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Johnson Outdoors Q2 net sales fall 13%; EPS drops to $0.21 from $1.45
JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC
- Net sales $175.9M, down 13% from $202.1M; all four segments faced challenging conditions.
- Operating loss of $0.25M vs operating profit of $11.4M in prior year Q2.
- Diluted EPS $0.21 vs $1.45; net income $2.2M vs $14.9M.
- Gross margin declined to 34.9% from 37.3% due to overhead absorption and promotions.
- Board approved quarterly dividend; payable April 25 to shareholders of record April 11.