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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. , Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Smith & Wesson Brands , Inc. (NASDAQ Global Select: SWBI), a U.S.-based leader in firearm manufacturing and design, today announced financial results for the first quarter fiscal year 2023, ended July 31, 2022 .
First Quarter Fiscal 2023 Financial Highlights
Mark Smith , President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "As expected, our first quarter results reflected a return to a normal demand pattern at the retail counter for firearms combined with temporary headwinds from inventory corrections within the channel. Despite a challenging quarter from a top-line perspective, the team delivered impressive profitability, which far exceeded the pre-pandemic comparable quarter in fiscal 2020 – not just in relative percentages but in absolute dollars. With a pickup in order rates over the past few weeks and a significant drop in unit inventory levels within the channel, we believe the inventory correction should now largely be in the rearview mirror. We continue to expect strong profitability over the remainder of the year aided by our disciplined approach to cost control and promotional spending."
Deana McPherson , Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, commented, "Our financial performance continues to reflect tough year-over-year comparisons due to the return to more normalized levels of demand following the surge. We were pleased with our gross margin, which was equal to our gross margin in the first quarter of fiscal 2020 in spite of lower sales and 1.5% better when adjusted for the relocation. Our balance sheet remains strong with $110.5 million of cash and no debt, and we expect to continue generating strong cash flow for the foreseeable future. Consistent with our capital allocation strategy, our board of directors has authorized a $0.10 per share quarterly dividend, which will be paid to stockholders of record on September 22, 2022 with payment to be made on October 6, 2022 ."
Conference Call and Webcast The company will host a conference call and webcast on September 8, 2022 to discuss its first quarter fiscal 2023 financial and operational results. Speakers on the conference call will include Mark Smith , President and Chief Executive Officer, and Deana McPherson , Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. The conference call may include forward-looking statements. The conference call and webcast will begin at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (2:00 p.m. Pacific Time ). Those interested in listening to the conference call via telephone should click "here" to pre-register for the conference call and obtain your dial-in number and unique PIN number. The conference call audio webcast can also be accessed live on the company's website at www.smith-wesson.com, under the Investor Relations section.
Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures In this press release, certain non-GAAP financial measures, including "non-GAAP net income," "Adjusted EBITDAS," and "free cash flow" are presented. From time-to-time, we consider and use these supplemental measures of operating performance in order to provide the reader with an improved understanding of underlying performance trends. We believe it is useful for us and the reader to review, as applicable, both (1) GAAP measures that include (i) interest expense, (ii) income tax expense, (iii) depreciation and amortization, (iv) stock-based compensation expense, (v) COVID-19 expenses, (vi) transition costs, (vii) amortization of acquired intangible assets, (viii) spin related stock compensation, (ix) Relocation expense, and (x) the tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments; and (2) the non-GAAP measures that exclude such information. We present these non-GAAP measures because we consider them an important supplemental measure of our performance. Our definition of these adjusted financial measures may differ from similarly named measures used by others. We believe these measures facilitate operating performance comparisons from period to period by eliminating potential differences caused by the existence and timing of certain expense items that would not otherwise be apparent on a GAAP basis. These non-GAAP measures have limitations as an analytical tool and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for our GAAP measures. The principal limitations of these measures are that they do not reflect our actual expenses and may thus have the effect of inflating its financial measures on a GAAP basis.
About Smith & Wesson Brands , Inc. Smith & Wesson Brands , Inc. (NASDAQ Global Select: SWBI) is a U.S.-based leader in firearm manufacturing and design, delivering a broad portfolio of quality handgun, long gun, and suppressor products to the global consumer and professional markets under the iconic Smith & Wesson®, M&P®, and Gemtech® brands. The company also provides manufacturing services including forging, machining, and precision plastic injection molding services. For more information call (800) 331-0852 or visit www.smith-wesson.com.
Safe Harbor Statement Certain statements contained in this press release may be deemed to be forward-looking statements under federal securities laws, and we intend that such forward-looking statements be subject to the safe-harbor created thereby. Such forward-looking statements include, among others, (i) our belief that, with a pickup in order rates over the past few weeks and a significant drop in unit inventory levels within the channel, the inventory correction should now largely be in the rearview mirror, (ii) our expectation of strong profitability over the remainder of the year aided by our disciplined approach to cost control and promotional spending, and (iii) our expectation that we will continue generating strong cash flow for the foreseeable future. We caution that these statements are qualified by important risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, economic, social, political, legislative, and regulatory factors; the potential for increased regulation of firearms and firearm-related products; actions of social activists that could have an adverse effect on our business; the impact of lawsuits; the demand for our products; the state of the U.S. economy in general and the firearm industry in particular; general economic conditions and consumer spending patterns; our competitive environment; the supply, availability, and costs of raw materials and components; our anticipated growth and growth opportunities; our strategies; our ability to maintain and enhance brand recognition and reputation; our ability to effectively manage and execute the planned relocation of our headquarters and certain of our operations to Tennessee ; our ability to introduce new products; the success of new products; the potential for cancellation of orders from our backlog; and other risks detailed from time to time in our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 30 , 2022.
SMITH & WESSON BRANDS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(In thousands, except par value and share data)
$ 110,452
$ 120,728
Accounts receivable, net of allowances for credit losses of $15 on July 31, 2022 and $36 on April 30, 2022
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
Property, plant, and equipment, net
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
$ 53,865
$ 30,042
Accrued expenses and deferred revenue
Deferred income taxes
Finance lease payable, net of current portion
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 20,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued or outstanding
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 74,810,967 issued and 45,770,597 shares outstanding on July 31, 2022 and 74,641,439 shares issued and 45,601,069 shares outstanding on April 30, 2022
Treasury stock, at cost (29,040,370 shares on April 30, 2022 and April 30, 2021)
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$ 521,256
$ 497,476
SMITH & WESSON BRANDS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
For the Three Months Ended July 31,
(In thousands, except per share data)
Other income/(expense), net
Total other income/(expense), net
Income from operations before income taxes
$ 1.59
$ 1.57
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Cash flows from operating activities:
$ 3,312
$ 76,882
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Loss on sale/disposition of assets
Provision for losses/(recoveries) on notes and accounts receivable
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable
Inventories
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
Income taxes
Accounts payable
Accrued payroll and incentives
Accrued profit sharing
Accrued expenses and deferred revenue
Accrued warranty
Other assets
Other non-current liabilities
Net cash provided by operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities:
Payments to acquire patents and software
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment
Payments to acquire property and equipment
Net cash used in investing activities
Cash flows from financing activities:
Payments on finance lease obligation
Payments to acquire treasury stock
Payment of employee withholding tax related to restricted stock units
Net cash used in financing activities
Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
$ 546
$ 538
$ 551
$ 1,131
SMITH & WESSON BRANDS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES RECONCILIATION OF GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES (Dollars in thousands, except per share data) (Unaudited)
For the Three Months Ended
Amortization of acquired intangible assets
Amortization of acquired intangible assets
Amortization of acquired intangible assets
Tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments
GAAP net income per share - diluted
$ 0.07
$ 1.57
Amortization of acquired intangible assets
Tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments
Non-GAAP net income per share - diluted
$ 0.11
$ 1.57
(a) Non-GAAP net income per share does not foot due to rounding.
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - diluted
SMITH & WESSON BRANDS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP INCOME FROM OPERATIONS TO NON-GAAP ADJUSTED EBITDAS (In thousands) (Unaudited)
For the Three Months Ended
$ 3,312
$ 76,882
$ 15,650
$ 109,557
SMITH & WESSON BRANDS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
RECONCILIATION OF OPERATING CASH FLOW FROM OPERATIONS TO FREE CASH FLOW (In thousands) (Unaudited)
For the Three Months Ended
Net cash provided by operating activities
$ 7,145
$ 109,087
Net cash used in investing activities
$ (4,441)
$ 103,319
SOURCE Smith & Wesson Brands , Inc.
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