What does defense — goodwill impairment mean?

This represents the reduction in the carrying value of goodwill when its fair value falls below its recorded amount within the defense segment. It serves as a critical signal of declining business performance, loss of government contracts, or overpayment for previous acquisitions. A non-zero value indicates that the segment's long-term economic outlook has deteriorated.

National Presto Industries NPK Defense — Goodwill Impairment

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VOYGDefense and National Security — Goodwill, Impaired, Accumulated Impairment Loss

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LDOSDefense — Goodwill

$1.79B—

LNCGroup Protection — Goodwill, Impairment Loss

$0—

RKTDirect to Consumer — Goodwill, Impairment Loss

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TTMIAerospace And Defense — Goodwill

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$118.6M+14.5%

Net income$6.6M-12.9%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$6.5M+537%

Total debt$9.3M-5.1%

Total equity$395.2M+7.2%

Total assets$469.3M+3.1%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$31.3M+152%

CapEx$2.0M-91.5%

Free cash flow$29.4M+379%

Valuation

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Market cap$886.58M+30.8%

Enterprise value$889.4M+29.6%

P/E27.6×+11.7×

P/S1.7×+0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin24.3%—

Operating margin16%—

Net margin6.2%-4.0pp

FCF margin-12.6%+6.5pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity8.4%-3.7pp

Debt / equity0×0.0×

Current ratio5.9×+1.3×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by National Presto Industries in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:GoodwillImpairmentLoss.

The official record: National Presto Industries’s 10-K, filed March 13, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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What is National Presto Industries's defense — goodwill impairment?: National Presto Industries (NPK) reported defense — goodwill impairment of $0 in Q4 2025.
What does defense — goodwill impairment mean?: This represents the reduction in the carrying value of goodwill when its fair value falls below its recorded amount within the defense segment. It serves as a critical signal of declining business performance, loss of government contracts, or overpayment for previous acquisitions. A non-zero value indicates that the segment's long-term economic outlook has deteriorated.