STURM RUGER & CO INC
Business
STURM RUGER & CO INC designs, manufactures, and sells firearms primarily to domestic customers. It offers rifles, pistols, revolvers (including single-action, double-action, autoloading, bolt-action, modern sporting and lever-action Marlin rifles), together with accessories and replacement parts; its castings segment produces investment castings and metal injection molded parts. Key business segments include its firearms operations and a smaller castings/MIM segment that supplies internal components and select outside customers. Products are sold mainly through federally licensed independent wholesale distributors to retail dealers, law enforcement, government purchasers and selected foreign distributors.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-19
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total net sales | 546 | 536 | 544 | 596 | 731 | |
| Cost of products sold | 465 | 421 | 410 | 416 | 451 | |
| Gross profit | 81 | 114 | 134 | 180 | 280 | |
| Selling | 39 | 39 | 39 | 36 | 33 | |
| General and administrative | 54 | 44 | 43 | 41 | 43 | |
| Other operating expense (income), net | 187,000 | — | −5,000 | −36,000 | −127,000 | |
| Total operating expenses | 93 | 83 | 82 | 77 | 76 | |
| Operating (loss) income | −12 | 32 | 52 | 103 | 203 | |
| Royalty income | 1 | 857,000 | 658,000 | 837,000 | 2 | |
| Interest income | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 49,000 | |
| Interest expense | −94,000 | −102,000 | −205,000 | −256,000 | — | |
| Other income, net | 572,000 | 481,000 | 822,000 | 2 | 2 | |
| Total other income, net | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | |
| (Loss) income before income taxes | −7 | 38 | 59 | 108 | 207 | |
| Income taxes | −3 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 51 | |
| Net (loss) income and comprehensive (loss) income | −4 | 31 | 48 | 88 | 156 | |
| Basic (Loss) Earnings Per Share | −0.27 | 1.79 | 2.73 | 5 | 8.87 | |
| Diluted (Loss) Earnings Per Share | −0.27 | 1.77 | 2.71 | 4.96 | 8.78 | |
| Weighted average number of common shares outstanding Basic | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
| Weighted average number of common shares outstanding Diluted | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
| Cash Dividends Per Share | 0.62 | 0.69 | 6.27 | 2.42 | 3.36 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 18 | 10 | 15 | 65 | 21 | |
| Short-term investments | 74 | 95 | 102 | 159 | 200 | |
| Trade receivables, net | 65 | 67 | 60 | 65 | 57 | |
| Gross inventories | 113 | 149 | 150 | 129 | 100 | |
| Less LIFO reserve | −67 | −66 | −64 | −59 | −52 | |
| Less excess and obsolescence reserve | −3 | −7 | −6 | −5 | −4 | |
| Net inventories | 43 | 76 | 80 | 65 | 44 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 12 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 7 | |
| Total Current Assets | 212 | 258 | 271 | 362 | 329 | |
| Property, plant and equipment | 507 | 478 | 462 | 447 | 421 | |
| Less allowances for depreciation | −427 | −406 | −391 | −370 | −348 | |
| Net property, plant and equipment | 80 | 71 | 72 | 77 | 74 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 20 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 536,000 | |
| Other assets | 31 | 38 | 44 | 40 | 39 | |
| Total Assets | 342 | 384 | 399 | 485 | 442 | |
| Trade accounts payable and accrued expenses | 34 | 36 | 32 | 36 | 36 | |
| Contract liabilities with customers (Note 3) | — | — | 149,000 | 1 | — | |
| Product liability | 964,000 | 431,000 | 634,000 | 235,000 | 795,000 | |
| Employee compensation and benefits | 15 | 19 | 25 | 30 | 33 | |
| Workers compensation | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | |
| Total Current Liabilities | 55 | 61 | 63 | 163 | 77 | |
| Lease liability (Note 8) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| Employee compensation | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | |
| Product liability accrual | 61,000 | 61,000 | 46,000 | 73,000 | 97,000 | |
| Contingent liabilities (Note 20) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 55 | 51 | 47 | 45 | 47 | |
| Retained earnings | 422 | 437 | 418 | 393 | 438 | |
| Less: Treasury stock at cost 2025 8,546,225 shares 2024 7,677,159 shares | −218 | −192 | −158 | −146 | — | |
| Total Stockholders Equity | 284 | 320 | 332 | 317 | 364 | |
| Total Liabilities and Stockholders Equity | 342 | 384 | 399 | 485 | 442 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation and amortization | 23 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 26 | |
| Stock-based compensation | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | |
| Excess and obsolescence inventory reserve | −767,000 | 413,000 | 1 | 501,000 | 953,000 | |
| Inventory write-off | 17 | — | — | — | 953,000 | |
| Loss (gain) on disposal of assets | 187,000 | — | −5,000 | — | — | |
| Deferred income taxes | −3 | −5 | −6 | −6 | 994,000 | |
| Trade receivables | 3 | −7 | 6 | −8 | 840,000 | |
| Inventories | 21 | 3 | −16 | −22 | −16 | |
| Trade accounts payable and accrued expenses | −3 | 4 | −4 | −640,000 | −392,000 | |
| Contract liability with customers | — | −149,000 | −882,000 | 1 | −84,000 | |
| Employee compensation and benefits | −3 | −6 | −6 | −3 | −5 | |
| Product liability | 533,000 | −188,000 | 372,000 | −584,000 | −234,000 | |
| Prepaid expenses, other assets and other liabilities | −772,000 | 10 | −13 | −954,000 | — | |
| Income taxes receivable/payable | — | — | −1 | 1 | — | |
| Cash provided by operating activities | 54 | 56 | 34 | 77 | 172 | |
| Property, plant and equipment additions | −16 | −21 | −16 | −28 | −29 | |
| Purchase of Anderson Manufacturing assets | −15 | — | — | — | — | |
| Purchases of short-term investments | −109 | −139 | −193 | −365 | −682 | |
| Proceeds from maturity of short-term investments | 130 | 146 | 249 | 406 | 603 | |
| Net proceeds from sale of assets | — | — | 5,000 | — | — | |
| Cash (used for) provided by investing activities | −9 | −14 | 41 | 13 | −108 | |
| Dividends paid | −10 | −12 | −111 | −43 | — | |
| Repurchase of common stock | −26 | −34 | −12 | −222,000 | — | |
| Payment of employee withholding tax related to share-based compensation | −178,000 | −624,000 | −2 | −3 | −5 | |
| Cash used for financing activities | −36 | −47 | −125 | −46 | −64 | |
| Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 8 | −5 | −50 | 44 | 897,000 |