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The most significant concentration Columbia Sportswear discloses is top-5 footwear manufacturers at 80%, classified HIGH by disclosed size. Below: the full set from the latest 10-K — verbatim quotes, filing references, and a synthesis of what these exposures mean together.
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Source: Columbia Sportswear’s SEC Form 10-K filed — view the filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
Each card carries a disclosed-size chip (HIGH / MEDIUM / LOW — how large the exposure is as a share of revenue, not how dangerous it is) and a nature tag: Built-in(the company’s own model, geography, or products) or Outside party (an external customer, supplier, or distributor it relies on).
“10-K Item 1: 'Five of the largest contract finished goods manufacturers account for approximately 80% of our footwear production, with the largest manufacturer accounting for approximately 25%'”
“10-K Item 1A: 'some of our materials are highly technical and/or proprietary and may be available from only one source or a very limited number of sources'”
“10-K Item 1: 'finished goods manufacturers in Vietnam, Bangladesh, Indonesia, and India produced approximately 35%, 30%, 10% and 10%, respectively, of these products'”
“10-K Item 1: 'finished goods manufacturers in Vietnam, Bangladesh, Indonesia, and India produced approximately 35%, 30%, 10% and 10%, respectively, of these products'”
“10-K Item 1: 'our two largest Canada wholesale customers accounted for approximately 30% of Canada net sales; approximately 17% and 13%, respectively'”
“10-K Item 1: 'Five of the largest contract finished goods manufacturers account for approximately 80% of our footwear production, with the largest manufacturer accounting for approximately 25%'”
“10-K Item 1A: 'our contract manufacturers sourced roughly 27% of our footwear raw materials and roughly 21% of our apparel raw materials for the U.S. market from China'”
“10-K Item 1: 'finished goods manufacturers in Vietnam, Bangladesh, Indonesia, and India produced approximately 35%, 30%, 10% and 10%, respectively, of these products'”
The company's concentration profile is dominated by supplier dependencies across multiple dimensions of the production chain — geographic, counterparty, and material — with two high-share and several medium-share exposures. The most significant is footwear manufacturing: five of the largest contract manufacturers account for approximately 80% of footwear production, with the single largest accounting for approximately 25%. Both are high-share dependencies, and losing either the largest manufacturer or the group collectively would materially disrupt production. Compounding this is a materials sourcing exposure: some materials are highly technical or proprietary and available from only one source or a very limited number of sources, a high-share dependency that limits the ability to substitute inputs even if manufacturers could be replaced. At medium-share, geographic supplier concentration adds further pressure. Finished goods manufacturers in Vietnam produced approximately 35% of products, and Bangladesh-based manufacturers produced approximately 30% — meaning the two leading supplier countries together account for the bulk of the apparel supply chain. The company also sourced a meaningful portion of footwear raw materials for the U.S. market from China, a medium-share dependency with tariff and trade-policy sensitivity. On the customer side, the two largest Canada wholesale customers accounted for approximately 30% of Canada net sales — approximately 17% and 13% respectively — a medium-share dependency. Indonesia-based manufacturers added a low-share additional exposure at approximately 10% of products. The overall profile reflects a supply chain with concentrated dependencies at nearly every node.
For the engine’s reasoning on COLM’s current verdict — including which dimensions drove the score — see the per-dimension breakdown.
| Symbol | Name | HIGH | MEDIUM | LOW | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLM● | Columbia Sportswear Company | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| KTB | Kontoor Brands, Inc. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| LEVI | Levi Strauss & Co | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| RL | Ralph Lauren Corporation | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| PVH | PVH Corp. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| FIGS | FIGS, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Concentration counts reflect items disclosed in each peer’s most recent 10-K; disclosed-size classification uses TrendMatrix’s internal 10-K extraction taxonomy.