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| So the value proposition that we offer the best boat on the market at a lower price because of the way that we manage our business that's one of the reasons you see a 300 basis point gain in share |
| An important element to our playbook is successfully matching production to retail demand, not only to protect our margins but also to protect our dealers and make sure they stay healthy |
| In these moments, the companies that can leverage a strong balance sheet and continue to invest in the future while adeptly and strategically managing the business are the ones that emerge stronger than ever |
| We are confident that this team will once again exercise its operational prowess to navigate the current environment, while at the same time advancing our innovation, our manufacturing capabilities and our vertical integration footprint to ensure we once again emerge stronger as the market conditions improve |
| And our vertical integration has enabled us to remain resilient |
| Our strategic planning, operational excellence and supply chain management continues to support our outperformance of the broader industry |
| Our variable cost structure and ability to create significant free cash flow ensures a strong balance sheet quicker recovery and ability to invest in important strategic opportunities |
| In summary, Malibu's fiscal first quarter results surpassed our expectations, supported by our team's superior execution, combined with the inherent strength across our lineup of brands, despite a rapidly evolving operating environment |
| Because once we emerge from that we will be stronger and we'll have a higher market share |
| At Pursuit we have introduced the OS 405 and it was on display for the first time at Fort Lauderdale generating rave reviews, but more importantly a fantastic success of a boat show that it generated orders |
| We have a strong track of outperforming the industry and everything we have done from an operational excellence and vertical integration standpoint will protect margins even in a down environment |
| And what I mean by that is the holding of price and whatever we come out with from a Cobalt standpoint continues to be a strength |
| Pursuit was exceptionally strong |
| Consolidated net sales per unit increased 11.5% to approximately $150,665 per unit, primarily driven by year-over-year price increases and favorable model mix within all segments |
| On the Cobalt side, Cobalt continues to show the incredible strength of the brand |
| But I am supremely confident that with our model, with the way that we're able to build boats at the cost that we're able to build them we're going to win over the long term |
| Fort Lauderdale was a surprisingly strong show for us and although only one data point provides a positive vibe in the saltwater environment |
| Market share for all of our brands continues to be a very positive story |
| Additionally, we are very excited about the build-out of our Cobalt operations in Roane County, which will increase our volume capability and efficiencies for this brand |
| While channel inventories including Saltwater, normalized much faster than anyone anticipated, our nimbleness to slow down our build schedule has helped our dealers to have healthy inventories enabling them to sell through model year 2023 inventory more quickly |
| We remain incredibly proud of our team's continued execution at MBI and our ability to navigate through any down cycle we may face |
| And it was that premium, the Pursuits of the world the Cobias of the world that did very well and that bodes extremely well for that saltwater environment |
| A monumental strength of MBI and one that I believe is greatly overlooked is our variable cost structure and the ability to generate free cash flow |
| Our business model is battle-tested and we continue to be positioned well strategically for fiscal year 2024 and beyond |
| This leads to very strong cash generation |
| This gives us extreme confidence that we can be very profitable and capable of investing in strategic opportunities at any point in time and in any cycle |
| Our team is strong |
| Our operational capabilities are unmatched and our innovation continues to set us apart |
| Malibu Boats delivered solid first quarter fiscal results that surpassed our expectations despite a rapidly evolving operating environment |
| Regardless of the environment we are excited and optimistic about the future here at Malibu |
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| Looking ahead, the retail environment continues to weaken, driven largely by dealer concerns around the broader economic and interest rate environment |
| As we move through the quarter the retail environment markedly deteriorated and the sense of urgency customers had over the last few years largely was gone, coupled with the challenged interest rate and macroeconomic landscape |
| So, on the gross margin side obviously embedded in our guidance is more weakness on the tow boat side of the business |
| Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter decreased 31.7% to $39 million and adjusted EBITDA margin decreased to 15.2% from 18.9% |
| For the first fiscal quarter, net sales decreased 15% to $255.8 million compared to the prior year |
| As Jack mentioned earlier, the retail environment continues to weaken, driven largely by dealer concerns around the broader macro and interest rate environment |
| Instead, we expect wholesale demand across our brands to remain pressured |
| While the softer retail demand levels are being driven by macro factors, they are being exacerbated by the return to a more normalized seasonality |
| Gross margins decreased 250 basis points to 22% and adjusted EBITDA margin decreased by 370 basis points to 15% |
| Consolidated adjusted EBITDA margin is expected to be down 350 to 450 basis points year-over-year, with Q2 down approximately 700 basis points |
| In the first quarter, net sales decreased 15.3% to $255.8 million and unit volume decreased 24.1% to 1,698 units |
| We anticipate year-over-year decline in net sales ranging from high-teens to low 20s percentage |
| The decrease in gross margin was driven primarily by a decreased mix of our higher-margin Malibu segment and increased dealer flooring costs |
| Non-GAAP adjusted fully distributed net income per share decreased 36.9% to $1.13 per share |
| Net income for the quarter decreased 42.5% to $20.8 million |
| Gross profit decreased 23.9% or $17.8 million to $56.8 million and gross margin was 22.2% |
| Net income decreased 42% to $20.8 million while adjusted EBITDA fell 31% to $39 million |
| We expect Q2 revenue decline of approximately 35% |
| And that is creating a little bit of pressure on the gross margin and so you'll see that continue throughout the remainder of the year |
| As such, we are revising our fiscal year 2024 outlook and now expect sales to be down from a high-teens to low-20s percentage versus fiscal year 2023 |
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