10-Q

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 June 28, 2024

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 class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, $.05 par value per share	JOUT	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 July 26, 2024, 9,096,632 shares of Class A and 1,207,760 shares of Class B common stock of the Registrant were outstanding. 

JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC.

Index			Page No.
PART I	FINANCIAL INFORMATION
	Item 1.	Financial Statements
		Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - Three and nine months ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023	- 1
		Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - Three and nine months ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023	- 2
		Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - June 28, 2024, September 29, 2023, and June 30, 2023	- 3
		Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity - Three and nine months ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023	- 4
		Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Nine months ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023	- 6
		Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	- 7
	Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	- 21
	Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	- 27
	Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	- 27
PART II	OTHER INFORMATION
	Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	- 27
	Item 1A.	Risk Factors	- 27
	Item 5.	Other Information	- 27
	Item 6.	Exhibits	- 28
		Signatures	- 28
		Exhibit Index	- 29

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JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC.

PART I      FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.     Financial Statements

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
(thousands, except per share data)	June 28, 2024		June 30, 2023		June 28, 2024		June 30, 2023
Net sales	$	172,472	$	187,047	$	486,972	$	567,499
Cost of sales	110,650		109,460		310,865		351,798
Gross profit	61,822		77,587		176,107		215,701
Operating expenses:
Marketing and selling	41,109		39,504		111,040		113,585
Administrative management, finance and information systems	13,935		12,638		42,302		43,944
Research and development	7,284		8,002		23,478		23,867
Total operating expenses	62,328		60,144		176,820		181,396
Operating (loss) profit	(506)		17,443		(713)		34,305
Interest income	(1,123)		(1,244)		(3,178)		(2,806)
Interest expense	37		39		115		114
Other income, net	(327)		(1,174)		(7,468)		(10,939)
Profit before income taxes	907		19,822		9,818		47,936
Income tax (benefit) expense	(715)		5,021		2,085		12,395
Net income	$	1,622	$	14,801	$	7,733	$	35,541
Weighted average common shares - Basic:
Class A	9,024		8,980		9,007		8,963
Class B	1,208		1,208		1,208		1,208
Participating securities	17		22		17		16
Weighted average common shares - Dilutive	10,249		10,210		10,232		10,187
Net income per common share - Basic:
Class A	$	0.16	$	1.46	$	0.75	$	3.51
Class B	$	0.16	$	1.33	$	0.75	$	3.19
Net income per common share - Diluted:
Class A	$	0.16	$	1.44	$	0.75	$	3.47
Class B	$	0.16	$	1.44	$	0.75	$	3.47

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 Ended				Nine Months Ended
(thousands)	June 28, 2024		June 30, 2023		June 28, 2024		June 30, 2023
Net income	$	1,622	$	14,801	$	7,733	$	35,541
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation	(439)		1,018		241		4,462
Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities, net of tax	14		(126)		98		(126)
Change in pension plans, net of tax	6		9		21		25
Total other comprehensive (loss) income	(419)		901		360		4,361
Total comprehensive income	$	1,203	$	15,702	$	8,093	$	39,902

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

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(unaudited)

(thousands, except share data)	June 28, 2024		September 29, 2023		June 30, 2023
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	126,823	$	111,854	$	122,596
Short term investments	21,546		26,764		26,651
Accounts receivable, net	79,593		43,159		94,644
Inventories	223,160		261,474		235,069
Other current assets	9,883		15,405		6,345
Total current assets	461,005		458,656		485,305
Investments	2,237		13,943		14,045
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $187,350, $177,426 and $175,820, respectively	95,929		94,353		95,257
Right of use assets	49,017		50,746		53,104
Deferred income taxes	23,021		18,352		11,437
Goodwill	11,160		11,172		11,186
Other intangible assets, net	8,331		8,472		8,444
Other assets	29,125		25,912		26,706
Total assets	$	679,825	$	681,606	$	705,484
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	43,153	$	42,744	$	45,728
Current lease liability	7,648		7,009		6,985
Accrued liabilities:
Salaries, wages and benefits	14,801		16,741		19,616
Accrued warranty	10,932		11,741		12,249
Accrued discounts and returns	7,231		8,176		6,713
Accrued customer programs	4,347		3,774		5,174
Other	11,181		13,821		10,205
Total current liabilities	99,293		104,006		106,670
Non-current lease liability	43,124		45,335		47,691
Deferred income taxes	1,880		1,838		1,928
Retirement benefits	1,588		1,588		1,627
Deferred compensation liability	27,795		24,607		25,314
Other liabilities	7,476		4,495		1,810
Total liabilities	181,156		181,869		185,040
Shareholders’ equity:
Common stock:
Class A shares issued and outstanding: 9,096,632, 9,043,189 and 9,043,151, respectively	456		453		453
Class B shares issued and outstanding: 1,207,760, 1,207,760 and 1,207,798, respectively	61		61		61
Capital in excess of par value	89,846		88,234		87,932
Retained earnings	407,223		409,574		428,927
Accumulated other comprehensive income	3,683		3,323		4,981
Treasury stock at cost, shares of Class A common stock: 37,240, 25,342 and 25,380, respectively	(2,600)		(1,908)		(1,910)
Total shareholders’ equity	498,669		499,737		520,444
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	679,825	$	681,606	$	705,484

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

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

(unaudited)

Nine Months Ended June 28, 2024
(thousands except for shares)	Shares	Common Stock		Capital in Excess of Par Value		Retained Earnings		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)		Treasury Stock
BALANCE AT SEPTEMBER 29, 2023	10,250,949	$	514	$	88,234	$	409,574	$	3,323	$	(1,908)
Net income	—	—		—		3,955		—		—
Dividends declared	—	—		—		(3,347)		—		—
Award of non-vested shares	37,712	2		(2)		—		—
Stock-based compensation	—	—		598		—		—		—
Currency translation adjustment	—	—		—		—		3,059		—
Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities, net of tax	—	—		—		—		102		—
Change in pension plans, net of tax of $3	—	—		—		—		7		—
Purchase of treasury stock at cost	(4,661)	—		—		—		—		(241)
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 29, 2023	10,284,000	$	516	$	88,830	$	410,182	$	6,491	$	(2,149)
Net income	—	—		—		2,156		—		—
Dividends declared	—	—		—		(3,368)		—		—
Award of non-vested shares	22,692	1		(1)		—		—
Stock-based compensation	—	—		(180)		—		—		—
Currency translation adjustment	—	—		—		—		(2,379)		—
Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities, net of tax	—	—		—		—		(18)		—
Change in pension plans, net of tax of $2	—	—		—		—		8		—
Non-vested stock forfeitures	(5,350)	—		341		—		—		(341)
BALANCE AT MARCH 29, 2024	10,301,342	$	517	$	88,990	$	408,970	$	4,102	$	(2,490)
Net income	—	—		—		1,622		—		—
Dividends declared	—	—		—		(3,369)		—		—
Issuance of stock under employee stock purchase plan	4,937	—		172		—		—		—
Stock-based compensation	—	—		574		—		—		—
Currency translation adjustment	—	—		—		—		(439)		—
Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities, net of tax	—	—		—		—		14		—
Change in pension plans, net of tax	—	—		—		—		6		—
Non-vested stock forfeitures	(1,887)	—		110		—		—		(110)
BALANCE AT JUNE 28, 2024	10,304,392	$	517	$	89,846	$	407,223	$	3,683	$	(2,600)

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Nine Months Ended June 30, 2023
(thousands except for shares)	Shares	Common Stock		Capital in Excess of Par Value		Retained Earnings		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)		Treasury Stock
BALANCE AT SEPTEMBER 30, 2022	10,192,051	$	512	$	87,351	$	402,821	$	620	$	(3,290)
Net income	—	—		—		5,879		—		—
Dividends declared	—	—		—		(3,126)		—		—
Award of non-vested shares	56,799	2		(1,381)		—		—		1,379
Stock-based compensation	—	—		953		—		—		—
Currency translation adjustment	—	—		—		—		2,937		—
Change in pension plans, net of tax of $3	—	—		—		—		8		—
Purchase of treasury stock at cost	(7,613)	—		—		—		—		(444)
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 30, 2022	10,241,237	$	514	$	86,923	$	405,574	$	3,565	$	(2,355)
Net income	—	—		—		14,861		—		—
Dividends declared	—	—		—		(3,161)		—		—
Award of non-vested shares	13,674	—		(744)		—		—		744
Stock-based compensation	—	—		971		—		—		—
Currency translation adjustment	—	—		—		—		507		—
Change in pension plans, net of tax of $3	—	—		—		—		8		—
BALANCE AT March 31, 2023	10,254,911	$	514	$	87,150	$	417,274	$	4,080	$	(1,611)
Net income	—	—		—		14,801		—		—
Dividends declared	—	—		—		(3,148)		—		—
Issuance of stock under employee stock purchase plan	6,670	—		564		—		—		(299)
Stock-based compensation	—	—		218		—		—		—
Tax effects on stock based awards	—	—		—		—		—		—
Non-vested stock forfeitures	(10,632)	—		—		—		—		—
Currency translation adjustment	—	—		—		—		1,018		—
Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities, net of tax	—	—		—		—		(126)		—
Change in pension plans, net of tax of $3		—		—		—		9		—
BALANCE AT JUNE 30, 2023	10,250,949	$	514	$	87,932	$	428,927	$	4,981	$	(1,910)

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

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

	Nine Months Ended
(thousands)	June 28, 2024		June 30, 2023
CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income	$	7,733	$	35,541
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used for operating activities:
Depreciation	14,548		11,605
Amortization of intangible assets	251		210
Amortization of deferred financing costs	26		26
Stock based compensation	992		2,142
Gain on disposal of productive assets	(1,874)		(6,488)
Deferred income taxes	(4,663)		58
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net	(36,504)		(2,804)
Inventories, net	38,680		9,129
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(5,435)		(7,706)
Other current assets	5,510		3,519
Other non-current assets	—		99
Other long-term liabilities	2,935		(149)
Other, net	(300)		28
	21,899		45,210
CASH PROVIDED BY (USED FOR) INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchase of investments	(2,220)		(40,696)
Proceeds from maturity of short-term investments	19,650		—
Proceeds from sale of productive assets	2,244		14,990
Capital expenditures	(16,449)		(19,427)
	3,225		(45,133)
CASH USED FOR FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Common stock transactions	172		761
Dividends paid	(10,067)		(9,411)
Purchases of treasury stock	(241)		(941)
	(10,136)		(9,591)
Effect of foreign currency rate changes on cash	(19)		2,307
Increase (Decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	14,969		(7,207)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Beginning of period	111,854		129,803
End of period	$	126,823	$	122,596
Supplemental Disclosure:
Cash paid for taxes	$	2,488	$	16,253
Non-cash dividends	17		25
Cash paid for interest	88		86
Non-cash treasury stock activity	451		2,123

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

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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 June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023, and their results of operations for the three and nine month periods then ended and cash flows for the nine 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 September 29, 2023 which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 8, 2023.

Certain reclassifications have been made to prior year financial statements to conform to the current year financial statement presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on net earnings.

Due to seasonal variations and other factors, some of which are described herein, the results of operations for the three and nine months ended June 28, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the Company’s full 2024 fiscal year.  The current economic and business environment, including the level of demand in the consumer markets for outdoor recreation products, seasonality effects, enhancements or changes in competitor product offerings, and end consumer purchasing actions, all stemming therefrom, is beyond our control and remains highly uncertain and cannot be predicted at this time.

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

2    ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

Accounts receivable are stated net of allowances for credit losses of $649, $907 and $902 as of June 28, 2024, September 29, 2023 and June 30, 2023, respectively. The determination of the allowance for credit losses 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 credit losses based on historical experience of bad debts as a percent of accounts receivable outstanding for each business segment. Uncollectible accounts are written off against the allowance for credit losses 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.

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For the three and nine month periods ended June 28, 2024, basic net income per share for Class A and Class B shares was the same because there were no cumulative undistributed earnings and basic income per share for Class A and Class B shares has been presented using the two class method described above. For the three and nine month periods ended June 30, 2023, 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 as 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 or no undistributed income because distributions through dividends exceed net income, 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 nine month periods ended June 28, 2024, the effect of non-vested restricted stock units is excluded from the diluted income per share calculation as their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive. For the three and nine month periods ended June 30, 2023, 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 69,044 and 64,654 for the three months ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023, respectively, and 67,429 and 64,258 for the nine months ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023, 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 71,176 and 46,501 for the three months ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023, respectively, and 71,776 and 51,813 for the nine months ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023, respectively.

Dividends per share

Dividends per share for the three and nine month periods ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended				Nine months ended
	June 28, 2024		June 30, 2023		June 28, 2024		June 30, 2023
Dividends declared per common share:
Class A	$	0.33	$	0.31	$	0.99	$	0.93
Class B	$	0.30	$	0.28	$	0.90	$	0.85

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 2023 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 404,593 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock available for future grant to non-employee directors and key executives at June 28, 2024. Share awards previously made under the Company's 2012 Non-Employee Director Stock Ownership Plan and its 2010 Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan, which no longer allow for additional share grants, also remain outstanding.

Non-vested Stock

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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 nine months ended June 28, 2024 related to the Company’s stock ownership plans is as follows:

	Shares	Weighted Average Grant Price
Non-vested stock at September 29, 2023	61,242	$	66.48
Non-vested stock grants	36,108	49.65
Restricted stock vested	(19,863)	63.20
Forfeitures	(7,237)	62.36
Non-vested stock at June 28, 2024	70,250	59.18

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 2,330 and 2,289 during the nine month periods ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023, respectively.

Stock compensation expense, net of forfeitures, related to non-vested stock was $398 and $172 for the three month periods ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023, respectively, and $1,148 and $1,117 for the nine month periods ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023, respectively. Unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock as of June 28, 2024 was $2,085, which amount will be amortized to expense through December 2027 or adjusted for changes in future estimated or actual forfeitures.

The fair value of restricted stock vested during the nine month periods ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023 was $964 and $1,029, respectively.

Restricted Stock Units

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 subject to satisfaction of applicable performance criteria, 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 nine months ended June 28, 2024 follows:

	Number of RSUs	Weighted Average Grant Price
RSUs at September 29, 2023	68,244	$	76.38
RSUs granted	38,054	54.20
RSUs vested	(17,516)	88.49
RSU's forfeited	(3,452)	65.19
RSUs at June 28, 2024	85,330	64.46

For the three months ended June 28, 2024, the Company recognized expense of $201 related to RSUs. For the nine months ended June 28, 2024, the Company recognized income of $239 related to RSUs as a result of reversing

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compensation expense previously recognized, due to an expectation that performance conditions won't be met for certain awards. Stock compensation expense, net of forfeitures, related to RSUs was $28 and $953 for the three and nine month periods ended June 30, 2023, respectively. Unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested RSUs as of June 28, 2024 was $1,634, which amount will be amortized to expense through September 2026 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 2,331 and 5,324 during the nine month periods ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023, respectively.

The fair value of restricted stock units recognized as a tax deduction during the nine month periods ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023 was $1,171 and $2,555, 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 June 28, 2024, the Company issued 4,937 shares of Class A common stock and recognized $25 of income in connection with the Employees' Stock Purchase Plan. During the nine month period ended June 28, 2024, the Company issued 4,937 shares of Class A common stock and recognized $83 of expense in connection with the Employees' Stock Purchase Plan. During the three month period ended June 30, 2023, the Company issued 5,401 shares of Class A common stock and recognized $18 of expense in connection with the Plan. During the nine month period ended June 30, 2023, the Company issued 5,401 shares of Class A common stock and recognized $72 of expense in connection with the Plan.

5    LEASES

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 June 28, 2024, the Company had approximately 150 leases, with remaining terms ranging from less than one year to 16 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 right-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 applicable 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 nine months ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023 were as follows:

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	Three months ended				Nine months ended
	June 28, 2024		June 30, 2023		June 28, 2024		June 30, 2023
Lease Cost
Operating lease costs	$	2,470	$	2,541	$	7,411	$	7,480
Short-term lease costs	602		611		1,828		1,738
Variable lease costs	43		43		129		128
Total lease cost	$	3,115	$	3,195	$	9,368	$	9,346

Included in the amounts in the table above was rent expense to related parties of $314 and $941 for the three and nine months ended June 28, 2024, respectively, and $314 and $942 for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2023, respectively.

As of June 28, 2024, 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 June 28, 2024. During the second quarter of fiscal 2024, the Company entered into an agreement to obtain additional space at an existing lease site that will begin in fiscal 2025 and will result in additional estimated lease payments of approximately $2,000 over the remaining lease term, which are not included in the future minimum rental commitments below. As of June 28, 2024, the Company did not have any other significant operating lease commitments that have not yet commenced. Supplemental balance sheet, cash flow, and other information related to operating leases was as follows:

	Nine months ended
	June 28, 2024			June 30, 2023
Operating leases:
Operating lease ROU assets	$	49,017		$	53,104
Current operating lease liabilities	7,648			6,985
Non-current operating lease liabilities	43,124			47,691
Total operating lease liabilities	$	50,772		$	54,676
Weighted average remaining lease term (in years)	11.21			11.93
Weighted average discount rate	3.22		%	3.18		%
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities	$	6,884		$	6,611
ROU assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities	$	3,497		$	3,421

Future minimum rental commitments under non-cancelable operating leases with an initial lease term in excess of one year at June 28, 2024 were as follows:

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Year	Related parties included in total		Total
Remainder of 2024	$	319	$	2,391
2025	1,308		9,180
2026	1,348		7,471
2027	226		5,771
2028	—		3,817
Thereafter	—		32,575
Total undiscounted lease payments	3,201		61,205
Less: Imputed interest	(61)		(10,433)
Total net lease liability	$	3,140	$	50,772

6    INCOME TAXES

For the three and nine months ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023, the Company’s earnings before income taxes, income tax expense and effective income tax rate were as follows:

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
(thousands, except tax rate data)	June 28, 2024			June 30, 2023			June 28, 2024			June 30, 2023
Profit before income taxes	$	907		$	19,822		$	9,818		$	47,936
Income tax (benefit) expense	(715)			5,021			2,085			12,395
Effective income tax rate	(78.8)		%	25.3		%	21.2		%	25.9		%

The decrease in the effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended June 28, 2024 compared to the three and nine months ended June 30, 2023 was primarily related to a change in the geographic mix of profits or losses from a tax perspective for the current year period, as compared to the prior year period. The Company's effective tax rate is impacted by valuation allowances in certain foreign tax jurisdictions and, as a result, changes in the geographic source of Company profits or losses between periods can, in certain instances, have varying impacts on the Company's effective tax rate during a particular period.

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 June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023 were:

June 28, 2024	June 30, 2023
Indonesia	Indonesia
Switzerland	Switzerland

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 2024 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. 

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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:

	June 28, 2024		September 29, 2023		June 30, 2023
Raw materials	$	107,384	$	114,467	$	107,899
Finished goods	115,776		147,007		127,170
	$	223,160	$	261,474	$	235,069

The Company’s inventory levels have been significantly impacted over recent periods in connection with swings in demand for the Company’s products and supply chain availability of certain materials and components, especially as a result of the recent COVID-19 pandemic. See below under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” for additional discussion on the impact of recent fluctuations in the Company’s net sales, including changes in demand for the Company’s products, on the Company’s inventory balances.

8    GOODWILL

The changes in goodwill during the nine months ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023 were as follows:

	June 28, 2024		June 30, 2023
Balance at beginning of period	$	11,172	$	11,160
Amount attributable to movements in foreign currency rates	(12)		26
Balance at end of period	$	11,160	$	11,186

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.

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 nine months ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023.

	June 28, 2024		June 30, 2023
Balance at beginning of period	$	11,741	$	9,639
Expense accruals for warranties issued during the period	6,359		8,991
Less current period warranty claims paid	7,168		6,381
Balance at end of period	$	10,932	$	12,249

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.

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11    INDEBTEDNESS

The Company had no debt outstanding at June 28, 2024, September 29, 2023, or June 30, 2023.

Revolver

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 herein 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).

For the first three quarters of fiscal 2023, the interest rate on the Revolver was based on LIBOR plus an applicable margin. Beginning in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023, upon adoption of Topic 848, the interest rate is based on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") plus an applicable margin. 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 both June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023 were approximately 6.5% and 6.2%, 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

The Company had no unsecured revolving credit facilities at its foreign subsidiaries as of June 28, 2024 or June 30, 2023.  The Company utilizes letters of credit primarily as security for the payment of future claims under its workers’ compensation insurance, which totaled approximately $67 and $78 as of June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023, respectively.

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 13% of the Company’s revenues for the nine month period ended June 28, 2024 were denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. Approximately 5% were denominated in euros, approximately 6% were denominated in Canadian dollars and approximately 2% 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

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rates on financial instruments and known commitments, including commitments for inventory purchases, denominated in foreign currencies. As of June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023, the Company held no 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 accounts receivable and accounts payable approximated their fair values at June 28, 2024, September 29, 2023 and June 30, 2023 due to the short term maturities of these instruments. See Note 14 for discussion of fair value of cash and cash equivalents. 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. During the second quarter of fiscal 2024, the Company determined that indicators of potential impairment of long-lived assets were present in the Watercraft segment, and performed an analysis of future undiscounted cash flows, which exceeded carrying value of the asset group. Therefore, it was determined there was no impairment.

Valuation Techniques

Rabbi Trust Assets

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 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 June 28, 2024:

	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Rabbi trust assets	$	27,793	$	—	$	—	$	27,793

The following table summarizes the Company’s financial assets measured at fair value as of September 29, 2023:

	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Rabbi trust assets	$	24,562	$	—	$	—	$	24,562

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The following table summarizes the Company’s financial assets measured at fair value as of June 30, 2023:

	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Rabbi trust assets	$	25,304	$	—	$	—	$	25,304

The effect of changes in the fair value of financial instruments on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine month periods ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023 was:

		Three Months Ended				Nine months ended
	Location of income recognized in Statement of Operations	June 28, 2024		June 30, 2023		June 28, 2024		June 30, 2023
Rabbi trust assets	Other income, net	$	403	$	1,273	$	5,175	$	3,881

There were no assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis in periods subsequent to their initial recognition for either of the nine month periods ended June 28, 2024 or June 30, 2023.

14    CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND MARKETABLE SECURITIES

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 cash equivalents. Cash equivalents are stated at cost which approximates market value.

During the third quarter of fiscal 2023, the Company invested in marketable securities. The Company has classified all marketable securities as available-for-sale which requires the securities to be reported at estimated fair value, with unrealized gains and losses, net of tax, reported as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive income in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity.

At June 28, 2024, cost for marketable securities was determined using the specific identification method. A summary of the amortized costs and fair values of the Company’s marketable securities at the end of the period presented is shown in the following table. All of the Company’s marketable securities are classified as Level 2, as defined by FASB ASC 820, with fair values determined using significant other observable inputs, which include quoted prices in markets that are not active, quoted prices of similar securities, recently executed transactions, broker quotations, and other inputs that are observable.

The following table summarizes the Company’s marketable securities measured at fair value as of June 28, 2024:

	Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Gross unrealized gains		Gross unrealized losses
Fixed rate US Government Bonds	$	14,984	$	14,975	$	—	$	9
Fixed rate Canadian Government Bonds	8,830		8,808		—		22
Total	$	23,814	$	23,783	$	—	$	31

The following table summarizes the Company’s marketable securities measured at fair value as of September 29, 2023:

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	Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Gross unrealized gains		Gross unrealized losses
Fixed rate US Government Bonds	$	29,749	$	29,686	$	—	$	63
Fixed rate Canadian Government Bonds	11,121		11,021		—		100
Total	$	40,870	$	40,707	$	—	$	163

The following table summarizes the Company’s marketable securities measured at fair value as of June 30, 2023:

	Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Gross unrealized gains		Gross unrealized losses
Fixed rate US Government Bonds	$	29,614	$	29,526	$	—	$	87
Fixed rate Canadian Government Bonds	11,251		11,170		—		82
Total	$	40,865	$	40,696	$	—	$	169

Proceeds from the maturities of available for sale securities were $19,650 and $0 for the nine month periods ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023, respectively. During the third quarter of fiscal 2024, $2,220 of investments were purchased with proceeds from maturities. There were no other sales or purchases of available-for-sale securities for the nine month periods ended June 28, 2024 or June 30, 2023. No unrealized gains or losses were reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income during the same periods.

The future contractual maturities of the marketable securities held at June 28, 2024 are as follows: $21,546 within one year, classified as Short-Term Investments on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, and $2,237 greater than one year, but less than five years, classified as Investments on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

15    NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

    Recently issued accounting pronouncements

In March 2024, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued Final Rulemaking Release No. 33-11275: The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors. This release is intended to improve consistency, completeness and transparency related to climate risks and events. The disclosure requirements related to this new rule will be phased in, and effective for the Company beginning in fiscal 2027 on a prospective basis. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of this release on its financial statements and disclosures.

In December 2023, the Financial Account Standards Board (FASB), issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. ASU 2023-09 is intended to enhance the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures. The amendments in this ASU are effective for the Company in fiscal 2026 on a prospective basis, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of this guidance on its disclosures.

In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures. ASU 2023-07 is intended to improve the disclosures about a public entity's reportable segments and address requests from investors for additional, more detailed information about a reportable segment's expenses. The amendments in this ASU are effective in fiscal 2025, on a retrospective basis, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of this guidance on its financial statements and disclosures.

In October 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-06, Disclosure Improvements: Codification Amendments in Response to the SEC’s Disclosure Update and Simplification Initiative. This ASU covers a variety of codification topics, and the effective date for each amendment will be the date on which the SEC‘s removal of that related disclosure from Regulation S-X or Regulation S-K becomes effective, with early adoption prohibited. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of this guidance on its disclosures.

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Recently adopted 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. Subsequently in December 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-06, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848)—Deferral of the Sunset Date of Topic 848, which delayed the effective date of Topic 848 to December 31, 2024. The Company adopted Topic 848 in the fourth fiscal quarter of 2023. The adoption of this pronouncement did not have a material impact on its disclosures.

16    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 June 28, 2024, the right to returns asset was $1,195 and the accrued returns liability was $2,981. At June 30, 2023, the right to returns asset was $892 and the accrued returns liability was $2,263. 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 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.

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 17 for required disclosures of disaggregated revenue.

17    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. 

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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.

A summary of the Company’s operations by business segment is presented below:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	June 28, 2024		June 30, 2023		June 28, 2024		June 30, 2023		September 29, 2023
Net sales:
Fishing:
Unaffiliated customers	$	130,415	$	137,161	$	379,242	$	429,991
Interunit transfers	122		299		395		851
Camping:
Unaffiliated customers	10,909		11,621		27,325		36,940
Interunit transfers	18		37		35		56
Watercraft Recreation:
Unaffiliated customers	11,037		15,664		25,536		38,121
Interunit transfers	33		62		75		153
Diving
Unaffiliated customers	19,856		22,216		54,248		61,565
Interunit transfers	5		11		15		29
Other / Corporate	255		385		621		882
Eliminations	(178)		(409)		(520)		(1,089)
Total	$	172,472	$	187,047	$	486,972	$	567,499
Operating profit (loss):
Fishing	$	5,258	$	18,665	$	24,214	$	51,358
Camping	1,474		2,039		3,541		4,863
Watercraft Recreation	557		1,483		(2,007)		1,637
Diving	898		2,733		22		4,190
Other / Corporate	(8,693)		(7,477)		(26,483)		(27,743)
	$	(506)	$	17,443	$	(713)	$	34,305
Total assets (end of period):
Fishing					$	365,842	$	361,071	$	363,463
Camping					48,217		61,896		53,003
Watercraft Recreation					29,604		35,294		26,953
Diving					81,818		84,205		83,555
Other / Corporate					154,344		163,018		154,632
					$	679,825	$	705,484	$	681,606

Other Segment Information

During the three and nine month periods ended June 28, 2024, two customers of the Company's Fishing, Camping and Watercraft Recreation segments each accounted for more than 10% of the Company's consolidated revenues, which amounted to combined net sales of approximately $41,273 and $150,166, respectively. During the three and nine month periods ended June 30, 2023, combined net sales to one customer of the Company's Fishing, Camping and Watercraft Recreation segments represented approximately $26,040 and $83,948, respectively, of the Company's consolidated revenues.

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During the second quarter of fiscal 2023, the Company sold the Military and Commercial Tent product lines of its Camping segment to a third party in an asset sale. The sale did not include the Eureka! brand name or the Eureka! consumer/recreational Camping business line. Subsequently, during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023, the Company developed and approved plans to fully exit the Eureka! brand of the Camping segment, which includes liquidating all remaining consumer inventory of Eureka! branded products and winding down operations. The Company incurred expenses of approximately $4,800 in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023 related to the wind down of the Eureka! branded business. Other costs incurred during fiscal 2024 will be expensed as incurred.

During the first quarter of fiscal 2024, the Fishing segment of the Company sold a building, which resulted in a gain of approximately $1,900, which was recorded in Other income, net in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

18    ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

The changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (“AOCI”) by component, net of tax, for the nine months ended June 28, 2024 were as follows:

	Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment		Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for sale securities		Unamortized Loss on Defined Benefit Pension Plans		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Balance at September 29, 2023	$	3,581	$	(121)	$	(137)	$	3,323
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	3,059		138		—		3,197
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	—		—		10		10
Tax effects	—		(36)		(3)		(39)
Balance at December 29, 2023	$	6,640	$	(19)	$	(130)	$	6,491
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications	(2,379)		(24)		—		(2,403)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	—		—		10		10
Tax effects	—		6		(2)		4
Balance at March 29, 2024	$	4,261	$	(37)	$	(122)	$	4,102
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications	(439)		20		—		(419)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	—		—		9		9
Tax effects	—		(6)		(3)		(9)
Balance at June 28, 2024	$	3,822	$	(23)	$	(116)	$	3,683

The changes in AOCI by component, net of tax, for the nine months ended June 30, 2023 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 September 30, 2022	$	791	$	(171)	$	620
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	2,937		—		2,937
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	—		11		11
Tax effects	—		(3)		(3)
Balance at December 30, 2022	$	3,728	$	(163)	$	3,565
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	507		—		507
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	—		11		11
Tax effects	—		(3)		(3)
Balance at March 31, 2023	$	4,235	$	(155)	$	4,080
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	892		—		892
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	—		12		12
Tax effects	—		(3)		(3)
Balance at June 30, 2023	$	5,127	$	(146)	$	4,981

    The reclassifications out of AOCI for the three and nine months ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023 were as follows: 

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	June 28, 2024		June 30, 2023		June 28, 2024		June 30, 2023		Statement of Operations Presentation
Unamortized loss on defined benefit pension plans:
Amortization of loss	$	9	$	12	$	29	$	34	Other income and expense
Tax effects	(3)		(3)		(8)		(9)		Income tax expense
Total reclassifications for the period	$	6	$	9	$	21	$	25

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 nine month periods ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023. 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

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 September 29, 2023 which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 8, 2023.

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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 for the fiscal year ended September 29, 2023 which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 8, 2023 and the following:  changes in economic conditions, consumer confidence levels and discretionary spending patterns in key markets; uncertainties stemming from political instability (and its impact on the economies in jurisdictions where the Company has operations); 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, 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 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 including related to shortages in procuring necessary raw materials and components to manufacture and produce such 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 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 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.

Highlights

Net sales of $172,472 for the third quarter of fiscal 2024 decreased $14,575, or 8%, from the same period in the prior year. The decrease between quarterly periods was primarily due to ongoing market challenges in many of the Company's product categories, as well as increasing competitive pressure, which resulted in weaker demand and revenue across all segments of the Company's outdoor recreation products. Unfavorable overhead absorption due to the lower sales volumes and product mix also contributed to a 5.7 point decline in gross margin in the current year quarter versus the prior year quarter. Additionally, a 4%

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increase in operating expenses, which was mainly due to increased advertising and promotional spending between quarterly periods, contributed to a $17,949 decrease in operating profit from the prior year quarter.

Seasonality

The Company’s business is seasonal in nature. The third 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.  

	Fiscal Year
	2023				2022				2021
Quarter Ended	Net Sales		Operating Profit		Net Sales		Operating Profit		Net Sales		Operating Profit
December	27	%	47	%	21	%	21	%	22	%	22	%
March	30	%	97	%	26	%	23	%	27	%	32	%
June	28	%	149	%	27	%	36	%	29	%	34	%
September	15	%	-193	%	26	%	20	%	22	%	12	%
	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 Ended				Nine Months Ended
	June 28, 2024		June 30, 2023		June 28, 2024		June 30, 2023
Net sales:
Fishing	$	130,537	$	137,460	$	379,637	$	430,842
Camping	10,927		11,658		27,360		36,996
Watercraft Recreation	11,070		15,726		25,611		38,274
Diving	19,861		22,227		54,263		61,594
Other / Corporate / Eliminations	77		(24)		101		(207)
Total	$	172,472	$	187,047	$	486,972	$	567,499
Operating profit (loss):
Fishing	$	5,258	$	18,665	$	24,214	$	51,358
Camping	1,474		2,039		3,541		4,863
Watercraft Recreation	557		1,483		(2,007)		1,637
Diving	898		2,733		22		4,190
Other / Corporate / Eliminations	(8,693)		(7,477)		(26,483)		(27,743)
Total	$	(506)	$	17,443	$	(713)	$	34,305

See “Note 17 – 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 June 28, 2024 were $172,472, a decrease of $14,575, or 8%, compared to $187,047 for the three months ended June 30, 2023. Foreign currency translation had a negligible impact on current year third quarter net sales compared to the prior year's third quarter net sales.

Net sales for the three months ended June 28, 2024 for the Fishing business were $130,537, a decrease of $6,923, or 5%, from $137,460 during the third fiscal quarter of the prior year. Softer consumer demand in the market for outdoor recreation products in the current year quarter combined with increased competitive pressure in the Fishing market has contributed to the sales decline between quarters.

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Net sales for the Camping business were $10,927 for the third quarter of the current fiscal year, a decrease of $731, or 6%, from the prior year net sales during the same period of $11,658. The decrease is mainly attributable to declines in overal consumer demand for products in this market.

Net sales for the third quarter of fiscal 2024 for the Watercraft Recreation business were $11,070, a decrease of $4,656, or 30%, compared to $15,726 in the prior year same period. Sales in this segment were negatively affected by continuing decreased demand in the overall watercraft market compared to the prior year quarter.

Net sales for Diving for the third quarter of fiscal 2024 were $19,861, which declined $2,366, or 11%, compared to net sales of $22,227 for the three months ended June 30, 2023. The decline in sales over the prior year quarter was driven primarily by softening market demand across all geographic regions. Foreign currency translation had an unfavorable impact of less than 1% on sales in this segment versus the prior year quarter.

For the nine months ended June 28, 2024, consolidated net sales of $486,972 decreased $80,527, or 14%, compared to $567,499 for the nine months ended June 30, 2023. Foreign currency translation had an insignificant impact on net sales of the current year to date period versus the prior year to date period.

Net sales for the nine months ended June 28, 2024 for the Fishing business were $379,637, a decrease of $51,205, or 12%, from $430,842 during the same period of the prior year. As noted above for the quarter, a continued challenging market and competitive pressures resulted in lower sales compared to the prior year to date period.

Net sales for the Camping business were $27,360 for the nine months ended June 28, 2024, a decrease of $9,636, or 26%, from the prior year net sales during the same period of $36,996. Approximately $4,500 of the decrease from the prior year quarter was related to the previously reported divestiture of the Military and Commercial Tents product lines of its Camping business during the second quarter of fiscal 2023, with the remainder due primarily to general declines in the market for camping products.

Net sales for the nine months ended June 28, 2024 for the Watercraft Recreation business were $25,611, a decrease of $12,663, or 33%, compared to $38,274 in the prior year same period. The company was impacted by reductions in demand in the overall watercraft market, resulting in decreased sales over the prior year.

Diving net sales were $54,263 for the nine months ended June 28, 2024, versus $61,594 for the same period of the prior year, a decrease of $7,331 or 12% due to soft market demand across all geographic regions. Foreign currency translation had a favorable impact of less than 1% on sales in this segment versus the prior year.

Cost of Sales

Cost of sales for the three months ended June 28, 2024 of $110,650 increased $1,190 compared to $109,460 for the three months ended June 30, 2023.  Despite a decrease in sales volumes between quarters, the mix of products sold led to increases in certain material costs, resulting in increased cost of sales between quarters.

For the nine months ended June 28, 2024, cost of sales was $310,865 compared to $351,798 in the same period of the prior year. The decrease year over year was driven primarily by decreased sales volumes between periods.

Gross Profit Margin

For the three months ended June 28, 2024, gross profit as a percentage of net sales was 35.8% compared to 41.5% in the three month period ended June 30, 2023. The decline in gross profit percentage over the prior year quarter was primarily due to unfavorable overhead absorption as a result of lower sales volumes and changes in product mix toward lower margin products between quarters.

For the nine months ended June 28, 2024, gross profit as a percentage of sales was 36.2% compared to 38.0% in the prior nine month period. Unfavorable overhead absorption on lower sales volumes and changes in product mix were the primary drivers of the decrease in gross profit percentage between year to date periods.

Operating Expenses

Operating expenses were $62,328 for the three months ended June 28, 2024, compared to $60,144 for the three months ended June 30, 2023.  The increase of $2,184 was primarily due to increased advertising and promotional spending between quarters, partially offset by the impact of lower sales volumes.

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Operating expenses were $176,820 for the nine months ended June 28, 2024, compared to $181,396 for the nine months ended June 30, 2023. The decrease of $4,576 was primarily due to lower sales volumes between quarters, as well as lower incentive compensation and professional services expense, partially offset by increased advertising and promotional spending.

Operating Profit

Operating loss on a consolidated basis for the three month period ended June 28, 2024 was $506, compared to operating profit of $17,443 in the third quarter of the prior fiscal year.   As discussed above, the decrease in operating profit between quarters is driven by lower sales volumes and increased promotional spending over the prior year quarter.

Operating loss on a consolidated basis for the nine month period ended June 28, 2024 was $713, compared to operating profit of $34,305 in the prior year to date period. Lower sales volumes in the current year quarter was the primary driver of the decrease in operating profit between year to date periods.

Interest

Interest expense was $37 and $39 for the three months ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023, respectively. Interest expense was $115 and $114 for the nine months ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023, respectively.

Interest income was $1,123 and $1,244 for the three months ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023, respectively. Interest income was $3,178 and $2,806 for the nine months ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023, respectively.

Other Expense (Income), net

Other income was $327 for the three months ended June 28, 2024 compared to $1,174 in the prior year period.  The main driver of the $847 decrease over the prior year quarter was a $888 decrease in net investment gains and earnings on the assets related to the Company’s non-qualified deferred compensation plan in the current quarter over the prior year quarter. For the three months ended June 28, 2024, foreign currency exchange losses were $28 compared to $76 for the three months ended June 30, 2023.

For the nine months ended June 28, 2024, other income was $7,468 compared to $10,939 in the nine months ended June 30, 2023. The main drivers of the $3,471 decrease over the prior year period were the gain on the sale of the Military and Commercial Tents product lines of approximately $6,640 recorded in the prior year period, partially offset by a gain on the sale of a building of approximately $1,900 in the current period. Additionally, net investment gains and earnings on the assets related to the Company's non-qualified deferred compensation plan in the nine months ended June 28, 2024 were $5,463, compared to $4,159 in the prior year to date period. Foreign currency exchange losses were $173 compared to gains of $155 for the nine months ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023, respectively.

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 month period ended June 28, 2024 was a benefit of 78.8%, due to the decline in profit before taxes and geographic mix of profits and losses. For the nine month period ended June 28, 2024 the effective tax rate was 21.2%. The effective tax rates were 25.3% and 25.9% in the corresponding periods of the prior year.

Net Income

Net income for the three months ended June 28, 2024 was $1,622, or $0.16 per diluted common class A and B share, compared to net income of $14,801, or $1.44 per diluted common class A and B share, for the third quarter of the prior fiscal year.

Net income for the nine months ended June 28, 2024 was $7,733, or $0.75 per diluted common class A and B share, compared to net income of $35,541, or $3.47 per diluted common class A and B share for the nine months ended June 30, 2023.

Liquidity and Financial Condition

Cash and cash equivalents and short term investments totaled $148,369 as of June 28, 2024, compared to $149,247 as of June 30, 2023.  The Company’s debt to total capitalization ratio was 0% as of June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023.  The Company’s total debt balance was $0 as of each of June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023.  See “Note 11 – Indebtedness” in the notes to the Company’s accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements for further discussion.

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Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses, were $79,593 as of June 28, 2024, a decrease of $15,051 compared to $94,644 as of June 30, 2023.  The decrease is consistent with the decreased sales volumes year over year. Inventories were $223,160 as of June 28, 2024, a decrease of $11,909, compared to $235,069 as of June 30, 2023. Accounts payable were $43,153 at June 28, 2024 compared to $45,728 as of June 30, 2023.

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
(thousands)	June 28, 2024		June 30, 2023
Cash (used for) provided by:
Operating activities	$	21,899	$	45,210
Investing activities	3,225		(45,133)
Financing activities	(10,136)		(9,591)
Effect of foreign currency rate changes on cash	(19)		2,307
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	$	14,969	$	(7,207)

Operating Activities

Cash provided by operations totaled $21,899 for the nine months ended June 28, 2024 compared to $45,210 during the corresponding period of the prior fiscal year.  The decrease in cash provided by operations over the prior year nine month period was due primarily to lower income on decreased sales volumes between quarters. Depreciation and amortization charges were $14,799 for the nine month period ended June 28, 2024 compared to $11,815 for the corresponding period of the prior year. 

Investing Activities

Cash provided by investing activities totaled $3,225 for the nine months ended June 28, 2024 compared to cash used for investing activities of $45,133 for the corresponding period of the prior fiscal year. Current year cash provided by investing activities reflects maturity of investments of $19,650, as well as proceeds of $2,244 related to the sale of fixed assets, which predominantly consisted of the sale of a building, as discussed above, partially offset by purchases of investments of $2,220. The prior year period included purchases of investments of $40,696, offset in part by proceeds of $14,990 related to the divestiture of the Military and Commercial Tents product lines, previously discussed. Capital expenditures were $16,449 in the nine months ended June 28, 2024, compared to $19,427 in the prior year to date period which included investments in expansion of Fishing facilities to accommodate additional production. Any additional capital expenditures in fiscal 2024 are expected to be funded by working capital.

Financing Activities

Cash used for financing activities totaled $10,136 for the nine months ended June 28, 2024 compared to $9,591 for the nine month period ended June 30, 2023 and represents the payment of dividends and purchase of treasury stock. The Company had no debt during either nine month period ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023. See Note 11 "Indebtedness" to the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on our credit facilities.

As of June 28, 2024 the Company held approximately $54,960 of cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments 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 June 28, 2024.

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 $67 and $78 as of June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023, respectively.

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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 September 29, 2023 in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations under the heading “Critical Accounting Estimates”, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 8, 2023. There were no significant changes to the Company’s critical accounting policies and estimates during the nine months ended June 28, 2024.

Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

The Company is exposed to market risk in foreign currency exchange rates, interest rates, commodity prices and inflation. For a discussion of exposure to market risk, refer to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending September 29, 2023, in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations under the heading “Market Risk Management”, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 8, 2023. There have been no significant changes to our market risk in the nine months ended June 28, 2024.

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 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

There have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending September 29, 2023 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 8, 2023.

Item 5. Other Information

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(c) Trading Plans.

During the three month period ended June 28, 2024, no director or officer of the Company adopted or terminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as each term is defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K, nor did the Company during such fiscal quarter adopt or terminate any “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement”.

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: August 5, 2024
	/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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Index
JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC.

Exhibit Index to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q

Exhibit Number	Description
3.1	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.)
3.2	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.)
31.1	Certification by the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2	Certification 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 June 28, 2024 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.
104	The cover page from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 28, 2024, 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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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) under the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

I, Helen P. Johnson-Leipold, certify that:

1) I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Johnson Outdoors Inc.;

2) Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3) Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4) The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; and

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5) The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date:	August 5, 2024	/s/ Helen P. Johnson-Leipold
		Helen P. Johnson-Leipold
		Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

Certification of Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) under the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

I, David W. Johnson, certify that:

1) I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Johnson Outdoors Inc.;

2) Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3) Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4) The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5) The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date:	August 5, 2024	/s/ David W. Johnson
		David W. Johnson
		Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
		Treasurer

EX-32

Exhibit 32

Written Statement of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

Solely for the purposes of complying with 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, I, the undersigned Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Johnson Outdoors Inc. (the “Company”), hereby certify that the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarter ended June 28, 2024 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Helen P. Johnson-Leipold

Helen P. Johnson-Leipold

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

August 5, 2024

Written Statement of the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

Solely for the purposes of complying with 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, I, the undersigned Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Johnson Outdoors Inc. (the “Company”), hereby certify that the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarter ended June 28, 2024 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ David W. Johnson

David W. Johnson

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Treasurer

August 5, 2024

The above certifications are made solely for the purpose of 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, subject to the knowledge standard contained therein, and not for any other purpose.

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Cover - shares	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2024	Jul. 26, 2024
Entity Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Document Quarterly Report	true
Document Period End Date	Jun. 28, 2024
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	0-16255
Entity Registrant Name	JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC.
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	WI
Entity Tax Identification Number	39-1536083
Entity Address, Address Line One	555 Main Street
Entity Address, City or Town	Racine
Entity Address, State or Province	WI
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	53403
City Area Code	262
Local Phone Number	631-6600
Title of 12(b) Security	Class A Common Stock, $.05 par value per share
Trading Symbol	JOUT
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2024
Entity Central Index Key	0000788329
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-27
Class A
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		9,096,632
Class B
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		1,207,760

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 28, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023
Net sales	$ 172,472	$ 187,047	$ 486,972	$ 567,499
Cost of sales	110,650	109,460	310,865	351,798
Gross profit	61,822	77,587	176,107	215,701
Operating expenses:
Marketing and selling	41,109	39,504	111,040	113,585
Administrative management, finance and information systems	13,935	12,638	42,302	43,944
Research and development	7,284	8,002	23,478	23,867
Total operating expenses	62,328	60,144	176,820	181,396
Operating (loss) profit	(506)	17,443	(713)	34,305
Interest income	(1,123)	(1,244)	(3,178)	(2,806)
Interest expense	37	39	115	114
Other income, net	(327)	(1,174)	(7,468)	(10,939)
Profit before income taxes	907	19,822	9,818	47,936
Income tax (benefit) expense	(715)	5,021	2,085	12,395
Net income	$ 1,622	$ 14,801	$ 7,733	$ 35,541
Weighted average common shares - Basic:
Participating securities (in shares)	17	22	17	16
Weighted average common shares - Dilutive (in shares)	10,249	10,210	10,232	10,187
Class A
Weighted average common shares - Basic:
Weighted average common shares - basic (in shares)	9,024	8,980	9,007	8,963
Net income per common share - Basic:
Net income per common share - basic (in USD per share)	$ 0.16	$ 1.46	$ 0.75	$ 3.51
Net income per common share - Diluted:
Net income per common share - diluted (in USD per share)	$ 0.16	$ 1.44	$ 0.75	$ 3.47
Class B
Weighted average common shares - Basic:
Weighted average common shares - basic (in shares)	1,208	1,208	1,208	1,208
Net income per common share - Basic:
Net income per common share - basic (in USD per share)	$ 0.16	$ 1.33	$ 0.75	$ 3.19
Net income per common share - Diluted:
Net income per common share - diluted (in USD per share)	$ 0.16	$ 1.44	$ 0.75	$ 3.47

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 28, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income	$ 1,622	$ 14,801	$ 7,733	$ 35,541
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation	(439)	1,018	241	4,462
Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities, net of tax	14	(126)	98	(126)
Change in pension plans, net of tax	6	9	21	25
Total other comprehensive (loss) income	(419)	901	360	4,361
Total comprehensive income	$ 1,203	$ 15,702	$ 8,093	$ 39,902

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 28, 2024	Sep. 29, 2023	Jun. 30, 2023
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 126,823	$ 111,854	$ 122,596
Short term investments	21,546	26,764	26,651
Accounts receivable, net	79,593	43,159	94,644
Inventories	223,160	261,474	235,069
Other current assets	9,883	15,405	6,345
Total current assets	461,005	458,656	485,305
Investments	2,237	13,943	14,045
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $187,350, $177,426 and $175,820, respectively	95,929	94,353	95,257
Right of use assets	49,017	50,746	53,104
Deferred income taxes	23,021	18,352	11,437
Goodwill	11,160	11,172	11,186
Other intangible assets, net	8,331	8,472	8,444
Other assets	29,125	25,912	26,706
Total assets	679,825	681,606	705,484
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	43,153	42,744	45,728
Current lease liability	7,648	7,009	6,985
Accrued liabilities:
Salaries, wages and benefits	14,801	16,741	19,616
Accrued warranty	10,932	11,741	12,249
Accrued discounts and returns	7,231	8,176	6,713
Accrued customer programs	4,347	3,774	5,174
Other	11,181	13,821	10,205
Total current liabilities	99,293	104,006	106,670
Non-current lease liability	43,124	45,335	47,691
Deferred income taxes	1,880	1,838	1,928
Retirement benefits	1,588	1,588	1,627
Deferred compensation liability	27,795	24,607	25,314
Other liabilities	7,476	4,495	1,810
Total liabilities	181,156	181,869	185,040
Common stock:
Capital in excess of par value	89,846	88,234	87,932
Retained earnings	407,223	409,574	428,927
Accumulated other comprehensive income	3,683	3,323	4,981
Treasury stock at cost, shares of Class A common stock: 37,240, 25,342 and 25,380, respectively	(2,600)	(1,908)	(1,910)
Total shareholders’ equity	498,669	499,737	520,444
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	679,825	681,606	705,484
Class A
Common stock:
Shares issued and outstanding	456	453	453
Class B
Common stock:
Shares issued and outstanding	$ 61	$ 61	$ 61

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited) (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 28, 2024	Sep. 29, 2023	Jun. 30, 2023
Accumulated depreciation	$ 187,350	$ 177,426	$ 175,820
Treasury stock (in shares)	37,240	25,342	25,380
Class A
Common stock, issued (in shares)	9,096,632	9,043,189	9,043,151
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	9,096,632	9,043,189	9,043,151
Class B
Common stock, issued (in shares)	1,207,760	1,207,760	1,207,798
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	1,207,760	1,207,760	1,207,798

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Common Stock	Capital in Excess of Par Value	Retained Earnings	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Treasury Stock
Balance, beginning of period (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2022		10,192,051
Balance, beginning of period at Sep. 30, 2022		$ 512	$ 87,351	$ 402,821	$ 620	$ (3,290)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income				5,879
Dividends declared				(3,126)
Award of non-vested shares (in shares)		56,799
Award of non-vested shares		$ 2	(1,381)			1,379
Stock-based compensation			953
Currency translation adjustment					2,937
Change in pension plans, net of tax					8
Purchase of treasury stock at cost (in shares)		(7,613)
Purchase of treasury stock at cost						(444)
Balance, end of period (in shares) at Dec. 30, 2022		10,241,237
Balance, end of period at Dec. 30, 2022		$ 514	86,923	405,574	3,565	(2,355)
Balance, beginning of period (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2022		10,192,051
Balance, beginning of period at Sep. 30, 2022		$ 512	87,351	402,821	620	(3,290)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income	$ 35,541
Currency translation adjustment	4,462
Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities, net of tax	0
Balance, end of period (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2023		10,250,949
Balance, end of period at Jun. 30, 2023	520,444	$ 514	87,932	428,927	4,981	(1,910)
Balance, beginning of period (in shares) at Dec. 30, 2022		10,241,237
Balance, beginning of period at Dec. 30, 2022		$ 514	86,923	405,574	3,565	(2,355)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income				14,861
Dividends declared				(3,161)
Award of non-vested shares (in shares)		13,674
Award of non-vested shares		$ 0	(744)			744
Stock-based compensation			971
Currency translation adjustment					507
Change in pension plans, net of tax					8
Balance, end of period (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2023		10,254,911
Balance, end of period at Mar. 31, 2023		$ 514	87,150	417,274	4,080	(1,611)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income	14,801			14,801
Dividends declared				(3,148)
Issuance of stock under employee stock purchase plan (shares)		6,670
Issuance of stock under employee stock purchase plan			564			(299)
Stock-based compensation			218
Non-vested stock forfeitures (in shares)		(10,632)
Non-vested stock forfeitures			0			0
Currency translation adjustment	1,018				1,018
Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities, net of tax					(126)
Change in pension plans, net of tax					9
Balance, end of period (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2023		10,250,949
Balance, end of period at Jun. 30, 2023	520,444	$ 514	87,932	428,927	4,981	(1,910)
Balance, beginning of period (in shares) at Sep. 29, 2023		10,250,949
Balance, beginning of period at Sep. 29, 2023	499,737	$ 514	88,234	409,574	3,323	(1,908)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income				3,955
Dividends declared				(3,347)
Award of non-vested shares (in shares)		37,712
Award of non-vested shares		$ 2	(2)
Stock-based compensation			598
Currency translation adjustment					3,059
Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities, net of tax					102
Change in pension plans, net of tax					7
Purchase of treasury stock at cost (in shares)		(4,661)
Purchase of treasury stock at cost						(241)
Balance, end of period (in shares) at Dec. 29, 2023		10,284,000
Balance, end of period at Dec. 29, 2023		$ 516	88,830	410,182	6,491	(2,149)
Balance, beginning of period (in shares) at Sep. 29, 2023		10,250,949
Balance, beginning of period at Sep. 29, 2023	499,737	$ 514	88,234	409,574	3,323	(1,908)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income	7,733
Currency translation adjustment	241
Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities, net of tax	0
Balance, end of period (in shares) at Jun. 28, 2024		10,304,392
Balance, end of period at Jun. 28, 2024	498,669	$ 517	89,846	407,223	3,683	(2,600)
Balance, beginning of period (in shares) at Dec. 29, 2023		10,284,000
Balance, beginning of period at Dec. 29, 2023		$ 516	88,830	410,182	6,491	(2,149)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income				2,156
Dividends declared				(3,368)
Award of non-vested shares (in shares)		22,692
Award of non-vested shares		$ 1	(1)
Stock-based compensation			(180)
Currency translation adjustment					(2,379)
Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities, net of tax					(18)
Change in pension plans, net of tax					8
Non-vested stock forfeitures (shares)		(5,350)
Non-vested stock forfeitures			341			(341)
Balance, end of period (in shares) at Mar. 29, 2024		10,301,342
Balance, end of period at Mar. 29, 2024		$ 517	88,990	408,970	4,102	(2,490)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income	1,622			1,622
Dividends declared				(3,369)
Issuance of stock under employee stock purchase plan (shares)		4,937
Issuance of stock under employee stock purchase plan			172
Stock-based compensation			574
Tax effects on stock based awards		$ 0
Currency translation adjustment	(439)				(439)
Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities, net of tax					14
Change in pension plans, net of tax					6
Non-vested stock forfeitures (shares)		(1,887)
Non-vested stock forfeitures			110			(110)
Balance, end of period (in shares) at Jun. 28, 2024		10,304,392
Balance, end of period at Jun. 28, 2024	$ 498,669	$ 517	$ 89,846	$ 407,223	$ 3,683	$ (2,600)

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (unaudited) (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2024	Dec. 29, 2023	Jun. 30, 2023	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 30, 2022
Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]
Change in pension plans, tax	$ 2	$ 3	$ 3	$ 3	$ 3

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023
CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income	$ 7,733	$ 35,541
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used for operating activities:
Depreciation	14,548	11,605
Amortization of intangible assets	251	210
Amortization of deferred financing costs	26	26
Stock based compensation	992	2,142
Gain on disposal of productive assets	(1,874)	(6,488)
Deferred income taxes	(4,663)	58
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net	(36,504)	(2,804)
Inventories, net	38,680	9,129
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(5,435)	(7,706)
Other current assets	5,510	3,519
Other non-current assets	0	99
Other long-term liabilities	2,935	(149)
Other, net	(300)	28
CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES	21,899	45,210
CASH PROVIDED BY (USED FOR) INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchase of investments	(2,220)	(40,696)
Proceeds from maturity of short-term investments	19,650	0
Proceeds from sale of productive assets	2,244	14,990
Capital expenditures	(16,449)	(19,427)
CASH PROVIDED BY (USED FOR) INVESTING ACTIVITIES	3,225	(45,133)
CASH USED FOR FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Common stock transactions	172	761
Dividends paid	(10,067)	(9,411)
Purchases of treasury stock	(241)	(941)
CASH USED FOR FINANCING ACTIVITIES	(10,136)	(9,591)
Effect of foreign currency rate changes on cash	(19)	2,307
Increase (Decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	14,969	(7,207)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Beginning of period	111,854	129,803
End of period	126,823	122,596
Supplemental Disclosure:
Cash paid for taxes	2,488	16,253
Non-cash dividends	17	25
Cash paid for interest	88	86
Non-cash treasury stock activity	$ 451	$ 2,123

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BASIS OF PRESENTATION

9 Months Ended

Jun. 28, 2024

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

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 June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023, and their results of operations for the three and nine month periods then ended and cash flows for the nine 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 September 29, 2023 which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 8, 2023.

Certain reclassifications have been made to prior year financial statements to conform to the current year financial statement presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on net earnings.

Due to seasonal variations and other factors, some of which are described herein, the results of operations for the three and nine months ended June 28, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the Company’s full 2024 fiscal year.  The current economic and business environment, including the level of demand in the consumer markets for outdoor recreation products, seasonality effects, enhancements or changes in competitor product offerings, and end consumer purchasing actions, all stemming therefrom, is beyond our control and remains highly uncertain and cannot be predicted at this time.

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

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ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

9 Months Ended

Jun. 28, 2024

Receivables [Abstract]

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

Accounts receivable are stated net of allowances for credit losses of $649, $907 and $902 as of June 28, 2024, September 29, 2023 and June 30, 2023, respectively. The determination of the allowance for credit losses 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 credit losses based on historical experience of bad debts as a percent of accounts receivable outstanding for each business segment. Uncollectible accounts are written off against the allowance for credit losses after collection efforts have been exhausted. The Company typically does not require collateral on its accounts receivable.

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EARNINGS PER SHARE (“EPS”)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 28, 2024

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

EARNINGS PER SHARE (“EPS”)

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 nine month periods ended June 28, 2024, basic net income per share for Class A and Class B shares was the same because there were no cumulative undistributed earnings and basic income per share for Class A and Class B shares has been presented using the two class method described above. For the three and nine month periods ended June 30, 2023, 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 as 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 or no undistributed income because distributions through dividends exceed net income, 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 nine month periods ended June 28, 2024, the effect of non-vested restricted stock units is excluded from the diluted income per share calculation as their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive. For the three and nine month periods ended June 30, 2023, 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 69,044 and 64,654 for the three months ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023, respectively, and 67,429 and 64,258 for the nine months ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023, 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 71,176 and 46,501 for the three months ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023, respectively, and 71,776 and 51,813 for the nine months ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023, respectively.

Dividends per share

Dividends per share for the three and nine month periods ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended				Nine months ended
	June 28, 2024		June 30, 2023		June 28, 2024		June 30, 2023
Dividends declared per common share:
Class A	$	0.33	$	0.31	$	0.99	$	0.93
Class B	$	0.30	$	0.28	$	0.90	$	0.85

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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION AND STOCK OWNERSHIP PLANS

9 Months Ended

Jun. 28, 2024

Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION AND STOCK OWNERSHIP PLANS

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 2023 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 404,593 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock available for future grant to non-employee directors and key executives at June 28, 2024. Share awards previously made under the Company's 2012 Non-Employee Director Stock Ownership Plan and its 2010 Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan, which no longer allow 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 nine months ended June 28, 2024 related to the Company’s stock ownership plans is as follows:

	Shares	Weighted Average Grant Price
Non-vested stock at September 29, 2023	61,242	$	66.48
Non-vested stock grants	36,108	49.65
Restricted stock vested	(19,863)	63.20
Forfeitures	(7,237)	62.36
Non-vested stock at June 28, 2024	70,250	59.18

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 2,330 and 2,289 during the nine month periods ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023, respectively.

Stock compensation expense, net of forfeitures, related to non-vested stock was $398 and $172 for the three month periods ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023, respectively, and $1,148 and $1,117 for the nine month periods ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023, respectively. Unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock as of June 28, 2024 was $2,085, which amount will be amortized to expense through December 2027 or adjusted for changes in future estimated or actual forfeitures.

The fair value of restricted stock vested during the nine month periods ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023 was $964 and $1,029, respectively.

Restricted Stock Units

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 subject to satisfaction of applicable performance criteria, 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 nine months ended June 28, 2024 follows:

	Number of RSUs	Weighted Average Grant Price
RSUs at September 29, 2023	68,244	$	76.38
RSUs granted	38,054	54.20
RSUs vested	(17,516)	88.49
RSU's forfeited	(3,452)	65.19
RSUs at June 28, 2024	85,330	64.46

For the three months ended June 28, 2024, the Company recognized expense of $201 related to RSUs. For the nine months ended June 28, 2024, the Company recognized income of $239 related to RSUs as a result of reversing

compensation expense previously recognized, due to an expectation that performance conditions won't be met for certain awards. Stock compensation expense, net of forfeitures, related to RSUs was $28 and $953 for the three and nine month periods ended June 30, 2023, respectively. Unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested RSUs as of June 28, 2024 was $1,634, which amount will be amortized to expense through September 2026 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 2,331 and 5,324 during the nine month periods ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023, respectively.

The fair value of restricted stock units recognized as a tax deduction during the nine month periods ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023 was $1,171 and $2,555, 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 June 28, 2024, the Company issued 4,937 shares of Class A common stock and recognized $25 of income in connection with the Employees' Stock Purchase Plan. During the nine month period ended June 28, 2024, the Company issued 4,937 shares of Class A common stock and recognized $83 of expense in connection with the Employees' Stock Purchase Plan. During the three month period ended June 30, 2023, the Company issued 5,401 shares of Class A common stock and recognized $18 of expense in connection with the Plan. During the nine month period ended June 30, 2023, the Company issued 5,401 shares of Class A common stock and recognized $72 of expense in connection with the Plan.

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LEASES

9 Months Ended

Jun. 28, 2024

Leases [Abstract]

LEASES

LEASES

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 June 28, 2024, the Company had approximately 150 leases, with remaining terms ranging from less than one year to 16 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 right-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 applicable 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 nine months ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023 were as follows:

	Three months ended				Nine months ended
	June 28, 2024		June 30, 2023		June 28, 2024		June 30, 2023
Lease Cost
Operating lease costs	$	2,470	$	2,541	$	7,411	$	7,480
Short-term lease costs	602		611		1,828		1,738
Variable lease costs	43		43		129		128
Total lease cost	$	3,115	$	3,195	$	9,368	$	9,346

Included in the amounts in the table above was rent expense to related parties of $314 and $941 for the three and nine months ended June 28, 2024, respectively, and $314 and $942 for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2023, respectively.

As of June 28, 2024, 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 June 28, 2024. During the second quarter of fiscal 2024, the Company entered into an agreement to obtain additional space at an existing lease site that will begin in fiscal 2025 and will result in additional estimated lease payments of approximately $2,000 over the remaining lease term, which are not included in the future minimum rental commitments below. As of June 28, 2024, the Company did not have any other significant operating lease commitments that have not yet commenced. Supplemental balance sheet, cash flow, and other information related to operating leases was as follows:

	Nine months ended
	June 28, 2024			June 30, 2023
Operating leases:
Operating lease ROU assets	$	49,017		$	53,104
Current operating lease liabilities	7,648			6,985
Non-current operating lease liabilities	43,124			47,691
Total operating lease liabilities	$	50,772		$	54,676
Weighted average remaining lease term (in years)	11.21			11.93
Weighted average discount rate	3.22		%	3.18		%
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities	$	6,884		$	6,611
ROU assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities	$	3,497		$	3,421

Future minimum rental commitments under non-cancelable operating leases with an initial lease term in excess of one year at June 28, 2024 were as follows:

Year	Related parties included in total		Total
Remainder of 2024	$	319	$	2,391
2025	1,308		9,180
2026	1,348		7,471
2027	226		5,771
2028	—		3,817
Thereafter	—		32,575
Total undiscounted lease payments	3,201		61,205
Less: Imputed interest	(61)		(10,433)
Total net lease liability	$	3,140	$	50,772

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INCOME TAXES

9 Months Ended

Jun. 28, 2024

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

INCOME TAXES

INCOME TAXES

For the three and nine months ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023, the Company’s earnings before income taxes, income tax expense and effective income tax rate were as follows:

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
(thousands, except tax rate data)	June 28, 2024			June 30, 2023			June 28, 2024			June 30, 2023
Profit before income taxes	$	907		$	19,822		$	9,818		$	47,936
Income tax (benefit) expense	(715)			5,021			2,085			12,395
Effective income tax rate	(78.8)		%	25.3		%	21.2		%	25.9		%

The decrease in the effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended June 28, 2024 compared to the three and nine months ended June 30, 2023 was primarily related to a change in the geographic mix of profits or losses from a tax perspective for the current year period, as compared to the prior year period. The Company's effective tax rate is impacted by valuation allowances in certain foreign tax jurisdictions and, as a result, changes in the geographic source of Company profits or losses between periods can, in certain instances, have varying impacts on the Company's effective tax rate during a particular period.

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 June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023 were:

June 28, 2024	June 30, 2023
Indonesia	Indonesia
Switzerland	Switzerland

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 2024 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.

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INVENTORIES

9 Months Ended

Jun. 28, 2024

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

INVENTORIES

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:

	June 28, 2024		September 29, 2023		June 30, 2023
Raw materials	$	107,384	$	114,467	$	107,899
Finished goods	115,776		147,007		127,170
	$	223,160	$	261,474	$	235,069

The Company’s inventory levels have been significantly impacted over recent periods in connection with swings in demand for the Company’s products and supply chain availability of certain materials and components, especially as a result of the recent COVID-19 pandemic. See below under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” for additional discussion on the impact of recent fluctuations in the Company’s net sales, including changes in demand for the Company’s products, on the Company’s inventory balances.

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GOODWILL

9 Months Ended

Jun. 28, 2024

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

GOODWILL

GOODWILL

The changes in goodwill during the nine months ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023 were as follows:

	June 28, 2024		June 30, 2023
Balance at beginning of period	$	11,172	$	11,160
Amount attributable to movements in foreign currency rates	(12)		26
Balance at end of period	$	11,160	$	11,186

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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WARRANTIES

9 Months Ended

Jun. 28, 2024

Product Warranties Disclosures [Abstract]

WARRANTIES

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 nine months ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023.

	June 28, 2024		June 30, 2023
Balance at beginning of period	$	11,741	$	9,639
Expense accruals for warranties issued during the period	6,359		8,991
Less current period warranty claims paid	7,168		6,381
Balance at end of period	$	10,932	$	12,249

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CONTINGENCIES

9 Months Ended

Jun. 28, 2024

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

CONTINGENCIES

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.

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INDEBTEDNESS

9 Months Ended

Jun. 28, 2024

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

INDEBTEDNESS

INDEBTEDNESS

The Company had no debt outstanding at June 28, 2024, September 29, 2023, or June 30, 2023.

Revolver

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 herein 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).

For the first three quarters of fiscal 2023, the interest rate on the Revolver was based on LIBOR plus an applicable margin. Beginning in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023, upon adoption of Topic 848, the interest rate is based on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") plus an applicable margin. 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 both June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023 were approximately 6.5% and 6.2%, 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

The Company had no unsecured revolving credit facilities at its foreign subsidiaries as of June 28, 2024 or June 30, 2023.  The Company utilizes letters of credit primarily as security for the payment of future claims under its workers’ compensation insurance, which totaled approximately $67 and $78 as of June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023, respectively.

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DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

9 Months Ended

Jun. 28, 2024

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

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 13% of the Company’s revenues for the nine month period ended June 28, 2024 were denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. Approximately 5% were denominated in euros, approximately 6% were denominated in Canadian dollars and approximately 2% 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 June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023, the Company held no foreign currency forward contracts.

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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

9 Months Ended

Jun. 28, 2024

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

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 accounts receivable and accounts payable approximated their fair values at June 28, 2024, September 29, 2023 and June 30, 2023 due to the short term maturities of these instruments. See Note 14 for discussion of fair value of cash and cash equivalents. 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. During the second quarter of fiscal 2024, the Company determined that indicators of potential impairment of long-lived assets were present in the Watercraft segment, and performed an analysis of future undiscounted cash flows, which exceeded carrying value of the asset group. Therefore, it was determined there was no impairment.

Valuation Techniques

Rabbi Trust Assets

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 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 June 28, 2024:

	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Rabbi trust assets	$	27,793	$	—	$	—	$	27,793

The following table summarizes the Company’s financial assets measured at fair value as of September 29, 2023:

	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Rabbi trust assets	$	24,562	$	—	$	—	$	24,562

The following table summarizes the Company’s financial assets measured at fair value as of June 30, 2023:

	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Rabbi trust assets	$	25,304	$	—	$	—	$	25,304

The effect of changes in the fair value of financial instruments on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine month periods ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023 was:

		Three Months Ended				Nine months ended
	Location of income recognized in Statement of Operations	June 28, 2024		June 30, 2023		June 28, 2024		June 30, 2023
Rabbi trust assets	Other income, net	$	403	$	1,273	$	5,175	$	3,881

There were no assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis in periods subsequent to their initial recognition for either of the nine month periods ended June 28, 2024 or June 30, 2023.

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CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND MARKETABLE SECURITIES

9 Months Ended

Jun. 28, 2024

Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]

CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND MARKETABLE SECURITIES

CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND MARKETABLE SECURITIES

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 cash equivalents. Cash equivalents are stated at cost which approximates market value.

During the third quarter of fiscal 2023, the Company invested in marketable securities. The Company has classified all marketable securities as available-for-sale which requires the securities to be reported at estimated fair value, with unrealized gains and losses, net of tax, reported as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive income in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity.

At June 28, 2024, cost for marketable securities was determined using the specific identification method. A summary of the amortized costs and fair values of the Company’s marketable securities at the end of the period presented is shown in the following table. All of the Company’s marketable securities are classified as Level 2, as defined by FASB ASC 820, with fair values determined using significant other observable inputs, which include quoted prices in markets that are not active, quoted prices of similar securities, recently executed transactions, broker quotations, and other inputs that are observable.

The following table summarizes the Company’s marketable securities measured at fair value as of June 28, 2024:

	Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Gross unrealized gains		Gross unrealized losses
Fixed rate US Government Bonds	$	14,984	$	14,975	$	—	$	9
Fixed rate Canadian Government Bonds	8,830		8,808		—		22
Total	$	23,814	$	23,783	$	—	$	31

The following table summarizes the Company’s marketable securities measured at fair value as of September 29, 2023:

	Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Gross unrealized gains		Gross unrealized losses
Fixed rate US Government Bonds	$	29,749	$	29,686	$	—	$	63
Fixed rate Canadian Government Bonds	11,121		11,021		—		100
Total	$	40,870	$	40,707	$	—	$	163

The following table summarizes the Company’s marketable securities measured at fair value as of June 30, 2023:

	Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Gross unrealized gains		Gross unrealized losses
Fixed rate US Government Bonds	$	29,614	$	29,526	$	—	$	87
Fixed rate Canadian Government Bonds	11,251		11,170		—		82
Total	$	40,865	$	40,696	$	—	$	169

Proceeds from the maturities of available for sale securities were $19,650 and $0 for the nine month periods ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023, respectively. During the third quarter of fiscal 2024, $2,220 of investments were purchased with proceeds from maturities. There were no other sales or purchases of available-for-sale securities for the nine month periods ended June 28, 2024 or June 30, 2023. No unrealized gains or losses were reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income during the same periods.

The future contractual maturities of the marketable securities held at June 28, 2024 are as follows: $21,546 within one year, classified as Short-Term Investments on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, and $2,237 greater than one year, but less than five years, classified as Investments on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

9 Months Ended

Jun. 28, 2024

Accounting Standards Update and Change in Accounting Principle [Abstract]

NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

    Recently issued accounting pronouncements

In March 2024, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued Final Rulemaking Release No. 33-11275: The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors. This release is intended to improve consistency, completeness and transparency related to climate risks and events. The disclosure requirements related to this new rule will be phased in, and effective for the Company beginning in fiscal 2027 on a prospective basis. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of this release on its financial statements and disclosures.

In December 2023, the Financial Account Standards Board (FASB), issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. ASU 2023-09 is intended to enhance the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures. The amendments in this ASU are effective for the Company in fiscal 2026 on a prospective basis, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of this guidance on its disclosures.

In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures. ASU 2023-07 is intended to improve the disclosures about a public entity's reportable segments and address requests from investors for additional, more detailed information about a reportable segment's expenses. The amendments in this ASU are effective in fiscal 2025, on a retrospective basis, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of this guidance on its financial statements and disclosures.

In October 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-06, Disclosure Improvements: Codification Amendments in Response to the SEC’s Disclosure Update and Simplification Initiative. This ASU covers a variety of codification topics, and the effective date for each amendment will be the date on which the SEC‘s removal of that related disclosure from Regulation S-X or Regulation S-K becomes effective, with early adoption prohibited. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of this guidance on its disclosures.

Recently adopted 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. Subsequently in December 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-06, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848)—Deferral of the Sunset Date of Topic 848, which delayed the effective date of Topic 848 to December 31, 2024. The Company adopted Topic 848 in the fourth fiscal quarter of 2023. The adoption of this pronouncement did not have a material impact on its disclosures.

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REVENUES

9 Months Ended

Jun. 28, 2024

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

REVENUES

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 June 28, 2024, the right to returns asset was $1,195 and the accrued returns liability was $2,981. At June 30, 2023, the right to returns asset was $892 and the accrued returns liability was $2,263. 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 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.

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 17 for required disclosures of disaggregated revenue.

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SEGMENTS OF BUSINESS

9 Months Ended

Jun. 28, 2024

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

SEGMENTS OF BUSINESS

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. 

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.

A summary of the Company’s operations by business segment is presented below:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	June 28, 2024		June 30, 2023		June 28, 2024		June 30, 2023		September 29, 2023
Net sales:
Fishing:
Unaffiliated customers	$	130,415	$	137,161	$	379,242	$	429,991
Interunit transfers	122		299		395		851
Camping:
Unaffiliated customers	10,909		11,621		27,325		36,940
Interunit transfers	18		37		35		56
Watercraft Recreation:
Unaffiliated customers	11,037		15,664		25,536		38,121
Interunit transfers	33		62		75		153
Diving
Unaffiliated customers	19,856		22,216		54,248		61,565
Interunit transfers	5		11		15		29
Other / Corporate	255		385		621		882
Eliminations	(178)		(409)		(520)		(1,089)
Total	$	172,472	$	187,047	$	486,972	$	567,499
Operating profit (loss):
Fishing	$	5,258	$	18,665	$	24,214	$	51,358
Camping	1,474		2,039		3,541		4,863
Watercraft Recreation	557		1,483		(2,007)		1,637
Diving	898		2,733		22		4,190
Other / Corporate	(8,693)		(7,477)		(26,483)		(27,743)
	$	(506)	$	17,443	$	(713)	$	34,305
Total assets (end of period):
Fishing					$	365,842	$	361,071	$	363,463
Camping					48,217		61,896		53,003
Watercraft Recreation					29,604		35,294		26,953
Diving					81,818		84,205		83,555
Other / Corporate					154,344		163,018		154,632
					$	679,825	$	705,484	$	681,606

Other Segment Information

During the three and nine month periods ended June 28, 2024, two customers of the Company's Fishing, Camping and Watercraft Recreation segments each accounted for more than 10% of the Company's consolidated revenues, which amounted to combined net sales of approximately $41,273 and $150,166, respectively. During the three and nine month periods ended June 30, 2023, combined net sales to one customer of the Company's Fishing, Camping and Watercraft Recreation segments represented approximately $26,040 and $83,948, respectively, of the Company's consolidated revenues.

During the second quarter of fiscal 2023, the Company sold the Military and Commercial Tent product lines of its Camping segment to a third party in an asset sale. The sale did not include the Eureka! brand name or the Eureka! consumer/recreational Camping business line. Subsequently, during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023, the Company developed and approved plans to fully exit the Eureka! brand of the Camping segment, which includes liquidating all remaining consumer inventory of Eureka! branded products and winding down operations. The Company incurred expenses of approximately $4,800 in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023 related to the wind down of the Eureka! branded business. Other costs incurred during fiscal 2024 will be expensed as incurred.

During the first quarter of fiscal 2024, the Fishing segment of the Company sold a building, which resulted in a gain of approximately $1,900, which was recorded in Other income, net in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

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ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 28, 2024

Equity [Abstract]

ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

The changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (“AOCI”) by component, net of tax, for the nine months ended June 28, 2024 were as follows:

	Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment		Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for sale securities		Unamortized Loss on Defined Benefit Pension Plans		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Balance at September 29, 2023	$	3,581	$	(121)	$	(137)	$	3,323
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	3,059		138		—		3,197
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	—		—		10		10
Tax effects	—		(36)		(3)		(39)
Balance at December 29, 2023	$	6,640	$	(19)	$	(130)	$	6,491
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications	(2,379)		(24)		—		(2,403)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	—		—		10		10
Tax effects	—		6		(2)		4
Balance at March 29, 2024	$	4,261	$	(37)	$	(122)	$	4,102
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications	(439)		20		—		(419)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	—		—		9		9
Tax effects	—		(6)		(3)		(9)
Balance at June 28, 2024	$	3,822	$	(23)	$	(116)	$	3,683

The changes in AOCI by component, net of tax, for the nine months ended June 30, 2023 were as follows: 

	Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment		Unamortized Loss on Defined Benefit Pension Plans		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Balance at September 30, 2022	$	791	$	(171)	$	620
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	2,937		—		2,937
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	—		11		11
Tax effects	—		(3)		(3)
Balance at December 30, 2022	$	3,728	$	(163)	$	3,565
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	507		—		507
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	—		11		11
Tax effects	—		(3)		(3)
Balance at March 31, 2023	$	4,235	$	(155)	$	4,080
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	892		—		892
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	—		12		12
Tax effects	—		(3)		(3)
Balance at June 30, 2023	$	5,127	$	(146)	$	4,981

    The reclassifications out of AOCI for the three and nine months ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023 were as follows: 

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	June 28, 2024		June 30, 2023		June 28, 2024		June 30, 2023		Statement of Operations Presentation
Unamortized loss on defined benefit pension plans:
Amortization of loss	$	9	$	12	$	29	$	34	Other income and expense
Tax effects	(3)		(3)		(8)		(9)		Income tax expense
Total reclassifications for the period	$	6	$	9	$	21	$	25

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Pay vs Performance Disclosure - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 28, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023
Pay vs Performance Disclosure
Total reclassifications for the period	$ 1,622	$ 14,801	$ 7,733	$ 35,541

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Insider Trading Arrangements	3 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2024
Trading Arrangements, by Individual
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted	false
Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted	false
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated	false
Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated	false

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BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Policies)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 28, 2024

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

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 June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023, and their results of operations for the three and nine month periods then ended and cash flows for the nine 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 September 29, 2023 which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 8, 2023.

Certain reclassifications have been made to prior year financial statements to conform to the current year financial statement presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on net earnings.

Due to seasonal variations and other factors, some of which are described herein, the results of operations for the three and nine months ended June 28, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the Company’s full 2024 fiscal year.  The current economic and business environment, including the level of demand in the consumer markets for outdoor recreation products, seasonality effects, enhancements or changes in competitor product offerings, and end consumer purchasing actions, all stemming therefrom, is beyond our control and remains highly uncertain and cannot be predicted at this time.

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

New Accounting Pronouncements

NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

    Recently issued accounting pronouncements

In March 2024, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued Final Rulemaking Release No. 33-11275: The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors. This release is intended to improve consistency, completeness and transparency related to climate risks and events. The disclosure requirements related to this new rule will be phased in, and effective for the Company beginning in fiscal 2027 on a prospective basis. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of this release on its financial statements and disclosures.

In December 2023, the Financial Account Standards Board (FASB), issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. ASU 2023-09 is intended to enhance the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures. The amendments in this ASU are effective for the Company in fiscal 2026 on a prospective basis, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of this guidance on its disclosures.

In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures. ASU 2023-07 is intended to improve the disclosures about a public entity's reportable segments and address requests from investors for additional, more detailed information about a reportable segment's expenses. The amendments in this ASU are effective in fiscal 2025, on a retrospective basis, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of this guidance on its financial statements and disclosures.

In October 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-06, Disclosure Improvements: Codification Amendments in Response to the SEC’s Disclosure Update and Simplification Initiative. This ASU covers a variety of codification topics, and the effective date for each amendment will be the date on which the SEC‘s removal of that related disclosure from Regulation S-X or Regulation S-K becomes effective, with early adoption prohibited. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of this guidance on its disclosures.

Recently adopted 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. Subsequently in December 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-06, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848)—Deferral of the Sunset Date of Topic 848, which delayed the effective date of Topic 848 to December 31, 2024. The Company adopted Topic 848 in the fourth fiscal quarter of 2023. The adoption of this pronouncement did not have a material impact on its disclosures.

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 June 28, 2024, the right to returns asset was $1,195 and the accrued returns liability was $2,981. At June 30, 2023, the right to returns asset was $892 and the accrued returns liability was $2,263. 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 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.

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.

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EARNINGS PER SHARE (“EPS”) (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 28, 2024

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Dividends Declared

Dividends per share for the three and nine month periods ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended				Nine months ended
	June 28, 2024		June 30, 2023		June 28, 2024		June 30, 2023
Dividends declared per common share:
Class A	$	0.33	$	0.31	$	0.99	$	0.93
Class B	$	0.30	$	0.28	$	0.90	$	0.85

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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION AND STOCK OWNERSHIP PLANS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 28, 2024

Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

Schedule of Non-Vested Stock Activity

A summary of non-vested stock activity for the nine months ended June 28, 2024 related to the Company’s stock ownership plans is as follows:

	Shares	Weighted Average Grant Price
Non-vested stock at September 29, 2023	61,242	$	66.48
Non-vested stock grants	36,108	49.65
Restricted stock vested	(19,863)	63.20
Forfeitures	(7,237)	62.36
Non-vested stock at June 28, 2024	70,250	59.18

Schedule of RSU Activity

A summary of RSU activity for the nine months ended June 28, 2024 follows:

	Number of RSUs	Weighted Average Grant Price
RSUs at September 29, 2023	68,244	$	76.38
RSUs granted	38,054	54.20
RSUs vested	(17,516)	88.49
RSU's forfeited	(3,452)	65.19
RSUs at June 28, 2024	85,330	64.46

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LEASES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 28, 2024

Leases [Abstract]

Schedule of Components of Lease Expense

The components of lease expense recognized in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023 were as follows:

	Three months ended				Nine months ended
	June 28, 2024		June 30, 2023		June 28, 2024		June 30, 2023
Lease Cost
Operating lease costs	$	2,470	$	2,541	$	7,411	$	7,480
Short-term lease costs	602		611		1,828		1,738
Variable lease costs	43		43		129		128
Total lease cost	$	3,115	$	3,195	$	9,368	$	9,346

Schedule of Right of Use Assets and Lease Liabilities

Supplemental balance sheet, cash flow, and other information related to operating leases was as follows:

	Nine months ended
	June 28, 2024			June 30, 2023
Operating leases:
Operating lease ROU assets	$	49,017		$	53,104
Current operating lease liabilities	7,648			6,985
Non-current operating lease liabilities	43,124			47,691
Total operating lease liabilities	$	50,772		$	54,676
Weighted average remaining lease term (in years)	11.21			11.93
Weighted average discount rate	3.22		%	3.18		%
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities	$	6,884		$	6,611
ROU assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities	$	3,497		$	3,421

Schedule of Maturities of Operating Lease Liabilities

Future minimum rental commitments under non-cancelable operating leases with an initial lease term in excess of one year at June 28, 2024 were as follows:

Year	Related parties included in total		Total
Remainder of 2024	$	319	$	2,391
2025	1,308		9,180
2026	1,348		7,471
2027	226		5,771
2028	—		3,817
Thereafter	—		32,575
Total undiscounted lease payments	3,201		61,205
Less: Imputed interest	(61)		(10,433)
Total net lease liability	$	3,140	$	50,772

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INCOME TAXES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 28, 2024

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Before Income Taxes, Income Tax Expense and Effective Income Tax Rate

For the three and nine months ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023, the Company’s earnings before income taxes, income tax expense and effective income tax rate were as follows:

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
(thousands, except tax rate data)	June 28, 2024			June 30, 2023			June 28, 2024			June 30, 2023
Profit before income taxes	$	907		$	19,822		$	9,818		$	47,936
Income tax (benefit) expense	(715)			5,021			2,085			12,395
Effective income tax rate	(78.8)		%	25.3		%	21.2		%	25.9		%

Schedule of Tax Jurisdictions of Entities with Valuation Allowances

The significant tax jurisdictions that have a valuation allowance for the periods ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023 were:

June 28, 2024	June 30, 2023
Indonesia	Indonesia
Switzerland	Switzerland

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INVENTORIES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 28, 2024

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Inventories

Inventories at the end of the respective periods consisted of the following:

	June 28, 2024		September 29, 2023		June 30, 2023
Raw materials	$	107,384	$	114,467	$	107,899
Finished goods	115,776		147,007		127,170
	$	223,160	$	261,474	$	235,069

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GOODWILL (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 28, 2024

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Goodwill

The changes in goodwill during the nine months ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023 were as follows:

	June 28, 2024		June 30, 2023
Balance at beginning of period	$	11,172	$	11,160
Amount attributable to movements in foreign currency rates	(12)		26
Balance at end of period	$	11,160	$	11,186

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WARRANTIES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 28, 2024

Product Warranties Disclosures [Abstract]

Schedule of Warranty Activity

The following table summarizes the Company’s warranty activity for the nine months ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023.

	June 28, 2024		June 30, 2023
Balance at beginning of period	$	11,741	$	9,639
Expense accruals for warranties issued during the period	6,359		8,991
Less current period warranty claims paid	7,168		6,381
Balance at end of period	$	10,932	$	12,249

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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 28, 2024

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Schedule of Financial Assets Measured at Fair Value

The following table summarizes the Company’s financial assets measured at fair value as of June 28, 2024:

	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Rabbi trust assets	$	27,793	$	—	$	—	$	27,793

The following table summarizes the Company’s financial assets measured at fair value as of September 29, 2023:

	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Rabbi trust assets	$	24,562	$	—	$	—	$	24,562

The following table summarizes the Company’s financial assets measured at fair value as of June 30, 2023:

	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Rabbi trust assets	$	25,304	$	—	$	—	$	25,304

Schedule of Effect of Changes in the Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The effect of changes in the fair value of financial instruments on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine month periods ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023 was:

		Three Months Ended				Nine months ended
	Location of income recognized in Statement of Operations	June 28, 2024		June 30, 2023		June 28, 2024		June 30, 2023
Rabbi trust assets	Other income, net	$	403	$	1,273	$	5,175	$	3,881

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CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND MARKETABLE SECURITIES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 28, 2024

Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]

Schedule of Marketable Securities

The following table summarizes the Company’s marketable securities measured at fair value as of June 28, 2024:

	Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Gross unrealized gains		Gross unrealized losses
Fixed rate US Government Bonds	$	14,984	$	14,975	$	—	$	9
Fixed rate Canadian Government Bonds	8,830		8,808		—		22
Total	$	23,814	$	23,783	$	—	$	31

The following table summarizes the Company’s marketable securities measured at fair value as of September 29, 2023:

	Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Gross unrealized gains		Gross unrealized losses
Fixed rate US Government Bonds	$	29,749	$	29,686	$	—	$	63
Fixed rate Canadian Government Bonds	11,121		11,021		—		100
Total	$	40,870	$	40,707	$	—	$	163

The following table summarizes the Company’s marketable securities measured at fair value as of June 30, 2023:

	Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Gross unrealized gains		Gross unrealized losses
Fixed rate US Government Bonds	$	29,614	$	29,526	$	—	$	87
Fixed rate Canadian Government Bonds	11,251		11,170		—		82
Total	$	40,865	$	40,696	$	—	$	169

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SEGMENTS OF BUSINESS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 28, 2024

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Operations by Business Unit

A summary of the Company’s operations by business segment is presented below:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	June 28, 2024		June 30, 2023		June 28, 2024		June 30, 2023		September 29, 2023
Net sales:
Fishing:
Unaffiliated customers	$	130,415	$	137,161	$	379,242	$	429,991
Interunit transfers	122		299		395		851
Camping:
Unaffiliated customers	10,909		11,621		27,325		36,940
Interunit transfers	18		37		35		56
Watercraft Recreation:
Unaffiliated customers	11,037		15,664		25,536		38,121
Interunit transfers	33		62		75		153
Diving
Unaffiliated customers	19,856		22,216		54,248		61,565
Interunit transfers	5		11		15		29
Other / Corporate	255		385		621		882
Eliminations	(178)		(409)		(520)		(1,089)
Total	$	172,472	$	187,047	$	486,972	$	567,499
Operating profit (loss):
Fishing	$	5,258	$	18,665	$	24,214	$	51,358
Camping	1,474		2,039		3,541		4,863
Watercraft Recreation	557		1,483		(2,007)		1,637
Diving	898		2,733		22		4,190
Other / Corporate	(8,693)		(7,477)		(26,483)		(27,743)
	$	(506)	$	17,443	$	(713)	$	34,305
Total assets (end of period):
Fishing					$	365,842	$	361,071	$	363,463
Camping					48,217		61,896		53,003
Watercraft Recreation					29,604		35,294		26,953
Diving					81,818		84,205		83,555
Other / Corporate					154,344		163,018		154,632
					$	679,825	$	705,484	$	681,606

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ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 28, 2024

Equity [Abstract]

Schedule of Changes in AOCI by Component

The changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (“AOCI”) by component, net of tax, for the nine months ended June 28, 2024 were as follows:

	Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment		Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for sale securities		Unamortized Loss on Defined Benefit Pension Plans		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Balance at September 29, 2023	$	3,581	$	(121)	$	(137)	$	3,323
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	3,059		138		—		3,197
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	—		—		10		10
Tax effects	—		(36)		(3)		(39)
Balance at December 29, 2023	$	6,640	$	(19)	$	(130)	$	6,491
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications	(2,379)		(24)		—		(2,403)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	—		—		10		10
Tax effects	—		6		(2)		4
Balance at March 29, 2024	$	4,261	$	(37)	$	(122)	$	4,102
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications	(439)		20		—		(419)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	—		—		9		9
Tax effects	—		(6)		(3)		(9)
Balance at June 28, 2024	$	3,822	$	(23)	$	(116)	$	3,683

The changes in AOCI by component, net of tax, for the nine months ended June 30, 2023 were as follows: 

	Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment		Unamortized Loss on Defined Benefit Pension Plans		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Balance at September 30, 2022	$	791	$	(171)	$	620
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	2,937		—		2,937
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	—		11		11
Tax effects	—		(3)		(3)
Balance at December 30, 2022	$	3,728	$	(163)	$	3,565
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	507		—		507
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	—		11		11
Tax effects	—		(3)		(3)
Balance at March 31, 2023	$	4,235	$	(155)	$	4,080
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	892		—		892
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	—		12		12
Tax effects	—		(3)		(3)
Balance at June 30, 2023	$	5,127	$	(146)	$	4,981

Schedule of Reclassifications Out of AOCI

The reclassifications out of AOCI for the three and nine months ended June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2023 were as follows: 

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	June 28, 2024		June 30, 2023		June 28, 2024		June 30, 2023		Statement of Operations Presentation
Unamortized loss on defined benefit pension plans:
Amortization of loss	$	9	$	12	$	29	$	34	Other income and expense
Tax effects	(3)		(3)		(8)		(9)		Income tax expense
Total reclassifications for the period	$	6	$	9	$	21	$	25

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ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 28, 2024	Sep. 29, 2023	Jun. 30, 2023
Receivables [Abstract]
Allowances for doubtful accounts receivable	$ 649	$ 907	$ 902

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EARNINGS PER SHARE (“EPS”) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 28, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Percentage of cash dividends on Class A common stock relative to Class B common stock			110.00%
Undistributed earnings, basic	$ 0		$ 0
Undistributed earnings, diluted	$ 0		$ 0
Non-Vested Stock
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares)	69,044	64,654	67,429	64,258
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares)	71,176	46,501	71,776	51,813
Class A
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Dividends declared per common share (in USD per share)	$ 0.33	$ 0.31	$ 0.99	$ 0.93
Class B
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Dividends declared per common share (in USD per share)	$ 0.30	$ 0.28	$ 0.90	$ 0.85

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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION AND STOCK OWNERSHIP PLANS - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Mar. 02, 2017	Jun. 28, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 28, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares available for grant (in shares)		404,593		404,593
Award performance period (in years)				3 years
Employee stock purchase plan, purchase price (in percent)	85.00%
Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Bonus achievement target level (in percent)				80.00%
Bonus payout as a percentage of target award				50.00%
Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Bonus achievement target level (in percent)				120.00%
Bonus payout as a percentage of target award				150.00%
Class A
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Employee stock purchase plan shares issued (in shares)		4,937	5,401	4,937	5,401
Non-Vested Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares tendered for tax withholding (in shares)				2,330	2,289
Stock-based compensation expense (income), net of forfeitures		$ 398	$ 172	$ 1,148	$ 1,117
Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense		2,085		2,085
Fair value of vested restricted stock				$ 964	1,029
Non-Vested Stock | Director | Class A
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period (in years)				1 year
Non-Vested Stock | Employees | Class A
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period (in years)				4 years
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense (income), net of forfeitures		201	28	$ (239)	953
Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense		1,634		1,634
Fair value of vested restricted stock				$ 1,171	$ 2,555
Shares tendered back to company (in shares)				2,331	5,324
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) | Vesting Period 1
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period (in years)				1 year
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) | Vesting Period 2
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period (in years)				3 years
Employee Stock | Class A
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense (income), net of forfeitures		$ (25)	$ 18	$ 83	$ 72

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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION AND STOCK OWNERSHIP PLANS - Schedule of Non-Vested Stock Activity (Details) - Non-Vested Stock	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2024 $ / shares shares
Number of RSUs
Beginning balance (in shares) | shares	61,242
Non-vested stock grants (in shares) | shares	36,108
Restricted stock vested (in shares) | shares	(19,863)
Forfeitures (share) | shares	(7,237)
Ending balance (in shares) | shares	70,250
Weighted Average Grant Price
Beginning balance (in USD per share) | $ / shares	$ 66.48
Non-vested stock grants (in USD per share) | $ / shares	49.65
Restricted stock vested (in USD per share) | $ / shares	63.20
Forfeitures (in USD per share) | $ / shares	62.36
Ending balance (in USD per share) | $ / shares	$ 59.18

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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION AND STOCK OWNERSHIP PLANS - Schedule of RSU Activity (Details) - Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2024 $ / shares shares
Number of RSUs
Beginning balance (in shares) | shares	68,244
RSUs granted (in shares) | shares	38,054
RSUs vested (in shares) | shares	(17,516)
RSU's forfeited (in shares) | shares	(3,452)
Ending balance (in shares) | shares	85,330
Weighted Average Grant Price
Beginning balance (in USD per share) | $ / shares	$ 76.38
RSUs granted (in USD per share) | $ / shares	54.20
RSUs vested (in USD per share) | $ / shares	88.49
RSUs forfeited (in USD per share) | $ / shares	65.19
Ending balance (in USD per share) | $ / shares	$ 64.46

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LEASES - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2024 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Jun. 28, 2024 USD ($) contract	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($)
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Number of contracts | contract			150
Estimated lease payments	$ 2
Affiliated Entity
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Operating lease, cost	$ 314	$ 314	$ 941	$ 942
Minimum
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Remaining lease term (in years)	1 year		1 year
Maximum
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Remaining lease term (in years)	16 years		16 years

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LEASES - Schedule of Components of Lease Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 28, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023
Lease Cost
Operating lease costs	$ 2,470	$ 2,541	$ 7,411	$ 7,480
Short-term lease costs	602	611	1,828	1,738
Variable lease costs	43	43	129	128
Total lease cost	$ 3,115	$ 3,195	$ 9,368	$ 9,346

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LEASES - Schedule of Right of Use Assets and Lease Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023	Sep. 29, 2023
Operating leases:
Operating lease ROU assets	$ 49,017	$ 53,104	$ 50,746
Current operating lease liabilities	7,648	6,985	7,009
Non-current operating lease liabilities	43,124	47,691	$ 45,335
Total operating lease liabilities	$ 50,772	$ 54,676
Weighted average remaining lease term (in years)	11 years 2 months 15 days	11 years 11 months 4 days
Weighted average discount rate	3.22%	3.18%
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities	$ 6,884	$ 6,611
ROU assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities	$ 3,497	$ 3,421

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LEASES - Schedule of Maturities of Operating Lease Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 28, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023
Finance Leases, After Adoption of 842:
Remainder of 2024	$ 2,391
2025	9,180
2026	7,471
2027	5,771
2028	3,817
Thereafter	32,575
Total undiscounted lease payments	61,205
Less: Imputed interest	(10,433)
Total net lease liability	50,772	$ 54,676
Affiliated Entity
Finance Leases, After Adoption of 842:
Remainder of 2024	319
2025	1,308
2026	1,348
2027	226
2028	0
Thereafter	0
Total undiscounted lease payments	3,201
Less: Imputed interest	(61)
Total net lease liability	$ 3,140

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INCOME TAXES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 28, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Profit before income taxes	$ 907	$ 19,822	$ 9,818	$ 47,936
Income tax (benefit) expense	$ (715)	$ 5,021	$ 2,085	$ 12,395
Effective income tax rate	(78.80%)	25.30%	21.20%	25.90%

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INVENTORIES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 28, 2024	Sep. 29, 2023	Jun. 30, 2023
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]
Raw materials	$ 107,384	$ 114,467	$ 107,899
Finished goods	115,776	147,007	127,170
Inventories	$ 223,160	$ 261,474	$ 235,069

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GOODWILL - (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	$ 11,172	$ 11,160
Amount attributable to movements in foreign currency rates	(12)	26
Balance at end of period	$ 11,160	$ 11,186

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WARRANTIES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023
Movement in Standard and Extended Product Warranty Accrual, Increase (Decrease) [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	$ 11,741	$ 9,639
Expense accruals for warranties issued during the period	6,359	8,991
Less current period warranty claims paid	7,168	6,381
Balance at end of period	$ 10,932	$ 12,249

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INDEBTEDNESS (Details) - USD ($)	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2024	Sep. 29, 2023	Jun. 30, 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt outstanding	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Financial Standby Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letters of credit outstanding	67,000		$ 78,000
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 125,000,000
Interest rate (in percent)	6.50%		6.20%
Revolving Credit Facility | Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin percentage	1.00%
Revolving Credit Facility | Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin percentage	1.75%
Unsecured Revolving Credit Facilities At Foreign Subsidiaries
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unsecured revolving credit facilities	$ 0		$ 0
Revolvers Borrowing Capacity Standard | Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	75,000,000
Accordion feature	$ 50,000,000

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DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES (Details) - contract	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023
Derivative [Line Items]
Number of derivative instruments held	0	0
Geographic Concentration Risk | Revenue Benchmark | Euro
Derivative [Line Items]
Percent of revenues in foreign currency	5.00%
Geographic Concentration Risk | Revenue Benchmark | Canadian Dollars
Derivative [Line Items]
Percent of revenues in foreign currency	6.00%
Geographic Concentration Risk | Revenue Benchmark | Hong Kong, Dollars
Derivative [Line Items]
Percent of revenues in foreign currency	2.00%
Geographic Concentration Risk | Revenue Benchmark | Product
Derivative [Line Items]
Percent of revenues in foreign currency	13.00%

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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - Schedule of Financial Assets Measured at Fair Value (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 28, 2024	Sep. 29, 2023	Jun. 30, 2023
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Rabbi trust assets	$ 27,793	$ 24,562	$ 25,304
Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Rabbi trust assets	27,793	24,562	25,304
Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Rabbi trust assets	0	0	0
Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Rabbi trust assets	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - Schedule of Effect of Changes in the Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 28, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023
Rabbi trust assets
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items]
Other income, net	$ 403	$ 1,273	$ 5,175	$ 3,881

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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Impairment	$ 0
Nonrecurring
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Assets, fair value disclosure	0	$ 0
Liabilities, fair value disclosure	$ 0	$ 0

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CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND MARKETABLE SECURITIES - Schedule of Marketable Securities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 28, 2024	Sep. 29, 2023	Jun. 30, 2023
Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	$ 23,814	$ 40,870	$ 40,865
Fair Value	23,783	40,707	40,696
Gross unrealized gains	0	0	0
Gross unrealized losses	31	163	169
Fixed rate US Government Bonds
Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	14,984	29,749	29,614
Fair Value	14,975	29,686	29,526
Gross unrealized gains	0	0	0
Gross unrealized losses	9	63	87
Fixed rate Canadian Government Bonds
Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	8,830	11,121	11,251
Fair Value	8,808	11,021	11,170
Gross unrealized gains	0	0	0
Gross unrealized losses	$ 22	$ 100	$ 82

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CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND MARKETABLE SECURITIES - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2024	Jun. 28, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023	Sep. 29, 2023
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]
Proceeds from maturities of available-for-sale securities		$ 19,650	$ 0
Investments purchased	$ 2,220	2,220	40,696
Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale securities		0	0
Purchases of available-for-sale securities		0	0
Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities, net of tax		0	0
Short term investments	21,546	21,546	26,651	$ 26,764
Investments	$ 2,237	$ 2,237	$ 14,045	$ 13,943

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REVENUE (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2024	Sep. 29, 2023	Jun. 30, 2023
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Revenue, financing component	one year or less
Accrued customer programs	$ 4,347	$ 3,774	$ 5,174
Accrued Discounts And Returns
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Contract with customer, asset	1,195		892
Accrued customer programs	$ 2,981		$ 2,263

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SEGMENTS OF BUSINESS - Schedule of Operations by Business Unit (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 28, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023	Sep. 29, 2023
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 172,472	$ 187,047	$ 486,972	$ 567,499
Operating profit (loss)	(506)	17,443	(713)	34,305
Total assets (end of period)	679,825	705,484	679,825	705,484	$ 681,606
Unaffiliated customers | Fishing
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	130,415	137,161	379,242	429,991
Operating profit (loss)	5,258	18,665	24,214	51,358
Total assets (end of period)	365,842	361,071	365,842	361,071	363,463
Unaffiliated customers | Camping
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	10,909	11,621	27,325	36,940
Operating profit (loss)	1,474	2,039	3,541	4,863
Total assets (end of period)	48,217	61,896	48,217	61,896	53,003
Unaffiliated customers | Watercraft Recreation
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	11,037	15,664	25,536	38,121
Operating profit (loss)	557	1,483	(2,007)	1,637
Total assets (end of period)	29,604	35,294	29,604	35,294	26,953
Unaffiliated customers | Diving
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	19,856	22,216	54,248	61,565
Operating profit (loss)	898	2,733	22	4,190
Total assets (end of period)	81,818	84,205	81,818	84,205	83,555
Interunit transfers
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	(178)	(409)	(520)	(1,089)
Interunit transfers | Fishing
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	122	299	395	851
Interunit transfers | Camping
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	18	37	35	56
Interunit transfers | Watercraft Recreation
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	33	62	75	153
Interunit transfers | Diving
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	5	11	15	29
Other / Corporate
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	255	385	621	882
Operating profit (loss)	(8,693)	(7,477)	(26,483)	(27,743)
Total assets (end of period)	$ 154,344	$ 163,018	$ 154,344	$ 163,018	$ 154,632

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SEGMENTS OF BUSINESS - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2024	Dec. 29, 2023	Sep. 29, 2023	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 28, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 172,472			$ 187,047	$ 486,972	$ 567,499
Gain on sale of assets					1,874	6,488
Fishing | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	130,415			137,161	379,242	429,991
Gain on sale of assets		$ 1,900
Outdoor Equipment | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Wind down expenses incurred			$ 4,800
Two customers | Revenue from Contract with Customer, Segment Benchmark | Customer Concentration Risk
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 41,273				$ 150,166
One customer | Revenue from Contract with Customer, Segment Benchmark | Customer Concentration Risk
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales				$ 26,040		$ 83,948

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ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) - Schedule of Changes in AOCI by Component (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2024	Mar. 29, 2024	Dec. 29, 2023	Jun. 30, 2023	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 30, 2022
AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period			$ 499,737
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications		$ (2,403)	3,197		$ 507	$ 2,937
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income		10	10		11	11
Tax effects		4	(39)		(3)	(3)
Balance, end of period	$ 498,669			$ 520,444
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	4,102	6,491	3,323	4,080	3,565	620
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	(419)			892
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	9			12
Tax effects	(9)			(3)
Balance, end of period	3,683	4,102	6,491	4,981	4,080	3,565
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment
AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	4,261	6,640	3,581	4,235	3,728	791
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	(439)	(2,379)	3,059	892	507	2,937
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tax effects	0	0	0	0	0	0
Balance, end of period	3,822	4,261	6,640	5,127	4,235	3,728
Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for sale securities
AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	(37)	(19)	(121)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications		(24)	138
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income		0	0
Tax effects		6	(36)
Balance, end of period		(37)	(19)
Unamortized Loss on Defined Benefit Pension Plans
AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	(122)	(130)	(137)	(155)	(163)	(171)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	0	0	0	0	0	0
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	9	10	10	12	11	11
Tax effects	(3)	(2)	(3)	(3)	(3)	(3)
Balance, end of period	$ (116)	$ (122)	$ (130)	$ (146)	$ (155)	$ (163)

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ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) - Schedule of Reclassifications Out of AOCI (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 28, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Amortization of loss	$ 327	$ 1,174	$ 7,468	$ 10,939
Tax effects	715	(5,021)	(2,085)	(12,395)
Total reclassifications for the period	1,622	14,801	7,733	35,541
Unamortized Loss on Defined Benefit Pension Plans | Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Amortization of loss	9	12	29	34
Tax effects	(3)	(3)	(8)	(9)
Total reclassifications for the period	$ 6	$ 9	$ 21	$ 25