secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC (JOUT)
CIK:        0000788329
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-07T13:02:42+00:00
Accession:  0001171843-26-005346
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Johnson Outdoors Q3 EPS $1.42 vs $0.75; sales up 5% to $189.7M
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- Net sales $189.7M (+5% YoY); operating income $18.3M vs $7.3M; net income $14.9M ($1.42 diluted EPS) vs $7.7M ($0.75).
- Gross margin 45.3% vs 37.6%; ~$15M tariff refunds aided margin; Fishing +7%, Diving +10%, Camping & Watercraft -13%.
- Fiscal YTD sales $525.1M (+15%), net income $21.1M ($2.00/diluted share) vs net loss $(5.2M) prior year.
- Cash/short-term investments $175.2M; capex $16.4M in quarter; quarterly dividend payable July 30, 2026 approved.
- CFO notes cautious cost outlook as tariff policies evolve; inventory increased to support demand.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/788329/000117184326005346/0001171843-26-005346-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/788329/000117184326005346/f8k_080726.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-26-005346

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