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Sportsman's Warehouse Holdings, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2021 Financial Results
WEST JORDAN, Utah, Dec. 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sportsman's Warehouse Holdings, Inc. ("Sportsman's Warehouse" or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: SPWH) today

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[{"type":"text","content":"WEST JORDAN, Utah, Dec. 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sportsman's Warehouse Holdings, Inc. (\"Sportsman's Warehouse\" or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: SPWH) today announced financial results for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended October 30, 2021. “I am very proud of our team and pleased with the performance of the business during the third quarter.” said Jon Barker, Sportsman’s Warehouse CEO. “Despite a very difficult comparison and the terminated merger agreement with the Great Outdoors Group, Inc., our team has been able to achieve incredible results in the quarter and year-to-date periods.” Notable Achievements Topline sales growth of 4% for the third quarter compared to the third quarter of fiscal year 2020, which includes the opening of 7 new stores in an 8 week period. As of today, the Company has opened 10 stores in fiscal 2021, including in 2 new states. This brings our total store count to 122 stores in 29 states.Same store sales decline of 1.5% for the third quarter of fiscal year 2021 compared to the third quarter of fiscal year 2020. Compared to the same period of 2019, the Company saw same store sales growth of 39.4%.E-commerce sales growth of over 15% for the third quarter of fiscal year 2021 versus the same period of fiscal year 2020. The Company saw over 260% E-commerce sales growth compared to the same period in fiscal year 2019.Significant growth of our customer database with new co-branded Explorewards credit card issuances up over 100% and collected customer e-mail addresses up over 30% year-to-date. For the thirteen weeks ended October 30, 2021: Net sales were $401.0 million, an increase of $15.3 million, or 4.0%, compared to the third quarter of fiscal year 2020, primarily due to the opening of seven new stores since October 31, 2020. Compared to the third quarter of fiscal year 2019, net sales increased 65.3% from $242.5 million. Same store sales decreased 1.5% during the third quarter of fiscal year 2021 compared to the third quarter of fiscal year 2020. Compared to the same period of 2019, same stores sales increased 39.4%. Gross profit was $129.6 million, or 32.3% of net sales, compared to $130.6 million, or 33.9% of net sales in the comparable prior year period, a year-over-year decrease of $1.0 million in gross profit and a 160-basis point decrease in gross profit margin. The decrease in gross profit ...