UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended July 2, 2021April 1, 2022

OR

  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from _________ to _________

Commission file number 0-16255

JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Wisconsin 39-1536083
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

555 Main Street, Racine, Wisconsin 53403
(Address of principal executive offices)

(262) 631-6600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading SymbolName of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, $.05 par value per shareJOUT
NASDAQ Global Select MarketSM

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes    No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).  Yes    No

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act: Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer Non-accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes   No

As of August 2, 2021, 8,915,636April 29, 2022, 8,960,188 shares of Class A and 1,211,5641,207,798 shares of Class B common stock of the Registrant were outstanding. 



JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC.


IndexPage No.
  
PART IFINANCIAL INFORMATION 
   
 Item 1.Financial Statements
   
  
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PART IIOTHER INFORMATION
  
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JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC.
PART I      FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.     Financial Statements

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)

Three Months EndedNine Months Ended Three Months EndedSix Months Ended
(thousands, except per share data)(thousands, except per share data)July 2, 2021June 26, 2020July 2, 2021June 26, 2020(thousands, except per share data)April 1, 2022April 2, 2021April 1, 2022April 2, 2021
Net salesNet sales$213,568 $138,390 $585,391 $429,528 Net sales$189,623 $206,156 $343,147 $371,823 
Cost of salesCost of sales116,057 75,828 319,596 238,222 Cost of sales121,038 112,902 213,931 203,539 
Gross profitGross profit97,511 62,562 265,795 191,306 Gross profit68,585 93,254 129,216 168,284 
Operating expenses:Operating expenses: Operating expenses: 
Marketing and sellingMarketing and selling37,604 27,863 106,205 90,874 Marketing and selling35,691 36,068 63,923 68,601 
Administrative management, finance and information systemsAdministrative management, finance and information systems15,646 14,867 42,848 31,032 Administrative management, finance and information systems10,249 14,311 22,479 27,202 
Research and developmentResearch and development6,162 6,903 19,050 17,876 Research and development7,216 6,839 13,625 12,888 
Total operating expensesTotal operating expenses59,412 49,633 168,103 139,782 Total operating expenses53,156 57,218 100,027 108,691 
Operating profitOperating profit38,099 12,929 97,692 51,524 Operating profit15,429 36,036 29,189 59,593 
Interest incomeInterest income(76)(170)(238)(1,309)Interest income(102)(80)(195)(162)
Interest expenseInterest expense35 35 102 105 Interest expense49 35 87 67 
Other (income) expense, net(934)(2,493)(4,567)205 
Other expense (income), netOther expense (income), net2,272 (1,229)1,498 (3,633)
Profit before income taxesProfit before income taxes39,074 15,557 102,395 52,523 Profit before income taxes13,210 37,310 27,799 63,321 
Income tax expenseIncome tax expense10,300 2,688 25,940 12,837 Income tax expense3,310 9,476 7,043 15,640 
Net incomeNet income$28,774 $12,869 $76,455 $39,686 Net income$9,900 $27,834 $20,756 $47,681 
Weighted average common shares - Basic:Weighted average common shares - Basic: Weighted average common shares - Basic: 
Class AClass A8,875 8,831 8,859 8,818 Class A8,914 8,863 8,902 8,852 
Class BClass B1,212 1,212 1,212 1,212 Class B1,208 1,212 1,208 1,212 
Participating securitiesParticipating securities49 31 42 25 Participating securities28 45 32 37 
Weighted average common shares - DilutiveWeighted average common shares - Dilutive10,136 10,074 10,113 10,055 Weighted average common shares - Dilutive10,150 10,120 10,142 10,101 
Net income per common share - Basic:Net income per common share - Basic: Net income per common share - Basic: 
Class AClass A$2.87 $1.29 $7.65 $3.99 Class A$0.99 $2.78 $2.07 $4.77 
Class BClass B$2.61 $1.17 $6.94 $3.62 Class B$0.90 $2.53 $1.88 $4.33 
Net income per common share - Diluted:Net income per common share - Diluted: Net income per common share - Diluted: 
Class AClass A$2.83 $1.27 $7.53 $3.93 Class A$0.97 $2.74 $2.04 $4.70 
Class BClass B$2.83 $1.27 $7.53 $3.93 Class B$0.97 $2.74 $2.04 $4.70 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(unaudited)
 
Three Months EndedNine Months Ended Three Months EndedSix Months Ended
(thousands)(thousands)July 2, 2021June 26, 2020July 2, 2021June 26, 2020(thousands)April 1, 2022April 2, 2021April 1, 2022April 2, 2021
Net incomeNet income$28,774 $12,869 $76,455 $39,686 Net income$9,900 $27,834 $20,756 $47,681 
Other comprehensive income: 
Other comprehensive income (loss):Other comprehensive income (loss): 
Foreign currency translation Foreign currency translation742 1,537 1,672 630  Foreign currency translation168 (1,512)(255)930 
Defined benefit pension plan: Defined benefit pension plan: Defined benefit pension plan:
Change in pension plans, net of tax of $41, $60, $108, and $101, respectively123 180 325 303 
Total other comprehensive income865 1,717 1,997 933 
Change in pension plans, net of tax of $6, $33, $11, and $67 respectivelyChange in pension plans, net of tax of $6, $33, $11, and $67 respectively16 101 32 202 
Total other comprehensive income (loss)Total other comprehensive income (loss)184 (1,411)(223)1,132 
Total comprehensive incomeTotal comprehensive income$29,639 $14,586 $78,452 $40,619 Total comprehensive income$10,084 $26,423 $20,533 $48,813 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(unaudited)
(thousands, except share data)(thousands, except share data)July 2, 2021October 2, 2020June 26, 2020(thousands, except share data)April 1, 2022October 1, 2021April 2, 2021
ASSETSASSETS ASSETS 
Current assets:Current assets: Current assets: 
Cash and cash equivalentsCash and cash equivalents$249,016 $212,437 $181,445 Cash and cash equivalents$113,186 $240,448 $186,921 
Accounts receivable, netAccounts receivable, net94,750 67,292 82,577 Accounts receivable, net119,517 71,321 130,139 
InventoriesInventories130,742 97,437 94,218 Inventories235,220 166,615 124,538 
Other current assetsOther current assets12,056 11,372 7,641 Other current assets11,232 12,880 9,171 
Total current assetsTotal current assets486,564 388,538 365,881 Total current assets479,155 491,264 450,769 
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $165,017, $156,541 and $152,646, respectively68,296 63,037 61,373 
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $170,277, $163,891 and $162,934, respectivelyProperty, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $170,277, $163,891 and $162,934, respectively80,155 71,510 65,749 
Right of use assetsRight of use assets43,741 40,666 37,669 Right of use assets47,225 49,032 43,489 
Deferred income taxesDeferred income taxes11,526 10,679 11,482 Deferred income taxes13,142 13,129 11,334 
GoodwillGoodwill11,242 11,184 11,163 Goodwill11,235 11,221 11,231 
Other intangible assets, netOther intangible assets, net8,699 9,052 9,196 Other intangible assets, net8,504 8,633 8,753 
Other assetsOther assets29,327 22,870 20,845 Other assets29,373 29,498 27,655 
Total assetsTotal assets$659,395 $546,026 $517,609 Total assets$668,789 $674,287 $618,980 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITYLIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY 
Current liabilities:Current liabilities: Current liabilities: 
Accounts payableAccounts payable$54,991 $37,327 $31,026 Accounts payable$56,720 $56,744 $50,609 
Current lease liabilityCurrent lease liability5,281 6,587 5,900 Current lease liability6,080 5,938 5,715 
Accrued liabilities:Accrued liabilities: Accrued liabilities: 
Salaries, wages and benefitsSalaries, wages and benefits23,380 23,275 15,395 Salaries, wages and benefits18,712 26,820 18,221 
Accrued warrantyAccrued warranty13,773 10,849 10,913 Accrued warranty12,083 14,073 12,791 
Income taxes payableIncome taxes payable12,641 6,681 16,032 Income taxes payable4,027 9,436 11,277 
Accrued discounts and returnsAccrued discounts and returns6,224 5,113 5,751 Accrued discounts and returns6,768 6,633 9,406 
Accrued customer programsAccrued customer programs7,033 4,426 5,409 Accrued customer programs4,871 6,874 5,741 
OtherOther9,392 11,349 8,373 Other9,848 11,052 9,743 
Total current liabilitiesTotal current liabilities132,715 105,607 98,799 Total current liabilities119,109 137,570 123,503 
Non-current lease liabilityNon-current lease liability39,382 34,931 32,474 Non-current lease liability42,233 44,056 38,670 
Deferred income taxesDeferred income taxes1,411 1,418 1,642 Deferred income taxes1,653 1,599 1,384 
Retirement benefitsRetirement benefits954 853 1,042 Retirement benefits1,482 1,389 747 
Deferred compensation liabilityDeferred compensation liability27,881 21,585 19,525 Deferred compensation liability27,790 27,885 26,222 
Other liabilitiesOther liabilities4,728 3,532 2,593 Other liabilities1,936 3,283 4,718 
Total liabilitiesTotal liabilities207,071 167,926 156,075 Total liabilities194,203 215,782 195,244 
Shareholders’ equity:Shareholders’ equity: Shareholders’ equity: 
Common stock:Common stock: Common stock: 
Class A shares issued and outstanding: 8,915,636, 8,873,235 and 8,873,197, respectively448 443 443 
Class B shares issued and outstanding: 1,211,564, 1,211,564 and 1,211,602, respectively61 61 61 
Class A shares issued and outstanding: 8,960,104, 8,915,636 and 8,906,624, respectivelyClass A shares issued and outstanding: 8,960,104, 8,915,636 and 8,906,624, respectively450 448 447 
Class B shares issued and outstanding: 1,207,882, 1,211,564 and 1,211,564, respectivelyClass B shares issued and outstanding: 1,207,882, 1,211,564 and 1,211,564, respectively61 61 61 
Capital in excess of par valueCapital in excess of par value81,309 78,668 77,780 Capital in excess of par value84,978 82,899 80,183 
Retained earningsRetained earnings366,582 296,431 282,980 Retained earnings385,229 370,501 339,911 
Accumulated other comprehensive incomeAccumulated other comprehensive income6,714 4,717 2,491 Accumulated other comprehensive income7,163 7,386 5,849 
Treasury stock at cost, shares of Class A common stock: 42,598, 36,316 and 36,354, respectively(2,790)(2,220)(2,221)
Treasury stock at cost, shares of Class A common stock: 46,045, 42,598 and 41,977, respectivelyTreasury stock at cost, shares of Class A common stock: 46,045, 42,598 and 41,977, respectively(3,295)(2,790)(2,715)
Total shareholders’ equityTotal shareholders’ equity452,324 378,100 361,534 Total shareholders’ equity474,586 458,505 423,736 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equityTotal liabilities and shareholders’ equity$659,395 $546,026 $517,609 Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity$668,789 $674,287 $618,980 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.
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JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
(unaudited)

Nine Months Ended July 2, 2021
Six Months Ended April 1, 2022Six Months Ended April 1, 2022
(thousands except for shares)(thousands except for shares)SharesCommon StockCapital in
Excess of Par
Value
Retained
Earnings
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Treasury
Stock
(thousands except for shares)SharesCommon StockCapital in
Excess of Par
Value
Retained
Earnings
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Treasury
Stock
BALANCE AT OCTOBER 2, 202010,084,799 $504 $78,668 $296,431 $4,717 $(2,220)
BALANCE AT OCTOBER 1, 2021BALANCE AT OCTOBER 1, 202110,127,200 $509 $82,899 $370,501 $7,386 $(2,790)
Net incomeNet income— — — 10,856 — — 
Dividends declaredDividends declared— — — (3,005)— — 
Award of non-vested sharesAward of non-vested shares34,422 (2)— — — 
B to A conversionB to A conversion— — (154)— — 154 
Stock-based compensationStock-based compensation— — 1,126 — — — 
Currency translation adjustmentCurrency translation adjustment— — — — (423)— 
Change in pension plans, net of tax of $5Change in pension plans, net of tax of $5— — — — 16 — 
Purchase of treasury stock at costPurchase of treasury stock at cost(4,577)— — — — (461)
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2021BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 202110,157,045 $510 $83,869 $378,352 $6,979 $(3,097)
Net incomeNet income— — — 19,847 — — Net income— — — 9,900 — — 
Dividends declaredDividends declared— — — (2,094)— — Dividends declared— — — (3,023)— — 
Award of non-vested sharesAward of non-vested shares33,034 — — — — — Award of non-vested shares13,493 — — — — 
Stock-based compensationStock-based compensation— — 711 — — — Stock-based compensation— — 959 — — — 
Tax effects on stock based awardsTax effects on stock based awards— — — — — — 
Currency translation adjustmentCurrency translation adjustment— — — — 2,442 — Currency translation adjustment— — — — 168 — 
Change in pension plans, net of tax of $34— — — — 101 — 
Change in pension plans, net of tax of $6Change in pension plans, net of tax of $6— — — — 16 — 
Non-vested stock forfeituresNon-vested stock forfeitures(2,040)— 150 — — (150)
Purchase of treasury stock at costPurchase of treasury stock at cost(5,661)— — — — (495)Purchase of treasury stock at cost(512)— — — — (48)
BALANCE AT JANUARY 1, 202110,112,172 $504 $79,379 $314,184 $7,260 $(2,715)
Net income— — — 27,834 — — 
Dividends declared— — — (2,107)— — 
Award of non-vested shares6,016 (4)— — — 
Stock-based compensation— — 808 — — — 
Currency translation adjustment— — — — (1,512)— 
Change in pension plans, net of tax of $33— — — — 101 — 
BALANCE AT APRIL 1, 2022BALANCE AT APRIL 1, 202210,167,986 $511 $84,978 $385,229 $7,163 $(3,295)
BALANCE AT APRIL 2, 202110,118,188 $508 $80,183 $339,911 $5,849 $(2,715)
Net income— — — 28,774 — — 
Dividends declared— — — (2,103)— — 
Award of non-vested shares9,633 (1)— — — 
Stock-based compensation— — 1,052 — — — 
Restricted stock forfeitures(621)— 75 — — (75)
Currency translation adjustment— — — — 742 — 
Change in pension plans, net of tax of $41— — — 123 — 
BALANCE AT JULY 2, 202110,127,200 $509 $81,309 $366,582 $6,714 $(2,790)

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JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC.
Nine Months Ended June 26, 2020
(thousands except for shares)SharesCommon StockCapital in
Excess of Par
Value
Retained
Earnings
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Treasury
Stock
BALANCE AT SEPTEMBER 27, 201910,045,771 $504 $75,856 $248,377 $1,558 $(1,761)
Net income— — — 6,430 — — 
Dividends declared— — — (1,693)— — 
Award of non-vested shares31,571 — — — — — 
Stock-based compensation— — 667 — — — 
Currency translation adjustment— — — — 700 — 
Change in pension plans, net of tax of $21— — — — 61 — 
Purchase of treasury stock at cost(7,129)— — — — (460)
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 27, 201910,070,213 $504 $76,523 $253,114 $2,319 $(2,221)
Net income— — — 20,387 — — 
Dividends declared— — — (1,693)— — 
Award of non-vested shares12,396 — — — — — 
Stock-based compensation— — (286)— — — 
Currency translation adjustment— — — — (1,607)— 
Change in pension plans, net of tax of $20— — — — 62 — 
BALANCE AT MARCH 27, 202010,082,609 $504 $76,237 $271,808 $774 $(2,221)
Net income— — — 12,869 — — 
Dividends declared— — — (1,697)— — 
Issuance of stock under employee stock purchase plan2,190 — 126 — — — 
Stock-based compensation— — 1,417 — — — 
Currency translation adjustment— — — — 1,537 — 
Change in pension plans, net of tax of $60— — — — 180 — 
BALANCE AT JUNE 26, 202010,084,799 $504 $77,780 $282,980 $2,491 $(2,221)

Six Months Ended April 2, 2021
(thousands except for shares)SharesCommon StockCapital in
Excess of Par
Value
Retained
Earnings
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Treasury
Stock
BALANCE AT OCTOBER 2, 202010,084,799 $504 $78,668 $296,431 $4,717 $(2,220)
Net income— — — 19,847 — — 
Dividends declared— — — (2,094)— — 
Award of non-vested shares33,034 — — — — — 
Stock-based compensation— — 711 — — — 
Currency translation adjustment— — — — 2,442 — 
Change in pension plans, net of tax of $34— — — — 101 — 
Purchase of treasury stock at cost(5,661)— — — — (495)
BALANCE AT JANUARY 1, 202110,112,172 $504 $79,379 $314,184 $7,260 $(2,715)
Net income— — — 27,834 — — 
Dividends declared— — — (2,107)— — 
Award of non-vested shares6,016 (4)— — — 
Stock-based compensation— — 808 — — — 
Currency translation adjustment— — — — (1,512)— 
Change in pension plans, net of tax of $33— — — — 101 — 
BALANCE AT APRIL 2, 202110,118,188 $508 $80,183 $339,911 $5,849 $(2,715)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.
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JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
Nine Months Ended Six Months Ended
(thousands)(thousands)July 2, 2021June 26, 2020(thousands)April 1, 2022April 2, 2021
CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES 
CASH USED FOR OPERATING ACTIVITIESCASH USED FOR OPERATING ACTIVITIES 
Net incomeNet income$76,455 $39,686 Net income$20,756 $47,681 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used for operating activities:Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used for operating activities:Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used for operating activities:
DepreciationDepreciation9,660 9,303 Depreciation6,785 6,467 
Amortization of intangible assetsAmortization of intangible assets355 2,186 Amortization of intangible assets129 284 
Amortization of deferred financing costsAmortization of deferred financing costs20 20 Amortization of deferred financing costs17 13 
Stock based compensationStock based compensation2,571 1,798 Stock based compensation2,085 1,519 
Loss on disposal of productive assets44 149 
(Gain) loss on disposal of productive assets(Gain) loss on disposal of productive assets(1)99 
Deferred income taxesDeferred income taxes(860)(65)Deferred income taxes(4)(663)
Change in operating assets and liabilities:Change in operating assets and liabilities:Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, netAccounts receivable, net(26,789)(38,209)Accounts receivable, net(48,241)(62,441)
Inventories, netInventories, net(32,905)417 Inventories, net(68,853)(26,918)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilitiesAccounts payable and accrued liabilities26,502 5,613 Accounts payable and accrued liabilities(16,579)19,366 
Other current assetsOther current assets(659)3,710 Other current assets1,613 2,240 
Other non-current assetsOther non-current assets(6,077)(55)Other non-current assets— (166)
Other long-term liabilitiesOther long-term liabilities9,970 752 Other long-term liabilities(2,558)1,245 
Other, netOther, net(676)255 Other, net203 (681)
57,611 25,560  (104,648)(11,955)
CASH USED FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIESCASH USED FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES CASH USED FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES 
Proceeds from sale of productive assetsProceeds from sale of productive assets13 10 Proceeds from sale of productive assets
Capital expendituresCapital expenditures(15,481)(11,350)Capital expenditures(15,724)(9,828)
(15,468)(11,340) (15,722)(9,822)
CASH USED FOR FINANCING ACTIVITIESCASH USED FOR FINANCING ACTIVITIES CASH USED FOR FINANCING ACTIVITIES 
Common stock transactions126 
Dividends paidDividends paid(6,297)(5,078)Dividends paid(6,019)(4,195)
Purchases of treasury stockPurchases of treasury stock(495)(460)Purchases of treasury stock(509)(495)
(6,792)(5,412) (6,528)(4,690)
Effect of foreign currency rate changes on cashEffect of foreign currency rate changes on cash1,228 255 Effect of foreign currency rate changes on cash(364)951 
Increase in cash and cash equivalents36,579 9,063 
Decrease in cash and cash equivalentsDecrease in cash and cash equivalents(127,262)(25,516)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTSCASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTSCASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Beginning of periodBeginning of period212,437 172,382 Beginning of period240,448 212,437 
End of periodEnd of period$249,016 $181,445 End of period$113,186 $186,921 
Supplemental Disclosure:Supplemental Disclosure: Supplemental Disclosure: 
Non-cash treasury stock activity$75 $
Non-cash dividends
Cash paid for taxesCash paid for taxes18,828 4,418 Cash paid for taxes$9,569 $9,669 
Cash paid for interestCash paid for interest86 86 Cash paid for interest59 86 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements. 
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JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)

1    BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The condensed consolidated financial statements included herein are unaudited. In the opinion of management, these statements contain all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring items) necessary to present fairly the financial position of Johnson Outdoors Inc. and subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) as of JulyApril 1, 2022 and April 2, 2021, and June 26, 2020, and their results of operations for the three and ninesix month periods then ended and cash flows for the ninesix month periods then ended. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 2, 20201, 2021 which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 11, 2020.10, 2021.

Due to seasonal variations and other factors, some of which are described herein, including related to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and resulting pandemic and the continued disruption to the global supply chain and logistics infrastructure, the results of operations for the three and ninesix months ended July 2, 2021April 1, 2022 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the Company’s full 20212022 fiscal year.  See "Coronavirus (COVID-19)" below and “Seasonality” and "Coronavirus (COVID-19)" in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included elsewhere herein for additional information.

The Company considers all short-term investments in interest-bearing accounts and all securities and other instruments with an original maturity of three months or less, to be equivalent to cash. Cash equivalents are stated at cost which approximates market value.

All monetary amounts, other than share and per share amounts, are stated in thousands.

Coronavirus (COVID-19)
In March 2020, the World Health Organization recognized the current coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak as a global pandemic. In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the governments of many countries, states, cities and other geographic regions imposed varying degrees of restrictions on social and commercial activity, including imposing travel restrictions, issuing quarantine shelter-in-place and stay at home orders and guidelines, and related actions. These actions mandating mask wearing, limiting business capacity and generally restricting freedom of movement, in order to promotepromoted social distancing, and subsequently resulted in adopting programs and taking actions to encourage and promote vaccination and implementing other similar programs all in an effort to slow the spread of the illness.virus. These measures have had significant adverse impacts upon many sectors of the economy, including manufacturing and retail commerce.

While some government mandates eased in the latter half of fiscal 2020, these mandates continued to emphasize social distancing measures to the general public. As a result, because we sell products that are used in a safe and socially distant manner in the latter partgreat outdoors, the COVID-19 pandemic has had an overall favorable effect on our sales levels and the demand for our products starting at the end of our fiscal 2020 we sawand continuing into fiscal 2022. Specifically, the Company has seen increased participation in fishing, camping and watercraft recreation and the relatedconsumer demand for our products in these business segments, largely driven by consumer desire to engage in socially distant and safe activities insegments. Nonetheless, the great outdoors. This trend in increased demand for our outdoor recreation products continued into fiscal 2021.

Despite the availability of vaccines, and the overall reduction in restrictions on economic and social activities that were implemented at the startevolution of the pandemic COVID-19 continueshas resulted in disruptions to be a seriousthe global health concern and has a significant impact on macroeconomic and societal developments, including on economic activity and supply chain continuity, in various key regionsand the logistics infrastructure (including with respect to the sourcing, timing, availability and cost of the world and related to certain raw materials and components. As acomponents that are necessary to manufacture our products). The lingering impact of these disruptions is not fully known as they, along with certain inflationary pressures in the economy, may result in economic slowdowns and ultimately lower demand for discretionary goods like our outdoor recreational products. Furthermore, the Company cannot reasonably estimate the fullcontinued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Company operationsthe global supply chain (including with respect to impacting the sourcing, timing, availability and profitability for the remaindercost of fiscal 2021raw materials and components that are necessary to manufacture our products) is beyond as the situation is dynamicour control and constantly changing. The Company will continue to monitor evolving economicremains highly uncertain and general business conditions stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic and the actual and potential impacts on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows.cannot be predicted at his time.

2    ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

Accounts receivable are stated net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $1,446, $2,697$1,504, $2,494 and $2,834$2,463 as of JulyApril 1, 2022, October 1, 2021 and April 2, 2021, October 2, 2020 and June 26, 2020, respectively. The increase in net accounts receivable to $94,750$119,517 as of July 2, 2021April 1, 2022 from $67,292$71,321 as of October 2, 20201, 2021 is attributable to the seasonal nature of the Company’s business and the resultingimpact COVID-19 has had on generating heightened interest in outdoor activities which has resulted in increases in sales volumes between periods. The determination of the allowance for doubtful accounts is based on a combination of factors. In circumstances where specific collection concerns about a receivable exist, a reserve is established to value the affected account receivable at an amount the Company believes will be collected. For all other customers, the Company recognizes allowances for doubtful accounts based on historical experience of bad debts as a percent of accounts receivable outstanding for each business segment. Uncollectible accounts are
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accounts receivable outstanding for each business segment. Uncollectible accounts are written off against the allowance for doubtful accounts after collection efforts have been exhausted. The Company typically does not require collateral on its accounts receivable.

3    EARNINGS PER SHARE (“EPS”)

Net income or loss per share of Class A common stock and Class B common stock is computed using the two-class method.  Grants of restricted stock which receive non-forfeitable dividends are classified as participating securities and are required to be included as part of the basic weighted average share calculation under the two-class method.

Holders of Class A common stock are entitled to cash dividends equal to 110% of all dividends declared and paid on each share of Class B common stock. The Company grants shares of unvested restricted stock in the form of Class A shares, which carry the same distribution rights as the Class A common stock described above.  As such, the undistributed earnings for each period are allocated to each class of common stock based on the proportionate share of the amount of cash dividends that each such class is entitled to receive.
 
Basic EPS

Basic net income or loss per share is computed by dividing net income or loss allocated to Class A common stock and Class B common stock by the weighted-average number of shares of Class A common stock and Class B common stock outstanding, respectively.  In periods with cumulative year to date net income and undistributed income, the undistributed income for each period is allocated to each class of common stock based on the proportionate share of the amount of cash dividends that each such class is entitled to receive.  In periods where there is a cumulative year to date net loss or no undistributed income because distributions through dividends exceed net income, Class B shares are treated as anti-dilutive and, therefore, net losses are allocated equally on a per share basis among all participating securities.

For the three and ninesix month periods ended JulyApril 1, 2022 and April 2, 2021, and June 26, 2020, basic income per share for the Class A and Class B shares has been presented using the two class method and reflects the allocation of undistributed income described above. 

Diluted EPS

Diluted net income per share is computed by dividing allocated net income by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, adjusted for the effect of dilutive stock options, restricted stock units (“stock units” or “units”) and non-vested restricted stock.  Anti-dilutive stock options, units and non-vested stock are excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS.  The computation of diluted net income per share of Class A common stock assumes that Class B common stock is converted into Class A common stock.  Therefore, diluted net income per share is the same for both Class A and Class B common shares.  In periods where the Company reports a net loss, the effect of anti-dilutive stock options and units is excluded and diluted loss per share is equal to basic loss per share for both classes of stock.

For the three and ninesix month periods ended JulyApril 1, 2022 and April 2, 2021, and June 26, 2020, diluted net income per share reflects the effect of dilutive stock units and assumes the conversion of Class B common stock into Class A common stock. 

Shares of non-vested stock that could potentially dilute earnings per share in the future which were not included in the fully diluted computation because they would have been anti-dilutive totaled 40,74339,163 and 41,39040,024 for the three months ended JulyApril 1, 2022 and April 2, 2021, and June 26, 2020, respectively, and 40,47138,540 and 40,26040,336 for the ninesix months ended JulyApril 1, 2022 and April 2, 2021, and June 26, 2020, respectively. Stock units that could potentially dilute earnings per share in the future and which were not included in the fully diluted computation because they would have been anti-dilutive were 20,27737,904 and 36,49524,894 for the three month periods ended JulyApril 1, 2022 and April 2, 2021, and June 26, 2020, respectively, and 27,41133,966 and 42,36832,917 for the nine monthssix month periods ended JulyApril 1, 2022 and April 2, 2021, and June 26, 2020, respectively.

Dividends per share

Dividends per share for the three and ninesix month periods ended JulyApril 1, 2022 and April 2, 2021 and June 26, 2020 were as follows:

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Three Months EndedNine months ended Three Months EndedSix months ended
July 2, 2021June 26, 2020July 2, 2021June 26, 2020April 1, 2022April 2, 2021April 1, 2022April 2, 2021
Dividends declared per common share:Dividends declared per common share: Dividends declared per common share: 
Class AClass A$0.21 $0.17 $0.63 $0.51 Class A$0.30 $0.21 $0.60 $0.42 
Class BClass B$0.19 $0.15 $0.57 $0.46 Class B$0.27 $0.19 $0.55 $0.38 


4    STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION AND STOCK OWNERSHIP PLANS

The Company’s current stock ownership plans allow for issuance of stock options to acquire shares of Class A common stock by key executives and non-employee directors. Current plans also allow for issuance of shares of restricted stock, restricted stock units or stock appreciation rights in lieu of stock options.

Under the Company’s 2012 Non-Employee Director Stock Ownership Plan and the 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the only plans where shares currently remain available for future equity incentive awards) there were a total of 501,314466,598 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock available for future grant to non-employee directors and key executives at July 2, 2021.April 1, 2022. Share awards previously made under the Company's 2010 Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan, which no longer allows for additional share grants, also remain outstanding.
 
Non-vested Stock

All shares of non-vested restricted stock awarded by the Company have been granted in the form of shares of Class A common stock at their fair market value on the date of grant and vest within one year from the date of grant for stock granted to directors and four years from the date of grant for stock granted to officers and employees.  The fair value at date of grant is based on the number of shares granted and the average of the Company’s high and low Class A common stock price on the date of grant or, if the Company’s Class A shares did not trade on the date of grant, the average of the Company’s high and low Class A common stock price on the last preceding date on which the Company’s Class A shares traded.

A summary of non-vested stock activity for the ninesix months ended July 2, 2021April 1, 2022 related to the Company’s stock ownership plans is as follows:
SharesWeighted Average
Grant Price
SharesWeighted Average
Grant Price
Non-vested stock at October 2, 202040,492 $62.15 
Non-vested stock at October 1, 2021Non-vested stock at October 1, 202137,591 $80.86 
Non-vested stock grantsNon-vested stock grants14,954 101.97 Non-vested stock grants14,958 90.58 
Restricted stock vestedRestricted stock vested(17,234)53.79 Restricted stock vested(10,098)92.08 
ForfeituresForfeitures(621)120.77 Forfeitures(2,040)73.52 
Non-vested stock at July 2, 202137,591 80.86 
Non-vested stock at April 1, 2022Non-vested stock at April 1, 202240,411 82.02 
 
Non-vested stock grantees may elect to reimburse the Company for withholding taxes due as a result of the vesting of shares by tendering a portion of the vested shares back to the Company.  Shares tendered back to the Company were 2,3411,778 and 4,0542,341 during the ninesix month periods ended JulyApril 1, 2022 and April 2, 2021, and June 26, 2020, respectively.

Stock compensation expense, net of forfeitures, related to non-vested stock was $286$266 and $270$297 for the three month periods ended JulyApril 1, 2022 and April 2, 2021, and June 26, 2020, respectively, and $862$561 and $762$576 for the nine monthssix month periods ended JulyApril 1, 2022 and April 2, 2021, and June 26, 2020, respectively. Unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock as of July 2, 2021April 1, 2022 was $1,764,$2,072, which amount will be amortized to expense through November 20242025 or adjusted for changes in future estimated or actual forfeitures.

The fair value of restricted stock vested during the ninesix month periods ended JulyApril 1, 2022 and April 2, 2021 was $1,053 and June 26, 2020 was $1,950 and $1,329,$1,258, respectively.

Restricted Stock Units

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All restricted stock units (RSUs) awarded by the Company have been granted in the form of units payable in shares of Class A common stock upon vesting. The units are valued at the fair market value of a share of Class A common stock on the date of grant and vest within one year from the date of grant for RSUs granted to directors and three years from the date of grant for RSUs granted to employees.  The fair value at the date of grant is based on the number of units granted and the average of the Company’s high and low Class A common stock trading price on the date of grant or, if the Company’s Class A shares did not trade on the date of grant, the average of the Company’s high and low Class A common stock trading price on the last preceding date on which the Company’s Class A shares traded.

A summary of RSU activity for the ninesix months ended July 2, 2021April 1, 2022 follows:
Number of RSUsWeighted Average
Grant Price
Number of RSUsWeighted Average
Grant Price
RSUs at October 2, 202067,821 $68.34 
RSUs at October 1, 2021RSUs at October 1, 202169,768 $73.60 
RSUs grantedRSUs granted20,059 88.49 RSUs granted19,758 101.22 
RSUs vestedRSUs vested(18,112)43.49 RSUs vested(22,192)71.42 
RSUs at July 2, 202169,768 80.58 
RSU's forfeitedRSU's forfeited(1,340)74.62 
RSUs at April 1, 2022RSUs at April 1, 202265,994 82.58 
 
Stock compensation expense, net of forfeitures, related to RSUs was $735$597 and $1,678$511 for the three month periods ended April 1, 2022 and nine months ended JulyApril 2, 2021, respectively. Forrespectively, and $1,325 and $943 for the threesix month periods ended April 1, 2022 and nine months ended June 26, 2020, the Company recognized expense of $1,161 and $992,April 2, 2021, respectively. Unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested RSUs as of July 2, 2021April 1, 2022 was $3,111,$3,577, which amount will be amortized to expense through September 20232024 or adjusted for changes in future estimated or actual forfeitures.

RSU grantees may elect to reimburse the Company for withholding taxes due as a result of the vesting of units and issuance of unrestricted shares of Class A common stock by tendering a portion of such unrestricted shares back to the Company. Shares tendered back to the Company for this purpose were 3,3202,799 and 3,0753,320 during the ninesix month periods ended JulyApril 1, 2022 and April 2, 2021, and June 26, 2020, respectively.

The fair value of restricted stock units recognized as a tax deduction during the ninesix month periods ended JulyApril 1, 2022 and April 2, 2021 was $2,849 and June 26, 2020 was $3,353 and $1,426,$2,148, respectively.

Compensation expense related to units earned by employees (as opposed to grants to outside directors) is based upon the attainment of certain Company financial goals related to cumulative net sales and cumulative operating profit over a three-year performance period. Awards are only paid if at least 80% of the target levels are met and maximum payouts are made if 120% or more of target levels are achieved. The payouts for achievement at the threshold levels of performance are equal to 50% of the target award amount. The payouts for achievement at maximum levels of performance are equal to 150% of the target award amount. To the extent earned, awards are issued in shares of Company Class A common stock after the end of the three-year performance period.

Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan

The Company’s shareholders have adopted the Johnson Outdoors Inc. 2009 Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan, which was most recently amended on March 2, 2017, and which provides for the issuance of shares of Class A common stock at a purchase price of not less than 85% of the fair market value of such shares on the date of grant or on the date of purchase, whichever is lower.

During the three month period ended JulyApril 1, 2022, the Company issued 0 shares of Class A common stock and recognized $96 of expense in connection with the Employees' Stock Purchase Plan. During the six month period ended April 1, 2022, the Company issued 0 shares of Class A common stock and recognized $199 of expense in connection with the Employees' Stock Purchase Plan. During the three month period ended April 2, 2021, the Company issued 0 shares of Class A common stock and recognized $31$0 of expense in connection with the Employees' Stock Purchase Plan. During the ninesix month period ended JulyApril 2, 2021, the Company issued 0 shares of Class A common stock and recognized $31 of expense in connection with the Plan. During the three month period ended June 26, 2020, the Company issued 2,190 shares of Class A common stock and recognized $14 of income in connection with the Plan. During the nine month period ended June 26, 2020, the Company issued 2,190 shares of Class A common stock and recognized $44$0 of expense in connection with the Plan.

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5    PENSION PLANS

The Company has 2 non-contributory defined benefit pension plans covering certain of its U.S. employees. Retirement benefits are generally provided based on the employees’ years of service and average earnings. Normal retirement age is 65, with provisions for earlier retirement.

During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021, the Company terminated its Johnson Outdoors Inc. Mankato Operations Pension Plan and Old Town Canoe Company Pension Plan (collectively, "the Terminated Plans"), both of which were frozen defined benefit pension plans at the time of termination. In connection with the plan terminations, the Company settled all future obligations under the Terminated Plans through a combination of lump-sum payments to eligible participants who elected to receive them, and the transfer of any remaining benefit obligations under the Terminated Plans to a third-party insurance company under a group annuity contract.

The Company still maintains the Johnson Outdoors Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan ("SERP"), and all future benefit payments to participants under this plan are made from the Company's general assets.

The Company made contributions of $42$25 and $44 to its pension plans for the three months ended JulyApril 1, 2022 and April 2, 2021, and June 26, 2020, respectively, and contributions of $130$50 and $132$88 for the ninesix months ended JulyApril 1, 2022 and April 2, 2021, and June 26, 2020, respectively.

During the first quarter of fiscal 2021, Company management commenced actions to terminate both of the pension plans. As part of the termination of these plans, plan participants that are not currently in pay status will have the option of taking a lump sum payment or receiving payout pursuant to an annuity contract. When the termination and related payouts occur, which is subject to numerous conditions under the plan document and applicable law, they are estimated to unfavorably impact net income by approximately $4 to $5 million.

The components of net periodic benefit cost related to Company sponsored defined benefit plans for the three and ninesix month periods ended JulyApril 1, 2022 and April 2, 2021 and June 26, 2020 were as follows:
Three Months EndedNine Months Ended Three Months EndedSix Months Ended
July 2, 2021June 26, 2020July 2, 2021June 26, 2020 April 1, 2022April 2, 2021April 1, 2022April 2, 2021
Components of net periodic benefit cost:Components of net periodic benefit cost: Components of net periodic benefit cost: 
Service costService cost$$$$Service cost$— $— $— $— 
Interest on projected benefit obligationInterest on projected benefit obligation163 423 629 698 Interest on projected benefit obligation233 14 466 
Less estimated return on plan assetsLess estimated return on plan assets267 327 481 Less estimated return on plan assets— 160 — 321 
Amortization of unrecognized losses (gains)163 321 432 403 
Amortization of unrecognized lossesAmortization of unrecognized losses21 134 42 269 
Net periodic benefit costNet periodic benefit cost$320 $477 $734 $620 Net periodic benefit cost$28 $207 $56 $414 

6    INCOME TAXES

For the three and ninesix months ended JulyApril 1, 2022 and April 2, 2021, and June 26, 2020, the Company’s earnings before income taxes, income tax expense and effective income tax rate were as follows:

Three Months EndedNine Months Ended Three Months EndedSix Months Ended
(thousands, except tax rate data)
(thousands, except tax rate data)
July 2, 2021June 26, 2020July 2, 2021June 26, 2020
(thousands, except tax rate data)
April 1, 2022April 2, 2021April 1, 2022April 2, 2021
Profit before income taxesProfit before income taxes$39,074 $15,557 $102,395 $52,523 Profit before income taxes$13,210 $37,310 $27,799 $63,321 
Income tax expenseIncome tax expense10,300 2,688 25,940 12,837 Income tax expense3,310 9,476 7,043 15,640 
Effective income tax rateEffective income tax rate26.4 %17.3 %25.3 %24.4 %Effective income tax rate25.1 %25.4 %25.3 %24.7 %
 
The effective tax rate for the three months ended April 1, 2022 and the prior year quarter were consistent with no primary factors materially impacting the rate.The effective tax rate was higher for the three and ninesix months ended July 2, 2021April 1, 2022 compared to the prior year periodsperiod mainly due to the favorable impact from a decrease in reserves for unrecognized tax benefits reportedan intra-entity transfer of an asset other than inventory recorded in the prior year periods.year.

The impact of the Company’s operations in jurisdictions where a valuation allowance is assessed is removed from the overall effective tax rate methodology and recorded directly based on year to date results for the year for which no tax expense or benefit can be recognized.  The significant tax jurisdictions that have a valuation allowance for the periods ended JulyApril 1, 2022 and April 2, 2021 and June 26, 2020 were:
 
July 2, 2021June 26, 2020
FranceFrance
IndonesiaIndonesia
SwitzerlandSwitzerland

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April 1, 2022April 2, 2021
FranceFrance
IndonesiaIndonesia
SwitzerlandSwitzerland

The Company regularly assesses the adequacy of its provisions for income tax contingencies in accordance with the applicable authoritative guidance on accounting for income taxes.  As a result, the Company may adjust the reserves for unrecognized tax benefits due to the impact of changes in its assumptions or as a result of new facts and developments, such as changes to interpretations of relevant tax law, assessments from taxing authorities, settlements with taxing authorities and lapses of statutes of limitation.  The Company’s 20212022 fiscal year tax expense is anticipated to be unchanged related to uncertain income tax positions.

In accordance with its accounting policy, the Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized benefits as a component of income tax expense.  The Company is projecting accrued interest of $300$100 related to uncertain income tax positions for the fiscal year ending October 1, 2021.September 30, 2022.

The Company files income tax returns, including returns for its subsidiaries, with federal, state, local and foreign taxing jurisdictions.   As of the date of this report, the following tax years remain open to examination by the respective significant tax jurisdictions:
 
JurisdictionFiscal Years
United States2017-20202018-2021
Canada2017-20202018-2021
France2017-20202018-2021
Germany2017-20202019-2021
Italy2018-20202019-2021
Switzerland2010-20202011-2021
 
7    INVENTORIES

The Company values inventory at the lower of cost (determined using the first-in first-out method) or net realizable value. Inventories at the end of the respective periods consisted of the following:

July 2,
2021
October 2,
2020
June 26,
2020
April 1,
2022
October 1,
2021
April 2,
2021
Raw materialsRaw materials$82,648 $48,874 $46,232 Raw materials$163,390 $110,974 $74,780 
Work in processWork in process87 39 153 Work in process214 116 126 
Finished goodsFinished goods48,007 48,524 47,833 Finished goods71,616 55,525 49,632 
$130,742 $97,437 $94,218  $235,220 $166,615 $124,538 

8    GOODWILL

The changes in goodwill during the ninesix months ended JulyApril 1, 2022 and April 2, 2021 and June 26, 2020 were as follows:

July 2, 2021June 26, 2020 April 1, 2022April 2, 2021
Balance at beginning of periodBalance at beginning of period$11,184 $11,186 Balance at beginning of period$11,221 $11,184 
Amount attributable to movements in foreign currency ratesAmount attributable to movements in foreign currency rates58 (23)Amount attributable to movements in foreign currency rates14 47 
Balance at end of periodBalance at end of period$11,242 $11,163 Balance at end of period$11,235 $11,231 

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The Company evaluates the carrying value of goodwill for a reporting unit on an annual basis or more frequently when events and circumstances warrant such an evaluation.  In conducting this analysis, the Company uses the income approach to compare the reporting unit's carrying value to its indicated fair value. Fair value is determined primarily by using a discounted cash flow methodology that requires considerable management judgment and long-term assumptions and is considered a Level 3 (unobservable) fair value determination in the fair value hierarchy (see Note 13) below.

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9    WARRANTIES
 
The Company provides warranties on certain of its products as they are sold. The following table summarizes the Company’s warranty activity for the ninesix months ended JulyApril 1, 2022 and April 2, 2021 and June 26, 2020.2021.
July 2, 2021June 26, 2020 April 1, 2022April 2, 2021
Balance at beginning of periodBalance at beginning of period$10,849 $9,190 Balance at beginning of period$14,073 $10,849 
Expense accruals for warranties issued during the periodExpense accruals for warranties issued during the period9,776 8,252 Expense accruals for warranties issued during the period1,816 6,028 
Less current period warranty claims paidLess current period warranty claims paid6,852 6,529 Less current period warranty claims paid3,806 4,086 
Balance at end of periodBalance at end of period$13,773 $10,913 Balance at end of period$12,083 $12,791 

10    CONTINGENCIES

The Company is subject to various legal actions and proceedings in the normal course of business, including those related to commercial disputes, product liability, intellectual property and regulatory matters. The Company is insured against loss for certain of these matters. Although litigation is subject to many uncertainties and the ultimate exposure with respect to these matters cannot be ascertained, management does not believe the final outcome of any pending litigation will have a material adverse effect on the financial condition, results of operations, liquidity or cash flows of the Company.

11    INDEBTEDNESS

The Company had 0no debt outstanding at JulyApril 1, 2022, October 1, 2021, or April 2, 2021, October 2, 2020, or June 26, 2020.2021.

Revolvers
The Company and certain of its subsidiaries have entered into an unsecured credit facility with PNC Bank National Association and Associated Bank, N.A. ("the Lending Group").  This credit facility consists of a $75 million Revolving Credit Facility among the Company, certain of the Company’s subsidiaries, PNC Bank National Association, as lender and as administrative agent, and the other lender named therein (as amended, the “Credit Agreement” or “Revolver”). The Revolver provides for borrowing of up to an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $75,000 with a $50,000 accordion feature that gives the Company the option to increase the maximum financing availability (i.e., an aggregate borrowing amount of $125,000) subject to the conditions of the Credit Agreement and subject to the approval of the lenders. On July 15, 2021, the Company entered into a First Amendment to this credit facility that extended its expiration date from November 15, 2022, to July 15, 2026. Other key provisions of the credit facility remained as outlined above and the description herein is qualified in its entirety by the terms and conditions of the original Debt Agreement (a copy of which was filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the current report on Form 8-K dated and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 20, 2017) and the Amendment, (a copy of which was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the current report on Form 8-K dated and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 16, 2021).
 
The interest rate on the Revolver is based on LIBOR plus an applicable margin, which margin resets each quarter.  The applicable margin ranges from 1.00% to 1.75% and is dependent on the Company’s leverage ratio for the trailing twelve month period.  The interest rates on the Revolver at Julyboth April 1, 2022 and April 2, 2021 and June 26, 2020 were approximately 1.1%1.4% and 1.2%1.1%, respectively.

The Credit Agreement restricts the Company's ability to incur additional debt, includes maximum leverage ratio and minimum interest coverage ratio covenants and is unsecured.

Other Borrowings
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The Company had 0no unsecured revolving credit facilities at its foreign subsidiaries as of JulyApril 1, 2022 or April 2, 2021 or June 26, 2020.2021.  The Company utilizes letters of credit primarily as security for the payment of future claims under its workers’ compensation insurance, which totaled approximately $181 and $181 as of JulyApril 1, 2022 and April 2, 2021, and June 26, 2020, respectively.


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12    DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

The following disclosures describe the Company’s objectives in using derivative instruments, the business purpose or context for using derivative instruments, and how the Company believes the use of derivative instruments helps achieve the stated objectives.  In addition, the following disclosures describe the effects of the Company’s use of derivative instruments and hedging activities on its financial statements.
 
Foreign Exchange Risk
The Company has significant foreign operations, for which the functional currencies are denominated primarily in euros, Swiss francs, Hong Kong dollars and Canadian dollars. As the values of the currencies of the foreign countries in which the Company has operations increase or decrease relative to the U.S. dollar, the sales, expenses, profits, losses, assets and liabilities of the Company’s foreign operations, as reported in the Company’s consolidated financial statements, increase or decrease, accordingly.  Approximately 12% of the Company’s revenues for the ninesix month period ended July 2, 2021April 1, 2022 were denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. Approximately 4% were denominated in euros, approximately 7%6% were denominated in Canadian dollars and approximately 1% were denominated in Hong Kong dollars, with the remaining revenues denominated in various other foreign currencies. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates can cause the Company to experience unexpected financial losses or cash flow needs.

The Company may mitigate a portion of the fluctuations in certain foreign currencies through the use of foreign currency forward contracts.  Foreign currency forward contracts enable the Company to lock in the foreign currency exchange rate to be paid or received for a fixed amount of currency at a specified date in the future. The Company may use such foreign currency forward contracts to mitigate the risk associated with changes in foreign currency exchange rates on financial instruments and known commitments, including commitments for inventory purchases, denominated in foreign currencies. As of JulyApril 1, 2022 and April 2, 2021, and June 26, 2020, the Company held 0no foreign currency forward contracts.

13    FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Valuation techniques used to measure fair value must maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. A fair value hierarchy has been established based on three levels of inputs, of which the first two are considered observable and the last unobservable.

Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. These are typically obtained from real-time quotes for transactions in active exchange markets involving identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 - Inputs, other than quoted prices included within Level 1, which are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These are typically obtained from readily-available pricing sources for comparable instruments.

Level 3 - Unobservable inputs, where there is little or no market activity for the asset or liability. These inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions of the data that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, based on the best information available in the circumstances.

The carrying amounts of cash, cash equivalents, short term investments, accounts receivable, and accounts payable approximated their fair values at JulyApril 1, 2022, October 1, 2021 and April 2, 2021 October 2, 2020 and June 26, 2020 due to the short term maturities of these instruments. When indicators of impairment are present, the Company may be required to value certain long-lived assets such as property, plant, and equipment, and other intangibles at their fair value.

Valuation Techniques

Rabbi Trust Assets
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Rabbi trust assets are classified as trading securities and are comprised of marketable debt and equity securities that are marked to fair value based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets.  The rabbi trust assets are used to fund amounts the Company owes to certain officers and other employees under the Company’s non-qualified deferred compensation plan.  These assets are included in "Other assets" in the accompanying Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, and the mark to market adjustments on the assets are recorded in “Other income, net” in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The offsetting deferred compensation liability
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is also reported at fair value as "Deferred compensation liability" in the Company's accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Changes in the liability are recorded in "Administrative management, finance and information systems" expense in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
 
The following table summarizes the Company’s financial assets measured at fair value as of July 2, 2021:April 1, 2022:
 
Level 1Level 2Level 3Total Level 1Level 2Level 3Total
Assets:Assets: Assets: 
Rabbi trust assetsRabbi trust assets$27,879 $$$27,879 Rabbi trust assets$27,758 $— $— $27,758 
 
The following table summarizes the Company’s financial assets measured at fair value as of October 2, 2020:1, 2021:
 
Level 1Level 2Level 3Total Level 1Level 2Level 3Total
Assets:Assets: Assets: 
Rabbi trust assetsRabbi trust assets$21,550 $$$21,550 Rabbi trust assets$27,851 $— $— $27,851 
 
The following table summarizes the Company’s financial assets measured at fair value as of June 26, 2020:April 2, 2021:
 
Level 1Level 2Level 3Total Level 1Level 2Level 3Total
Assets:Assets: Assets: 
Rabbi trust assetsRabbi trust assets$19,493 $$$19,493 Rabbi trust assets$26,186 $— $— $26,186 

The effect of changes in the fair value of financial instruments on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and ninesix month periods ended JulyApril 1, 2022 and April 2, 2021 and June 26, 2020 was:

  Three Months EndedNine months ended
Location of (income) loss recognized in Statement of OperationsJuly 2, 2021June 26, 2020July 2, 2021June 26, 2020
Rabbi trust assetsOther (income) expense, net$(1,351)$(2,732)$(5,151)$(398)
  Three Months EndedSix months ended
Location of (expense) income recognized in Statement of OperationsApril 1, 2022April 2, 2021April 1, 2022April 2, 2021
Rabbi trust assetsOther (expense) income, net$(2,144)$1,204 $(1,049)$3,800 

There were 0no assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis in periods subsequent to their initial recognition for either of the ninesix month periods ended JulyApril 1, 2022 or April 2, 2021 or June 26, 2020.2021.

14    NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

    Recently adopted accounting pronouncements

In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). In July 2018, the FASB also issued ASU 2018-10 Codification Improvements to Topic 842, Leases and ASU 2018-11 Leases (Topic 842) Targeted Improvements. In February 2019, the FASB also issued ASU 2019-01 Leases (Topic 842): Codification Improvements. This ASU and the updates to this ASU require organizations to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and to disclose key information about leasing arrangements. This guidance was effective for the Company in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020, and may be applied through a modified retrospective transition approach for leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements with certain practical expedients available. The Company adopted the provisions of these ASU's using the modified retrospective approach at the beginning of the first quarter of fiscal 2020, coinciding with the standard's effective date. The additional disclosures required by the ASU and its updates are included in Note 18 "Leases" of these Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13 “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326)” and also issued subsequent amendments to the initial guidance under ASU 2018-19, ASU 2019-04 and ASU 2019-05 (collectively Topic 326). Topic 326 requires the measurement and recognition of expected credit losses for financial assets held at
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amortized cost. This replaces the existing incurred loss model with an expected loss model and requires the use of forward-looking information to calculate credit loss estimates. This guidance was effective for the Company in the first quarter of fiscal year 2021, and must be adopted by applying a cumulative effect adjustment to retained earnings. The Company adopted the provisions of this ASU at the beginning of the first quarter of fiscal 2021, however the ASU did not have a significant impact on its financial statements, and therefore no adjustment to retained earnings was necessary.

    Recently issued accounting pronouncements
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In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-14, Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans (Topic 715), which modifies the disclosure requirements for employers that sponsor defined pension or postretirement plans. The amendments in this guidance are effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2020, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluatingadopted the potential impactprovisions of this guidanceASU in fiscal 2021, however, the ASU did not have a significant impact on its disclosures.

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740)—Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes. ASU 2019-12 is intended to simplify accounting for income taxes. It removes certain exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740 and amends existing guidance to improve consistent application. ASU 2019-12 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020 and interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. The Company doesadopted the provisions of this ASU in the first quarter of fiscal 2022, however, the ASU did not expect adoption of the new guidance to have a significant impact on its financial statements.

    Recently issued accounting pronouncements

In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848). ASU 2020-04 is intended to provide optional expedients and exceptions for applying generally accepted accounting principles to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions affected by the discontinuation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) or by another reference rate expected to be discontinued. The amendments in this guidance were effective beginning on March 12, 2020, and the Company may elect to apply the amendments prospectively through December 31, 2022. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact ofdoes not expect this guidance to have a significant impact on its financial statements and disclosures.

15    REVENUES

Revenue is recognized when obligations under the terms of a contract with our customer are satisfied; generally this occurs with the transfer of control of our goods at a point in time based on shipping terms and transfer of title. Revenue is measured as the amount of consideration we expect to receive in exchange for transferring goods. The amount of consideration received can vary, primarily because of customer incentive or rebate arrangements. The Company estimates variable consideration based on the expected value of total consideration to which customers are likely to be entitled based on historical experience and projected market expectations. Included in the estimate is an assessment as to whether any variable consideration is constrained. Revenue estimates are adjusted at the earlier of a change in the expected value of consideration or when the consideration becomes fixed. For all contracts with customers, the Company has not adjusted the promised amount of consideration for the effects of a significant financing component as the period between the transfer of the promised goods and the customer's payment is expected to be one year or less. Sales are made on normal and customary short-term credit terms, generally ranging from 30 to 90 days, or upon delivery of point of sale transactions. Sales, value add, and other taxes we collect concurrent with revenue-producing activities are excluded from revenue.

The Company enters into contractual arrangements with customers in the form of individual customer orders which specify the goods, quantity, pricing, and associated order terms. The Company does not have contracts which are satisfied over time. Due to the nature of these contracts, no significant judgment exists in relation to the identification of the customer contract, satisfaction of the performance obligation, or transaction price. The Company expenses incremental costs of obtaining a contract due to the short-term nature of the contracts.

Estimated costs of returns, allowances and discounts, based on historic experience, are accrued as a reduction to sales when revenue is recognized. The Company provides customers the right to return eligible products under certain circumstances. At July 2, 2021,April 1, 2022, the right to returns asset was $1,105827 and the accrued returns liability was $3,043.$2,283. At June 26, 2020,April 2, 2021, the right to returns asset was $1,082$1,487 and the accrued returns liability was $3,207.$4,030. The Company also offers assurance-type warranties relating to its products sold to end customers that continue to be accounted for under ASC 460 Guarantees.

The Company generally accounts for shipping and handling activities as a fulfillment activity, consistent with the timing of revenue recognition; that is, when a customer takes control of the transferred goods. In the event that a
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customer were to take control of a product upon or after shipment, the Company has made an accounting policy election to treat such shipping and handling activities as a fulfillment cost. Shipping and handling fees billed to customers are included in "Net Sales," and shipping and handling costs are recognized within "Marketing and selling expenses" in the same period the related revenue is recognized.

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The Company has a wide variety of seasonal, outdoor recreation products used primarily for fishing from a boat, diving, paddling, hiking and camping, that are sold to a variety of customers in multiple end markets. Nonetheless, the revenue recognition policies are similar among all the various products sold by the Company.

See Note 16 for required disclosures of disaggregated revenue.

16    SEGMENTS OF BUSINESS

The Company conducts its worldwide operations through separate business segments, each of which represents major product lines. Operations are conducted in the United States and various foreign countries, primarily in Europe, Canada and the Pacific Basin.  During the three and ninesix month periods ended July 2, 2021,April 1, 2022, combined net sales to one customer of the Company's Fishing, Camping and Watercraft Recreation segments represented approximately $25,138$21,616 and $88,649,$48,921, respectively, of the Company's consolidated revenues. During the three and ninesix month periods ended June 26, 2020,April 2, 2021, combined net sales to one customertwo customers of the Company's Fishing, Camping and Watercraft Recreation segments represented approximately $20,433$45,735 and $70,269,$99,308, respectively, of the Company's consolidated revenues.

Net sales and operating profit include both sales to customers, as reported in the Company’s accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, and interunit transfers, which are priced to recover cost plus an appropriate profit margin. Total assets represent assets that are used in the Company’s operations in each business segment at the end of the periods presented.
 
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A summary of the Company’s operations by business segment is presented below:
 
Three Months EndedNine Months Ended    Three Months EndedSix Months Ended   
July 2, 2021June 26, 2020July 2, 2021June 26, 2020October 2, 2020April 1, 2022April 2, 2021April 1, 2022April 2, 2021October 1, 2021
Net sales:Net sales:        Net sales:        
Fishing:Fishing:        Fishing:        
Unaffiliated customersUnaffiliated customers$155,098 $102,542 $441,727 $335,445   Unaffiliated customers$129,134 $159,770 $237,315 $286,629   
Interunit transfersInterunit transfers250 199 636 529   Interunit transfers189 246 364 386   
Camping:Camping:       Camping:       
Unaffiliated customersUnaffiliated customers17,744 9,653 44,160 25,999   Unaffiliated customers19,155 14,231 33,273 26,416   
Interunit transfersInterunit transfers13 12 35 29   Interunit transfers12 13 28 22   
Watercraft Recreation:Watercraft Recreation:       Watercraft Recreation:       
Unaffiliated customersUnaffiliated customers19,783 15,238 49,948 26,104   Unaffiliated customers23,008 17,768 37,606 30,165   
Interunit transfersInterunit transfers90 29 146 36   Interunit transfers10 56   
DivingDiving       Diving       
Unaffiliated customersUnaffiliated customers20,678 10,694 48,973 41,405   Unaffiliated customers18,192 14,205 34,682 28,295   
Interunit transfersInterunit transfers11   Interunit transfers  
Other / CorporateOther / Corporate265 263 583 575   Other / Corporate134 182 271 318   
EliminationsEliminations(355)(242)(825)(605)  Eliminations(204)(272)(398)(470)  
TotalTotal$213,568 $138,390 $585,391 $429,528   Total$189,623 $206,156 $343,147 $371,823   
Operating profit (loss):Operating profit (loss):       Operating profit (loss):       
FishingFishing$39,390 $23,273 $107,553 $71,208   Fishing$11,321 $40,400 $27,613 $68,163   
CampingCamping4,305 828 10,075 1,603   Camping5,119 2,962 7,869 5,770   
Watercraft RecreationWatercraft Recreation3,446 1,181 7,329 (2,021)  Watercraft Recreation3,164 2,814 4,695 3,883   
DivingDiving1,978 (2,595)384 (3,202)  Diving1,209 (1,253)1,662 (1,594)  
Other / CorporateOther / Corporate(11,020)(9,758)(27,649)(16,064)  Other / Corporate(5,384)(8,887)(12,650)(16,629)  
$38,099 $12,929 $97,692 $51,524    $15,429 $36,036 $29,189 $59,593   
Total assets (end of period):Total assets (end of period):       Total assets (end of period):       
FishingFishing$264,364 $204,406 $206,244 Fishing$375,637 $288,924 $285,321 
CampingCamping48,352 35,670 37,514Camping58,574 41,592 54,276
Watercraft RecreationWatercraft Recreation29,519 24,003 21,038Watercraft Recreation44,613 30,147 27,530
DivingDiving67,927 63,079 67,393Diving72,070 65,556 67,069
Other / CorporateOther / Corporate249,233 190,451 213,837Other / Corporate117,895 192,761 240,091
$659,395 $517,609 $546,026  $— $— $668,789 $618,980 $674,287 
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17    ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

The changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (“AOCI”) by component, net of tax, for the three months ended JulyApril 1, 2022 were as follows:
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 Foreign
Currency
Translation
Adjustment
Unamortized
Loss on Defined
Benefit Pension
Plans
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Balance at December 31, 2021$7,183 $(204)$6,979 
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications168 — 168 
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income— 22 22 
Tax effects— (6)(6)
Balance at April 1, 2022$7,351 $(188)$7,163 
The changes in AOCI by component, net of tax, for the three months ended April 2, 2021 were as follows:
 Foreign
Currency
Translation
Adjustment
Unamortized
Loss on Defined
Benefit Pension
Plans
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Balance at January 1, 2021$9,765 $(2,505)$7,260 
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications(1,512)— (1,512)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income— 134 134 
Tax effects— (33)(33)
Balance at April 2, 2021$8,253 $(2,404)$5,849 
The changes in AOCI by component, net of tax, for the six months ended April 1, 2022 were as follows:
 Foreign
Currency
Translation
Adjustment
Unamortized
Loss on Defined
Benefit Pension
Plans
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Balance at October 1, 2021$7,606 $(220)$7,386 
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications(255)— (255)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income— 43 43 
Tax effects— (11)(11)
Balance at April 1, 2022$7,351 $(188)$7,163 
The changes in AOCI by component, net of tax, for the six months ended April 2, 2021 were as follows: 
 Foreign
Currency
Translation
Adjustment
Unamortized
Loss on Defined
Benefit Pension
Plans
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Balance at October 2, 2020$7,323 $(2,606)$4,717 
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications930 — 930 
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income— 269 269 
Tax effects— (67)(67)
Balance at April 2, 2021$8,253 $(2,404)$5,849 

    The reclassifications out of AOCI for the three and six months ended April 1, 2022 and April 2, 2021 were as follows: 
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 Foreign
Currency
Translation
Adjustment
Unamortized
Loss on Defined
Benefit Pension
Plans
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Balance at April 2, 2021$8,253 $(2,404)$5,849 
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications742 742 
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income164 164 
Tax effects(41)(41)
Balance at July 2, 2021$8,995 $(2,281)$6,714 
The changes in AOCI by component, net of tax, for the three months ended June 26, 2020 were as follows: 
 Foreign
Currency
Translation
Adjustment
Unamortized
Loss on Defined
Benefit Pension
Plans
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Balance at March 27, 2020$3,883 $(3,109)$774 
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications1,537 1,537 
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income240 240 
Tax effects(60)(60)
Balance at June 26, 2020$5,420 $(2,929)$2,491 
The changes in AOCI by component, net of tax, for the nine months ended July 2, 2021 were as follows:
 Foreign
Currency
Translation
Adjustment
Unamortized
Loss on Defined
Benefit Pension
Plans
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Balance at October 2, 2020$7,323 $(2,606)$4,717 
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications1,672 1,672 
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income433 433 
Tax effects(108)(108)
Balance at July 2, 2021$8,995 $(2,281)$6,714 
The changes in AOCI by component, net of tax, for the nine months ended June 26, 2020 were as follows:    
 Foreign
Currency
Translation
Adjustment
Unamortized
Loss on Defined
Benefit Pension
Plans
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
September 27, 2019$4,790 $(3,232)$1,558 
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications630 630 
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income404 404 
Tax effects(101)(101)
Balance at June 26, 2020$5,420 $(2,929)$2,491 

    The reclassifications out of AOCI for the three months ended July 2, 2021 and June 26, 2020 were as follows: 
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Three Months Ended
 July 2, 2021June 26, 2020Statement of Operations
Presentation
Unamortized loss on defined benefit pension plans:    
Amortization of loss$164 $240 Other income and expense
Tax effects(41)(60)Income tax expense
Total reclassifications for the period$123 $180  
The reclassifications out of AOCI for the nine months ended July 2, 2021 and June 26, 2020 were as follows: 
Nine Months Ended
 July 2, 2021June 26, 2020Statement of Operations
Presentation
Unamortized loss on defined benefit pension plans:    
Amortization of loss$433 $404 Other income and expense
Tax effects(108)(101)Income tax expense
Total reclassifications for the period$325 $303  

Three Months EndedSix Months Ended
 April 1, 2022April 2, 2021April 1, 2022April 2, 2021Statement of Operations
Presentation
Unamortized loss on defined benefit pension plans:    
Amortization of loss$22 $134 $32 $269 Other income and expense
Tax effects(6)(33)(11)(67)Income tax expense
Total reclassifications for the period$16 $101 $21 $202  

18    LEASES

    Adoption of Topic 842

At the beginning of fiscal year 2020, the Company adopted ASU 2016-02 and all subsequent ASUs that modified accounting standards Topic 842 using a modified retrospective adoption method, in which right-of-use ("ROU") assets and lease liabilities are recognized in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Under the effective date transition method, financial results reported in periods prior to fiscal year 2020 are unchanged. The Company also elected the package of practical expedients permitted under the standard, which does not require reassessment of prior conclusions related to contracts containing a lease, lease classification and initial direct lease costs. As an ongoing accounting policy election, the Company will exclude short-term leases (terms of 12 months or less) from the balance sheet presentation and will account for non-lease and lease components in a contract as a single lease component for most asset classes. All leases in which the Company is the lessee are classified as operating leases, and the Company does not have any finance leases or sublease agreements. Additionally, the Company does not have any leases in which it is the lessor.

The adoption of the new standard had a significant impact on the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheet in fiscal year 2020 due to the initial recognition of approximately $41 million of lease liabilities with corresponding ROU assets for operating leases. The new standard did not have a significant impact on the condensed consolidated statements of operations or cash flows, and did not impact our debt covenant compliance under our current credit agreements.

The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. The Company leases certain facilities and machinery and equipment under long-term, non-cancelable operating leases. The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception.

As of July 2, 2021,April 1, 2022, the Company had approximately 200 leases, with remaining terms ranging from less than one year to 18 years. Some of the leases contain variable payment terms, such as payments based on fluctuations in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Some leases also contain options to extend or terminate the lease. To the extent the Company is reasonably certain to exercise these options, they have been considered in the calculation of the ROUright-of-use ("ROU") assets and lease liabilities. Under current lease agreements, there are no residual value guarantees or restrictive lease covenants. In calculating the ROU assets and lease liabilities, several assumptions and judgments were made by the Company, including whether a contract is or contains a lease under the newapplicable definition, and the determination of the discount rate, which is assumed to be the incremental borrowing rate. The incremental borrowing rate is derived from information available to the Company at the lease commencement date based on lease length and location.

The components of lease expense recognized in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended April 1, 2022 and April 2, 2021 were as follows:

Three months endedSix months ended
April 1, 2022April 2, 2021April 1, 2022April 2, 2021
Lease Cost
Operating lease costs$2,111 $2,290 $4,218 $4,077 
Short-term lease costs545 329 959 803 
Variable lease costs43 49 88 92 
Total lease cost$2,699 $2,668 $5,265 $4,972 

Included in the amounts in the table above were rent expense to related parties of $290 and $581 for the three and six months ended April 1, 2022, respectively, and $261 and $516 for the three and six months ended April 2, 2021, respectively.

As of April 1, 2022, the Company did not have any finance leases or sublease agreements. Additionally, the Company does not have any leases in which it is the lessor. While the Company extended or renewed various existing leases during the quarter, there were no significant new leases entered into during the quarter ended April 1, 2022. Supplemental balance sheet, cash flow, and other information related to operating leases was as follows:
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The components of lease expense recognized in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended July 2, 2021 and June 26, 2020 were as follows:

Three months endedNine months ended
July 2, 2021June 26, 2020July 2, 2021June 26, 2020
Lease Cost
Operating lease costs$2,107 $1,792 $6,184 $5,355 
Short-term lease costs403 478 1,206 1,435 
Variable lease costs46 42 138 129 
Total lease cost$2,556 $2,312 $7,528 $6,919 

Included in the amounts in the table above were rent expense to related parties of $262 and $778 for the three and nine months ended July 2, 2021, respectively, and $246 and $739 for the three and nine months ended June 26, 2020, respectively.

As of July 2, 2021, the Company did not have any finance leases. There were no significant new leases entered into during the quarter ended July 2, 2021. Supplemental balance sheet, cash flow, and other information related to operating leases was as follows:
Nine months endedSix months ended
July 2, 2021June 26, 2020April 1, 2022April 2, 2021
Operating leases:Operating leases:Operating leases:
Operating lease ROU assetsOperating lease ROU assets$43,741 $37,669 Operating lease ROU assets$47,225 $43,489 
Current operating lease liabilitiesCurrent operating lease liabilities5,281 5,900 Current operating lease liabilities6,080 5,715 
Non-current operating lease liabilitiesNon-current operating lease liabilities39,382 32,474 Non-current operating lease liabilities42,233 38,670 
Total operating lease liabilitiesTotal operating lease liabilities$44,663 $38,374 Total operating lease liabilities$48,313 $44,385 
Weighted average remaining lease term (in years)Weighted average remaining lease term (in years)13.2410.50Weighted average remaining lease term (in years)11.8613.53
Weighted average discount rateWeighted average discount rate3.15 %2.86 %Weighted average discount rate3.09 %3.16 %
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilitiesCash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities$5,680 $4,726 Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities$3,739 $3,757 

Future minimum rental commitments under non-cancelable operating leases with an initial lease term in excess of one year at July 2, 2021April 1, 2022 were as follows:
YearYearRelated parties included
in total
TotalYearRelated parties included
in total
Total
Remainder of 2021$289 $2,428 
2022193 6,631 
Remainder of 2022Remainder of 2022$594 $4,106 
202320235,825 20231,233 7,577 
202420245,263 20241,270 6,795 
202520253,927 20251,307 6,211 
202620261,347 4,609 
ThereafterThereafter32,563 Thereafter226 29,767 
Total undiscounted lease paymentsTotal undiscounted lease payments482 56,637 Total undiscounted lease payments5,977 59,065 
Less: Imputed interestLess: Imputed interest(2)(11,974)Less: Imputed interest(229)(10,752)
Total net lease liabilityTotal net lease liability$480 $44,663 Total net lease liability$5,748 $48,313 

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During the second quarter of fiscal 2021, the Company amended its agreement with the landlord on an existing leased facility. Payments under the amended agreement are expected to begin in fiscal year 2022 and go through June 2039, and total estimated rental payments, not included in the amounts above, will be approximately $14 million over the course of the lease as amended. As of July 2, 2021,April 1, 2022, the Company did not have any other additional significant operating lease commitments that have not yet commenced.

Item 2.    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) includes comments and analysis relating to the results of operations and financial condition of Johnson Outdoors Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) as of and for the three and ninesix month periods ended JulyApril 1, 2022 and April 2, 2021 and June 26, 2020.2021. All monetary amounts, other than share and per share amounts, are stated in thousands.

Our MD&A is presented in the following sections:

Forward Looking Statements
Trademarks
Overview
Results of Operations
Liquidity and Financial Condition
Contractual Obligations and Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
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This discussion should be read in conjunction with the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes that immediately precede this section, as well as the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 2, 20201, 2021 which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 11, 2020.10, 2021.

Forward Looking Statements

Certain matters discussed in this Form 10-Q are “forward-looking statements,” and the Company intends these forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and is including this statement for purposes of those safe harbor provisions. These forward-looking statements can generally be identified as such because they include phrases such as the Company “expects,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “intends,” use of words such as “confident,” “could,” “may,” “planned,” “potential,” “should,” “will,” “would” or the negative of such words or other words of similar meaning. Similarly, statements that describe the Company’s future plans, objectives or goals are also forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those currently anticipated.

Factors that could affect actual results or outcomes include the matters described under the caption “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of the Company’s Form 10-K which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 11, 2020, the update to such "Risk Factors" section in Part II, Item 1A in this Form 10-Q10, 2021 and the following:  changes in economic conditions, consumer confidence levels and discretionary spending patterns in key markets; uncertainties stemming from changes in U.S. trade policies, tariffs, and the reaction of other countries to such changes; the global outbreaks of disease, such as the COVID-19 pandemic which has affected, and may continue to affect, market and economic conditions, and the timing, pricing and continued availability of raw materials and components from our supply chain, along with wide-ranging impacts on employees, customers and various aspects of our operations; the Company’s success in implementing its strategic plan, including its targeted sales growth platforms, innovation focus and its increasing digital presence; litigation costs related to actions of and disputes with third parties, including competitors; the Company’s continued success in its working capital management and cost-structure reductions; the Company’s success in integrating strategic acquisitions; the risk of future writedowns of goodwill or other long-lived assets; the ability of the Company’s customers to meet payment obligations; the impact of actions of the Company's competitors with respect to product development or enhancement or the introduction of new products into the Company's markets; movements in foreign currencies, interest rates or commodity costs; fluctuations in the prices of raw materials or the availability of raw materials or components used by the Company; any disruptions in the Company's supply chain as a result of material fluctuations in the Company's order volumes and requirements for (as well as limitations on the availability of) raw materials and other components, or the demand for those same raw materials and components by third parties, necessary to manufacture and produce the Company's products; the success of the Company’s suppliers and customers and the impact of any consolidation in the industries of the Company's suppliers and customers; the ability of the Company to deploy its capital successfully; unanticipated outcomes related to outsourcing certain manufacturing processes; unanticipated outcomes related to litigation matters; and adverse weather conditions.conditions and other factors impacting climate change legislation. Shareholders, potential investors and other readers are urged to consider these factors in evaluating the forward-looking statements and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements included herein are only made
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as of the date of this filing. The Company assumes no obligation, and disclaims any obligation, to update such forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.
 
Trademarks

We have registered the following trademarks, among others, which may be used in this report: Minn Kota®, Cannon®, Humminbird®, Eureka!®, Jetboil®, Old Town®, Ocean Kayak®, Carlisle®, and SCUBAPRO®.

Overview

The Company is a leading global manufacturer and marketer of branded seasonal outdoor recreation products used primarily for fishing, diving, paddling and camping.  The Company’s portfolio of well-known consumer brands has attained leading market positions due to continuous innovation, marketing excellence, product performance and quality.  The Company’s values and culture support innovation in all areas, promoting and leveraging best practices and synergies within and across its subsidiaries to advance the Company’s strategic vision set by executive management and approved by the Company’s Board of Directors.  The Company is controlled by Helen P. Johnson-Leipold, the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, members of her family and related entities.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) 

In March 2020,Due to the World Health Organization announcedtiming of the COVID-19 outbreak, had become a world-wide pandemic. Various government mandates resulted in travel limitationsthe Company's traditional seasonal pacing, where our heaviest sales volumes typically occurred during our second and business and government shutdowns which had significant negative economic impacts around the world. The Company temporarily halted certain production operations at the end of the second fiscal quarter and beginning of the third fiscal quarter ofquarters, shifted during fiscal 2020 and sawfiscal 2021. Increased
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participation in fishing, camping, watercraft recreation and diving and related demand for our products, largely driven by consumer desire to engage in socially distant and safe activities outdoors as a significant decline in demand andreaction to the COVID-19 pandemic led to increased sales volumes across all Company segments during that time.fiscal 2021. This strong demand continued into the first two quarters of fiscal 2022.

Although later during our 2020 third fiscal quarter, stay-at-home orders were lifted, government prescriptions for the general publicIn addition to maintain social distancing and avoid activities involving large crowds or being in confined spaces with others to mitigate the spread of the virus continued and, as a result, the outdoor recreation industry has benefited from increased participation. As consumers took advantage of being outdoors, the Company saw anthis significant increase in demand for many of its warm weather outdoor recreationalCompany products and each of our Fishing, Camping and Watercraft Recreation segments began to experience increased sales volumes toward the end of fiscal 2020. As a result, our customers’ inventory levels were drawn down, and accordingly, we continued to experience strong orders from our customers during the first three quarters of fiscal 2021 and fiscal 2022 to satisfy strong consumer demand for our products across these segments. Nonetheless,date, COVID-19 has also caused widely-documented supply chain and logistics disruptions across industries, including those in which we operate, which have been exacerbated due toby the recent higher demand for our outdoor recreation products and associated inventory replenishment actions of our customers. These adverse supply chain and logistics constraints and disruptions have impacted the timing, sourcing, availability and cost of raw materials and components that are necessary to manufacture our outdoor recreation products. Certain of the Company's component suppliers and logistical service providers experienced disruptions, resulting in supply shortages across all of our segments for certain materials and components that are necessary to produce our products. Moreover, during the first two quarters of fiscal 2022, the Fishing segment was significantly impacted by these supply chain and logistical infrastructure disruptions, resulting in decreased sales volumes in that segment over the same periods in the prior year. As a result of these disruptions, the Company is focused on managing its supply chainhas taken certain actions to attempt to meet the continued strong consumer demand; however, suchdemand for its products to continue to fulfill product orders. These actions include building and procuring numerous categories of inventory (in some cases at significantly higher price points than what was historically paid) to mitigate against potential shortages during fiscal 2022 in certain of its materials and components that are necessary to manufacture Company products. These buying actions have subsequently resulted in decreased margins and the Company carrying significantly higher levels of inventory for a number of its materials, components and products at the end of each of the first two fiscal quarters of 2022.

Because the Company expects that these same supply chain and logistics disruptions may affect ourwill continue throughout fiscal 2022, the Company remains focused on evaluating and pursuing additional options (beyond building inventory) to meet the continued strong consumer demand for its products. Nonetheless, these supply chain and logistics disruptions remain fluid and will likely adversely impact the cost of goods sold for future sales of product for the remainder of fiscal 2022 and/or adversely impact the Company’s ability to fill suchall customer demand across our segments.for its products, especially given the volatility and changing circumstances brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the global supply chain and logistics infrastructure.

Highlights

Net sales of $213,568$189,623 for the thirdsecond quarter of fiscal 2021 increased $75,178,2022 decreased $16,533, or 54%8%, from the same period in the prior year. The prior year third quarter was heavilyWhile consumer demand remains strong, sales volumes have been negatively impacted by COVID-19 related shutdowns, resultingproduct availability and supply chain disruptions, particularly in unusually low sales volumes forFishing, the quarter. Due to this, as well as increased participation in outdoor recreation activities in the current fiscal year as a result of social distancing and other indoor activity restrictions related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, there was a significant increase in third quarter sales volumes across all businesses over the prior year quarter.Company's largest segment. This sales volume increase wasdecrease and lower gross margins resulting from higher costs of sales were the primary driverdrivers of the increase of $25,170$20,607 decrease in operating profit over the prior year quarter.

Seasonality

The Company’s business is seasonal in nature. The thirdsecond fiscal quarter traditionally falls within the Company’s primary selling season for its warm-weather outdoor recreation products.  The table below sets forth a historical view of the Company’s seasonality during the last three fiscal years. See “Coronavirus (COVID-19)” above for additional information of the impact of COVID-19 on changes to the Company’s seasonality for fiscal 2020 which changes have continued into fiscaland 2021 and which changes are expected to continue to evolve over the remainder of fiscal 2021.2022.
 
 Fiscal Year
 202120202019
Quarter EndedNet
Sales
Operating
Profit
Net
Sales
Operating
Profit
Net
Sales
Operating
Profit
December22 %22 %22 %10 %19 %%
March27 %32 %27 %45 %32 %43 %
June29 %34 %23 %17 %31 %43 %
September22 %12 %28 %28 %18 %%
 100 %100 %100 %100 %100 %100 %
Results of Operations

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 Fiscal Year
 202020192018
Quarter EndedNet
Sales
Operating
Profit
Net
Sales
Operating
Profit
Net
Sales
Operating
Profit
December22 %10 %19 %%21 %11 %
March27 %45 %32 %43 %31 %41 %
June23 %17 %31 %43 %31 %51 %
September28 %28 %18 %%17 %-3 %
 100 %100 %100 %100 %100 %100 %
Results of Operations

The Company’s net sales and operating profit (loss) by business segment for the periods shown below were as follows:

Three Months EndedNine Months Ended Three Months EndedSix Months Ended
July 2, 2021June 26, 2020July 2, 2021June 26, 2020 April 1, 2022April 2, 2021April 1, 2022April 2, 2021
Net sales:Net sales: Net sales: 
FishingFishing$155,348 $102,741 $442,363 $335,974 Fishing$129,323 $160,016 $237,679 $287,015 
CampingCamping17,757 9,665 44,195 26,028 Camping19,167 14,244 33,301 26,438 
Watercraft RecreationWatercraft Recreation19,873 15,267 50,094 26,140 Watercraft Recreation23,009 17,778 37,609 30,221 
DivingDiving20,680 10,696 48,981 41,416 Diving18,194 14,208 34,685 28,301 
Other / EliminationsOther / Eliminations(90)21 (242)(30)Other / Eliminations(70)(90)(127)(152)
TotalTotal$213,568 $138,390 $585,391 $429,528 Total$189,623 $206,156 $343,147 $371,823 
Operating profit (loss):Operating profit (loss): Operating profit (loss): 
FishingFishing$39,390 $23,273 $107,553 $71,208 Fishing$11,321 $40,400 $27,613 $68,163 
CampingCamping4,305 828 10,075 1,603 Camping5,119 2,962 7,869 5,770 
Watercraft RecreationWatercraft Recreation3,446 1,181 7,329 (2,021)Watercraft Recreation3,164 2,814 4,695 3,883 
DivingDiving1,978 (2,595)384 (3,202)Diving1,209 (1,253)1,662 (1,594)
Other / EliminationsOther / Eliminations(11,020)(9,758)(27,649)(16,064)Other / Eliminations(5,384)(8,887)(12,650)(16,629)
TotalTotal$38,099 $12,929 $97,692 $51,524 Total$15,429 $36,036 $29,189 $59,593 

See “Note 16 – Segments of Business” of the notes to the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the definition of segment net sales and operating profit.

Net Sales

Consolidated net sales for the three months ended July 2, 2021April 1, 2022 were $213,568, an increase$189,623, a decrease of $75,178,$16,533, or 54%8%, compared to $138,390$206,156 for the three months ended June 26, 2020. As described above, the prior year third quarter was impacted negatively by COVID-19 related shutdowns. However, the current year quarter has seen strong sales volumes due to increased participation in outdoor recreation, as consumers continue to take advantage of being outdoors.April 2, 2021. Foreign currency translation had a favorablevirtually no impact of approximately 1% on current year thirdsecond quarter net sales compared to the prior year's thirdsecond quarter net sales.

Net sales for the three months ended July 2, 2021April 1, 2022 for the Fishing business were $155,348, an increase$129,323, a decrease of $52,607,$30,693, or 51%19%, from $102,741$160,016 during the thirdsecond fiscal quarter of the prior year. The increaseWhile product demand remains strong, the decrease in Fishing was driven by favorable comparison tosignificant supply chain disruptions and the prior year quarter as explained above and due to COVID-19 related shutdownsresulting unavailability of components experienced in the priorcurrent year quarter, as well as increased participation in outdoor recreation, principally as a result of the effect of COVID-19 on consumer recreation and leisure choices which resulted in a significant increase in demand for our fishing products between quarters.quarter.

Net sales for the Camping business were $17,757$19,167 for the thirdsecond quarter of the current fiscal year, an increase of $8,092,$4,923, or 84%35%, from the prior year net sales during the same period of $9,665. COVID-19 related shutdowns unfavorably impacted both production$14,244 due to increased sales of Jetboil and demandEureka! consumer camping products due to continued strong participation in outdoor recreation activities.

Net sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2022 for the Watercraft Recreation business were $23,009, an increase of $5,231, or 29%, compared to $17,778 in the prior year periodsame period. Continued strong demand for the segment's Sportsman line and successful pedal and motorized product offerings drove the increase over the prior year quarter.

Net sales for Diving, our most global business, for the second quarter of fiscal 2022 were $18,194, an increase of $3,986 or 28% versus $14,208 for the three months ended April 2, 2021. In the prior year second quarter, demand was deflated due to the effects of COVID-19 which caused the closure of destination travel locations and resulted in lower tourism activities that tend to generate demand for our products in this segment. InAs several regions around the world have re-opened, sales volumes have increased. Foreign currency translation had an unfavorable impact on sales in this segment of approximately 2% versus the prior year quarter.

For the six months ended April 1, 2022, consolidated net sales of $343,147 decreased $28,676 or 8% compared to $371,823 for the six months ended April 2, 2021. Foreign currency translation had virtually no impact on net sales of the current fiscal year third quarter, increasedto date period versus the prior year to date period.

Net sales for the six months ended April 1, 2022 for the Fishing business were $237,679, a decrease of $49,336, or 17% from $287,015 during the same period of the prior year. The decrease over the prior year to date period was driven mainly by the
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Jetboilpreviously discussed logistics and Eureka! consumer camping products as a result of increased participation in outdoor recreation activities described above were the primary drivers of the increase.

Net salessupply chain disruptions which adversely impacted our ability to satisfy demand for the third quarter of fiscal 2021 for the Watercraft Recreation business were $19,873, an increase of $4,606, or 30%, compared to $15,267 in the prior year same period. COVID-19 related shutdowns unfavorably impacted both production and demand in the prior year period for this segment. During the current fiscal year third quarter, increased participation in outdoor recreation activities and successful offerings of new products further drove the significant increase over the prior year quarter.

Net sales for Diving, our most global business, for the third quarter of fiscal 2021were $20,680, an increase of $9,984 or 93% versus $10,696 for the three months ended June 26, 2020. In the prior year third quarter, demand was severely deflated due to the effects of COVID-19 which caused the closure of destination travel locations and resulted in lower tourism activities. As several regions around the world have started to re-open, sales volumes have begun increasing. Additionally, there was a favorable foreign currency translation impact on sales in this segment of approximately 5% versus the prior year quarter.
For the nine months ended July 2, 2021, consolidated net sales of $585,391 increased $155,863 or 36% compared to $429,528 for the nine months ended June 26, 2020. Foreign currency translation had a favorable impact of less than 1% on net sales of the current year to date period versus the prior year to date period. Similar to the results for the fiscal third quarter as noted above, the prior year-to-date period experienced low sales volumes as a result of COVID-19 related shutdowns. Due to increased participation in outdoor recreation, the current fiscal 2021 year-to-date period has resulted in significant increased demand and sales volumes.

Net sales for the nine months ended July 2, 2021 for the Fishing business were $442,363, an increase of $106,389, or 32% from $335,974 during the same period of the prior year. The increase over the prior year to date period was driven by increased participation in outdoor recreation, principally as a result of the effect of COVID-19 on consumer recreation and leisure choices, resulting in higher demand across all product lines in this segment.orders.

Net sales for the Camping business were $44,195$33,301 for the ninesix months ended July 2, 2021,April 1, 2022, an increase of $18,167,$6,863, or 70%26%, from the prior year net sales during the same period of $26,028.$26,438. Increased sales of Jetboil and Eureka! consumer camping products as a result of increased participation in outdoor recreation activities were the primary driver of the increase.

Net sales for the ninesix months ended July 2, 2021April 1, 2022 for the Watercraft Recreation business were $50,094,$37,609, an increase of $23,954,$7,388, or 92%24%, compared to $26,140$30,221 in the prior year same period. Increased demand as a result of increased participation in watercraft recreation during the COVID-19 pandemic drove the overall increase over the prior year to date period.

Diving net sales were $48,981$34,685 for the ninesix months ended JulyApril 1, 2022 versus $28,301 for the six months ended April 2, 2021, versus $41,416 for the nine months ended June 26, 2020, an increase of $7,565,$6,384, or 18%23%. As explained earlier, this segmentThe sales increase was heavily impacted by COVID-19 shutdowns and restrictions in the prior year-to-date period,largely due to disruptions toincreased demand for our products as the global tourism industry. Asindustry has started to recover. The impact of increased sales volumes was offset in part by the industry slowly begins to recover, increased demand in the current fiscal year-to-date period drove the increase in sales over the prior year period. There was a favorableunfavorable effect of foreign currency translation of approximately 5%3% versus the prior year to date period.

Cost of Sales

Cost of sales for the three months ended July 2, 2021April 1, 2022 was $116,057$121,038 compared to $75,828$112,902 for the three months ended June 26, 2020.April 2, 2021.  The increase year over year was driven primarily by increases in variable costs, due to the higher sales volume in the current year quarter over the prior year quarter. Furthermore, the Company incurred $2,600 of additional tariffspecifically increased materials costs versus the prior year quarter and experienced increased inbound air freight costs, as the Company continues to manage disruptions in its supply chain to ensure the availability of necessary components, parts and other raw materials across our segments to try to meet sales demand for our products.

For the ninesix months ended July 2, 2021,April 1, 2022, cost of sales was $319,596$213,931 compared to $238,222$203,539 in the same period of the prior year. The increase year over year was primarily driven by increased sales volumescosts in the current year versus the prior year as described above. The Company also incurred $4,600 of additional tariff costs and experienced increased inbound air freight costs versus the prior year quarter all as described above.

Gross Profit Margin

For the three months ended July 2, 2021,April 1, 2022, gross profit as a percentage of net sales was 45.7%36.2% compared to 45.2% in the three month period ended June 26, 2020. TheApril 2, 2021. While the Company has implemented price increases across product lines, they were not enough to offset the negative gross profit impact of cost increases noted above as well as reduced overhead absorption.

For the six months ended April 1, 2022, gross profit as a percentage of net sales was more than37.7% compared to 45.3% in the prior six month period. As noted above, the Company has implemented price increases across product lines, but they have not been significant enough to offset the negative gross profit impact of cost increases and reduced overhead absorption noted above.

Operating Expenses

Operating expenses were $53,156 for the three months ended April 1, 2022, compared to $57,218 for the three months ended April 2, 2021.  The decrease of $4,062 was primarily due to the impact of lower sales volume-driven expenses, as well as lower variable and deferred compensation expense, between quarters. Unfavorable market conditions on the Company's deferred compensation plan assets resulted in approximately $3,300 of lower deferred compensation expense in the current year quarter as compared to the prior year quarter, which was entirely offset by a loss in Other Expense (Income), net related to marking these deferred compensation plan assets to market.

Operating expenses were $100,027 for the six months ended April 2, 2021, compared to $108,691 for the six months ended April 2, 2021. The decrease of $8,664 was primarily due to the impact of lower sales volume-driven expenses, as well as lower variable and deferred compensation expense, between periods. Unfavorable market conditions on the Company's deferred compensation plan assets resulted in approximately $4,700 of lower deferred compensation expense in the current year to date period as compared to the prior year to date period, which was entirely offset by a loss in Other Expense (Income), net related to marking these deferred compensation plan assets to market.

Operating Profit

Operating profit on a consolidated basis for the three month period ended April 1, 2022 was $15,429, compared to an operating profit of $36,036 in the second quarter of the prior fiscal year.   Lower sales volumes and reduced gross margins as discussed above were the primary drivers of the decrease in operating profit between quarters.

Operating profit on a consolidated basis for the six months ended April 1, 2022 was $29,189, compared to an operating profit of $59,593 in the prior year to date period. The decrease year over year was driven primarily by lower sales volumes and reduced gross margins as discussed above.
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Interest

Interest expense was $49 and $35 for the three months ended April 1, 2022 and April 2, 2021, respectively. Interest expense was $87 for the six months ended April 1, 2022 compared to $67 for the six months ended April 2, 2021.

Interest income for the three month periods ended April 1, 2022 and April 2, 2021 was $102 and $80, respectively. Interest income was $195 for the six months ended April 1, 2022 compared to $162 for the six months ended April 2, 2021.

Other Expense (Income), net

Other expense was $2,272 for the three months ended April 1, 2022 compared to other income of $1,229 in the prior year period.  Net investment losses on the assets related to the Company’s non-qualified deferred compensation plan were $2,046 in the three month period ended April 1, 2022 compared to net investment gains and earnings of $1,257 in the three month period ended April 2, 2021. The change year over year in the investment value of these assets was offset by the decrease in deferred compensation expense included in the Company's Operating expenses during the same periods. For the three months ended April 1, 2022, foreign currency exchange losses were $146 compared to gains of $217 for the three months ended April 2, 2021. 

For the six months ended April 1, 2022, other expense was $1,498 compared to other income of $3,633 in the six months ended April 2, 2021. Net investment losses on the assets related to the Company’s non-qualified deferred compensation plan in the six months ended April 1, 2022 were $702, compared to net investment gains and earnings of $3,994 in the six months ended April 2, 2021. Foreign currency exchange losses were $513 for the six months ended April 1, 2022, compared to gains of $121 for the six months ended April 2, 2021.

Income Tax Expense

The Company’s provision for income taxes is based upon estimated annual effective tax rates in the tax jurisdictions in which the Company operates.  The effective tax rate for the three and six month periods ended April 1, 2022 were 25.1% and 25.3%, respectively, compared to 25.4% and 24.7% in the corresponding periods of the prior year. A key factor impacting the effective tax rate for the six months ended April 2, 2021 was the favorable impact from an intra-entity transfer of assets other than inventory reported in the prior year period.

Net Income

Net income for the three months ended April 1, 2022 was $9,900, or $0.97 per diluted common class A and B share, compared to net income of $27,834, or $2.74 per diluted common class A and B share, for the second quarter of the prior fiscal year.

Net income for the six months ended April 1, 2022 was $20,756, or $2.04 per diluted common class A and B share, compared to net income of $47,681, or $4.70 per diluted common class A and B share, for the six months ended April 2, 2021.


Liquidity and Financial Condition

Cash and cash equivalents totaled $113,186 as of April 1, 2022, compared to cash and cash equivalents of $186,921 as of April 2, 2021.  The decrease in cash year over year was due primarily to the Company's decision to build and procure numerous categories of inventory (in some cases at significantly higher prices than was historically paid) in an attempt to mitigate against potential shortages during this fiscal year. The Company’s debt to total capitalization ratio was 0% as of April 1, 2022 and April 2, 2021.  The Company’s total debt balance was $0 as of each of April 1, 2022 and April 2, 2021.  See “Note 11 – Indebtedness” in the notes to the Company’s accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements for further discussion.

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts, were $119,517 as of April 1, 2022, a decrease of $10,622 compared to $130,139 as of April 2, 2021.  The decrease is consistent with decreased sales volumes year over year. Inventories were $235,220 as of April 1, 2022, an increase of $110,682, compared to $124,538 as of April 2, 2021. As noted above, the increase in our inventory balances over the prior year period is due to increased sales volume-related efficiencies.raw material and other component purchases, at higher costs, in an effort to meet increased demand for products in the current year period. Accounts payable were $56,720 at April 1, 2022 compared to $50,609 as of April 2, 2021, which increase corresponded with the increase in inventory balances between periods.

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For the nine months ended July 2, 2021, gross profit as a percentage of net sales was 45.4% compared to 44.5% in the prior nine month period, mainly due to increased sales volume efficiencies and favorable product mix, which more than offset the increase in tariffs and inbound air freight costs over the prior year to date period noted above.

At current expected rates, the Company anticipates an aggregate negative impact of Section 301 tariffs on China sourced goods, net of mitigation actions, on the Company's full fiscal 2021 gross profit of approximately $9 million, compared to approximately $3.5 million during the full previous fiscal year. The expiration of tariff exclusions that the Company secured in prior periods, combined with the application of tariffs on a broader assortment of goods, as well as additional purchase volume are driving the expected year over year increase in tariff costs.

Operating Expenses

Operating expenses were $59,412 for the three months ended July 2, 2021, compared to $49,633 for the three months ended June 26, 2020.  The increase of $9,779 was primarily due to the impact of higher sales volume-driven expenses and approximately $2,000 of higher health insurance claims expense in the current year quarter.

Operating expenses were $168,103 for the nine months ended July 2, 2021, compared to $139,782 for the nine months ended June 26, 2020. The increase of $28,321 was primarily due to the impact of higher sales volume-driven expenses, as well as higher variable and deferred compensation expense and higher health benefit costs between periods. Furthermore, favorable market conditions on the Company's deferred compensation plan assets resulted in approximately $4,900 of higher deferred compensation expense in the current year to date period as compared to the prior year to date period, which was entirely offset by a gain in Other (Income) Expense, net related to marking these deferred compensation plan assets to market.

Operating Profit

Operating profit on a consolidated basis for the three month period ended July 2, 2021 was $38,099, compared to an operating profit of $12,929 in the third quarter of the prior fiscal year.   Higher sales volumes and the other factors discussed above were the primary drivers of the increase in operating profit between quarters.

Operating profit on a consolidated basis for the nine months ended July 2, 2021 was $97,692, compared to an operating profit of $51,524 in the prior year to date period. The improvement year over year was driven primarily by increased sales volumes as well as the other factors discussed above.

Interest

Interest expense remained flat at $35 for each of the three months ended July 2, 2021 and June 26, 2020. Interest expense was $102 for the nine months ended July 2, 2021 compared to $105 for the nine months ended June 26, 2020.

Interest income for the three month periods ended July 2, 2021 and June 26, 2020 was $76 and $170, respectively. For the nine months ended July 2, 2021, interest income was $238, compared to $1,309 for the nine months ended June 26, 2020. The decrease in interest income year over year was mainly driven by the decrease in interest rates in fiscal 2021 versus the corresponding period of fiscal 2020.

Other Income, net

Other income was $934 for the three months ended July 2, 2021 compared to $2,493 in the prior year period.  Investment gains and earnings on the assets related to the Company’s non-qualified deferred compensation plan were $1,550 in the three month period ended July 2, 2021 compared to $2,791 in the three month period ended June 26, 2020. The change year over year in the investment value of these assets was offset by the deferred compensation expense included in the Company's Operating expenses during the same periods. For the three months ended July 2, 2021, foreign currency exchange losses were $220 compared to gains of $74 for the three months ended June 26, 2020. 

For the nine months ended July 2, 2021, other income was $4,567 compared to expense of $205 in the nine months ended June 26, 2020. Net investment gains and earnings on the assets related to the Company’s non-qualified deferred compensation plan in the nine months ended July 2, 2021 were $5,554, compared to $648 in the nine months ended June 26, 2020. Foreign currency exchange losses were $99 for the nine months ended July 2, 2021, compared to losses of $224 for the nine months ended June 26, 2020.

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The Company’s provision for income taxes is based upon estimated annual effective tax rates in the tax jurisdictions in which the Company operates.  The effective tax rate for the three and nine month periods ended July 2, 2021 were 26.4% and 25.3%, respectively, compared to 17.3% and 24.4% in the corresponding periods of the prior year. The key factor impacting the effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended July 2, 2021 was the favorable impact from a decrease in reserves for unrecognized tax benefits reported in the prior year periods.

Net Income

Net income for the three months ended July 2, 2021 was $28,774, or $2.83 per diluted common class A and B share, compared to net income of $12,869, or $1.27 per diluted common class A and B share, for the third quarter of the prior fiscal year.

Net income for the nine months ended July 2, 2021 was $76,455, or $7.53 per diluted common class A and B share, compared to net income of $39,686, or $3.93 per diluted common class A and B share, for the nine months ended June 26, 2020.

Liquidity and Financial Condition

Cash and cash equivalents totaled $249,016 as of July 2, 2021, compared to cash and cash equivalents of $181,445 as of June 26, 2020.  The increase in cash year over year was due primarily to increased operating profits earned over the prior year period. The Company’s debt to total capitalization ratio was 0% as of July 2, 2021 and June 26, 2020.  The Company’s total debt balance was $0 as of each of July 2, 2021 and June 26, 2020.  See “Note 11 – Indebtedness” in the notes to the Company’s accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements for further discussion.

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts, were $94,750 as of July 2, 2021, an increase of $12,173 compared to $82,577 as of June 26, 2020.  The increase is consistent with increased sales volumes year over year. Inventories were $130,742 as of July 2, 2021, an increase of $36,524, compared to $94,218 as of June 26, 2020. The increase in our inventory balances over the prior year period is due to increased raw material and other component purchases in an effort to meet increased demand for products in the current year period. Accounts payable were $54,991 at July 2, 2021 compared to $31,026 as of June 26, 2020, which increase corresponded with the increase in inventory balances between periods.

The Company’s cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities, as presented in the Company’s accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, are summarized in the following table:

Nine months ended Six months ended
(thousands)(thousands)July 2,
2021
June 26,
2020
(thousands)April 1,
2022
April 2,
2021
Cash provided by (used for): 
Cash used for:Cash used for: 
Operating activitiesOperating activities$57,611 $25,560 Operating activities$(104,648)$(11,955)
Investing activitiesInvesting activities(15,468)(11,340)Investing activities(15,722)(9,822)
Financing activitiesFinancing activities(6,792)(5,412)Financing activities(6,528)(4,690)
Effect of foreign currency rate changes on cashEffect of foreign currency rate changes on cash1,228 255 Effect of foreign currency rate changes on cash(364)951 
Increase in cash and cash equivalents$36,579 $9,063 
Decrease in cash and cash equivalentsDecrease in cash and cash equivalents$(127,262)$(25,516)

Operating Activities

Cash provided byused for operations totaled $57,611$104,648 for the ninesix months ended July 2, 2021April 1, 2022 compared to $25,560$11,955 during the corresponding period of the prior fiscal year.  The increase in cash provided byused for operations over the prior year ninesix month period was due primarily to increasedthe Company's decision to build and procure inventory in its attempt to mitigate against shortages in meeting product demand. Lower net income between periods, offset in part by changes in working capital balancesthe current year to date period also contributed to increased use of cash between periods. Depreciation and amortization charges were $10,015$6,914 for the ninesix month period ended July 2, 2021April 1, 2022 compared to $11,489$6,751 for the corresponding period of the prior year. 

Investing Activities

Cash used for investing activities totaled $15,468$15,722 for the ninesix months ended July 2, 2021April 1, 2022 compared to cash used for investing activities of $11,340$9,822 for the corresponding period of the prior fiscal year.  Cash usage for capital expenditures totaled $15,481$15,724 for the current year ninesix month period and $11,350$9,828 for the prior year period.  The increase in capital expenditures in the current year period is primarily related to the expansion of the Fishing facility to accommodate additional production. Any additional capital expenditures in fiscal 20212022 are expected to be funded by working capital.
 
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Financing Activities

Cash used for financing activities totaled $6,792$6,528 for the ninesix months ended July 2, 2021April 1, 2022 compared to $5,412$4,690 for the ninesix month period ended June 26, 2020April 2, 2021 and represents the payment of dividends and purchase of treasury stock. The Company had no debt during either quarter ended JulyApril 1, 2022 and April 2, 2021 and June 26, 2020.2021. See Note 11 "Indebtedness" to the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on our credit facilities.

As of July 2, 2021April 1, 2022 the Company held approximately $54,656$52,895 of cash and cash equivalents in bank accounts in foreign taxing jurisdictions.

Contractual Obligations and Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

The Company has contractual obligations and commitments to make future payments including under operating leases and open purchase orders.  There have been no changes outside of the ordinary course of business in the specified contractual obligations during the quarter ended July 2, 2021.April 1, 2022.
 
The Company utilizes letters of credit primarily as security for the payment of future claims under its workers compensation insurance.  Letters of credit outstanding were approximately $181 and $181 as of JulyApril 1, 2022 and April 2, 2021, and June 26, 2020, respectively.

The Company anticipates making contributions of $41$46 to its defined benefit pension plansplan during the remainder of fiscal 2021.2022.

The Company has no other off-balance sheet arrangements.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The Company’s critical accounting policies and estimates are identified in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending October 2, 20201, 2021 in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
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under the heading “Critical Accounting Estimates”, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 11, 2020.10, 2021. There were no significant changes to the Company’s critical accounting policies and estimates during the ninesix months ended July 2, 2021.April 1, 2022.


Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Except as noted below with respect to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Company’s exposure to market risk is limited to the availability of necessary raw materials and fluctuations in raw material commodity and other component prices, interest rate fluctuations on borrowings under our unsecured credit facilities and foreign currency exchange rate risk associated with our foreign operations.  The Company does not utilize financial instruments for trading purposes.

Coronavirus outbreak

As disclosed in our prior filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and elsewhere herein, in December 2019, a new strain of coronavirus ("COVID-19") began to spread globally, leaving no region or part of the world unaffected by the pandemic it has created. Governments and health authorities have been taking, and continue to take, measures to prevent the spread of this virus, and have approved the use of vaccines to help curb the spread of this virus, but it is presently unknown to what extent the vaccines and these other actions will be successful or the potential timing of completion of these measures and their outcome and any resulting impact on the Company's business in the future, including related to demand for the Company's products and any continued disruption in the supply of (or the costs associated with) necessary components and raw materials for the Company to produce products to meet sales demand. If COVID-19 is not contained, among other things, the ability of the Company’s suppliers to manufacture and deliver the products that it sells to the Company (at the quantities and pricing demanded by the Company), the ability of the Company to manufacture and deliver its products to its customers, the Company's ability to display its products at trade shows and similar events, the Company's ability to conduct meetings with its customers and prospective customers, and, if a significant number of its employees at a particular facility or location were to contract coronavirus, the Company’s ability to conduct its day-to-day operations could all be adversely impacted. The continued financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Company (including with respect to the continued heightened demand for the Company’s outdoor recreation products and any continued disruption in its supply chain)chain and global logistics infrastructure) will depend on future developments and cannot be reasonably predicted or estimated at this time, but could materially and adversely affect its results for an unknown but possibly extended period. See the section "Risk Factors" identified in Part I, Item 1A in our Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 11, 202010, 2021 for more information.

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Foreign Exchange Risk

The Company has significant foreign operations, for which the functional currencies are denominated primarily in euros, Swiss francs, Hong Kong dollars, and Canadian dollars. As the values of the currencies of the foreign countries in which the Company has operations increase or decrease relative to the U.S. dollar, the sales, expenses, profits, losses, assets and liabilities of the Company’s foreign operations, as reported in the Company’s consolidated financial statements, increase or decrease, accordingly. Approximately 12% of the Company’s revenues for the ninesix month period ended July 2, 2021April 1, 2022 were denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. Approximately 4% were denominated in euros, approximately 7%6% in Canadian dollars and approximately 1% in Hong Kong dollars, with the remaining revenues denominated in various other foreign currencies. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates can cause unexpected financial losses or cash flow needs.  The Company may mitigate a portion of the fluctuations in certain foreign currencies through the use of foreign currency forward contracts.  Foreign currency forward contracts enable the Company to lock in the foreign currency exchange rate to be paid or received for a fixed amount of currency at a specified date in the future. The Company may use such foreign currency forward contracts to mitigate the risk associated with changes in foreign currency exchange rates on financial instruments and known commitments, including commitments for inventory purchases, denominated in foreign currencies. As of JulyApril 1, 2022 and April 2, 2021, and June 26, 2020, the Company held no foreign currency forward contracts.

Interest Rate Risk

The Company operates in a seasonal business and experiences significant fluctuations in operating cash flow as working capital needs increase in advance of the Company’s primary selling and cash generation season, and decline as accounts receivable are collected and cash is accumulated or debt is repaid.  The Company is subject to interest rate risk on its seasonal working capital needs if such needs are funded with short term floating rate debt.
 
Commodities

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Certain components used in the Company’s products are exposed to commodity price changes.  The Company manages this risk through instruments such as purchase orders and non-cancelable supply contracts.  Primary commodity price exposures include costs associated with metals, resins and packaging materials.

Impact of Inflation

The Company anticipates that changing costs of basic raw materials may impact future operating costs and, accordingly, the prices of its products.  The Company is involved in continuing programs to mitigate the impact of cost increases through changes in product design and identification of sourcing and manufacturing efficiencies.  Price increases and, in certain situations, price decreases are implemented for individual products, when appropriate.

The Company’s results of operations and financial condition are presented based on historical cost.  The Company does not believe that inflation has significantly affected its results of operations.

Supply Chain Sourcing Risk

As described elsewhere herein, the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the normal seasonal selling patterns for the Company’s warm-weather outdoor recreation products. As stay at home restrictions were lifted, the Company has seen an increase in demand for its products that has continued into fiscal 2021.2022. This higher than normal level of demand has (along with demand for certain raw materials and components used in our products from third parties in other industries unrelated to our products) placed strain on the Company’s supply chain and the global logistics infrastructure, which has resulted in, and may continue to result in, limited availability of key raw materials and components that may ultimately result in delays in fulfilling orders or higher purchase prices (including increased expediting costs) to get the raw material and other components needed for the Company to fulfill orders and meet demand. The Company is monitoring this risk and planning for alternative sources of supply of critical components where feasible.

Item 4.    Controls and Procedures

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and that the information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to its
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management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. As of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures. Based on this evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of the end of such period, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective at reaching a level of reasonable assurance. It should be noted that in designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. The Company has designed its disclosure controls and procedures to reach a level of reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives.

There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a‑15(f) and 15d‑15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
 

PART II    OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.    Legal Proceedings

In the normal course of business, the Company may be involved in various legal proceedings from time to time.  We do not believe we are currently involved in any claim or action the ultimate disposition of which would have a material adverse effect on our financial statements.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

The following risk factor is in addition to the risk factors previously disclosed in our annual report on Form 10-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 11, 2020. The risk factor set forth below should be read in conjunction with the risk factors section and the Management's Discussion and Analysis section included in our annual report on Form 10-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 11, 2020.

Our stock price is volatile and our shareholders may not be able to resell shares of Class A Common Stock at or above the price they paid.

The trading price of our Class A Common Stock is highly volatile and could be subject to wide fluctuations in response to various factors, some of which are beyond our control. These factors include those discussed in this Report, those discussed under the “Risk Factors” section of our 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 11, 2020 and others such as:

announcements relating to our earnings trends or with respect to any cost-cutting actions or other strategic transactions involving Johnson Outdoors;
announcements relating to product development efforts of Johnson Outdoors or competitors;
announcements relating to the receipt, modification or termination of customer or supplier contracts, including with respect to any government contracts or grants;
prevailing economic conditions;
business disruptions caused by weather events, pandemics, or other natural disasters;
disputes concerning Johnson Outdoors's or its competitors' intellectual property or other proprietary rights;
sales of our Class A Common Stock by our executive officers and directors or our significant shareholders in the future;
the lack of an active, liquid, and orderly market in our Class A Common Stock;
fluctuations in our quarterly operating results; and
the issuance of new or change securities analysts' reports or recommendations regarding the shares of our Class A Common Stock

In addition, the stock markets in general, and the markets for equity securities in companies principally operating in the outdoor leisure or recreational product markets, have experienced periods of high volatility that have been often unrelated to the operating performance of the issuer. These broad market fluctuations may adversely affect the trading price or liquidity of our Class A Common Stock.

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Except as noted above, there
There have been no other material changes to the risk factors disclosed in our Form 10-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 11, 2020.

10, 2021.

Item 6.    Exhibits

See Exhibit Index to this Form 10-Q report.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC.
Signatures Dated: AugustMay 9, 20212022 
 /s/ Helen P. Johnson-Leipold
 Helen P. Johnson-Leipold
 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
 (Principal Executive Officer)
  
 /s/ David W. Johnson
 David W. Johnson
 Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

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Exhibit Index to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
Exhibit
Number
 
Description
Articles of Incorporation of the Company as amended through February 17, 2000. (Filed as Exhibit 3.1(a) to the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2000 and incorporated herein by reference.)
Bylaws of the Company as amended and restated through December 6, 2010. (Filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended October 1, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference.)
  
First Amendment dated July 15, 2021 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of November 15, 2017 among the Company, certain of the Company’s subsidiaries named therein, PNC Bank, National Association, as lender and as administrative agent, PNC Capital Markets LLC, as sole lead arranger and bookrunner, and the other lender named therein. (Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 16, 2021 and incorporated herein by reference.)
31.1Certification by the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
  
31.2Certification by the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
  
32(1)
Certification of Periodic Financial Report by the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
  
101
The following materials from Johnson Outdoors Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended July 2, 2021April 1, 2022 formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) and furnished electronically herewith: (i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets; (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations; (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income; (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows; (v) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity and (vi) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. XBRL Instance Document – the XBRL Instance Document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
104The cover page from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 2, 2021,April 1, 2022, formatted in Inline XBRL (included in Exhibit 101).
 
(1) This certification is not “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.




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