Smith & Wesson stock shoots up on earnings beat

Smith & Wesson beat on both the top and bottom lines, and its stock shot up nearly 9 percent.

Shares in Smith & Wesson (NASDAQ: SWHC) shot up about 9 percent in Tuesday after-hours trading when the company beat estimates on both the top and bottom lines.

The company posted adjusted earnings per share of 20 cents on revenue of $131 million. Analysts had expected the company to report earnings of about 11 cents a share on $123 million in revenue.

The gunmaker also gave earnings guidance for next quarter above Wall Street estimates.



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