---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001171843-24-000536"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "JOUT"
cik: "0000788329"
company_name: "JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC"
filed_at: "2024-02-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-06T10:20:59.413487+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Johnson Outdoors Q1 sales down 22% to $138.6M; EPS $0.38 vs $0.57

## Summary
- Net sales $138.6M, down 22% YoY; diluted EPS $0.38 vs $0.57; operating profit ~$0.05M vs $5.5M.
- Fishing sales down ~20% on high retail inventories and lower demand; Camping down 49% (half from sale of Military/Commercial tents).
- Diving sales down 8% (6% FX headwind); Watercraft Recreation down 50% on reduced market demand.
- Gross margin improved to 38.1% from 35.2% on lower material costs and freight; cash $114.2M, up $10.8M YoY.
- Company cites tough marketplace, high retail inventories; focusing on cost savings and inventory management.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001171843-24-000536
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: JOUT
- cik: 0000788329
- company_name: JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC
- filed_at: 2024-02-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/788329/000117184324000536/0001171843-24-000536-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/788329/000117184324000536/f8k_020124.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC reported first fiscal quarter ended December 29, 2023 results: revenue $138.6 million, net income $4.0 million, EPS $0.38 per diluted share.
  - Period: first fiscal quarter ended December 29, 2023
  - Revenue: $138.6 million
  - Net income: $4.0 million
  - EPS: $0.38 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: on investing in innovation and marketing to position our brands for success.” FIRST QUARTER RESULTS Total Company net sales in the first quarter declined 22 percent to $138.6 million compared to $178.3 million in the prior year first fiscal quarter. Key contributing factors include: Fishing sales declined by approximately 20 percent driven by high retail
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/788329/000117184324000536/0001171843-24-000536-index.htm

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