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Title of each Class
Trading Symbol
Name of exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
AOUT
Nasdaq Global Select Market
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
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x
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o
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Yes
x
No
o
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o
Accelerated filer
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Non-accelerated filer
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Smaller reporting company
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Emerging growth company
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x
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o
No
x
The registrant had
12,652,784
shares of common stock, par value $0.001, outstanding as of August 29, 2025.
Accumax®, BOG®, BUBBA®, Caldwell®, Deadshot®, Deathgrip®, Delta Series®, Don’t Be Outdoorsy – Be Outdoors®, E-MAX®, Engineered for the Unknown®, F.A.T. Wrench®, Fieldpod®, Frankford Arsenal®, Golden Rod®, Hooyman®, Imperial®, Intellidropper®, Lead Sled®, Lockdown®, Lockdown Puck®, Mag Charger®, MEAT! Your Maker®, Old Timer®, Schrade®, Sharpfinger®, Tipton®, Grilla®, Grilla Grills®, Uncle Henry®, Unmatched Accuracy at the Bench and in the Field®, ust®, Wheeler®, XLA Bipod®, Your Land. Your Legacy®, Crimson Trace®, Lasergrips®, Laserguard®, LaserLyte®, Lasersaddle®, Lightguard®, and Rail Master® are some of the registered U.S. trademarks of our company or one of our subsidiaries. AOB Products Company™, Dock and Unlock ™, From Niche to Known™, MEAT!™, Secure Your Lifestyle™, The Ultimate Lifestyle™, and Water to Plate™ are some of the unregistered trademarks of our company or one of our subsidiaries. Trademarks licensed to us by Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. in connection with the manufacture, distribution, marketing, advertising, promotion, merchandising, shipping, and sale of certain licensed accessory product categories include M&P®, Performance Center®, and Smith & Wesson®, among others. This report also may contain trademarks and trade names of other companies.
The statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that are not historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained or incorporated herein by reference in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, 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,” “suggests,” “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 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q include statements regarding the following:
•
our expectation that the unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested restricted stock units, or RSUs, and performance-based restricted stock units, or PSUs, will be recognized over a weighted average remaining contractual term of 1.6 years;
•
our intention to vigorously defend ourselves in the lawsuits to which we are subject;
•
the possibility that an unfavorable outcome of litigation or prolonged litigation could harm our business;
•
the consolidated financial statements may not be indicative of our future performance;
•
our belief that our future ability to fund our operating needs will depend on our future ability to generate positive cash flow from operations and obtain financing on acceptable terms;
•
our belief that we will meet known or reasonably likely future cash requirements through the combination of cash flows from operating activities, available cash balances, and available borrowings through our existing $75 million credit facility;
•
our expectation that our overall cost of debt funding may increase and decrease the overall debt capacity and commercial credit available to us;
•
our future capital requirements depend on many factors, including net sales, the timing and extent of spending to support product development efforts, the expansion of sales and marketing activities, the timing of introductions of new products and enhancements to existing products, and any acquisitions or strategic investments that we may determine to make;
•
the possibility that our ability to take advantage of unexpected business opportunities or to respond to competitive pressures could be limited or severely constrained if sufficient funds are not available or are not available on acceptable terms;
•
our expectation to continue to utilize our cash flows to invest in our business, including research and development for new product initiatives; hire additional employees; fund growth strategies, including any potential acquisitions; repay any indebtedness we may incur over time; and repurchase our common stock if we have authorization to do so; and
•
the possibility that increased demand for sourced products in various industries and other transportation disturbances could cause delays at various U.S. ports, which could delay the timing of receipt or cost of our products.
A number of factors could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, the following:
•
potential disruptions in our suppliers’ ability to source the raw 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;
•
lower levels of consumer spending in general and specific to our products or product categories;
•
our ability to introduce new products that are successful in the marketplace;
•
interruptions of our arrangements with third-party contract manufacturers and freight carriers that disrupt our ability to fill our customers’ orders;
•
increases in costs or decreases in availability of finished products, components, and raw materials;
•
the potential for increased tariffs on our products, including additional tariffs that may be imposed by the current presidential administration;
•
our ability to maintain or strengthen our brand recognition and reputation;
•
our ability to forecast demand for our products accurately;
•
our ability to continue to expand our e-commerce business;
•
our ability to compete in a highly competitive market;
•
our dependence on large customers;
•
our ability to attract and retain talent;
•
pricing pressures by our customers;
•
our ability to collect our accounts receivable;
•
the potential for product recalls, product liability, and other claims or lawsuits against us;
•
our ability to protect our intellectual property;
•
inventory levels, both internally and in the distribution channel, in excess of demand;
•
our ability to identify acquisition candidates, to complete acquisitions of potential acquisition candidates, to integrate acquired businesses with our business, to achieve success with acquired companies, and to realize the benefits of acquisitions in a manner consistent with our expectations;
•
the performance and security of our information systems;
•
our ability to comply with any applicable foreign laws or regulations and the effect of any increased protective tariffs;
•
economic, social, political, legislative, and regulatory factors, such as the impact from changing economic policies, tariffs and supply chain constraints;
•
the potential for increased regulation of firearms and firearms-related products;
•
future investments for capital expenditures, liquidity, and anticipated cash needs and availability;
•
the potential for impairment charges;
•
estimated amortization expense of intangible assets for future periods;
•
actions of social or economic activists that could, directly or indirectly, have an adverse effect on our business;
•
disruptions caused by social unrest, including related protests or disturbances;
•
our assessment of factors relating to the valuation of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in acquisitions, the timing for such evaluations, and the potential adjustment in such evaluations; and
•
other factors detailed from time to time in our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, including information contained herein.
All forward-looking statements included herein, or in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, are based on information available to us as of their respective dates and speak only as of such dates. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements. The forward-looking statements contained in or incorporated by reference into this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, or in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, reflect our views as of the date of these reports about future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions, and changes in circumstances that may cause our actual results, performance, or achievements to differ significantly from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statement. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future events, results, performance, or achievements.
We are subject to the informational requirements of the Exchange Act, and we file or furnish reports, proxy statements, and other information with the SEC. Such reports and other information we file with the SEC are available free of charge at https://ir.aob.com/financial-information/sec-filings as soon as practicable after such reports are available on the SEC’s website at sec.gov. The SEC’s website contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC.
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $
493
on July 31, 2025 and $
159
on April 30, 2025
21,754
39,337
Inventories
125,787
104,717
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
4,372
3,970
Income tax receivable
111
143
Total current assets
169,795
171,590
Property, plant, and equipment, net
10,623
11,231
Intangible assets, net
29,471
31,411
Right-of-use assets
31,840
31,896
Other assets
182
227
Total assets
$
241,911
$
246,355
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
$
23,051
$
15,717
Accrued expenses
16,841
13,872
Accrued payroll and incentives
876
5,871
Lease liabilities, current
1,424
1,336
Total current liabilities
42,192
36,796
Lease liabilities, net of current portion
31,881
31,949
Total liabilities
74,073
68,745
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)
Equity:
Preferred stock, $
0.001
par value,
20,000,000
shares authorized,
no
shares issued or outstanding on July 31, 2025 and April 30, 2025
—
—
Common stock, $
0.001
par value,
100,000,000
shares authorized,
15,170,738
shares issued and
12,652,440
shares outstanding on July 31, 2025 and
14,974,217
shares issued and
12,696,356
shares outstanding on April 30, 2025
15
15
Additional paid in capital
280,292
280,711
Retained deficit
(
81,529
)
(
74,700
)
Treasury stock, at cost (
2,518,298
shares on July 31, 2025 and
2,277,861
shares on April 30, 2025)
(
30,940
)
(
28,416
)
Total equity
167,838
177,610
Total liabilities and equity
$
241,911
$
246,355
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
For the Three Months Ended July 31, 2025 and 2024
(1)
Organization:
American Outdoor Brands, Inc. and its wholly owned Subsidiaries (our "company," "we," "us," or "our") is a leading provider of outdoor lifestyle products and shooting sports accessories encompassing hunting, fishing, meat processing, outdoor cooking, camping, shooting, and personal security and defense products for rugged outdoor enthusiasts. We conceive, design, source, and sell our outdoor lifestyle products, including premium sportsman knives and tools for fishing and hunting; land management tools for hunting preparedness; products used while hunting; meat processing equipment; outdoor cooking products; and camping, survival, and emergency preparedness products. We conceive, design, produce or source, and sell our shooting sports accessories, such as rests, vaults, and other related accessories; electro-optical devices, including hunting optics, firearm aiming devices, flashlights, and laser grips; and reloading, gunsmithing, and firearm cleaning supplies. We develop and market all our products as well as manufacture some of our electro-optics products at our facility in Columbia, Missouri. We also contract for the manufacture and assembly of most of our products with third parties located in Asia.
We focus on our brands and the establishment of product categories in which we believe our brands will resonate strongly with the activities and passions of consumers and enable us to capture an increasing share of our overall addressable markets. Our owned brands include BOG, BUBBA, Caldwell, Crimson Trace, Frankford Arsenal, Grilla Grills, or Grilla, Hooyman, Imperial, LaserLyte, Lockdown, MEAT! Your Maker, Old Timer, Schrade, Tipton, Uncle Henry, ust, and Wheeler, and we license additional brands for use in association with certain products we sell, including M&P, Smith & Wesson, and Performance Center by Smith & Wesson. In focusing on the growth of our brands, we organize our product development, customer service, and marketing teams into
four
brand lanes, each of which focuses on one of
four
distinct consumer verticals – Adventurer, Harvester, Marksman, and Defender – with each of our brands included in one of the brand lanes.
•
Our Adventurer brands include products that help enhance consumers’ fishing, outdoor cooking, and camping experiences.
•
Our Harvester brands focus on the activities hunters typically engage in, including the activities to prepare for the hunt, the hunt itself, and the activities that follow a hunt, such as meat processing.
•
Our Marksman brands address product needs arising from consumer activities that take place primarily at the shooting range and where firearms are cleaned, maintained, and worked on.
•
Our Defender brands focus on protection and include products that are used by consumers in situations that require self-defense for training and for securing high value or high consequence possessions.
(2)
Basis of Presentation:
Interim Financial Information
Our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the SEC for interim reporting. As permitted under those rules, certain disclosures and other financial information that normally are required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP") have been condensed or omitted. Our accounting policies are described in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ended April 30, 2025. We are responsible for the condensed consolidated financial statements included in this report, which are unaudited but, in our opinion, include all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of July 31, 2025, our condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended July 31, 2025 and 2024, and our condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the three months ended July 31, 2025 and 2024. The consolidated balance sheet as of April 30, 2025 was derived from audited financial statements.
The results reported in these condensed consolidated financial statements should not necessarily be taken as indicative of results that may be expected for the entire fiscal year.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
For the Three Months Ended July 31, 2025 and 2024
Revenue Recognition
We recognize revenue for the sale of our products at the point in time when the control of ownership has transferred to the customer. The transfer of control typically occurs at a point in time based on consideration of when the customer has (i) a payment obligation, (ii) physical possession of goods has been received, (iii) legal title to goods has passed, (iv) risks and rewards of ownership of goods has passed to the customer, and (v) the customer has accepted the goods. The timing of revenue recognition occurs either on shipment or delivery of goods based on contractual terms with the customer, as this is when transfer of control occurs and the customer accepts the product, has title and significant risks and rewards of ownership of the product, and physical possession of the product has been transferred. Revenue recorded excludes sales tax charged to retail customers as we are considered a pass-through conduit for collecting and remitting sales taxes.
The duration of contractual arrangements with customers in our wholesale channels is typically less than one year. Payment terms with customers are typically between 20 and 90 days, with a discount available in certain cases for early payment. For contracts with discounted terms, we determine the transaction price upon establishment of the contract that contains the final terms of the sale, including the description, quantity, and price of each product purchased. We estimate variable consideration relative to the amount of cash discounts to which customers are likely to be entitled. In some instances, we provide longer payment terms, particularly as it relates to our hunting dating programs, which represent payment terms due in the fall for certain orders of hunting products received in the spring and summer. We do not consider these extended terms to be a significant financing component of the contract because the payment terms are less than one year.
We have elected to treat all shipping and handling activities as fulfillment costs and recognize the costs as distribution expenses at the time we recognize the related revenue. Shipping and handling costs billed to customers are included in net sales.
We sponsor direct-to-consumer customer loyalty programs. Customers earn rewards from qualifying purchases or activities. We defer revenue for a portion of the transaction price from product sales to customers that earn loyalty points.
The amount of revenue we recognize reflects the expected consideration to be received for providing the goods or services to customers, which includes estimates for variable consideration. Variable consideration includes allowances for trade term discounts, volume incentives, chargebacks, and product returns. Estimates of variable consideration are determined at contract inception and are constrained to the extent that the inclusion of such variable consideration could result in a significant reversal of cumulative revenue in future periods. We apply the portfolio approach as a practical expedient and utilize the expected value method in determining estimates of variable consideration, based on evaluations of specific product and customer circumstances, historical and anticipated trends, and current economic conditions. We have co-op advertising program expense, which we record within advertising expense, in recognition of a distinct service that we receive from our customers at the retail level.
Disaggregation of Revenue
The following table sets forth certain information regarding trade channel net sales for the three months ended July 31, 2025 and 2024 (dollars in thousands):
2025
2024
$ Change
% Change
e-commerce channels net sales
$
10,691
$
16,501
$
(
5,810
)
(
35.2
%)
Traditional channels net sales
19,011
25,142
(
6,131
)
(
24.4
%)
Total net sales
$
29,702
$
41,643
$
(
11,941
)
(
28.7
%)
Our e-commerce channels include net sales from customers that do not traditionally operate a physical brick-and-mortar store, but generate the majority of their revenue from consumer purchases at their retail websites. Our e-commerce channels also include our direct-to-consumer sales. Our traditional channels include customers that operate
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
For the Three Months Ended July 31, 2025 and 2024
primarily out of physical brick and mortar stores and generate the large majority of their revenue from consumer purchases at their brick-and-mortar locations.
We sell our products worldwide.
The following table sets forth certain information regarding geographic makeup of net sales included in the above table for the three months ended July 31, 2025 and 2024 (dollars in thousands):
2025
2024
$ Change
% Change
Domestic net sales
$
27,849
$
37,213
$
(
9,364
)
(
25.2
%)
International net sales
1,853
4,430
(
2,577
)
(
58.2
%)
Total net sales
$
29,702
$
41,643
$
(
11,941
)
(
28.7
%)
The following table sets forth certain information regarding net sales in our shooting sports and outdoor lifestyle categories for the three months ended July 31, 2025 and 2024 (dollars in thousands):
2025
2024
$ Change
% Change
Shooting sports net sales
$
13,983
$
18,678
$
(
4,695
)
(
25.1
%)
Outdoor lifestyle net sales
15,719
22,965
(
7,246
)
(
31.6
%)
Total net sales
$
29,702
$
41,643
$
(
11,941
)
(
28.7
%)
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740):
Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures
("ASU 2023-09"), which improves the transparency of income tax disclosures by requiring companies to (1) disclose consistent categories and greater disaggregation of information in the effective rate reconciliation and (2) provide information on income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdiction. ASU 2023-09 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, although early adoption is permitted. The guidance should be applied on a prospective basis with the option to apply the standard retrospectively. We are currently evaluating the impact of adopting this ASU 2023-09 on our consolidated financial statements and disclosures.
In November 2024, the "FASB" issued "ASU" No. 2024-03, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40):
Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses
("ASU 2024-03), which requires disaggregation disclosures on an annual or interim basis, in the notes to the financial statements, of certain categories of expenses that are included in expense line items on the face of the statement of operations. ASU 2024-03 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027 and should be applied prospectively, with the option to apply the standard retrospectively. We are currently evaluating the impact of adopting this ASU 2024-03 on our consolidated financial statements and disclosures.
In July 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-05, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326):
Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets,
which improves transparency to provide all entities with a practical expedient when estimating expected credit losses for current accounts receivable and current contract assets arising from transactions accounted for under Topic 606. All entities may elect a practical expedient that assumes that current conditions as of the balance sheet date do not change for the remaining life of the asset. The new guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2025, and interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods. Early adoption is permitted. This ASU 2025-05 is not expected to have a significant impact to the Company’s consolidated financial statements when adopted.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
For the Three Months Ended July 31, 2025 and 2024
(3)
Leases:
We lease real estate, as well as other equipment, under non-cancelable operating lease agreements. We recognize expenses under our operating lease assets and liabilities at the commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease terms. Our leases do not provide an implicit interest rate. We use our incremental borrowing rate consistent with our revolving line of credit based on the information available at the lease commencement date in determining the discount rate for the present value of lease payments. Our lease agreements do not require material variable lease payments, residual value guarantees, or restrictive covenants. For operating leases, we recognize expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term. We record tenant improvement allowances as an offsetting adjustment included in our calculation of the respective right-of-use asset.
Many of our leases include renewal options that can extend the lease term. These renewal options are at our sole discretion and are reflected in the lease term when they are reasonably certain to be exercised. The depreciable life of assets and leasehold improvements are limited by the expected lease term.
The amounts of assets and liabilities related to our operating leases as of July 31, 2025 and April 30, 2025 are as follows (in thousands):
July 31, 2025
April 30, 2025
Operating Leases
Right-of-use assets
$
37,456
$
37,474
Accumulated amortization
(
5,616
)
(
5,578
)
Right-of-use assets, net
$
31,840
$
31,896
Lease liabilities, current portion
$
1,424
$
1,336
Lease liabilities, net of current portion
31,881
31,949
Total operating lease liabilities
$
33,305
$
33,284
For the three months ended July 31, 2025, we recorded $
1.1
million of operating lease costs, of which $
99,000
related to short-term leases. For the three months ended July 31, 2024, we recorded $
1.0
million of operating lease costs, of which $
2,000
related to short-term leases. As of July 31, 2025, our weighted average lease term and weighted average discount rate for our operating leases were
13.0
years and
6.0
%, respectively. As of April 30, 2025, our weighted average lease term and weighted average discount rate for our operating leases were
13.5
years and
5.4
%, respectively. The operating lease costs, weighted average lease term, and weighted average discount rate, are primarily driven by the lease of our corporate office and warehouse facility in Columbia, Missouri through fiscal 2039. The depreciable lives of right-of-use assets are limited by the lease term and are amortized on a straight-line basis over the life of the lease.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
For the Three Months Ended July 31, 2025 and 2024
Future lease payments for all our operating leases for the remainder of fiscal 2026 and for succeeding fiscal years, as of July 31, 2025, are as follows (in thousands):
Operating
2026
$
2,531
2027
3,402
2028
3,450
2029
3,510
2030
3,572
Thereafter
32,461
Total future lease payments
48,926
Less amounts representing interest
(
15,621
)
Present value of lease payments
33,305
Less current maturities of lease liabilities
(
1,424
)
Long-term maturities of lease liabilities
$
31,881
The cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of liabilities and the operating cash flows was $
20,000
and $
310,000
for the three months ended July 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
(4)
Intangible Assets, net:
The following table summarizes intangible assets as of July 31, 2025 and April 30, 2025 (in thousands):
July 31, 2025
April 30, 2025
Gross
Carrying
Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
Net Carrying
Amount
Gross
Carrying
Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
Net Carrying
Amount
Customer relationships
$
89,980
$
(
83,344
)
$
6,636
$
89,980
$
(
82,623
)
$
7,357
Developed software and technology
28,155
(
22,695
)
5,460
28,155
(
22,238
)
5,917
Patents, trademarks, and trade names
70,170
(
54,910
)
15,260
70,060
(
53,966
)
16,094
188,305
(
160,949
)
27,356
188,195
(
158,826
)
29,368
Patents and software in development
1,684
—
1,684
1,612
—
1,612
Total definite-lived intangible assets
189,989
(
160,949
)
29,040
189,807
(
158,826
)
30,981
Indefinite-lived intangible assets
430
—
430
430
—
430
Total intangible assets
$
190,419
$
(
160,949
)
$
29,471
$
190,237
$
(
158,826
)
$
31,411
We amortize intangible assets with determinable lives over a weighted-average period of approximately
five years
. The weighted-average periods of amortization by intangible asset class is approximately
five years
for customer relationships,
six years
for developed software and technology, and
six years
for patents, trademarks, and trade names. Amortization expense amounted to $
2.1
million and $
2.5
million for the three months ended July 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Future expected amortization expense for the remainder of fiscal 2026 and for succeeding fiscal years, as of July 31, 2025, are as follows (in thousands):
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
For the Three Months Ended July 31, 2025 and 2024
Fiscal
Amount
2026
$
6,368
2027
6,102
2028
4,653
2029
2,982
2030
2,343
2031
1,372
Thereafter
3,536
Total
$
27,356
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Fair Value Measurement:
We follow the provisions of ASC 820-10,
Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures Topic
, or ASC 820-10, for our financial assets and liabilities. ASC 820-10 provides a framework for measuring fair value under GAAP and requires expanded disclosures regarding fair value measurements. ASC 820-10 defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. ASC 820-10 also establishes a fair value hierarchy, which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs, where available, and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value.
Financial assets and liabilities recorded on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets are categorized based on the inputs to the valuation techniques as follows:
Level 1
— Financial assets and liabilities whose values are based on unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in an active market that we have the ability to access at the measurement date (examples include active exchange-traded equity securities, listed derivatives, and most U.S. Government and agency securities).
Cash and cash equivalents are reported at fair value based on market prices for identical assets in active markets, and therefore classified as Level 1 of the value hierarchy.
Our cash and cash equivalents, which are measured at fair value on a recurring basis, totaled as follows as of July 31, 2025 and April 30, 2025 which would be the maximum amount of loss subject to credit risk:
July 31, 2025
April 30, 2025
Cash and cash equivalents
$
17,771
$
23,423
Level 2
— Financial assets and liabilities whose values are based on quoted prices in markets in which trading occurs infrequently or whose values are based on quoted prices of instruments with similar attributes in active markets. Level 2 inputs include the following:
•
quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in non-active markets (such as corporate and municipal bonds which trade infrequently);
•
inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for substantially the full term of the asset or liability (such as interest rate and currency swaps); and
•
inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the asset or liability (such as certain securities and derivatives).
Level 3
— Financial assets and liabilities whose values are based on prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement. These inputs reflect our assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in pricing the asset or liability.
We do not have any Level 2 or 3 financial assets or liabilities as of July 31, 2025 and April 30, 2025.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
For the Three Months Ended July 31, 2025 and 2024
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Inventories:
The following table sets forth a summary of inventories, stated at lower of cost or net realizable value, as of July 31, 2025 and April 30, 2025 (in thousands):
July 31, 2025
April 30, 2025
Finished goods
$
117,149
$
96,105
Finished parts
3,147
2,680
Work in process
191
306
Raw material
5,300
5,626
Total inventories
$
125,787
$
104,717
Certain of our suppliers in Asia require deposits to procure our inventory prior to beginning the manufacturing process. These deposits on our inventory vary by supplier and range from
30
% to
100
%. As of July 31, 2025 and April 30, 2025, we have recorded $
626,000
and $
691,000
, respectively, of inventory on deposit in prepaid expenses and other current assets on our consolidated balance sheet.
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Debt:
On August 24, 2020, we entered into a financing arrangement consisting of a $
50.0
million revolving line of credit secured by substantially all our assets, maturing
five years
from the closing date, with available borrowings determined by a borrowing base calculation. The revolving line included an option to increase the credit commitment by an additional $
15
million. The revolving line bore interest at a fluctuating rate equal to the Base Rate or LIBOR, as applicable, plus the applicable margin.
On March 25, 2022, we amended our secured loan and security agreement, or the Amended Loan and Security Agreement, increasing the revolving line of credit to $
75
million, secured by substantially all our assets, maturing in March 2027, with available borrowings determined by a borrowing base calculation. The amendment also includes an option to increase the credit commitment by an additional $
15
million. The amended revolving line bears interest at a fluctuating rate equal to the Base Rate or Secured Overnight Financing Rate, or SOFR, as applicable, plus the applicable margin. The applicable margin can range from a minimum of
0.25
% to a maximum of
1.75
% based on certain conditions as defined in the Amended Loan and Security Agreement. The financing arrangement contains covenants relating to minimum debt service coverage.
As of July 31, 2025, we had
no
borrowings outstanding on the revolving line of credit. If we would have had borrowings at July 31, 2025, those borrowings would have borne interest at approximately
5.89
%, which is equal to SOFR plus the applicable margin.
As of July 31, 2025, we have irrevocable standby letters of credit totaling $
2.8
million to collateralize duty drawback bonds. During the three months ended July 31, 2025,
no
amounts have been drawn on the letter of credit.
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Equity:
Treasury Stock
On October 2, 2023 our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $
10.0
million of our common stock, subject to certain conditions in the open market, in block purchases, or in privately negotiated transactions. This authorization expired on September 30, 2024. On September 25, 2024, our Board of Directors approved a program to purchase up to $
10.0
million of our common stock, subject to certain conditions, in the open market, in block purchases, or in privately negotiated transactions, commencing on October 1, 2024 and executable through September 30, 2025. During the three months ended July 31, 2025and 2024, under these authorizations, we repurchased
240,437
and
42,017
shares of our common stock for $
2.5
million and $
381,000
utilizing cash on hand.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
For the Three Months Ended July 31, 2025 and 2024
Earnings per Share
We compute diluted earnings per share by giving effect to all potentially dilutive stock awards that are outstanding. The computation of diluted earnings per share excludes the effect of the potential exercise of stock-based awards when the effect of the potential exercise would be anti-dilutive. All of our outstanding RSUs were included in the computation of diluted earnings per share for the three months ended July 31, 2025.
The following table provides a reconciliation of the net income amounts and weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares used to determine basic and diluted earnings per share for the three months ended July 31, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands, except per share data):
For the Three Months Ended July 31,
2025
2024
Net
Income
Shares
Per Share
Amount
Net
Income
Shares
Per Share
Amount
Basic loss
$
(
6,829
)
12,719
$
(
0.54
)
$
(
2,365
)
12,865
$
(
0.18
)
Effect of dilutive stock awards
—
—
—
—
—
—
Diluted loss
$
(
6,829
)
12,719
$
(
0.54
)
$
(
2,365
)
12,865
$
(
0.18
)
Due to the loss from operations for the three months ended July 31, 2025 and 2024, there are
no
common shares added to calculate dilutive earnings per share because the effect would be anti-dilutive.
Incentive Stock and Employee Stock Purchase Plans
We have a stock incentive plan, or 2020 Incentive Compensation Plan, under which we can grant new awards to our employees and directors.
We grant RSUs to employees and directors. The awards are made at no cost to the recipient. An RSU represents the right to receive
one
share of our common stock and does not carry voting or dividend rights. Except in specific circumstances, RSU grants to employees generally vest over a period of
three
or
four years
with one-third or one-fourth of the units vesting on each anniversary of the grant date, respectively. We amortize the aggregate fair value of our RSU grants to compensation expense over the vesting period. Awards that do not vest are forfeited.
We grant PSUs to our executive officers and certain other employees from time to time. We granted PSUs to our executive officers in fiscal 2026 to include internal performance metrics and removed the calculation of the relative performance of our common stock against the Russell 2000, or RUT over the approximately
three-year
period. These PSUs are earned and vest based on two internal performance metrics that include 1) a
three-year
average return on invested capital, or ROIC, and 2) a
three-year
cumulative Adjusted EBITDA. The grant date fair value of the fiscal 2026 awards was estimated using the closing share price of our common stock on the date of grant. The total quantity of PSUs eligible to vest under these awards range from
zero
to
200
% of the target based on actual average ROIC and cumulative Adjusted EBITDA performance during the performance period. As such, the fiscal 2026 awards are subject to performance conditions and compensation cost is recognized over the service period based on the amount of awards that we believe is
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
For the Three Months Ended July 31, 2025 and 2024
probable that will vest. To the extent we estimate changes, we will recognize a cumulative catch up in subsequent reporting periods.
For PSUs granted to our executive officers in the prior fiscal year, we calculated the fair value of our PSUs using the Monte-Carlo simulation.
We incorporated the following variables into the valuation model for the period ended July 31, 2024 (awards in our prior fiscal year):
For the Three Months Ended July 31,
2024
Grant date fair market value
American Outdoor Brands, Inc.
$
7.89
Russell 2000 Index
$
1,980.23
Volatility (a)
American Outdoor Brands, Inc.
48.15
%
Russell 2000 Index
22.98
%
Correlation coefficient (b)
0.37
Risk-free interest rate (c)
4.73
%
Dividend yield (d)
0
%
(a)
Expected volatility is calculated based on a peer group over the most recent period that represents the remaining term of the performance period as of the valuation date, or
three years
.
(b)
The correlation coefficient utilizes the same historical price data used to develop the volatility assumptions.
(c)
The risk-free interest rate is based on the yield of a zero-coupon U.S. Treasury bill, commensurate with the
three-year
performance period.
(d)
We do not expect to pay dividends in the foreseeable future.
The PSUs granted in the prior fiscal year vest, and the fair value of such PSUs will be recognized, over the corresponding
three-year
performance period. Our PSUs have a maximum aggregate award equal to
200
% of the target unit amount granted. Generally, the number of PSUs that may be earned depends upon the total stockholder return, or TSR, of our common stock compared with the TSR of the Russell 2000 Index, or the RUT, over the
three-year
performance period. For PSUs, our stock must outperform the RUT by
5
% in order for the target award to vest. In addition, there is a cap on the number of shares that can be earned under our PSUs, which is equal to
six
times the grant-date value of each award.
During the three months ended July 31, 2025, we granted an aggregate of
79,730
PSUs to our executive officers. We also granted
175,015
RSUs during the three months ended July 31, 2025, including
79,729
RSUs to executive officers and
95,286
to non-executive officer employees and directors under our 2020 Incentive Compensation Plan. In addition, in connection with a 2022 grant, we vested
52,277
market-condition PSUs (i.e., the target amount granted), which achieved
200
% of the maximum aggregate award possible, resulting in awards totaling
104,554
shares to certain of our executive officers. During the three months ended July 31, 2025,
620
RSUs were cancelled as a result of the service condition not being met. In connection with the vesting of RSUs, during the three months ended July 31, 2025, we delivered common stock to our employees, including our executive officers, and directors with a total market value of $
3.2
million.
During the three months ended July 31, 2024, we granted an aggregate of
98,412
PSUs to our executive officers. We also granted
226,592
RSUs during the three months ended July 31, 2024, including
98,412
RSUs to executive officers and
128,180
to non-executive officer employees and directors under our 2020 Incentive Compensation Plan. During the three months ended July 31, 2024,
23,987
PSUs were cancelled, at target, as a result of the performance condition not being met, and
4,567
RSUs were cancelled as a result of the service condition not being met. In connection with the vesting of RSUs, during the three months ended July 31, 2024, we delivered common stock to our employees, including our executive officers, and directors with a total market value of $
1.3
million.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
For the Three Months Ended July 31, 2025 and 2024
We recognized $
651,000
and $
932,000
of stock-based compensation expense for the three months ended July 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
We record stock-based compensation expense primarily in general and administrative expenses.
A summary of activity for unvested RSUs and PSUs under our 2020 Incentive Compensation Plan for the three months ended July 31, 2025 and 2024 is as follows:
For the Three Months Ended July 31,
2025
2024
Total # of
Restricted
Stock Units
Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
Total # of
Restricted
Stock Units
Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
RSUs and PSUs outstanding, beginning of period
700,953
$
9.48
624,093
$
11.27
Awarded
307,022
11.19
325,004
8.27
Vested
(
291,913
)
11.36
(
167,587
)
10.55
Forfeited
(
620
)
8.06
(
28,554
)
27.60
RSUs and PSUs outstanding, end of period
715,442
$
9.46
752,956
$
9.55
As of July 31, 2025, there was $
3.4
million of unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested RSUs and PSUs. We expect to recognize this expense over a weighted average remaining contractual term of
1.6
years.
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Accrued Expenses:
The following table sets forth other accrued expenses as of July 31, 2025 and April 30, 2025 (in thousands):
July 31, 2025
April 30, 2025
Accrued freight
$
9,790
$
6,379
Accrued sales allowances
1,377
1,865
Accrued warranty
1,502
1,392
Accrued commissions
1,162
1,694
Accrued professional fees
1,300
1,065
Accrued employee benefits
613
362
Accrued taxes other than income
602
563
Accrued other
495
553
Total accrued expenses
$
16,841
$
13,872
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Income Taxes:
The income tax expense included in the condensed consolidated statements of operations is based upon the estimated effective tax rate for the year, adjusted for the impact of discrete items which are accounted for in the period in which they occur. We recorded income tax expense of $
52,000
and $
22,000
for the three months ended July 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The effective tax rate for the three months ended July 31, 2025 and 2024 was (
0.8
)% and (
0.9
%), respectively.
On July 4, 2025, the U.S. government enacted the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”), which includes a broad range of tax reform provisions affecting businesses, including extending and modifying certain Tax Cuts & Jobs Act provisions and accelerating the phase-out of certain Inflation Reduction Act incentives. The OBBBA includes provisions modifying net interest deduction limitations, expensing of U.S.-based research and development expenses, and tax depreciation methods, as well as international tax provisions modifying global intangible low-taxed income (GILTI),
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
For the Three Months Ended July 31, 2025 and 2024
foreign-derived intangible income (FDII), base erosion and anti-abuse tax (BEAT), and foreign tax credits. The Company evaluated the impacts of the OBBBA and does not expect it to have a material impact on the Company’s current year consolidated financial statements. The Company will continue to assess the potential impact of the OBBBA and monitor developments in legislation, regulation, and interpretive guidance in this area.
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Commitments and Contingencies:
Litigation
From time to time, we are involved in lawsuits, claims, investigations, and proceedings, including those relating to product liability, intellectual property, commercial relationships, employment issues, and governmental matters, which arise in the ordinary course of business.
For the three months ended July 31, 2025 and 2024, we did not incur any material expenses in defense and administrative costs relative to product liability litigation. In addition, we did not incur any settlement fees related to product liability cases in those fiscal years.
Gain Contingency
In 2018, the United States imposed additional section 301 tariffs of up to 25% on certain goods imported from China. These additional section 301 tariffs apply to our sourced products from China and have added additional cost to us. We are utilizing the duty drawback mechanism to offset some of the direct impact of these tariffs, specifically on goods that we sold internationally. We are accounting for duty drawbacks as a gain contingency and may record any such gain from a reimbursement in future periods if and when the contingency is resolved.
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Segment Reporting:
We have evaluated our operations under ASC 280-10-50-1 – Segment Reporting and have concluded that we are operating as
one
segment based on several key factors, including the reporting and review process used by the chief operating decision maker, or CODM, who reviews only consolidated financial information and makes decisions to allocate resources based on those financial statements. Our CODM is our Chief Executive Officer.
We analyze revenue streams in various ways, including customer group, brands, product categories, and customer channels. See also Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies for more information on how we disaggregate our net sales.
The CODM uses consolidated net income to set budgets, evaluate margins, review actual results and in deciding whether to reinvest profits and cash flows into our business, repurchase our stock, pursue acquisitions, or make any other capital management decisions. Consolidated net income is the measure of segment profit most consistent with U.S. GAAP that is regularly reviewed by the CODM to allocate resources and assess performance.
Significant segment level expense information provided to the CODM is consistent with our consolidated statements of operations, as presented on the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
The measure of segment assets is reported on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as total assets.
Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Overview
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations for the three months ended July 31, 2025 and 2024 should be read in conjunction with Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended April 30, 2025. This discussion and analysis should also be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
The following discussion and analysis includes forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to these differences include those discussed above in “Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information” in this Form 10-Q. In addition, this section sets forth key objectives and performance indicators used by us, as well as key industry data tracked by us.
The following discussion and analysis includes references to net sales of our products in shooting sports and outdoor lifestyle categories. Our shooting sports category includes net sales of shooting accessories and our products used for personal protection. Our outdoor lifestyle category includes net sales of our products used in hunting, fishing, camping, rugged outdoor activities, and outdoor cooking.
First Quarter Fiscal 2026 Highlights
Our operating results for the three months ended July 31, 2025 included the following:
•
Net sales were $29.7 million, a decrease of $11.9 million or 28.7%, from the comparable quarter last year.
•
Gross margin was 46.7%, an increase of 130 basis points, over the comparable quarter last year.
•
Net loss was $6.8 million, or $(0.54) per diluted share, compared with a net loss of $2.4 million, or $(0.18) per diluted share, for the comparable quarter last year.
•
Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA was a loss of $3.3 million for the three months ended July 31, 2025 compared with earnings of $748,000 for the three months ended July 31, 2024. See non-GAAP financial measure disclosures below for our reconciliation of non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA.
Results of Operations
Net Sales and Gross Profit
The following table sets forth certain information regarding consolidated net sales and gross profit for the three months ended July 31, 2025 and 2024 (dollars in thousands):
2025
2024
$ Change
% Change
Net sales
$
29,702
$
41,643
$
(11,941)
(28.7
%)
Cost of sales
15,844
22,717
(6,873)
(30.3
%)
Gross profit
$
13,858
$
18,926
$
(5,068)
(26.8
%)
% of net sales (gross margin)
46.7
%
45.4
%
The following table sets forth certain information regarding trade channel net sales for the three months ended July 31, 2025 and 2024 (dollars in thousands):
Our e-commerce channels include net sales from customers that do not traditionally operate physical brick-and-mortar stores, but generate the majority of their revenue from consumer purchases from their retail websites. Our e-commerce channels also include our direct-to-consumer sales. Our traditional channels include customers that primarily operate out of physical brick-and-mortar stores and generate the large majority of revenue from consumer purchases in their brick-and-mortar locations. We sell our products worldwide.
The following table sets forth certain information regarding geographic makeup of net sales included in the above table for the three months ended July 31, 2025 and 2024 (dollars in thousands):
2025
2024
$ Change
% Change
Domestic net sales
$
27,849
$
37,213
$
(9,364)
(25.2
%)
International net sales
1,853
4,430
(2,577)
(58.2
%)
Total net sales
$
29,702
$
41,643
$
(11,941)
(28.7
%)
The following table sets forth certain information regarding net sales categories for the three months ended July 31, 2025 and 2024 (dollars in thousands):
2025
2024
$ Change
% Change
Shooting sports net sales
$
13,983
$
18,678
$
(4,695)
(25.1
%)
Outdoor lifestyle net sales
15,719
22,965
(7,246)
(31.6
%)
Total net sales
$
29,702
$
41,643
$
(11,941)
(28.7
%)
For the three months ended July 31, 2025, total net sales decreased $11.9 million, or 28.7%, from the comparable quarter last year. We believe the decrease in net sales was primarily a result of certain customers in our traditional channel accelerating into our fourth fiscal quarter of 2025 orders that we had originally planned to receive in our first fiscal quarter of 2026, which we believe was due to the anticipated increased costs associated with tariffs imposed by the U.S. administration in March and April of 2025. The decrease in net sales was partially offset by price increases on our products to mitigate the additional tariff costs.
Net sales in our e-commerce channel decreased $5.8 million, or 35.2%, from the comparable quarter last year, primarily because of lower net sales to the world's largest online retailer that resulted in lower net sales for the majority of our product categories.
Net sales in our traditional channels decreased $6.1 million, or 24.4%, from the comparable quarter last year, which we believe is from acceleration of orders into our fourth fiscal quarter of 2025, as mentioned above. Traditional channel net sales decreased primarily because of lower net sales of the majority of our product categories, partially offset by higher personal protection product sales in our shooting sports category and meat processing product sales in our outdoor lifestyle category.
New products, which we define as any SKU introduced over the prior two fiscal years, represented 28.8% of net sales for the three months ended July 31, 2025.
Gross margin for the three months ended July 31, 2025 increased 130 basis points over the comparable quarter last year, primarily because of the price increases mentioned above.
The following table sets forth certain information regarding operating expenses for the three months ended July 31, 2025 and 2024 (dollars in thousands):
2025
2024
$ Change
% Change
Research and development
$
1,955
$
1,674
$
281
16.8
%
Selling, marketing, and distribution
10,520
11,383
(863)
(7.6
%)
General and administrative
8,202
8,443
(241)
(2.9
%)
Total operating expenses
$
20,677
$
21,500
$
(823)
(3.8
%)
% of net sales
69.6
%
51.6
%
Research and development expenses increased $281,000 over the comparable quarter last year, primarily from higher depreciation and employee compensation-related expenses. Selling, marketing, and distribution expenses decreased $863,000 from the comparable quarter last year mainly because of lower sales-volume related expenses. General and administrative expenses decreased $241,000 from the comparable quarter last year, primarily because of lower depreciation and acquired intangible amortization expense.
Operating Loss
The following table sets forth certain information regarding operating loss for the three months ended July 31, 2025 and 2024 (dollars in thousands):
2025
2024
$ Change
% Change
Operating loss
$
(6,829)
$
(2,365)
$
(4,464)
(188.8
%)
% of net sales (operating margin)
(23.0
%)
(5.7
%)
Operating loss for the three months ended July 31, 2025 was $4.3 million higher as compared to the comparable quarter last year primarily from lower net sales volume and lower gross profit.
Income Taxes
The following table sets forth certain information regarding income tax benefit for the three months ended July 31, 2025 and 2024 (dollars in thousands):
2025
2024
$ Change
% Change
Income tax expense
$
52
$
22
$
30
136.4
%
% of income from operations (effective tax rate)
(0.8
%)
(0.9
%)
0.1
%
We recorded income tax expense of $58,000 for the three months ended July 31, 2025 compared with income tax expense of $13,000 for the prior year comparable period. The income tax expense recorded for the three months ended July 31, 2025 and 2024 was primarily due to a full valuation allowance recorded against our deferred tax assets.
Net Loss
The following table sets forth certain information regarding net loss and the related per share data for the three months ended July 31, 2025 and 2024 (dollars in thousands, except per share data):
Net loss was $6.8 million, or $0.53 loss per diluted share, for the three months ended July 31, 2025 compared with a net loss of $2.4 million, or $0.23 loss per diluted share, for the comparable quarter last year. The higher net loss was primarily related to lower net sales volume and lower gross profit during the three months ended July 31, 2025 as compared to the three months ended July 31, 2024.
Non-GAAP Financial Measure
We use GAAP net income as our primary financial measure. We use Adjusted EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP financial metric, as a supplemental measure of our performance in order to provide investors with an improved understanding of underlying performance trends, and it should be considered in addition to, but not instead of, the financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as GAAP net income/(loss) before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, and stock compensation expense. Our Adjusted EBITDA calculation also excludes certain items we consider non-routine. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA is useful to understanding our operating results and the ongoing performance of our underlying business, as Adjusted EBITDA provides information on our ability to meet our capital expenditure and working capital requirements, and is also an indicator of profitability. We believe this reporting provides additional transparency and comparability to our operating results. We believe that the presentation of Adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors because it is frequently used by analysts, investors, and other interested parties to evaluate companies in our industry. We use Adjusted EBITDA to supplement GAAP measures of performance to evaluate the effectiveness of our business strategies, to make budgeting decisions, and to neutralize our capitalization structure to compare our performance against that of other peer companies using similar measures, especially companies that are private. We also use Adjusted EBITDA to supplement GAAP measures of performance to evaluate our performance in connection with compensation decisions. We believe it is useful to investors and analysts to evaluate this non-GAAP measure on the same basis as we use to evaluate our operating results.
Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure and may not be comparable to similar measures reported by other companies. In addition, non-GAAP measures have limitations as analytical tools, and you should not consider them in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. We address the limitations of non-GAAP measures through the use of various GAAP measures. In the future, we may incur expenses or charges such as those added back to calculate Adjusted EBITDA. Our presentation of Adjusted EBITDA should not be construed as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by these items.
The following table sets forth our calculation of non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended July 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively (dollars in thousands):
For the Three Months Ended July 31,
2025
2024
(Unaudited)
GAAP net loss
$
(6,829)
$
(2,365)
Interest income
(7)
(148)
Income tax expense
52
22
Depreciation and amortization
3,017
3,284
Stock compensation
651
932
Non-recurring inventory reserve adjustment
—
221
Emerging growth status transition costs
—
42
Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA
$
(3,116)
$
1,988
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We expect to continue to utilize our cash flows to invest in our business, including research and development for new product initiatives; to hire additional employees; to fund growth strategies, including any potential acquisitions; to make payments on any indebtedness we may incur over time; and to repurchase shares of our common stock if we are authorized to do so.
The following table sets forth certain cash flow information for the three months ended July 31, 2025 and 2024 (dollars in thousands):
2025
2024
$ Change
% Change
Operating activities
$
(1,688)
$
(4,352)
$
2,664
61.2
%
Investing activities
(370)
(1,105)
735
66.5
%
Financing activities
(3,594)
(778)
(2,816)
(362.0
%)
Total cash flow
$
(5,652)
$
(6,235)
$
583
9.4
%
Operating Activities
On an annual basis, operating activities generally represent the principal source of our cash flow.
Cash used in operating activities was $1.7 million for the three months ended July 31, 2025 compared with cash used in operating activities of $4.4 million for the three months ended July 31, 2024. Cash used by operating activities for the three months ended July 31, 2025 was primarily impacted by $5.0 million of lower accrued payroll and incentives because of timing of payroll accruals and the annual payment of management incentives and $21.1 million of increased inventory. The increase in inventory was a result of planned increase in purchases to prepare for the fall and winter hunting and holiday seasons as well as new product launches later in the fiscal year. In addition, we capitalized higher tariff costs into inventory for tariffs imposed on inventory purchases for product manufactured in China. The cash usage for the three months ended July 31, 2025 was partially offset by a $17.6 million increase in accounts receivable because of the timing of customer shipments, $7.2 million increase in accounts payable due to the timing of inventory purchases as we built our inventory balances higher during our first fiscal quarter, and $3.0 million of increase accrued expenses primarily related to the timing of outbound freight accruals and higher tariff expense imposed on inventory purchases for product manufactured in China.
Investing Activities
Cash used in investing activities was $370,000 during the three months ended July 31, 2025, a decrease of $735,000 as compared to the prior year comparable period. We expect to spend approximately $4.0 million to $4.5 million of capital expenditures in fiscal 2026, an increase of $100,000 to $600,000 from the $3.9 million we spent in fiscal 2025.
Financing Activities
Cash used in financing activities was $3.6 million for the three months ended July 31, 2025, primarily from $2.5 million used to repurchase 240,437 shares of our common stock.
Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including net sales, the timing and extent of spending to support product development efforts, the expansion of sales and marketing activities, the timing of introductions of new products and enhancements to existing products, any acquisitions or strategic investments that we may determine to make, and changes in consumer spending, which is sensitive to economic conditions and other factors. Further equity or debt financing may not be available to us on acceptable terms or at all. If sufficient funds are not available or are not available on acceptable terms, our ability to take advantage of unexpected business opportunities or to respond to competitive pressures could be limited or severely constrained.
We had $17.8 million of cash equivalents on hand as of July 31, 2025 and had $23.4 million in cash and cash equivalents on hand as of April 30, 2024.
Other Matters
Critical Accounting Policies
The preparation of our condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of net sales and expenses during the reporting periods. Significant accounting policies are summarized in Note 2 of the Notes to the consolidated and combined financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2025. Our critical accounting policies are described in Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2025, to which there have been no material changes. Actual results could differ from our estimates.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
The nature and impact of recent accounting pronouncements, if any, is discussed in Note
2—Basis of Presentation
to our condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
There were no material changes from the information provided in Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk in the Form 10-K.
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As of July 31, 2025, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) and have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. These disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file or submit is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during our most recent fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2025 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
The nature of legal proceedings against us is discussed in Note 11
— Commitments and Contingencies
to our condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
We have disclosed under the heading “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on June 26, 2025, risk factors that materially affect our business, financial condition, or results of operations. There have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed.
Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
The following table sets forth certain information relating to the purchases of our common stock by us and any affiliated purchases within the meaning of Rule 10b5-1 of the Exchange Act during the three months ended July 31, 2025 (dollars in thousands, except per share data):
Period
Total # of
Shares
Purchased
Average
Price Paid
Per Share (2)
Total # of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced
Plan or
Program (1)
Maximum Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased
Under the Plan
or Program
May 1, 2025 to May 31, 2025
26,857
$
11.96
1,090,720
$
6,847
June 1, 2025 to June 30, 2025
61,681
11.35
1,152,401
6,145
July 1, 2025 to July 31, 2025
151,899
9.84
1,304,300
4,645
Total first quarter fiscal year 2026
240,437
10.47
1,304,300
4,645
Total year-to-date fiscal year 2026
240,437
$
10.47
1,304,300
$
4,645
(1)
On October 2, 2023 our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $10.0 million of our common stock, subject to certain conditions in the open market, in block purchases, or in privately negotiated transactions. This authorization expired on September 30, 2024. On September 25, 2024, our Board of Directors approved a program to purchase up to $10.0 million of our common stock, subject to certain conditions, in the open market, in block purchases, or in privately negotiated transactions, commencing on October 1, 2024 and executable through September 30, 2025. During the three months ended July 31, 2025and 2024, under these authorizations, we repurchased 240,437 and 42,017 shares of our common stock for $2.5 million and $381,000 utilizing cash on hand.
(2)
The average price per share excludes fees paid to acquire the shares.
Item 5.
Other Information
During the quarter ended July 31, 2025, none of our directors or officers
adopted
or
terminated
a "Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement" or a "non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement" (in each case, as defined in item 408 of Regulation S-K).
The exhibits listed on the Index to Exhibits (immediately preceding the signatures section of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q) are included herewith or incorporated herein by reference.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
AMERICAN OUTDOOR BRANDS, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
Date: September 4, 2025
By:
/s/ Brian D. Murphy
Brian D. Murphy
President and Chief Executive Officer
Date: September 4, 2025
By:
/s/ H. Andrew Fulmer
H. Andrew Fulmer
Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer
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