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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001808997-26-000045"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AOUT"
cik: "0001808997"
company_name: "American Outdoor Brands, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-09-03T20:06:01+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-09-03T20:07:33.261378+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AOUT Q1 FY27 sales up 25.4% to $37.3M, loss narrows, EBITDA guidance raised

## Summary
- Net sales $37.3M, +25.4% YoY; adjusted for $6.0M accelerated orders, +4.3%.
- GAAP net loss $1.5M ($(0.12)/share) vs loss $6.8M ($(0.54)) last year.
- Non-GAAP net income $415K ($0.03/share) vs loss $3.3M ($(0.26)); Adj. EBITDA $1.2M.
- Gross margin 53.0% vs 46.7%; cash $33.3M, no debt.
- FY27 guidance: net sales $200-210M maintained; Adj. EBITDA raised to $14.5-17.5M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001808997-26-000045
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AOUT
- cik: 0001808997
- company_name: American Outdoor Brands, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-09-03T20:06:01+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1808997/000180899726000045/0001808997-26-000045-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1808997/000180899726000045/aout-20260903.htm

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