---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001171843-22-007926"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "JOUT"
cik: "0000788329"
company_name: "JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC"
filed_at: "2022-12-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-21T07:07:06.577343+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Johnson Outdoors FY22 net income down 47% to $44.5M ($4.37 EPS); revenue flat at $743.4M

## Summary
- Net income $44.5M ($4.37 diluted EPS) vs $83.4M ($8.21) in FY21; operating profit fell 40% to $66.3M.
- Revenue $743.4M, down 1% from $751.7M; gross margin contracted 8 points to 36.5% on higher material costs.
- Fishing segment revenue down 5% due to supply chain disruptions; Camping up 12%, Diving up 14%, Watercraft up 2%.
- Q4 sales rose 18% to $196.4M as supply chain eased; Q4 net income $9.7M vs $6.9M a year ago.
- Debt-free with $129.8M cash; board approved a 3% dividend increase (paid Oct 27, 2022).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001171843-22-007926
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: JOUT
- cik: 0000788329
- company_name: JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC
- filed_at: 2022-12-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/788329/000117184322007926/0001171843-22-007926-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/788329/000117184322007926/f8k_120822.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC reported fiscal year ended September 30, 2022 results: revenue $743.4 million, net income $44.5 million, EPS $4.37 per diluted share.
  - Period: fiscal year ended September 30, 2022
  - Revenue: $743.4 million
  - Net income: $44.5 million
  - EPS: $4.37 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: segments Awards for new product innovation Debt-free balance sheet Increased quarterly dividend to shareholders FISCAL 2022 RESULTS Total Company revenue fell 1 percent to $743.4 million versus fiscal 2021 revenue of $751.7 million. Key factors in the year-over-year comparison were: In Fishing, despite continued strong demand, revenue declined by 5 percent driven
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/788329/000117184322007926/0001171843-22-007926-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC reported fiscal fourth quarter ended September 30, 2022 results: revenue $196.4 million, net income $9.7 million.
  - Period: fiscal fourth quarter ended September 30, 2022
  - Revenue: $196.4 million
  - Net income: $9.7 million
  - Result: reported results
  source text: effective tax rate was 24.4 percent compared to the previous fiscal year’s rate of 26.2 percent. FOURTH QUARTER RESULTS Total Company net sales in the fiscal fourth quarter were $196.4 million, an 18 percent increase from the prior fiscal year fourth quarter’s sales, as supply availability in our Fishing business started to improve. Operating profit of $13.3 million in
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/788329/000117184322007926/0001171843-22-007926-index.htm

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