{"id":193420,"date":"2023-09-08T15:39:20","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T15:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/?p=193420"},"modified":"2023-09-08T15:39:20","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T15:39:20","slug":"better-than-expected-quarterly-earnings-drives-smith-wesson-shares-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/bitcoin\/better-than-expected-quarterly-earnings-drives-smith-wesson-shares-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Better-than-expected Quarterly Earnings Drives Smith & Wesson Shares Up"},"content":{"rendered":"
Shares of firearm maker Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. (SWBI) are rising more than 12% Friday morning after reporting better-than-expected first-quarter results.<\/p>\n
The company reported net income of $3.12 million, or $0.07 per share, lower than $3.31 million, or $0.07 per share, in the same quarter a year ago.<\/p>\n
Excluding special items, earnings were $6.1 million or $0.13 per share, that beat the consensus estimate of analysts polled by Thomson-Reuters of $0.05 per share.<\/p>\n
Net sales were $114.24 million, an increase of 35.4%, over the comparable quarter last year.<\/p>\n
SWBI is at $11.80 currently. It has traded in the range of $8.21 – $13.69 in the last 52 weeks. <\/p>\n