Designs and manufactures handguns, including revolvers and pistols. Produces long guns, such as modern sporting rifles and bolt-action rifles. Now — the numbers.
That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.
This is an established company with proven profits.
The market pays 31.8× for every dollar of annual profit — around what a business like this usually costs.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 91% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 25% above today's price.
Executives buying with their own money is usually read as confidence in the company’s future.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
A solid grade overall — yet the debt outweighs the cash. The strength here comes from earnings power.
The price looks reasonable next to what the company earns.
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 45% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 20 buys and 19 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
It pays out $0.52 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
Over the last 4 years, sales fell about 12% a year on average. Profit is holding up, but a shrinking business is a risk worth watching.
The growth engine is running at low revs right now. Report-card grade: 48/100.
The share set aside for the future is small; the pace of new ideas may slow.
On our five-subject report card, SWBI 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: SWBI is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s what that quality should cost.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.