Sturm Ruger & Company Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure |
On May 1, 2025, Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (the “Company”) hosted its post-earnings release conference call and webcast to discuss our first quarter 2025 financial results. As part of such conference call and webcast, a PowerPoint presentation was shown by the Company to participants. The transcript of the conference call and webcast is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report on Form 8-K. The PowerPoint presentation used in such conference call and webcast is included as Exhibit 99.2 to this Report on Form 8-K.
The information in this Report on Form 8-K (including the exhibits) is furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. This Report on Form 8-K will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information in the Report that is required to be disclosed solely by Regulation FD.
The text included with this Report on Form 8-K and the replay of the conference call and webcast on May 1, 2025 (including the PowerPoint presentation), is available on our website located at Ruger.com/corporate, although we reserve the right to discontinue that availability at any time.
Certain statements contained in this Report on Form 8-K (including the exhibits) may be deemed to be forward-looking statements under federal securities laws, and we intend that such forward-looking statements be subject to the safe harbor created thereby. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding market demand, sales levels of firearms, anticipated castings sales and earnings, the need for external financing for operations or capital expenditures, the results of pending litigation against the Company, the impact of future firearms control and environmental legislation, and accounting estimates. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. The Company undertakes no obligation to publish revised forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date such forward-looking statements are made or to reflect the occurrence of subsequent unanticipated events.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 99.1 | Transcript of conference call and webcast conducted on May 1, 2025. |
| 99.2 | PowerPoint presentation used in conference call and webcast conducted on May 1, 2025. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
| STURM, RUGER & COMPANY, INC. | |||
| By: | /S/ Thomas A. Dineen | ||
| Name: | Thomas A. Dineen | ||
| Title: | Principal Financial Officer, | ||
| Principal Accounting Officer, | |||
| Senior Vice President, Treasurer and | |||
| Chief Financial Officer | |||
Dated: May 2, 2025
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