Smith & Wesson (SWHC) changed its name to American Outdoor Brands (AOBC)

• Smith & Wesson (SWHC) announced that it changed its name to American Outdoor Brands (AOBC) effective January 1, 2017.

    

=Smith & Wesson (SWHC) reported earnings Thur 1 Dec 2016 (a/h)

• Smith & Wesson (SWHC) Tops Q2 Earnings, Revises Outlook

Smith & Wesson (NASDAQ:SWHC) trades lower despite beating FQ2 earnings estimates.

Investors may be reacting to the company's Q3 guidance which came in under expectations (revenue $230M-$240M vs. $238M consensus, EPS $0.52-$0.57 vs. $0.59).

Smith & Wesson CEO James Debney said on the firm's conference call that demand was strong on Black Friday and that he sees a "good environment" in retail.

Smith & Wesson (SWHC) reported earnings Thur 3 March 16 (a/h)

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Smith & Wesson beats by $0.18, beats on revs; guides Q4 EPS above consensus  :

• Reports Q3 (Jan) earnings of $0.59 per share, excluding non-recurring items, $0.18 better than the Capital IQ Consensus of $0.41; revenues rose 61.4% year/year to $210.8 mln vs the $179.08 mln Capital IQ Consensus. Gross margin for the quarter was 41.1% compared with 33.6% for the comparable quarter last year. Quarterly non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDAS was $61.5 million, or 29.2% of net sales.
• Co issues upside guidance for Q4, sees EPS of $0.51-0.53, excluding non-recurring items, vs. $0.47 Capital IQ Consensus Estimate; sees revs of $210-215 mln vs $195.9 mln Capital IQ consensus.

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Smith & Wesson (SWHC) reported earnings Tue 8 Dec 15 (a/h)

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Smith & Wesson beats by $0.05, beats on revs; guides Q3 above consensus; raises FY16 guidance above consensus :

• Reports Q2 (Oct) earnings of $0.25 per share, $0.05 better than the Capital IQ Consensus of $0.20; revenues rose 32.1% year/year to $143.2 mln vs the $138.77 mln Capital IQ Consensus. 
  • Firearms division net sales of $124.9 million increased by 15.2% over the comparable quarter last year.
  • Accessories division net sales of $18.4 million increased by 24.6% over the comparable quarter last year, which was prior to the company's acquisition of Battenfeld Technologies, Inc. (BTI) on December 11, 2014.
  • Gross margin for the quarter was 39.2% compared with 32.1% in the comparable quarter last year.
• Co issues upside guidance for Q3, sees EPS of $0.27-0.29, excluding non-recurring items, vs. $0.23 Capital IQ Consensus Estimate; sees Q3 revs of $150-155 bln vs. $146.22 mln Capital IQ Consensus Estimate.
• Co issues upside guidance for FY16, raises EPS to $1.26-1.31 from $1.14-1.19 vs. $1.20 Capital IQ Consensus; raises FY16 revs to $625-635 mln from $610-620 mln vs. $623.89 mln Capital IQ Consensus Estimate.

Great trade : SWHC (4/15)

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Smith & Wesson (SWHC) reported earnings Thur 6 Sept 2012

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Smith & Wesson (SWHC) shares climbed 20% to $10.76 after the gun manufacturer raised its fiscal-year forecast. Smith & Wesson said it expects to earn between 85 cents and 90 cents a share on revenue of $530 million to $540 million, up from an earlier forecast of earnings of 60 cents to 65 cents a share, on $485 million to $505 million in sales.