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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001808997-25-000064"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AOUT"
cik: "0001808997"
company_name: "American Outdoor Brands, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-12-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T13:49:42.066350+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# American Outdoor Brands Q2 fiscal 2026 net sales down 5% YoY to $57.2M; non-GAAP EPS $0.29

## Summary
- Net sales $57.2M (-5% YoY); GAAP net income $2.1M ($0.16 diluted EPS) vs $3.1M ($0.24) last year.
- Non-GAAP net income $3.7M ($0.29 diluted EPS) vs $4.9M ($0.37) YoY; Adjusted EBITDA $6.5M (11.3% of sales).
- Full-year fiscal 2026 net sales guidance down 13-14% from $222M; Q3 sales expected down ~8% YoY.
- Gross margin guidance 42-43% for Q3 and full year; Adjusted EBITDA margin 4.0-4.5% for full year.
- Repurchased ~74,000 shares for $662k in Q2; ended debt-free with $3.1M cash.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001808997-25-000064
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AOUT
- cik: 0001808997
- company_name: American Outdoor Brands, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-12-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1808997/000180899725000064/0001808997-25-000064-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1808997/000180899725000064/aout-20251209.htm

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