Smith & Wesson Brands Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Smith & Wesson Brands' CEO is Mark Smith, appointed in Aug 2020, has a tenure of 4.33 years. total yearly compensation is $3.65M, comprised of 20.4% salary and 79.6% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.48% of the company’s shares, worth €2.03M. 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
Oct 31 2024	n/a	n/a	US$36m
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 ($USD3.65M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD1.02M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Mark's compensation has increased by 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	0.48% € 2.0m
Deana McPherson	Executive VP	4.3yrs	US$1.56m	0.099% € 420.7k
Kevin Maxwell	Senior VP	3.1yrs	US$1.13m	0.045% € 191.1k
Susan Cupero	Vice President of Sales	3.8yrs	US$996.85k	0.073% € 307.7k

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	0.48% € 2.0m
Barry Monheit	Independent Director	20.8yrs	US$201.12k	0.22% € 939.7k
Robert Scott	Independent Chairman	25yrs	US$268.93k	0.15% € 650.2k
Anita Britt	Independent Director	6.8yrs	US$205.29k	0.10% € 437.8k
Fred Diaz	Independent Director	3.6yrs	US$196.81k	0.061% € 257.8k
Denis Suggs	Independent Director	3.6yrs	US$205.27k	0.060% € 254.9k
Michelle Lohmeier	Independent Director	1.4yrs	US$268.67k	0.037% € 157.2k

4.3yrs

Average Tenure

60yo

Average Age

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

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2024/12/22 14:32
End of Day Share Price	2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings	2024/10/31
Annual Earnings	2024/04/30

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Company Financials	10 years	Income statement Cash flow statement Balance sheet	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form 10-Q
Analyst Consensus Estimates	+3 years	Forecast financials Analyst price targets	Analyst Research Reports Blue Matrix
Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

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Analyst Sources

Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. is covered by 19 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

Analyst	Institution
Rommel Dionisio	Aegis Capital Corporation
Bret Jordan	Avondale Partners
Ronald Bookbinder	Benchmark Company

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

Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. to Report Q2, 2025 Results on Dec 05, 2024

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