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Smith & Wesson

NSQ:SWBI · US8317541063
Leisure ProductsMedium

360

34
EV / EBIT12
Price / Owner Earnings23
Owner Earnings Yield33
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales44
EV / Gross Profit22
Price/Book49
Return on Capital28
Cash Return on Capital38
Return on Equity32
EBIT Margin35
Gross Profitability50
Cash Conversion95
Accruals71
Owner Earnings Margin44
Sales growth51
Profit Growth81
Long-Term EPS Growth45
Owner Earnings Growth31
Reinvestment19
Price momentum77
Debt load76
Refinancing83
Debt Payback29
Liquidity36
Analyst ratings100
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside10
Market mood16
Value Creation10/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Smith & Wesson clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryLeisure Products
SizeMedium
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNASDAQGS
Founded1991
Employees552
ISINUS8317541063
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
DefenseTechPhysical SecurityInjection MoldingLaw EnforcementManufacturingMilitarySecuritySporting Goods

Description

Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. manufactures and designs firearms worldwide. The company manufactures a wide array of handguns (including revolvers and pistols), long guns (including modern sporting rifles, pistol caliber carbines, and lever-action rifl…

Analysis

Hope premium

Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. carries what we call a hope premium: an average business trading at an ambitious price.

The price is expensive. You pay 39.2× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically expensive zone.

The trajectory is moderate and the balance sheet is adequate. The company scores 10/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

What to watch: Some accounting patterns deserve a closer look. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
59
2023202420252026

All-time high

100

Jan 2025

All-time low

45

Mar 2026

Average rank

78

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
44
54
44
69
Price/Earnings
11
34
46
100
Price/Book
49
66
67
61
Dividend Yield
1
99
97
96
Value (overall)
19
83
93
96

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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