Columbia Sportswear Company: Q3 net income rises 14 percent

For its third quarter, Columbia Sportswear Company reported consolidated net sales increase of 6 percent or 7 percent constant-currency to 795.8 million dollars. Non-GAAP net sales, the company said, increased 6 percent to 788.9 million dollars. Net income for the quarter increased to 100.2 million dollars or 1.42 dollars per diluted share, a 14 percent increase compared to 87.7 million dollars or 1.25 dollars per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2017.