---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001171843-23-002917"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "JOUT"
cik: "0000788329"
company_name: "JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC"
filed_at: "2023-05-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-15T18:42:24.275775+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Johnson Outdoors Q2 net income up to $1.45 EPS; revenue +7%

## Summary
- Net sales $202.1M (+7% YoY); net income $14.9M ($1.45 diluted EPS) vs $9.9M ($0.97) last year.
- Fishing sales +20% on price increases and improved supply; Camping -28%, Watercraft -44%.
- Operating profit fell to $11.4M from $15.4M; gross margin improved to 37.3% from 36.2%.
- Other income included $6.6M gain on sale of Military & Commercial Tents product lines.
- Cash & short-term investments $107.6M; Board declared quarterly dividend payable April 27.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001171843-23-002917
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: JOUT
- cik: 0000788329
- company_name: JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC
- filed_at: 2023-05-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- 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/788329/000117184323002917/0001171843-23-002917-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/788329/000117184323002917/f8k_050423.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC reported the second fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2023 results: revenue $202.1 million, net income $14.9 million, EPS $1.45 per diluted share.
  - Period: the second fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2023
  - Revenue: $202.1 million
  - Net income: $14.9 million
  - EPS: $1.45 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: on sustaining innovation leadership for the growth and success of our brands.” SECOND QUARTER RESULTS Total Company net sales in the second quarter increased 7 percent to $202.1 million compared to $189.6 million in the prior year second fiscal quarter. Key contributing factors include: Fishing sales increased by 20 percent, driven primarily by price increases
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/788329/000117184323002917/0001171843-23-002917-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC reported the first fiscal six-month period ended March 31, 2023 results: revenue $380.5 million, net income $20.7 million, EPS $2.02 per diluted share.
  - Period: the first fiscal six-month period ended March 31, 2023
  - Revenue: $380.5 million
  - Net income: $20.7 million
  - EPS: $2.02 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: second quarter. The effective tax rate was 25.5 percent compared to 25.1 percent in the prior year second quarter. YEAR-TO-DATE RESULTS Fiscal 2023 year-to-date net sales were $380.5 million, an 11 percent increase over last year’s first fiscal six-month period. Total Company operating profit declined to $16.9 million compared to $29.2 million in the prior fiscal
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/788329/000117184323002917/0001171843-23-002917-index.htm

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