secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     SMITH & WESSON BRANDS, INC. (SWBI)
CIK:        0001092796
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-03-05T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-093923
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Smith & Wesson Q3 sales up 17.1% to $135.7M; EPS $0.08; guides Q4 up 10-12%
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- Net sales $135.7M (+17.1% YoY); GAAP net income $3.8M ($0.08 EPS) vs $2.1M ($0.05 EPS) a year ago.
- Gross margin improved to 26.2% from 24.1%; adjusted EBITDAS $16.8M (12.4% of sales).
- Handgun unit shipments to sporting goods channel up 28% YoY despite NICS down 2.2%.
- Guides Q4 FY2026 sales up 10-12% over prior-year Q4.
- Declared $0.13 quarterly dividend, payable April 2, 2026 to holders of record March 19.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1092796/000119312526093923/0001193125-26-093923-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1092796/000119312526093923/d120095d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-093923

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