---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001171843-23-000658"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "JOUT"
cik: "0000788329"
company_name: "JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC"
filed_at: "2023-02-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-20T01:28:57.155972+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Johnson Outdoors Q1 net sales up 16% to $178.3M, but EPS falls to $0.57 from $1.07

## Summary
- Net sales rose 16% YoY to $178.3M; diluted EPS dropped to $0.57 from $1.07.
- Gross margin contracted to 35.2% from 39.5% due to high material and freight costs.
- Fishing sales climbed 27%; Camping fell 18%; Watercraft Recreation fell 34%; Diving rose 16%.
- Operating profit $5.5M (prior year $13.8M); net income $5.9M ($10.9M).
- Cash and short-term investments $103.4M; quarterly dividend declared payable Jan 26, 2023.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001171843-23-000658
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: JOUT
- cik: 0000788329
- company_name: JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC
- filed_at: 2023-02-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/788329/000117184323000658/0001171843-23-000658-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/788329/000117184323000658/f8k_020223.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-23-000658.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC reported first fiscal quarter ended December 30, 2022 results: revenue $178.3 million, net income $5.9 million, EPS $0.57 per diluted share.
  - Period: first fiscal quarter ended December 30, 2022
  - Revenue: $178.3 million
  - Net income: $5.9 million
  - EPS: $0.57 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Total Company net sales in the first quarter increased 16 percent to $178.3 million compared to $153.5 million in the prior year first fiscal quarter.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/788329/000117184323000658/0001171843-23-000658-index.htm

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