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| Symbol (US): | ACU |
| Website: | www.acmeunited.com |
Acme United Corporation is an innovative supplier of cutting devices, measuring instruments, and safety products for school, home, office, hardware and industrial use. Its leading brands include Westcott, Clauss, First Aid Only, PhysiciansCare and Pac-Kit.
January is especially exciting for Acme United (ACU – 10.23) because that’s when the Shot Show is being held, the Company’s most important sales event of the year. Each year the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Tradeshow attracts thousands of visitors from all over the world. Also attending, was Rick Constantine, the Vice President of Marketing for Acme United’s Camillus and […]
Read moreDesign is joy. Design is engaging. Design is passion. Design is cool. (not in the cold sense of the word) Design makes products sell. Yesterday, Acme United Corporation (ACU – $9.52) announced that it won six GOOD DESIGN awards for its Clauss AirShoc line of garden products. GOOD DESIGN is an award from the Chicago Athenaeum, Museum of Architecture and […]
Read moreAcme United (ACU – $9.75) is growing fast internationally. During the third quarter of 2010, European and Canadian sales grew 22% and 9% respectively. In order to continue that growth, the Company is hiring additional sales people in Asia and Europe. The coming months are very interesting for ACU. This month and early 2011, a new line of Camillus knives […]
Read moreToday, we’re introducing a brand new concept on Smallcaps.us called the 5-Minute Report. The idea is to give our readers, who are already familiar with a certain Company, a concise overview of that Company’s latest quarter. As the name suggests, the Report can be read in 5 minutes or less. For others, not so familiar with a Company, or for […]
Read moreAs expected, it was a quiet Thanksgiving news week. Acme United (ACU – $9.84) announced that its Board of Directors approved a new stock repurchase program of up to 200,000 common shares. With slightly over 3 million shares outstanding at the moment, this means that over 6.5% of all shares can potentially be retired. Of course, we’re not sure they […]
Read moreAcme United (NYSE Amex: ACU – $9.80) released positive third quarter 2010 results. Revenues reached $16.1 million, a 5% increase compared with $15.3 million revenues in the comparable period last year. The Company enjoyed strong back to school sales, especially to mass market retailers like Wal-Mart and Target where double digit sales growth was recorded. iPoint pencil sharpener sales again […]
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Smallcaps.us’ latest interview with cutting, measuring, and safety products manufacturer and designer Acme United (ACU – $10.40) is available for review in both audio and text formats. In the interview, Mr. Walter Johnsen, Acme United’s CEO, discusses the Company’s third quarter, that ended September 30, 2010, along with other pertinent points of interest. The interview includes Mr. Johnsen’s thoughts on […]
Read moreAcme United’s (ACU – $10.44) second quarter, ended June 30, 2010, was its strongest quarter ever in earnings per share. Nevertheless, we can identify at least four growth drivers. Products that either recently were brought to the market; are doing well and have plenty of room for growth or outstanding products that will soon enter stores. Next to these growth […]
Read more Acme United Corporation (ACU – $10.50) that manufacturers and sells cutting devices, measuring instruments and safety products for school, home and office use ended its second quarter on June 30, 2010. We asked Mr. Walter Johnsen, ACU’s Chief Executive Officer, to give us an update because we were a bit puzzled. On the one hand we’re getting mixed signals from […]
Read moreTactical Knives, a leading magazine for knife enthusiasts, featured Camillus in its July issue. The magazine includes a 6-page article (pdf) about the 2010 Shot Show, held in Las Vegas earlier this year. The Shot Show was a big success for Camillus, as they spoke with numerous passionate knife collectors and distributors. Three years ago, Acme United (ACU – $11.65) […]
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