JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC JOUT
JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC (JOUT) earns a Piotroski F-score of 4/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 2.79% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $592.4M at a -5.8% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -3.04 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 4/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.503 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.533 |
| EBIT / assets | -0.027 |
| Equity / liabilities | 2.253 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOUT | JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC | 4/9 | 7.23 | — | -0.1% |
| CLAR | Clarus Corp | 3/9 | -0.23 | — | -5.2% |
| ESCA | ESCALADE INC | 7/9 | 9.74 | 19.4 | -4.5% |
| AOUT | American Outdoor Brands, Inc. | 5/9 | 5.24 | — | -14.3% |
| KBSX | FST Corp. | 3/9 | -0.13 | — | +31.4% |
| TRUG | TruGolf Holdings, Inc. | 3/9 | -8.03 | — | -13.6% |
| NWTG | Newton Golf Company, Inc. | 3/9 | — | — | — |
About JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC
Johnson Outdoors Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets seasonal and outdoor recreation products for fishing worldwide. It operates through Fishing; Camping & Watercraft Recreation; and Diving segments. The Fishing segment offers electric motors for quiet trolling or primary propulsion, marine battery chargers, and shallow water anchors; sonar and GPS equipment for fish finding, navigation and marine cartography; and downriggers for controlled-depth fishing. This segment sells its products under the Minn Kota, Humminbird, and Cannon brands through outdoor specialty retailers, retail store chains, internet dealers, original equipment manufacturers, and distributors. The Camping & Watercraft Recreation segment provides portable outdoor cooking systems, single burner and two burner stoves, and accessories under the Jetboil brand to camping and backpacking specialty stores, sporting goods stores, internet retailers, and direct customer through website and distributors; and kayaks, canoes, personal watercraft equipment and products, and paddles for family recreation, touring, and angling through independent specialty and outdoor retailers under Old Town and Carlisle brands. The Diving segment manufactures and markets underwater diving and snorkeling equipment, such as regulators, buoyancy compensators, dive computers and gauges, wetsuits, masks, fins, snorkels, and accessories through independent specialty dive stores and diving magazines under the SCUBAPRO brand. This segment also provides regular maintenance, product repair, diving education, and travel program services; and sells diving gear to dive training centers, resorts, and public safety units through websites and internet retailers. The company was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Racine, Wisconsin.
FAQ
Is JOUT financially healthy?
JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC's Piotroski F-score is 4/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does JOUT pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC pays a dividend yielding about 2.79% with a -39.4% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is JOUT?
In FY2025, JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC had a net margin of -5.8% and a return on equity of -8.2%.
What is the analyst price target for JOUT?
The average Wall-Street price target for JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC is $55.00, about 15.6% above the recent price, from 1 analysts.
Is JOUT a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC: a Piotroski F-score of 4/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a dividend yield of 2.79%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-10-03. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.