earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.75
Sturm, Ruger Q3 EPS falls to $0.10 from $0.28; pretax loss $2.1M on new facility costs
STURM RUGER & CO INC
2025-Q3 EPS reported
-$0.48
revenue$394,995,000
- Net sales $126.8M (+3.7% YoY); diluted EPS $0.10 vs $0.28; pretax loss $2.1M driven by Hebron, KY acquisition costs.
- Recognized $3.0M tax benefit adjustment raising Q3 net income by $0.19/sh; without it, EPS would have been -$0.09/sh.
- Nine-month adjusted diluted EPS $0.65, excluding product rationalization costs, vs adjusted $1.22 in prior year period.
- Quarterly dividend $0.04/sh, payable Nov 28 to holders of record Nov 17, representing ~40% of net income.
- YTD returned $35.6M to shareholders: $9.5M dividends, $26.1M stock buybacks (730,665 shares at avg $35.60).
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