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| Our balance sheet remains strong |
| In my short time as President, I've become increasingly excited about the opportunity with Bell and Giro and believe there is tangible opportunity to regain our leadership position in powersports and accelerate growth in Europe for all brands |
| Our adjusted EBITDA margins were 20%, a solid performance as we navigated the markets that have seen multiple inflationary pressures and higher input costs |
| We also generated strong adjusted free cash flow of $493 million during the year |
| And we have positioned the Company to be successful, and we're looking forward to the future |
| We have great brands |
| Adjusted free cash flow in the quarter was very strong at $178 million, which included an IRS refund of over $40 million |
| We have great employees, great business unit leaders |
| These tactical and strategic actions position us to achieve meaningful margin improvement as we head into fiscal year 2024, bolster our already solid financial position and ensure a compelling financial profile for each segment on a standalone basis post spin |
| Our strong adjusted free cash flow in the full year also shows the resiliency of our company and operating model despite challenging market and macro conditions |
| Let me just close again by saying that we are really excited about the future |
| And we have done a pretty good job |
| And longer term we continue to be bullish about the future of the outdoor recreation industry |
| That being said, we have strong brands |
| We expect to continue to take market share, expand our presence into new markets, make Remington more profitable than it is today, all while delivering mid-20% EBITDA margins and generating healthy free cash flow |
| So 20% of our business we've replaced with Remington and HEVI-Shot at very heavy -- not heavy margins, but very favorable margins |
| So it's really a mixture of price and volume, but we are very, very confident we're going to gain some pretty good market share in this normalizing market |
| With all of these changes, it is why we are confident in our guidance and why we feel the ammo market, in particular, the Sporting Products team is much better than five years ago |
| Owning Remington and HEVI-Shot has added more revenue and significant operating income improvements from our previous Lake City commitment |
| Our multi-brand strategy is a tremendous strength in this market |
| We continue to believe the spinoff of our Outdoor Products segment is the best way to unlock shareholder value, and we are working hard to be ready to spin later this year |
| Key to completing the spin this calendar year will be establishing the Outdoor Products senior leadership team, a more stable macroeconomic environment and improving Outdoor Products’ financial performance |
| We expect free cash flow in the first half to be slightly better than breakeven and cash flows in the back half of the year will be very strong |
| In Sporting Products, we expect sales to be roughly consistent each quarter and believe that profitability will be stronger in the front half of fiscal year 2024 and move downwards to mid-20 by the back half of the year |
| As we have now demonstrated for four straight quarters, the Sporting Products segment is structurally better than pre-pandemic levels |
| In addition, due to the phasing of the restructuring costs outlined and as we move through much of the higher-priced inventory on hand in the first half, we see sequential incremental improvement in Outdoor Products margin each quarter FY24 from current levels to a margin above the guidance range by Q4 |
| Moving to our future, beyond the short-term headwinds we are experiencing, we are bullish on long-term recreation trends |
| Industry participation is baselining well above pre COVID levels, and we have a stable of great brands well positioned to capitalize |
| As we look to fiscal year 2024, we see our Outdoor Products segment returning to organic growth as we head into the second half after channels are able to clear through high inventory levels, and we expect margins to be increasing as a result of the cost reductions I have mentioned |
| We have achieved cost savings through significant improvements in our ocean and domestic freight contracts, supplier cost reductions, more favorable foreign exchange and accelerating integration synergies with our Fox and Bell/Giro businesses being consolidated |
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| Organic EBITDA decreased to $7 million in Q4 and EBITDA margin for the quarter contracted to 3% |
| Margins will come down slightly from the prior year as a result of raw material cost pressures and previous price actions in categories that have normalized |
| For FY23, EBITDA dropped 15.9% to $622 million and EBITDA margin contracted 409 basis points to 20.2%, while organic EBITDA for the year was $574 million, a decline of 22.4% and organic margin was 20.9%, a decline of 340 basis points |
| Organic sales for the quarter were $654 million, down 19.1% |
| Sales for Outdoor Products in the fourth quarter were $327 million, down 5%, while organic sales were $241 million, down 30.2% |
| Q4 EPS decreased 47.1% to $1.08 and full year EPS dropped 22.8% to $6.40 |
| Q4 and FY23 gross margins decreased to 26% and 29.3%, respectively, driven primarily by organic business volume decline and increased product and freight costs, partially offset by the volume from acquired businesses and pricing |
| Sales for the fourth quarter were $741 million, down 8.4%, and adjusted EBITDA was $120 million, and adjusted EBITDA margin was down 618 basis points |
| Organic sales were $654 million, down 19.1%, and organic EBITDA was $118 million |
| EBITDA in Q4 decreased 33.7% to $120 million and EBITDA margin of 16.2%, contracting 618 basis points |
| Q4 and FY23 gross margin decreased to 36.8% and 37.2%, respectively, driven by increased commodity and freight costs and lower volumes, partially offset by improved pricing |
| Organic sales were down 30.2% in Q4 and were down 24.2% in FY23, primarily driven by reduced purchasing across most channels in all of our businesses, led by the Outdoor Accessories and Action Sports businesses |
| Q4 EBITDA was $131 million, down 16.7% and EBITDA margin was 31.6%, a decrease of 220 basis points |
| Q4 EBITDA was $9 million, down 80.8% and EBITDA margin for the quarter was 2.9% |
| For the year, organic EBITDA declined to $77 million and EBITDA margin of 7.8% |
| Gross profit decreased 16.7% in Q4 and 8.2% in FY23 |
| Q4 gross margin contracted 362 basis points to 32% |
| Lastly, as we've seen in other normalization cycles, smaller domestic brands and imports that rush to market during the surge are declining as larger, established brands gaining shelf space at retail |
| Gross profit decreased 19.3% in Q4 and 3.1% in FY23 |
| Organic EBITDA for the quarter was $118 million, a decrease of 34.9% and organic margin in Q4 was 18% |
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