Forensic Analysis · General / Diversified · as of Jun 28, 2026
JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC (JOUT)
A forensic read on JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC built from its complete SEC filings — financial-health screens, earnings quality, red flags and a price-aware rating. Reproducible math, not opinion.
C · Mixed — selective
Forensic grade
Safe
Financial health
7.2
Altman Z-score
Clean
Earnings quality
4
Forensic signals
-3.6%
ROE
$490M
Market cap
2.87%
Dividend yield
JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC earns a C (Mixed — selective) forensic quality grade, and its Altman Z-score is 7.2, placing it in the Safe zone. 4 forensic signals were flagged in its latest SEC filings, led by receivables vs revenue.
What the filings flag
31d DSOReceivables vs revenue.Days sales outstanding moved from 25 to 31 days FY2024→FY2025 (receivables +24% vs revenue -0%). Receivables are outrunning sales — a flag for aggressive revenue recognition or slipping collections.
-4%Return on invested capital.Return on invested capital is -4% and slipping from 12% — well below its ~9% cost of capital, so reinvested dollars may be destroying value, not building it.
+0.4%/yrShare-count dilution.Diluted share count changed +1% over the last 3 years to FY2025 (+0.4%/yr). Roughly flat — buybacks are about offsetting stock comp, not shrinking the count. Per-share value isn't being meaningfully helped or hurt by the count.
$11MGoodwill impairments.Took $11M of goodwill writedowns across 1 year(s) (FY2024 ($11M)). Writedowns mean past acquisitions underperformed what was paid for them — worth weighing on capital-allocation skill.
Key fundamentals
Net Margin-5.8%
Debt / Equity0.00x
Free Cash Flow$40.2M
Latest Revenue$592.4M
Return on Equity-8.2%
Revenue Growth YoY-0.1%
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