Company: JOUT
Filing Date: 2025-12-12
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001140361-25-045348
Chunk: 3

Company: JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC
Filing Date: 2025-12-12
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1
Chunk 3
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boat electronics are Garmin and Lowrance.  Competition in this business is primarily focused on the quality of sonar imaging and display, easy to use graphical interfaces as well as the integration of mapping and GPS technology.  

Cannon’s main competitors in the downrigger market are Big Jon Sports, Walker and Scotty. Competition in this business primarily focuses on ease of operation, speed and durability.

Camping & Watercraft Recreation:  The Company’s portable outdoor cooking systems compete in the specialty and higher end performance backpacking and camping markets.  The primary competitor in portable outdoor cooking systems is MSR.  Competition in this market is based on product size and weight, ease of use, reliability and performance.

In the Company's kayak and canoe product categories its main competitors are Hobie, Pelican International Inc., Wenonah Canoe, Jackson Kayak and Legacy Paddlesports, each of which competes on the basis of their product’s design, performance, quality and price.

Diving:  The main competitors in the Diving segment include Aqua Lung, Suunto, Atomic Aquatics, Oceanic, Cressi and Mares.  Competitive advantage in the life support product category of this segment, which consists of regulators, dive computers, and buoyancy compensators, is a function of product innovation, performance, quality and safety. Competition in the general diving product category of fins, masks, snorkels and wetsuits is characterized by low barriers to entry and numerous competitors who compete on the basis of product innovation, performance, quality and price.

Backlog

Unfilled orders for future delivery of products varies as a result of numerous factors impacting the Company (including those described in the section titled “Risk Factors” below) and because of the non-binding nature of such orders, the Company does not believe that backlog information is material to the understanding of its business.

Employees and Human Capital Resources

At October 3, 2025, the Company had approximately 1,300 regular, full-time employees, of which approximately 950 were employed in the United States and approximately 350 were employed outside of the United States.  Approximately 50 or 4% were represented by a collective bargaining agreement, all of whom are located at our facilities in Batam, Indonesia.  In recent years, we have not experienced any significant work slowdowns, stoppages, or other labor disruptions.  The Company considers its employee relations to be excellent. Temporary employees are utilized primarily to manage peaks in the seasonal manufacturing of products.