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Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation Q3 2009 Earnings Call TranscriptThu, Mar 12, 2009
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SWHC vs. ETF Alternatives
Company Description
We are one of the world’s leading manufacturers of firearms. We manufacture a wide array of pistols, revolvers, tactical rifles, hunting rifles, black powder firearms, handcuffs, and firearm-related products and accessories for sale to a wide variety of customers, including gun enthusiasts,... More
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- Tuesday, March 5, 7:21 PM More on Smith & Wesson (SWHC): FQ3 beats across the board as demand for guns continues to soar. Net profit more than tripled on a 39% surge in sales. The company says its plant has operated at full capacity for the last four quarters, yet still, the gun maker couldn't meet demand across all its firearm product lines. For the current quarter, it expects to earn $0.38 to $0.40 a share on sales of $165M to $170M, above analysts estimates of $0.30 on revenue of $155M, and also raised its FY outlook to $1.17 to $1.19 on sales of $575M to $580M. Despite the solid quarter, investors are taking some profit, as the stock is -2.7% AH. 19 Comments [Earnings, Consumer, On the Move]
- Tuesday, March 5, 4:07 PM Smith & Wesson (SWHC): FQ3 EPS of $0.26 beats by $0.03. Revenue of $136.2M (+38.8% Y/Y) beats by $2.52M. Shares +2.7% AH. (PR) 3 Comments [Earnings, Breaking News, On the Move]
- Tuesday, March 5, 12:10 AM Notable earnings after Tuesday’s close: AVAV, JMBA, MCEP, NTRI, PAY, QIHU, SSW, SWHC, VNET Comment! [Earnings]
- Monday, March 4, 5:35 PM Notable earnings after Tuesday’s close: AVAV, JMBA, MCEP, NTRI, PAY, QIHU, SSW, SWHC, VNET Comment! [Earnings]
- Thursday, December 6, 2012, 4:57 PM More on Smith & Wesson (SWHC): FQ2 results come in largely in-line with estimates. Net profit rose as the gun maker's sales and margins continued to strengthen. The company again raised its full-year outlook, now projecting per-share earnings between $1 and $1.05 and sales of $555M to $560M. It previously projected earnings of $0.85 to $0.90 cents a share and net sales of $530M to $540M. Shares +2.5% AH. Comment! [Earnings, On the Move]
- Thursday, December 6, 2012, 4:14 PM Smith & Wesson Holding (SWHC): FQ2 EPS of $0.24 in-line. Revenue of $136.5M (+48% Y/Y) beats by $2M. Shares +3.7% AH. (PR) 1 Comment [Earnings, Consumer, On the Move]
- Thursday, December 6, 2012, 12:10 AM Notable earnings after Thursday’s close: SWHC, PANW Comment! [Earnings]
- Wednesday, December 5, 2012, 5:35 PM Notable earnings after Thursday’s close: SWHC, PANW 1 Comment [Earnings]
- Thursday, September 6, 2012, 4:49 PM More on Smith & Wesson (SWHC): Shares are soaring in after hours trade as its FQ1 blows away estimates on a 48% jump in Y/Y total revenue. Gross margin widened to 37.7% from 28.9%, despite a 30% jump in input costs, thanks to cost-cutting efforts and higher sales of its polymer firearms. The company also boosted its guidance for the year, now forecasting $0.85 to $0.90 per share on net sales of $530M to $540M. Shares +21% AH. 5 Comments [Earnings, On the Move, Consumer]
- Thursday, September 6, 2012, 4:16 PM Smith & Wesson Holding (SWHC): FQ1 EPS of $0.28 beats by $0.10. Revenue of $136M (+48.3% Y/Y) beats by $8M. Shares -0.1% AH. (PR) 3 Comments [Earnings, Consumer]
- Thursday, September 6, 2012, 12:10 AM Notable earnings after Thursday’s close: SWHC, ULTA Comment! [Earnings]
- Wednesday, September 5, 2012, 5:35 PM Notable earnings after Wednesday’s close: SWHC, ULTA Comment! [Earnings]
- Thursday, June 28, 2012, 7:31 PM Smith & Wesson (SWHC) reports FQ4 earnings of $0.27 per share on revenue of $130M, easily beating consensus estimates of $0.17 per share on expectations of $122M in revenue. Net earnings surged on strong sales volume and a decline in operating expenses. The company also issued upbeat guidance for FY13, now expecting an EPS of $0.60 - $0.65 on revenues of $485M - $505M. Street estimates are for an EPS of $0.50 on revenues of $466M. Shares +14% AH. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, On the Move]
- Thursday, March 8, 2012, 4:49 PM Smith & Wesson (SWHC): FQ3 EPS of $0.07 beats by $0.03. Revenue of $98.1M (+23.9% Y/Y) beats by $3M. Shares +5.8% AH. (PR) 6 Comments [Earnings, Consumer, On the Move]
- Wednesday, September 7, 2011, 5:40 PM Smith & Wesson (SWHC) reports an FQ1 EPS of $0.01 and revenue of $99.2M, beating analysts' estimates for a breakeven EPS on $95M in revenue. The company lowers FY12 guidance however, now anticipating revenue to be between $410M and $425M, on the low-end of expectations. Shares -5.2% AH. 2 Comments [Earnings, On the Move]
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MagicDiligence
New Article: Magic Formula Gun Stock Shootout: Smith & Wesson $SWHC vs. Sturm Ruger $RGR http://bit.ly/106rD8p - View all 0 replies
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MagicDiligence
Stocks moving in and out of Magic Formula Investing this week. $GD $NTGR $SWHC and others. http://bit.ly/128Vj6m - View all 0 replies
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MagicDiligence
Joining $RGR on the Magic Formula screens is $SWHC Smith and Wesson. Still feels like a bubble in the gun space to me, but we'll see. - View all 0 replies
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Mike280
Politics aside, money talks. $RGR and $SWHC are good buys as gun sales soar. http://bit.ly/15XRCFZ - View all 0 replies
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Brian Bleifeld
#Ammo Companies like $OLN $ATK $SWHC should offer a per share product #dividend which would be a huge publicity stunt. - View all 0 replies
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Evanku2007
Geezz, $SWHC keeps dropping... is this drop caused anything beside political silliness out of DC or something more fundamental?? Any ideas?? - View all 8 replies
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Evanku2007: As long as the current President is in the White House and Hillary is up next to bat, I don't see sales slowing one bit. :) -
Evanku2007: Good point Bigthinker, I failed to catch that. Thanks for the advise :)
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Evanku2007
Geezz, $SWHC keeps dropping... is this drop caused anything beside political silliness out of DC or something more fundamental?? Any ideas?? - View all 8 replies
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Evanku2007: As long as the current President is in the White House and Hillary is up next to bat, I don't see sales slowing one bit. :) -
Evanku2007: Good point Bigthinker, I failed to catch that. Thanks for the advise :)
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Austin Craig
$SWHC, $RGR Boy was I ever on the mark on Smith & Wesson in my article. I called a drop the day after earnings and its down -4.7%. - View all 3 replies
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george84: You def were. I sold out of my SWHC position Tuesday morning and bought back in this afternoon. Hopefully the climb resumes again soon. -
Austin Craig: Sorry for the late reply, kinda hard to say what it will do. I think im going to give it a day or so to digest the news b4 throwing cash @it
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brettwidenhouse
Hello ..... Anyone wondering why $SWHC is just floundering today. I guess Austin was right. But earnings will be super solid. - View all 5 replies
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abmisher: so apparently they made EPS of $0.22 on $136.2 mln .. maybe thats why its trading down a bit .. expectation was $0.23 -
DaLatin: As i've been saying.Take good news & use it asapThey released an beat. Up 3% for just short while.Then c/c went on & 3 up went to 3% down
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Jeff Pierce
Posted this chart on $SWHC last week. Looks like it's going to $10.75ish. http://bit.ly/ZbX5Rn - View all 9 replies
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Jeff Pierce: today's action is fine, it can't go up everyday. could even pullback to 9.90 before reaching my target.
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Austin Craig
Seems that I was right on Smith & Wesson $SWHC being affected by Ruger $RGR earnings. Stock is on a tear. http://seekingalpha.com/a/qftv - View all 7 replies
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Austin Craig: Worst case just sell off a little and that way you win either way. It does down you can buy cheaper. It goes higher your still profiting. -
brettwidenhouse: I think this has legs. My shooting club is full of NEW members. New weapons, new bullet buyers, new hobbiests, new self defense classes,LEGS
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Austin Craig
$SWHC, $RGR, $ATK, $OLN Will Smith & Wesson rise with Ruger as sales explode? http://seekingalpha.com/a/qftv - View all 12 replies
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brettwidenhouse
I belong to a shooting club in SC. It's madness. Very little reloading powder, none that anyone wants. Very restricted ammo,$SWHC - View all 3 replies
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DaLatin: Gotta thank BO.. He is doing what he can for the economy.. ha ha ha ha
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Austin Craig
A new article about TASER $TASR is out. Will the demand for guns like $SWHC and $RGR affect them? http://seekingalpha.com/a/qfsh - View all 1 replies
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brettwidenhouse: good ideas, but people want ammo and guns. This feeds into the prepper mentality also.
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DaLatin: R,family is what it's all about. For sure i've lived my life to the fullest pura vida
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natefrombuffalo
What happened to $SWHC yesterday? Was that all Calpers? it couldn't have been. > avg volume. Market wasn't off that much. Any thoughts? - View all 1 replies
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jonsharp1: fear, simply fear, most gun makers have extreme backlogs, gun stores are pretty empty, sell the stock to buy a gun
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Austin Craig
$SWHC, $RGR, $ATK, $OLN, $KKR, $CAB New gun article is out covering these stocks. Has some good ammo pics http://seekingalpha.com/a/opjn - View all 2 replies
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Bob de'Long: Obviously sniper stuff will be hot the next week or two. -
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Ghosts of Kariela
Wow $RGR has been on a huge tear recently, is this a short squeeze? $SWHC down today so... I might sell to take profits, not sure though. - View all 5 replies
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Austin Craig
$RGR, $SWHC New Gun article is out about Ruger. One of my best, enjoy http://seekingalpha.com/a/nma1 - View all 2 replies
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Chris DeMuth Jr.: This is a well-researched piece that would benefit anyone to read, especially if you are interested in the firearms industry. -
Austin Craig: Thanks for the kind words Chris.. took me a week to craft it. :)
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Stockzombie
$SWHC. had a decent week. had some gains & held onto them.. Check out stock price in 07-08.$20 plus a share. next earnings will be awsome - View all 3 replies
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Stockzombie: $swhc. your right but also consider as long as guns are in the news people will continue to buy them.There is risk but the potential is big. -
FortSumter: Local news today that area gun show highest attendance ever. Used guns going for same as new. Ammo sales thru the roof.

