Skip Potter
On January 6, 2025, Skip Potter, Executive Vice President, Chief Digital Information Officer of Columbia Sportswear Company (the “Company”), departed the Company.
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Columbia Sportswear Q2 net sales up 2% to $614.4M; EPS $0.52 vs loss; tariff refund boosts results
Net sales $614.4M (+2% YoY); operating income $30.9M vs prior-year loss of $23.6M.
Columbia Sportswear shareholders approve amended stock plan, increase shares authorized to 9M
Amended 2020 Stock Incentive Plan approved with 41.0M for, 6.9M against; adds 4.5M shares to authorized pool.
Columbia Q1 EPS falls to $0.65 from $0.75; raises FY26 EPS guidance to $3.55-$4.00
Q1 net sales $779M (flat YoY); gross margin 50.7% (down 20 bps); operating income $42M (-10%).
Columbia Sportswear enters $500M unsecured revolving credit facility, replacing prior agreement
New $500M unsecured revolving credit facility matures March 19, 2031; replaces 2022 facility with no outstanding borrowings.
Columbia Q4 net sales down 2%, FY25 EPS $3.24; FY26 outlook EPS $3.20-$3.65 amid tariff headwinds
Q4 net sales $1.07B (-2% YoY), operating income $116.7M (-15%), diluted EPS $1.73 vs $1.80.
Columbia Sportswear appoints Bragdon and Boyle as co-presidents in succession plan
Peter J. Bragdon named President overseeing international, Mountain Hardwear, prAna, SOREL brands.
Columbia Q3 EPS $0.95 vs $1.56; operating income down 40% on impairment charges
Net sales up 1% to $943.4M; operating income fell 40% to $67.4M (includes $29M impairment for prAna and Mountain Hardwear).
Columbia Sportswear Q2 sales up 6% to $605M; operating loss improves; declares $0.30 dividend
Q2 net sales $605.2M, +6% YoY; operating loss narrowed to $23.6M from $23.8M.
Columbia Sportswear shareholders reelect all 10 directors, reject GHG emissions target proposal
97.5% of outstanding shares voted at June 5 annual meeting.
Columbia Sportswear Q1 sales up 1% to $778.5M, EPS $0.75; withdraws FY outlook on tariff uncertainty
Net sales $778.5M (+1% YoY, +3% constant-currency); operating income $46.5M (+4%).
Columbia Sportswear Q4 EPS $1.80, sales +3%; FY sales -3%; declares $0.30 dividend
Q4 net sales $1,096.6M (+3% YoY); operating income $137.3M (+21%); diluted EPS $1.80 (+16%).
Chief Digital Information Officer Skip Potter leaves Columbia Sportswear; CFO takes over interim
Skip Potter, EVP and Chief Digital Information Officer, departed Columbia Sportswear on January 6, 2025.
Columbia Q3 net sales down 5% to $931.8M; EPS $1.56 vs $1.70
Net sales $931.8M (-5% YoY); diluted EPS $1.56 (-8% YoY).
Columbia Q2 net sales down 8% to $570M, loss per share $0.20; FY outlook updated
Net sales $570.2M (-8% YoY); operating loss $23.8M vs income $6.2M.
Columbia Sportswear shareholders elect all 10 directors, ratify auditor, approve executive pay
97.1% of shares voted (57.75M of 59.47M); all 10 director nominees elected with >97% of votes cast.
Columbia Sportswear Q1 net sales down 6% to $770M; EPS falls 4% to $0.71
Net sales $770M vs $820.6M in Q1 2023, down 6% YoY.
Columbia Sportswear Q4 net sales down 9% to $1.06B; EPS falls 23% to $1.55
Q4 net sales $1,060M, down 9% YoY (10% constant-currency); operating income $113.1M, down 27%.
Appointment effective January 9, 2024; Denson serves as independent director and Audit Committee member.
Columbia Q3 net sales up 3% to $985.7M; EPS down 6% to $1.70; dividend declared
Net sales $985.7M (+3% YoY); operating income $134.6M (-7%).
Columbia Q2 sales +7% to $620.9M; EPS $0.14; declares $0.30 dividend
Net sales $620.9M, up 7% (constant-currency +9%) YoY; operating income $6.2M, down 29%.
Columbia Sportswear Board adopts annual advisory vote on executive compensation
Board determined to hold annual advisory vote on exec compensation after shareholders voted for annual frequency.
Columbia Sportswear shareholders elect all nine directors, ratify auditor at 2023 annual meeting
All nine director nominees elected; Timothy P. Boyle received 57,044,920 votes for, 1,307,258 against/withheld.
Columbia Sportswear Q1 EPS $0.74 vs $1.03; revenue up 8% to $820.6M; operating income down 33%
Net sales $820.6M (+8% YoY); operating income $56.4M (6.9% margin) vs $83.7M (11.0%) last year.
Columbia Sportswear Q4 sales up 4% record $1.17B; EPS down 15% to $2.02; takes prAna impairment
Q4 net sales $1,169.6M (+4% YoY); operating income $155.4M (-27%); diluted EPS $2.02 (-15%).
Columbia Sportswear amends bylaws to tighten shareholder nomination rules
Amended and restated bylaws adopted Jan 27, 2023, effective immediately.
Columbia Sportswear reports record Q3 sales of $955M, EPS $1.80 (+18% YoY), declares $0.30 dividend
Q3 net sales $955M (record), +19% YoY; operating income $145.3M (+9%).
Columbia Sportswear sets 2025 net sales target of $4.5-4.7B, EPS $7.35-7.95
3-year CAGR of 9-11% net sales growth to $4.5-4.7B by 2025 from 2022 base.
Columbia Sportswear Q2 2022: EPS down 82% to $0.11; net sales up 2% to record $578.1M
Net sales up 2% (4% constant-currency) to record $578.1M; operating income fell 75% to $8.8M.
Columbia Sportswear enters $500M unsecured revolving credit facility maturing 2027
Credit agreement with JPMorgan Chase as admin agent provides up to $500M for working capital & general corporate purposes.
Columbia Sportswear appoints Christiana Smith Shi to board, effective July 8, 2022
Christiana Smith Shi appointed as independent director and Audit Committee member.
Columbia Sportswear annual meeting results: all directors elected, auditor ratified
All eight director nominees elected; e.g., Timothy P. Boyle: 57,090,042 votes for.
Columbia Sportswear Q1 net sales up 22% to $761.5M; EPS $1.03; adds $500M buyback
Q1 net sales record $761.5M (+22% YoY); diluted EPS $1.03 (+23% from $0.84).
Director Walter T. Klenz will not stand for re-election at Columbia Sportswear's 2022 annual meeting
Walter T. Klenz, director since 2000, decided not to stand for re-election at the 2022 Annual Shareholders' Meeting.
Columbia Sportswear reports record Q4 sales $1.13B, EPS $2.39, raises dividend 15%
Q4 net sales record $1,129.7M, +23% YoY; diluted EPS $2.39, +66% vs Q4 2020.
Columbia Sportswear Q3 net sales up 15% to $804.7M, EPS $1.52 (+62%), declares $0.26 dividend
Q3 2021 net sales $804.7M (+15% YoY); operating income $133.5M (+56%); diluted EPS $1.52 (+62%).
Columbia Sportswear EVP Global Omni-Channel Franco Fogliato resigns; transition ends Sept 3
Franco Fogliato resigns as EVP, Global Omni-Channel, effective after transition ending September 3, 2021.
Columbia Sportswear reports record Q2 2021; raises full-year outlook
Q2 net sales $566.4M, up 79% YoY; operating income $35.0M vs loss of $70.3M.
On January 6, 2025, Skip Potter, Executive Vice President, Chief Digital Information Officer of Columbia Sportswear Company (the “Company”), departed the Company.
appointed Charles Denson to the Board as an independent director, effective immediately.
On July 8, 2022, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Columbia Sportswear Company (the “Company”) appointed Christiana Smith Shi to the Board as an independent director, effective immediately.
On February 1, 2022, Walter T. Klenz informed Columbia Sportswear Company (the “Company”) of his decision not to stand for re-election to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) when his term expires at the Company’s 2022 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting.
On August 5, 2021, Franco Fogliato, Executive Vice President, Global Omni-Channel, notified Columbia Sportswear Company (the “Company”) of his intent to resign from his position effective after a brief transition period ending September 3, 2021.
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