ARTS WAY MANUFACTURING CO INC
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $15.60M
- P/E (TTM)
- –
- Dividend yield
- –
About Arts Way Manufacturing
Farm Machinery & Equipment, SIC 3523
Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. manufactures and distributes agricultural machinery and custom modular buildings. The company operates two segments: Agricultural Products and Modular Buildings. Its agricultural line includes animal feed processing machinery, forage equipment, manure spreaders, bale processors, sugar beet harvesters, dirt work equipment, and replacement parts. These farm products serve livestock and grain producers, commercial clients, and equipment manufacturers. The modular buildings segment designs, fabricates, delivers, installs, and leases specialized modular structures and containment research laboratories. It serves academic institutions, government diagnostic centers, public health organizations, and private pharmaceutical companies.
The company is headquartered in Armstrong, Iowa, which also houses its primary agricultural manufacturing plant. It operates an additional modular building production facility in Monona, Iowa. Art’s-Way distributes farm equipment through approximately 500 independent dealers across 48 U.S. states and seven Canadian provinces, alongside overseas dealers in Australia, Japan, and the United Kingdom. Additionally, the company exports products to five foreign countries.
Summary of the business section of Arts Way Manufacturing's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- ARTS WAY MANUFACTURING CO INC
- Founded
- 1956
- Headquarters
- Armstrong, IA
- Address
- 5556 Highway 9 50514
- Phone
- (712) 208-8467
- Website
- artsway-mfg.com
- Employees
- 66, Nov 30, 2025
- Industry
- Farm Machinery & Equipment
- Incorporated in
- North Carolina
- Fiscal year ends
- November 30
- Auditor
- Eide Bailly LLP, Denver, Colorado
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- ARTW
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Shares outstanding
- 5M, Jun 22, 2026
- Public float
- $4.47M, May 31, 2025
- Filer category
- Non-accelerated filer<br>Smaller reporting company
- Stock splits
- 2-for-1, Jul 31, 2008
- SEC CIK
- 7623
- CUSIP
- 043168103
- ISIN
- US0431681032
- LEI
- 5493008146ZHRQG3XD36
- EIN
- 42-0920725
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Marc H. McConnell | President, CEO and Chairman, Director | 2,422,899 |
| Michael William Woods | Chief Financial Officer | 41,999 |
| David Allan White | Director | 52,000 |
| Matthew Westendorf | Director | 33,000 |
| Thomas E. Buffamante | Director | 65,000 |
| Randall C. Ramsey | Director | 79,709 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 David King | $0 | $0 | $215.10K | $139 | – |
| FY2025 Marc Mc Connell | $381.74K | $425.96K | $215.10K | $139 | – |
| FY2024 | $349.37K | $328.37K | $212.45K | $83 | – |
| FY2024 David King | $342.00K | $248.57K | $212.45K | $83 | – |
| FY2024 Former PEO | $342.00K | $248.57K | $212.45K | $83 | – |
| FY2024 Marc Mc Connell | $349.37K | $328.37K | $212.45K | $83 | – |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“As of November 30, 2025, we employed 66 employees in our Agricultural Products segment, including one on a part-time basis, and 32 employees in our Modular Buildings segment, including two on a part-time basis.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 2012 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Sep 12, 2007 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Aug 30, 2006 | Auditor change | Change in certifying accountant (8-K Item 4.01) |
| Jul 25, 2006 | Auditor change | Change in certifying accountant (8-K Item 4.01) |
| Oct 15, 2003 | Late filing | Notification of late filing |