American firearm manufacturing company Ruger (NYSE: RGR) will be reporting results tomorrow after market close. Here’s what to expect.
Ruger beat analysts’ revenue expectations by 5.8% last quarter, reporting revenues of $145.8 million, up 11.6% year on year. It was a mixed quarter for the company, with a significant miss of analysts’ EBITDA estimates.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting Ruger’s revenue to grow 8.2% year on year to $148 million, a reversal from the 8.5% decrease it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $0.65 per share.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Ruger has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates five times over the last two years.
Looking at Ruger’s peers in the consumer discretionary segment, some have already reported their Q1 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Brunswick’s revenues decreased 10.5% year on year, beating analysts’ expectations by 7.9%, and Hasbro reported revenues up 17.1%, topping estimates by 14.8%. Brunswick traded up 3.6% following the results while Hasbro was also up 15.9%.
Read our full analysis of Brunswick’s results here and Hasbro’s results here.
The outlook for 2025 remains clouded by potential trade policy changes and corporate tax discussions, which could impact business confidence and growth. While some of the consumer discretionary stocks have shown solid performance in this choppy environment, the group has generally underperformed, with share prices down 5.8% on average over the last month. Ruger is up 2.1% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $46 (compared to the current share price of $40.11).
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