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ARTS WAY MANUFACTURING CO INC ARTW

Nasdaq · stock · Farm Machinery & Equipment · website · IPO 1980-03-17 · LEI

ARTS WAY MANUFACTURING CO INC statistics & valuation

Market cap$13.5M
P / E13.0×
P / S0.6×
P / B1.0×
Net margin4.5%
Return on equity7.8%
FCF margin-6.7%
Net debt$2.5M
Net debt / EBITDA2.3×
Enterprise value USD$16.0M
EV / EBITDA14.8×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV1.8%
Return on capital1.8%
Graham number +34%$3.43

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($3.43); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
-17.20% -6.20% -9.40% 0.90% 0.30% 0.90% 1.30% 4.50% 2018201920202021202220222023202320242025
Gross margin (%)
17.80% 17.20% 10.70% 26.40% 24.40% 28.30% 29.80% 27.30% 2018201920202021202220222023202320242025
Operating margin (%)
-15.70% -6.50% -17.40% 2.10% 2.10% 5.10% 1.90% 1.30% 2018201920202021202220222023202320242025
Return on equity (%)
-26.00% -12.00% -21.20% 2.10% -4.10% 0.90% 3.00% 2.30% 2.50% 7.80% 2018201920202021202220222023202320242025
Shares outstanding
4.2M 4.3M 4.4M 4.5M 4.6M 4.7M 5.0M 5.0M 5.1M 5.1M 2018201920202021202220222023202320242025
Net debt ($)
$2.7M $2.4M $2.8M $2.7M $2.7M $2.8M $3.0M $2.7M $2.1M $2.5M 2018201920202021202220222023202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2018201920202021202220222023202320242025
Return on assets (%)
-15.90% -7.30% -11.20% 1.00% -1.90% 0.40% 1.30% 1.10% 1.40% 4.60% 2018201920202021202220222023202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
-7.90% 1.60% -6.90% -6.40% -1.60% -5.10% 8.80% -6.70% 2018201920202021202220222023202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.21× 0.21× 0.28× 0.26× 0.27× 0.25× 0.26× 0.24× 0.17× 0.19× 2018201920202021202220222023202320242025
EPS ($)
-$0.81 -$0.33 -$0.48 $0.05 -$0.09 $0.02 $0.07 $0.05 $0.06 $0.20 2018201920202021202220222023202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

ARTS WAY MANUFACTURING CO INC trades at about 12.8× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 8.5×–96.5×, median 28.1×).

8.5× 96.5×

Shaded band = 10-year range (8.5×–96.5×); dot = today's 12.8×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2023FY2022FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018
Gross margin27.3%29.8%28.3%—24.4%—26.4%10.7%17.2%17.8%
Operating margin1.3%1.9%5.1%—2.1%—2.1%-17.4%-6.5%-15.7%
Net margin4.5%1.3%0.9%—0.3%—0.9%-9.4%-6.2%-17.2%
FCF margin-6.7%8.8%-5.1%—-1.6%—-6.4%-6.9%1.6%-7.9%
Return on assets4.6%1.4%1.1%1.3%0.4%-1.9%1.0%-11.2%-7.3%-15.9%
Return on equity7.8%2.5%2.3%3.0%0.9%-4.1%2.1%-21.2%-12.0%-26.0%
Debt / equity0.19×0.17×0.24×0.26×0.25×0.27×0.26×0.28×0.21×0.21×
Current ratio2.301.981.611.491.531.491.581.672.192.11

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-11-30. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.