Company Snapshot: Acme United Corp (ACU)

Paperworld, the largest office and stationery trade fair in the world, was held a few days ago in Frankfurt, Germany. A total of 1,591 exhibitors from 69 countries presented their products, and over 30,000 visitors discovered product innovations in the areas of school & office supplies, writing instruments, and stationery. Also Acme United’s (US: ACU – $22.85) European team had […]

The Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show (SHOT Show) concluded its four-day run with attendees optimistic of building on last year’s increase in sales of industry products. The 42nd edition of the SHOT Show, spanning Jan. 21-24 at the Sands Expo Center, displayed products used for target shooting, hunting, outdoor recreation and law enforcement purposes. More than 55,000 industry professionals […]

Acme United’s (US:ACU – $23.45) management had been hinting for a while that a new acquisition might be on the way. This week, the worldwide supplier of cutting devices, measuring instruments and first-aid products opened up the Canadian first aid market thanks to the acquisition of First Aid Central (FAC), a Canadian owned and operated manufacturer of first aid kits […]

The entire medical world and health care sector once again met in Düsseldorf, Germany. With a record participation of 5,500 exhibitors from 69 countries, and visitors from 170 countries, MEDICA rightfully earns the title of world’s largest and leading medical trade fair. In parallel to MEDICA, COMPAMED took place at the same location with around 800 exhibitors. COMPAMED is a […]

Acme United Corporation (US:ACU – $20.92) is a worldwide supplier of cutting devices, measuring instruments and first-aid products for school, home, office, industrial and hardware use. The Company reported net income of $1,059,000 or $0.30 per diluted share, for its third quarter ended September 30, 2019 versus $807,000, or $0.23 per diluted share, for the comparable period last year. This […]

Acme United Corp. (US: ACU – $20.21) reached net sales of $37 million in the third quarter ended September 30, 2019, compared to $34.7 million for the same period of 2018, an increase of 7%. Net income for the three months ended September 30, 2019 was $1.1 million, or $0.30 per diluted share, compared to $.8 million, or $0.23 per […]

Running at exactly the right time for placing orders for next year’s back-to-school season, the Insights-X fair opened its doors last week at the Exhibition Centre in Nuremberg, Germany. Spread across an area of 26,000m² (280,000 square feet), 321 exhibitors from 41 countries took advantage of the opportunity to showcase their latest products and innovations. One of those exhibitors was […]

The National Safety Council (NSC) was founded in 1913 by business leaders who decided workplace fatalities didn’t have to be the cost of doing business. More than a century later, people are nine times safer at work, than they are off the job. Making sure workers are safe on the job, as well as off, means creating a workplace culture […]

We’re very pleased to have Mr. Walter Johnsen with us today, the Chairman and CEO of Acme United Corporation (US: ACU – $20.70), to give us an update on the Company. Mr. Johnsen first provides insight into the ongoing third quarter. The interview subsequently touches upon the tariffs that are being imposed on items imported from China. He explains that […]

Acme United Corporation (US: ACU – $19.85) is a worldwide supplier of cutting devices, measuring instruments and first-aid products for school, home, office, industrial and hardware use. The Company reported net income of $807,000 or $0.24 per diluted share, for its first quarter ended March 31, 2019 versus $764,000, or $0.21 per diluted share, for the comparable period last year. […]