
Columbia Sportswear Company, together with its subsidiaries, designs, sources, markets, and distributes outdoor and active lifestyle apparel, footwear, accessories, and equipment in the United States, Latin America, the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Canada. The company provides apparel, accessories, and equipment that are used various outdoor activities, such as skiing, snowboarding, hiking, climbing, mountaineering, camping, hunting, fishing, trail running, water sports, yoga, golf, and adventure travel for men and women under the Columbia, Mountain Hardwear, SOREL, and prAna brands, as well as for youth under the Columbia brand name. It also offers footwear products, including hiking boots, trail running shoes, rugged cold weather boots, sandals, and casual shoes for men, women, and youth under the Columbia and SOREL brands. The company sells its products through wholesale distribution channels, direct-to-consumer channels, independent distributors, and licensees, as well as directly to consumers through its network of branded and outlet retail stores, and online. As of December 31, 2017, it operated 105 outlet retail stores and 24 branded retail stores in the United States; 119 concession-based, branded, outlet, and shop-in-shop locations in Japan; 162 concession-based, branded, outlet, and shop-in-shop locations in Korea; 24 outlet, shop-in-shop and concession-based locations, as well as 1 branded retail store in various locations in Western Europe; and 6 outlet retail stores in Canada. The company was founded in 1938 and is headquartered in Portland, Oregon.
Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Apparel, finished products from fabrics & similar materials
Sub-IndustryApparel Accessories & Luxury Goods
SectorConsumer Discretionary
SymbolNASDAQ:COLM
CUSIP19851610
Phone503-985-4000
Debt
Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A
Current Ratio3.64%
Quick Ratio2.63%
Price-To-Earnings
Trailing P/E Ratio27.23
Forward P/E Ratio24.30
P/E Growth2.39
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$2.47 billion
Price / Sales2.24
Cash Flow$3.8654 per share
Price / Cash20.43
Book Value$23.65 per share
Price / Book3.34
Profitability
EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$2.98
Net Income$105.12 million
Net Margins4.26%
Return on Equity12.65%
Return on Assets9.97%
Miscellaneous
Employees6,188
Outstanding Shares70,020,000