secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     STURM RUGER & CO INC (RGR)
CIK:        0000095029
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-08-02T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001174947-23-000968
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Ruger Q2 EPS $0.91 vs $1.17 YoY; sales flat at $142.8M; declares $0.36 dividend
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- Net sales $142.8M (flat YoY); diluted EPS $0.91 vs $1.17; gross margin fell to 27% from 31%.
- Quarterly dividend $0.36/share payable Aug 30, 2023 to holders of record Aug 15, ~40% of net income.
- First-half unit sell-through to retailers down 7% YoY; NICS background checks down 4%.
- Cash and short-term investments $137.7M; no debt; 2023 capex expected ~$20M.
- New products represented $63.3M (23% of firearm sales); three pistols added to California roster.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/95029/000117494723000968/0001174947-23-000968-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/95029/000117494723000968/form8k-30573_rgr.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001174947-23-000968

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