---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-24-027919"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AOUT"
cik: "0001808997"
company_name: "American Outdoor Brands, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-03-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-05T01:47:51.023001+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# American Outdoor Brands Q3 net sales up 5% to $53.4M; GAAP loss ($0.23)/share, non-GAAP EPS $0.08

## Summary
- Net sales $53.4M (+5% YoY); Traditional channel +8.1% to $28.5M, e-commerce +1.6% to $24.9M.
- Gross margin 42.7% (down 440 bps from 47.1%) on tariff/freight cost amortization from earlier inventory purchases.
- GAAP net loss $2.9M ($0.23 diluted); non-GAAP net income $1.0M ($0.08 diluted) vs $1.7M ($0.13) last year.
- Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDAS $2.4M (4.4% of sales) vs $3.3M (6.4%) last year.
- Cash $15.9M, no debt; repurchased ~$1.8M stock; FY2024 sales guidance: could exceed FY2023 by up to 3.5%.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-24-027919
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AOUT
- cik: 0001808997
- company_name: American Outdoor Brands, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-03-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1808997/000095017024027919/0000950170-24-027919-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1808997/000095017024027919/aout-20240307.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  American Outdoor Brands, Inc. reported the third quarter of fiscal 2024 ended January 31, 2024 results: revenue $53.4 million, net income GAAP net loss was $2.9 million, or ($0.23) per diluted share, EPS ($0.23) per diluted share. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: the third quarter of fiscal 2024 ended January 31, 2024
  - Revenue: $53.4 million
  - Net income: GAAP net loss was $2.9 million, or ($0.23) per diluted share
  - EPS: ($0.23) per diluted share
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: American Outdoor Brands, Inc. Reports Third Quarter Fiscal 2024 Financial Results • Net Sales $53.4 Million
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1808997/000095017024027919/0000950170-24-027919-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.