Sturm Ruger (RGR) Tops Q1 EPS by 18c, Approves $100M Buyback

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Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. Reports First Quarter Diluted Earnings of $1.21 Per Share, Declares Dividend of 48¢ Per Share, and Announces Expansion of Its Stock Repurchase Program to $100 Million

May 8, 2017 5:05 PM EDT

SOUTHPORT, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE-RGR) announced today that for the first quarter of 2017 the Company reported net sales of $167.4 million and diluted earnings of $1.21 per share, compared with net sales of $173.1 million and diluted earnings of $1.21 per share in the first quarter of 2016.

The Company also announced today that its Board of Directors declared a dividend of 48¢ per share for the first quarter for stockholders of record as of May 19, 2017, payable on May 31, 2017. This dividend varies every quarter because the Company pays a percentage of earnings rather than a fixed amount per... More