---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-23-046997"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AOUT"
cik: "0001808997"
company_name: "American Outdoor Brands, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-09-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-10T22:57:30.660894+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# American Outdoor Brands Q1 net sales $43.4M, GAAP loss narrows to $0.31/share

## Summary
- Net sales $43.4M, down 0.5% YoY; traditional channel +8.4%, e-commerce -10.6%.
- Gross margin 45.4%, up 180 bps from 43.6% in prior year.
- GAAP net loss $4.1M ($0.31/diluted share) vs $5.7M ($0.42) last year.
- Non-GAAP net income $98,000 ($0.01/share); Adjusted EBITDAS $1.1M (2.6% of sales).
- Fiscal 2024 guidance: net sales could exceed FY2023 by up to 3.5%; zero debt, $18.7M cash.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-23-046997
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AOUT
- cik: 0001808997
- company_name: American Outdoor Brands, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-09-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1808997/000095017023046997/0000950170-23-046997-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1808997/000095017023046997/aout-20230907.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  American Outdoor Brands, Inc. reported first quarter of fiscal 2024 ended July 31, 2023 results: revenue $43.4 million, net income Quarterly GAAP net loss was $4.1 million, EPS ($0.31) per diluted share.
  - Period: first quarter of fiscal 2024 ended July 31, 2023
  - Revenue: $43.4 million
  - Net income: Quarterly GAAP net loss was $4.1 million
  - EPS: ($0.31) per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Quarterly net sales were $43.4 million, a decrease of $231,000, or (0.5%), compared with net sales of $43.7 million for the comparable quarter last year.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1808997/000095017023046997/0000950170-23-046997-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  American Outdoor Brands, Inc. reported first quarter of fiscal 2024 ended July 31, 2023 results: revenue $43.4 million, net income Quarterly GAAP net loss was $4.1 million, EPS ($0.31) per diluted share.
  - Period: first quarter of fiscal 2024 ended July 31, 2023
  - Revenue: $43.4 million
  - Net income: Quarterly GAAP net loss was $4.1 million
  - EPS: ($0.31) per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: AOUT Contact: Liz Sharp, VP, Investor Relations lsharp@aob.com (573) 303-4620 American Outdoor Brands, Inc. Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2024 Financial Results • Net Sales $43.4 Million • Gross Margin 45.4% (+180 Basis Points) • Traditional Channel Sales $25.0 Million – E-Commerce Channel Sales $18.4 Million • Operating Cash Flow of $5.2 Million COLUMBIA, Mo.,
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1808997/000095017023046997/0000950170-23-046997-index.htm

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