Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) Q4 Earnings: Fishing Segment Hold Key
Zacks Investment Research | Dec 03, 2018 09:05PM ET
Johnson Outdoors Inc. (NASDAQ:JOUT) is scheduled to report fourth-quarter fiscal 2018 results on Dec 7, before the opening bell. In the last reported quarter, the company’s earnings surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 26.1%.
Q4 Expectations
The question lingering in investors’ minds now is whether Johnson Outdoors will be able to deliver a positive earnings surprise in the quarter to be reported. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for fourth-quarter bottom line is pegged at a loss of 5 cents against earnings of 6 cents in the prior-year quarter. Meanwhile, the same for revenues stands at $94.9 million, up 3.4% from the year-ago quarter.
Let’s delve deeper to find out how the company’s top and bottom line will shape up this earnings season.
Factors at Play
Johnson Outdoors’ top line in fourth-quarter fiscal 2018 is likely to be driven by revenue growth at the fishing segment. Over the past few quarters, this division has been reporting impressive results. In third-quarter fiscal 2018, it witnessed 17.3% improvement in revenues on a year-over-year basis. Further, solid demand for new products in the past provided an impetus to the Minn Kota, Humminbird and Cannon brands across all key channels.
However, higher operating expenses remain a concern for the company. In the third quarter, the metric was up 3.2% to $47.4 million due to increased sales related costs. Higher compensation expenses, R&D costs, and digital marketing-related costs are also driving Johnson Outdoors’ operating expenses.
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