10-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

☒	ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
For the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015
☐	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
For the transition period from ___________ to ____________
Commission file number 000-5131

ART’S-WAY MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware	42-0920725
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
5556 Highway 9 Armstrong, Iowa 50514
(Address of principal executive offices)
(712) 864-3131
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Act:
Common stock $.01 par value	The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
(Title of each class)	(Name of each exchange on which registered)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. ☐ Yes ☒ No

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. ☐ Yes ☒ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    

Yes ☒ No ☐

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§ 229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer ☐	Accelerated filer  ☐
Non-accelerated filer ☐	Smaller reporting company ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).    Yes ☐    No  ☒

The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, based on the closing sale price on May 29, 2015 as reported on the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC ($5.00 per share), was approximately $11,158,555.

As of January 19, 2016, there were 4,061,052 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the Definitive Proxy Statement for the registrant’s 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed within 120 days of November 30, 2015, are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10-K.

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Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc.

Index to Annual Report on Form 10-K

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Part I
	Item 1.	BUSINESS	4
	Item 1A.	RISK FACTORS	10
	Item 1B.	UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS	10
	Item 2.	PROPERTIES	10
	Item 3.	LEGAL PROCEEDINGS	11
	Item 4.	MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES	11
Part II
	Item 5.	MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES	12
	Item 6.	SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA	12
	Item 7.	MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS	12
	Item 7A.	QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK	16
	Item 8.	FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA	17
	Item 9.	CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE	36
	Item 9A.	CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES	36
	Item 9B.	OTHER INFORMATION	36
Part III
	Item 10.	DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE	37
	Item 11.	EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION	37
	Item 12.	SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS	37
	Item 13.	CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE	37
	Item 14.	PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES	37
Part IV
	Item 15.	EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES	38

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FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

Some of the statements in this report may contain forward-looking statements that reflect our current view on future events, future business, industry and other conditions, our future performance, and our plans and expectations for future operations and actions. In some cases you can identify forward-looking statements by the use of words such as “may,” “should,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect,” “plan,” “future,” “intend,” “could,” “estimate,” “predict,” “hope,” “potential,” “continue,” or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions. Forward-looking statements in this report generally relate to: our anticipated sale of our Ames, Iowa production facility; our expectations regarding our warranty costs and order backlog; our beliefs regarding the sufficiency of working capital and cash flows, and our continued ability to renew or obtain financing on reasonable terms when necessary; the impact of recently issued accounting pronouncements; our intentions and beliefs relating to our costs and business strategies; our expected operating and financial results; our expectations concerning our primary capital and cash flow needs; our beliefs regarding competitive factors and our competitive strengths; expectations regarding capabilities and demand; our predictions regarding the impact of seasonality; our beliefs regarding the impact of the farming industry on our business; our beliefs regarding internal controls; and our intentions for paying dividends. Many of these forward-looking statements are located in this report under “Item 1. BUSINESS” and “Item 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS,” but they may appear in other sections as well.

You should read this report thoroughly with the understanding that our actual results may differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements for many reasons, including events beyond our control and assumptions that prove to be inaccurate or unfounded. We cannot provide any assurance with respect to our future performance or results. Our actual results or actions could and likely will differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements for many reasons, including but not limited to: the impact of tightening credit markets on our ability to continue to obtain financing on reasonable terms; our ability to continue to meet debt obligations and comply with financial covenants; obstacles related to integration of acquired product lines and businesses; the effect of general economic conditions, including consumer and governmental spending, on the demand for our products and the cost of our supplies and materials; fluctuations in seasonal demand and our production cycle; the ability of our suppliers to meet our demands for raw materials and component parts; our OEM customers decisions regarding supply chain structure, inventory levels, and overall business conditions; fluctuations in the price of raw materials, especially steel; our ability to predict and meet the demands of each market in which our segments operate our ability to predict and respond to any seasonal fluctuations in demand; our ability to maintain intellectual property rights; the existence and outcome of product liability claims and other ordinary course litigation; changes in environmental, health and safety regulations and employment laws; our ability to retain our executive officers; the cost of complying with laws, regulations, and standards relating to corporate governance and public disclosure, and the demand such compliance places on management’s time; loan covenant restrictions on our ability to pay dividends; unexpected closing delays or changes to our contract for the sale of our Ames, Iowa production facility; and other factors described in this report and from time to time in our other reports to the SEC. We do not intend to update the forward-looking statements contained in this report other than as required by law. We caution you not to put undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this report. You should read this report and the documents that we reference in this report and have filed as exhibits completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we currently expect. We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements.

PART I

Item 1. BUSINESS.

General

Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc., a Delaware corporation (“we,” “us,” “our,” and the “Company”), began operations as a farm equipment manufacturer in 1956. Since that time, we have become a worldwide manufacturer of agricultural equipment, specialized modular science buildings, pressurized steel vessels, and steel cutting tools. Our principal manufacturing plant is located in Armstrong, Iowa.

We have organized our business into four operating segments. Management separately evaluates the financial results of each segment because each is a strategic business unit offering different products and requiring different technology and marketing strategies. Our agricultural products segment manufactures and distributes farm equipment under our own and private labels and includes the operations of our wholly-owned subsidiaries, Art’s-Way Manufacturing International LTD, a Canadian company (“International”) and Universal Harvester by Art’s-Way, Inc., an Iowa corporation (“UHC by Art’s-Way” or “UHC”), which was merged into the Company effective November 30, 2015. Our pressurized vessels segment manufactures pressure vessels through our wholly-owned subsidiary, Art’s-Way Vessels, Inc., an Iowa corporation. Our modular building segment manufactures modular buildings for various uses, commonly animal containment and research laboratories, through our wholly-owned subsidiary, Art’s-Way Scientific, Inc., an Iowa corporation; and our tools segment manufactures standard single point brazed carbide tipped tools as well as PCD (polycrystalline diamond) and CBN (cubic boron nitride) inserts and tools through our wholly-owned subsidiary, Ohio Metal Working Products/Art’s Way, Inc., an Ohio corporation (“Ohio Metal”). For detailed financial information relating to segment reporting, see Note 16 to our financial statements in Item 8 of this report.

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Business of Our Segments

Agricultural Products

Our Agricultural Products segment, which accounted for 74.3% of our net revenue in the 2015 fiscal year and 77.3% of our net revenue in the 2014 fiscal year, is located primarily in our Armstrong, Iowa facility. The segment manufactures a variety of specialized farm machinery under our own label, including: portable and stationary animal feed processing equipment and related attachments used to mill and mix feed grains into custom animal feed rations; stalk shredders; a line of hay and forage equipment consisting of forage boxes, blowers, running gear, dump boxes, balers and mergers; a line of portable grain augers; a line of manure spreaders; sugar beet harvesting equipment; a line of land maintenance equipment; moldboard plows; potato harvesters; reels for combines and swathers; and industrial grade snow blowers under Agro Trend by Art’s-Way Manufacturing International LTD. We sell our labeled products through independent farm equipment dealers throughout the United States and Canada. In addition, we manufacture and supply silage blowers and reels under original equipment manufacturer (OEM) agreements. Sales to our OEM customers accounted for 5% of our consolidated sales for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015 and 9.5% of our consolidated sales for the fiscal year ended 2014. We also provide after-market service parts that are available to keep our branded and OEM produced equipment operating to the satisfaction of the end user of our products.

Pressurized Vessels

Our Pressurized Vessels segment, which accounted for 5.8% of our net revenue in the 2015 fiscal year and 4.8% of our net revenue in the 2014 fiscal year, is located in Dubuque, Iowa. This segment produces and sells pressurized vessels, both American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) code and non-code. It provides a combination of services as a manufacturer and supplier of steel vessels and steel containment systems. We build in carbon steel and stainless steel, ranging from atmospheric (0 PSI) storage vessels up to any PSI pressure rating required. We provide vessels ranging in size from 4 inches to 168 inches in diameter and in various lengths as our customers require. The vessels are primarily sold to manufacturing facilities that will use the vessel as a component part of their end product. We primarily serve the following industries: water treatment; air receivers; refineries; co-generation; chemical; petrochemical; storage tanks; agriculture; marine; refrigeration; hydro pneumatic; heavy equipment; pharmaceuticals and mining. In addition to our role as a fabricator of vessels, we provide services including: custom CAD drawing; welding; interior linings and exterior finishing; passivation of stainless steel; hydrostatic and pneumatic testing; design, build and finishing of skids; installation of piping; non-destructive examination and heat treating.

Modular Buildings

Our Modular Buildings segment, which accounted for 11.4% of our net revenue in the 2015 fiscal year and 8.2% of our net revenue in the 2014 fiscal year, is located in Monona, Iowa. This segment produces and sells modular buildings, which are custom designed to meet the specific research needs of our customers. The buildings we commonly produce range from basic swine buildings to complex containment research laboratories. We plan to continue our focus on providing research facilities for academic research institutions, government research and diagnostic centers, public health institutions and private research and pharmaceutical companies, as those are our primary market sectors. We provide services from start to finish by designing, manufacturing, delivering, installing or renting the building units.

Tools

Our Tools segment, which is located in Canton, Ohio, accounted for 8.5% of our net revenue in the 2015 fiscal year and 9.7% of our net revenue in the 2014 fiscal year. This segment produces and sells standard single point brazed carbide tipped tools as well as PCD (polycrystalline diamond) and CBN (cubic boron nitride) inserts and tools. The tools are used by manufacturers in various industries to cut and shape various parts, pipes, and fittings. The marketing of the tools is primarily through independent distributors supplying manufacturers with industrial tools and supplies. We plan to continue our focus on providing cutting tools to industries such as automotive, aerospace, oil and gas piping, and appliances.

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Our Principal Products

Agricultural Products

From its beginnings as a producer of portable grinder mixers, our Agricultural Products segment has grown through developing several new products and with our acquisitions. In 2012, we acquired UHC in Ames, Iowa and began selling reels for combines and swathers as UHC by Art’s-Way. In 2013, we acquired Agro Trend in Clifford, Ontario, through which we now sell industrial snow blowers and agricultural trailers as Art’s-Way Manufacturing International LTD. Today, our Agricultural Products segment manufactures a wide array of products relating to feed processing, crop production, augers, spreaders, hay and forage, tillage and land management, potato harvesting, and sugar beet harvesting equipment. We primarily manufacture products under the Art’s-Way, Miller Pro, Roda, M&W, Badger, and UHC by Art’s-Way brand names. Our Agricultural Products segment also maintains a small volume of OEM work for the industry’s leading manufacturers.

Grinder mixer line. The grinder mixer line represents our original product line. Our founder, Arthur Luscombe, designed the original PTO powered grinder-mixer prior to the Company’s inception. Grinder mixers are used to grind grain and mix in proteins for animal feed. They have several agricultural applications, and are commonly used in livestock operations. Our grinder mixers have wide swing radiuses to allow users to reposition the discharge tube from one side of the tank to the other in one step. Our 6105 grinder mixer offers a 105-bushel tank with a 20-inch hammermill. Our 6140 grinder mixer is a medium sized product with a 140-bushel tank, a 20” hammermill, and an 8” discharge auger. Our 6530 is the largest in the industry at 165-bushel tank with a 26-inch hammermill. It features self-contained hydraulics, and 10-inch discharge augers, which yields the fastest unload times in the industry. Our Cattle Maxx rollermill mixer products offer consistent feed grain rations for beef and dairy operations and are available in 105-bushel, 140-bushel and 165-bushel capacities.   

Stationary feed grain processing line. We offer stationary hammermills and rollermills. Harvesting leaves various amounts of extraneous materials that must be removed through processing the seeds. Hammermills are aggressive pre-cleaners that are designed to remove appendages, awns and other chaff from seeds by vigorously scraping the seed over and through the screen. The screen has holes that are big enough to let the seed pass through undamaged, but are small enough to catch and remove the appendages. Our rollermills roll the feed grain to minimize dust, and they fracture the outside hull to release the digestive juices more rapidly. Rolling feed provides more palatable and digestible feed for use in animal feeding operations.

Crop production line. Art’s-Way shredders assure maximum crop shredding and destroy insect habitats. The shredded crop material allows for faster decomposition and restores nutrients to the soil more quickly while providing ground cover to reduce wind and water erosion.

Land management line. Land planes are used to ensure even distribution of rainfall or irrigation by eliminating water pockets, furrows and implement scars in fields. Our land planes have a patented Art’s-Way floating hitch design. We offer pull-type graders to help our customers perform many tasks such as maintaining terraces and waterways, leveling ground, cleaning ditches and removing snow. The pull-type graders follow close to the back of a tractor for leveling uneven areas or for turning in smaller spaces.

Moldboard plow line. The Art’s-Way moldboard plows offer conservation tillage choices to match each customer’s preference. Our moldboard plows are designed to slice and invert the soil to leave a rough surface exposed, and they are primarily used on clean-tilled cropland with high amounts of crop residue.

Sugar beet harvesting line. Our sugar beet defoliators and harvesters are innovative products in the industry due to our focus on continuous improvement, both in reaction to customer requests and in anticipation of our customers’ needs. Our machines can harvest six, eight, or twelve rows at one time. Along with being the first manufacturer to introduce a larger, 12-row harvester, we have begun to sell a self-propelled unit. Our sugar beet defoliators cut and remove the leaves of the sugar beets without damaging them, and the leaf particles are then incorporated back into the soil.

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Hay and forage line. We offer highly productive hay and forage tools for the full range of producers. This product line includes high capacity forage boxes for transporting hay from the field with optional running gear to provide superior stability and tracking. High velocity, high volume forage blowers are able to fill the tallest silos with lower power requirements. Cam action rotary rakes and power mergers will gently lift the crop, carry it to the windrow and release it, saving more leaves and forming a faster drying, fluffier windrow. High performance V-style and carted finger wheel rakes offer growers value and include such features as large capacity and high clearance with ease of adjustment and operation. The M&W balers are ideal for the dairy and equine segments that serve niche markets in the East North Central and the East South Central regions of the United States. The primary use of these balers is efficiently turning grass, alfalfa, clover, corn stalks, silage, peanut and straw hay into storable bales to save space and extend the life of these harvested feed sources.

Augers line. Our portable grain auger models are available painted white or hot dipped galvanized. Rolling hopper augers are constructed from 12 gauge tube and ¼” flighting. These augers feature an internal drive with externally mounted gear boxes for proper venting and easier maintenance. Driveline augers are also available with either power take-off unit (PTO) or electric drive. These heavy-duty augers have a reversible gear box which permits PTO operation from either side.

Manure spreaders line. Roda manure spreaders are a well-known name with a rich tradition in the West North Central region of the United States with the origin of the spreaders dating back to the 1950s. We offer vertical and horizontal beaters and rear discharge manure spreaders in both truck-mount and pull-type configurations. Our products are ideal for spreading livestock manure, compost and lime. We offer a scale system, and a scale system with GPS for proper nutrient placement. These spreaders boast a heavy-duty and rugged design with one of the best spread patterns in the industry, allowing for efficient and consistent nutrient and land management.

Reels line. In May of 2012 we purchased the assets of UHC and began selling reels for combines and swathers as UHC by Art’s-Way. These reels have a unique flip over action for self-cleaning in adverse conditions. They are manufactured with extruded aluminum creating a light weight yet strong reel.

Snow blowers line. In June of 2013 we purchased certain assets of Agro Trend, a division of Rojac Industries, Inc. of Clifford, Ontario, Canada and began selling snow blowers, agricultural trailers, and dump boxes as Art’s-Way Manufacturing International LTD. We offer snow blowers in 28 models ranging from 54” wide to 120” wide. The styles also range from compact to heavy duty. Trailers range in sizes from 1.5 ton to 8 ton and we offer two versions of dump boxes.

Pressurized Vessels

We build vessels in carbon steel and stainless steel, ranging from atmospheric (0 PSI) storage vessels up to any PSI pressure rating required. Sizes range from 4” to 168” diameter and larger and to any length of vessel the customer requires.

Modular Buildings

We supply laboratories for bio-containment, animal science, public health, and security requirements. We custom design, manufacture, deliver, and install laboratories and research facilities to meet customers’ critical requirements. In addition to selling these facilities, we also offer a lease option to customers in need of temporary facilities.

Tools

We supply standard single point brazed carbide tipped tools as well as PCD (polycrystalline diamond) and CBN (cubic boron nitride) inserts and tools. Our customers use the tools for various steel cutting applications.

Product Distribution and Markets

We distribute goods for our Agricultural Products segment primarily through a network of approximately 1,800 U.S. and Canadian independent dealers, as well as overseas dealers in the U.K., and Australia, whose customers require specialized agricultural machinery. We have sales representation in 48 states and seven Canadian provinces; however, many dealers sell only service parts for our products. Our dealers sell our products to various agricultural and commercial customers. We also maintain a local sales force in our Armstrong, Iowa facility to provide oversight services for our distribution network, communicate with end users, and recruit and train dealers on the uses of our products. Our local service parts staff is available to help customers and dealers with their service parts needs. Our Pressurized Vessels and Modular Building segments traditionally sell products customized to the end-users’ requirements directly to the end-users. Our Tools segment distributes products through manufacturers’ representatives, direct sales, and OEM sales channels.

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We currently export products to four foreign countries. We have been shipping grinder mixers abroad since 2006, and have exported portable rollermills as well. We look forward to strengthening these relationships and developing new international markets as well. Our international sales accounted for 7.3% of consolidated sales.

Backlog. Our backlogs of orders vary on a daily basis. As of January 25, 2016, our Tools segment had approximately $156,000 of backlog, our Pressurized Vessels segment had approximately $701,000 of backlog, our Modular Buildings segment had approximately $686,000 of backlog and our Agricultural Products segment had a net backlog of approximately $3,535,000. We expect that our order backlogs will continue to fluctuate as orders are received, filled, or cancelled, and due to dealer discount arrangements we may enter into from time to time, these figures are not necessarily indicative of future revenue.

Recent Product Developments

During 2015, development in our Agricultural Products segment consisted of several products. We introduced the new 6140 grinder mixer. We also debuted a belt drive system as a product enhancement to our 6530 grinder mixer. We also added a 20’, 22’, and 24’ pull type tandem axle vertical manure spreader to our product offerings.

Our Pressurized Vessels and Modular Building segments complete projects based on customer specifications and did not engage in specific product development during 2015.

Competition

In addition to the competitive strengths of each of our segments described below, we believe our diversified revenue base helps to provide protection against competitive factors in any one industry. Our Pressurized Vessels, Modular Buildings, and Tools segments provide us with diversified revenues rather than solely relying on the agricultural machinery sector. We are also diversified on the basis of our sales presence and customer base.

Agricultural Products

Our Agricultural Products segment competes in a highly competitive agricultural equipment industry. We compete with larger manufacturers and suppliers that have broader product offerings and significant resources at their disposal; however, we believe that our competitive strengths allow us to compete effectively in our market.

Management believes that grain and livestock producers, as well as those who provide services to grain and livestock operations, are the primary purchasers of agricultural equipment. Many factors influence a buyer’s choice for agricultural equipment. Any one or all factors may be determinative, but they include brand loyalty, the relationship with dealers, product quality and performance, product innovation, product availability, parts and warranty programs, price and customer service.

While our larger competitors may have resources greater than ours, we believe we compete effectively in the farm equipment industry by serving smaller markets in specific product areas rather than directly competing with larger competitors across an extensive range of products. Our Agricultural Products segment caters to niche markets in the agricultural industry. We do not have a direct competitor that has the same product offerings that we do. Instead, each of our product lines competes with similar products of many other manufacturers. Some of our product lines face greater competition than others, but we believe that our products are competitively priced with greater diversity than most competitor product lines. Other companies produce feed processing equipment, sugar beet harvesting and defoliating equipment, grinders, shredders and other products similar to ours; therefore, we focus on providing the best product available at a reasonable price. Overall, we believe our products are competitively priced with above average quality and performance, in a market where price, product performance and quality are principal elements.

In addition, in order to capitalize on brand recognition for our Agricultural Products segment, we have numerous product lines produced under our labels and private labels, and have made strategic acquisitions to strengthen our dealer base. We also provide aftermarket service parts which are available to keep our branded and OEM-produced equipment operating to the satisfaction of the customer. We sell products to customers in the United States and four foreign countries through a network of approximately 1,800 independent dealers in the United States and Canada, as well as overseas dealers in the United Kingdom and Australia.

We believe that our competitive pricing, product quality and performance, a network of worldwide and domestic distributors and our strong market share for many of our products allow us to compete effectively in the agricultural products market.

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Pressurized Vessels

Competition in the pressurized vessel industry is intense. It is critical in this business to deliver a quality product on a timely basis. We continue to work on delivering a quality product and improving our reputation within the industry.

Modular Buildings

We expect continued competition from our Modular Buildings segment’s existing competitors, which include conventional design/build firms, as well as competition from new entrants into the modular building market. To some extent, we believe barriers to entry in the modular building industry limit the competition we face in the industry. Barriers to entry in the market consist primarily of access to capital, access to a qualified labor pool, and the bidding process that accompanies many jobs in the health and education markets. Despite these barriers, manufacturers who have a skilled work force and adequate production facilities could adapt their manufacturing facilities to produce modular structures.

We believe the competitive strength of our Modular Buildings segment is our ability to design and produce high-tech modular buildings more quickly than conventional design/build firms. Conventional design/build construction may take two to five years, while our modular laboratories can be delivered in as little as six months. As one of the few companies in the industry to supply turnkey modular buildings and laboratories, we believe we provide high quality buildings at reasonable prices that meet our customers’ time, flexibility and security expectations.

Tools

We expect competition in our Tools segment from off shore products which have gained market share over the last twenty years. Our greatest threat continues to be emerging technologies that replace the need for brazed tools. These competitive threats are countered by our ability to offer the widest range of standard carbide tipped brazed tool inventories to be found in North America. These inventories are strategically located in four warehouses across the U.S. enabling our customers to receive product quickly with minimal shipping costs. Our ability to produce special, engineered, value added products in volume with short lead times sets us apart from our competitors. This is most evident in certain segments of the pipe processing industry, where we have been able to establish and maintain market share despite efforts from companies significantly larger than ourselves.

Raw Materials, Principal Suppliers and Customers

Raw materials for our various segments are acquired from domestic and foreign sources and normally are readily available. Currently, we purchase the lifter wheels used to manufacture our sugar beet harvesters from a supplier located in China. We also purchase rake tines and gearboxes from a supplier in Italy. However, these suppliers are not principal suppliers and there are alternative sources for these materials.

We have an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) supplier agreement with Case New Holland (CNH) for our Agricultural Products segment. Under the OEM agreement, we have agreed to supply CNH’s requirements for certain feed processing and service parts, primarily blowers, under CNH’s label. The agreement has no minimum requirements and can be cancelled upon certain conditions. The initial term of the agreement with CNH ran through September 2006, but the agreement continues in force until terminated or cancelled. We have not terminated or cancelled the agreement as of November 30, 2015. We also sell reels to Honey Bee and Agco under an OEM agreement. For the year ended November 30, 2015, sales to OEM customers were approximately 5% of consolidated sales.

We do not rely on sales to one customer or a small group of customers. During the year ended November 30, 2015, no one customer accounted for more than 5% of consolidated revenues.

Intellectual Property

We maintain manufacturing rights on several products which cover unique aspects of design. We also have trademarks covering product identification. We believe our trademarks and licenses help us to retain existing business and secure new relationships with customers. The duration of these rights ranges from 5 to 10 years, with options for renewal. We currently have no pending applications for intellectual property rights.

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We pay royalties for our use of certain manufacturing rights. Under our OEM and royalty agreement with CNH, CNH sold us the license to manufacture, sell and distribute certain plow products designed by CNH and their replacement and component parts. We pay semi-annual royalty payments based on the invoiced price of each licensed product and service part we sell. Under agreements with Roda and M&W, we acquired an ongoing license to manufacture, sell and distribute Roda-branded manure spreaders and M&W-branded balers in exchange for royalty payments for certain time periods which expired in January 2015and May 2015, respectively. Having fulfilled our royalty obligations under the Roda and M&W agreements, we no longer are required to make payments, but retain the rights to manufacture, sell, and distribute these products.

Research and Development Activities

Our Agricultural Products segment is continually engaged in research and development activities to improve and enhance our existing products. We perform research and development activities internally, and the cost of our research and development activities is not borne by our customers. Our research and development expenses are cyclical; they may be high in one year, but would tend to be lower the next, with an increase in production expenses as our new ideas are manufactured. Research and development expenses during our 2015 fiscal year accounted for $162,000 of our total consolidated engineering expenses, compared to $191,000 during our 2014 fiscal year.

Our Tools segment produces standard cutting tools and inserts and special tools per customer specifications. Our Pressurized Vessels segment produces custom tanks and vessels that are manufactured in accordance with specifications provided by our customers. Similarly, our Modular Buildings segment designs modular buildings in accordance with customer specifications.

Government Relationships and Regulations; Environmental Compliance

Our Modular Buildings segment must design, manufacture and install its modular buildings in accordance with state building codes, and the Company has been able to achieve the code standards in all instances. In addition, we are subject to various federal, state and local laws and regulations pertaining to environmental protection and the discharge of materials into the environment. We do not expect that the cost of complying with these regulations will have a material impact on our consolidated results of operations, financial position or cash flows.

Employees

As of November 30, 2015, we employed approximately eighty-two employees in our Agricultural Products segment, one of whom was employed on a part-time basis. As of the same date, we had approximately fifteen full-time employees in our Pressurized Vessels segment and eighteen full-time employees in our Tools segment, nearly all of whom are represented by unions and covered by collective bargaining agreements. In addition, our Modular Buildings segment employed approximately sixteen employees, three of whom worked on a part-time basis. We experienced a decrease in employee levels in 2015 based upon demand for our product lines, and the numbers provided above do not represent our peak employment during our 2015 fiscal year.

Item 1A. RISK FACTORS.

As a smaller reporting company, we are not required to provide disclosure pursuant to this item.

Item 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS.

As a smaller reporting company, we are not required to provide disclosure pursuant to this item.

Item 2. PROPERTIES.

Our executive offices, as well as the primary production and warehousing facilities for our Agricultural Products segment, are located in Armstrong, Iowa. These facilities were constructed after 1965 and remain in fair condition. The facilities in Armstrong contain approximately 249,000 square feet of usable space. We have engaged in several building improvement projects during the last several years and plan to complete a reroofing project over the next several years. In addition, we own approximately 127 acres of land west of Armstrong, on which the factory and inventory storage space is situated for our Agricultural Products segment.

We purchased an office, production and warehousing facility for our Agricultural Products segment located in West Union, Iowa on approximately 29 acres in fiscal 2010. The property is in good condition and contains approximately 190,000 square feet of usable space.

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In connection with the acquisition of certain assets of UHC in May 2012, we also purchased the land and building used for manufacturing of the products sold by UHC, located in Ames, Iowa. The building contains approximately 41,640 square feet of usable space and is in good condition. The purchased land is approximately 10 acres and is used in connection with our Agricultural Products segment. We have accepted an offer on this facility for $1,192,000 less closing expenses and expect the sale to close in the first quarter of fiscal 2016, subject to customary closing conditions.

In connection with the acquisition of certain assets of Agro Trend in June of 2013, we assumed the lease on an 8,500 square foot facility in Clifford, Ontario, Canada. The lease on this facility was for a term of 2 years and expired on May 23, 2015. We entered into a two year lease agreement on April 22, 2015 for a 14,000 square foot facility in Listowel, Ontario, Canada in order to continue the manufacturing, marketing and sales of Agro Trend products from Canada. This facility is used in connection with our Agricultural Products segment.

We completed construction on a new facility for our Pressurized Vessels segment in Dubuque, Iowa as of February 2008. The facility is 34,450 square feet, steel-framed, with a crane that runs the length of the building. A paint booth and a blast booth were installed in the first quarter of 2009.

We completed construction in November 2007 of our facility in Monona, Iowa, which houses the manufacturing for our Modular Buildings segment. The new facility was custom-designed to meet our production needs. It has approximately 50,000 square feet of useable space and accommodates a sprinkler system and crane.

In connection with the acquisition of certain assets of Ohio Metal in September 2013, we also purchased the land and building used for manufacturing of the products sold by Ohio Metal, located in Canton, Ohio. The building contains approximately 39,000 square feet of usable space and is in good condition. The purchased land is approximately 4.50 acres and is used in connection with our Tools segment.

Our owned real property in West Union, Iowa is subject to a mortgage granted to The First National Bank of West Union (n/k/a Bank 1st) as security for a term loan. All of our remaining owned real property is subject to mortgages granted to U.S. Bank as security for our long-term debt and our line of credit. See “Item 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS – Liquidity and Capital Resources” for more information.

Item 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

From time to time in the ordinary course of business, we may be named as a defendant in legal proceedings incidental to the business, including without limitation, workers’ compensation claims, tort claims, or contractual disputes. We are not currently involved in any material legal proceedings, directly or indirectly, and we are not aware of any claims pending or threatened against us or any of the directors that could result in the commencement of material legal proceedings.

Item 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE.

Not applicable.

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PART II

Item 5. Market for REGISTRANT’S Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES.

Market Information

Our common stock trades on the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC under the symbol “ARTW.” The ranges of high and low sales prices for each quarter, as reported by NASDAQ, are shown below.

	Common Stock High and Low Sales Prices Per Share by Quarter
	Fiscal Year Ended November 30, 2015				Fiscal Year Ended November 30, 2014
	High		Low		High		Low
First Quarter		$5.49		$4.51		$6.30		$5.75
Second Quarter		$5.98		$4.27		$6.74		$5.70
Third Quarter		$5.94		$4.20		$6.00		$5.15
Fourth Quarter		$4.39		$2.90		$7.08		$4.76

Stockholders

We have two classes of stock, undesignated preferred stock and $0.01 par value common stock. No shares of preferred stock have been issued or are outstanding. As of January 6, 2016, we had 86 common stock stockholders of record, which number does not include stockholders who hold our common stock in street name.

Dividends

On January 26, 2015 we announced a dividend of $0.05 per share paid on February 27, 2015 to shareholders of record on February 12, 2015. We did not pay a dividend during the 2014 fiscal year. We expect that the payment of and the amount of any future dividends will depend on our financial condition at that time. Our loans with U.S. Bank require us to obtain consent from U.S. Bank prior to declaring a dividend payment.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

None.

Purchases of Equity Securities by the Company

None.

Equity Compensation Plans

For information on our equity compensation plans, refer to Item 12, “SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS.”

Item 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA.

As a smaller reporting company, we are not required to provide disclosure pursuant to this item.

Item 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

This report contains forward-looking statements that involve significant risks and uncertainties. The following discussion, which focuses on our results of operations, contains forward-looking information and statements. Actual events or results may differ materially from those indicated or anticipated, as discussed in the section entitled “Forward Looking Statements.” The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should also be read in conjunction with our financial statements and notes to financial statements contained in Item 8 of this report.

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Financial Position

We believe that our consolidated balance sheet indicates a stable financial position. During fiscal year 2015, we decreased our total liabilities by $783,000, a 5.8% decrease. We expect our access to capital will continue to provide future cash for equipment investments, acquisitions, or debt pay down. During fiscal 2015 our working capital decreased slightly, and we have $3,000,000 available on our line of credit as of November 30, 2015.

Critical Accounting Policies

Our significant accounting policies are described in Note 1 to our Consolidated Financial Statements contained in Item 8 of this report, which were prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Critical accounting policies are those that we believe are both important to the portrayal of our financial condition and results and require our most difficult, subjective or complex judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain.

We believe that the following discussion represents the most critical accounting policies and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements, although it is not inclusive.

Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market, and cost is determined using the standard costing method. Management monitors the carrying value of inventories using inventory control and review processes that include, but are not limited to, sales forecast review, inventory status reports, and inventory reduction programs. We record inventory write downs to market based on expected usage information for raw materials and historical selling trends for finished goods. If the assumptions made by management do not occur, we may need to record additional write downs.

Revenue Recognition

Revenue is recognized when risk of ownership and title pass to the buyer, generally upon the shipment of the product. All sales are made to authorized dealers whose application for dealer status has been approved and who have been informed of general sales policies. Any changes in Company terms are documented in the most recently published price lists. Pricing is fixed and determinable according to the Company’s published equipment and parts price lists. Title to all equipment and parts sold shall pass to the buyer upon delivery to the carrier and is not subject to a customer acceptance provision. Proof of the passing of title is documented by the signing of the delivery receipt by a representative of the carrier. Post shipment obligations are limited to any claim with respect to the condition of the equipment or parts. A provision for warranty expenses, based on sales volume, is included in the financial statements. Our returns policy allows for new and saleable parts to be returned, subject to inspection and a restocking charge which is included in net sales. Whole goods are not returnable. Shipping costs charged to customers are included in net sales. Freight costs incurred are included in cost of goods sold.

In certain circumstances, upon the customer’s written request, we may recognize revenue when production is complete and the good is ready for shipment. At the buyer’s request, we will bill the buyer upon completing all performance obligations, but before shipment. The buyer dictates that we ship the goods per their direction from our manufacturing facility, as is customary with this type of agreement, in order to minimize shipping costs. The written agreement with the customer specifies that the goods will be delivered on a schedule to be determined by the customer, with a final specified delivery date, and that we will segregate the goods from our inventory, such that they are not available to fill other orders. This agreement also specifies that the buyer is required to purchase all goods manufactured under this agreement. Title of the goods will pass to the buyer when the goods are complete and ready for shipment, per the customer agreement. At the transfer of title, all risks of ownership have passed to the buyer, and the buyer agrees to maintain insurance on the manufactured items that have not yet been shipped. We have operated using bill and hold agreements with certain customers for many years, with consistent satisfactory results for both buyer and seller. The credit terms on this agreement are consistent with the credit terms on all other sales. All risks of loss are shouldered by the buyer, and there are no exceptions to the buyer’s commitment to accept and pay for these manufactured goods. Revenues recognized at the completion of production in 2015 and 2014 were approximately $634,000 and $628,000, respectively.

Our Modular Buildings segment is in the construction industry, and, as such, accounts for long-term contracts on the percentage-of-completion method. Revenue and gross profit are recognized as work is performed based on the relationship between actual costs incurred and total estimated costs at completion. Contract losses are recognized when current estimates of total contract revenue and contract cost indicate a loss. Estimated contract costs include any and all costs appropriately allocable to the contract. The provision for these contract losses will be the excess of estimated contract costs over estimated contract revenues.

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Costs and profit in excess of amounts billed are classified as current assets and billings in excess of cost and profit are classified as current liabilities.

Results of Operations

Fiscal Year Ended November 30, 2015 Compared to Fiscal Year Ended November 30, 2014

Our consolidated net sales totaled $27,936,000 for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015, which represents a 22.8% decrease from our consolidated net sales of $36,170,000 in 2014. The decrease in revenue is primarily due to decreased sales of our agricultural products segment. We are experiencing decreased demand of nearly all our agricultural products, but our Universal Harvester reel sales were down over 70% as compared to the prior year. Our consolidated gross profit increased as a percentage of net sales from 24.1% in 2014 to 25.0% of net sales in 2015. This increase is largely due to cost-cutting measures and efficient use of inventory, primarily in our agricultural products segment. Our consolidated operating expenses increased by 4.6%, from $7,060,000 in 2014 to $7,388,000 in 2015. The primary reason for this increase is the $618,729 non-cash expense recognized in August 2015 for the impairment of goodwill associated with the 2012 acquisition of Universal Harvester. Because the majority of our corporate general and administrative expenses are borne by our Agricultural Products segment, that segment represented $5,394,000 of our total consolidated operating expenses, while our Pressurized Vessels segment represented $399,000, our Modular Buildings segment represented $820,000, and our Tools segment represented $775,000 of the total.

Our consolidated operating loss for the 2015 fiscal year was $(404,000) compared to operating income of $1,665,000 for the 2014 fiscal year. Our Modular Buildings segment provided operating income of $150,000. Our Agricultural Products had an operating loss of $(84,000) after considering the $618,729 non-cash impairment charge. Our Pressurized Vessels segment had an operating loss of $(327,000), and our Tools segment had an operating loss of $(143,000).

Consolidated net loss for the 2015 fiscal year was $(558,000), compared to net income of $935,000 in the 2014 fiscal year, a decrease of $1,493,000. This decrease is primarily a result of impairment of goodwill but also due to lower net sales by our Agricultural Products, Pressurized Vessels, and Tools segments, but offset somewhat by increased sales at our Modular Buildings segment. Our effective tax rate for the years ending November 30, 2015 and 2014 was 35.5% and 28.2%, respectively.

Agricultural Products. Our Agricultural Products segment’s sales revenue for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015 was $20,756,000, compared to $27,952,000 during the same period of 2014, a decrease of $7,196,000, or 25.7%. The decrease was due most significantly to decreased sales of our UHC product lines (reels for combines and swathers), but we saw decreased sales in nearly every product manufactured in our Agricultural Products segment. Gross profit for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015 was 25.6%, unchanged from fiscal 2014. We were able to maintain our gross margin on decreased sales volume with various cost cutting measures, as well as utilizing our inventory more efficiently. The decrease in sales in our Agricultural Products segment is not unlike all other companies that serve this market, both large and small. We do not believe that the sales decreases in fiscal 2015 represent a loss of market share, but rather lower demand in the overall market place for agricultural equipment. We anticipate the decreased market demand to continue through fiscal 2016.

Our Agricultural Products segment’s operating expenses for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015 were $5,394,000, compared to $5,051,000 for the same period in 2014, an increase of $343,000 or 6.8%. As previously discussed, these operating expenses include a one-time non-cash expense for the impairment of goodwill at UHC of $618,729. This segment’s operating expenses for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015 were 26.0% of sales, compared to 18.1% of sales for the same period in 2014. Total loss from operations for our Agricultural Products segment during the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015 was $(84,000), compared to operating income of $2,099,000 for the same period in 2014, a decrease of $(2,183,000.)

Pressurized Vessels. Our Pressurized Vessels segment’s net sales for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015 were $1,610,000, compared to $1,736,000 for the same period in 2014, a decrease of $126,000, or 7.3%. This decrease is largely due to a sizeable project that has used a significant amount of shop capacity during our fourth quarter of fiscal 2015, but will not be delivered and invoiced until the first quarter of fiscal 2016. We continue to work to improve the consistency of our quality of goods and timely delivery of product. Fiscal year 2015 gross margin was 4.5% compared to 2.2% as of November 30, 2014.

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Modular Buildings. Our Modular Buildings segment’s net sales for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015 were $3,191,000 compared to $2,965,000 for the same period in 2014, an increase of $226,000, or 7.6%. Gross profit for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015 was $970,000 compared to $626,000 during the same period of 2014, an increase of $344,000 or 55.0%. This increase is primarily due to a reimbursement of $210,000 of warranty expenses incurred in prior periods as a result of a legal settlement. Operating expenses for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015 were $820,000 compared to $768,000 for the same period in 2014. Total income from operations from our Modular Buildings segment was $150,000 compared to an operating loss of $(142,000) in fiscal 2014, an increase of $292,000.

Tools. Our Tools segment’s net sales for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015 were $2,379,000 compared to $3,517,000 for the same period in 2014, a decrease of $1,138,000 or 32.4%, which we believe was primarily due to a decrease in market demand, most notably in the energy industry. Gross profit for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015 was 26.6% compared to 25.9% for the same period in 2014. Operating expenses were $775,000 for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015 compared to $890,000 for the same period in 2014, a decrease of $115,000 or 12.9%. This decrease is largely due to administrative staffing reductions and a better experience on our self-funded health insurance plan.

Trends and Uncertainties

We are subject to a number of trends and uncertainties that may affect our short-term or long-term liquidity, sales revenues and operations. Similar to other farm equipment manufacturers, we are affected by items unique to the farm industry, including fluctuations in farm income resulting from the change in commodity prices, crop damage caused by weather and insects, government farm programs, interest rate fluctuations, and other unpredictable variables. Other uncertainties include our OEM customers and the decisions they make regarding their current supply chain structure, inventory levels, and overall business conditions. Management believes that our business is dependent on the farming industry for the bulk of our sales revenues. As such, our business tends to reap the benefits of increases in farm net income, as farmers tend to purchase equipment in lucrative times and forgo purchases in less profitable years. Direct government payments are declining and costs of agricultural production are increasing; therefore, we anticipate that further increases in the value of production will benefit our business, while any future decreases in the value of production will decrease farm net income and may harm our financial results.

As with other farm equipment manufacturers, we depend on our network of dealers to influence customers’ decisions, and dealer influence is often more persuasive than a manufacturer’s reputation or the price of the product.

Seasonality

Sales of our agricultural products are seasonal; however, we have tried to decrease this impact of seasonality through the development of beet harvesting machinery coupled with private labeled products, as the peak periods for these different products occur at different times.

We believe that our pressurized vessel and tool sales are not seasonal. Our modular building sales are somewhat seasonal, and we believe that this is due to the budgeting and funding cycles of the universities that commonly purchase our modular buildings. We believe that this cycle can be offset by building backlogs of inventory and by increasing sales to other public and private sectors.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our main source of funds during fiscal 2015 was cash generated by operating activities. Art’s-Way used $293,000 of cash to update facilities and equipment.

We have an $8,000,000 revolving line of credit with U.S. Bank, pursuant to which we had borrowed $3,959,656 as of November 30, 2015. On July 16, 2015, we obtained an additional $1,500,000 revolving line of credit from U.S. Bank that matures on May 1, 2016, As of November 30, 2015,we had a principal balance of $0 outstanding against the 2015 Line of Credit, with $1,500,000 remaining available. We have six term loans from U.S. Bank, which had outstanding principal balances of $1,196,000, $1,112,000, $743,000, $843,000, $465,000 and $943,000 as of November 30, 2015.  We also have a loan relating to our production facility in West Union, Iowa, from the Iowa Finance Authority, which had an outstanding balance of $647,000 as of November 30, 2015.

Our loans require us to comply with various covenants, including maintaining certain financial ratios and obtaining prior written consent from US Bank for any investment in, acquisition of, or guaranty relating to another business or entity. We were in compliance with all covenants as of November 30, 2015 other than its covenants to maintain certain fixed charge and debt service coverage ratios. US Bank and First National Bank of West Union issued waivers for the non-compliance as of November 30, 2015 and no default occurred under any of our loans.

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For additional information about our financing activities, please refer to Note 9 to the audited consolidated financial statements contained in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, which is incorporated herein by reference.

The following table represents our working capital and current ratio for the past two fiscal years:

	Fiscal Year Ended
	November 30, 2015		November 30, 2014
Current Assets	$	19,962,319	$	20,065,961
Current Liabilities		7,338,115		6,503,777
Working Capital	$	12,624,204	$	13,562,184
Current Ratio		2.72		3.09

We believe that our current cash and financing arrangements provide sufficient cash to finance operations for the next 12 months. We expect to continue to rely on cash from financing activities to supplement our cash flows from operations in order to meet our liquidity and capital expenditure needs in the near future. We expect to continue to be able to procure financing upon reasonable terms.

Contractual Obligations Table as of November 30, 2015
Contractual Obligations
	Total		Less than 1 year		1-3 years		3-5 years		More Than 5 years
Long-Term Debt Obligations	$	10,259,552	$	5,455,688	$	4,565,455	$	238,409	$	-
Capital Lease Obligations		3,240		3,240		-		-		-
Operating Lease Obligations		81,954		57,449		24,505		-		-
Purchase Obligations		-		-		-		-		-
Other Long-Term Liabilities		-		-		-		-		-
Totals	$	10,344,746	$	5,516,377	$	4,589,960	$	238,409	$	-

Amounts in table include principal and interest.

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

None.

Item 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

As a smaller reporting company, we are not required to provide disclosure pursuant to this item.

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Item 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders

Art's-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc.

Armstrong, Iowa

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Art's-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. and Subsidiaries as of November 30, 2015 and 2014, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the years then ended. Art's-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. and Subsidiaries’ management is responsible for these consolidated financial statements. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall consolidated financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Art's-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. and Subsidiaries as of November 30, 2015 and 2014, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

/s/ Eide Bailly LLP

Fargo, North Dakota

February 3, 2016

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Consolidated Balance Sheets

	November 30, 2015		November 30, 2014
Assets
Current assets:
Cash	$	447,334	$	511,716
Accounts receivable-customers, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $18,810 and $35,175 in 2015 and 2014, respectively		2,057,739		2,961,834
Inventories, net		15,699,084		15,089,280
Deferred taxes		1,146,242		1,259,943
Cost and Profit in Excess of Billings		206,672		17,543
Income taxes receivable		345,912		100,417
Other current assets		59,336		125,229
Total current assets		19,962,319		20,065,961
Property, plant, and equipment, net		9,694,913		11,680,792
Assets held for lease, net		-		58,500
Assets held for sale, net		1,245,432		-
Goodwill		375,000		993,729
Other Assets		53,944		47,360
Total assets	$	31,331,608	$	32,846,342
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities:
Line of credit	$	3,959,656	$	2,569,106
Current portion of term debt		1,322,662		1,283,897
Accounts payable		522,400		874,653
Customer deposits		166,626		95,411
Billings in Excess of Cost and Profit		86,858		96,382
Accrued expenses		1,279,913		1,584,328
Total current liabilities		7,338,115		6,503,777
Long-term liabilities
Deferred taxes		846,960		1,141,580
Long-term debt, excluding current portion		4,626,667		5,949,329
Total liabilities		12,811,742		13,594,686
Commitments and Contingencies (Notes 8, 9, and 15)
Stockholders’ equity:
Undesignated preferred stock - $0.01 par value. Authorized 500,000 shares in 2015 and 2014; issued and outstanding 0 shares in 2015 and 2014.		-		-
Common stock – $0.01 par value. Authorized 9,500,000 shares in 2015 and 2014; issued and outstanding 4,061,052 in 2015 and 4,048,552 in 2014		40,611		40,486
Additional paid-in capital		2,667,010		2,638,651
Retained earnings		15,812,245		16,572,519
Total stockholders’ equity		18,519,866		19,251,656
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	31,331,608	$	32,846,342

See accompanying Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm and notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Operations

	Years Ended
	November 30, 2015			November 30, 2014
Net sales	$	27,935,791		$	36,169,811
Cost of goods sold		20,952,109			27,445,242
Gross profit		6,983,682			8,724,569
Expenses:
Engineering		500,820			482,057
Selling		2,149,659			2,372,299
General and administrative		4,736,866			4,205,375
Total expenses		7,387,345			7,059,731
Income (loss) from operations		(403,663	)		1,664,838
Other income (expense):
Interest expense		(329,455	)		(351,899	)
Other		(131,944	)		(10,434	)
Total other income (expense)		(461,399	)		(362,333	)
Income (loss) before income taxes		(865,062	)		1,302,505
Current tax expense (benefit)		(307,220	)		367,258
Net income (loss)	$	(557,842	)	$	935,247
Net income per share:
Basic net income (loss) per share	$	(0.14	)	$	0.23
Diluted net income (loss) per share	$	(0.14	)	$	0.23
Weighted average outstanding shares used to compute basic net income (loss) per share		4,058,382			4,047,796
Weighted average outstanding shares used to compute diluted net income (loss) per share		4,058,382			4,052,703

See accompanying Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm and notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

	Years Ended
	November 30, 2015			November 30, 2014
Cash flows from operations:
Net income (loss)	$	(557,842	)	$	935,247
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Stock based compensation		28,484			14,504
(Gain) Loss on disposal of property, plant, and equipment		123,405			(6,268	)
Depreciation expense		929,180			906,702
Impairment of goodwill		618,729			-
Bad debt expense (recovery)		(4,605	)		4,540
Deferred income taxes		(180,919	)		157,089
Changes in assets and liabilities:
(Increase) decrease in:
Accounts receivable		908,700			33,529
Inventories		(609,804	)		(166,755	)
Income taxes receivable		(245,495	)		8,096
Other current assets		59,308			69,559
Increase (decrease) in:
Accounts payable		(352,253	)		68,447
Contracts in progress, net		(198,653	)		103,356
Customer deposits		71,215			(52,094	)
Accrued expenses		(304,415	)		(134,147	)
Net cash provided by operating activities		285,035			1,941,805
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property, plant, and equipment		(292,543	)		(633,078	)
Proceeds from sale of assets		38,906			15,870
Net cash (used in) investing activities		(253,637	)		(617,208	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net change in line of credit		1,390,550			(780,894	)
Proceeds from term debt		-			1,000,000
Repayment of term debt		(1,283,897	)		(1,247,697	)
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options		-			7,760
Dividends paid to stockholders		(202,432	)		-
Net cash (used in) financing activities		(95,779	)		(1,020,831	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash		(64,381	)		303,766
Cash at beginning of period		511,716			207,950
Cash at end of period	$	447,335		$	511,716
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest	$	328,529		$	356,470
Income taxes		282,614			299,988

See accompanying Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm and notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity

Years Ended November 30, 2015 and 2014

	Common Stock				Additional
	Number of				paid-in		Retained
	shares		Par value		capital		earnings			Total
Balance, November 30, 2013		4,046,552	$	40,466	$	2,616,407	$	15,637,272		$	18,294,145
Exercise of stock options		2,000		20		7,740		-			7,760
Stock based compensation		-		-		14,504		-			14,504
Net income		-		-		-		935,247			935,247
Balance, November 30, 2014		4,048,552	$	40,486	$	2,638,651	$	16,572,519		$	19,251,656
Stock based compensation		12,500		125		28,359		-			28,484
Dividends paid, $0.05 per share		-		-		-		(202,432	)		(202,432	)
Net (loss)		-		-		-		(557,842	)		(557,842	)
Balance, November 30, 2015		4,061,052	$	40,611	$	2,667,010	$	15,812,245		$	18,519,866

See accompanying Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm and notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(1) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

(a) Nature of Business

Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. is primarily engaged in the fabrication and sale of specialized farm machinery in the agricultural sector of the United States. Primary product offerings include: portable and stationary animal feed processing equipment; hay and forage equipment; sugar beet harvesting equipment; land maintenance equipment; a line of portable grain augers; a line of manure spreaders; moldboard plows; potato harvesters; commercial snow blowers and a line of reels. The Company sells its labeled products through independent farm equipment dealers throughout the United States. In addition, the Company manufactures and supplies hay blowers to OEMs. The Company also provides after-market service parts that are available to keep its branded and OEM produced equipment operating to the satisfaction of the end user of the Company’s products.

Our Pressurized Vessels segment is primarily engaged in the fabrication and sale of pressurized vessels and tanks through the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Art’s-Way Vessels, Inc. This segment provides a combination of services as a manufacturer and supplier of steel vessels and steel containment systems. The vessels are primarily sold to manufacturing facilities that will use the vessel as a component part of their end product. In addition to its role as a fabricator of vessels, it provides services including: custom CAD drawing; welding; interior linings and exterior finishing; passivation of stainless steel; hydrostatic and pneumatic testing; design, build and finishing of skids; installation of piping; non-destructive examination and heat treating.

Our Modular Buildings segment is primarily engaged in the construction of modular laboratories and animal housing facilities through the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Art’s-Way Scientific, Inc. Buildings commonly produced range from basic swine buildings to complex containment research laboratories. This segment also provides services relating to the design, manufacturing, delivering, installation and renting of the building units that it produces.

Our Tools segment is a domestic manufacturer and distributor of standard single point brazed carbide tipped tools as well as PCD (polycrystalline diamond) and CBN (cubic boron nitride) inserts and tools through the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Ohio Metal Working Company/Art’s Way, Inc.

(b) Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries for the 2015 fiscal year, Universal Harvester by Art’s-Way, Inc., Art’s-Way Vessels, Inc., Art’s-Way Scientific, Inc., Art’s-Way Manufacturing International LTD, and Ohio Metal Working Products/Art’s-Way, Inc. Universal Harvester by Art’s-Way was merged with the parent company of Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co. Inc, effective November 30, 2015. All material inter-company accounts and transactions are eliminated in consolidation.

The financial books of International are kept in the functional currency of Canadian dollars and the financial statements are converted to U.S. Dollars for consolidation. When consolidating the financial results of the Company into U.S. Dollars for reporting purposes, the Company uses the All-Current translation method. The All-Current method requires the balance sheet assets and liabilities be translated to U.S. Dollars at the exchange rate as of quarter end. Owner’s equity is translated at historical exchange rates and retained earnings are translated at an average exchange rate for the period. Additionally, revenue and expenses are translated at average exchange rates for the periods presented. The Company monitors the resulting cumulative translation adjustment and considers it to be immaterial.

(c) Cash Concentration

The Company maintains several different accounts at four different banks, and balances in these accounts are periodically in excess of federally insured limits. However, management believes the risk of loss to be low.

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(d) Customer Concentration

During the years ended November 30, 2015, and November 30, 2014 no one customer accounted for more than 5% and 7% of consolidated revenues, respectively.

(e) Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable are carried at original invoice amount less an estimate made for doubtful accounts based on a review of all outstanding amounts on a monthly basis. Management determines the allowance for doubtful accounts by identifying troubled accounts and by using historical experience applied to an aging of accounts. Accounts receivable are written-off when deemed uncollectible. Recoveries of accounts receivable previously written-off are recorded when received. Accounts receivable are generally considered past due 60 days past invoice date, with the exception of international sales which primarily are sold with a letter of credit for 180 day terms.

Trade receivables due from customers are uncollateralized customer obligations due under normal trade terms requiring payment within 30 days from the invoice date. Trade receivables are stated at the amount billed to the customer. The Company charges interest on overdue customer account balances at a rate of 1.5% per month. Payments of trade receivables are allocated to the specific invoices identified on the customer's remittance advice or, if unspecified, are applied to the earliest unpaid invoices.

(f) Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market, and cost is determined using the standard costing method. Management monitors the carrying value of inventories using inventory control and review processes that include, but are not limited to, sales forecast review, inventory status reports, and inventory reduction programs. The Company records inventory write downs to market based on expected usage information for raw materials and historical selling trends for finished goods. Additional write downs may be necessary if the assumptions made by management do not occur.

(g) Property, Plant, and Equipment

Property, plant, and equipment are recorded at cost. Depreciation of plant and equipment is provided using the straight-line method, based on the estimated useful lives of the assets which range from three to forty years.

(h) Lessor Accounting

Modular buildings held for short term lease by our Modular Buildings segment are recorded at cost. Amortization of the property is calculated over the useful life of the building. Estimated useful life is five years. Lease revenue is accounted for on a straight-line basis over the term of the related lease agreement.

(i) Goodwill and Impairment

Goodwill represents costs in excess of the fair value of net tangible and identifiable net intangible assets acquired in business combinations. Art’s-Way performs an annual test for impairment of goodwill during the fourth quarter, unless factors determine an earlier test is necessary. During the third quarter of fiscal 2015, an impairment test of the goodwill associated with the Universal Harvester subsidiary indicated an impairment of goodwill had occurred. Based on the testing, we incurred an impairment of goodwill of $618,729 in fiscal 2015. There had been no impairment of goodwill as of November 30, 2014.   

(j) Income Taxes

Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating losses. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates as recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is entirely dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversals of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, and tax planning strategies in making this assessment.

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The Company shall classify interest and penalties to be paid on an underpayment of taxes as income tax expense. The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various states and Canada. The Company is no longer subject to Canadian, U.S. federal or state income tax examinations by tax authorities for years ended before November 30, 2011.

(k) Revenue Recognition

Revenue is recognized when risk of ownership and title pass to the buyer, generally upon the shipment of the product. All sales are made to authorized dealers whose application for dealer status has been approved and who have been informed of general sales policies. Any changes in Company terms are documented in the most recently published price lists. Pricing is fixed and determinable according to the Company’s published equipment and parts price lists. Title to all equipment and parts sold shall pass to the Buyer upon delivery to the carrier and is not subject to a customer acceptance provision. Proof of the passing of title is documented by the signing of the delivery receipt by a representative of the carrier. Post shipment obligations are limited to any claim with respect to the condition of the equipment or parts. Applicable sales taxes imposed on our revenues are presented on a net basis on the consolidated statements of operations and therefore do not impact net revenues or cost of goods sold. A provision for warranty expenses, based on sales volume, is included in the financial statements. The Company’s return policy allows for new and saleable parts to be returned, subject to inspection and a restocking charge which is included in net sales. Whole goods are not returnable. Shipping costs charged to customers are included in net sales. Freight costs incurred are included in cost of goods sold.

In certain circumstances, upon the customer’s written request, we may recognize revenue when production is complete and the good is ready for shipment. At the buyer’s request, we will bill the buyer upon completing all performance obligations, but before shipment. The buyer dictates that we ship the goods per their direction from our manufacturing facility, as is customary with this type of agreement, in order to minimize shipping costs. The written agreement with the customer specifies that the goods will be delivered on a schedule to be determined by the customer, with a final specified delivery date, and that we will segregate the goods from our inventory, such that they are not available to fill other orders. This agreement also specifies that the buyer is required to purchase all goods manufactured under this agreement. Title of the goods will pass to the buyer when the goods are complete and ready for shipment, per the customer agreement. At the transfer of title, all risks of ownership have passed to the buyer, and the buyer agrees to maintain insurance on the manufactured items that have not yet been shipped. The Company has operated using bill and hold agreements with certain customers for many years. The credit terms on this agreement are consistent with the credit terms on all other sales. All risks of loss are shouldered by the buyer, and there are no exceptions to the buyer’s commitment to accept and pay for these manufactured goods. Revenues recognized at the completion of productionin 2015 and 2014 were approximately $634,000 and $628,000, respectively.

Our Modular Buildings segment is in the construction industry, and as such accounts for long-term contracts on the percentage of completion method. Revenue and gross profit are recognized as work is performed based on the relationship between actual costs incurred and total estimated costs at completion. Contract losses are recognized when current estimates of total contract revenue and contract cost indicate a loss. Estimated contract costs include any and all costs appropriately allocable to the contract. The provision for these contract losses will be the excess of estimated contract costs over estimated contract revenues.

Costs and profit in excess of amounts billed are classified as current assets and billings in excess of cost and profit are classified as current liabilities.

(l) Research and Development

Research and development costs are expensed when incurred. Such costs approximated $162,000 and $191,000 for the years ended November 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

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(m) Advertising

Advertising costs are expensed when incurred. Such costs approximated $488,000 and $511,000 for the years ended November 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

(n) Income (Loss) Per Share

Basic net income (loss) per common share has been computed on the basis of the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted net income (loss) per share has been computed on the basis of the weighted average number of common shares outstanding plus equivalent shares assuming exercise of stock options.

Basic and diluted earnings per common share have been computed based on the following as of November 30, 2015 and 2014:

	For the twelve months ended
	November 30, 2015			November 30, 2014
Basic:
Numerator: net income (loss)	$	(557,842	)	$	935,247
Denominator: average number of common shares outstanding		4,058,382			4,047,796
Basic earnings per common share	$	(0.14	)	$	0.23
Diluted:
Numerator: net income (loss)	$	(557,842	)	$	935,247
Average number of common shares outstanding		4,058,382			4,047,796
Effect of dilutive stock options		-			4,907
Denominator: dilutive average number of common shares outstanding		4,058,382			4,052,703
Diluted earnings per common share	$	(0.14	)	$	0.23

(o) Stock Based Compensation

Stock-based compensation expense reflects the fair value of stock-based awards measured at the grant date and recognized over the relevant vesting period. We estimate the fair value of each stock-based award on the measurement date using the Black-Scholes option valuation model which incorporates assumptions as to stock price volatility, the expected life of the options, risk-free interest rate and dividend yield. Restricted stock is valued at market value at the day of grant.

(p) Use of Estimates

Management of the Company has made a number of estimates and assumptions related to the reported amount of assets and liabilities, reported amount of revenues and expenses, and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities to prepare these financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

(q) Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit

In July 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-11, “Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists” that clarifies how an unrecognized tax benefit should be presented in the financial statements when a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward exists; as a reduction to a deferred tax asset or as a liability. The amendments are meant to eliminate the diversity that exists in the financial statement presentation of the unrecognized tax benefits. The amendments in this ASU do not require new recurring disclosures and are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2013. The amendments should be applied prospectively to all unrecognized tax benefits that exist at the effective date. The effective date for the Company was the fiscal year beginning December 1, 2014. The Company currently has no unrecognized tax benefits that are impacted by the amendment and the adoption of this standard has not had a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

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Revenue from Contracts with Customers

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” which supersedes the guidance in “Revenue Recognition (Topic 605)” and requires entities to recognize revenue in a way that depicts the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period and is to be applied retrospectively, with early application not permitted. We are evaluating the new standard, but do not at this time expect this standard to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Going Concern

In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15, “Presentation of Financial Statements – Going Concern” which is authoritative guidance on management's responsibility to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about an entity's ability to continue as a going concern and provide related footnote disclosures, codified in ASC 205-40, Going Concern. The guidance provides a definition of the term substantial doubt, requires an evaluation every reporting period including interim periods, provides principles for considering the mitigating effect of management’s plans, requires certain disclosures when substantial doubt is alleviated as a result of consideration of management’s plans, requires an express statement and other disclosures when substantial doubt is not alleviated, and requires an assessment for a period of one year after the date that the financial statements are issued (or available to be issued). ASU No. 2015-15 is effective for annual reporting periods ending after December 15, 2016. The Company will adopt this guidance for the year-ended November 30, 2017, and it will apply to each interim and annual period thereafter. Its adoption is not expected to have a material effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

Inventory

In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-11, “Inventory (Topic 330)”, which requires inventory measured using any method other than last-in, first-out or the retail inventory method to be subsequently measured at the lower of cost or net realizable value, rather than the lower of cost or market. ASU No. 2015-11 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within those years. The Company will adopt this guidance for the year-ended November 30, 2017 including interim periods within that reporting period. Its adoption is not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

(2) Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

A summary of the Company’s activity in the allowance for doubtful accounts is as follows:

	For the 12 months ended
	November 30, 2015			November 30, 2014
Balance, beginning	$	35,175		$	35,474
Provision charged to expense		(4,587	)		4,539
Less amounts charged-off		(11,778	)		(4,838	)
Balance, ending	$	18,810		$	35,175

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(3) Inventories

Major classes of inventory are:

	November 30, 2015			November 30, 2014
Raw materials	$	10,058,894		$	10,037,055
Work in process		458,526			467,110
Finished goods		8,204,843			8,504,062
	$	18,722,263			19,008,227
Less: Reserves		(3,023,179	)		(3,918,947	)
	$	15,699,084		$	15,089,280

(4) Contracts in Progress

Amounts included in the consolidated financial statements related to uncompleted contracts are as follows:

The amounts billed on these long term contracts are due 30 days from invoice date. All amounts billed are expected to be collected within the next 12 months. Retainage was $27,951 and $8,048 as of November 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

	Cost and Profit in			Billings in Excess of
	Excess of Billings			Costs and Profit
November 30, 2015
Costs	$	233,544		$	695,915
Estimated earnings		75,822			227,442
		309,366			923,357
Less: amounts billed		(102,694	)		(1,010,215	)
	$	206,672		$	(86,858	)
November 30, 2014
Costs	$	14,724		$	623,670
Estimated earnings		4,819			204,114
		19,543			827,784
Less: amounts billed		(2,000	)		(924,166	)
	$	17,543		$	(96,382	)

(5) Property, Plant, and Equipment

Major classes of property, plant, and equipment are:

	November 30, 2015			November 30, 2014
Land	$	802,453		$	1,188,155
Buildings and improvements		9,496,997			10,542,327
Construction in Progress		10,353			107,807
Manufacturing machinery and equipment		12,523,294			14,097,934
Trucks and automobiles		440,306			433,962
Furniture and fixtures		117,554			149,022
		23,390,957			26,519,207
Less accumulated depreciation		(13,696,044	)		(14,838,415	)
Property, plant and equipment	$	9,694,913		$	11,680,792

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Depreciation expense totaled $929,180 and $906,702 for the fiscal years ended November 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

(6) Assets Available for Sale

Major components of assets available for sale are:

	November 30, 2015		November 30, 2014
Ames, Iowa production facility	$	1,093,632	$	-
Monona, Iowa storage building		36,942		-
Ames, Iowa powder coat paint system		114,858		-
	$	1,245,432	$	-

Due to reduced demand for our reels produced by the Universal Harvester by Art’s Way subsidiary, we have been able to absorb the production of the reels in our Armstrong, Iowa facility. The Ames, Iowa facility is currently under contract to be sold for $1,192,000 less closing expenses. Closing is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to occur during the first quarter of fiscal 2016.

The storage facility in Monona, Iowa is adjacent to our production facilities, and was sold in December 2015. We recorded a gain of $8,046 in December 2015 after closing costs associated with the sale.

(7) Accrued Expenses

Major components of accrued expenses are:

	November 30, 2015		November 30, 2014
Salaries, wages, and commissions	$	564,098	$	673,934
Accrued warranty expense		179,531		234,266
Other		536,284		676,128
	$	1,279,913	$	1,584,328

(8) Product Warranty

The Company offers warranties of various lengths to its customers depending on the specific product and terms of the customer purchase agreement. The average length of the warranty period is 1 year from date of purchase. The Company’s warranties require it to repair or replace defective products during the warranty period at no cost to the customer. The Company records a liability for estimated costs that may be incurred under its warranties. The costs are estimated based on historical experience and any specific warranty issues that have been identified. Although historical warranty costs have been within expectations, there can be no assurance that future warranty costs will not exceed historical amounts. The Company periodically assesses the adequacy of its recorded warranty liability and adjusts the balance as necessary.

Changes in the Company’s product warranty liability included in “accrued expenses” for the years ended November 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

	November 30, 2015			November 30, 2014
Balance, beginning	$	234,265		$	220,719
Settlements / adjustments		(329,672	)		(421,787	)
Warranties issued		274,938			435,333
Balance, ending	$	179,531		$	234,265

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(9)            Loan and Credit Agreements

On May 1, 2013, the Company began a banking relationship with U.S. Bank, which includes an $8,000,000 revolving line of credit (the “Line of Credit”) which was renewed in 2014 and was scheduled to mature on May 1, 2015. The Line of Credit is renewable annually with advances funding the Company’s working capital needs and is secured by real property and fixed asset collateral. On May 1, 2015, we signed an extension for the line of credit extending the maturity date to July 1, 2015; on June 23, 2015 we signed an additional extension, extending the maturity date to May 1, 2016. We expect to renew the Line of Credit prior to its maturity date. The interest rate is U.S. Bank’s prime interest rate, adjusted each time that the Federal prime rate changes, with a minimum rate of 3.50% per annum. As of November 30, 2015, the interest rate was the minimum of 3.50%. Monthly interest-only payments are required and the unpaid principal and accrued interest is due on the maturity date. As of November 30, 2015, the Company had a principal balance of $3,959,656 outstanding against the Line of Credit, with $3,026,677 remaining available, limited by the borrowing base calculation. The Line of Credit states that the borrowing base will be an amount equal to the sum of 75% of accounts receivable (discounted for aged accounts and customer balances exceeding 20% of aggregate receivables), plus 50% of inventory (this component cannot exceed $6,000,000 and only includes finished goods and raw materials deemed to be in good condition and not obsolete), less any outstanding loan balance of the Line of Credit, and less undrawn amounts of outstanding letters of credit issued by U.S. Bank or any affiliate. The Company’s obligations under the Line of Credit are evidenced by a Revolving Credit Note effective May 1, 2013, a Revolving Credit Agreement dated May 1, 2013 and certain other ancillary documents.

In addition to the Line of Credit, on May 1, 2013, the Company obtained four U.S. Bank loans totaling $6,319,000 at a fixed interest rate of 2.98% per annum (the “2013 U.S. Bank Term Loans”). As detailed in the Company’s long-term debt summary below, monthly principal and interest payments in the aggregate amount of $93,850 are required, with final payments of principal and accrued interest on the four loans, in the aggregate amount of $1,372,000, due on May 1, 2018.

On May 29, 2014, the Company obtained $1,000,000 in long-term debt from U.S. Bank to partially pay down the Line of Credit draw from 2013 that it had used to finance the purchase of the building and property of Ohio Metal Working Products Company in Canton, Ohio. The maturity date of this loan is May 25, 2017, with a final payment of principal and accrued interest in the amount of $890,000 due May 25, 2017. This loan is secured by a mortgage on the building and property acquired from Ohio Metal Working Products Company in Canton, Ohio pursuant to a Mortgage, Security Agreement and Assignment of Rents between the Company and U.S. Bank, dated May 29, 2014, and is also subject to a Business Security Agreement between Ohio Metal Working Products/Art’s Way, Inc. (“Ohio Metal”) and U.S. Bank and a Continuing Guaranty (Unlimited) by Ohio Metal.

On July 16, 2015, the Company obtained an additional $1,500,000 revolving line of credit from U.S. Bank that matures on May 1, 2016 (the “2015 Line of Credit”). The Company has begun a new sales incentive program that offers extended payment terms up to 9 months on certain products for our dealers, subject to a Dealer’s Note and Dealer’s Security Agreement. These notes receivable would not be included in the borrowing base of our Line of Credit, so the 2015 Line of Credit was necessary to preserve our access to capital. The 2015 Line of Credit is secured by real property and fixed asset collateral, as well as all of the Company’s right, title and interest in the Dealer’s Notes and Dealer’s Security Agreements related to advances under the 2015 Line of Credit. The interest rate is U.S. Bank’s prime interest rate, adjusted each time that the Federal prime rate changes, with a minimum rate of 3.50% per annum. As of November 30, 2015, the interest rate was the minimum of 3.50%. Advances under the 2015 Line of Credit are due at the earlier of nine months after the date of the advancement, the 2015 Line of Credit maturity date or the sale by the dealer of the equipment relating to the applicable advance. Monthly interest-only payments are required and the unpaid principal and accrued interest is due on the maturity date. As of November 30, 2015, the Company had a principal balance of $0 outstanding against the 2015 Line of Credit, with $1,500,000 remaining available. The Company’s obligations under the 2015 Line of Credit are evidenced by a Promissory Note effective July 16, 2015 and certain other ancillary documents.

Except for the 2015 Line of Credit and the U.S. Bank UHC Loan (as defined below), each of the Company’s term loans from U.S. Bank is governed by a Term Note and a Term Loan Agreement. Each Term Loan Agreement and the Revolving Credit Agreement require the Company to provide monthly internally prepared financial reports, year-end audited financial statements, and a monthly aging of accounts receivable. The Company, as of the end of each fiscal quarter, must maintain a debt to tangible net worth ratio of not more than 1.5 to 1.0 and a fixed charge coverage ratio of at least 1.15 to 1.00. The loans are secured by a first position security interest on the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries, including but not limited to, inventories, machinery, equipment and real estate, in accordance with the Business Security Agreements entered into by the Company and its subsidiaries, the Pledge Agreements entered into by the subsidiaries and the Collateral Assignment of Dealer’s Notes and Security Agreements entered into by the Company. Additionally, the Company has mortgaged certain real property in favor of U.S. Bank as documented by mortgage agreements dated May 1, 2013 and May 29, 2014 (together, the “Mortgages”).

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If the Company or its subsidiaries (as guarantors pursuant to continuing guaranties) commits an event of default under the Term Loan Agreements, Business Security Agreements, Pledge Agreements, Mortgages, or Revolving Credit Agreement and fails or is unable to cure that default, the interest rate on each of the loans and Line of Credit could increase by 5.0% per annum and by 10.0% per annum with respect to the 2015 Line of Credit, and U.S. Bank can immediately terminate its obligation, if any, to make additional loans to the Company. In addition, U.S. Bank may accelerate the Company’s obligations under the 2015 Line of Credit, collect any and all money otherwise due or to become due and shall have all other rights and remedies for default provided by the Uniform Commercial Code, as well as any other applicable law and the various loan agreements, including, without limitation, the right to repossess, render unusable and/or dispose of the collateral without judicial process. In addition, in an event of default, U.S. Bank may foreclose on mortgaged property pursuant to the terms of the Mortgages.

The Company was in compliance with all covenants under the Term Loan Agreements and the Revolving Credit Agreement as measured on November 30, 2015, other than its covenant to maintain a fixed charge coverage ratio of at least 1.15 to 1.00. The fixed charge coverage ratio is based on a rolling 12 month calculation and measures the Company’s ability to cover fixed expenses such as loan payments, tax payments, rental payments, and dividends. The net loss in fiscal 2015 from operations was the main reason for the non-compliance result as of November 30, 2015. US Bank has issued a waiver forgiving the non-compliance for the fourth quarter and no event of default occurred. The next measurement date is February 29, 2016.

On May 10, 2012, the Company obtained $880,000 in long-term debt from U.S. Bank in connection with the acquisition of the building and property of Universal Harvester Co., Inc. located in Ames, Iowa (the “U.S. Bank UHC Loan”). The maturity date of this loan is May 10, 2017, with a final payment of principal and accrued interest in the amount of $283,500 due May 10, 2017. This loan is secured by a mortgage on the buildings and properties owned by the Company pursuant to a Mortgage, Security Agreement and Assignment of Rents between the Company and U.S. Bank, dated May 10, 2012. On May 1, 2013, the U.S. Bank UHC Loan and the mortgage were amended to extend the mortgage to secure the 2013 U.S. Bank Term Loans in addition to the U.S. Bank UHC Loan.

If the Company or its subsidiaries (as guarantors) commits an event of default under the agreement governing the U.S. Bank UHC Loan and fails or is unable to cure during any applicable cure periods, the lender may cause the entire amount of the loan to be immediately due and payable, may foreclose on the property, or may increase the interest rate to 5.00% per annum, plus the interest rate otherwise payable under the U.S. Bank UHC Loan.

On May 1, 2010, the Company obtained a loan to finance the purchase of an additional facility located in West Union, Iowa to be used as a distribution center, warehouse facility, and manufacturing plant for certain products under the Art’s-Way brand. The funds for this loan were made available by the Iowa Finance Authority by the issuance of tax exempt bonds. This loan had an original principal amount of $1,300,000, an interest rate of 3.5% per annum and a maturity date of June 1, 2020. On February 1, 2013, the interest rate was decreased to 2.75% per annum. The other terms of the loan remain unchanged.

This loan from the Iowa Finance Authority, which has been assigned to The First National Bank of West Union (n/k/a Bank 1^st), is governed by a Manufacturing Facility Revenue Note dated May 28, 2010 as amended February 1, 2013 and a Loan Agreement dated May 1, 2010 and a First Amendment to Loan Agreement dated February 1, 2013 (collectively, “the IFA Loan Agreement”), which requires the Company to provide quarterly internally prepared financial reports and year-end audited financial statements and to maintain a minimum debt service coverage ratio of 1.5 to 1.0, which is measured at November 30 of each year. Among other covenants, the IFA Loan Agreement also requires the Company to maintain proper insurance on, and maintain in good repair, the West Union Facility, and continue to conduct business and remain duly qualified to do business in the State of Iowa. The loan is secured by a mortgage on the Company’s West Union Facility, pursuant to a Mortgage, Security Agreement, Assignment of Leases and Rents and Fixture Financing Statement dated May 1, 2010 between the Company and The First National Bank of West Union (the “West Union Mortgage”).

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If the Company commits an event of default under the IFA Loan Agreement and does not cure the event of default within the time specified by the IFA Loan Agreement, the lender may cause the entire amount of the loan to be immediately due and payable and take any other action that it is lawfully permitted to take or in equity to enforce the Company’s performance.

The Company was in compliance with all covenants except the debt service coverage ratio under the IFA Loan Agreement as measured on November 30, 2015. The First National Bank of West Union has issued a waiver forgiving the noncompliance for the year ended November 30, 2015, and no event of default has occurred. The next measurement date is November 30, 2016.

A summary of the Company’s term debt is as follows:

	November 30, 2015		November 30, 2014
U.S. Bank loan payable in monthly installments of $42,500 including interest at 2.98%, due May 1, 2018	$	1,196,088	$	1,662,311
U.S. Bank loan payable in monthly installments of $11,000 including interest at 2.98%, due May 1, 2018		743,149		850,930
U.S. Bank loan payable in monthly installments of $12,550 including interest at 2.98%, due May 1, 2018		842,769		965,889
U.S. Bank loan payable in monthly installments of $27,800 including interest at 2.98%, due May 1, 2018		1,112,205		1,407,366
U.S. Bank loan payable in monthly installments of $11,700 including interest at 3.15%, due May 10, 2017		464,605		588,101
U.S. Bank loan payable in monthly installments of $5,556 including interest at 2.98%, due May 25, 2017		943,381		980,940
Iowa Finance Authority loan payable in monthly installments of $12,500 including interest at 2.75%, due June 1, 2020		647,132		777,689
Total term debt	$	5,949,329	$	7,233,226
Less current portion of term debt		1,322,662		1,283,897
Term debt, excluding current portion	$	4,626,667	$	5,949,329

A summary of the minimum maturities of term debt follows for the years ending November 30:

Year:	Amount
2016	$	1,322,662
2017		2,433,938
2018		1,947,128
2019		145,585
2020		110,016
2021 and thereafter		-
	$	5,959,329

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(10) Related Party Transactions

During fiscal years 2015 and 2014, the Company recognized revenues of $32,000 and $59,000, respectively, with a related party. On November 30, 2015, the accounts receivable balance contains $9,600 due from a related party, compared to $0 as of November 30, 2014.

(11) Employee Benefit Plans

The Company sponsors a defined contribution 401(k) savings plan which covers substantially all full-time employees who meet eligibility requirements. Participating employees may contribute as salary reductions any amount of their compensation up to the limit prescribed by the Internal Revenue Code. The Company makes a 25% matching contribution to employees contributing a minimum of 4% of their compensation, up to 1% of eligible compensation. The Company recognized an expense of $47,466 and $54,544 related to this plan during the years ended November 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

(12) Equity Incentive Plan

On November 30, 2015, the Company had one equity incentive plan, the 2011 Plan, which is described below. The compensation cost charged against income was $28,484 and $14,504 for 2015 and 2014, respectively, for all awards granted under the 2011 Plan during such years. The total income tax deductions for share-based compensation arrangements were $20,462 and $10,500 for 2015 and 2014 respectively. No compensation cost was capitalized as part of inventory or fixed assets.

On January 27, 2011, the Board of Directors of the Company authorized and approved the Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. 2011 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2011 Plan”), subject to approval by the stockholders on or before January 27, 2012. The 2011 Plan was approved by the stockholders on April 28, 2011. It replaced the Employee Stock Option Plan and the Directors’ Stock Option Plan (collectively, the “Prior Plans”), and no further stock options will be awarded under the Prior Plans. Awards to directors and executive officers under the 2011 Plan will be governed by the forms of agreement approved by the Board of Directors. The 2011 Plan permits the plan administrator to award nonqualified stock options, incentive stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, performance awards, and stock appreciation rights to employees (including officers), directors, and consultants. The Board of Directors has approved a director compensation policy pursuant to which non-employee directors are granted non-qualified stock options to purchase 2,000 shares of common stock annually upon their election to the board, which are fully vested. In addition, directors may elect to receive cash retainer fees in the form of fully-vested restricted stock issued under the 2011 Plan.

Stock options granted prior to January 27, 2011 are governed by the applicable Prior Plan and the forms of agreement adopted thereunder.

The fair value of each option award is estimated on the date of grant using the Black Scholes option-pricing model. Expected volatility is based on historical volatility of the Company’s stock and other factors. The Company uses historical option exercise and termination data to estimate the expected term the options are expected to be outstanding. The risk-free rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant. The expected dividend yield is calculated using historical dividend amounts and the stock price at the option issuance date.

	2015			2014
Expected Volatility		30.55	%			32.28%
Expected Dividend Yield		1.574	%		1.236%	-	1.277%
Expected Term (in years)		2				2
Risk-Free Rate		3.25	%			3.25%

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Summary of activity under the plans as of November 30, 2015 and 2014, and changes during the years then ended as follows:

2015 Option Activity

Options	Shares		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Options Outstanding at beginning of period		160,000	$	8.72		-		-
Granted		14,000	$	4.70		-		-
Exercised		-	$	-		-		-
Options Expired or Forfeited		-	$	-		-		-
Options Outstanding at end of Period		174,000	$	8.39		4.68		-
Options Exercisable at end of Period		169,000	$	8.47		4.57		-

2014 Option Activity

Options	Shares			Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Options Outstanding at beginning of period		143,000		$	9.00		-		-
Granted		19,000		$	6.10		-		-
Exercised		(2,000	)	$	3.88		-	$	4,020
Options Expired or Forfeited		-		$	-		-		-
Options Outstanding at end of Period		160,000		$	8.72		5.14	$	15,400
Options Exercisable at end of Period		155,000		$	8.81		5.27	$	15,400

The weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted during the year 2015 and 2014 was $0.84 and $1.17 respectively. Compensation expense of $8,022 and $11,264 was recognized in 2015 and 2014, respectively, for the issuance of stock options.

A summary of the status of the Company’s non-vested option shares as of November 30, 2015, and changes during the year ended November 30, 2015, is presented below:

Non-vested Option Shares	Shares			Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Non-vested at beginning of period		5,000
Granted		14,000		$	0.84
Vested		(14,000	)	$	0.84
Forfeited		-		$	0.00
Non-vested at end of period		5,000

As of November 30, 2015, there was $3,881 unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share-based compensation arrangements under the plan related to stock options. The total fair value of options vested during the years ended November 30, 2015 and 2014 was $0 and $0 respectively.

The cash received from the exercise of options during fiscal year 2015 was $0, compared to $7,760 in 2014.

During the fiscal year 2015 the Company issued 12,500 shares of restricted stock, and 4,150 shares of restricted stock became unrestricted. During fiscal year 2014 the Company issued 0 shares of restricted stock, and 500 shares of restricted stock became unrestricted under the 2011 Plan. Compensation expense of $20,462 and $3,240 was recognized in 2015 and 2014, respectively, for shares of restricted stock.

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(13) Income Taxes

Total income tax expense (benefit) for the years ended November 30, 2015 and 2014 consists of the following:

	November 30, 2015			November 30, 2014
Current Expense (benefit)	$	(126,301	)	$	307,452
Deferred expense (benefit)		(180,919	)		59,806
	$	(307,220	)	$	367,258

The reconciliation of the statutory Federal income tax rate is as follows:

	November 30, 2015			November 30, 2014
Statutory federal income tax rate		34.0	%		34.0	%
R&D tax credits		-			(2.0	)
Permanent Differences and Other		1.5			(3.8	)
		35.5	%		28.2	%

Tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets (liabilities) at November 30, 2015 and 2014 are presented below:

	November 30
	2015			2014
Current deferred tax assets (liabilities):
Accrued expenses	$	126,000		$	147,000
Inventory capitalization		21,000			22,000
Asset reserves		999,000			1,091,000
Total current deferred tax assets	$	1,146,000		$	1,260,000
Non-current deferrred tax assets
Property, plant, and equipment	$	(847,000	)	$	(1,142,000	)
Total non-current deferred tax assets (liabilities)	$	(847,000	)	$	(1,142,000	)

In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible.

(14) Disclosures About the Fair Value of Financial Instruments

At November 30, 2015 and 2014, the carrying amount approximates fair value for cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, notes payable to bank, and other current liabilities due to the short maturity of these instruments. The fair value of the Company’s installment term loans payable also approximate recorded value because the interest rates charged under the loan terms are not substantially different than current interest rates.

(15) Litigation and Contingencies

Various legal actions and claims that arise in the normal course of business are pending against the Company. In the opinion of management adequate provisions have been made in the accompanying financial statements for all pending legal actions and other claims.

(16) Segment Information

There are four reportable segments: agricultural products, pressurized vessels, modular buildings, and tools. The agricultural products segment fabricates and sells farming products as well as replacement parts for these products in the United States and worldwide. The pressurized vessel segment produces and services pressurized tanks. The modular building segment produces modular buildings for animal containment and various laboratory uses. The tools segment manufactures steel cutting tools and inserts.

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The accounting policies applied to determine the segment information are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies. Management evaluates the performance of each segment based on profit or loss from operations before income taxes.

Approximate financial information with respect to the reportable segments is as follows.

	Twelve Months Ended November 30, 2015
	Agricultural Products			Pressurized Vessels			Modular Buildings		Tools			Consolidated
Revenue from external customers	$	20,756,000		$	1,610,000		$	3,191,000	$	2,379,000		$	27,936,000
Gross Profit		5,310,000			72,000			970,000		632,000		$	6,984,000
Operating Expense		5,394,000			399,000			820,000		775,000		$	7,388,000
Income (loss) from operations		(84,000	)		(327,000	)		150,000		(143,000	)	$	(404,000	)
Income (loss) before tax		(438,000	)		(354,000	)		124,000		(197,000	)	$	(865,000	)
Total Assets		22,696,000			2,565,000			3,181,000		2,890,000		$	31,332,000
Capital expenditures		219,000			54,000			9,000		11,000		$	293,000
Depreciation & Amortization		585,000			107,000			125,000		119,000		$	936,000

	Twelve Months Ended November 30, 2014
	Agricultural Products		Pressurized Vessels			Modular Buildings			Tools			Consolidated
Revenue from external customers	$	27,952,000	$	1,736,000		$	2,965,000		$	3,517,000		$	36,170,000
Gross Profit		7,150,000		39,000			626,000			910,000		$	8,725,000
Operating Expense		5,051,000		351,000			768,000			890,000		$	7,060,000
Income (loss) from operations		2,099,000		(312,000	)		(142,000	)		20,000		$	1,665,000
Income (loss) before tax		1,842,000		(341,000	)		(165,000	)		(33,000	)	$	1,303,000
Total Assets		24,585,000		2,548,000			2,503,000			3,210,000		$	32,846,000
Capital expenditures		581,000		27,000			-			25,000		$	633,000
Depreciation & Amortization		537,000		108,000			146,000			116,000		$	907,000

(17) Subsequent Events

Management evaluated all other activity of the Company and concluded that no subsequent events have occurred that would require recognition in the condensed consolidated financial statements or disclosure in the notes to the consolidated financial statements.

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Item 9. Changes In and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.

None.

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The persons serving as our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) or Rule 15d-15(e), as of the end of the period subject to this Report. Based on this evaluation, the persons serving as our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective and provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in the periodic and current reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the periods specified by the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.

Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f). Internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the person serving as our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting based on the framework in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”). Based on this evaluation, management has concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of November 30, 2015.

This Annual Report does not include an attestation report of our independent registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by the Company’s registered public accounting firm pursuant to rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit us to provide only management’s report in this Annual Report.

Limitations on Controls

Our management, including the persons serving as our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls or our internal control over financial reporting will prevent or detect all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system’s objectives will be met. Internal control over financial reporting is a process that involves human diligence and compliance and is subject to lapses in judgment and breakdowns resulting from human failures. In addition, the design of any system of controls is based in part on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and controls may become inadequate if conditions change. There can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.

Changes to Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.

Item 9B. OTHER INFORMATION.

None.

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PART III

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and corporate governance.

The information required by Item 10 is incorporated by reference to the sections entitled “Questions and Answers about the 2016 Annual Meeting and Voting,” “Election of Directors,” “Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance,” “Corporate Governance”, and “Executive Officers” in our definitive proxy statement relating to our 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

Item 11. Executive Compensation.

The information required by Item 11 is incorporated by reference to the section entitled “Executive Compensation” in our definitive proxy statement relating to our 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

Item 12.  Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.

The information required by Item 12 is incorporated by reference to the sections entitled “Security Ownership of Principal Stockholders,” “Security Ownership of Directors and Management” and “Equity Compensation Plan Information” in our definitive proxy statement relating to our 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

Item 13.   Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and director independence.

The information required by Item 13 is incorporated by reference to the sections entitled “Corporate Governance” and “Certain Transactions and Business Relationships” in our definitive proxy statement relating to our 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

Item 14.   PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES

The information required by Item 14 is incorporated by reference to the section entitled “Independent Registered Public Accountant Firm” in our definitive proxy statement relating to our 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

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PART IV

Item 15.         Exhibits, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES.

(a) Documents filed as part of this report.

(1) Financial Statements. The following financial statements are included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K:

Report of Eide Bailly, LLP on Consolidated Financial Statements as of November 30, 2015 and 2014

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of November 30, 2015 and 2014

Consolidated Statements of Operations for each of the two years in the period ended November 30, 2015 and 2014

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for each of the two years in the period ended November 30, 2015 and 2014

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for each of the two years in the period ended November 30, 2015 and 2014

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(2) Financial Statement Schedules. Not applicable.

(3) Exhibits. See “Exhibit Index to Form 10-K” immediately following the signature page of this Form 10-K.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	ART’S-WAY MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
Date: February 3, 2016	/s/ Carrie L. Majeski
	Carrie L. Majeski
	President, and Chief Executive Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY 

Each person whose signature appears below appoints CARRIE L. MAJESKI his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments to this Annual Report on Form 10-K and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all said attorney-in-fact and agent, or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Date: February 3, 2016	/s/ Carrie L. Majeski
	Carrie L. Majeski President and Chief Executive Officer
Date: February 3, 2016	/s/ Amber J. Murra
	Amber J. Murra, Chief Financial Officer (principal accounting officer)
Date: February 3, 2016	/s/ Marc H. McConnell
	Marc H. McConnell, Chairman, Director
Date: February 3, 2016	/s/ J. Ward McConnell, Jr.
	J. Ward McConnell, Jr., Vice Chairman, Director
Date: February 3, 2016	/s/ Joseph R. Dancy
	Joseph R. Dancy, Director
Date: February 3, 2016	/s/ James E. Lynch
	James E. Lynch, Director
Date: February 3, 2016	/s/ Douglas R. McClellan
	Douglas R. McClellan, Director
Date: February 3, 2016	/s/ Thomas E. Buffamante
	Thomas E. Buffamante, Director
Date: February 3, 2016	/s/ David R. Castle
	David R. Castle, Director

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Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc.

Exhibit Index to Form 10-K

For Fiscal Year Ended November 30, 2015

Exhibit No.	Description
3.1	Certificate of Incorporation of Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc.– incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter year ended May 31, 2012.
3.2	Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-K for the quarter ended May 31, 2012.
3.3	Bylaws of Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc.– incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2008.
3.4	Amendments to Bylaws of Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended May 31, 2004.
10.1*	Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. 2007 Non-Employee Directors Stock Option Plan – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended February 28, 2007.
10.2*	Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. 2007 Employee Stock Option Plan – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2009.
10.3*	Form of Non-Qualified Option Agreement under 2007 Non-Employee Directors’ Stock Option Plan and 2007 Employee Stock Option Plan – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.30 of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 31, 2009.
10.4*	Director Compensation Policy – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended August 31, 2014.
10.5*	Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. 2011 Equity Incentive Plan – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 28, 2011.
10.6*	Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement under the Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. 2011 Equity Incentive Plan – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 28, 2011.
10.7*	Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement under the Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. 2011 Equity Incentive Plan – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 28, 2011.
10.8*	Form of Restricted Stock Agreement under the Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. 2011 Equity Incentive Plan – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 28, 2011.
10.9*	Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement under the Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. 2011 Equity Incentive Plan – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 28, 2011.
10.10*	Employment Agreement, by and between the Company and Carrie L. Majeski, dated December 20, 2011 – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 20, 2011.
10.11*	Amendment to Employment Agreement, by and between the Company and Carrie L. Majeski, dated January 26, 2012 – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended February 29, 2012.
10.12*	Employment Agreement, by and between the Company and Amber Murra, dated May 1, 2014 (effective as of May 27, 2014) – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 6, 2014.
10.13	Manufacturing Facility Revenue Note in the principal amount of $1,300,000, from Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. to Iowa Finance Authority dated May 28, 2010 – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 31, 2010
10.14	Loan Agreement Between Iowa Finance Authority and Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. dated May 1, 2010 – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 31, 2010
10.15	Installment or Single Payment Note between Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. and U.S. Bank N.A., dated May 10, 2012 – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed July 16, 2012.
10.16	Manufacturing Facility Revenue Note, dated May 28, 2010, as amended February 1, 2013 – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended February 28, 2013.

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10.17	First Amendment to Loan Agreement between the Company and the Iowa Finance Authority, dated February 1, 2013 – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended February 28, 2013.
10.18	Revolving Credit Note, between Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. and U.S. Bank N.A., dated May 1, 2013 – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 31, 2013.
10.19	Revolving Credit Agreement, between Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. and U.S. Bank N.A., dated May 1, 2013 – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 31, 2013.
10.20	Term Note for loan in the amount of $1,143,600, between Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. and U.S. Bank N.A., dated May 1, 2013 – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 31, 2013.
10.21	Term Loan Agreement for loan in the amount of $1,143,600, between Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. and U.S. Bank N.A., dated May 1, 2013 – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 31, 2013.
10.22	Term Note for loan in the amount of $2,335,500, between Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. and U.S. Bank N.A., dated May 1, 2013 – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 31, 2013.
10.23	Term Loan Agreement for loan in the amount of $2,335,500, between Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. and U.S. Bank N.A., dated May 1, 2013 – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 31, 2013.
10.24	Term Note for loan in the amount of $1,833,510.26, between Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. and U.S. Bank N.A., dated May 1, 2013 – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 31, 2013.
10.25	Term Loan Agreement for loan in the amount of $1,833,510.26, between Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. and U.S. Bank N.A., dated May 1, 2013 – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 31, 2013.
10.26	Term Note for loan in the amount of $1,006,500, between Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. and U.S. Bank N.A., dated May 1, 2013 – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 31, 2013.
10.27	Term Loan Agreement for loan in the amount of $1,006,500, between Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. and U.S. Bank N.A., dated May 1, 2013 – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 31, 2013.
10.28	Business Security Agreement, by Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc., dated May 1, 2013 – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 31, 2013.
10.29	Business Security Agreement, by Art’s-Way Vessels, Inc., dated May 1, 2013 – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 31, 2013.
10.30	Business Security Agreement, by Art’s-Way Scientific, Inc., dated May 1, 2013 – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 31, 2013.
10.31	Business Security Agreement, by Universal Harvester by Art’s-Way, Inc., dated May 1, 2013 – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 31, 2013.
10.32	Pledge Agreement, by Art’s-Way Vessels, Inc., dated May 1, 2013 – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 31, 2013.
10.33	Pledge Agreement, by Art’s-Way Scientific, Inc., dated May 1, 2013 – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 31, 2013.
10.34	Pledge Agreement, by Universal Harvester by Art’s-Way, Inc., dated May 1, 2013 – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.18 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 31, 2013.
10.35	Continuing Guaranty (Unlimited), by Art’s-Way Vessels, Inc., dated May 1, 2013 – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.19 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 31, 2013.
10.36	Continuing Guaranty (Unlimited), by Art’s-Way Scientific, Inc., dated May 1, 2013 – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.20 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 31, 2013.
10.37	Continuing Guaranty (Unlimited), by Universal Harvester by Art’s-Way, Inc., dated May 1, 2013 – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 31, 2013.

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10.38	Mortgage, Security Agreement and Assignment of Rents, by Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc., dated May 1, 2013 – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.22 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 31, 2013.
10.39	Mortgage, Security Agreement and Assignment of Rents, by Art’s-Way Vessels, Inc., dated May 1, 2013 – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.23 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 31, 2013.
10.40	Amendment to Note dated May 10, 2012, by Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc., dated May 1, 2013 – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.24 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 31, 2013.
10.41*	Amendment to Mortgage dated May 10, 2012, by Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc., dated May 1, 2013 – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.25 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 31, 2013.
10.42	Business Security Agreement, by Ohio Metal Working Products/Art’s-Way, Inc., dated October 25, 2013 – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended August 31, 2015.
10.43	Continuing Guaranty (Unlimited), by Ohio Metal Working Products/Art’s-Way, Inc., dated October 25, 2013 – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended August 31, 2015.
10.44	Term Note for loan in the amount of $1,000,000, between Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, dated May 29, 2014 – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 31, 2014.
10.45	Term Loan Agreement for loan in the amount of $1,000,000, between Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, dated May 29, 2014 – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 31, 2014.
10.46	Open-End Mortgage, Security Agreement and Assignment of Rents and Leases, between Ohio Metal Working Products/Art’s-Way, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, dated May 29, 2014-- incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 31, 2014..
10.47	Amendment to Loan Agreements, between Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, dated June, 2014 incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 31, 2014.
10.48	Amendment to Loan Agreement, between Art's-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, regarding Ohio Term Note and Loan Agreement, dated June, 2014 incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 31, 2014.
10.49	Pledge Agreement, by Ohio Metal Working Products/Art’s-Way, Inc., dated June, 2014 -- incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 31, 2014.
10.50	Reaffirmation of Guaranty, by Ohio Metal Working Products/Art’s-Way, Inc., dated May 29, 2014 – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 31, 2014.
10.51	Reaffirmation of Guaranty, by Art’s-Way Vessels, Inc., dated May 29, 2014 – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 31, 2014.
10.52	Reaffirmation of Guaranty, by Art’s-Way Scientific, Inc., dated May 29, 2014 – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 31, 2014.
10.53	Reaffirmation of Guaranty, by Universal Harvester by Art’s-Way, Inc., dated May 29, 2014 – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 31, 2014.
10.54	Amendment to Loan Agreement and Note, between Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, dated June 1, 2014 – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 31, 2014.
10.55	Amendment to Loan Agreement and Note, between Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, dated May 1, 2015 – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 31, 2015.
10.56	Amendment to Loan Agreement and Note, between Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, dated June 23, 2015 – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 31, 2015.
10.57	Promissory Note, between Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, dated July 16, 2015 – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended August 31, 2015.

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10.58	Collateral Assignment of Dealer’s Notes and Security Agreements, between Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, dated July 16, 2015 – incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended August 31, 2015.
10.59	Consent to Merger of Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, by U.S. Bank National Association, dated November 5, 2015 – filed herewith.
21.1	List of Subsidiaries – filed herewith.
23.1	Consent of independent registered public accounting firm – filed herewith.
24.1	Power of Attorney (included on the “Signatures” page of this report on Form 10-K).
31.1	Certificate pursuant to 17 CFR 240 13(a)-14(a) – filed herewith.
31.2	Certificate pursuant to 17 CFR 240 13(a)-14(a) – filed herewith.
32.1	Certificate pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 – filed herewith.
32.2	Certificate pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 – filed herewith.
101	The following financial statements from the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015, formatted in Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL): (i) the consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Consolidated Statement of Operations, (iii) the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows, (iv) the Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity, and (v) Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

(*) Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

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CORPORATE INFORMATION
DIRECTORS
Marc H. McConnell Chairman of the Board of Directors President of Bauer Corporation Past President and current Director of Farm Equipment Manufacturers Association Past President and current Director of American Ladder Institute Director of McConnell Holdings, Inc. Past President and current Chairman and Director of West Town Bank and Trust
Joseph R. Dancy President of LSGI Advisors Inc.		James E. Lynch President of Rydell Enterprises, LLC Secretary-Treasurer of Rydell Development, LLC President of San Fernando Valley Automotive Group, LLC
Thomas E. Buffamante Chairman of the Audit Committee Director of Buffamante Whipple Buttafaro, P.C		Douglas R. McClellan President of Filtration Unlimited
David R. Castle Director of Avery Weigh-Tronix Holdings, Inc. Chairman of the Compensation & Stock Option Committee J. Ward McConnell, Jr. Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors Private Investor
OFFICERS
Carrie L. Majeski President and Chief Executive Officer, Corporate Secretary
Amber J. Murra Chief Financial Officer
ART’S-WAY MANUFACTURING
Kent C. Kollasch Director of Information Service	Gary Tonderum Director of Purchasing
Jeff Lalumendre Director of Manufacturing	Darren McGregor Director of Engineering
Glen Parrett Director of Sales and Marketing

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ART’S-WAY VESSELS Matt Long General Manager
ART’S-WAY SCIENTIFIC
Dan Palmer President Art’s-Way Scientific	John Fuelling Production Manager
ART’S-WAY INTERNATIONAL
Marv Gingrich General Manager
OHIO METAL WORKING PRODUCTS/Art’s Way
Mark Bresson General Manager

CORPORATE INFORMATION
Principal Office 5556 Highway 9 West P.O. Box 288 Armstrong, Iowa 50514-0288	Transfer Agent American Stock Transfer & Trust Company New York, New York
Registered Office National Corporate Research, LTD. 615 S. Dupont Hwy Dover, DE	Stock Information Carrie L. Majeski (712) 864-3131
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Eide Bailly, LLP Fargo, North Dakota	Trading Information NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC NASDAQ symbol: ARTW

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EX-10.59

Exhibit 10.59

November 5, 2015

Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc.

5556 Highway 9 West

Armstrong, Iowa 50514

Re:      Consent to Merger of Wholly-Owned Subsidiary

Dear Ms. Majeski:

Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”) and U.S. Bank National Association (the “Lender”) are parties to certain agreements including those that govern (i) that certain Revolving Credit Agreement, dated May 1, 2013 (as amended prior to the date hereof, the “2013 Revolving Loan Agreement”); (ii) that certain Term Loan, dated May 1, 2013, in the original principal amount of $1,143,600.00 (as amended prior to the date hereof, the “First 2013 Term Loan Agreement”); (iii) that certain Term Loan, dated May 1, 2013, in the original principal amount of $2,335,500.00 (as amended prior to the date hereof, the “Second 2013 Term Loan Agreement”); (iv) that certain Term Loan, dated May 1, 2013, in the original principal amount of $1,833,510.26 (as amended prior to the date hereof, the “Third 2013 Term Loan Agreement”); (v) that certain Term Loan, dated May 1, 2013, in the original principal amount of $1,006,500.00 (as amended prior to the date hereof, the “Fourth 2013 Term Loan Agreement”; and together with the First 2013 Term Loan Agreement, the Second 2013 Term Loan Agreement, the Third 2013 Term Loan Agreement, the “2013 Term Loan Agreements”); (vi) that certain Term Loan, dated May 29, 2014, in the original principal amount of $1,000,000.00 (as amended prior to the date hereof, the “2014 Term Loan Agreement”); (vii) that certain Revolving Loan, dated July 16, 2015 (as amended prior to the date hereof, the “2015 Revolving Loan Agreement”) and (viii) that certain Term Loan, dated May 10, 2012, in the original principal amount of $800,000 (as amended prior to the date hereof, the “2012 Term Loan Agreement”). The 2013 Revolving Loan Agreement, 2013 Term Loan Agreements, 2014 Term Loan Agreement, 2015 Revolving Loan Agreement and the 2012 Term Loan Agreement are sometimes collectively referred to herein as the “Loan Agreements”. The Borrower’s obligations under the Loan Agreements are guaranteed and secured by the assets of Universal Harvester by Art’s-Way, Inc., an Iowa corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Borrower (the “Subsidiary”), pursuant to certain agreements including (a) that certain Continuing Guaranty dated May 1, 2013 between the Subsidiary and the Lender (the “Continuing Guaranty”); (b) that certain Pledge Agreement dated May 1, 2013 between the Subsidiary and the Lender (the “Pledge Agreement”); (c) that certain Business Security Agreement dated May 1, 2013 between the Subsidiary and the Lender (the “Business Security Agreement”); and (d) that certain Reaffirmation of Guaranty dated May 29, 2014 between the Subsidiary and the Lender (the “Reaffirmation of Guaranty”). The Continuing Guaranty, Pledge Agreement, Business Security Agreement and Reaffirmation of Guaranty are sometimes collectively referred to herein as the “Guarantor Agreements”.

The Borrower has informed the Lender that the Borrower intends to effectuate a transaction whereby the Subsidiary will be merged with and into the Borrower with the Borrower as the surviving entity (the “Merger”).

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2.3 of each of the Loan Agreements, Section 8 of the Continuing Guaranty, Article 6 of the Pledge Agreement, Section 2.1 of the Business Security Agreement and any other provisions of the agreements between Lender, on the one hand, and the Borrower or the Subsidiary, on the other hand, which may suggest that the Merger is prohibited or would result in an event of default thereunder, the Lender hereby consents to the Merger and acknowledges and agrees that the Merger shall not constitute a default under any of the Loan Agreements, the Guarantor Agreements or the ancillary documents related to either of the foregoing, and shall not cause any acceleration of or penalty relating to the Borrower’s or the Subsidiary’s obligations.

Very truly yours,

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

/s/ Doug Ragaller                     

Doug Ragaller

Market President

ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED as of the date first written above:

ART’S-WAY MANUFACTURING CO., INC.

By:       /s/ Carrie Majeski                      

Name:  Carrie Majeski                            

Title:    CEO                                             

UNIVERSAL HARVESTER BY ART’S-WAY, INC.

By:        /s/ Carrie Majeski                     

Name:   Carrie Majeski                           

Title:     Secretary                                    

EX-21.1

Exhibit 21.1

Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. and Subsidiaries

As of November 30, 2015

Company	Jurisdiction of Formation
Art’s-Way Manufacturing International LTD	Canada
Art’s-Way Scientific, Inc.	Iowa
Art’s-Way Vessels, Inc.	Iowa
Ohio Metal Working Products/Art’s Way, Inc.	Ohio
Universal Harvester by Art’s-Way, Inc.*	Iowa

All Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. subsidiaries are wholly-owned.

*Effective on November 30, 2015, Universal Harvester by Art’s-Way, Inc. merged into Art’s-Way Manufacturing, Co., Inc.

EX-23.1

Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-8 (No. 333-169972 and No. 333-173914) and Form S-3 (No. 333-170887) of Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. of our report dated February 3, 2016, related to the consolidated financial statements for the years ended November 30, 2015 and 2014, which appears in Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc.’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015.

/s/ Eide Bailly LLP

Fargo, North Dakota

February 3, 2016

EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 17 CFR 240.13(a)-14(a)

(SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION)

I, Carrie L. Majeski, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant, as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under my supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to me by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under my supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report my conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting.

		ART’S-WAY MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
Date:	February 3, 2016	/s/ Carrie L. Majeski
		Carrie L. Majeski
		President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 17 CFR 240.13(a)-14(a)

(SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION)

I, Amber Murra, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant, as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15((e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under my supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to me by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under my supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report my conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting.

		ART’S-WAY MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
Date:	February 3, 2016	/s/ Amber Murra
		Amber Murra
		Chief Financial Officer

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the annual report on Form 10-K of Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. (the “Company”) for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Carrie L. Majeski, as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date:	February 3, 2016	/s/ Carrie L. Majeski
		Carrie L. Majeski
		President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the annual report on Form 10-K of Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. (the “Company”) for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2015, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Amber Murra, as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date:	February 3, 2016	/s/ Amber Murra
		Amber Murra
		Chief Financial Officer

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Document And Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2015	Jan. 19, 2016	May. 29, 2015
Entity Registrant Name	ARTS WAY MANUFACTURING CO INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000007623
Trading Symbol	artw
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--11-30
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (in shares)		4,061,052
Entity Public Float			$ 11,158,555
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Nov. 30, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Amendment Flag	false

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Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2015	Nov. 30, 2014
Current assets:
Cash	$ 447,334	$ 511,716
Accounts receivable-customers, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $18,810 and $35,175 in 2015 and 2014, respectively	2,057,739	2,961,834
Inventories, net	15,699,084	15,089,280
Deferred taxes	1,146,242	1,259,943
Cost and Profit in Excess of Billings	206,672	17,543
Income taxes receivable	345,912	100,417
Other current assets	59,336	125,229
Total current assets	19,962,319	20,065,961
Property, plant, and equipment, net	$ 9,694,913	11,680,792
Assets held for lease, net		$ 58,500
Assets held for sale, net	$ 1,245,432
Goodwill	375,000	$ 993,729
Other Assets	53,944	47,360
Total assets	31,331,608	32,846,342
Current liabilities:
Line of credit	3,959,656	2,569,106
Current portion of term debt	1,322,662	1,283,897
Accounts payable	522,400	874,653
Customer deposits	166,626	95,411
Billings in Excess of Cost and Profit	86,858	96,382
Accrued expenses	1,279,913	1,584,328
Total current liabilities	7,338,115	6,503,777
Long-term liabilities
Deferred taxes	846,960	1,141,580
Long-term debt, excluding current portion	4,626,667	5,949,329
Total liabilities	$ 12,811,742	$ 13,594,686
Commitments and Contingencies (Notes 6 and 7)
Stockholders’ equity:
Undesignated preferred stock - $0.01 par value. Authorized 500,000 shares in 2015 and 2014; issued and outstanding 0 shares in 2015 and 2014.	$ 0	$ 0
Common stock – $0.01 par value. Authorized 9,500,000 shares in 2015 and 2014; issued and outstanding 4,061,052 in 2015 and 4,048,552 in 2014	40,611	40,486
Additional paid-in capital	2,667,010	2,638,651
Retained earnings	15,812,245	16,572,519
Total stockholders’ equity	18,519,866	19,251,656
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 31,331,608	$ 32,846,342

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parentheticals) - USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2015	Nov. 30, 2014
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$ 18,810	$ 35,175
Undesignated preferred stock - par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Undesignated preferred stock - authorized shares (in shares)	500,000	500,000
Undesignated preferred stock - issued shares (in shares)	0	0
Undesignated preferred stock - outstanding shares (in shares)	0	0
Common stock - par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock - authorized shares (in shares)	9,500,000	9,500,000
Common stock - issued shares (in shares)	4,061,052	4,048,552
Common stock - outstanding shares (in shares)	4,061,052	4,048,552

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Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2015	Nov. 30, 2014
Net sales	$ 27,935,791	$ 36,169,811
Cost of goods sold	20,952,109	27,445,242
Gross profit	6,983,682	8,724,569
Expenses:
Engineering	500,820	482,057
Selling	2,149,659	2,372,299
General and administrative	4,736,866	4,205,375
Total expenses	7,387,345	7,059,731
Income (loss) from operations	(403,663)	1,664,838
Other income (expense):
Interest expense	(329,455)	(351,899)
Other	(131,944)	(10,434)
Total other income (expense)	(461,399)	(362,333)
Income (loss) before income taxes	(865,062)	1,302,505
Current tax expense (benefit)	(307,220)	367,258
Net income (loss)	$ (557,842)	$ 935,247
Net income per share:
Basic net income (loss) per share (in dollars per share)	$ (0.14)	$ 0.23
Diluted net income (loss) per share (in dollars per share)	$ (0.14)	$ 0.23
Weighted average outstanding shares used to compute basic net income (loss) per share (in shares)	4,058,382	4,047,796
Weighted average outstanding shares used to compute diluted net income (loss) per share (in shares)	4,058,382	4,052,703

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2015	Nov. 30, 2014
Cash flows from operations:
Net income (loss)	$ (557,842)	$ 935,247
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Stock based compensation	28,484	14,504
(Gain) Loss on disposal of property, plant, and equipment	123,405	(6,268)
Depreciation expense	929,180	906,702
Impairment of goodwill	618,729	0
Bad debt expense (recovery)	(4,605)	4,539
Deferred income taxes	(180,919)	157,089
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	908,700	33,529
Inventories	(609,804)	(166,755)
Income taxes receivable	(245,495)	8,096
Other current assets	59,308	69,559
Accounts payable	(352,253)	68,447
Contracts in progress, net	(198,653)	103,356
Customer deposits	71,215	(52,094)
Accrued expenses	(304,415)	(134,147)
Net cash provided by operating activities	285,035	1,941,805
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property, plant, and equipment	(292,543)	(633,078)
Proceeds from sale of assets	38,906	15,870
Net cash (used in) investing activities	(253,637)	(617,208)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net change in line of credit	$ 1,390,550	(780,894)
Proceeds from term debt		1,000,000
Repayment of term debt	$ (1,283,897)	(1,247,697)
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options	0	$ 7,760
Dividends paid to stockholders	(202,432)
Net cash (used in) financing activities	(95,779)	$ (1,020,831)
Net increase (decrease) in cash	(64,381)	303,766
Cash at beginning of period	511,716	207,950
Cash at end of period	447,334	511,716
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Interest	328,529	356,470
Income taxes	$ 282,614	$ 299,988

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Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity - USD ($)	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Total
Balance (in shares) at Nov. 30, 2013	4,046,552
Balance at Nov. 30, 2013	$ 40,466	$ 2,616,407	$ 15,637,272	$ 18,294,145
Exercise of stock options (in shares)	2,000			2,000
Exercise of stock options	$ 20	7,740		$ 7,760
Stock based compensation		$ 14,504		14,504
Net income (loss)			$ 935,247	$ 935,247
Balance (in shares) at Nov. 30, 2014	4,048,552			4,048,552
Balance at Nov. 30, 2014	$ 40,486	$ 2,638,651	$ 16,572,519	$ 19,251,656
Stock based compensation	$ 125	$ 28,359		28,484
Net income (loss)			$ (557,842)	$ (557,842)
Balance (in shares) at Nov. 30, 2015	4,061,052			4,061,052
Balance at Nov. 30, 2015	$ 40,611	$ 2,667,010	15,812,245	$ 18,519,866
Stock based compensation (in shares)	12,500
Dividends paid, $0.05 per share			$ (202,432)	$ (202,432)

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Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Parentheticals)	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2015 $ / shares
Retained Earnings [Member]
Dividends paid, per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.05

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Note 1 - Summary of Significant Account Policies

12 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2015

Notes to Financial Statements

Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]

(1) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

(a) Nature of Business

Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. is primarily engaged in the fabrication and sale of specialized farm machinery in the agricultural sector of the United States. Primary product offerings include: portable and stationary animal feed processing equipment; hay and forage equipment; sugar beet harvesting equipment; land maintenance equipment; a line of portable grain augers; a line of manure spreaders; moldboard plows; potato harvesters; commercial snow blowers and a line of reels. The Company sells its labeled products through independent farm equipment dealers throughout the United States. In addition, the Company manufactures and supplies hay blowers to OEMs. The Company also provides after-market service parts that are available to keep its branded and OEM produced equipment operating to the satisfaction of the end user of the Company’s products.

Our Pressurized Vessels segment is primarily engaged in the fabrication and sale of pressurized vessels and tanks through the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Art’s-Way Vessels, Inc. This segment provides a combination of services as a manufacturer and supplier of steel vessels and steel containment systems. The vessels are primarily sold to manufacturing facilities that will use the vessel as a component part of their end product. In addition to its role as a fabricator of vessels, it provides services including: custom CAD drawing; welding; interior linings and exterior finishing; passivation of stainless steel; hydrostatic and pneumatic testing; design, build and finishing of skids; installation of piping; non-destructive examination and heat treating.

Our Modular Buildings segment is primarily engaged in the construction of modular laboratories and animal housing facilities through the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Art’s-Way Scientific, Inc. Buildings commonly produced range from basic swine buildings to complex containment research laboratories. This segment also provides services relating to the design, manufacturing, delivering, installation and renting of the building units that it produces.

Our Tools segment is a domestic manufacturer and distributor of standard single point brazed carbide tipped tools as well as PCD (polycrystalline diamond) and CBN (cubic boron nitride) inserts and tools through the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Ohio Metal Working Company/Art’s Way, Inc.

(b) Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries for the 2015 fiscal year, Universal Harvester by Art’s-Way, Inc., Art’s-Way Vessels, Inc., Art’s-Way Scientific, Inc., Art’s-Way Manufacturing International LTD, and Ohio Metal Working Products/Art’s-Way, Inc. Universal Harvester by Art’s-Way was merged with the parent company of Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co. Inc, effective November 30, 2015. All material inter-company accounts and transactions are eliminated in consolidation.

The financial books of International are kept in the functional currency of Canadian dollars and the financial statements are converted to U.S. Dollars for consolidation. When consolidating the financial results of the Company into U.S. Dollars for reporting purposes, the Company uses the All-Current translation method. The All-Current method requires the balance sheet assets and liabilities be translated to U.S. Dollars at the exchange rate as of quarter end. Owner’s equity is translated at historical exchange rates and retained earnings are translated at an average exchange rate for the period. Additionally, revenue and expenses are translated at average exchange rates for the periods presented. The Company monitors the resulting cumulative translation adjustment and considers it to be immaterial.

(c) Cash Concentration

The Company maintains several different accounts at four different banks, and balances in these accounts are periodically in excess of federally insured limits. However, management believes the risk of loss to be low.

(d) Customer Concentration

During the years ended November 30, 2015, and November 30, 2014 no one customer accounted for more than 5% and 7% of consolidated revenues, respectively.

(e) Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable are carried at original invoice amount less an estimate made for doubtful accounts based on a review of all outstanding amounts on a monthly basis. Management determines the allowance for doubtful accounts by identifying troubled accounts and by using historical experience applied to an aging of accounts. Accounts receivable are written-off when deemed uncollectible. Recoveries of accounts receivable previously written-off are recorded when received. Accounts receivable are generally considered past due 60 days past invoice date, with the exception of international sales which primarily are sold with a letter of credit for 180 day terms.

Trade receivables due from customers are uncollateralized customer obligations due under normal trade terms requiring payment within 30 days from the invoice date. Trade receivables are stated at the amount billed to the customer. The Company charges interest on overdue customer account balances at a rate of 1.5% per month. Payments of trade receivables are allocated to the specific invoices identified on the customer's remittance advice or, if unspecified, are applied to the earliest unpaid invoices.

(f) Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market, and cost is determined using the standard costing method. Management monitors the carrying value of inventories using inventory control and review processes that include, but are not limited to, sales forecast review, inventory status reports, and inventory reduction programs. The Company records inventory write downs to market based on expected usage information for raw materials and historical selling trends for finished goods. Additional write downs may be necessary if the assumptions made by management do not occur.

(g) Property, Plant, and Equipment

Property, plant, and equipment are recorded at cost. Depreciation of plant and equipment is provided using the straight-line method, based on the estimated useful lives of the assets which range from three to forty years.

(h) Lessor Accounting

Modular buildings held for short term lease by our Modular Buildings segment are recorded at cost. Amortization of the property is calculated over the useful life of the building. Estimated useful life is five years. Lease revenue is accounted for on a straight-line basis over the term of the related lease agreement.

(i) Goodwill and Impairment

Goodwill represents costs in excess of the fair value of net tangible and identifiable net intangible assets acquired in business combinations. Art’s-Way performs an annual test for impairment of goodwill during the fourth quarter, unless factors determine an earlier test is necessary. During the third quarter of fiscal 2015, an impairment test of the goodwill associated with the Universal Harvester subsidiary indicated an impairment of goodwill had occurred. Based on the testing, we incurred an impairment of goodwill of $618,729 in fiscal 2015. There had been no impairment of goodwill as of November 30, 2014.   

(j) Income Taxes

Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating losses. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates as recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is entirely dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversals of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, and tax planning strategies in making this assessment.

The Company shall classify interest and penalties to be paid on an underpayment of taxes as income tax expense. The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various states and Canada. The Company is no longer subject to Canadian, U.S. federal or state income tax examinations by tax authorities for years ended before November 30, 2011.

(k) Revenue Recognition

Revenue is recognized when risk of ownership and title pass to the buyer, generally upon the shipment of the product. All sales are made to authorized dealers whose application for dealer status has been approved and who have been informed of general sales policies. Any changes in Company terms are documented in the most recently published price lists. Pricing is fixed and determinable according to the Company’s published equipment and parts price lists. Title to all equipment and parts sold shall pass to the Buyer upon delivery to the carrier and is not subject to a customer acceptance provision. Proof of the passing of title is documented by the signing of the delivery receipt by a representative of the carrier. Post shipment obligations are limited to any claim with respect to the condition of the equipment or parts. Applicable sales taxes imposed on our revenues are presented on a net basis on the consolidated statements of operations and therefore do not impact net revenues or cost of goods sold. A provision for warranty expenses, based on sales volume, is included in the financial statements. The Company’s return policy allows for new and saleable parts to be returned, subject to inspection and a restocking charge which is included in net sales. Whole goods are not returnable. Shipping costs charged to customers are included in net sales. Freight costs incurred are included in cost of goods sold.

In certain circumstances, upon the customer’s written request, we may recognize revenue when production is complete and the good is ready for shipment. At the buyer’s request, we will bill the buyer upon completing all performance obligations, but before shipment. The buyer dictates that we ship the goods per their direction from our manufacturing facility, as is customary with this type of agreement, in order to minimize shipping costs. The written agreement with the customer specifies that the goods will be delivered on a schedule to be determined by the customer, with a final specified delivery date, and that we will segregate the goods from our inventory, such that they are not available to fill other orders. This agreement also specifies that the buyer is required to purchase all goods manufactured under this agreement. Title of the goods will pass to the buyer when the goods are complete and ready for shipment, per the customer agreement. At the transfer of title, all risks of ownership have passed to the buyer, and the buyer agrees to maintain insurance on the manufactured items that have not yet been shipped. The Company has operated using bill and hold agreements with certain customers for many years. The credit terms on this agreement are consistent with the credit terms on all other sales. All risks of loss are shouldered by the buyer, and there are no exceptions to the buyer’s commitment to accept and pay for these manufactured goods. Revenues recognized at the completion of production

in 2015 and 2014 were approximately $634,000 and $628,000, respectively.

Our Modular Buildings segment is in the construction industry, and as such accounts for long-term contracts on the percentage of completion method. Revenue and gross profit are recognized as work is performed based on the relationship between actual costs incurred and total estimated costs at completion. Contract losses are recognized when current estimates of total contract revenue and contract cost indicate a loss. Estimated contract costs include any and all costs appropriately allocable to the contract. The provision for these contract losses will be the excess of estimated contract costs over estimated contract revenues.

Costs and profit in excess of amounts billed are classified as current assets and billings in excess of cost and profit are classified as current liabilities.

(l) Research and Development

Research and development costs are expensed when incurred. Such costs approximated $162,000 and $191,000 for the years ended November 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

(m ) Advertising

Advertising costs are expensed when incurred. Such costs approximated $488,000 and $511,000 for the years ended November 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

(n) Income (Loss) Per Share

Basic net income (loss) per common share has been computed on the basis of the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted net income (loss) per share has been computed on the basis of the weighted average number of common shares outstanding plus equivalent shares assuming exercise of stock options.

Basic and diluted earnings per common share have been computed based on the following as of November 30, 2015 and 2014:

	For the twelve months ended
	November 30, 2015			November 30, 2014
Basic:
Numerator: net income (loss)	$	(557,842	)	$	935,247
Denominator: average number of common shares outstanding		4,058,382			4,047,796
Basic earnings per common share	$	(0.14	)	$	0.23
Diluted:
Numerator: net income (loss)	$	(557,842	)	$	935,247
Average number of common shares outstanding		4,058,382			4,047,796
Effect of dilutive stock options		-			4,907
Denominator: dilutive average number of common shares outstanding		4,058,382			4,052,703
Diluted earnings per common share	$	(0.14	)	$	0.23

(o) Stock Based Compensation

Stock-based compensation expense reflects the fair value of stock-based awards measured at the grant date and recognized over the relevant vesting period. We estimate the fair value of each stock-based award on the measurement date using the Black-Scholes option valuation model which incorporates assumptions as to stock price volatility, the expected life of the options, risk-free interest rate and dividend yield. Restricted stock is valued at market value at the day of grant.

(p) Use of Estimates

Management of the Company has made a number of estimates and assumptions related to the reported amount of assets and liabilities, reported amount of revenues and expenses, and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities to prepare these financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

(q) Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit

In July 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-11, “Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists” that clarifies how an unrecognized tax benefit should be presented in the financial statements when a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward exists; as a reduction to a deferred tax asset or as a liability. The amendments are meant to eliminate the diversity that exists in the financial statement presentation of the unrecognized tax benefits. The amendments in this ASU do not require new recurring disclosures and are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2013. The amendments should be applied prospectively to all unrecognized tax benefits that exist at the effective date. The effective date for the Company was the fiscal year beginning December 1, 2014. The Company currently has no unrecognized tax benefits that are impacted by the amendment and the adoption of this standard has not had a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Revenue from Contracts with Customers

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” which supersedes the guidance in “Revenue Recognition (Topic 605)” and requires entities to recognize revenue in a way that depicts the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period and is to be applied retrospectively, with early application not permitted. We are evaluating the new standard, but do not at this time expect this standard to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Going Concern

In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15, “Presentation of Financial Statements – Going Concern” which is authoritative guidance on management's responsibility to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about an entity's ability to continue as a going concern and provide related footnote disclosures, codified in ASC 205-40, 

Going Concern

. The guidance provides a definition of the term substantial doubt, requires an evaluation every reporting period including interim periods, provides principles for considering the mitigating effect of management’s plans, requires certain disclosures when substantial doubt is alleviated as a result of consideration of management’s plans, requires an express statement and other disclosures when substantial doubt is not alleviated, and requires an assessment for a period of one year after the date that the financial statements are issued (or available to be issued). ASU No. 2015-15 is effective for annual reporting periods ending after December 15, 2016. The Company will adopt this guidance for the year-ended November 30, 2017, and it will apply to each interim and annual period thereafter. Its adoption is not expected to have a material effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

Inventory

In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-11, “Inventory (Topic 330)”, which requires inventory measured using any method other than last-in, first-out or the retail inventory method to be subsequently measured at the lower of cost or net realizable value, rather than the lower of cost or market. ASU No. 2015-11 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within those years. The Company will adopt this guidance for the year-ended November 30, 2017 including interim periods within that reporting period. Its adoption is not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

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Note 2 - Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

12 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2015

Notes to Financial Statements

Allowance for Credit Losses [Text Block]

(2) Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

A summary of the Company’s activity in the allowance for doubtful accounts is as follows:

	For the 12 months ended
	November 30, 2015			November 30, 2014
Balance, beginning	$	35,175		$	35,474
Provision charged to expense		(4,587	)		4,539
Less amounts charged-off		(11,778	)		(4,838	)
Balance, ending	$	18,810		$	35,175

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Note 3 - Inventories

12 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2015

Notes to Financial Statements

Inventory Disclosure [Text Block]

(3) Inventories

Major classes of inventory are:

	November 30, 2015			November 30, 2014
Raw materials	$	10,058,894		$	10,037,055
Work in process		458,526			467,110
Finished goods		8,204,843			8,504,062
	$	18,722,263			19,008,227
Less: Reserves		(3,023,179	)		(3,918,947	)
	$	15,699,084		$	15,089,280

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Note 4 - Contracts in Progress

12 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2015

Notes to Financial Statements

Long-term Contracts or Programs Disclosure [Text Block]

(4) Contracts in Progress

Amounts included in the consolidated financial statements related to uncompleted contracts are as follows:

The amounts billed on these long term contracts are due 30 days from invoice date. All amounts billed are expected to be collected within the next 12 months. Retainage was $27,951 and $8,048 as of November 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

	Cost and Profit in			Billings in Excess of
	Excess of Billings			Costs and Profit
November 30, 2015
Costs	$	233,544		$	695,915
Estimated earnings		75,822			227,442
		309,366			923,357
Less: amounts billed		(102,694	)		(1,010,215	)
	$	206,672		$	(86,858	)
November 30, 2014
Costs	$	14,724		$	623,670
Estimated earnings		4,819			204,114
		19,543			827,784
Less: amounts billed		(2,000	)		(924,166	)
	$	17,543		$	(96,382	)

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Note 5 - Property, Plant, and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2015

Notes to Financial Statements

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

(5) Property, Plant, and Equipment

Major classes of property, plant, and equipment are:

	November 30, 2015			November 30, 2014
Land	$	802,453		$	1,188,155
Buildings and improvements		9,496,997			10,542,327
Construction in Progress		10,353			107,807
Manufacturing machinery and equipment		12,523,294			14,097,934
Trucks and automobiles		440,306			433,962
Furniture and fixtures		117,554			149,022
		23,390,957			26,519,207
Less accumulated depreciation		(13,696,044	)		(14,838,415	)
Property, plant and equipment	$	9,694,913		$	11,680,792

Depreciation expense totaled $929,180 and $906,702 for the fiscal years ended November 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

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Note 6 - Assets Available for Sale

12 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2015

Notes to Financial Statements

Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Disclosure [Text Block]

(6) Assets Available for Sale

Major components of assets available for sale are:

	November 30, 2015		November 30, 2014
Ames, Iowa production facility	$	1,093,632	$	-
Monona, Iowa storage building		36,942		-
Ames, Iowa powder coat paint system		114,858		-
	$	1,245,432	$	-

Due to reduced demand for our reels produced by the Universal Harvester by Art’s Way subsidiary, we have been able to absorb the production of the reels in our Armstrong, Iowa facility. The Ames, Iowa facility is currently under contract to be sold for $1,192,000 less closing expenses. Closing is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to occur during the first quarter of fiscal 2016.

The storage facility in Monona, Iowa is adjacent to our production facilities, and was sold in December 2015. We recorded a gain of $8,046 in December 2015 after closing costs associated with the sale.

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Note 7 - Accrued Expenses

12 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2015

Notes to Financial Statements

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities Disclosure [Text Block]

(7) Accrued Expenses

Major components of accrued expenses are:

	November 30, 2015		November 30, 2014
Salaries, wages, and commissions	$	564,098	$	673,934
Accrued warranty expense		179,531		234,266
Other		536,284		676,128
	$	1,279,913	$	1,584,328

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Note 8 - Product Warranty

12 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2015

Notes to Financial Statements

Product Warranty Disclosure [Text Block]

(8) Product Warranty

The Company offers warranties of various lengths to its customers depending on the specific product and terms of the customer purchase agreement. The average length of the warranty period is 1 year from date of purchase. The Company’s warranties require it to repair or replace defective products during the warranty period at no cost to the customer. The Company records a liability for estimated costs that may be incurred under its warranties. The costs are estimated based on historical experience and any specific warranty issues that have been identified. Although historical warranty costs have been within expectations, there can be no assurance that future warranty costs will not exceed historical amounts. The Company periodically assesses the adequacy of its recorded warranty liability and adjusts the balance as necessary.

Changes in the Company’s product warranty liability included in “accrued expenses” for the years ended November 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

	November 30, 2015			November 30, 2014
Balance, beginning	$	234,265		$	220,719
Settlements / adjustments		(329,672	)		(421,787	)
Warranties issued		274,938			435,333
Balance, ending	$	179,531		$	234,265

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Note 9 - Loan and Credit Agreements

12 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2015

Notes to Financial Statements

Debt Disclosure [Text Block]

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Loan and Credit Agreements

On May 1, 2013, the Company began a banking relationship with U.S. Bank, which includes an $8,000,000 revolving line of credit (the “Line of Credit”) which was renewed in 2014 and was scheduled to mature on May 1, 2015. The Line of Credit is renewable annually with advances funding the Company’s working capital needs and is secured by real property and fixed asset collateral. On May 1, 2015, we signed an extension for the line of credit extending the maturity date to July 1, 2015; on June 23, 2015 we signed an additional extension, extending the maturity date to May 1, 2016. We expect to renew the Line of Credit prior to its maturity date. The interest rate is U.S. Bank’s prime interest rate, adjusted each time that the Federal prime rate changes, with a minimum rate of 3.50% per annum. As of November 30, 2015, the interest rate was the minimum of 3.50%. Monthly interest-only payments are required and the unpaid principal and accrued interest is due on the maturity date. As of November 30, 2015, the Company had a principal balance of $3,959,656 outstanding against the Line of Credit, with $3,026,677 remaining available, limited by the borrowing base calculation. The Line of Credit states that the borrowing base will be an amount equal to the sum of 75% of accounts receivable (discounted for aged accounts and customer balances exceeding 20% of aggregate receivables), plus 50% of inventory (this component cannot exceed $6,000,000 and only includes finished goods and raw materials deemed to be in good condition and not obsolete), less any outstanding loan balance of the Line of Credit, and less undrawn amounts of outstanding letters of credit issued by U.S. Bank or any affiliate. The Company’s obligations under the Line of Credit are evidenced by a Revolving Credit Note effective May 1, 2013, a Revolving Credit Agreement dated May 1, 2013 and certain other ancillary documents.

In addition to the Line of Credit, on May 1, 2013, the Company obtained four U.S. Bank loans totaling $6,319,000 at a fixed interest rate of 2.98% per annum (the “2013 U.S. Bank Term Loans”). As detailed in the Company’s long-term debt summary below, monthly principal and interest payments in the aggregate amount of $93,850 are required, with final payments of principal and accrued interest on the four loans, in the aggregate amount of $1,372,000, due on May 1, 2018.

On May 29, 2014, the Company obtained $1,000,000 in long-term debt from U.S. Bank to partially pay down the Line of Credit draw from 2013 that it had used to finance the purchase of the building and property of Ohio Metal Working Products Company in Canton, Ohio. The maturity date of this loan is May 25, 2017, with a final payment of principal and accrued interest in the amount of $890,000 due May 25, 2017. This loan is secured by a mortgage on the building and property acquired from Ohio Metal Working Products Company in Canton, Ohio pursuant to a Mortgage, Security Agreement and Assignment of Rents between the Company and U.S. Bank, dated May 29, 2014, and is also subject to a Business Security Agreement between Ohio Metal Working Products/Art’s Way, Inc. (“Ohio Metal”) and U.S. Bank and a Continuing Guaranty (Unlimited) by Ohio Metal.

On July 16, 2015, the Company obtained an additional $1,500,000 revolving line of credit from U.S. Bank that matures on May 1, 2016 (the “2015 Line of Credit”). The Company has begun a new sales incentive program that offers extended payment terms up to 9 months on certain products for our dealers, subject to a Dealer’s Note and Dealer’s Security Agreement. These notes receivable would not be included in the borrowing base of our Line of Credit, so the 2015 Line of Credit was necessary to preserve our access to capital. The 2015 Line of Credit is secured by real property and fixed asset collateral, as well as all of the Company’s right, title and interest in the Dealer’s Notes and Dealer’s Security Agreements related to advances under the 2015 Line of Credit. The interest rate is U.S. Bank’s prime interest rate, adjusted each time that the Federal prime rate changes, with a minimum rate of 3.50% per annum. As of November 30, 2015, the interest rate was the minimum of 3.50%. Advances under the 2015 Line of Credit are due at the earlier of nine months after the date of the advancement, the 2015 Line of Credit maturity date or the sale by the dealer of the equipment relating to the applicable advance. Monthly interest-only payments are required and the unpaid principal and accrued interest is due on the maturity date. As of November 30, 2015, the Company had a principal balance of $0 outstanding against the 2015 Line of Credit, with $1,500,000 remaining available. The Company’s obligations under the 2015 Line of Credit are evidenced by a Promissory Note effective July 16, 2015 and certain other ancillary documents.

Except for the 2015 Line of Credit and the U.S. Bank UHC Loan (as defined below), each of the Company’s term loans from U.S. Bank is governed by a Term Note and a Term Loan Agreement. Each Term Loan Agreement and the Revolving Credit Agreement require the Company to provide monthly internally prepared financial reports, year-end audited financial statements, and a monthly aging of accounts receivable. The Company, as of the end of each fiscal quarter, must maintain a debt to tangible net worth ratio of not more than 1.5 to 1.0 and a fixed charge coverage ratio of at least 1.15 to 1.00. The loans are secured by a first position security interest on the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries, including but not limited to, inventories, machinery, equipment and real estate, in accordance with the Business Security Agreements entered into by the Company and its subsidiaries, the Pledge Agreements entered into by the subsidiaries and the Collateral Assignment of Dealer’s Notes and Security Agreements entered into by the Company. Additionally, the Company has mortgaged certain real property in favor of U.S. Bank as documented by mortgage agreements dated May 1, 2013 and May 29, 2014 (together, the “Mortgages”).

If the Company or its subsidiaries (as guarantors pursuant to continuing guaranties) commits an event of default under the Term Loan Agreements, Business Security Agreements, Pledge Agreements, Mortgages, or Revolving Credit Agreement and fails or is unable to cure that default, the interest rate on each of the loans and Line of Credit could increase by 5.0% per annum and by 10.0% per annum with respect to the 2015 Line of Credit, and U.S. Bank can immediately terminate its obligation, if any, to make additional loans to the Company. In addition, U.S. Bank may accelerate the Company’s obligations under the 2015 Line of Credit, collect any and all money otherwise due or to become due and shall have all other rights and remedies for default provided by the Uniform Commercial Code, as well as any other applicable law and the various loan agreements, including, without limitation, the right to repossess, render unusable and/or dispose of the collateral without judicial process. In addition, in an event of default, U.S. Bank may foreclose on mortgaged property pursuant to the terms of the Mortgages.

The Company was in compliance with all covenants under the Term Loan Agreements and the Revolving Credit Agreement as measured on November 30, 2015, other than its covenant to maintain a fixed charge coverage ratio of at least 1.15 to 1.00. The fixed charge coverage ratio is based on a rolling 12 month calculation and measures the Company’s ability to cover fixed expenses such as loan payments, tax payments, rental payments, and dividends. The net loss in fiscal 2015 from operations was the main reason for the non-compliance result as of November 30, 2015. US Bank has issued a waiver forgiving the non-compliance for the fourth quarter and no event of default occurred. The next measurement date is February 29, 2016.

On May 10, 2012, the Company obtained $880,000 in long-term debt from U.S. Bank in connection with the acquisition of the building and property of Universal Harvester Co., Inc. located in Ames, Iowa (the “U.S. Bank UHC Loan”). The maturity date of this loan is May 10, 2017, with a final payment of principal and accrued interest in the amount of $283,500 due May 10, 2017. This loan is secured by a mortgage on the buildings and properties owned by the Company pursuant to a Mortgage, Security Agreement and Assignment of Rents between the Company and U.S. Bank, dated May 10, 2012. On May 1, 2013, the U.S. Bank UHC Loan and the mortgage were amended to extend the mortgage to secure the 2013 U.S. Bank Term Loans in addition to the U.S. Bank UHC Loan.

If the Company or its subsidiaries (as guarantors) commits an event of default under the agreement governing the U.S. Bank UHC Loan and fails or is unable to cure during any applicable cure periods, the lender may cause the entire amount of the loan to be immediately due and payable, may foreclose on the property, or may increase the interest rate to 5.00% per annum, plus the interest rate otherwise payable under the U.S. Bank UHC Loan.

On May 1, 2010, the Company obtained a loan to finance the purchase of an additional facility located in West Union, Iowa to be used as a distribution center, warehouse facility, and manufacturing plant for certain products under the Art’s-Way brand. The funds for this loan were made available by the Iowa Finance Authority by the issuance of tax exempt bonds. This loan had an original principal amount of $1,300,000, an interest rate of 3.5% per annum and a maturity date of June 1, 2020. On February 1, 2013, the interest rate was decreased to 2.75% per annum. The other terms of the loan remain unchanged.

This loan from the Iowa Finance Authority, which has been assigned to The First National Bank of West Union (n/k/a Bank 1

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), is governed by a Manufacturing Facility Revenue Note dated May 28, 2010 as amended February 1, 2013 and a Loan Agreement dated May 1, 2010 and a First Amendment to Loan Agreement dated February 1, 2013 (collectively, “the IFA Loan Agreement”), which requires the Company to provide quarterly internally prepared financial reports and year-end audited financial statements and to maintain a minimum debt service coverage ratio of 1.5 to 1.0, which is measured at November 30 of each year. Among other covenants, the IFA Loan Agreement also requires the Company to maintain proper insurance on, and maintain in good repair, the West Union Facility, and continue to conduct business and remain duly qualified to do business in the State of Iowa. The loan is secured by a mortgage on the Company’s West Union Facility, pursuant to a Mortgage, Security Agreement, Assignment of Leases and Rents and Fixture Financing Statement dated May 1, 2010 between the Company and The First National Bank of West Union (the “West Union Mortgage”).

If the Company commits an event of default under the IFA Loan Agreement and does not cure the event of default within the time specified by the IFA Loan Agreement, the lender may cause the entire amount of the loan to be immediately due and payable and take any other action that it is lawfully permitted to take or in equity to enforce the Company’s performance.

The Company was in compliance with all covenants except the debt service coverage ratio under the IFA Loan Agreement as measured on November 30, 2015. The First National Bank of West Union has issued a waiver forgiving the noncompliance for the year ended November 30, 2015, and no event of default has occurred. The next measurement date is November 30, 2016.

A summary of the Company’s term debt is as follows:

	November 30, 2015		November 30, 2014
U.S. Bank loan payable in monthly installments of $42,500 including interest at 2.98%, due May 1, 2018	$	1,196,088	$	1,662,311
U.S. Bank loan payable in monthly installments of $11,000 including interest at 2.98%, due May 1, 2018		743,149		850,930
U.S. Bank loan payable in monthly installments of $12,550 including interest at 2.98%, due May 1, 2018		842,769		965,889
U.S. Bank loan payable in monthly installments of $27,800 including interest at 2.98%, due May 1, 2018		1,112,205		1,407,366
U.S. Bank loan payable in monthly installments of $11,700 including interest at 3.15%, due May 10, 2017		464,605		588,101
U.S. Bank loan payable in monthly installments of $5,556 including interest at 2.98%, due May 25, 2017		943,381		980,940
Iowa Finance Authority loan payable in monthly installments of $12,500 including interest at 2.75%, due June 1, 2020		647,132		777,689
Total term debt	$	5,949,329	$	7,233,226
Less current portion of term debt		1,322,662		1,283,897
Term debt, excluding current portion	$	4,626,667	$	5,949,329

A summary of the minimum maturities of term debt follows for the years ending November 30:

Year:	Amount
2016	$	1,322,662
2017		2,433,938
2018		1,947,128
2019		145,585
2020		110,016
2021 and thereafter		-
	$	5,959,329

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Note 10 - Related Party Transactions

12 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2015

Notes to Financial Statements

Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]

(10) Related Party Transactions

During fiscal years 2015 and 2014, the Company recognized revenues of $32,000 and $59,000, respectively, with a related party. On November 30, 2015, the accounts receivable balance contains $9,600 due from a related party, compared to $0 as of November 30, 2014.

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Note 11 - Employee Benefit Plans

12 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2015

Notes to Financial Statements

Compensation and Employee Benefit Plans [Text Block]

(11) Employee Benefit Plans

The Company sponsors a defined contribution 401(k) savings plan which covers substantially all full-time employees who meet eligibility requirements. Participating employees may contribute as salary reductions any amount of their compensation up to the limit prescribed by the Internal Revenue Code. The Company makes a 25% matching contribution to employees contributing a minimum of 4% of their compensation, up to 1% of eligible compensation. The Company recognized an expense of $47,466 and $54,544 related to this plan during the years ended November 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

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Note 12 - Equity Incentive Plan

12 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2015

Notes to Financial Statements

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Text Block]

(12) Equity Incentive Plan

On November 30, 2015, the Company had one equity incentive plan, the 2011 Plan, which is described below. The compensation cost charged against income was $28,484 and $14,504 for 2015 and 2014, respectively, for all awards granted under the 2011 Plan during such years. The total income tax deductions for share-based compensation arrangements were $20,462 and $10,500 for 2015 and 2014 respectively. No compensation cost was capitalized as part of inventory or fixed assets.

On January 27, 2011, the Board of Directors of the Company authorized and approved the Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. 2011 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2011 Plan”), subject to approval by the stockholders on or before January 27, 2012. The 2011 Plan was approved by the stockholders on April 28, 2011. It replaced the Employee Stock Option Plan and the Directors’ Stock Option Plan (collectively, the “Prior Plans”), and no further stock options will be awarded under the Prior Plans. Awards to directors and executive officers under the 2011 Plan will be governed by the forms of agreement approved by the Board of Directors. The 2011 Plan permits the plan administrator to award nonqualified stock options, incentive stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, performance awards, and stock appreciation rights to employees (including officers), directors, and consultants. The Board of Directors has approved a director compensation policy pursuant to which non-employee directors are granted non-qualified stock options to purchase 2,000 shares of common stock annually upon their election to the board, which are fully vested. In addition, directors may elect to receive cash retainer fees in the form of fully-vested restricted stock issued under the 2011 Plan.

Stock options granted prior to January 27, 2011 are governed by the applicable Prior Plan and the forms of agreement adopted thereunder.

The fair value of each option award is estimated on the date of grant using the Black Scholes option-pricing model. Expected volatility is based on historical volatility of the Company’s stock and other factors. The Company uses historical option exercise and termination data to estimate the expected term the options are expected to be outstanding. The risk-free rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant. The expected dividend yield is calculated using historical dividend amounts and the stock price at the option issuance date.

	2015			2014
Expected Volatility		30.55	%			32.28%
Expected Dividend Yield		1.574	%		1.236%	-	1.277%
Expected Term (in years)		2				2
Risk-Free Rate		3.25	%			3.25%

Summary of activity under the plans as of November 30, 2015 and 2014, and changes during the years then ended as follows:

2015 Option Activity

Options	Shares		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Options Outstanding at beginning of period		160,000	$	8.72		-		-
Granted		14,000	$	4.70		-		-
Exercised		-	$	-		-		-
Options Expired or Forfeited		-	$	-		-		-
Options Outstanding at end of Period		174,000	$	8.39		4.68		-
Options Exercisable at end of Period		169,000	$	8.47		4.57		-

2014 Option Activity

Options	Shares			Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Options Outstanding at beginning of period		143,000		$	9.00		-		-
Granted		19,000		$	6.10		-		-
Exercised		(2,000	)	$	3.88		-	$	4,020
Options Expired or Forfeited		-		$	-		-		-
Options Outstanding at end of Period		160,000		$	8.72		5.14	$	15,400
Options Exercisable at end of Period		155,000		$	8.81		5.27	$	15,400

The weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted during the year 2015 and 2014 was $0.84 and $1.17 respectively. Compensation expense of $8,022 and $11,264 was recognized in 2015 and 2014, respectively, for the issuance of stock options.

A summary of the status of the Company’s non-vested option shares as of November 30, 2015, and changes during the year ended November 30, 2015, is presented below:

Non-vested Option Shares	Shares			Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Non-vested at beginning of period		5,000
Granted		14,000		$	0.84
Vested		(14,000	)	$	0.84
Forfeited		-		$	0.00
Non-vested at end of period		5,000

As of November 30, 2015, there was $3,881 unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share-based compensation arrangements under the plan related to stock options. The total fair value of options vested during the years ended November 30, 2015 and 2014 was $0 and $0 respectively.

The cash received from the exercise of options during fiscal year 2015 was $0, compared to $7,760 in 2014.

During the fiscal year 2015 the Company issued 12,500 shares of restricted stock, and 4,150 shares of restricted stock became unrestricted. During fiscal year 2014 the Company issued 0 shares of restricted stock, and 500 shares of restricted stock became unrestricted under the 2011 Plan. Compensation expense of $20,462 and $3,240 was recognized in 2015 and 2014, respectively, for shares of restricted stock.

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Note 13 - Income Taxes

12 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2015

Notes to Financial Statements

Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]

(13) Income Taxes

Total income tax expense (benefit) for the years ended November 30, 2015 and 2014 consists of the following:

	November 30, 2015			November 30, 2014
Current Expense (benefit)	$	(126,301	)	$	307,452
Deferred expense (benefit)		(180,919	)		59,806
	$	(307,220	)	$	367,258

The reconciliation of the statutory Federal income tax rate is as follows:

	November 30, 2015			November 30, 2014
Statutory federal income tax rate		34.0	%		34.0	%
R&D tax credits		-			(2.0	)
Permanent Differences and Other		1.5			(3.8	)
		35.5	%		28.2	%

Tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets (liabilities) at November 30, 2015 and 2014 are presented below:

	November 30
	2015			2014
Current deferred tax assets (liabilities):
Accrued expenses	$	126,000		$	147,000
Inventory capitalization		21,000			22,000
Asset reserves		999,000			1,091,000
Total current deferred tax assets	$	1,146,000		$	1,260,000
Non-current deferrred tax assets
Property, plant, and equipment	$	(847,000	)	$	(1,142,000	)
Total non-current deferred tax assets (liabilities)	$	(847,000	)	$	(1,142,000	)

In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible.

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Note 14 - Disclosures about the Fair Value of Financial Instruments

12 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2015

Notes to Financial Statements

Fair Value Disclosures [Text Block]

(14) Disclosures About the Fair Value of Financial Instruments

At November 30, 2015 and 2014, the carrying amount approximates fair value for cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, notes payable to bank, and other current liabilities due to the short maturity of these instruments. The fair value of the Company’s installment term loans payable also approximate recorded value because the interest rates charged under the loan terms are not substantially different than current interest rates.

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Note 15 - Litigation and Contingencies

12 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2015

Notes to Financial Statements

Legal Matters and Contingencies [Text Block]

(15) Litigation and Contingencies

Various legal actions and claims that arise in the normal course of business are pending against the Company. In the opinion of management adequate provisions have been made in the accompanying financial statements for all pending legal actions and other claims.

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Note 16 - Segment Information

12 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2015

Notes to Financial Statements

Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

(16) Segment Information

There are four reportable segments: agricultural products, pressurized vessels, modular buildings, and tools. The agricultural products segment fabricates and sells farming products as well as replacement parts for these products in the United States and worldwide. The pressurized vessel segment produces and services pressurized tanks. The modular building segment produces modular buildings for animal containment and various laboratory uses. The tools segment manufactures steel cutting tools and inserts.

The accounting policies applied to determine the segment information are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies. Management evaluates the performance of each segment based on profit or loss from operations before income taxes.

Approximate financial information with respect to the reportable segments is as follows.

	Twelve Months Ended November 30, 2015
	Agricultural Products			Pressurized Vessels			Modular Buildings		Tools			Consolidated
Revenue from external customers	$	20,756,000		$	1,610,000		$	3,191,000	$	2,379,000		$	27,936,000
Gross Profit		5,310,000			72,000			970,000		632,000		$	6,984,000
Operating Expense		5,394,000			399,000			820,000		775,000		$	7,388,000
Income (loss) from operations		(84,000	)		(327,000	)		150,000		(143,000	)	$	(404,000	)
Income (loss) before tax		(438,000	)		(354,000	)		124,000		(197,000	)	$	(865,000	)
Total Assets		22,696,000			2,565,000			3,181,000		2,890,000		$	31,332,000
Capital expenditures		219,000			54,000			9,000		11,000		$	293,000
Depreciation & Amortization		585,000			107,000			125,000		119,000		$	936,000

	Twelve Months Ended November 30, 2014
	Agricultural Products		Pressurized Vessels			Modular Buildings			Tools			Consolidated
Revenue from external customers	$	27,952,000	$	1,736,000		$	2,965,000		$	3,517,000		$	36,170,000
Gross Profit		7,150,000		39,000			626,000			910,000		$	8,725,000
Operating Expense		5,051,000		351,000			768,000			890,000		$	7,060,000
Income (loss) from operations		2,099,000		(312,000	)		(142,000	)		20,000		$	1,665,000
Income (loss) before tax		1,842,000		(341,000	)		(165,000	)		(33,000	)	$	1,303,000
Total Assets		24,585,000		2,548,000			2,503,000			3,210,000		$	32,846,000
Capital expenditures		581,000		27,000			-			25,000		$	633,000
Depreciation & Amortization		537,000		108,000			146,000			116,000		$	907,000

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Note 17 - Subsequent Event

12 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2015

Notes to Financial Statements

Subsequent Events [Text Block]

(17) Subsequent Events

Management evaluated all other activity of the Company and concluded that no subsequent events have occurred that would require recognition in the condensed consolidated financial statements or disclosure in the notes to the consolidated financial statements.

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Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

12 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2015

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis of Accounting, Policy [Policy Text Block]

(a) Nature of Business

Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. is primarily engaged in the fabrication and sale of specialized farm machinery in the agricultural sector of the United States. Primary product offerings include: portable and stationary animal feed processing equipment; hay and forage equipment; sugar beet harvesting equipment; land maintenance equipment; a line of portable grain augers; a line of manure spreaders; moldboard plows; potato harvesters; commercial snow blowers and a line of reels. The Company sells its labeled products through independent farm equipment dealers throughout the United States. In addition, the Company manufactures and supplies hay blowers to OEMs. The Company also provides after-market service parts that are available to keep its branded and OEM produced equipment operating to the satisfaction of the end user of the Company’s products.

Our Pressurized Vessels segment is primarily engaged in the fabrication and sale of pressurized vessels and tanks through the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Art’s-Way Vessels, Inc. This segment provides a combination of services as a manufacturer and supplier of steel vessels and steel containment systems. The vessels are primarily sold to manufacturing facilities that will use the vessel as a component part of their end product. In addition to its role as a fabricator of vessels, it provides services including: custom CAD drawing; welding; interior linings and exterior finishing; passivation of stainless steel; hydrostatic and pneumatic testing; design, build and finishing of skids; installation of piping; non-destructive examination and heat treating.

Our Modular Buildings segment is primarily engaged in the construction of modular laboratories and animal housing facilities through the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Art’s-Way Scientific, Inc. Buildings commonly produced range from basic swine buildings to complex containment research laboratories. This segment also provides services relating to the design, manufacturing, delivering, installation and renting of the building units that it produces.

Our Tools segment is a domestic manufacturer and distributor of standard single point brazed carbide tipped tools as well as PCD (polycrystalline diamond) and CBN (cubic boron nitride) inserts and tools through the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Ohio Metal Working Company/Art’s Way, Inc.

Consolidation, Policy [Policy Text Block]

(b) Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries for the 2015 fiscal year, Universal Harvester by Art’s-Way, Inc., Art’s-Way Vessels, Inc., Art’s-Way Scientific, Inc., Art’s-Way Manufacturing International LTD, and Ohio Metal Working Products/Art’s-Way, Inc. Universal Harvester by Art’s-Way was merged with the parent company of Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co. Inc, effective November 30, 2015. All material inter-company accounts and transactions are eliminated in consolidation.

The financial books of International are kept in the functional currency of Canadian dollars and the financial statements are converted to U.S. Dollars for consolidation. When consolidating the financial results of the Company into U.S. Dollars for reporting purposes, the Company uses the All-Current translation method. The All-Current method requires the balance sheet assets and liabilities be translated to U.S. Dollars at the exchange rate as of quarter end. Owner’s equity is translated at historical exchange rates and retained earnings are translated at an average exchange rate for the period. Additionally, revenue and expenses are translated at average exchange rates for the periods presented. The Company monitors the resulting cumulative translation adjustment and considers it to be immaterial.

Concentration Risk, Credit Risk, Policy [Policy Text Block]

(c) Cash Concentration

The Company maintains several different accounts at four different banks, and balances in these accounts are periodically in excess of federally insured limits. However, management believes the risk of loss to be low.

Major Customers, Policy [Policy Text Block]

(d) Customer Concentration

During the years ended November 30, 2015, and November 30, 2014 no one customer accounted for more than 5% and 7% of consolidated revenues, respectively.

Receivables, Policy [Policy Text Block]

(e) Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable are carried at original invoice amount less an estimate made for doubtful accounts based on a review of all outstanding amounts on a monthly basis. Management determines the allowance for doubtful accounts by identifying troubled accounts and by using historical experience applied to an aging of accounts. Accounts receivable are written-off when deemed uncollectible. Recoveries of accounts receivable previously written-off are recorded when received. Accounts receivable are generally considered past due 60 days past invoice date, with the exception of international sales which primarily are sold with a letter of credit for 180 day terms.

Trade receivables due from customers are uncollateralized customer obligations due under normal trade terms requiring payment within 30 days from the invoice date. Trade receivables are stated at the amount billed to the customer. The Company charges interest on overdue customer account balances at a rate of 1.5% per month. Payments of trade receivables are allocated to the specific invoices identified on the customer's remittance advice or, if unspecified, are applied to the earliest unpaid invoices.

Inventory, Policy [Policy Text Block]

(f) Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market, and cost is determined using the standard costing method. Management monitors the carrying value of inventories using inventory control and review processes that include, but are not limited to, sales forecast review, inventory status reports, and inventory reduction programs. The Company records inventory write downs to market based on expected usage information for raw materials and historical selling trends for finished goods. Additional write downs may be necessary if the assumptions made by management do not occur.

Property, Plant and Equipment, Policy [Policy Text Block]

(g) Property, Plant, and Equipment

Property, plant, and equipment are recorded at cost. Depreciation of plant and equipment is provided using the straight-line method, based on the estimated useful lives of the assets which range from three to forty years.

Lease, Policy [Policy Text Block]

(h) Lessor Accounting

Modular buildings held for short term lease by our Modular Buildings segment are recorded at cost. Amortization of the property is calculated over the useful life of the building. Estimated useful life is five years. Lease revenue is accounted for on a straight-line basis over the term of the related lease agreement.

Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Policy [Policy Text Block]

(i) Goodwill and Impairment

Goodwill represents costs in excess of the fair value of net tangible and identifiable net intangible assets acquired in business combinations. Art’s-Way performs an annual test for impairment of goodwill during the fourth quarter, unless factors determine an earlier test is necessary. During the third quarter of fiscal 2015, an impairment test of the goodwill associated with the Universal Harvester subsidiary indicated an impairment of goodwill had occurred. Based on the testing, we incurred an impairment of goodwill of $618,729 in fiscal 2015. There had been no impairment of goodwill as of November 30, 2014.   

Income Tax, Policy [Policy Text Block]

(j) Income Taxes

Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating losses. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates as recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is entirely dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversals of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, and tax planning strategies in making this assessment.

The Company shall classify interest and penalties to be paid on an underpayment of taxes as income tax expense. The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various states and Canada. The Company is no longer subject to Canadian, U.S. federal or state income tax examinations by tax authorities for years ended before November 30, 2011.

Revenue Recognition, Policy [Policy Text Block]

(k) Revenue Recognition

Revenue is recognized when risk of ownership and title pass to the buyer, generally upon the shipment of the product. All sales are made to authorized dealers whose application for dealer status has been approved and who have been informed of general sales policies. Any changes in Company terms are documented in the most recently published price lists. Pricing is fixed and determinable according to the Company’s published equipment and parts price lists. Title to all equipment and parts sold shall pass to the Buyer upon delivery to the carrier and is not subject to a customer acceptance provision. Proof of the passing of title is documented by the signing of the delivery receipt by a representative of the carrier. Post shipment obligations are limited to any claim with respect to the condition of the equipment or parts. Applicable sales taxes imposed on our revenues are presented on a net basis on the consolidated statements of operations and therefore do not impact net revenues or cost of goods sold. A provision for warranty expenses, based on sales volume, is included in the financial statements. The Company’s return policy allows for new and saleable parts to be returned, subject to inspection and a restocking charge which is included in net sales. Whole goods are not returnable. Shipping costs charged to customers are included in net sales. Freight costs incurred are included in cost of goods sold.

In certain circumstances, upon the customer’s written request, we may recognize revenue when production is complete and the good is ready for shipment. At the buyer’s request, we will bill the buyer upon completing all performance obligations, but before shipment. The buyer dictates that we ship the goods per their direction from our manufacturing facility, as is customary with this type of agreement, in order to minimize shipping costs. The written agreement with the customer specifies that the goods will be delivered on a schedule to be determined by the customer, with a final specified delivery date, and that we will segregate the goods from our inventory, such that they are not available to fill other orders. This agreement also specifies that the buyer is required to purchase all goods manufactured under this agreement. Title of the goods will pass to the buyer when the goods are complete and ready for shipment, per the customer agreement. At the transfer of title, all risks of ownership have passed to the buyer, and the buyer agrees to maintain insurance on the manufactured items that have not yet been shipped. The Company has operated using bill and hold agreements with certain customers for many years. The credit terms on this agreement are consistent with the credit terms on all other sales. All risks of loss are shouldered by the buyer, and there are no exceptions to the buyer’s commitment to accept and pay for these manufactured goods. Revenues recognized at the completion of production

in 2015 and 2014 were approximately $634,000 and $628,000, respectively.

Our Modular Buildings segment is in the construction industry, and as such accounts for long-term contracts on the percentage of completion method. Revenue and gross profit are recognized as work is performed based on the relationship between actual costs incurred and total estimated costs at completion. Contract losses are recognized when current estimates of total contract revenue and contract cost indicate a loss. Estimated contract costs include any and all costs appropriately allocable to the contract. The provision for these contract losses will be the excess of estimated contract costs over estimated contract revenues.

Costs and profit in excess of amounts billed are classified as current assets and billings in excess of cost and profit are classified as current liabilities.

Research and Development Expense, Policy [Policy Text Block]

(l) Research and Development

Research and development costs are expensed when incurred. Such costs approximated $162,000 and $191,000 for the years ended November 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Advertising Costs, Policy [Policy Text Block]

(m ) Advertising

Advertising costs are expensed when incurred. Such costs approximated $488,000 and $511,000 for the years ended November 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Earnings Per Share, Policy [Policy Text Block]

(n) Income (Loss) Per Share

Basic net income (loss) per common share has been computed on the basis of the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted net income (loss) per share has been computed on the basis of the weighted average number of common shares outstanding plus equivalent shares assuming exercise of stock options.

Basic and diluted earnings per common share have been computed based on the following as of November 30, 2015 and 2014:

	For the twelve months ended
	November 30, 2015			November 30, 2014
Basic:
Numerator: net income (loss)	$	(557,842	)	$	935,247
Denominator: average number of common shares outstanding		4,058,382			4,047,796
Basic earnings per common share	$	(0.14	)	$	0.23
Diluted:
Numerator: net income (loss)	$	(557,842	)	$	935,247
Average number of common shares outstanding		4,058,382			4,047,796
Effect of dilutive stock options		-			4,907
Denominator: dilutive average number of common shares outstanding		4,058,382			4,052,703
Diluted earnings per common share	$	(0.14	)	$	0.23

Share-based Compensation, Option and Incentive Plans Policy [Policy Text Block]

(o) Stock Based Compensation

Stock-based compensation expense reflects the fair value of stock-based awards measured at the grant date and recognized over the relevant vesting period. We estimate the fair value of each stock-based award on the measurement date using the Black-Scholes option valuation model which incorporates assumptions as to stock price volatility, the expected life of the options, risk-free interest rate and dividend yield. Restricted stock is valued at market value at the day of grant.

Use of Estimates, Policy [Policy Text Block]

(p) Use of Estimates

Management of the Company has made a number of estimates and assumptions related to the reported amount of assets and liabilities, reported amount of revenues and expenses, and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities to prepare these financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

New Accounting Pronouncements, Policy [Policy Text Block]

(q) Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit

In July 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-11, “Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists” that clarifies how an unrecognized tax benefit should be presented in the financial statements when a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward exists; as a reduction to a deferred tax asset or as a liability. The amendments are meant to eliminate the diversity that exists in the financial statement presentation of the unrecognized tax benefits. The amendments in this ASU do not require new recurring disclosures and are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2013. The amendments should be applied prospectively to all unrecognized tax benefits that exist at the effective date. The effective date for the Company was the fiscal year beginning December 1, 2014. The Company currently has no unrecognized tax benefits that are impacted by the amendment and the adoption of this standard has not had a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Revenue from Contracts with Customers

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” which supersedes the guidance in “Revenue Recognition (Topic 605)” and requires entities to recognize revenue in a way that depicts the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period and is to be applied retrospectively, with early application not permitted. We are evaluating the new standard, but do not at this time expect this standard to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Going Concern

In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15, “Presentation of Financial Statements – Going Concern” which is authoritative guidance on management's responsibility to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about an entity's ability to continue as a going concern and provide related footnote disclosures, codified in ASC 205-40, 

Going Concern

. The guidance provides a definition of the term substantial doubt, requires an evaluation every reporting period including interim periods, provides principles for considering the mitigating effect of management’s plans, requires certain disclosures when substantial doubt is alleviated as a result of consideration of management’s plans, requires an express statement and other disclosures when substantial doubt is not alleviated, and requires an assessment for a period of one year after the date that the financial statements are issued (or available to be issued). ASU No. 2015-15 is effective for annual reporting periods ending after December 15, 2016. The Company will adopt this guidance for the year-ended November 30, 2017, and it will apply to each interim and annual period thereafter. Its adoption is not expected to have a material effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

Inventory

In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-11, “Inventory (Topic 330)”, which requires inventory measured using any method other than last-in, first-out or the retail inventory method to be subsequently measured at the lower of cost or net realizable value, rather than the lower of cost or market. ASU No. 2015-11 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within those years. The Company will adopt this guidance for the year-ended November 30, 2017 including interim periods within that reporting period. Its adoption is not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

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Note 1 - Summary of Significant Account Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2015

Notes Tables

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]

	For the twelve months ended
	November 30, 2015			November 30, 2014
Basic:
Numerator: net income (loss)	$	(557,842	)	$	935,247
Denominator: average number of common shares outstanding		4,058,382			4,047,796
Basic earnings per common share	$	(0.14	)	$	0.23
Diluted:
Numerator: net income (loss)	$	(557,842	)	$	935,247
Average number of common shares outstanding		4,058,382			4,047,796
Effect of dilutive stock options		-			4,907
Denominator: dilutive average number of common shares outstanding		4,058,382			4,052,703
Diluted earnings per common share	$	(0.14	)	$	0.23

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Note 2 - Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2015

Notes Tables

Allowance for Credit Losses on Financing Receivables [Table Text Block]

	For the 12 months ended
	November 30, 2015			November 30, 2014
Balance, beginning	$	35,175		$	35,474
Provision charged to expense		(4,587	)		4,539
Less amounts charged-off		(11,778	)		(4,838	)
Balance, ending	$	18,810		$	35,175

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Note 3 - Inventories (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2015

Notes Tables

Schedule of Inventory, Current [Table Text Block]

	November 30, 2015			November 30, 2014
Raw materials	$	10,058,894		$	10,037,055
Work in process		458,526			467,110
Finished goods		8,204,843			8,504,062
	$	18,722,263			19,008,227
Less: Reserves		(3,023,179	)		(3,918,947	)
	$	15,699,084		$	15,089,280

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Note 4 - Contracts in Progress (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2015

Notes Tables

Schedule of Long Term Contracts [Table Text Block]

	Cost and Profit in			Billings in Excess of
	Excess of Billings			Costs and Profit
November 30, 2015
Costs	$	233,544		$	695,915
Estimated earnings		75,822			227,442
		309,366			923,357
Less: amounts billed		(102,694	)		(1,010,215	)
	$	206,672		$	(86,858	)
November 30, 2014
Costs	$	14,724		$	623,670
Estimated earnings		4,819			204,114
		19,543			827,784
Less: amounts billed		(2,000	)		(924,166	)
	$	17,543		$	(96,382	)

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Note 5 - Property, Plant, and Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2015

Notes Tables

Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]

	November 30, 2015			November 30, 2014
Land	$	802,453		$	1,188,155
Buildings and improvements		9,496,997			10,542,327
Construction in Progress		10,353			107,807
Manufacturing machinery and equipment		12,523,294			14,097,934
Trucks and automobiles		440,306			433,962
Furniture and fixtures		117,554			149,022
		23,390,957			26,519,207
Less accumulated depreciation		(13,696,044	)		(14,838,415	)
Property, plant and equipment	$	9,694,913		$	11,680,792

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Note 6 - Assets Available for Sale (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2015

Notes Tables

Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Table Text Block]

	November 30, 2015		November 30, 2014
Ames, Iowa production facility	$	1,093,632	$	-
Monona, Iowa storage building		36,942		-
Ames, Iowa powder coat paint system		114,858		-
	$	1,245,432	$	-

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Note 7 - Accrued Expenses (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2015

Notes Tables

Schedule of Accrued Liabilities [Table Text Block]

	November 30, 2015		November 30, 2014
Salaries, wages, and commissions	$	564,098	$	673,934
Accrued warranty expense		179,531		234,266
Other		536,284		676,128
	$	1,279,913	$	1,584,328

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Note 8 - Product Warranty (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2015

Notes Tables

Schedule of Product Warranty Liability [Table Text Block]

	November 30, 2015			November 30, 2014
Balance, beginning	$	234,265		$	220,719
Settlements / adjustments		(329,672	)		(421,787	)
Warranties issued		274,938			435,333
Balance, ending	$	179,531		$	234,265

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Note 9 - Loan and Credit Agreements (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2015

Notes Tables

Schedule of Debt [Table Text Block]

	November 30, 2015		November 30, 2014
U.S. Bank loan payable in monthly installments of $42,500 including interest at 2.98%, due May 1, 2018	$	1,196,088	$	1,662,311
U.S. Bank loan payable in monthly installments of $11,000 including interest at 2.98%, due May 1, 2018		743,149		850,930
U.S. Bank loan payable in monthly installments of $12,550 including interest at 2.98%, due May 1, 2018		842,769		965,889
U.S. Bank loan payable in monthly installments of $27,800 including interest at 2.98%, due May 1, 2018		1,112,205		1,407,366
U.S. Bank loan payable in monthly installments of $11,700 including interest at 3.15%, due May 10, 2017		464,605		588,101
U.S. Bank loan payable in monthly installments of $5,556 including interest at 2.98%, due May 25, 2017		943,381		980,940
Iowa Finance Authority loan payable in monthly installments of $12,500 including interest at 2.75%, due June 1, 2020		647,132		777,689
Total term debt	$	5,949,329	$	7,233,226
Less current portion of term debt		1,322,662		1,283,897
Term debt, excluding current portion	$	4,626,667	$	5,949,329

Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt [Table Text Block]

Year:	Amount
2016	$	1,322,662
2017		2,433,938
2018		1,947,128
2019		145,585
2020		110,016
2021 and thereafter		-
	$	5,959,329

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Note 12 - Equity Incentive Plan (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2015

Notes Tables

Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions [Table Text Block]

	2015			2014
Expected Volatility		30.55	%			32.28%
Expected Dividend Yield		1.574	%		1.236%	-	1.277%
Expected Term (in years)		2				2
Risk-Free Rate		3.25	%			3.25%

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity [Table Text Block]

Options	Shares		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Options Outstanding at beginning of period		160,000	$	8.72		-		-
Granted		14,000	$	4.70		-		-
Exercised		-	$	-		-		-
Options Expired or Forfeited		-	$	-		-		-
Options Outstanding at end of Period		174,000	$	8.39		4.68		-
Options Exercisable at end of Period		169,000	$	8.47		4.57		-

Options	Shares			Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Options Outstanding at beginning of period		143,000		$	9.00		-		-
Granted		19,000		$	6.10		-		-
Exercised		(2,000	)	$	3.88		-	$	4,020
Options Expired or Forfeited		-		$	-		-		-
Options Outstanding at end of Period		160,000		$	8.72		5.14	$	15,400
Options Exercisable at end of Period		155,000		$	8.81		5.27	$	15,400

Schedule of Nonvested Share Activity [Table Text Block]

Non-vested Option Shares	Shares			Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Non-vested at beginning of period		5,000
Granted		14,000		$	0.84
Vested		(14,000	)	$	0.84
Forfeited		-		$	0.00
Non-vested at end of period		5,000

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Note 13 - Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2015

Notes Tables

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

	November 30, 2015			November 30, 2014
Current Expense (benefit)	$	(126,301	)	$	307,452
Deferred expense (benefit)		(180,919	)		59,806
	$	(307,220	)	$	367,258

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

	November 30, 2015			November 30, 2014
Statutory federal income tax rate		34.0	%		34.0	%
R&D tax credits		-			(2.0	)
Permanent Differences and Other		1.5			(3.8	)
		35.5	%		28.2	%

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

	November 30
	2015			2014
Current deferred tax assets (liabilities):
Accrued expenses	$	126,000		$	147,000
Inventory capitalization		21,000			22,000
Asset reserves		999,000			1,091,000
Total current deferred tax assets	$	1,146,000		$	1,260,000
Non-current deferrred tax assets
Property, plant, and equipment	$	(847,000	)	$	(1,142,000	)
Total non-current deferred tax assets (liabilities)	$	(847,000	)	$	(1,142,000	)

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Note 16 - Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2015

Notes Tables

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

	Twelve Months Ended November 30, 2015
	Agricultural Products			Pressurized Vessels			Modular Buildings		Tools			Consolidated
Revenue from external customers	$	20,756,000		$	1,610,000		$	3,191,000	$	2,379,000		$	27,936,000
Gross Profit		5,310,000			72,000			970,000		632,000		$	6,984,000
Operating Expense		5,394,000			399,000			820,000		775,000		$	7,388,000
Income (loss) from operations		(84,000	)		(327,000	)		150,000		(143,000	)	$	(404,000	)
Income (loss) before tax		(438,000	)		(354,000	)		124,000		(197,000	)	$	(865,000	)
Total Assets		22,696,000			2,565,000			3,181,000		2,890,000		$	31,332,000
Capital expenditures		219,000			54,000			9,000		11,000		$	293,000
Depreciation & Amortization		585,000			107,000			125,000		119,000		$	936,000

	Twelve Months Ended November 30, 2014
	Agricultural Products		Pressurized Vessels			Modular Buildings			Tools			Consolidated
Revenue from external customers	$	27,952,000	$	1,736,000		$	2,965,000		$	3,517,000		$	36,170,000
Gross Profit		7,150,000		39,000			626,000			910,000		$	8,725,000
Operating Expense		5,051,000		351,000			768,000			890,000		$	7,060,000
Income (loss) from operations		2,099,000		(312,000	)		(142,000	)		20,000		$	1,665,000
Income (loss) before tax		1,842,000		(341,000	)		(165,000	)		(33,000	)	$	1,303,000
Total Assets		24,585,000		2,548,000			2,503,000			3,210,000		$	32,846,000
Capital expenditures		581,000		27,000			-			25,000		$	633,000
Depreciation & Amortization		537,000		108,000			146,000			116,000		$	907,000

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Note 1 - Summary of Significant Account Policies (Details Textual) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2015	Nov. 30, 2014
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Sales Revenue, Net [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Concentration Risk, Percentage	5.00%	7.00%
Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	40 years
Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	3 years
Assets Leased to Others [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	5 years
Goodwill, Impairment Loss	$ 618,729	$ 0
Overdue Trade Receivables Interest Rate Percent of Account Balances Per Month	1.50%
Sales Revenue, Goods, Gross	$ 634,000	628,000
Research and Development Expense	162,000	191,000
Advertising Expense	$ 488,000	$ 511,000

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Note 1 - Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Common Share (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2015	Nov. 30, 2014
Basic:
Numerator: net income (loss)	$ (557,842)	$ 935,247
Denominator: average number of common shares outstanding (in shares)	4,058,382	4,047,796
Basic earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	$ (0.14)	$ 0.23
Diluted:
Numerator: net income (loss)	$ (557,842)	$ 935,247
Average number of common shares outstanding (in shares)	4,058,382	4,047,796
Effect of dilutive stock options (in shares)		4,907
Denominator: dilutive average number of common shares outstanding (in shares)	4,058,382	4,052,703
Diluted earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	$ (0.14)	$ 0.23

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Note 2 - Activity in the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2015	Nov. 30, 2014
Balance, beginning	$ 35,175	$ 35,474
Bad debt expense (recovery)	(4,605)	4,539
Less amounts charged-off	(11,778)	(4,838)
Balance, ending	$ 18,810	$ 35,175

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Note 3 - Inventories - Major Classes of Inventory (Details) - USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2015	Nov. 30, 2014
Raw materials	$ 10,058,894	$ 10,037,055
Work in process	458,526	467,110
Finished goods	8,204,843	8,504,062
Inventory, gross	18,722,263	19,008,227
Less: Reserves	(3,023,179)	(3,918,947)
Inventory, net	$ 15,699,084	$ 15,089,280

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Note 4 - Contracts in Progress (Details Textual) - USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2015	Nov. 30, 2014
Contract Receivable Retainage	$ 27,951	$ 8,048

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Note 4 - Contracts in Progress - Long-term Contracts (Details) - USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2015	Nov. 30, 2014
Cost and Profit In Excess of Billings [Member]
Costs	$ 233,544	$ 14,724
Estimated earnings	75,822	4,819
	309,366	19,543
Less: amounts billed	(102,694)	(2,000)
	206,672	17,543
Billings in Excess of Cost and Profit [Member]
Costs	695,915	623,670
Estimated earnings	227,442	204,114
	923,357	827,784
Less: amounts billed	(1,010,215)	(924,166)
	$ (86,858)	$ (96,382)

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Note 5 - Property, Plant, and Equipment (Details Textual) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2015	Nov. 30, 2014
Depreciation	$ 929,180	$ 906,702

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Note 5 - Major Classes of Property, Plant, and Equipment (Details) - USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2015	Nov. 30, 2014
Land [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	$ 802,453	$ 1,188,155
Building and Building Improvements [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	9,496,997	10,542,327
Construction in Progress [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	10,353	107,807
Manufacturing Machinery and Equipment [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	12,523,294	14,097,934
Trucks and Automobiles [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	440,306	433,962
Furniture and Fixtures [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	117,554	149,022
Property, plant and equipment, gross	23,390,957	26,519,207
Less accumulated depreciation	(13,696,044)	(14,838,415)
Property, plant and equipment	$ 9,694,913	$ 11,680,792

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Note 6 - Assets Available for Sale (Details Textual) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Nov. 30, 2015
Ames, Iowa Production Facility [Member]
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Consideration		$ 1,192,000
Monona, Iowa Storage Facility [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal	$ 8,046

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Note 6 - Major Components Assets Available for Sale (Details) - USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2015	Nov. 30, 2014
Ames, Iowa Production Facility [Member]
Assets available for sale	$ 1,093,632
Monona, Iowa Storage Facility [Member]
Assets available for sale	36,942
Ames, Iowa Powder Coat Print System [Member]
Assets available for sale	114,858
Assets available for sale	$ 1,245,432

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Note 7 - Major Components Of Accrued Expenses (Details) - USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2015	Nov. 30, 2014
Salaries, wages, and commissions	$ 564,098	$ 673,934
Accrued warranty expense	179,531	234,266
Other	536,284	676,128
Accrued expenses	$ 1,279,913	$ 1,584,328

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Note 8 - Product Warranty (Details Textual)	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2015
Standard Product Warrant Term	1 year

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Note 8 - Changes In Product Warranty Liability (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2015	Nov. 30, 2014
Balance, beginning	$ 234,265	$ 220,719
Settlements / adjustments	(329,672)	(421,787)
Warranties issued	274,938	435,333
Balance, ending	$ 179,531	$ 234,265

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Note 9 - Loan and Credit Agreements (Details Textual)		12 Months Ended
	Jul. 16, 2015 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2014 USD ($)	May. 29, 2014 USD ($)	May. 01, 2013 USD ($)	Feb. 01, 2013	May. 10, 2012 USD ($)	May. 01, 2010 USD ($)
US Bank New Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount					$ 6,319,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage					2.98%
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment		$ 93,850
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment Terms, Balloon Payment to be Paid		$ 1,372,000
Debt Instrument Covenant Debt to Tangible Net Worth Ratio		1.5
Debt Instrument Covenant Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio		1.15
Debt Instrument Covenant Interest Rate Increase in Event of Default		5.00%
US Bank [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount				$ 1,000,000			$ 880,000
Term Loan Final Payment				$ 890,000			$ 283,500
Debt Instrument Covenant Interest Rate Increase in Event of Default		5.00%
The 2015 Line of Credit [Member] | US Bank [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 1,500,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage Rate Range, Minimum	3.50%
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End		3.50%
Long-term Line of Credit		$ 0
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity		$ 1,500,000
The 2015 Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument Covenant Interest Rate Increase in Event of Default		10.00%
Iowa Finance Authority [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount								$ 1,300,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		2.75%	3.75%			2.75%		3.50%
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment		$ 12,500	$ 12,500
Debt Instrument Covenant Debt Service Coverage Ratio						1.5
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		$ 8,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage Rate Range, Minimum		3.50%
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End		3.50%
Long-term Line of Credit		$ 3,959,656
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity		$ 3,026,677
Line of Credit Facility Borrowing Capacity Borrowing Base Percentage of Accounts Receivable		75.00%
Line of Credit Facility Borrowing Capacity Borrowing Base Minimum Percentage of Aggregate Receivables		20.00%
Line of Credit Facility Borrowing Capacity Borrowing Base Percentage of Inventory		50.00%
Line of Credit Facility Borrowing Capacity Borrowing Base Maximum Inventory Amount		$ 6,000,000

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Note 9 - Summary Of Term Debt (Details) - USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2015	Nov. 30, 2014
US Bank Loan 1 [Member]
Term debt	$ 1,196,088	$ 1,662,311
US Bank Loan 2 [Member]
Term debt	743,149	850,930
US Bank Loan 3 [Member]
Term debt	842,769	965,889
US Bank Loan 4 [Member]
Term debt	1,112,205	1,407,366
US Bank Loan 5 [Member]
Term debt	464,605	588,101
US Bank Loan 6 [Member]
Term debt	943,381	980,940
Iowa Finance Authority [Member]
Term debt	647,132	777,689
Term debt	5,949,329	7,233,226
Less current portion of term debt	1,322,662	1,283,897
Term debt, excluding current portion	$ 4,626,667	$ 5,949,329

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Note 9 - Summary Of Term Debt (Details) (Parentheticals) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2015	Nov. 30, 2014
US Bank Loan 1 [Member]
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment	$ 42,500	$ 42,500
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	2.98%	2.98%
US Bank Loan 2 [Member]
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment	$ 11,000	$ 11,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	2.98%	2.98%
US Bank Loan 3 [Member]
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment	$ 12,550	$ 12,550
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	2.98%	2.98%
US Bank Loan 4 [Member]
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment	$ 27,800	$ 27,800
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	2.98%	2.98%
US Bank Loan 5 [Member]
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment	$ 11,700	$ 11,700
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	3.15%	3.15%
US Bank Loan 6 [Member]
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment	$ 5,556	$ 5,556
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	2.98%	2.98%
Iowa Finance Authority [Member]
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment	$ 12,500	$ 12,500
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	2.75%	3.75%

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Note 9 - Summary of the Minimum Maturities of Term Debt (Details)	Nov. 30, 2015 USD ($)
2016	$ 1,322,662
2017	2,433,938
2018	1,947,128
2019	145,585
2020	$ 110,016
2021 and thereafter
Total	$ 5,949,329

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Note 10 - Related Party Transactions (Details Textual) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2015	Nov. 30, 2014
Revenue from Related Parties	$ 32,000	$ 59,000
Due from Related Parties	$ 9,600	$ 0

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Note 11 - Employee Benefit Plans (Details Textual) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2015	Nov. 30, 2014
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Matching Contribution, Percent of Match	25.00%
Defined Contribution Plan Minimum Threshold Percentage of Employee Contributions	4.00%
Defined Contribution Plan, Maximum Annual Contributions Per Employee, Percent	1.00%
Defined Contribution Plan, Cost Recognized	$ 47,466	$ 54,544

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Note 12 - Equity Incentive Plan (Details Textual) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2015	Nov. 30, 2014
Non Qualified Options to Each Director Annually or Upon Election [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized	2,000
Employee Stock Option [Member]
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense	$ 8,022	$ 11,264
Restricted Stock [Member]
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense	$ 20,462	$ 3,240
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period	12,500	0
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period	4,150	500
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs, Capitalized Amount	$ 0	$ 0
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense	28,484	14,504
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Tax Benefit from Compensation Expense	$ 20,462	$ 10,500
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$ 0.84	$ 1.17
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized	$ 3,881
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period, Fair Value	0	$ 0
Proceeds from Stock Options Exercised	$ 0	$ 7,760
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period	14,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period	14,000

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Note 12 - Fair Value Assumptions (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2015	Nov. 30, 2014
Minimum [Member]
Expected Dividend Yield		1.236%
Maximum [Member]
Expected Dividend Yield		1.277%
Expected Volatility	30.55%	32.28%
Expected Dividend Yield	1.574%
Expected Term (in years)	2 years	2 years
Risk-Free Rate	3.25%	3.25%

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Note 12 - Option Activity (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2015	Nov. 30, 2014
Options Outstanding at beginning of period (in shares)	160,000	143,000
Options Outstanding at beginning of period (in dollars per share)	$ 8.72	$ 9
Granted (in shares)	14,000	19,000
Granted (in dollars per share)	$ 4.70	$ 6.10
Options Outstanding at end of Period (in shares)	174,000	160,000
Options Outstanding at end of Period (in dollars per share)	$ 8.39	$ 8.72
Options Outstanding at end of Period	4 years 248 days	5 years 51 days
Options Exercisable at end of Period (in shares)	169,000	155,000
Options Exercisable at end of Period (in dollars per share)	$ 8.47	$ 8.81
Options Exercisable at end of Period	4 years 208 days	5 years 98 days
Exercised (in shares)		(2,000)
Exercised (in dollars per share)		$ 3.88
Exercised		$ 4,020
Options Outstanding at end of Period	4 years 248 days	5 years 51 days
Options Outstanding at end of Period		$ 15,400
Options Exercisable at end of Period		$ 15,400

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Note 12 - Summary of the Status of the Company's Non-vested Shares (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2015 $ / shares shares
Non-vested at beginning of period (in shares)	5,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period	14,000
Granted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 0.84
Vested (in shares)	(14,000)
Vested (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 0.84
Forfeited (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 0
Non-vested at end of period (in shares)	5,000

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Note 13 - Income Tax Expense (Benefit) (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2015	Nov. 30, 2014
Current Expense (benefit)	$ (126,301)	$ 307,452
Deferred expense (benefit)	(180,919)	59,806
Total	$ (307,220)	$ 367,258

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Note 13 - Reconciliation of the Statutory Federal Income Tax Rate (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2015	Nov. 30, 2014
Statutory federal income tax rate	34.00%	34.00%
R&D tax credits		(2.00%)
Permanent Differences and Other	1.50%	(3.80%)
Total	35.50%	28.20%

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Note 13 - Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2015	Nov. 30, 2014
Accrued expenses	$ 126,000	$ 147,000
Inventory capitalization	21,000	22,000
Asset reserves	999,000	1,091,000
Total current deferred tax assets	1,146,242	1,259,943
Property, plant, and equipment	(847,000)	(1,142,000)
Total non-current deferred tax assets (liabilities)	$ (846,960)	$ (1,141,580)

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Note 16 - Segment Information (Details Textual)	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2015
Number of Reportable Segments	4

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Note 16 - Segment Reporting Information (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2015	Nov. 30, 2014
Operating Segments [Member] | Agricultural Products [Member]
Revenue from external customers	$ 20,756,000	$ 27,952,000
Gross Profit	5,310,000	7,150,000
Operating Expense	5,394,000	5,051,000
Income (loss) from operations	(84,000)	2,099,000
Income (loss) before tax	(438,000)	1,842,000
Total Assets	22,696,000	24,585,000
Capital expenditures	219,000	581,000
Depreciation & Amortization	585,000	537,000
Operating Segments [Member] | Pressurized Vessels [Member]
Revenue from external customers	1,610,000	1,736,000
Gross Profit	72,000	39,000
Operating Expense	399,000	351,000
Income (loss) from operations	(327,000)	(312,000)
Income (loss) before tax	(354,000)	(341,000)
Total Assets	2,565,000	2,548,000
Capital expenditures	54,000	27,000
Depreciation & Amortization	107,000	108,000
Operating Segments [Member] | Modular Buildings [Member]
Revenue from external customers	3,191,000	2,965,000
Gross Profit	970,000	626,000
Operating Expense	820,000	768,000
Income (loss) from operations	150,000	(142,000)
Income (loss) before tax	124,000	(165,000)
Total Assets	3,181,000	$ 2,503,000
Capital expenditures	9,000
Depreciation & Amortization	125,000	$ 146,000
Operating Segments [Member] | Tools [Member]
Revenue from external customers	2,379,000	3,517,000
Gross Profit	632,000	910,000
Operating Expense	775,000	890,000
Income (loss) from operations	(143,000)	20,000
Income (loss) before tax	(197,000)	(33,000)
Total Assets	2,890,000	3,210,000
Capital expenditures	11,000	25,000
Depreciation & Amortization	119,000	116,000
Operating Segments [Member]
Revenue from external customers	27,936,000	36,170,000
Gross Profit	6,984,000	8,725,000
Operating Expense	7,388,000	7,060,000
Income (loss) from operations	(404,000)	1,665,000
Income (loss) before tax	(865,000)	1,303,000
Total Assets	31,332,000	32,846,000
Capital expenditures	293,000	633,000
Depreciation & Amortization	936,000	907,000
Revenue from external customers	27,935,791	36,169,811
Gross Profit	6,983,682	8,724,569
Operating Expense	7,387,345	7,059,731
Income (loss) from operations	(403,663)	1,664,838
Income (loss) before tax	(865,062)	1,302,505
Total Assets	31,331,608	32,846,342
Capital expenditures	$ 292,543	$ 633,078