Skip Potter
On January 6, 2025, Skip Potter, Executive Vice President, Chief Digital Information Officer of Columbia Sportswear Company (the “Company”), departed the Company.
Highest-materiality recent filing
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.
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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