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Shares of Smith & Wesson Inc. NASDAQ: SWBI are down 12% after the company reported its fourth quarter earnings for fiscal year 2025 after the market closed on June 18. The firearms manufacturer reported $140.76 million in revenue in the quarter.
The gun manufacturer's sales plummeted roughly 50% between its 2021 and 2023 fiscal years, and they have flatlined since.
Downgrading Smith & Wesson due to disappointing free cash flow and weak FY25 results, missing revenue and earnings estimates. Rising inventory, declining cash reserves, and increased debt signal potential financial strain and risk to future dividends and buybacks. The current valuation is too high given the lack of near-term growth, ongoing macroeconomic pressures, and execution challenges.
- Q4 Net Sales of $140.8 Million - Q4 Gross Margin of 28.8%; Non-GAAP Gross Margin of 29.2% - Q4 EPS of $0.19/Share Maryville, Tennessee--(Newsfile Corp. - June 18, 2025) - Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ: SWBI), a U.S.-based leader in firearm manufacturing and design, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full fiscal year 2025, ended April 30, 2025. Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2025 Financial Highlights Net sales were $140.8 million, a decrease of $18.4 million, or 11.6%, from the comparable quarter last year.
Maryville, Tennessee--(Newsfile Corp. - June 6, 2025) - Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ: SWBI), a U.S.-based leader in firearm manufacturing and design, today announced that the conference call to discuss its fourth quarter and full fiscal 2025 financial and operational results, which was originally scheduled for June 19, 2025, has been rescheduled for Wednesday, June 18, 2025. The conference call and webcast will begin at 5:00 p.m.
Maryville, Tennessee--(Newsfile Corp. - June 5, 2025) - Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ: SWBI), a U.S.-based leader in firearm manufacturing and design, today announced it plans to release its fourth quarter and full fiscal 2025 financial results on Thursday, June 19, 2025, after the close of the market. The full text of the press release will be available on the Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. web site at www.smith-wesson.com under the Investor Relations section.
Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ:SWBI ) Q3 2025 Earnings Conference Call March 6, 2025 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Kevin Maxwell - General Counsel Mark Smith - President & Chief Executive Officer Deana McPherson - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Mark Smith - Lake Street Capital Markets Matthew Raab - Craig-Hallum Rommel Dionisio - Aegis Capital Corp Operator Good day, everyone, and welcome to the Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc.'s Third Quarter Fiscal 2025 Financial Results Conference Call. This call is being recorded.
- Q3 Net Sales of $115.9 Million - Q3 Gross Margin of 24.1%; Non-GAAP Gross Margin of 25.1% - Q3 EPS of $0.04/Share; Q3 Adjusted EPS of $0.02/Share Maryville, Tennessee--(Newsfile Corp. - March 6, 2025) - Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ: SWBI), a U.S.-based leader in firearm manufacturing and design, today announced financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2025, ended January 31, 2025. Financial Highlights Net sales were $115.9 million, a decrease of $21.6 million, or 15.7%, from the comparable quarter last year.
Maryville, Tennessee--(Newsfile Corp. - February 20, 2025) - Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ: SWBI), a U.S.-based leader in firearm manufacturing and design, today announced it plans to release its third quarter fiscal 2025 financial results on Thursday, March 6, 2025, after the close of the market. The full text of the press release will be available on the Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. web site at www.smith-wesson.com under the Investor Relations section.
Revolvers are a type of pistol that contains a revolving chamber of bullets. The bullets can be fired one after another without the need to reload. While revolvers were widely used during the Civil War, it was during the Old West that the most iconic revolvers were made famous with the growing popularity of Colt Revolvers. Today, Colt’s Manufacturing is still a top seller of American-made revolvers. Although semi-automatic pistols may have replaced revolvers in convenience and high capacity, many people prefer the simplicity and reliability of revolvers. Using data from the ATF, 24/7 Wall St. identified the 13 companies making the best-selling American-made revolvers. We reviewed manufacturing figures for thousands of federally licensed gunmakers in the United States and ranked them on total revolver production in 2022. 24/7 Wall St. also independently verified that this data is the most up-to-date at this time. Why It Matters Firearm sales in the U.S. hit historic highs during and after the pandemic. Both directly and indirectly, the U.S. arms and ammunition industry generated over $90 billion in economic output in 2023 and employed over 384,000 Americans, according to the National Shooting Sports Foundation, an industry advocacy group. In recent years, surging demand for firearms has been a boon for American gunmakers. Here are 13 of America’s top revolver manufacturers. 13. Belmont Firearms & Range Revolvers manufactured domestically in 2022: 592 (0.1% of all U.S.-made revolvers) Popular revolver model(s): N/A Belmont Firearms revolver production location(s): New Hampshire Belmont Firearms 2022 total domestic firearm production: 959 (61.7% revolvers) 12. Nighthawk Custom Revolvers manufactured domestically in 2022: 965 (0.1% of all U.S.-made revolvers) Popular revolver model(s): Super Sport, Korth Classic, Mongoose, Ranger Nighthawk revolver production location(s): Arkansas Nighthawk 2022 total domestic firearm production: 4,831 (20.0% revolvers) 11. Magnum Research Revolvers manufactured domestically in 2022: 2,304 (0.3% of all U.S.-made revolvers) Popular revolver model(s): BFR Magnum Research revolver production location(s): Minnesota Magnum Research 2022 total domestic firearm production: 18,512 (12.4% revolvers) 10. Automated Finishing Company Revolvers manufactured domestically in 2022: 2,487 (0.3% of all U.S.-made revolvers) Popular revolver model(s): N/A Automated Finishing Company revolver production location(s): Massachusetts Automated Finishing Company 2022 total domestic firearm production: 5,456 (45.6% revolvers) 9. Bearman Industries Revolvers manufactured domestically in 2022: 3,866 (0.5% of all U.S.-made revolvers) Popular revolver model(s): N/A Bearman revolver production location(s): Utah Bearman 2022 total domestic firearm production: 11,675 (33.1% revolvers) 8. Standard Manufacturing Revolvers manufactured domestically in 2022: 8,203 (1.0% of all U.S.-made revolvers) Popular revolver model(s): S333 Thunderstruck, Sheriff’s Model Standard Manufacturing revolver production location(s): Connecticut Standard Manufacturing 2022 total domestic firearm production: 14,585 (56.2% revolvers) 7. North American Arms Revolvers manufactured domestically in 2022: 10,765 (1.3% of all U.S.-made revolvers) Popular revolver model(s): TGH-M, PUG-D, 22M-R4 North American Arms revolver production location(s): Utah North American Arms 2022 total domestic firearm production: 10,770 (100.0% revolvers) 6. Diamondback Firearms Revolvers manufactured domestically in 2022: 12,458 (1.5% of all U.S.-made revolvers) Popular revolver model(s): Sidekick, Sidekick Birdshead Diamondback revolver production location(s): Florida Diamondback 2022 total domestic firearm production: 123,025 (10.1% revolvers) 5. Kimber Manufacturing Revolvers manufactured domestically in 2022: 15,853 (1.9% of all U.S.-made revolvers) Popular revolver model(s): K6XS, K6S DASA, K6S DCR Kimber revolver production location(s): Alabama Kimber 2022 total domestic firearm production: 230,325 (6.9% revolvers) 4. Colt’s Manufacturing Revolvers manufactured domestically in 2022: 98,839 (11.9% of all U.S.-made revolvers) Popular revolver model(s): Kodiak, Python, Anaconda, King Cobra Colt revolver production location(s): Connecticut Colt 2022 total domestic firearm production: 158,797 (62.2% revolvers) 3. Sturm, Ruger & Company Revolvers manufactured domestically in 2022: 174,947 (21.1% of all U.S.-made revolvers) Popular revolver model(s): Bearcat, Wrangler, Redhawk, Super Blackhawk Ruger revolver production location(s): Arizona, Connecticut, and New Hampshire Ruger 2022 total domestic firearm production: 1,565,743 (11.2% revolvers) 2. Smith & Wesson Revolvers manufactured domestically in 2022: 208,737 (25.1% of all U.S.-made revolvers) Popular revolver model(s): Model 19, Model 29, Model 27 S&W revolver production location(s): Massachusetts and Missouri S&W 2022 total domestic firearm production: 973,994 (21.4% revolvers) 1. Heritage Manufacturing Revolvers manufactured domestically in 2022: 287,283 (34.6% of all U.S.-made revolvers) Popular revolver model(s): Barkeep, Rough Rider, Roscoe Heritage revolver production location(s): Georgia Heritage 2022 total domestic firearm production: 308,040 (93.3% revolvers) The post Meet the 13 American-Made Revolver Brands You Need to Know appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..
Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. has recently moved its headquarters to Tennessee, which should boost returns in the years ahead. FY2025 will be a transition year for the small-cap manufacturer as both earnings and sales fall. SWBI shares do yield 4.8% and a covered call strategy can enhance this yield significantly.