American Outdoor Brands, Inc.
Business
American Outdoor Brands, Inc. is a leading provider of outdoor lifestyle products and shooting sports accessories for rugged outdoor enthusiasts. It conceives, designs, sources, and sells knives and tools, land‑management and hunting gear, meat‑processing equipment, outdoor cooking grills, camping and survival products, and shooting accessories including electro‑optics, aiming devices, reloading and cleaning supplies. It organizes offerings across four brand lanes—Adventurer, Harvester, Marksman, and Defender—under approximately 20 owned and licensed brands. Sales distribute through e‑commerce and traditional retail channels via direct‑to‑consumer websites and brick‑and‑mortar retailers, with manufacturing largely outsourced in Asia and select production in Columbia, Missouri.
Summary from filing dated 2025-06-26
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-04-30 | FY 2024 2024-04-30 | FY 2023 2023-04-30 | FY 2022 2022-04-30 | FY 2021 2021-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net sales | 222 | 201 | 191 | 248 | 277 | |
| Cost of sales | 123 | 113 | 103 | 133 | 150 | |
| Gross profit | 99 | 88 | 88 | 114 | 127 | |
| Research and development | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
| Selling, marketing, and distribution | 56 | 55 | 52 | 56 | 57 | |
| General and administrative | 36 | 39 | 43 | 41 | 41 | |
| Total operating expenses | 99 | 101 | 101 | 171 | 103 | |
| Operating loss | −154,000 | −12 | −13 | −57 | 23 | |
| Other income, net | 140,000 | 140,000 | 1 | 1 | 497,000 | |
| Interest income/(expense), net | 60,000 | 39,000 | −761,000 | −324,000 | 300,000 | |
| Total other income/(expense), net | 200,000 | 179,000 | 427,000 | 987,000 | 797,000 | |
| Income/(loss) from operations before income taxes | 46,000 | −12 | −12 | −56 | 24 | |
| Income tax expense/(benefit) | 123,000 | −70,000 | −249,000 | 9 | 6 | |
| Net loss | −77,000 | −12 | −12 | −65 | 18 | |
| Basic (in dollars per share) | −0.01 | −0.94 | −0.9 | −4.66 | 1.31 | |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | −0.01 | −0.94 | −0.9 | −4.66 | 1.29 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-04-30 | FY 2024 2024-04-30 | FY 2023 2023-04-30 | FY 2022 2022-04-30 | FY 2021 2021-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 23 | 30 | 22 | 20 | 61 | |
| Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $159 on April 30, 2025 and $133 on April 30, 2024 | 39 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 37 | |
| Inventories | 105 | 93 | 100 | 122 | 74 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | |
| Income tax receivable | 143,000 | 223,000 | 1 | 1 | 149,000 | |
| Total current assets | 172 | 155 | 158 | 180 | 180 | |
| Property, plant, and equipment, net | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | |
| Intangible assets, net | 31 | 40 | 52 | 63 | 55 | |
| Right-of-use assets | 32 | 34 | 24 | 24 | 25 | |
| Other assets | 227,000 | 404,000 | 260,000 | 336,000 | 424,000 | |
| Total assets | 246 | 241 | 244 | 278 | 341 | |
| Accounts payable | 16 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 16 | |
| Accrued expenses | 14 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | |
| Accrued payroll and incentives | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | |
| Lease liabilities, current | 1 | 1 | 904,000 | 2 | 2 | |
| Total current liabilities | 37 | 29 | 23 | 27 | 36 | |
| Lease liabilities, net of current portion | 32 | 33 | 24 | 23 | 25 | |
| Total liabilities | 69 | 63 | 52 | 75 | 61 | |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 14) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 20,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued or outstanding on April 30, 2025 and 2024 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Common stock, $0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 14,974,217 shares issued and 12,696,356 shares outstanding on April 30, 2025 and 14,701,280 shares issued and 12,797,865 shares outstanding on April 30, 2024 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 14,000 | 14,000 | 14,000 | |
| Additional paid in capital | 281 | 277 | 273 | 268 | 265 | |
| Retained deficit | −75 | −75 | −62 | −50 | 15 | |
| Treasury stock, at cost (2,277,861 shares on April 30, 2025 and 1,903,415 shares on April 30, 2024) | −28 | −25 | −19 | −15 | — | |
| Total equity | 178 | 178 | 192 | 203 | 280 | |
| Total liabilities and equity | 246 | 241 | 244 | 278 | 341 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-04-30 | FY 2024 2024-04-30 | FY 2023 2023-04-30 | FY 2022 2022-04-30 | FY 2021 2021-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net loss | −77,000 | −12 | −12 | −65 | 18 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | |
| Loss on sale/disposition of assets | 15,000 | 7,000 | 94,000 | 161,000 | 107,000 | |
| Provision for credit losses on accounts receivable | 26,000 | 8,000 | −11,000 | 17,000 | −48,000 | |
| Stock-based compensation expense | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
| Accounts receivable | −14 | 1 | 2 | 9 | −2 | |
| Inventories | −11 | 6 | 22 | −41 | −14 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 2 | 1 | 652,000 | −1 | −6 | |
| Income tax receivable | 80,000 | 1 | −20,000 | −1 | — | |
| Accounts payable | 834,000 | 3 | −1 | −5 | 8 | |
| Accrued payroll and incentives | 2 | 2 | −2 | −5 | 6 | |
| Right of use assets | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Accrued expenses | 4 | 946,000 | 888,000 | −2 | 4 | |
| Other assets | 81,000 | 137,000 | 76,000 | −279,000 | 9,000 | |
| Lease liabilities | −1 | −1 | −2 | −2 | −2 | |
| Other non-current liabilities | 0 | −34,000 | 3,000 | −205,000 | 130,000 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 1 | 24 | 31 | −18 | 33 | |
| Payments to acquire patents and software | −743,000 | −1 | −4 | −3 | −558,000 | |
| Proceeds from sale of property and equipment | 0 | 131,000 | 30,000 | — | — | |
| Payments to acquire property and equipment | −3 | −5 | −1 | −3 | −4 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −4 | −6 | −5 | −34 | −4 | |
| Proceeds from loans and notes payable | 7 | 0 | 0 | 25 | — | |
| Payments on notes and loans payable | −7 | −5 | −20 | — | — | |
| Payments to acquire treasury stock | −4 | −6 | −4 | −15 | — | |
| Cash paid for debt issuance costs | 0 | 0 | −88,000 | −103,000 | −410,000 | |
| Proceeds from exercise of options to acquire common stock, including employee stock purchase plan | 628,000 | 671,000 | 656,000 | 875,000 | 386,000 | |
| Payment of employee withholding tax related to restricted stock units | −524,000 | −423,000 | −315,000 | −656,000 | −33,000 | |
| Net cash used in financing activities | −4 | −11 | −23 | 10 | 31 | |
| Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents | −6 | 8 | 2 | −41 | 61 | |
| Interest | 291,000 | 307,000 | 761,000 | 125,000 | 111,000 | |
| Income taxes (net of refunds) | 100,000 | −978,000 | −73,000 | 4 | 8 | |
| Purchases of property and equipment and intangibles included in accounts payable | 685,000 | 192,000 | 411,000 | 411,000 | 1 | |
| Changes in right of use assets for operating lease obligations | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 158,000 | |
| Changes in lease liabilities for operating lease obligations | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 158,000 |