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| We feel really good about the level of field inventory of our models, of course |
| Our dealers expressed continued optimism at our recent annual dealer conference, bolstered by the launch of our new 2024 models |
| Ben Palmer Our market share remains strong |
| We still have a good momentum and trend on dealers, looking at and expecting to sell strongly with the larger boats |
| So we're pleased about that |
| We'll -- that's very key to us and the industry to have a good pulse on what's happening and where we feel demand is |
| So I think that's a positive |
| In addition, the combination of Chaparral and Robalo outboards hold the third highest market share in their size category |
| But again, our inventory is very healthy in terms of numbers and certainly the -- almost virtually in the entire field inventory is very fresh model |
| We feel like we are as well positioned as possible at this point in time |
| I'm very pleased to report that the most recently reported data indicates that Chaparral sterndrive market share was number two in its size category |
| We received very positive feedback on our new 2024 models from our dealers |
| Average selling price per boat increased by approximately 5% versus the prior year, primarily due to favorable model mix and to a lesser extent, price increases to cover higher costs of materials and components |
| We, like our dealers, see additional uncertainty in the market over the coming quarters but our field inventory remains healthy and backlog support our current production schedule into 2024 |
| We expect to manage our production to approximate retail demand over the coming quarters, so dealers are able to service demand out of planned inventory |
| They are designed to appeal to the retail customer while allowing us to efficiently produce high-quality boats |
| Dealer inventory of Chaparral and Robalo models remains healthy and below pre-pandemic levels |
| On a positive note, supply chains continued to improve from earlier this year but certain components remain challenging |
| So also, there's been better developments on our website and other boat manufacturers' websites |
| Certainly, again, that's another example of we and the industry returning -- we expect returning to normal |
| These moderately higher inventories have allowed our dealers to meet current demand as well as purchase our 2024 models |
| So what we're looking forward the next point for us to really get a good idea about assessing demand is going to come with the winter boat shows that will start later this calendar year and into early next year |
| Mike Schmit Thank you and good morning |
| These expenses decreased due to costs that vary with sales and profitability, such as incentive compensation, sales commissions and warranty expense |
| Thank you very much |
| Thanks |
| We thank you for joining |
| Can you talk about where you were seeing the strongest orders for which products and maybe the mix of products that dealers -- where you were seeing the strongest orders? Ben Palmer We didn't really see, again, what they do at the dealer meeting is check out some of our existing models but many of the newer models |
| During the quarter, our dealers continued to rebuild their inventories, trending to more normalized levels and we have asked them to return to a more typical ordering process to assist us in scheduling our production |
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| Production and sales were negatively impacted by about 3 days during the third quarter due to Hurricane Idalia |
| Marine Products Corporation's third quarter results reflect a reduction in boat deliveries to dealers compared to the prior year that approximate our new production rates |
| Net sales for the third quarter were $77.8 million, a 22% decrease compared to the third quarter of last year |
| They did, however, note some concerns about potential economic slowdown and the impact of higher interest rates |
| Our international sales which accounted for approximately 6% of our total sales during the third quarter decreased by 12% compared to the third quarter of last year |
| Gross profit in the third quarter was $19.2 million, a 23% decrease compared to the third quarter of 2022 |
| Unit sales decreased by about 24% |
| We generated net income of $10.4 million in the third quarter, a 9% decrease compared to $11.5 million in the third quarter of 2022 |
| EBITDA in the third quarter was $13 million, a 14% decrease compared to $15.2 million in the third quarter of 2022 |
| The gross margin for the third quarter was 24.7%, a slight decrease over the 25% for the third quarter of last year |
| Our dealers, as everybody has mentioned, have been cautious |
| So I don't really -- I'm not aware of exactly what their dollar inventory levels are but that certainly at some level, maybe produces a little bit of headwind from the financing companies perspective |
| And I know you said for this quarter, results kind of reflected the reduction in production and delivery rates |
| As Ben mentioned, our dealer inventories are increasing toward more normalized levels and continue to be lower than pre-pandemic levels |
| The economic slowdown issue is always a discussion but it's just a seasonally slow time of the year |
| People are a little bit concerned about interest rates |
| This time of year, obviously, the third quarter is a normal seasonally slow period |
| Mike Schmit And from a unit perspective, just directionally, Brandon, we are still below where we were pre-pandemic |
| So it's a little bit difficult to gauge the future just based on the last 30 days |
| So we probably double where we were this time last year but we're not sure that dealers are going to get back to pre-pandemic levels because their carrying costs has been mentioned are so much higher because of higher interest rates |
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