=Sturm Ruger (RGR) reported earnings on Mon 8 May 2017 (a/h)

SOUTHPORT, Conn. (AP) _ Sturm Ruger & Co. (RGR) on Monday reported first-quarter earnings of $22.2 million.

On a per-share basis, the Southport, Connecticut-based company said it had net income of $1.21.

The firearm maker posted revenue of $167.4 million in the period.

Sturm Ruger shares have increased nearly 9 percent since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Monday, shares hit $57.35, a decrease of 13 percent in the last 12 months.

Sturm, Ruger & Co. (RGR) reported earnings on Wed 4 Nov 2015 (after close)

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 Sturm Ruger misses by $0.08, reports revs in-line :

• Reports Q3 (Sep) earnings of $0.62 per share, $0.08 worse than the Capital IQ Consensus of $0.70; revenues rose 22.9% year/year to $120.87 mln vs the $121.98 mln Capital IQ Consensus.
• New products, including the AR-556 modern sporting rifle and the LC9s pistol, represented $81.1 million or 21% of firearm sales in the first nine months of 2015. New product sales include only major new products that were introduced in the past two years.
• Inventory of the Company's products at the independent distributors increased by 19,800 units during the third quarter of 2015 and the Company's finished goods inventory increased by 45,200 units during the same period.
• Co repurchaseed 82,100 shares of common stock in the open market at an average price of $34.57 per share, for a total of $2.8 million. 
• At September 26, 2015, stockholders' equity was $214.1 million, which equates to a book value of $11.45 per share, of which $3.22 per share is cash.