 420 | |
| Accounts payable | 46 | 45 | 33 | 29 | 33 | |
| Line of credit | 24 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Federal and state income taxes | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Lease liabilities | 516,000 | 564,000 | 678,000 | 577,000 | 546,000 | |
| Accrued Liabilities, Current | 25 | 25 | 36 | 22 | 17 | |
| Total current liabilities | 95 | 74 | 72 | 54 | 53 | |
| LEASE LIABILITIES - NON-CURRENT | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES - NON-CURRENT | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | |
| Total liabilities | 106 | 86 | 84 | 64 | 63 | |
| Common stock, $1 par value: Authorized: 12,000,000 shares at December 31, 2025 and 2024 Issued: 7,440,518 shares at December 31, 2025 and 2024 Outstanding: 7,123,116 and 7,105,595 shares at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
| Paid-in capital | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | |
| Retained earnings | 380 | 354 | 344 | 338 | 349 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | 6,000 | 35,000 | 22,000 | −103,000 | 20,000 | |
| Stockholders' Equity before Treasury Stock | 405 | 378 | 368 | 360 | 370 | |
| Less treasury stock, at cost, 316,801 and 334,923 shares at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | — | |
| Total stockholders' equity | 395 | 368 | 356 | 348 | 358 | |
| Liabilities and Equity | 501 | 453 | 441 | 412 | 420 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provision for depreciation | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
| Deferred income tax (benefit) | 8 | −5 | −1 | −2 | −2 | |
| Provision for doubtful notes and accounts receivable | 66,000 | −285,000 | 285,000 | — | — | |
| (Gain) loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment | 13,000 | 0 | −7,000 | 463,000 | 493,000 | |
| Noncash retirement plan expense | 1 | 904,000 | 863,000 | 803,000 | 752,000 | |
| Gain on sale of subsidiary | −253,000 | 0 | −351,000 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other | 230,000 | 856,000 | 591,000 | 514,000 | 100,000 | |
| Accounts receivable, net | −23 | −13 | 20 | −13 | 1 | |
| Inventories | −29 | −88 | −39 | −6 | −10 | |
| Other assets and current assets | −28,000 | 2 | 2 | 147,000 | 10 | |
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 2 | 390,000 | 18 | −676,000 | −1 | |
| Federal and state income taxes payable | −9 | 1 | 2 | −649,000 | −2 | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | −9 | −53 | 45 | 9 | 35 | |
| Marketable securities purchased | 0 | −5 | −48 | −20 | −4 | |
| Marketable securities - maturities and sales | 4 | 27 | 46 | 29 | 39 | |
| Purchase of property, plant and equipment | −27 | −8 | −2 | −1 | −3 | |
| Proceeds from notes receivable | 403,000 | 1 | 627,000 | 106,000 | 543,000 | |
| Proceeds from sale of subsidiary | 278,000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from insurance claim | 0 | 0 | 232,000 | 0 | 250,000 | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | −22 | 15 | −447,000 | −16 | 33 | |
| Proceeds from line of credit | 193 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Payments on line of credit | −169 | −8 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Dividends paid | −7 | −32 | −28 | −32 | −44 | |
| Proceeds from sale of treasury stock | 120,000 | 513,000 | 429,000 | 436,000 | 571,000 | |
| Other | 0 | −17,000 | −40,000 | −36,000 | 45,000 | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 17 | −32 | −28 | −31 | −43 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | −14 | −70 | 17 | −39 | 24 | |
| Income Taxes | 10 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 10 | |
| Interest on line of credit | 832,000 | 2,000 | 0 | 0 | — |