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JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC JOUT

Nasdaq · stock · Sporting & Athletic Goods, NEC · website · IPO 1987-10-09

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.

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Stocktoria Quality Score · grade C
4/9
Piotroski F — financial health
7.23
Altman Z″ — distress risk · safe
2.6%
Dividend yield 5y avg · safe · Dividend payout -39.4%
-3.04
Beneish M-score — earnings quality · low

Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year

Piotroski F /9
7 6 6 4 5 4 2 5 3 4 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Altman Z″
6.88 7.62 8.45 9.41 8.41 8.57 8.78 8.37 7.76 7.23 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

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.

$47.57 as of 2026-08-12 · +17.8% 1y
$40.39$52.6352-wk

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.

Market cap USD$485M
Dividend yield 5y avg2.6%
Net margin 5y avg1.9%
Return on equity 5y avg3.5%
Beta0.82
Employees1,300

Analyst price target

$55.00 +15.6% vs last
· 1 analysts
target range $55.00 – $55.00

Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.

Smart money · insiders, last 12 months

Insiders net sold -$325,196 on the open market · 4 trades

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.

Revenue trend · last 10y · up

How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies

Piotroski Fstronger than 45%
Net marginstronger than 44%
Return on equitystronger than 50%
Revenue growthstronger than 33%

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

Altman Z″ components · safe zone

ComponentValue
Working capital / assets0.503
Retained earnings / assets0.533
EBIT / assets-0.027
Equity / liabilities2.253

Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →

TickerCompanyPiotroski FAltman Z″P / ERevenue growth
JOUTJOHNSON OUTDOORS INC4/97.23-0.1%
CLARClarus Corp3/9-0.23-5.2%
ESCAESCALADE INC7/99.7419.4-4.5%
AOUTAmerican Outdoor Brands, Inc.5/95.24-14.3%
KBSXFST Corp.3/9-0.13+31.4%
TRUGTruGolf Holdings, Inc.3/9-8.03-13.6%
NWTGNewton Golf Company, Inc.3/9

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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.