EXHIBIT 99.1
STURM, RUGER & CO., INC.
SOUTHPORT, CONNECTICUT 06890 U.S.A.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
STURM, RUGER & COMPANY, INC. REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2011
EARNINGS OF 42¢ PER SHARE
SOUTHPORT, CONNECTICUT, April 26, 2011--Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE-RGR), announced today that for the first quarter 2011, the Company reported net sales of $75.4 million and earnings of 42¢ per share, compared with net sales of $68.3 million and earnings of 44¢ per share in 2010.
Chief Executive Officer Michael O. Fifer made the following comments related to the Company’s results:
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The Company launched the new LC9 pistol and the new Gunsite Scout rifle in the first quarter of 2011. New product introductions remain a strong driver of demand and represented $20.8 million or 29% of sales in the first quarter of 2011.
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Demand for our products remained strong in the first quarter of 2011. The estimated sell-through of the Company’s products from distributors to retailers in the first quarter of 2011 increased by approximately 12% from the first quarter of 2010 and 21% from the fourth quarter of 2010.
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The incoming order rate in the first quarter of 2011 increased 65% from the first quarter of 2010 and more than doubled from the fourth quarter of 2010.
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National Instant Criminal Background Check System (“NICS”) background checks (as adjusted by the National Shooting Sports Foundation) increased 13% from the first quarter of 2010 and decreased 7% from the fourth quarter of 2010.
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Cash generated from operations during the first quarter of 2011 was $20.7 million. At April 2, 2011, our cash and equivalents and short-term investments totaled $72.4 million. Our current ratio is 3.0 to 1 and we have no debt.
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During the first quarter of 2011, capital expenditures totaled $4.3 million, much of it related to tooling and equipment for new products. We expect to invest approximately $15 million for capital expenditures during 2011.
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· At April 2, 2011, stockholders’ equity was $119.2 million, which equates to a book value of $6.32 per share, of which $3.84 per share was cash and equivalents and short-term investments.
During the first quarter of 2011, we returned $2.9 million to our shareholders through:
1. The payment of $0.9 million of dividends, and
2. The repurchase of 133,400 shares of our common stock in the open market at an average price of $14.94 per share, for a total of $2.0 million.
· As of the end of the first quarter of 2011, $8.0 million remains available for future stock repurchases.
Today, the Company filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the first quarter of 2011.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 is available on the SEC website at www.sec.gov and the Ruger website at www.ruger.com/corporate/. Investors are urged to read the complete Form 10-Q to ensure that they have adequate information to make informed investment judgments.
About Sturm, Ruger
Sturm, Ruger was founded in 1949 and is one of the nation’s leading manufacturers of high-quality firearms for the commercial sporting market. Sturm, Ruger is headquartered in Southport, CT, with manufacturing facilities located in Newport, NH and Prescott, AZ.
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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STURM, RUGER & COMPANY, INC.
Condensed Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except share data)
April 2, 2011 | December 31, 2010 | |
| Assets | ||
| Current Assets | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $5,390 | $ 5,132 |
| Short-term investments | 66,982 | 52,493 |
| Trade receivables, net | 30,430 | 31,565 |
| Gross inventories | 41,703 | 48,820 |
| Less LIFO reserve | (36,858) | (37,448) |
| Less excess and obsolescence reserve | (1,297) | (1,545) |
| Net inventories | 3,548 | 9,827 |
| Deferred income taxes | 5,312 | 4,780 |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 957 | 1,427 |
| Total Current Assets | 112,619 | 105,224 |
| Property, plant and equipment | 154,519 | 150,379 |
| Less allowances for depreciation | (110,218) | (107,458) |
| Net property, plant and equipment | 44,301 | 42,921 |
Deferred income taxes | 4,496 | 5,443 |
| Other assets | 5,098 | 4,173 |
| Total Assets | $166,514 | $157,761 |
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STURM, RUGER & COMPANY, INC.
| April 2, 2011 | December 31, 2010 | |
| Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | ||
| Current Liabilities | ||
| Trade accounts payable and accrued expenses | $19,953 | $ 16,492 |
| Product liability | 749 | 449 |
| Employee compensation and benefits | 8,539 | 10,923 |
| Workers’ compensation | 4,750 | 4,893 |
| Income taxes payable | 3,521 | 582 |
| Total Current Liabilities | 37,512 | 33,339 |
| Accrued pension liability | 9,356 | 9,369 |
| Product liability accrual | 445 | 573 |
| 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 2011 – 23,170,742 issued, 18,871,308 outstanding 2010 – 23,003,285 issued, 18,837,251 outstanding |
23,171 |
23,003 |
| Additional paid-in capital | 9,428 | 9,885 |
| Retained earnings | 144,134 | 137,125 |
Less: Treasury stock – at cost 2011 – 4,299,434 shares 2010 – 4,166,034 shares |
(37,884) |
(35,885) |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (19,648) | (19,648) |
| Total Stockholders’ Equity | 119,201 | 114,480 |
| Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | $166,514 | $157,761 |
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STURM, RUGER & COMPANY, INC.
Condensed Statements of Income (Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
| Three Months Ended | ||
| April 2, 2011 | April 3, 2010 | |
| Net firearms sales | $74,441 | $67,269 |
| Net castings sales | 1,000 | 1,007 |
| Total net sales | 75,441 | 68,276 |
| Cost of products sold | 51,446 | 45,145 |
| Gross profit | 23,995 | 23,131 |
| Operating expenses: | ||
| Selling | 6,912 | 5,899 |
| General and administrative | 4,625 | 3,932 |
| Other operating expenses, net | -- | 400 |
| Total operating expenses | 11,537 | 10,231 |
| Operating income | 12,458 | 12,900 |
| Other income: | ||
| Interest income (expense), net | 50 | (33) |
| Other income, net | 106 | 127 |
| Total other income, net | 156 | 94 |
| Income before income taxes | 12,614 | 12,994 |
| Income taxes | 4,667 | 4,678 |
| Net income | $7,947 | $8,316 |
| Basic earnings per share | $0.42 | $0.44 |
| Fully diluted earnings per share | $0.42 | $0.43 |
| Cash dividends per share | $0.05 | $0.06 |
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STURM, RUGER & COMPANY, INC.
Condensed Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)
| Three Months Ended | ||
| April 2, 2011 | April 3, 2010 | |
| Operating Activities | ||
| Net income | $7,947 | $ 8,316 |
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities: | ||
| Depreciation | 2,930 | 2,135 |
| Slow moving inventory valuation adjustment | (125) | (761) |
| Stock-based compensation | 459 | 628 |
| Loss (Gain) on sale of assets | (7) | (3) |
| Deferred income taxes | (1,556) | (408) |
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||
| Trade receivables | 1,135 | (2,566) |
| Inventories | 6,404 | 3,258 |
| Trade accounts payable and accrued expenses | 3,319 | (229) |
| Employee compensation and benefits | (2,384) | (4,607) |
| Product liability | 172 | (262) |
| Prepaid expenses, other assets and other liabilities | (472) | 242 |
| Income taxes payable | 2,914 | 4,189 |
| Cash provided by operating activities | 20,736 | 9,932 |
| Investing Activities | ||
| Property, plant and equipment additions | (4,306) | (5,696) |
| Proceeds from sale of assets | 7 | 5 |
| Purchases of short-term investments | (61,483) | (34,992) |
| Proceeds from maturities of short-term investments | 46,994 | 32,498 |
| Cash used for investing activities | (18,788) | (8,185) |
| Financing Activities | ||
| Tax benefit from exercise of stock options | 1,247 | 33 |
| Repurchase of common stock | (1,999) | -- |
| Dividends paid | (938) | (1,146) |
| Cash used for financing activities | (1,690) | (1,113) |
| Increase in cash and cash equivalents | 258 | 634 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 5,132 | 5,008 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ 5,390 | $ 5,642 |
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