---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001171843-23-007504"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "JOUT"
cik: "0000788329"
company_name: "JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC"
filed_at: "2023-12-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-07T15:51:40.780336+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Johnson Outdoors FY2023 EPS $1.90, revenue down 11%; Q4 operating loss $22.6M

## Summary
- FY2023 revenue $663.8M, down 11% YoY; operating profit $11.7M, down 82% from $66.3M.
- Net income $19.5M ($1.90/diluted share) vs $44.5M ($4.37); Q4 net loss $16.0M.
- Segment: Fishing -6%, Diving +8%, Camping -$25M (incl. sale of tents), Watercraft -$27.2M.
- Cash $152.6M, no debt; quarterly dividend increased 3% (paid Oct 27, 2023).
- CFO: cost savings program in place; higher inventories; focus on FY2024 profitability.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001171843-23-007504
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: JOUT
- cik: 0000788329
- company_name: JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC
- filed_at: 2023-12-08T23:59:59+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/788329/000117184323007504/0001171843-23-007504-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/788329/000117184323007504/f8k_120823.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC reported the fiscal year ended September 29, 2023 results: revenue $663.8 million, net income $19.5 million, EPS $1.90 per diluted share.
  - Period: the fiscal year ended September 29, 2023
  - Revenue: $663.8 million
  - Net income: $19.5 million
  - EPS: $1.90 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Recreation Maintained debt-free balance sheet and strong cash position Increased quarterly dividend to shareholders FISCAL 2023 RESULTS Total Company revenue fell 11 percent to $663.8 million versus fiscal 2022 revenue of $743.4 million. Key factors in the year-over-year comparison were: Fishing revenue decreased 6 percent as demand moderated to pre-pandemic levels
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/788329/000117184323007504/0001171843-23-007504-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.