columbia sportswear co reported betterthanexpected earnings and sales in the fourth quarter due to strong consumer demand and a favorable full price selling environment the portland orebased outdoor apparel maker logged sales of 113 billion compared to 9156 million in the fourth quarter of 2020 analysts polled by factset expected 107 billion in sales cost of sales were 5396 million for the quarter ended dec 31 up from 4526 million in the same period last year analysts polled by factset expected 5282 million for cost of sales net income was 157 million for the quarter compared to 958 million for the fourth quarter of 2020 pershare earnings were 239 up from 144 a year earlier analysts polled by factset expected 178 a share