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Johnson Outdoors’ Shares Rebound Day After Q1 Miss

Shares of Johnson Outdoors climbed $1.75, or 3 percent, to $61.02 at market close Tuesday despite its previous day report of a first-quarter earnings and revenue miss. The company’s shares had slid after Monday it reported revenue dropped 10.4 percent to $104.4 million in the first quarter ended December 28, missing analysts’ estimates by $12.4 million. EPS of 35 cents missed expectations by 4 cents.

Moody’s Lowers Academy’s Debt Ratings Again

Moody’s Investors Service downgraded Academy’s debt for the second time since September 2018. The downgrades reflect Moody’s expectations for continued weak earnings and credit metrics in the near term, driven by a challenging operating environment, the transition of the company’s merchandising assortment, margin pressure from the mix shift to e-commerce and investments needed to improve the store and digital experience.

Firearms Background Checks Drop In December

FBI background checks, as adjusted by the NSSF, continued their trend of year-over-year declines, falling 7.8 percent in December to 1.49 million from 1.62 million in December 2017 on an NSSF-adjusted basis.

Sentry Products Group Appoints VP Of Sales

Sentry Products Group announced that Steve Hoffa has joined the firm as vice president of sales. Hoffa, formerly with Alpha Guardian (Cannon Safe/GunVault/Stack-On) and BLACKHAWK!, brings 20 years of sales and operations experience to the team.

Leatherman Launches Ambassador Program

Leatherman Tool Group Inc. announced the launch of its first-ever ambassador program featuring “a collective of passionate storytellers, each embodying Tim Leatherman’s spirit of unwavering perseverance and commitment to hard work.”