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EXHIBIT 99.1

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

STURM, RUGER & COMPANY, INC. REPORTS THIRD QUARTER RESULTS

·NET SALES OF $126.8 MILLION
·DILUTED EARNINGS OF $0.10 PER SHARE
·CASH GENERATED FROM OPERATIONS OF $12.9 MILLION
·CASH RETURNED TO SHAREHOLDERS OF $12.5 MILLION

DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND OF $0.04 PER SHARE

 

SOUTHPORT, CONNECTICUT, November 5, 2025 – Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE-RGR) announced today that for the third quarter of 2025, net sales were $126.8 million and diluted earnings were $0.10 per share. For the corresponding period in 2024, net sales were $122.3 million and diluted earnings were $0.28 per share.

On a pretax basis, the Company lost $2.1 million in the third quarter of 2025 driven by:

·$1.9 million of acquisition and operating costs at the new Hebron, KY facility that was acquired in July,
·increased costs associated with material and technology, and
·increased sales promotional expenses.

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During the third quarter of 2025, the Company revised its estimated annual effective income tax rate for 2025 and recognized a $3.0 million increase to its income tax benefit for the nine months ended September 27, 2025. This increased third quarter net income by $0.19 per share. Without this increase, the Company’s EPS would have been a loss of $0.09 per share.

For the nine months ended September 27, 2025, net sales were $395.0 million and the Company lost $0.48 per share. For the corresponding period in 2024, net sales were $389.9 million and diluted earnings were $1.15 per share.

In the second quarter of 2025, the Company rationalized and price-repositioned several product lines, reduced the number of models offered and implemented an organizational realignment which adversely impacted the results of operations for the nine months ended September 27, 2025. On an adjusted basis, excluding the impact of these non-recurring expenses, diluted earnings for the nine months ended September 27, 2025 were $0.65 per share. On an adjusted basis, excluding the reduction in force expense of $1.5 million incurred in the first quarter of 2024, diluted earnings per share for the nine months ended September 28, 2024 were $1.22.

The Company also announced today that its Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.04 per share for the third quarter for stockholders of record as of November 17, 2025, payable on November 28, 2025. This dividend is approximately 40% of net income.

“This quarter’s results reflect both the realities of a challenging macro environment and the actions we are taking to position Ruger for long-term growth,” said Todd Seyfert, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Earlier this year, we took steps to strengthen our foundation, and we are now seeing the early benefits of that work – stronger topline performance, encouraging new product announcements and growing market share. We will continue to focus on improving our profitability by addressing our cost-structure.”

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Other observations on the third quarter include:

·Sales of new products, including the RXM pistol, Marlin lever-action rifles and American Centerfire Rifle Generation II, represented $40.6 million or 33.7% of firearm sales in the third quarter of 2025. New product sales include only major new products that were introduced in the past two years.

·Compared to the third quarter of 2024, the Company’s finished goods inventories decreased 15,500 units while distributors’ inventories increased 4,100 units.

·Cash provided by operations during the nine months of 2025 was $38.8 million. On September 27, 2025, Ruger’s cash and short-term investments totaled $80.8 million. The Company’s current ratio is 3.5 to 1 and there is no debt.

·In the first nine months of 2025, capital expenditures totaled $27.6 million, including $15.0 million for the Anderson acquisition in Hebron, KY. The Company expects capital expenditures to total $35 million for the year for continued investments in new product introductions, expanded capacity for product lines in greatest demand, upgraded manufacturing capabilities and strengthened facility infrastructure.

·The Company returned $35.6 million to its shareholders in the first nine months of 2025 through the payment of $9.5 million of quarterly dividends and $26.1 million through the repurchase of 730,665 shares of its common stock at an average cost of $35.60 per share.

 

Mr. Seyfert concluded, “We achieved meaningful progress in the third quarter to better position Ruger for success in a challenging market. The launch of the Glenfield brand, the expansion of the Ruger American Rifle Generation II product line-up and the broadening of Marlin caliber offerings are just a few examples of how we’re building on our most popular product lines. More is still to come, including the expansion of the RXM pistol family, the return of the Ruger Red Label shotgun and the shipment of new modern sporting rifles from our new Hebron, Kentucky facility.”

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Today, the Company filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the third quarter of 2025. The financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are attached to this press release.

The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the third quarter of 2025 is available on the SEC website at SEC.gov and the Ruger website at Ruger.com/corporate. Investors are urged to read the complete Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to ensure that they have adequate information to make informed investment judgments.

Tomorrow, November 6, 2025, Ruger will host a webcast at 9:00 a.m. ET to discuss the third quarter operating results. Interested parties can listen to the webcast via this link or by visiting Ruger.com/corporate. Those who wish to ask questions during the webcast will need to pre-register prior to the meeting.

About Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc.

Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc. is one of the nation's leading manufacturers of rugged, reliable firearms for the commercial sporting market. With products made in America, Ruger offers consumers almost 800 variations of 40 product lines, across the Ruger, Marlin and Glenfield brands. For over 75 years, Ruger has been a model of corporate and community responsibility. Our motto, “Arms Makers for Responsible Citizens®,” echoes our commitment to these principles as we work hard to deliver quality and innovative firearms.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

The Company may, from time to time, make forward-looking statements and projections concerning future expectations. Such statements are based on current expectations and are subject to certain qualifying risks and uncertainties, such as market demand, sales levels of firearms, anticipated castings sales and earnings, the need for external financing for operations or capital expenditures, the results of pending litigation against the Company, the impact of future firearms control and environmental legislation, and accounting estimates, any one or more of which could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. The Company undertakes no obligation to publish revised forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date such forward-looking statements are made or to reflect the occurrence of subsequent unanticipated events.

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)

(Dollars in thousands)

 

   September 27, 2025   December 31, 2024 
         
         
Assets          
           
Current Assets          
Cash  $16,078   $10,028 
Short-term investments   64,760    95,453 
Trade receivables, net   59,888    67,145 
           
Gross inventories   126,467    149,417 
Less LIFO reserve   (68,165)   (66,398)
Less excess and obsolescence reserve   (3,658)   (6,533)
Net inventories   54,644    76,486 
           
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   12,937    9,245 
Total Current Assets   208,307    258,357 
           
Property, plant and equipment   504,256    477,622 
Less allowances for depreciation   (421,365)   (406,373)
Net property, plant and equipment   82,891    71,249 
           
Deferred income taxes   20,057    16,681 
Other assets   31,065    37,747 
Total Assets  $342,320   $384,034 

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED) (Continued)

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

   September 27, 2025   December 31, 2024 
         
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity          
           
Current Liabilities          
Trade accounts payable and accrued expenses  $33,811   $35,750 
Contract liabilities with customers    986     
Product liability   1,052    431 
Employee compensation and benefits   17,320    18,824 
Workers’ compensation   5,741    5,804 
Total Current Liabilities   58,910    60,809 
           
Employee compensation   2,449    1,835 
Product liability accrual   61    61 
Lease liabilities    1,269    1,747 
           
Contingent liabilities         
           
           
Stockholders’ Equity          
Common Stock, non-voting, par value $1:          
Authorized shares 50,000; none issued        
Common Stock, par value $1:          
Authorized shares – 40,000,000          
2025 – 24,490,478 issued,          
15,944,253 outstanding          
2024 – 24,467,983 issued,          
16,654,523 outstanding   24,490    24,468 
Additional paid-in capital   54,054    50,536 
Retained earnings   419,218    436,609 
Less: Treasury stock – at cost          
2025 – 8,546,225 shares          
2024 – 7,813,460 shares   (218,131)   (192,031)
Total Stockholders’ Equity   279,631    319,582 
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity  $342,320   $384,034 

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 
   Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended 
   September
27, 2025
   September
28, 2024
   September
27, 2025
   September
28, 2024
 
                 
Net firearms sales  $126,130   $121,512   $392,892   $387,349 
Net castings sales   636    775    2,103    2,519 
Total net sales   126,766    122,287    394,995    389,868 
                     
Cost of products sold   107,611    99,615    340,799    308,639 
                     
Gross profit   19,155    22,672    54,196    81,229 
                     
Operating expenses:                    
Selling   9,098    8,998    28,788    28,188 
General and administrative   13,541    9,932    41,136    32,796 
Total operating expenses   22,639    18,930    69,924    60,984 
                     
Operating (loss) income   (3,484)   3,742    (15,728)   20,245 
                     
Other income:                    
Interest income   629    1,155    2,621    3,839 
Interest expense   (17)   (24)   (55)   (66)
Other income, net   758    392    1,407    749 
Total other income, net   1,370    1,523    3,973    4,522 
                     
(Loss) income before income taxes   (2,114)   5,265    (11,755)   24,767 
                     
Income taxes   (3,696)   527    (3,879)   4,681 
                     
Net (loss) income and comprehensive (loss) income  $1,582   $4,738   $(7,876)  $20,086 
                     
Basic earnings per share  $0.10   $0.28   $(0.48)  $1.17 
                     
Diluted earnings per share  $0.10   $0.28   $(0.48)  $1.15 
                     
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - Basic   16,031,340    16,847,866    16,338,644    17,207,632 
                     
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - Diluted   16,368,310    17,137,065    16,338,644    17,455,265 
                     
Cash dividends per share  $0.16   $0.19   $0.58   $0.58 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

(Dollars in thousands)

 

   Nine Months Ended 
   September 27,
2025
   September 28,
2024
 
         
Operating Activities          
Net (loss) income  $(7,876)  $20,086 
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to cash provided by operating activities:          
Depreciation and amortization   16,720    16,941 
Stock-based compensation   3,718    3,247 
Excess and obsolescence inventory reserve   (336)   39 
Inventory and other asset write-off   17,002     
Loss on disposal of assets   185     
Deferred income taxes   (3,376)   (2,942)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:          
Trade receivables   7,257    (293)
Inventories   8,997    3,735 
Trade accounts payable and accrued expenses   (1,963)   (514)
Contract liabilities with customers   986    (149)
Employee compensation and benefits   (921)   (7,360)
Product liability   621    (349)
Prepaid expenses, other assets and other liabilities   (2,249)   3,042 
Cash provided by operating activities   38,765    35,483 
           
Investing Activities          
Property, plant and equipment additions   (12,636)   (17,196)
Purchase of Anderson Manufacturing assets   (15,010)    
Purchases of short-term investments   (80,683)   (100,993)
Proceeds from maturities of short-term investments   111,376    115,023 
Cash provided by (used for) investing activities   3,047    (3,166)
           
Financing Activities          
Remittance of taxes withheld from employees related to share-based compensation   (178)   (624)
Repurchase of common stock   (26,100)   (29,355)
Dividends paid   (9,484)   (9,990)
Cash used for financing activities   (35,762)   (39,969)
           
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents   6,050    (7,652)
           
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period   10,028    15,174 
           
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period  $16,078   $7,522 

 

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

In an effort to provide investors with additional information regarding its financial results, the Company refers to various United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) financial measures and two non-GAAP financial measures, EBITDA and EBITDA margin, which management believes provides useful information to investors. These non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to similarly titled financial measures being disclosed by other companies. In addition, the Company believes that the non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, and not in lieu of, GAAP financial measures. The Company believes that EBITDA and EBITDA margin are useful to understanding its operating results and the ongoing performance of its underlying business, as EBITDA provides information on the Company’s ability to meet its capital expenditure and working capital requirements, and is also an indicator of profitability. The Company believes that this reporting provides better transparency and comparability to its operating results. The Company uses both GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures to evaluate the Company’s financial performance.

 

EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest, taxes, and depreciation and amortization. The Company calculates this by adding the amount of interest expense, income tax expense, and depreciation and amortization expenses that have been deducted from net income back into net income, and subtracting the amount of interest income that was included in net income from net income to arrive at EBITDA. The Company’s EBITDA calculation also excludes any one-time non-cash, non-operating expense. The Company calculates EBITDA margin by dividing EBITDA by total net sales.

 

Non-GAAP Reconciliation – EBITDA

EBITDA

 

(Unaudited, dollars in thousands)

 

   Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended 
   September 27,
2025
   September 28,
2024
   September 27,
2025
   September 28,
2024
 
                     
Net income (loss)  $1,582   $4,738   $(7,876)  $20,086 
                     
Inventory rationalization           17,002     
Income tax (benefit) expense   (3,696)   527    (3,879)   4,681 
Depreciation and amortization expense   5,577    5,804    16,720    16,941 
Interest income   (629)   (1,155)   (2,621)   (3,839)
Interest expense   17    24    55    66 
EBITDA  $2,851   $9,938   $19,401   $37,935 
EBITDA margin   2.2%    8.1%    4.9%    9.7% 
Net income margin   1.2%    3.9%    (2.0%)   5.2% 

 

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Non-GAAP Reconciliation – Adjusted EPS

Adjusted Earnings per Share

 

Adjusted earnings per share is defined as net income, adjusted to exclude items that may include, but are not limited to, significant charges or credits, and unusual and infrequent non-operating items that impact current results but are not related to our ongoing operations, such as M&A, integration and related costs. Adjusted diluted earnings per share is defined as adjusted net income divided by the weighted average diluted common shares outstanding.

 

   Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended 
   September 27,
2025
   September 28,
2024
   September 27,
2025
   September 28,
2024
 
                     
Diluted earnings per share  $0.10   $0.28   $(0.48)  $1.15 
                     
Inventory rationalization           0.69     
Product rationalization and SKU reduction           0.26     
Organizational realignment   0.01        0.18    0.07 
Adjusted diluted earnings per share  $0.11   $0.28   $0.65   $1.22 

 

 

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