Latest Ratios: P/E Ratio 12.8x · EV/EBITDA 18.2x · ROE 8.1%. (1996–2025 historical series)
Price-based multiples — how expensive the stock is relative to earnings, sales, book value, and cash flow
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $13M | $12M | $9M | $10M | $9M | $16M | $11M | $8M | $10M | $11M | $13M |
| Enterprise Value | $20M | $18M | $13M | $18M | $17M | $23M | $16M | $13M | $16M | $16M | $19M |
| P/E Ratio → | 12.80 | 11.80 | 27.96 | 38.58 | 93.27 | 75.16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| P/S Ratio | 0.58 | 0.52 | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.64 | 0.49 | 0.34 | 0.51 | 0.54 | 0.62 |
| P/B Ratio | 0.98 | 0.90 | 0.71 | 0.89 | 0.82 | 1.54 | 1.10 | 0.67 | 0.77 | 0.70 | 0.76 |
| P/FCF | — | — | 4.52 | — | — | — | — | 21.82 | — | 47.95 | 6.32 |
| P/OCF | — | — | 3.27 | — | 9.60 | — | — | 9.74 | — | 15.00 | 5.59 |
P/E links to full P/E history page with 30-year chart
Enterprise-value multiples — capital-structure-neutral measures of total business value
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EV / Revenue | — | 0.80 | 0.55 | 0.61 | 0.64 | 0.92 | 0.72 | 0.56 | 0.83 | 0.79 | 0.87 |
| EV / EBITDA | 18.19 | 17.04 | 9.22 | 7.90 | 13.06 | 20.25 | — | — | — | — | 77.89 |
| EV / EBIT | 68.05 | 10.21 | 28.82 | 10.99 | 19.56 | 39.66 | — | — | — | — | — |
| EV / FCF | — | — | 7.03 | — | — | — | — | 35.71 | — | 70.28 | 8.89 |
Margins and return-on-capital ratios measuring operating efficiency
Full margin charts and quarterly trend are on the Earnings History page
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 25.8% | 25.8% | 29.8% | 28.3% | 27.1% | 26.4% | 10.7% | 17.2% | 17.8% | 19.7% | 24.7% |
| Operating Margin | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.9% | 5.1% | 2.4% | 2.1% | -17.4% | -6.5% | -15.7% | -8.3% | -2.0% |
| Net Profit Margin | 4.5% | 4.5% | 1.3% | 0.9% | 0.4% | 0.9% | -9.4% | -6.2% | -16.9% | -6.6% | -2.0% |
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 8.1% | 8.1% | 2.6% | 2.3% | 0.9% | 2.1% | -19.4% | -11.4% | -23.0% | -8.2% | -2.4% |
| ROA | 4.7% | 4.7% | 1.3% | 1.1% | 0.4% | 1.1% | -11.0% | -7.0% | -14.6% | -5.3% | -1.5% |
| ROIC | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.9% | 6.0% | 2.5% | 2.4% | -18.4% | -6.2% | -11.5% | -5.9% | -1.3% |
| ROCE | 1.9% | 1.9% | 3.1% | 10.3% | 4.3% | 4.1% | -29.2% | -10.1% | -17.7% | -8.7% | -2.0% |
Solvency and debt-coverage ratios — lower is generally safer
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.40 | 0.70 | 0.66 | 0.68 | 0.52 | 0.43 | 0.48 | 0.34 | 0.37 |
| Debt / EBITDA | 5.93 | 5.93 | 3.30 | 3.49 | 5.85 | 6.19 | — | — | — | — | 26.94 |
| Net Debt / Equity | — | 0.48 | 0.40 | 0.70 | 0.66 | 0.68 | 0.52 | 0.42 | 0.48 | 0.33 | 0.31 |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | 5.92 | 5.92 | 3.30 | 3.49 | 5.85 | 6.19 | — | — | — | — | 22.52 |
| Debt / FCF | — | — | 2.51 | — | — | — | — | 13.89 | — | 22.33 | 2.57 |
| Interest Coverage | 4.92 | 4.92 | 0.77 | 2.85 | 2.09 | 1.85 | -8.72 | -3.94 | -11.63 | -4.61 | -1.10 |
Short-term solvency ratios and asset-utilisation metrics
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 2.30 | 2.30 | 1.98 | 1.61 | 1.53 | 1.58 | 1.67 | 2.19 | 2.11 | 2.86 | 2.50 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.41 | 0.51 | 0.33 | 0.49 | 0.58 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.15 |
| Asset Turnover | — | 1.02 | 1.15 | 1.24 | 1.07 | 1.20 | 1.19 | 1.18 | 0.93 | 0.85 | 0.79 |
| Inventory Turnover | 1.46 | 1.46 | 1.66 | 1.97 | 1.76 | 1.99 | 2.58 | 2.16 | 1.58 | 1.39 | 1.20 |
| Days Sales Outstanding | — | 41.01 | 38.53 | 44.86 | 38.74 | 41.53 | 40.31 | 40.74 | 32.55 | 34.81 | 30.38 |
Earnings, FCF, buyback, and dividend yields — total returns to shareholders
Full dividend history and growth charts are on the Dividend History page
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Payout Ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings Yield | 7.8% | 8.5% | 3.6% | 2.6% | 1.1% | 1.3% | — | — | — | — | — |
| FCF Yield | — | — | 22.1% | — | — | — | — | 4.6% | — | 2.1% | 15.8% |
| Buyback Yield | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Total Shareholder Yield | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Shares Outstanding | — | $5M | $5M | $5M | $5M | $5M | $4M | $4M | $4M | $4M | $4M |
Liquidity and operational insolvency
Based on reported figures, ARTW trades at a P/S multiple of 0.59, which appears to reflect a significant micro-cap discount compared to broader industrial peers, likely pricing in the company's persistent inability to achieve consistent revenue growth or meaningful scale in its specialized agricultural and modular segments.
The current EV/EBITDA of 18.38 suggests that the market is assigning value to the company's specialized manufacturing assets rather than its current earnings power. Investors should monitor whether this valuation floor holds, as the lack of forward earnings guidance and negative growth trends may continue to suppress multiple expansion.
As reported in financial statements, ARTW's operating margin has frequently hovered near 1.26%, suggesting that the company's core manufacturing operations struggle to absorb fixed costs, while net margins are often distorted by non-operating items that do not reflect the underlying earning power of the business.
The volatility in gross margins, which have fluctuated between 16.9% and 36.1% over the last ten quarters, indicates a high sensitivity to steel input costs and project-based pricing. This lack of margin stability warrants further investigation into the company's ability to pass through inflationary pressures to its niche customer base.
According to recent quarterly data, ARTW's ROIC has remained largely stagnant or negative, with a 2026Q1 reading of 1.2%, indicating that the company is failing to generate returns on invested capital that exceed its cost of capital, thereby eroding shareholder value over the long term.
The low asset turnover ratio, consistently below 0.30, confirms that the company's manufacturing footprint is underutilized relative to its capital base. This suggests that management's primary challenge is not just margin management, but a fundamental need to increase throughput to justify the existing investment in specialized facilities.
Based on the provided financial data, ARTW's cash conversion cycle remains extended, often exceeding 240 days, which highlights significant inefficiencies in inventory management and a reliance on slow-moving agricultural parts that tie up critical liquidity in a business already operating with razor-thin cash reserves.
The high days inventory outstanding (DIO), which frequently exceeds 200 days, suggests that the company is carrying substantial obsolete or slow-moving stock. This inefficiency appears to be a primary driver of the company's persistent negative free cash flow, as capital remains trapped in inventory rather than funding operations.
As reported in recent SEC filings, ARTW's quick ratio of 0.58 in 2026Q1 underscores a precarious liquidity position, leaving the company with minimal flexibility to navigate unexpected operational disruptions or the lumpy cash flow requirements inherent in its project-based modular building segment.
The reliance on a low cash balance of $4,849 suggests that the company is likely operating near the limits of its revolving credit facilities. Investors should monitor the company's ability to maintain access to these credit lines, as any tightening in lending standards could pose an immediate threat to operational continuity.
The P/E ratio is frequently misapplied to ARTW, as it obscures the company's extreme earnings volatility and reliance on non-operating gains, failing to account for the fact that the business is fundamentally a project-based manufacturer where cash flow timing is a more accurate indicator of health.
Analysts should instead focus on EV/Sales or normalized free cash flow, as the P/E ratio is heavily distorted by the lumpy nature of modular building contracts and tax-related adjustments. Relying on P/E in this context may lead to a false sense of security regarding the company's actual profitability.
Includes 30+ ratios · 30 years · Updated daily
DCF models, multiple analysis, and analyst estimates.
10-year return with dividends reinvested.
See how regular investing compounds over time.
Compare growth, multiples, and margins vs sector.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying ARTW stock.
Art's-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc.'s current P/E ratio is 12.8x. The historical average is 25.0x. This places it at the 37th percentile of its historical range.
Art's-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc.'s current EV/EBITDA is 18.2x. This enterprise value multiple compares the company's total value (equity + debt - cash) to its EBITDA. The historical average is 15.5x.
Art's-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc.'s return on equity (ROE) is 8.1%. The historical average is 0.6%.
Based on historical data, Art's-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. is trading at a P/E of 12.8x. This is at the 37th percentile of its historical P/E range. Compare with industry peers and growth rates for a complete picture.
Art's-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. has 25.8% gross margin and 1.3% operating margin.
Art's-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc.'s Debt/EBITDA ratio is 5.9x, indicating high leverage. A ratio above 4x may signal elevated financial risk.