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Gun Stocks Shoot Through the Roof

Gun Stocks Shoot Through the Roof

36 percent growth in the first quarter alone.

Given the increasingly uncertain political and economic climate, it's no big surprise that people are continuing to buy guns in record numbers. However, at this stage it's surpassed just an issue of being record numbers. We'd say guns are selling like hotcakes, but there might not be market data showing that hotcakes sell this fast.

24/7 Wall Street, an investment website, has news on the incredible, practically vertical rise of gun stocks over the past few years:

Records were set in annual units produced by Smith & Wesson and on annual cash generated. S&W said that these results are driven by strong sales of M&P polymer pistols and M&P modern sporting rifles.

The S&W earnings report is full of more “record-setting events” by the gun-maker that were just impossible to ignore.  The fourth quarter saw a record at $129.8 million and the company posted a record earnings of $17.8 million for its fiscal year with another record of earnings from operations of $17.8 million.

More gains are expected ahead as well with first quarter sales of $125.0 million to $130.0 million.  Here is the amazing stat: that is 36% growth.  GAAP earnings for the first quarter are put at $0.16 to $0.19 per share versus $0.12 expected.  For the year ahead, S&W sees sales from continuing operations of between $485.0 million and $505.0 million or about 17% total.  GAAP earnings per share from continuing operations are being targeted between $0.60 and $0.65 for fiscal 2013 versus $0.50 expected.

How rabid is the desire for guns? Three months ago, Ruger Firearms stopped accepting orders for new weapons altogether because they couldn't keep up with the demand. And if these stock numbers are correct, guns are practically the new gold.

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