---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-22-018237"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AOUT"
cik: "0001808997"
company_name: "American Outdoor Brands, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-09-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T13:07:07.004520+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# American Outdoor Brands Q1 FY2023 net sales down 28.1%, GAAP loss $0.42/share

## Summary
- Net sales $43.7M, down 28.1% YoY; e-commerce up 23.7%, traditional down 47.6%.
- GAAP net loss $5.7M ($0.42 loss per diluted share) vs net income $3.5M ($0.24) last year.
- Non-GAAP net income $84k ($0.01 EPS) vs $6.8M ($0.48 EPS); Adjusted EBITDAS $1.4M vs $9.6M.
- Facility consolidation of Crimson Trace, Grilla ops into Missouri; expects ~$1.5M annual savings.
- No formal guidance; revenue for FY2023 could exceed pre-pandemic FY2020 by up to 25%.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-22-018237
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AOUT
- cik: 0001808997
- company_name: American Outdoor Brands, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-09-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1808997/000095017022018237/0000950170-22-018237-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1808997/000095017022018237/aout-20220908.htm

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