ARTS WAY MANUFACTURING CO INC
Business
ARTS WAY MANUFACTURING CO INC is a worldwide manufacturer of agricultural equipment and specialized modular science and agricultural buildings. It produces farm machinery including feed processing equipment, forage equipment, manure spreaders, sugar beet harvesters, dirt work equipment and bale processors, and designs, manufactures, sells and leases custom modular research and animal containment buildings. The company operates two segments: an Agricultural Products segment selling branded machinery and aftermarket parts, and a Modular Buildings segment (Art’s‑Way Scientific) delivering turnkey laboratory and containment facilities. It sells through independent dealers across the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan and the U.K., and directly to research, government and private-sector customers, with limited exports to other countries.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-18
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-11-30 | FY 2024 2024-11-30 | FY 2023 2023-11-30 | FY 2022 2022-11-30 | FY 2021 2021-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | 23 | 24 | 30 | 26 | 25 | |
| Cost of goods sold | 17 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 18 | |
| Gross profit | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | |
| Engineering | 343,964 | 432,587 | 598,065 | 580,537 | 505,085 | |
| Selling | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| General and administrative | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| Total expenses | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |
| Income from operations | 289,455 | 460,697 | 2 | 604,718 | 523,408 | |
| Interest expense | −366,683 | −599,396 | −590,005 | — | — | |
| Other Nonoperating Income (Expense) | 2 | 3,208 | 147,512 | 240,414 | 56,967 | |
| Total other income (expense) | 1 | −596,188 | −442,493 | −163,774 | −256,518 | |
| Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes | 1 | −135,491 | 1 | 440,944 | 266,890 | |
| Income tax expense (benefit) | 402,178 | −41,025 | 325,959 | 66,823 | 54,259 | |
| Income (loss) from continuing operations | 1 | −94,466 | 762,789 | 374,121 | — | |
| Income from discontinued operations before income taxes | 0 | 517,171 | −708,313 | −323,944 | — | |
| Income tax expense - discontinued operations | 0 | 115,330 | −212,493 | −47,620 | — | |
| Income from discontinued operations | 0 | 401,841 | −495,820 | −276,324 | — | |
| Net Income | 1 | 307,375 | 266,969 | 97,797 | 212,631 | |
| Continuing Operations (in dollars per share) | 0.2 | −0.02 | 0.15 | 0.08 | — | |
| Discontinued Operations (in dollars per share) | 0 | 0.08 | −0.1 | — | — | |
| Net income per share (in dollars per share) | 0.2 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.05 | |
| Continuing Operations (in dollars per share) | 0.2 | −0.02 | 0.15 | 0.08 | — | |
| Discontinued Operations (in dollars per share) | 0 | 0.08 | −0.1 | −0.06 | — | |
| Net income per share (in dollars per share) | 0.2 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.05 | |
| Weighted average outstanding shares used to compute basic net income per share (in shares) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| Weighted average outstanding shares used to compute diluted net income per share (in shares) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-11-30 | FY 2024 2024-11-30 | FY 2023 2023-11-30 | FY 2022 2022-11-30 | FY 2021 2021-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash | 4,849 | 1,860 | 4,014 | 5,055 | 2,658 | |
| Accounts receivable-customers, net of allowance for expected credit losses of $60,601 and $108,636 in 2025 and 2024, respectively | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| Inventories, net | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | |
| Cost and profit in excess of billings | 379,547 | 213,195 | 289,282 | 450,906 | 177,284 | |
| Other current assets | 487,020 | 208,465 | 296,662 | 333,287 | 121,170 | |
| Total current assets | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | |
| Property, plant, and equipment, net | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | |
| Assets held for lease, net | 144,618 | 89,033 | 145,494 | 400,325 | — | |
| Deferred income taxes, net | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Other assets | 408,060 | 436,175 | 583,752 | 474,714 | 299,034 | |
| Total assets | 22 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 21 | |
| Accounts payable | 902,326 | 944,448 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| Customer deposits | 88,920 | 180,597 | 416,044 | 825,413 | 278,509 | |
| Billings in excess of cost and profit | 430,712 | 2 | 351,289 | 328,041 | 280,761 | |
| Income taxes payable | 15,000 | 5,500 | 5,000 | 3,500 | 5,500 | |
| Accrued Liabilities, Current | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Line of credit | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| Current portion of finance lease liabilities | 255,748 | 220,908 | 257,454 | 142,893 | 48,591 | |
| Current portion of long-term debt | 165,326 | 119,734 | 109,193 | 94,808 | 99,462 | |
| Total current liabilities | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | |
| Long-term portion of operating lease liabilities | 0 | 4,700 | 13,774 | 22,426 | 34,931 | |
| Long-term portion of finance lease liabilities | 408,154 | 534,436 | 722,200 | 475,411 | 142,386 | |
| Long-term debt, excluding current portion | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Total liabilities | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 10 | |
| Commitments and Contingencies (Notes 8, 9, 10 and 17) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Undesignated preferred stock - $0.01 par value. Authorized 500,000 shares in 2025 and 2024; issued and outstanding 0 shares in 2025 and 2024. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Common stock $0.01 par value. Authorized 9,500,000 shares in 2025 and 2024; issued 5,225,423 in 2025 and 5,149,173 in 2024 | 52,254 | 51,492 | 51,069 | 50,137 | 45,835 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
| Retained earnings | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
| Treasury stock, at cost (113,589 shares in 2025 and 112,714 shares in 2024) | −308,688 | −307,146 | −269,492 | −200,956 | — | |
| Total stockholders equity | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders equity | 22 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 21 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-11-30 | FY 2024 2024-11-30 | FY 2023 2023-11-30 | FY 2022 2022-11-30 | FY 2021 2021-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stock based compensation | 179,080 | 182,847 | 292,185 | 287,721 | 265,541 | |
| Increase in obsolete inventory reserves | 56,790 | 152,902 | −126,707 | — | — | |
| Gain on disposal of property, plant, and equipment | −45,544 | −5,300 | −92,495 | −154,112 | −17,935 | |
| Depreciation and amortization expense | 792,112 | 868,004 | 774,365 | 661,018 | 613,409 | |
| Amortization of cloud computing implementation costs | 60,909 | 121,819 | 30,455 | — | — | |
| Increase (decrease) in allowance for expected credit losses - accounts receivable | −48,035 | 76,499 | −1,151 | −3,489 | −12,987 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 379,363 | 62,916 | 102,182 | 16,491 | 45,800 | |
| Accounts receivable | 219,032 | 982,841 | −964,275 | −83,669 | −259,439 | |
| Inventories | −1 | 550,547 | −1 | −1 | −809,070 | |
| Other assets | −339,464 | −33,644 | 44,117 | 2,735 | −59,887 | |
| Accounts payable | −42,122 | −1 | −253,961 | 934,160 | −218,313 | |
| Contracts in progress, net | −2 | 2 | 184,872 | −226,342 | −116,723 | |
| Customer deposits | −91,677 | −235,447 | −409,369 | 551,857 | 80,284 | |
| Income taxes payable | 9,500 | 500 | 1,500 | −2,000 | 4,400 | |
| Accrued expenses | 32,924 | −95,934 | 237,471 | 133,251 | −120,266 | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities - continuing operations | −904,143 | 3 | −715,969 | 1 | — | |
| Net cash used in operating activities - discontinued operations | 0 | −249,279 | 660,775 | −274,900 | — | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | −904,143 | 3 | −55,194 | 951,721 | −985,854 | |
| Purchases of property, plant, and equipment | −627,615 | −724,679 | −841,784 | −2 | −620,284 | |
| Net proceeds from sale of assets | 47,138 | 5,300 | 286,815 | 403,504 | 20,807 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities - continuing operations | −580,477 | −719,379 | −554,969 | −1 | — | |
| Net cash provided by investing activities - discontinued operations | 0 | 2 | 101,457 | −77,870 | — | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | −580,477 | 961,074 | −453,512 | −1 | −599,477 | |
| Net change in line of credit | 1 | −2 | 489,020 | 150,030 | 2 | |
| Principal payments on finance lease obligations | −230,312 | −262,503 | −184,881 | −88,251 | −9,046 | |
| Proceeds from term debt | 516,971 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Repayment of term debt | −121,508 | −644,089 | −99,136 | −94,365 | −90,179 | |
| Repurchases of common stock | −1,542 | −37,654 | −68,536 | −92,432 | −30,470 | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities - continuing operations | 1 | −3 | 534,003 | 428,026 | — | |
| Net cash used in financing activities - discontinued operations | 0 | −160,599 | −26,338 | −33,503 | — | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 1 | −4 | 507,665 | 394,523 | 2 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash | 2,989 | −2,154 | −1,041 | 2,397 | −26 | |
| Interest | 338,112 | 601,680 | 606,747 | 421,241 | 270,616 | |
| Income taxes | 13,371 | 6,309 | 3,646 | 2,365 | 1,675 | |
| Right-of-use (ROU) assets acquired (included in other assets) | 138,870 | 38,912 | 134,544 | 698,153 | 219,937 | |
| Amortization of operating lease ROU assets (included in other assets) | 13,774 | 8,653 | 12,375 | 12,862 | 0 |