Hunting/Shooting

12/5/2025 |  Smith & Wesson’s Fiscal Q2 Sales Slip 4 Percent, Eyes Return to Growth in Q3 (SGB UPDATE) Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. reported that profits on an adjusted basis fell 61.5 percent in the fiscal second quarter ended October 31, on a 3.9 percent revenue gain. The firearms maker continues to see healthy sell-through of its products and forecasts fiscal Q3 sales to climb in the range of 8 percent to 10 percent.
Second Quarter Fiscal 2026 Financial Highlights

• Net sales were $124.7 million, a decrease of $5.0 million, or 3.9 percent, from the comparable quarter last year.
• Gross margin was 24.3 percent compared with 26.6 percent in the comparable quarter last year.

12/4/2025 |  Henry Holsters Taps Manufacturer’s Rep Agency to Expand Reach (SGB UPDATE) Henry Holsters has inked a new partnership with manufacturer’s rep agency Alliance Sporting Group to cover the outdoor, sporting goods and law enforcement markets. Alliance Sporting Group will represent the company’s holster and accessory portfolio, helping expand its reach and availability across key territories.

11/20/2025 |  EXEC: Colt CZ Group Lowers Annual Outlook on U.S. Shutdown Impact (SGB UPDATE) Czech-based firearms maker Colt CZ Group SE posted a gain in its nine-month earnings on 7 percent revenue growth but lowered its annual outlook, citing revenue delays caused by the U.S. government shutdown.
9M 2025 Financial Highlights

• The Group’s revenues reached CZK 16,070.6 million ($766 mm) for the first nine months of 2025, representing an increase of 7.3 percent y-o-y. The results were driven by a strong performance of the ammunition segment, including the impact of the full consolidation of Sellier & Bellot in the reported period.

11/17/2025 |  Armasight Expands U.S. Manufacturing Capabilities (SGB UPDATE) Armasight, the maker of thermal and night vision scopes, optics and goggles, announced that it has expanded its facility footprint in Tempe, AZ by more than 10,000 square feet and increased its in-house machining and testing capabilities, “resulting in a 25 percent boost in production throughput.”

11/17/2025 |  S&P Cuts Debt Ratings Outlook at Winchester Ammo’s Parent to Negative (SGB UPDATE) S&P Global Ratings lowered its debt ratings outlook on Olin Corp. to negative due to weakness across its vinyls, epoxy and Winchester Ammo’s commercial businesses.
S&P said, “We forecast Olin Corp.’s credit metrics will end the year below our downside trigger and remain there for at least the next few quarters due to poor downstream vinyl’s demand, weak supply and demand fundamentals in epoxy, and a deterioration in Winchester’s commercial business. We expect funds from operations (FFO) to debt will be about 12 percent at the end of 2025, below our 20 percent downgrade threshold, before improving in 2026 closer to our expectation at the rating. However, we anticipate the company will continue to generate positive free cash flow of about $200 million.”