---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-22-018242"
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: "2026-06-23T13:07:40.749017+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# American Outdoor Brands Q1 FY23 net sales $43.7M, down 28% YoY; Adj EBITDAS margin 3.2%

## Summary
- Q1 FY23 net sales $43.7M vs $60.8M YoY (-28%); gross margin 43.6% vs 47.7%.
- Adjusted EBITDAS fell to $1.4M (3.2% margin) from $9.6M (15.7%) in Q1 FY22.
- Outdoor Lifestyle grew to 53% of sales (from 42%); Shooting Sports declined 42% YoY.
- MEAT! Your Maker brand sales up 169% YoY; DTC-only brands delivered >15% of Q1 sales.
- Long-term target unchanged: $400M+ net sales, mid-to-high teens Adj EBITDAS margin.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-22-018242
- 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: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1808997/000095017022018242/0000950170-22-018242-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1808997/000095017022018242/aout-20220908.htm

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