•  Net Sales $60.2 Million – Up 4.0% Y/Y
•  Gross Margin 48.0% – Up 230 Basis Points
•  GAAP Net Income $3.1 Million or $0.24 Per Diluted Share
•  Non-GAAP Net Income $4.9 Million or $0.37 Per Diluted Share
•  Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDAS of $7.5 Million, Up 42.9%
•  Traditional Channel Net Sales Up 4.3% – E-Commerce Channel Net Sales Up 3.5%
•  Domestic Channel Net Sales Up 3.4% – International Net Sales Up 14.8%
•  Company Increases FY25 Outlook, Establishes FY26 Net Sales Outlook

COLUMBIA, Mo., Dec. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- American Outdoor Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ Global Select: AOUT), an innovation company that provides product solutions for outdoor enthusiasts, today announced financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2025 ended October 31, 2024.

Second Quarter Fiscal 2025 Financial Highlights

• Quarterly net sales were $60.2 million, an increase of $2.3 million, or 4.0%, compared with net sales of $57.9 million for the prior year.
• Quarterly gross margin was 48.0%, compared with quarterly gross margin of 45.7% for the comparable quarter last year.
• Quarterly GAAP net income was $3.1 million, or $0.24 per diluted share, compared with a GAAP net income of $77,000, or $0.01 per diluted share, last year.
• Quarterly non-GAAP net income was $4.9 million, or $0.37 per diluted share, compared with non-GAAP net income of $3.3 million, or $0.25 per diluted share, last year. GAAP to non-GAAP adjustments for net income exclude acquired intangible amortization, stock compensation, technology implementation, emerging growth status transition costs, and other costs. For a detailed reconciliation, see the schedules that follow in this release.
• Quarterly non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDAS was $7.5 million, or 12.4% of net sales, compared with Adjusted EBITDAS of $5.2 million, or 9.0% of net sales, for the prior year. For a detailed reconciliation, see the schedules that follow in this release.

Brian Murphy, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, "Our second quarter results came in ahead of our expectations, supported by growth in our Outdoor Lifestyle category of 5.4%, and growth in our Shooting Sports category of 1.9%.  All sales channels delivered year-over-year growth in the second quarter, including our traditional and e-commerce channels, as well as our domestic and international channels.  In addition, we delivered a significant increase of roughly 43% in Adjusted EBITDAS.  We believe these results demonstrate the success of our long-term strategy to leverage our innovation advantage to broaden our distribution opportunities, expand consumer and retailer awareness of our brands, and strengthen our margins. 

"In our Outdoor Lifestyle category, products from our BOG, MEAT! Your Maker, and Grilla brands delivered strong hunting, meat processing, and outdoor cooking performance.  In Shooting Sports, products from our Caldwell Claymore family and our Tipton brand drove strength in shooting accessories that more than offset weakness in personal protection products. 

"As we have indicated previously, our new product pipeline is extremely robust, and our teams have finalized plans for a significant number of very exciting new products from a number of our brands that will debut publicly at SHOT Show in January 2025.  We had the opportunity to preview many of these new products with our retailers during the second quarter, a time when many retailers are planning their assortments for the coming year.  The reception was overwhelmingly positive, and retailers provided us with strong, early order indications; commitments for expanded shelf space; and a degree of visibility that extends beyond fiscal 2025." 

Andrew Fulmer, Chief Financial Officer, said, "We continued to demonstrate disciplined capital management in the second quarter, building inventory to support customer order strength, and repurchasing roughly $1.0 million of our common stock.  We ended the quarter with $14.2 million in cash and no debt.  We remain excited about the opportunities that lie ahead for fiscal 2025 and beyond, particularly given our strong second quarter results, combined with feedback from retailers on order plans related to our upcoming new product launches.  As a result, we are increasing our guidance for fiscal 2025, and providing our initial net sales outlook for fiscal 2026, which begins May 1, 2025."  

Conference Call and Webcast
The Company will host a conference call and webcast today, December 5, 2024, to discuss its second quarter fiscal 2025 financial and operational results. Speakers on the conference call will include Brian Murphy, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Andrew Fulmer, Chief Financial Officer.  The conference call may include forward-looking statements and a discussion of non-GAAP financial measures. The conference call and webcast will begin at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (2:00 p.m. Pacific Time). Those interested in listening to the conference call via telephone may call directly at (844) 481-2551 and ask to join the American Outdoor Brands call.  No RSVP is necessary.  The conference call audio webcast can also be accessed live on the Company's website at aob.com, under the Investor Relations section. 

Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In this press release, certain non-GAAP financial measures, including "non-GAAP net income" and "Adjusted EBITDAS" are presented. A reconciliation of these and other non-GAAP financial measures are contained at the end of this press release. From time to time, the Company considers and uses these non-GAAP financial measures as supplemental measures of operating performance in order to provide the reader with an improved understanding of underlying performance trends.  The Company believes it is useful for itself and the reader to review, as applicable, both (1) GAAP measures that include (i) amortization of acquired intangible assets, (ii) stock compensation, (iii) technology implementation, (iv) non-recurring inventory reserve adjustment, (v) emerging growth status transition costs, (vi) income tax adjustments, (vii) interest (income)/expense, (viii) income tax expense, and (ix) depreciation and amortization; and (2) the non-GAAP measures that exclude such information. The Company presents these non-GAAP measures because it considers them an important supplemental measure of its performance and believes the disclosure of such measures provides useful information to investors regarding the Company's financial condition and results of operations. The Company's definition of these adjusted financial measures may differ from similarly named measures used by others. The Company believes these measures facilitate operating performance comparisons from period to period by eliminating potential differences caused by the existence and timing of certain expense items that would not otherwise be apparent on a GAAP basis.  These non-GAAP measures have limitations as an analytical tool and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the Company's GAAP measures.  The principal limitations of these measures are that they do not reflect the Company's actual expenses and may thus have the effect of inflating its financial measures on a GAAP basis. 

About American Outdoor Brands, Inc.
American Outdoor Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ Global Select: AOUT) is an innovation company that provides product solutions for outdoor enthusiasts,  including hunting, fishing, camping, shooting, outdoor cooking, and personal security and personal defense products.  The Company produces innovative, high quality products under brands including BOG^®; BUBBA^®; Caldwell^®; Crimson Trace^®; Frankford Arsenal^®; Grilla Grills^®; Hooyman^®; Imperial^®; LaserLyte^®; Lockdown^®; MEAT!™; Old Timer^®; Schrade^®; Tipton^®; Uncle Henry^®; ust^®; and Wheeler^®.  For more information about all the brands and products from American Outdoor Brands, Inc., visit aob.com.

Safe Harbor Statement
Certain statements contained in this press release may be deemed to be forward-looking statements under federal securities laws, and we intend that such forward-looking statements be subject to the safe harbor created thereby. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained or incorporated herein by reference in this press release, including statements regarding our future operating results, future financial position, business strategy, objectives, goals, plans, prospects, markets, and plans and objectives for future operations, are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "expects," "intends," "targets," "contemplates," "projects," "predicts," "may," "might," "plan," "would," "should," "could," "may," "can," "potential," "continue," "objective," or the negative of those terms, or similar expressions intended to identify forward-looking statements. However, not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Specific forward-looking statements in this press release include our belief in the strong positive reception of our new products by our retailers; our belief that our retailers will place orders that align with their early order indications, commitments for expanded shelf space, and additional visibility that extends beyond fiscal 2025; our belief in the feedback from retailers on order plans related to our upcoming new product launches; and our expectations in achieving our guidance for fiscal 2025 and initial net sales outlook for fiscal 2026. We caution that these statements are qualified by important risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, potential disruptions in our ability to source the materials necessary for the production of our products, disruptions and delays in the manufacture of our products, and difficulties encountered by retailers and other components of the distribution channel for our products; economic, social, political, legislative, and regulatory factors; lawsuits and their effect on us; inventory levels, both internally and in the distribution channel, in excess of demand; natural disasters, pandemics, seasonality, news events, political events, and consumer tastes; future investments for capital expenditures; future products and product development; the features, quality, and performance of our products; the success of our strategies and marketing programs; our market share and factors that affect our market share; liquidity and anticipated cash needs and availability; the supply, availability, and costs of materials and components; the potential for increased tariffs on our products, including tariffs that may be imposed by the new presidential administration; our ability to maintain and enhance brand recognition and reputation; risks associated with the distribution of our products and overall availability of labor; and other factors detailed from time to time in our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2024.

Contact: 
Liz Sharp, VP, Investor Relations
lsharp@aob.com
(573) 303-4620

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