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| We generated strong cash flow, returned $47 million through share repurchases and added $25 million to our cash balance |
| We continue to be very efficient in our cost structures and our plans as we adjust to production levels and we can always -- we can certainly see consistent leverage of fixed costs at the plant level and then also at the SG&A level |
| We remain convinced of the dire need for our homes over time and our strong balance sheet enables us to pursue investments in organic and external opportunities, despite the near-term conditions |
| As I have said before, our operators in all business segments are doing an outstanding job managing the challenging market conditions and that’s reflected in the strong cash flows despite the environment |
| But if we can come through these winter months in good shape, then I think it will be a real positive sign |
| Our retail business has performed exceptionally well |
| And finally, the business leadership across manufacturing, retail and Financial Services are doing a great job teaming up to ensure we have the right products and services for our distribution partners |
| I don’t know that we will be completely through it in the current quarter or whether it will leak into next year a little bit, but once that does clear, just as when we saw the street dealer inventories get balanced, that’s a positive for our orders |
| That’s why I think it’s good for us to -- so I am happy that we are kind of in the position we are with Country Place, because we can always keep an eye on that and if the opportunity came to drive more volume by providing this kind of programs, we have got the capability to do it |
| And I think that’s -- our view is that that’s just a really strong indication of the affordability challenges people are facing out there and folks who have still been coming out to shop for homes, we reported consistently the traffic is healthy |
| Looking forward, as those community operators work through their inventories, that would be another positive for wholesale manufactured housing orders |
| Internally, the various parts of our company are really working better than ever |
| This teamwork has demonstrated itself as we brought the Solitaire stores into the retail operation and filled out product offerings to improve inventory turns |
| In the meantime, our plants have done an outstanding job in maintaining healthy profitability and cash flow through the market challenges |
| So anyway, I think, the bottomline to your question is, we do not feel constrained and when we see good opportunities and acquisitions, we feel free to do them given our strong balance sheet |
| So that’s a real positive |
| For example, our marketing team continues to leverage the digital investments we have made and that’s benefiting our dealers and home shoppers and they are working seamlessly with our expanding national sales team to grow the business |
| Excellent |
| You guys -- all the big guys have really good balance sheets on that |
| So I think if you are -- what Mark’s quoting is a pretty good credit score, good loan-to-value, we try to report that consistently in that sense |
| And then the other thing that, I guess, I’d point to that, sure, it was lost on you and others is that, we have been able to kind of stabilize the backlog |
| Having said that, we continue to see quarter-to-quarter order improvement, that trend is largely coming from street dealers with community still lagging as expected and discussed last quarter |
| Greg Palm … Cavco as a company is fortunate, good balance sheet and all, and there’s a lot of operators out there that, probably, don’t have any backlog, they don’t have a good balance sheet |
| We have got a lot going on in learning and development, where I feel like we have created really world-class programs aimed at improving leadership across the enterprise and providing clear pathways for our people |
| And then just kind of my last one, I mean, you guys in this quarter generated strong free cash flow, by any stretch of the imagination, in good times, you will obviously generate more |
| We are encouraged by the -- by a few things |
| As we previously reported, the dealer inventories that created a big drag on wholesale orders through the first half of the year are now generally under control and our company-owned stores and broadly throughout our independent dealer network, homebuyer interest as reflected in online leads and store traffic is healthy |
| But pricing is held up, so I think margins through the industry are still more healthy than would be the case in a time when manufacturers are really on the verge of failing |
| Bill Boor Our results this quarter highlight the ability of our organization to manage costs and generate cash even when conditions are challenging |
| Financial Services segment net revenue increased 1.1% to $18 million from $17.8 million, primarily due to more insurance policies in force and higher insurance premium rates, partially offset by fewer loan sales |
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| Production was down from last quarter as certain plants dealt with the lack of orders and continued to slow production |
| Overall, our revenues were down sequentially from $476 million to $452 million and pretax income was $52 million, compared to $61 million last quarter |
| Pretax profit was down 44.3% this quarter at $51.7 million from $92.8 million for the prior year period |
| Gross margin as a percentage of revenue in Financial Services decreased to 35.9% in Q2 of 2024 from 44.6% in Q2 of 2023 from multiple severe storms in Texas and in Arizona |
| Within the factory-built housing segment, net revenue was $434.1 million, down $125.5 million or 22.4% from $559.6 million in the prior year quarter |
| In the second quarter, our housing gross margin was 23.2%, down 1.6% from last quarter and 3.6% from a year ago, when we were running full schedules and 80% utilization |
| Net revenue for the second fiscal quarter of 2024 was $452 million, down $125.4 million or 21.7%, compared to $577.4 million during the prior year |
| In the factory-build housing segment, the gross profit decreased 350 basis points to 23.2% in Q2 of 2024 versus 26.7% in Q2 of 2023, driven by lower average selling prices, partially offset by lower material cost per floor primarily due to lower lumber prices |
| We are now entering the period we hit about November, December, and typically, if you could isolate seasonal patterns that would mean a slowdown in shipments |
| Consolidated gross profit in the second fiscal quarter as a percentage of net revenue was 23.7%, down 360 basis points from the 27.3% in the same period last year |
| The decrease was primarily due to a decline in base business homes sold and a decrease in average revenue per home sold, partially offset by the Solitaire Homes acquisition, which contributed $35.6 million in the quarter |
| Against that backdrop, we continue to operate at a reduced level |
| And we wouldn’t consider that to be a negative because that would be incremental volume over where we are at now |
| And I think really we have to look at it -- you are right, if you lose your backlog that could be an issue, obviously |
| They are not bad at all, because inventory is being managed down |
| A lot of that we have talked in the past is really driven mostly by communities that have spaces to fill and they have got inventory, but they are having trouble getting it placed as fast as they would like |
| Consumer and commercial loans decreased from loan sales and the pay down of associated loans and fewer new loan originations |
| But where it’s been noticeable that there’s a little price competition, it hasn’t been very dramatic |
| The decrease in average revenue per home was primarily due to more single-wides in the mix and to a lesser extent product pricing decreases |
| That makes sense, won’t be a huge surprise |
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