Strengthening the
balance sheet

A strong balance sheet gives us the financial flexibility to protect and grow our business. Outdoor Equipment has focused on streamlining and simplifying to achieve the highest return for capital expenditures.

Employing lean manufacturing principles and close inventory management, we’ve structured our business to succeed in the outdoor recreation industry’s valleys, with the ability to ramp up for increased demand.

The processes and controls we’ve put in place empowered Outdoor Equipment to manage through 2009 and will promote continued profitable growth through evolving market conditions.