Smith & Wesson Brands Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Smith & Wesson Brands' CEO is Mark Smith, appointed in Aug 2020, has a tenure of 4.25 years. total yearly compensation is $3.65M, comprised of 20.4% salary and 79.6% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.47% of the company’s shares, worth €2.64M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 4 years and 4.3 years respectively.

Key information

Mark Smith

Chief executive officer

US$3.6m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	20.4%
CEO tenure	4.3yrs
CEO ownership	0.5%
Management average tenure	4yrs
Board average tenure	4.3yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Mark Smith's remuneration changed compared to Smith & Wesson Brands's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Jul 31 2024	n/a	n/a	US$34m
Apr 30 2024	US$4m	US$743k	US$40m
Jan 31 2024	n/a	n/a	US$26m
Oct 31 2023	n/a	n/a	US$30m
Jul 31 2023	n/a	n/a	US$37m
Apr 30 2023	US$2m	US$721k	US$37m
Jan 31 2023	n/a	n/a	US$60m
Oct 31 2022	n/a	n/a	US$80m
Jul 31 2022	n/a	n/a	US$121m
Apr 30 2022	US$3m	US$700k	US$194m
Jan 31 2022	n/a	n/a	US$247m
Oct 31 2021	n/a	n/a	US$279m
Jul 31 2021	n/a	n/a	US$277m
Apr 30 2021	US$3m	US$519k	US$244m
Jan 31 2021	n/a	n/a	US$176m
Oct 31 2020	n/a	n/a	US$118m
Jul 31 2020	n/a	n/a	US$69m
Apr 30 2020	US$1m	US$394k	US$28m
Jan 31 2020	n/a	n/a	US$17m
Oct 31 2019	n/a	n/a	US$7m
Jul 31 2019	n/a	n/a	US$13m
Apr 30 2019	US$1m	US$347k	US$25m
Jan 31 2019	n/a	n/a	US$16m
Oct 31 2018	n/a	n/a	US$33m
Jul 31 2018	n/a	n/a	US$30m
Apr 30 2018	US$659k	US$340k	US$20m

Compensation vs Market: Mark's total compensation ($USD3.65M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD1.07M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Mark's compensation has increased by more than 20% whilst company earnings have fallen more than 20% in the past year.

CEO

Mark Smith (48 yo)

4.3yrs

Tenure

US$3,646,527

Compensation

Mr. Mark Peter Smith is President, CEO & Director of Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. (formerly known as American Outdoor Brands Corporation) from August 24, 2020. Mr. Smith was Co-President & Co-CEO of Smith &...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Mark Smith	President	4.3yrs	US$3.65m	0.47% € 2.6m
Deana McPherson	Executive VP	4.3yrs	US$1.56m	0.097% € 548.3k
Kevin Maxwell	Senior VP	3yrs	US$1.13m	0.037% € 208.2k
Susan Cupero	Vice President of Sales	3.7yrs	US$996.85k	0.071% € 401.0k

4.0yrs

Average Tenure

51yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: SWS's management team is considered experienced (4 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Mark Smith	President	4.3yrs	US$3.65m	0.47% € 2.6m
Barry Monheit	Independent Director	20.8yrs	US$201.12k	0.22% € 1.2m
Robert Scott	Independent Chairman	24.9yrs	US$268.93k	0.15% € 847.3k
Anita Britt	Independent Director	6.8yrs	US$205.29k	0.10% € 570.5k
Fred Diaz	Independent Director	3.5yrs	US$196.81k	0.060% € 336.0k
Denis Suggs	Independent Director	3.5yrs	US$205.27k	0.059% € 332.2k
Michelle Lohmeier	Independent Director	1.3yrs	US$268.67k	0.036% € 204.9k

4.3yrs

Average Tenure

60yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: SWS's board of directors are considered experienced (4.3 years average tenure).

Smith & Wesson Brands Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Sep 17, 2024

Insufficient new directors

Executive VP recently sold €209k worth of stock

Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Sep 19, 2023

Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc Appoints Michelle J. Lohmeier to the Board of Directors

Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Sep 12, 2022

Recent updates

First quarter dividend of US$0.13 announced

First quarter 2025 earnings released: US$0.046 loss per share (vs US$0.068 profit in 1Q 2024)

Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. (NasdaqGS:SWBI) announces an Equity Buyback for $50 million worth of its shares.

Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Sep 17, 2024

Fourth quarter dividend of US$0.13 announced

Full year 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.86 (vs US$0.80 in FY 2023)

Now 24% undervalued

Insufficient new directors

Now 20% undervalued

Now 21% undervalued

Third quarter dividend of US$0.12 announced

Executive VP recently sold €209k worth of stock

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 32%

New minor risk - Earnings quality

Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividend, Payable on April 4, 2024

Third quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.17 (vs US$0.24 in 3Q 2023)

Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Mar 07, 2024

Second quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.054 (vs US$0.21 in 2Q 2023)

Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend, Payable on January 4, 2024

Newman Ferrara with Congregations of Catholic Sisters File Suit Related to Smith & Wesson’s Marketing and Sale of AR-15 Assault Rifles

Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. (NasdaqGS:SWBI) announces an Equity Buyback for $50 million worth of its shares.

First quarter 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.068 (vs US$0.072 in 1Q 2023)

John Chevedden Files an Exempt Solicitation Statement to Smith & Wesson Brands

Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Sep 19, 2023

Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc Appoints Michelle J. Lohmeier to the Board of Directors

Upcoming dividend of US$0.12 per share at 3.6% yield

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 16%

Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc.(NasdaqGS:SWBI) dropped from Russell 2000 Growth Index

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.80 (vs US$4.12 in FY 2022)

Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Jun 22, 2023

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.24 (vs US$0.65 in 3Q 2022)

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Upcoming dividend of US$0.10 per share

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.21 (vs US$1.06 in 2Q 2022)

Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on January 3, 2023

Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Dec 06, 2022

First quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.072 (vs US$1.59 in 1Q 2022)

Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividend, Payable on October 6, 2022

Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. to Report Q1, 2023 Results on Sep 08, 2022

Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Sep 12, 2022

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Independent Director recently sold €74k worth of stock

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$4.12 (vs US$4.46 in FY 2021)

Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. Authorizes Quarterly Dividend, Payable on July 21, 2022

Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Jun 23, 2022

Now 20% undervalued after recent price drop

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Third quarter 2022 earnings: EPS in line with expectations, revenues disappoint

Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. to Report Q3, 2022 Results on Mar 03, 2022

First quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS US$1.59 (vs US$0.78 in 1Q 2021)

The Adrian Dominican Provides Information to the Shareholders

Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc.(NasdaqGS:SWBI) dropped from Russell 3000E Value Index

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Independent Director recently sold €232k worth of stock

Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. (NasdaqGS:SWBI) announces an Equity Buyback for $50 million worth of its shares.

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Upcoming Dividend of US$0.05 Per Share

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$1.13 (vs US$0.077 in 3Q 2020)

Revenue beats expectations

Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. to Report Q3, 2021 Results on Mar 04, 2021

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

New 90-day high: €16.88

Upcoming Dividend of US$0.05 Per Share

Revenue beats expectations

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.88

New 90-day low: €12.41

Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. to Report Q2, 2021 Results on Dec 03, 2020

Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. Announces Demise of Mitchell A. Saltz, Director

Independent Director recently sold €133k worth of stock