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Issuer:     COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR CO (COLM)
CIK:        0001050797
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-10-27T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001050797-22-000071
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Columbia Sportswear reports record Q3 sales of $955M, EPS $1.80 (+18% YoY), declares $0.30 dividend
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- Q3 net sales $955M (record), +19% YoY; operating income $145.3M (+9%).
- Diluted EPS $1.80, +18% from $1.52 in Q3 2021.
- Gross margin contracted 270 bps to 48.0% due to elevated freight costs and higher promotional activity.
- Board declared quarterly cash dividend of $0.30 per share, payable Dec 1 to record holders Nov 17.
- Full-year 2022 financial outlook updated; specifics not provided in attached exhibits.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1050797/000105079722000071/0001050797-22-000071-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1050797/000105079722000071/colm-20221027.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001050797-22-000071

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