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Net Sales
12 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2017
Disclosure Net Sales [Abstract]  
Net Sales

6. Net Sales

The following table sets forth the breakdown of net sales for the fiscal years ended April 30, 2017, 2016, and 2015, respectively (in thousands):

 

 

For the Year Ended April 30,

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Handguns

$

 

556,566

 

 

$

 

485,413

 

 

$

 

395,500

 

Long Guns

 

 

179,612

 

 

 

 

127,607

 

 

 

 

90,178

 

Walther

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

506

 

Other Products & Services

 

 

36,819

 

 

 

 

39,045

 

 

 

 

45,038

 

     Firearms Segment

 

 

772,997

 

 

 

 

652,065

 

 

 

 

531,222

 

Outdoor Products & Accessories Segment

 

 

130,191

 

 

 

 

70,843

 

 

 

 

20,640

 

     Total Net Sales

$

 

903,188

 

 

$

 

722,908

 

 

$

 

551,862

 

All of our firearms are currently sold under our Smith & Wesson, M&P, Performance Center, and Thompson/Center Arms brands. Depending upon the product or service, our firearm customers include distributors; federal, state, and municipal law enforcement agencies and officers; government and military agencies; businesses; retailers; and consumers. We sell outdoor products & accessories under our Caldwell, Wheeler, Tipton, Thompson/Center Arms, Frankford Arsenal, Lockdown, Hooyman, BOG-POD, Golden Rod, Non-Typical, Crimson Trace, Imperial, Schrade, Old Timer, UST, and KeyGear brands.  Our outdoor products and accessories customers are generally businesses, distributors, retailers, and consumers.

We sell our products worldwide. The following table sets forth the breakdown of export net sales included in the above table. Our export net sales accounted for 3%, 3%, and 4% of total net sales for the fiscal years ended April 30, 2017, 2016, and 2015, respectively (in thousands):

 

 

For the Year Ended April 30,

 

 

Region

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

Europe

$

 

11,545

 

 

$

 

8,913

 

 

$

 

8,164

 

 

Asia

 

 

4,046

 

 

 

 

3,989

 

 

 

 

1,463

 

 

Latin America

 

 

1,778

 

 

 

 

2,593

 

 

 

 

1,643

 

 

All others international

 

 

10,418

 

 

 

 

9,120

 

 

 

 

11,570

 

 

     Total international net sales

$

 

27,787

 

 

$

 

24,615

 

 

$

 

22,840

 

 

Our Firearm and Outdoor Products & Accessories businesses own tooling that is located at various suppliers in Asia and North America.