Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE:RGR) Acquires Anderson, Strengthens Capacity And Near-Term Momentum

Ruger closed an asset purchase and executed a deep operational reset this quarter, enlarging manufacturing capacity while absorbing one-time charges that produced a GAAP loss. Balance-sheet strength and rising technical momentum frame a constructive near-term picture despite profit compression.

Recent News

July 30, 2025 — Ruger reported second-quarter results showing net sales of $132.5 million and a GAAP loss of $1.05 per share, while adjusted diluted earnings equaled $0.41 per share. The quarter included $17.0 million of inventory write-offs, $5.7 million for product rationalization and $3.7 million for organizational realignment. The company closed an asset purchase of Anderson Manufacturing (closed July 1) and paid $16 million from cash on hand to acquire the Hebron, Kentucky facility and equipment; Ruger will integrate the operation and discontinue the Anderson brand. The board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.16 per share.

Technical Analysis

Directional indicators (ADX/DI+/DI-): ADX at 53.89 signals very strong trend strength. DI+ sits at 43.27 and increases, a bullish directional reading; DI- measures 7.44 and decreases, which also supports a bullish directional environment. Collectively, trend strength and DI dynamics favor continued upside pressure relative to the current valuation.

MACD: MACD reads 2.08 and rises above the signal line at 1.65, with the MACD trend increasing; that cross above the signal line represents bullish momentum confirmation for near-term price action.

MRO (Momentum/Regression Oscillator): MRO registers 15.68, a positive value indicating the price sits above the model target and therefore carries an elevated potential for a corrective pullback that could trim upside momentum.

RSI and momentum breadth: RSI at 64.88 and rising shows sustained buying pressure while remaining below overbought thresholds; momentum therefore remains constructive but subject to short-term mean reversion risk.

Price vs. moving averages and bands: Last close at $44.21 trades above the 12-day EMA ($41.93), the 20-day avg ($41.42), the 50-day avg ($36.42) and the 200-day average ($36.58), with the 12-day EMA trending up—technical structure favors continuation. Price sits above the 1x upper Bollinger band ($43.76) but below the 2x upper band ($46.09), pointing to strong upside extension with a near-term probability of a consolidation episode. Ichimoku lines place short-term support near the Tenkan at $41.12 and Kijun at $39.77; the super trend lower support appears at $41.31.

Volume and volatility context: Daily volume of 189,253 falls below the 10-day average of 346,844 and roughly matches the 200-day average of 187,222, implying the recent advance shows less short-term participation than prior sessions. Volatility readings (42-day and 52-week) sit near 2% and thus remain subdued relative to many peers.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Profitability and margins: Revenue totaled $132,491,000 for the period while EBIT registered $-19,366,000 and net income $-17,226,000. Operating margin equals -15.64% and EBIT margin equals -14.62%. EBIT margin sits well below the industry peer mean of 12.50% and industry peer median of 11.68%, reflecting the impact of the inventory write-off and SKU rationalization on reported profitability. QoQ change in EBIT margin registers -303.21% and YoY change -282.37%.

Revenue and earnings dynamics: Reported revenue growth stands at -2.39%; revenue growth year-over-year reads -45.98%. Reported earnings growth equals -10.87% with QoQ and YoY deterioration noted in operating metrics. EPS actual equaled $0.41 versus an estimate of $0.38, producing an EPS surprise of 7.90%.

Cash, leverage and returns: Cash and short-term investments total $101,353,000 with cash alone at $23,272,000, and operating cash flow reached $14,732,000; free cash flow measured $9,110,000, yielding 1.57%, which sits above the industry peer mean free cash flow yield of 0.375%. Total debt remains minimal at $1,434,000, producing a debt-to-assets ratio of 0.41%, far below the industry peer mean of 30.07%, and supporting a strong current ratio of 3.96. Return on equity equals -5.95% versus an industry peer mean around 5.22%.

Valuation context: Trailing P/E equals 88.46 while forward P/E reads 58.40, implying the market factors improved forward earnings but still assigns a relatively high multiple to current expectations. Price-to-book equals 2.01, below the industry peer mean of 7.49. Enterprise-to-revenue (EVR) sits at 3.62. The current valuation, as determined by WMDST, labels the stock under-valued given cash strength, low leverage, and free-cash-generation relative to the market price, even after accounting for recent one-time charges and margin pressure.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2025-06-30
REPORT DATE: 2025-07-30
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2025-10-29
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 16.2 M
 Operating Cash Flow 14.7 M
 Capital Expenditures -5.62 M
 Change In Working Capital 8.8 M
 Dividends Paid -2.94 M
 Cash Flow Delta 7.1 M
 End Period Cash Flow 23.3 M
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 132.5 M
 Forward Revenue -19.74 M
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue 127.3 M
 Depreciation 5.6 M
 Depreciation and Amortization 5.6 M
 Research and Development
 Total Operating Expenses 153.2 M
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit 5.1 M
 EBITDA -13.79 M
 EBIT -19.37 M
 Operating Income -20.72 M
 Interest Income 954.0 K
 Interest Expense 22.0 K
 Net Interest Income 932.0 K
 Income Before Tax -19.39 M
 Tax Provision -2.16 M
 Tax Rate 11.2 %
 Net Income -17.23 M
 Net Income From Continuing Operations -17.23 M
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate 0.38
 EPS Actual 0.41
 EPS Difference 0.03
 EPS Surprise 7.895 %
 Forward EPS 0.63
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 349.5 M
 Intangible Assets
 Net Tangible Assets 289.3 M
 Total Current Assets 226.5 M
 Cash and Short-Term Investments 101.4 M
 Cash 23.3 M
 Net Receivables 61.8 M
 Inventory 53.0 M
 Long-Term Investments 36.5 M
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable 32.6 M
 Short-Term Debt
 Total Current Liabilities 57.2 M
 Net Debt
 Total Debt 1.4 M
 Total Liabilities 60.2 M
EQUITY
 Total Equity 289.3 M
 Retained Earnings 420.3 M
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 17.48
 Shares Outstanding 16.234 M
 Revenue Per-Share 8.00
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 580.1 M
 Enterprise Value 480.2 M
 Enterprise Multiple -34.812
Enterprise Multiple QoQ -199.921 %
Enterprise Multiple YoY -187.971 %
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA high: 323.415
mean: 113.372
median: 66.53
RGR: -34.812
low: -67.542
 EV/R 3.624
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 1.208
 Asset To Liability 5.806
 Debt To Capital 0.005
 Debt To Assets 0.004
Debt To Assets QoQ -1.205 %
Debt To Assets YoY 166.234 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA high: 0.871
mean: 0.301
median: 0.295
RGR: 0.004
low: 0.0
 Debt To Equity 0.005
Debt To Equity QoQ 1.431 %
Debt To Equity YoY 175.556 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA high: 1.727
median: 0.653
mean: 0.629
RGR: 0.005
low: -0.606
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 2.005
Price To Book QoQ 0.558 %
Price To Book YoY -11.667 %
Price To Book IPRWA high: 19.536
mean: 7.495
median: 5.1
RGR: 2.005
low: -3.173
 Price To Earnings (P/E) 88.456
Price To Earnings QoQ 5.088 %
Price To Earnings YoY -3.074 %
Price To Earnings IPRWA high: 273.833
RGR: 88.456
median: 82.296
mean: 64.078
low: -168.63
 PE/G Ratio -8.138
 Price To Sales (P/S) 4.379
Price To Sales QoQ -7.28 %
Price To Sales YoY -21.535 %
Price To Sales IPRWA high: 84.443
mean: 13.91
median: 9.287
RGR: 4.379
low: 1.02
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E 58.4
Forward PE/G -5.373
Forward P/S -28.813
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage 124.727
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.364
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ 2.232 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY 5.933 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.392
RGR: 0.364
mean: 0.168
median: 0.146
low: 0.0
 Receivables Turnover 2.049
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ 1.64 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY -4.444 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 8.068
mean: 3.546
median: 2.312
RGR: 2.049
low: 0.002
 Inventory Turnover 2.059
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ 43.136 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY 43.67 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 5.2
RGR: 2.059
mean: 1.53
median: 0.929
low: 0.051
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 44.524
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC) 69.15
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ -19.39 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY -10.908 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA high: 425.979
mean: 131.199
median: 73.581
RGR: 69.15
low: -296.124
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio 0.782
 CapEx To Revenue -0.042
 CapEx To Depreciation -1.009
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 289.3 M
 Net Invested Capital 289.3 M
 Invested Capital 289.3 M
 Net Tangible Assets 289.3 M
 Net Working Capital 169.3 M
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio 1.771
 Current Ratio 3.959
Current Ratio QoQ -14.392 %
Current Ratio YoY -18.256 %
Current Ratio IPRWA high: 8.966
RGR: 3.959
mean: 1.551
median: 1.286
low: 0.225
 Quick Ratio 3.033
Quick Ratio QoQ -9.053 %
Quick Ratio YoY -11.68 %
Quick Ratio IPRWA high: 4.407
RGR: 3.033
mean: 0.996
median: 0.833
low: 0.28
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA -0.104
 Cost Of Debt 1.301 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio -880.273
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ -244.263 %
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY -309.989 %
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA high: 34.5
mean: 5.819
median: 5.25
low: -69.879
RGR: -880.273
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.18
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) 28.707
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio -5.857
 Dividend Payout Ratio -0.171
 Dividend Rate 0.18
 Dividend Yield 0.005
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate -7.775 %
 Revenue Growth -2.392 %
Revenue Growth QoQ -65.258 %
Revenue Growth YoY -45.98 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA high: 47.672 %
mean: 7.401 %
median: 6.279 %
RGR: -2.392 %
low: -58.801 %
 Earnings Growth -10.87 %
Earnings Growth QoQ -57.878 %
Earnings Growth YoY -162.114 %
Earnings Growth IPRWA high: 153.061 %
mean: 35.817 %
median: 6.122 %
RGR: -10.87 %
low: -91.045 %
MARGINS
 Gross Margin 3.884 %
Gross Margin QoQ -82.365 %
Gross Margin YoY -82.58 %
Gross Margin IPRWA high: 98.953 %
mean: 24.5 %
median: 20.277 %
RGR: 3.884 %
low: -30.868 %
 EBIT Margin -14.617 %
EBIT Margin QoQ -303.211 %
EBIT Margin YoY -282.371 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA high: 46.133 %
mean: 12.495 %
median: 11.677 %
RGR: -14.617 %
low: -171.354 %
 Return On Sales (ROS) -15.636 %
Return On Sales QoQ -317.378 %
Return On Sales YoY -295.084 %
Return On Sales IPRWA high: 46.714 %
mean: 11.613 %
median: 9.944 %
RGR: -15.636 %
low: -147.434 %
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) 9.1 M
 Free Cash Flow Yield 1.57 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ 0.448 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY 13.276 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA high: 7.303 %
RGR: 1.57 %
median: 0.491 %
mean: 0.375 %
low: -11.984 %
 Free Cash Growth -9.091 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ -76.618 %
Free Cash Growth YoY -111.086 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA high: 522.826 %
RGR: -9.091 %
mean: -65.816 %
median: -91.266 %
low: -646.535 %
 Free Cash To Net Income -0.529
 Cash Flow Margin 7.774 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings -0.598
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added 0.04
 Return On Assets (ROA) -4.729 %
Return On Assets QoQ -332.269 %
Return On Assets YoY -317.926 %
Return On Assets IPRWA high: 6.423 %
median: 1.11 %
mean: 1.088 %
RGR: -4.729 %
low: -22.89 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) -6.625 %
 Return On Equity (ROE) -0.06
Return On Equity QoQ -346.44 %
Return On Equity YoY -331.583 %
Return On Equity IPRWA high: 0.185
mean: 0.052
median: 0.043
RGR: -0.06
low: -0.361
 DuPont ROE -5.641 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) -5.947 %
Return On Invested Capital QoQ -345.744 %
Return On Invested Capital YoY -24.53 %
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA high: 10.128 %
mean: 2.253 %
median: 2.101 %
RGR: -5.947 %
low: -14.763 %

Six-Week Outlook

Trend-strength measures and the MACD crossover support continued upside bias over the next six weeks, with primary technical support clustered between $41.30 and the 20–12-day EMA area. Momentum indicators, including a positive MRO and RSI below overbought, warn of intermittent pullbacks that could test those supports before any renewed advance. The Anderson asset purchase and balance-sheet liquidity reduce downside tail risk tied to cash availability, while the large inventory write-off and SKU rationalization keep headline volatility elevated during this operational transition.

About Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.

Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE:RGR) designs, manufactures, and sells firearms under the Ruger brand in the United States. The company operates through two primary segments: Firearms and Castings. Its product lineup includes single-shot, autoloading, bolt-action, and modern sporting rifles, along with rimfire and centerfire autoloading pistols, and single-action and double-action revolvers. Additionally, the company produces lever-action rifles under the Marlin brand. Sturm, Ruger & Company also manufactures firearms accessories and replacement parts. In the Castings segment, the company provides steel investment castings and metal injection molding parts. These products serve various industries and applications. Sturm, Ruger & Company distributes its firearms through independent wholesale distributors targeting the commercial sporting market. It also exports its products via a network of selected commercial distributors and directly to foreign customers, including law enforcement agencies and foreign governments. Founded in 1949, Sturm, Ruger & Company maintains its headquarters in Southport, Connecticut.



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