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Net Sales
12 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2018
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, 2018, 2017, and 2016 (in thousands):

 

 

For the Years Ended April 30,

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Handguns

$

 

326,290

 

 

$

 

556,566

 

 

$

 

485,413

 

Long Guns

 

 

90,222

 

 

 

 

179,612

 

 

 

 

127,607

 

Other Products & Services

 

 

32,474

 

 

 

 

36,819

 

 

 

 

39,045

 

Firearms Segment

 

 

448,986

 

 

 

 

772,997

 

 

 

 

652,065

 

Outdoor Products & Accessories Segment

 

 

157,864

 

 

 

 

130,191

 

 

 

 

70,843

 

Total Net Sales

$

 

606,850

 

 

$

 

903,188

 

 

$

 

722,908

 

We sell our products and services in our Firearms segment under our Smith & Wesson, M&P, Performance Center, Gemtech, Thompson/Center Arms, and Smith & Wesson Precision Components brands. Depending upon the product or service, our firearm customers primarily include distributors; federal, state, and municipal law enforcement agencies and officers; government and military agencies; businesses; and retailers. We sell our outdoor products & accessories products under our Caldwell, Wheeler, Tipton, Frankford Arsenal, Smith & Wesson, M&P, Thompson/Center Arms, Lockdown, Hooyman, BOG-POD, Golden Rod, Non-Typical, Crimson Trace, Imperial, Schrade, Old Timer, Bubba Blade, UST, and KeyGear brands.  Our outdoor products and accessories customers are generally, 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 5%, 3%, and 3% of total net sales for the fiscal years ended April 30, 2018, 2017, and 2016, respectively (in thousands):

 

 

For the Years Ended April 30,

 

 

Region

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

Europe

$

 

9,586

 

 

$

 

11,545

 

 

$

 

8,913

 

 

Asia

 

 

4,725

 

 

 

 

4,046

 

 

 

 

3,989

 

 

Latin America

 

 

2,038

 

 

 

 

1,778

 

 

 

 

2,593

 

 

All others international

 

 

12,388

 

 

 

 

10,418

 

 

 

 

9,120

 

 

Total international net sales

$

 

28,737

 

 

$

 

27,787

 

 

$

 

24,615

 

 

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