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Smith & Wesson Holding Co.

(SWHC) is in the Manufacturing Industry

Market Cap:$253.9M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$295.9M
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Mfr. of Hand Guns, Law Enforcement Equipment & Sporting Goods

President & CEO
Michael F. Golden
Number of Employees 1,453
Contact Information

2100 Roosevelt Ave

Springfield, Massachusetts 01104

www.smith-wesso...

(413) 781-8300

NAICS Code Small Arms Manufacturing: 332994

Recent Events

  • Smith & Wesson Hits Above Target

    9/11/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation Completes Acquisition of Universal Safety Response, Inc.

    7/21/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • UPDATE 2-Smith & Wesson Q4 tops St; sees dip in Q1 order backlog

    6/22/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation to Acquire Universal Safety Response, Inc.

    6/18/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Raleigh Police Department Converts to Smith & Wesson M&P45 Pistols & M&P15 Tactical Rifles

    6/16/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

News & Analysis

smith & wesson holding co. - All News and Analysis

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Michael F. Golden President & CEO
William F. Spengler Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
John A. Kelly Vice President, Financial Planning and Control
Kenneth W. Chandler Vice President, Operations
Liz Sharp Vice President, IR
Thomas L. Taylor Vice President, Marketing
Paul Pluff Director, Marketing Services
Ann B. Makkiya General Counsel & Secretary
John B. Furman Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Barry M. Monheit Chair of Board
David M. Stone Board of Directors
I. Marie Wadecki Board of Directors
Jeffrey D. Buchanan Board of Directors
Mitchell A. Saltz Board of Directors
Robert L. Scott Vice Chairman

Organization Position Status
Smith & Wesson Corp. President & CEO Current
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation President & CEO Current
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Current
MGI PHARMA Inc. CFO & Executive Vice President Current
Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc. Director Current
MGI PHARMA Inc. Senior Vice President, Intl & Corp Development Former
The Black & Decker Corporation Vice President of Finance Former
Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc. Elected A Director Former
New York University MBA degree in accounting Former
Yale University BA in economics Former

Organization Position Status
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation Vice President, Financial Planning and Control Current
Smith & Wesson Corp. CFO Former
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation CFO & Treasurer Former

Organization Position Status
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation Vice President, Operations Current

Organization Position Status
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation Vice President, IR Current
Niri Arizona Vice President of Investor Relations Current
Niri Arizona Secretary Current
Arizona State University Masters In Business Administration Former
Arizona State University Bachelor's Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Smith & Wesson Corp. Vice President, Marketing Current
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation Vice President, Marketing Current

Organization Position Status
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation Director, Marketing Services Current
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation Director, Marketing Services Former

Organization Position Status
Smith & Wesson Corp. General Counsel & Secretary Current
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation General Counsel & Secretary Current
Smith & Wesson Corp. Secretary Current

Barry M. Monheit has served as a director of our company since February 2004. Mr. Monheit is a consultant focusing on financial and operational issues in the corporate restructuring field. From July 1992 until January 1, 2005, Mr. Monheit was associated in various capacities with FTI Consulting, Inc., a multi-disciplined consulting firm listed on the New York Stock Exchange, serving as the President of its Financial Consulting Division from May 1999 through November 2001. Mr. Monheit was a partner with Arthur Andersen & Co. from August 1988 until July 1992, serving as partner-in-charge of its New York Consulting Division and partner-incharge of its U.S. Bankruptcy and Reorganization Practice.

Organization Position Status
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation Chair of Board Current

David M. Stone has served as a director of our company since September 2006. Admiral Stone has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of The Alacrity Homeland Group, a provider of strategic planning, government affairs, and corporate development services dealing with Homeland Security and critical infrastructure protection, since January 2006. Admiral Stone also serves as Founder, President, and CEO of The Alacrity Solutions Corporation, a provider of tailored consulting services to high technology companies that he established in November 2005. Admiral Stone was the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for the Transportation Security Administration from December 2003 until June 2005, the Deputy Chief of Staff at the Transportation Security Administration from August 2003 to December 2003, and the Homeland Federal Security Director at Los Angeles International Airport from July 2002 until May 2003. Admiral Stone retired in April 2002 after a 28 year career in the United States Navy achieving the rank of Rear Admiral. Admiral Stone is a director of BEI Precision Systems and Space Company Inc., Skyport Global Communications Corporation, and S2 Global Corporation.

Organization Position Status
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation Board of Directors Current

I. Marie Wadecki has served as a director of our company since September 2002. Ms. Wadecki served as the Corporate Budget Director of the McLaren Health Care Corporation, a Michigan-based $3.1 billion seven hospital health care system, from January 2001 until her retirement in September 2007. Ms. Wadecki was employed by McLaren for more than 30 years, holding positions of increasing responsibility. Ms. Wadecki is a member of theNational Association of Corporate Directors, the American College of Healthcare Executives, and Women Business Leaders of the U.S. Healthcare Industry Foundation. In July 2008, Ms. Wadecki received the Certificate of Director Education from the Corporate Directors Institute of the National Association of Corporate Directors.

Organization Position Status
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation Board of Directors Current

Jeffrey D. Buchanan has served as a director of our company since November 2004. Mr. Buchanan is currently a Senior Managing Director of Alare Capital Securities, L.L.C., a registered broker dealer. From 2005 to 2006, Mr. Buchanan was principal of Echo Advisors, Inc., a corporate consulting and advisory firm focusing on mergers, acquisitions, and strategic planning. Mr. Buchanan served as Executive Vice President of Three-Five Systems, Inc., a publicly traded electronic manufacturing services company, from June 1998 until February 2005; as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of that company from June 1996 until February 2005; and as Secretary of that company from May 1996 until February 2005. Mr. Buchanan served as Vice President – Finance, Administration, and Legal of that company from June 1996 until July 1998 and as Vice President – Legal and Administration of that company from May 1996 to June 1996. Mr. Buchanan served from June 1986 until May 1996 as a business lawyer with O'Connor, Cavanagh, Anderson, Killingsworth & Beshears, a professional association, most recently as a senior member of that firm. Mr. Buchanan was associated with the international law firm of Davis Wright Tremaine from 1984 to 1986, and he was a senior staff person at Deloitte & Touche from 1982 to 1984. Mr. Buchanan is a director of Synaptics Incorporated, a Nasdaq Global Select Market-listed company that is a leading worldwide developer and supplier of custom-designed user interface solutions, and a director of NuVision U.S., Inc., a privately owned display company. Three-Five Systems, Inc. filed a voluntary petition for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code on September 8, 2005.

Organization Position Status
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation Board of Directors Current

John B. Furman has served as a director of our company since April 2004. Mr. Furman is a consultant to public and private companies, with a focus on product commercialization, business transactions, and financial restructurings. Mr. Furman served as President and Chief Executive Officer of GameTech International, a publicly traded company involved in interactive bingo systems, from September 2004 until July 2005. Mr. Furman served as President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of Rural/Metro Corporation, a publicly owned provider of emergency and fire protection services, from August 1998 until January 2000. Mr. Furman was a senior member of the law firm of O'Connor, Cavanagh, Anderson, Killingsworth & Beshears, a professional association, from January 1983 until August 1998; he was Associate General Counsel of Waste Management, Inc., a New York Stock Exchange-listed provider of waste management services, from May 1977 until December 1983; and Vice President, Secretary, and General Counsel of the Warner Company, a New York Stock Exchange-listed company involved in industrial mineral extractions and processing, real estate development, and solid and chemical waste management, from November 1973 until April 1977. Mr. Furman is a director of MarineMax, Inc., a New York Stock Exchangelisted company that is the nation’s largest recreational boat dealer.

Organization Position Status
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation Director Current
MarineMax, Inc. Board of Directors Current
MarineMax, Inc. Audit Committee Member Current
GameTech International, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
Rural/Metro Corporation Chief Executive Officer Former
GameTech International, Inc. President Former
Rural/Metro Corporation President Former
Waste Management, Inc. Associate General Counsel Former
Rural/Metro Corporation Director Former
GameTech International, Inc. Director Former

Mitchell A. Saltz has served as a director of our company since October 1998. Mr. Saltz is a private investor. Mr. Saltz served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of our company from February 1998 through December 5, 2003. Mr. Saltz previously was a strategic investor and independent consultant.

Organization Position Status
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation Board of Directors Current

Robert L. Scott has served as a director of our company since December 1999. Mr. Scott is the chairman of the National Shooting Sports Foundation and a Governor of the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Institute. Mr. Scott served as a consultant to our company from May 2004 until February 2006; President of our company from December 1999 until September 2002; Chairman of our wholly owned subsidiary, Smith & Wesson Corp., from January 2003 through December 5, 2003; and the President of Smith & Wesson Corp. from May 2001 until December 2002. From December 1989 to December 1999, Mr. Scott served as Vice President of Sales and Marketing and later as Vice President of Business Development of Smith & Wesson Corp. prior to its acquisition by our company.

Organization Position Status
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation Vice Chairman Current
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation Board of Directors Former
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     SWHC $4.27 0.00 (0.00% )
Average Volume 1,321,920
Shares Outstanding 59.47M
Market Cap 253.9M
Year High 7.52
Year Low 1.67
Earnings Per Share -1.19
P/E Ratio -3.59
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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