RGR - Sturm Ruger & Company Inc. Reports Third Quarter Diluted Earnings of $1.03 Per Share and Declares Quarterly Dividend of 41¢ Per Share

November, 02 2022 05:05 PM Sturm Ruger & Company Inc.

Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE-RGR) announced today that for the third quarter of 2022 the Company reported net sales of $139.4 million and diluted earnings of $1.03 per share, compared with net sales of $178.2 million and diluted earnings of $1.98 per share in the third quarter of 2021.

For the nine months ended October 1, 2022, net sales were $446.6 million and diluted earnings were $3.90 per share. For the corresponding period in 2021, net sales were $562.7 million and diluted earnings were $6.64 per share.

The Company also announced today that its Board of Directors declared a dividend of 41¢ per share for the third quarter for stockholders of record as of November 16, 2022, payable on November 30, 2022. This dividend varies every quarter because the Company pays a percentage of earnings rather than a fixed amount per share. This dividend is approximately 40% of net income.

Chief Executive Officer Christopher J. Killoy commented on the third quarter of 2022, “Consumer demand remained consistent with the second quarter, which was below the level of demand in 2021, dampened in part by inflationary pressures which often constrain discretionary spending. This resulted in a 22% reduction in our sales from the prior year . Nevertheless, our continued focus on financial discipline and the cultivation of long-term shareholder value is evident in our strong, debt-free balance sheet.”

Mr. Killoy discussed some of the Company’s most recent new product introductions, “Our new product development teams continue to deliver innovative products, as evidenced by three exciting product launches in the third quarter:

the LC Carbine, a companion carbine to the successful Ruger-5.7 pistol, both chambered in 5.7x28mm,

the Small-Frame Autoloading Rifle, or SFAR, chambered in 7.62 NATO / .308 Win., which combines the ballistic advantages of .308 Win. with the compact size and light weight of a traditional modern sporting rifle, and

the Marlin Model 1895 Guide Gun, chambered in 45-70 Govt, which is our first reintroduction in the Marlin Guide Gun family of lever-action rifles and our first introduction of an alloy steel Marlin rifle with a blued finish.

We remain hard at work and look forward to introducing additional Ruger and Ruger-made Marlin firearms.”

Mr. Killoy made the following observations related to the Company’s third quarter 2022 performance:

The estimated unit sell-through of the Company’s products from the independent distributors to retailers decreased 29% in the first nine months of 2022 compared to the prior year period. For the same period, NICS background checks, as adjusted by the National Shooting Sports Foundation, decreased 14%. These decreases are attributable to decreased consumer demand for firearms from the unprecedented levels of the surge that began in 2020 and remained for most of 2021.

Sales of new products, including the PC Charger, MAX-9 pistol, LCP MAX pistol, Marlin 1895 lever-action rifles, LC Carbine, and Small-Frame Autoloading Rifle represented $54.9 million or 13% of firearm sales in the first nine months of 2022. New product sales include only major new products that were introduced in the past two years. Several popular firearms that were considered new products in 2021, including the Wrangler revolver, Ruger-5.7 pistol, and LCP II in .22 LR pistol, have now been in production for over two years and are no longer included in new product sales for 2022.

Our profitability declined in the third quarter of 2022 from the third quarter of 2021 as our gross margin decreased from 36% to 28%. The lower margin was driven by unfavorable deleveraging of fixed costs resulting from decreased production and sales, as well as inflationary cost increases in materials, commodities, services, energy, fuel and transportation, which were partially offset by increased pricing.

During the third quarter of 2022, the Company’s finished goods inventory and distributor inventories of the Company’s products increased 8,900 units and 30,300 units, respectively.

Cash provided by operations during the first nine months of 2022 was $50.3 million. At October 1, 2022, our cash and short-term investments totaled $215.2 million. Our current ratio is 5.8 to 1 and we have no debt.

In the first nine months of 2022, capital expenditures totaled $17.2 million. We expect our 2022 capital expenditures related to new product introductions and upgrades to our manufacturing equipment and facilities to total approximately $25 million. In addition to these investments, in the fourth quarter of 2022 the Company purchased a 225,000 square foot facility in Mayodan, North Carolina for $8.3 million for use in its manufacturing and warehousing operations.

In the first nine months of 2022, the Company returned $35.6 million to its shareholders, primarily through the payment of dividends.

At October 1, 2022, stockholders’ equity was $398.5 million, which equates to a book value of $22.56 per share, of which $12.18 per share was cash and short-term investments.

Today, the Company filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the third quarter of 2022. The financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are attached to this press release.

Tomorrow, November 3, 2022, Sturm, Ruger will host a webcast at 9:00 a.m. ET to discuss the third quarter operating results. Interested parties can listen to the webcast via this link or by visiting Ruger.com/corporate . Those who wish to ask questions during the webcast will need to pre-register prior to the meeting.

The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the third quarter of 2022 is available on the SEC website at SEC.gov and the Ruger website at Ruger.com/corporate . Investors are urged to read the complete Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the third quarter of 2022 to ensure that they have adequate information to make informed investment judgments.

About Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc.

Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc. is one of the nation's leading manufacturers of rugged, reliable firearms for the commercial sporting market. With products made in America, Ruger offers consumers almost 800 variations of more than 40 product lines, across both the Ruger and Marlin brands. For almost 75 years, Ruger has been a model of corporate and community responsibility. Our motto, “Arms Makers for Responsible Citizens ^® ,” echoes our commitment to these principles as we work hard to deliver quality and innovative firearms.

The Company may, from time to time, make forward-looking statements and projections concerning future expectations. Such statements are based on current expectations and are subject to certain qualifying risks and uncertainties, such as market demand, sales levels of firearms, anticipated castings sales and earnings, the need for external financing for operations or capital expenditures, the results of pending litigation against the Company, the impact of future firearms control and environmental legislation, and accounting estimates, any one or more of which could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. The Company undertakes no obligation to publish revised forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date such forward-looking statements are made or to reflect the occurrence of subsequent unanticipated events.

STURM, RUGER & COMPANY, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
(Dollars in thousands)




October 1, 2022
December 31, 2021






Assets





Current Assets


Cash
$
49,853

$
21,044

Short-term investments

165,308


199,971

Trade receivables, net

61,362


57,036




Gross inventories

120,743


100,023

Less LIFO reserve

(54,390
)

(51,826
)
Less excess and obsolescence reserve

(4,848
)

(4,347
)
Net inventories

61,505


43,850




Prepaid expenses and other current assets

12,998


6,832

Total Current Assets

351,026


328,733




Property, plant and equipment

437,170


421,282

Less allowances for depreciation

(365,555
)

(347,651
)
Net property, plant and equipment

71,615


73,631




Deferred income taxes

2,444


536

Other assets

35,817


39,443

Total Assets
$
460,902

$
442,343

STURM, RUGER & COMPANY, INC.



CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED) (Continued)
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data )




October 1, 2022
December 31, 2021






Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity





Current Liabilities


Trade accounts payable and accrued expenses
$
31,374

$
36,400

Contract liabilities with customers

-


-

Product liability

434


795

Employee compensation and benefits

22,014


33,154

Workers’ compensation

6,380


6,760

Total Current Liabilities

60,202


77,109




Product liability accrual

118


97

Lease liability

2,076


1,476




Contingent liabilities

-


-







Stockholders’ Equity


Common Stock, non-voting, par value $1:


Authorized shares 50,000; none issued

-


-

Common Stock, par value $1:


Authorized shares – 40,000,000 2022 – 24,378,568 issued, 17,666,534 outstanding 2021 – 24,306,486 issued, 17,596,588 outstanding

24,378


24,306

Additional paid-in capital

48,457


46,847

Retained earnings

471,368


438,098

Less: Treasury stock – at cost 2022 – 6,712,034 shares 2021 – 6,709,898 shares

(145,697
)

(145,590
)
Total Stockholders’ Equity

398,506


363,661

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
$
460,902

$
442,343

STURM, RUGER & COMPANY, INC.



CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)




Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended

October 1, 2022
October 2, 2021
October 1, 2022
October 2, 2021





Net firearms sales
$138,771

$177,529

$444,615

$560,578

Net castings sales
619

717

2,003

2,116

Total net sales
139,390

178,246

446,618

562,694






Cost of products sold
100,521

113,444

306,087

346,569






Gross profit
38,869

64,802

140,531

216,125






Operating expenses:




Selling
8,763

7,753

25,828

24,290

General and administrative
10,247

10,323

30,927

33,484

Total operating expenses
19,010

18,076

56,755

57,774






Operating income
19,859

46,726

83,776

158,351






Other income:




Interest income
730

11

951

31

Interest expense
(88
)
(114
)
(205
)
(164
)
Other income, net
490

1,401

2,092

2,462

Total other income, net
1,132

1,298

2,838

2,329






Income before income taxes
20,991

48,024

86,614

160,680






Income taxes
2,602

12,822

17,236

42,902






Net income and comprehensive income
$ 18,389

$ 35,202

$ 69,378

$117,778






Basic earnings per share
$1.04

$2.00

$3.93

$6.70






Diluted earnings per share
$1.03

$1.98

$3.90

$6.64










Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - Basic
17,668,435

17,596,588

17,643,473

17,582,009










Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - Diluted
17,825,797

17,778,177

17,770,120

17,749,897






Cash dividends per share
$0.47

$1.00

$2.01

$2.57

STURM, RUGER & COMPANY, INC.


CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
( Dollars in thousands)



Nine Months Ended

October 1, 2022
October 2, 2021



Operating Activities


Net income
$ 69,378

$ 117,778

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:


Depreciation and amortization
20,120

22,001

Stock-based compensation
5,053

6,672

Gain on sale of assets
15

(111
)
Deferred income taxes
(1,908
)
1,519

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:


Trade receivables
(4,326
)
(13,985
)
Inventories
(17,655
)
(10,038
)
Trade accounts payable and accrued expenses
(5,315
)
1,720

Contract liability with customers
-

(84
)
Employee compensation and benefits
(11,774
)
(6,569
)
Product liability
(340
)
(161
)
Prepaid expenses, other assets and other liabilities
(2,985
)
(4,282
)
Income taxes payable
-

2,544

Cash provided by operating activities
50,263

117,004




Investing Activities


Property, plant and equipment additions
(17,206
)
(15,617
)
Proceeds from sale of assets
41

135

Purchases of short-term investments
(200,378
)
(376,979
)
Proceeds from maturities of short-term investments
235,041

332,990

Cash provided by (used for) investing activities
17,498

(59,471
)



Financing Activities


Remittance of taxes withheld from employees related to share-based compensation
(3,371
)
(4,801
)
Repurchase of common stock
(107
)
-

Dividends paid
(35,474
)
(45,202
)
Cash used for financing activities
(38,952
)
(50,003
)



Increase in cash and cash equivalents
28,809

7,530




Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
21,044

20,147




Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$ 49,853

$ 27,677

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In an effort to provide investors with additional information regarding its financial results, the Company refers to various United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) financial measures and two non-GAAP financial measures, EBITDA and EBITDA margin, which management believes provides useful information to investors. These non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to similarly titled financial measures being disclosed by other companies. In addition, the Company believes that the non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, and not in lieu of, GAAP financial measures. The Company believes that EBITDA and EBITDA margin are useful to understanding its operating results and the ongoing performance of its underlying business, as EBITDA provides information on the Company’s ability to meet its capital expenditure and working capital requirements, and is also an indicator of profitability. The Company believes that this reporting provides better transparency and comparability to its operating results. The Company uses both GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures to evaluate the Company’s financial performance.

EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest, taxes, and depreciation and amortization. The Company calculates this by adding the amount of interest expense, income tax expense, and depreciation and amortization expenses that have been deducted from net income back into net income, and subtracting the amount of interest income that was included in net income from net income to arrive at EBITDA. The Company calculates EBITDA margin by dividing EBITDA by total net sales.

Non-GAAP Reconciliation – EBITDA



EBITDA

(Unaudited, dollars in thousands)




Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended

October 1, 2022
October 2, 2021
October 1, 2022
October 2, 2021




Net income
$18,389

$35,202

$ 69,378

$117,778






Income tax expense
2,602

12,822

17,236

42,902

Depreciation and amortization expense
6,656

7,250

20,120

22,001

Interest income
(730
)
(11
)
(951
)
(31
)
Interest expense
88

114

205

164

EBITDA
$27,005

$55,377

$105,988

$182,814

EBITDA margin
19.4
%
31.1
%
23.7
%
32.5
%

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Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.
One Lacey Place
Southport, CT 06890
www.ruger.com
203-259-7843

Company Name:	Sturm Ruger & Company Inc.
Stock Symbol:	RGR
Market:	NYSE

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