American Outdoor Brands Inc
NASDAQ:AOUT
American Outdoor Brands Inc
American Outdoor Brands, Inc. provides outdoor products and accessories for hunting, fishing, camping, shooting, personal security, and defense products for rugged outdoor. The company is headquartered in Columbia, Missouri and currently employs 317 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2020-08-10. The firm's outdoor products and services include hunting, fishing, camping, shooting, and personal security and defense products, for rugged outdoor enthusiasts. The firm designs, produces or sources, and sell products and accessories, including shooting supplies, rests, vaults, and other related accessories; sportsman knives and tools for fishing and hunting; land management tools for hunting preparedness; harvesting products for post-hunt or post-fishing activities; and survival, camping, and emergency preparedness products. The firm produces products under its brands Caldwell, Wheeler, Tipton, Frankford Arsenal, Hooyman, BOG, MEAT!, Uncle Henry, Old Timer, Imperial, Crimson Trace, LaserLyte, Lockdown, ust, BUBBA, and Schrade. The firm distributes its products through e-commerce and traditional distribution channels.
American Outdoor Brands, Inc. provides outdoor products and accessories for hunting, fishing, camping, shooting, personal security, and defense products for rugged outdoor. The company is headquartered in Columbia, Missouri and currently employs 317 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2020-08-10. The firm's outdoor products and services include hunting, fishing, camping, shooting, and personal security and defense products, for rugged outdoor enthusiasts. The firm designs, produces or sources, and sell products and accessories, including shooting supplies, rests, vaults, and other related accessories; sportsman knives and tools for fishing and hunting; land management tools for hunting preparedness; harvesting products for post-hunt or post-fishing activities; and survival, camping, and emergency preparedness products. The firm produces products under its brands Caldwell, Wheeler, Tipton, Frankford Arsenal, Hooyman, BOG, MEAT!, Uncle Henry, Old Timer, Imperial, Crimson Trace, LaserLyte, Lockdown, ust, BUBBA, and Schrade. The firm distributes its products through e-commerce and traditional distribution channels.
Results Beat Expectations: Second quarter net sales and profitability came in ahead of management’s expectations despite a dynamic retail environment.
Sales Decline: Net sales for Q2 were $57.2 million, down 5% year-over-year, with both Outdoor Lifestyle and Shooting Sports categories declining around 5%.
Strong POS & Innovation: Point-of-sale (POS) sales grew 4% year-over-year, marking the second consecutive quarter of positive POS trends, driven by innovation and new product launches.
Channel Shifts: Traditional retail channel sales rose 2.3%, while e-commerce channel sales fell 15.9%, largely due to reduced purchases from the largest online-only customer.
Gross Margin Impact: Gross margin was 45.6%, down from 48% last year, impacted by inventory clearance actions and higher tariffs, with further margin pressure expected from tariff amortization.
Guidance Lowered: Full-year net sales are expected to be down 13–14% from last year due to prior-year order pull-forward and challenging comps, with an underlying ~5% decline after adjusting for those orders.
Tariff Mitigation: Management expects to fully offset tariff impacts by fiscal 2027 through pricing actions, supplier cost concessions, and new product innovations.
Share Buyback: A new $10 million share repurchase program was authorized; $662,000 in shares were repurchased in Q2.
