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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001808997-26-000010"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AOUT"
cik: "0001808997"
company_name: "American Outdoor Brands, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-03-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T13:45:48.955608+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AOUT Q3: Net sales $56.6M (-3.3% YoY), GAAP EPS -$0.32, maintains FY2026 outlook

## Summary
- GAAP net loss $4.1M ($0.32 loss per share) vs year-ago net income $0.2M ($0.01 EPS).
- Non-GAAP net income $1.5M ($0.12 EPS), down from $2.7M ($0.21 EPS); Adj. EBITDA $3.3M (5.8% of sales).
- Outdoor Lifestyle segment sales up 5.4% YoY; Shooting Sports down 15%. New products 26% of sales.
- Maintains FY2026 outlook: net sales $191M-$193M, gross margin 42%-43%, Adj. EBITDA margin 4.0%-4.5%.
- Ended quarter debt-free with $10.4M cash; repurchased 181K shares for $1.4M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001808997-26-000010
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AOUT
- cik: 0001808997
- company_name: American Outdoor Brands, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-03-12T23:59:59+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/1808997/000180899726000010/0001808997-26-000010-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1808997/000180899726000010/aout-20260312.htm

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