AXIL Stock Q4 FY2026: AXIL Brands Had A Record Year - And Direct Sales Fell
AXIL Brands (AXIL) Q4 FY2026 โ AXIL Brands filed its FY2026 Form 10-K AFTER THE CLOSE on Tuesday August 18 (accepted 16:10:54 ET per the EDGAR filing-index page), with the results 8-K at 16:15:27 ET and the call at 5:00pm ET. The reaction session is Wednesday Aug 19 and it is fully settled: the shares closed USD5.90 against Tuesday's USD6.65 - DOWN 11.28 pct close to close, the 12th worst of 629 sessions since it began trading as AXIL Brands in February 2024, on 78,016 shares, 10.1x the 20-session median. The tape had already run PLUS 20.91 pct in the four sessions into the filing, so 65.2 pct of that run was handed back. AXIL Brands is a Beverly Hills consumer-products company that designs and sells AXIL hearing protection and hearing enhancement products - earplugs, earmuffs and electronic ear buds - for shooting sports, hunting, industrial and public-safety use, plus the Reviv3 Procare hair and skin care brand. It reports under US GAAP with a fiscal year ending 31 May and 96 pct of revenue is sold in the United States. Fifteen people run it. In FY2026 the hearing segment was 95.8 pct of revenue and the retail footprint went from roughly 1,800 doors to about 6,000, including approximately 1,250 Walmart locations. THE CALL: HOLD (3/5, MEDIUM - A REAL RECORD YEAR, A DIFFERENT COMPANY UNDERNEATH IT, AND A PRICE THAT ALREADY REFLECTS BOTH) โ base-case value ~$5.68 vs ~$5.9 today. KEY METRICS: - FY2026 revenue USD30,847,570, up 17.5 pct; gross profit USD21,379,747 at a 69.3 pct margin, down from 71.0 pct; operating expenses up only 5.3 pct to USD18,402,704; income from operations USD2,977,043, up 156.3 pct; net income USD2,699,349 versus USD854,988; diluted EPS USD0.33 versus USD0.10; adjusted EBITDA USD4,039,411, 13.1 pct of sales, against 9.3 pct. - Q4 FY2026 revenue USD8,562,463, up 48.9 pct; gross margin 72.0 pct versus 70.0 pct; income from operations USD1,447,995 against USD46,087; net income USD1,457,126 against a USD245,575 loss; diluted EPS USD0.18 against the USD0.14 single-analyst estimate, on revenue 6.2 pct BELOW the USD9,125,000 estimated - an EPS beat and a revenue miss in one print. - Channel and cash: direct-to-consumer USD19,939,196, down 4.5 pct; retail and wholesale USD10,808,374, up 100.7 pct; direct share of revenue 79.5 pct to 64.6 pct. Accounts receivable USD1,003,945 to USD4,748,966, up 373 pct; inventory up 74.4 pct; operating cash flow MINUS USD9,635 against USD1,928,661. Cash USD4,462,040 at 31 May and approximately USD7,420,000 at 14 August, no borrowings. What to watch: The FY2026 Form 10-K, accepted 16:10:54 ET on 18 August 2026, and the results 8-K accepted five minutes later. Note 13's disaggregation-of-revenue table - which appears in the 10-K and in no other document - shows direct-to-consumer revenue FELL 4.5 pct to USD19.94M while retail and wholesale DOUBLED to USD10.81M, so wholesale supplied 118 pct of the year's revenue increase. Note 12 shows one customer at 23 pct of revenue and 69 pct of hearing-segment receivables, from none above 10 pct a year earlier. Also on YouTube: @ChargedAlpha DISCLAIMER: For informational and educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Do your own research before any investment decision.