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| We remain diligent in managing our company’s financial health by prioritizing a strong balance sheet and generating solid cash flow, empowering us to deploy capital when opportunities arise |
| We continue to be optimistic about Patrick’s future and ability to generate free cash flow, which was reflected in our Board of Directors’ decision to raise our fourth quarter dividend by 22% to $0.55 per share |
| For the full year, we achieved record gross margin, delivering on our operating margin target and generated record free cash flow |
| Our team’s collective efforts this year not only solidified our foundation but have set the stage for a future with continued strategic advancements and long-term growth |
| Gross margin was 450 basis points higher and operating margin was 90 basis points higher |
| EPS was 69% higher and free cash flow was more than twice what we produced in 2019 on significantly higher interest rates |
| We performed impressively versus a record-breaking 2022 and feel confident bolstered by our organizational structure that will continue to grow stronger as a company |
| Our foundation is solid as we spent the year, streamlining our model and placing our company in a great position not just to weather the uncertain macro environment, but to proactively grow our company through our successful diversification and automation strategy, among other strategic and capital initiatives |
| In 2023, we performed well despite a tough macroeconomic and industry backdrop |
| As we look back on fiscal 2023, I’m incredibly proud of the efforts our team has shown as they continue to deliver solid and resilient performance and results in a challenging environment |
| So that’s as it relates to our OpEx and op margin improvement with the opportunity for incremental margins over and above kind of what we’ve said |
| In early January 2024, we acquired Sportech, our largest acquisition to date, which adds significant scale in powersports, increasing our total addressable market, enhancing our business’s runway for growth and improving the diversity of our revenue, profit and cash flow |
| And that’s where we get confidence as it relates to our ability to drive incremental margins as we start to see production improve across these markets |
| So as we move forward, I think the one thing that we’re most proud of is our ability of our teams to be able to flex with the customers for their needs and give them what they want and then really kind of hone in on that price point at the same time |
| In all of our product lines, we provide good, better and best across the board |
| Financially, we have maintained a strong balance sheet and generated significant free cash flow through focused investments and prudently managing working capital |
| So on the CPU side, we feel good about where we’re at |
| We will continue our pursuit of operational excellence, striving to serve our valued customers at the highest level |
| Looking forward to 2024, we are confident in our team’s ability to navigate short-term headwinds and capitalize on opportunities to continue to profitably grow our company |
| With some promising upside potential in the second half of 2024, especially if there is interest rate relief for both retail and floor plan financing |
| And so we feel good about our content perspective |
| And so again, as we look at kind of 2024, we feel like our CPU has upside potential and are expecting upside potential |
| And with our acquisition of Sportech, we have solidified our presence as a leading component solutions provider of the powersports market |
| And from a content perspective, we also think we bottomed in Q4 and believe that there’s upside, and we expect upside as we go into 2024 as it relates to our content per unit |
| The end result, we are positioned well as we start 2024 with ample liquidity and a solid capital structure and are poised and ready to accelerate our company’s growth |
| And so again, I think we feel good about incremental margin growth at both the gross and op margin level for the foreseeable future |
| I’m extremely energized and excited about the incredible talent in our organization and congratulate our senior team on their new roles |
| So I think that’s one of the things that gets us most excited is the opportunity to leverage this and the earnings power of the organization based on the investments that we made in this business over the last couple of years |
| I think that’s one of the things that we’re most excited about is the position of the organization today, the infrastructure that’s been put in place, the caliber of the team and then the automation and operational efficiencies that we’ve been able to deliver and drive and invest in over the last couple of years, have really positioned us to be able to flex up very quickly and leverage the infrastructure that we’ve got in place without adding a lot of incremental overhead and cost to support that |
| We are optimistic about potential trajectory of the RV market with the peak selling season just around the corner in the spring |
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| Our consolidated net sales for the fourth quarter decreased 18% to $781 million, driven by a decrease in wholesale shipments across our RV, marine and MH end markets |
| Operating income for the fourth quarter declined 15% to $57 million and declined 48% to $260 million for the full year |
| This year, RV wholesale unit shipments declined 37% and were 23% lower than 2019 |
| The decrease was driven by reduced wholesale shipments particularly in the ski and wake, which was down almost 40% in the quarter |
| The decline in sales was driven by continued discipline among RV OEMs as they maintained low production levels, along with marine OEMs aggressively cutting production in the second half of the year to ensure inventory balance in the field |
| Similar to our outdoor enthusiast end markets, dealers appear to be facing inventory challenges due to softening demand and higher interest rates on base level units in particular |
| We believe the delta between the wholesale and retail can be explained by the OEMs and dealers’ reluctance to carry excess inventory given high floor plan cost and limited visibility into consumer demand |
| Full year marine revenue decreased 11% to $924 million, while RV revenue decreased 42% to $1.5 billion |
| On the marine side of our business, the industry continues to see softer demand as end consumers face higher monthly payments given the current rate environment |
| Within our housing business, which is comprised of our MH and industrial end markets, our revenue decreased 17% to $1 billion for the year |
| Our marine revenues decreased 32% to $174 million and represented 22% of our fourth quarter consolidated sales |
| Our fourth quarter RV revenues decreased 14% to $353 million, representing 45% of consolidated sales |
| For the full year, net sales decreased 29% to $3.5 billion |
| We currently expect full year retail shipments to be down approximately 5% to 10%, implying approximately 350,000 units |
| Until a clear improvement in consumer sentiment emerges, we expect dealers to remain cautious on increasing their inventory weeks on hand |
| We estimate total industry wholesale unit shipments decreased 24%, while retail unit shipments declined an estimated 4% to 6% |
| RV wholesale unit shipments of approximately $75,000 in the quarter decreased 3% as OEMs continue to maintain tight control on their output as they strictly manage dealer inventories |
| If there are 2 key themes that define our markets in 2023, they were inflation and interest rates, which negatively impacted end consumers’ desire to finance their purchases of RVs, boats, and houses while also increasing floor plan lending rates and limiting dealers’ willingness to hold excess inventory across our markets |
| Revenues in our housing market, primarily tied to MH and single-family and multifamily residential housing decreased 11% to $254 million, representing 33% of consolidated sales in the fourth quarter |
| So the 18% revenue decrease for the quarter, if you look at that, it’s about 11% down on industry |
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