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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-22-004884"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RCKY"
cik: "0000895456"
company_name: "ROCKY BRANDS, INC."
filed_at: "2022-03-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T03:20:45.183236+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Rocky Brands Q4 net sales surge 93.4% to $169.5M, driven by acquired Boston Group brands

## Summary
- Q4 2021 net income $12.5M ($1.69 diluted EPS); adjusted EPS $1.86, up 34.3% YoY.
- Full-year net sales $514.2M (+85.4%); wholesale segment sales +110.8%.
- Acquired Boston Group brands contributed $79.3M in Q4 sales.
- Gross margin fell to 37.3% from 41.2% due to higher freight costs and mix shift.
- Integration of Honeywell acquisition complete; focus on synergies and operational excellence.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-22-004884
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RCKY
- cik: 0000895456
- company_name: ROCKY BRANDS, INC.
- filed_at: 2022-03-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- 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/895456/000143774922004884/0001437749-22-004884-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/895456/000143774922004884/rcky20211201_8k.htm

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