Johnson Outdoors (JOUT) will raise its quarterly dividend by 6.7 percent to $0.08 per share in the fourth quarter of 2015. The next dividend is payable on October 29, 2015, to shareholders of record as of October 15, 2015. The ex-dividend date is October 13, 2015.

In 2013 the company reinstated its quarterly dividend following the cancellation of its $0.05 per share quarterly dividend at the end of 2008. Today's action marks the first dividend increase since JOUT restarted paying dividends.

Johnson Outdoors Inc. is a manufacturer of outdoor recreation equipment and technologies. The company designs, manufactures and markets a portfolio of brands across four categories: Watercraft Recreation, Fishing, Diving and Camping.  Johnson Outdoors' brands include: Old Town canoes and kayaks; Ocean Kayak; Carlisle paddles; Minn Kota fishing motors, batteries and anchors; Cannon downriggers; Humminbird marine electronics and charts; SCUBAPRO dive equipment; Jetboil outdoor cooking systems; and, Eureka!camping and hiking equipment. Johnson Outdoors reinstated a quarterly dividend in 2013.