Designs and manufactures firearms under the Ruger name. Sells single-shot, autoloading, bolt-action, and sporting rifles. Now — the numbers.
That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.
The company closed last year at a loss: costs ran above sales. The picture changes only if spending is reined in.
At this burn rate the cash pile isn’t the pressing question — for now, time is on the company’s side.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Profit indicators sit around the sector average.
Debt is low and cash is strong; the finances stand solid.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
Clearly below the class average.
The price is looking for direction — no strong breakout, no collapse.
Growth: Sales growth trails the sector average.
The stock trades 54% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
The company sells $546.1M a year; the problem isn’t sales — it’s costs running above that number.
There is $92.5M in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $90.7M would remain.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 44 buys and 16 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
A loss of $4.4M against $546.1M in annual sales.
The growth engine is running at low revs right now. Report-card grade: 18/100.
Since the drop from its peak, buyer appetite hasn’t come back.
On our five-subject report card, RGR sits near the top of the class. A high grade doesn’t mean “guaranteed win” — it means “the evidence looks strong for now.”
The takeaway: RGR’s sales are going backwards, and it closed last year at a loss. The road back runs through both.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.