let's dig deeper right now with tim boyle, the president and ceo of columbia sportswear, learn more about the quarter and his company's prospects. welcome back to "mad money." >> jim, it's great to be with you as always. thank you. >> thank you, tim. i'm not going to get lost in the wall street se nmantics of bett than expected or not i see a company offering genuine authentic apparel in an era where lots of people do not like anything that is let's say a copy or is not the true deal and if that's the secret behind your incredible success right now. >> well, you know, we really try and be true to our words, which, you know, authentic is one of our key worlds for the company and as we've said many times, there's -- nobody needs another brand of apparel of footwear in this space so many people to choose from. with ef to differentiate ourself by being an authentic provider of high quality merchandise under the four brands we focus on but really providing investors with a solid return and really as one of our retiring director, ed george, has said, you have to have a fortress balance sheet be