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Acme United Corp. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/20 – ‘XML’

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 3/31/21  Acme United Corp.                 10-K       12/31/20   90:10M                                    ActiveDisclosure/FA

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

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 2: EX-4.(VI)   Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML     25K 
 3: EX-21       Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     24K 
 4: EX-23.1     Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     23K 
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15: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     88K 
16: R2          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML     83K 
17: R3          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     47K 
18: R4          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets               HTML    126K 
19: R5          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets               HTML     32K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
20: R6          Consolidated Statements of Changes in               HTML     78K 
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21: R7          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    113K 
22: R8          Operations                                          HTML     26K 
23: R9          Accounting Policies                                 HTML     46K 
24: R10         Inventories                                         HTML     44K 
25: R11         Intangible Assets and Goodwill                      HTML     98K 
26: R12         Other Accrued Liabilities                           HTML     54K 
27: R13         Pension and Profit Sharing                          HTML    238K 
28: R14         Income Taxes                                        HTML    143K 
29: R15         Long-Term Debt and Shareholders' Equity             HTML     32K 
30: R16         Revenue from Contracts with Customers               HTML    104K 
31: R17         Segment Information                                 HTML    153K 
32: R18         Stock Option Plans                                  HTML    150K 
33: R19         Earnings Per Share                                  HTML     60K 
34: R20         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss                HTML     72K 
35: R21         Financial Instruments                               HTML     27K 
36: R22         Leases                                              HTML     59K 
37: R23         Business Combinations                               HTML     60K 
38: R24         Accounting Policies (Policies)                      HTML     91K 
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41: R27         Other Accrued Liabilities (Tables)                  HTML     53K 
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45: R31         Segment Information (Tables)                        HTML    152K 
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48: R34         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Tables)       HTML     71K 
49: R35         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML     58K 
50: R36         Business Combinations (Tables)                      HTML     58K 
51: R37         Accounting Policies - Accounting Policies (Detail   HTML     58K 
                Narrative)                                                       
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53: R39         Inventories (Details Narrative)                     HTML     25K 
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56: R42         Other Accrued Liabilities (Details)                 HTML     41K 
57: R43         Pension and Profit Sharing (Details Narrative)      HTML     35K 
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                (Details)                                                        
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                (Details)                                                        
61: R47         Pension And Profit Sharing - Changes In Plan        HTML     42K 
                Assets (Details)                                                 
62: R48         Pension and Profit Sharing - Amounts Recognized in  HTML     44K 
                Other Comprehensive Income (Details)                             
63: R49         Pension and Profit Sharing - Periodic Benefit Cost  HTML     54K 
                (Details)                                                        
64: R50         Income Taxes - Income Tax Expense (Benefit)         HTML     48K 
                (Details)                                                        
65: R51         Income Taxes - US and Foreign Income Before Income  HTML     32K 
                Taxes (Details)                                                  
66: R52         Income Taxes (Details Narrative)                    HTML     24K 
67: R53         Income Taxes - US Statutory Rate Reconciliation     HTML     38K 
                (Details)                                                        
68: R54         Income Taxes - Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities  HTML     40K 
                (Details)                                                        
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                Narrative)                                                       
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72: R58         Segment Information - Financial Data by Segment     HTML     48K 
                (Details)                                                        
73: R59         Segment Information - Reconciliation of Segment     HTML     35K 
                Operating Income (Details)                                       
74: R60         Segment Information - Segment Revenues (Details)    HTML     35K 
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76: R62         Stock Option Plans - Stock Option Activity          HTML     52K 
                (Details)                                                        
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                Outstanding (Details)                                            
78: R64         Stock Option Plans - Assumptions Used to Value      HTML     42K 
                Option Grants (Details)                                          
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80: R66         Earnings Per Share (Details Narrative)              HTML     25K 
81: R67         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss - Accumulated  HTML     51K 
                Comprehensive Loss (Details)                                     
82: R68         Leases (Details Narrative)                          HTML     29K 
83: R69         Leases - Information Related to Leases (Details)    HTML     32K 
84: R70         Leases - Future Minimum Lease Payments (Details)    HTML     45K 
85: R71         Business Combinations - (Details Narrative)         HTML     52K 
86: R72         Business Combinations - Schedule of Purchase Price  HTML     54K 
                Allocation to Assets Acquired and Liabilities                    
                Assumed (Details)                                                
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 3/07/24  Acme United Corp.                 10-K       12/31/23   83:7.9M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 3/10/23  Acme United Corp.                 10-K       12/31/22   86:8.9M                                   ActiveDisclosure/FA
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 3/15/18  Acme United Corp.                 10-K       12/31/17   89:4.5M                                   Placido Robert/FA
 8/04/17  Acme United Corp.                 10-Q        6/30/17   43:1.6M                                   Placido Robert/FA
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 3/29/05  Acme United Corp.                 DEF 14A     4/25/05    1:105K                                   Placido Robert/FA
 3/18/05  Acme United Corp.                 10-K       12/31/04    5:174K                                   Placido Robert/FA
 2/09/05  Acme United Corp.                 8-K:1       9/28/04    1:10K                                    Scullin Group, Inc./FA
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