UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 4, 2016 

 

 

MCBC Holdings, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

(423) 884-2221

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

 

 

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

On February 4, 2016, MCBC Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) announced its financial results for its fiscal 2016 second quarter ended December 27, 2015. The full text of the press release issued in connection with the announcement is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.        

 

The information in this Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly provided by specific reference in such a filing.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)    Exhibits

 

The following exhibit is being furnished as part of this report:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

MasterCraft Reports Fiscal 2016 Second-Quarter
Results

Continued Demand for Performance Sport Boats and Market Share Gains Drives 12 Percent Increase in Net Sales and
31 Percent Increase in Adjusted EBITDA

VONORE, Tenn. – Feb. 4, 2016 – MasterCraft (NASDAQ: MCFT) today announced financial results for its fiscal 2016 second quarter, ended December 27, 2015.

 

Highlights:

 

Terry McNew, MasterCraft’s President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “We continue to deliver outstanding top-and bottom-line increases and unit volume growth. These gains are driven by continued demand for performance sport boats across all models, in particular overwhelming demand for our X23, growth in our MasterCraft NXT line of entry-level models and our newly released X26. Additionally, our relentless focus on operational excellence and continuous improvement continues to yield notable gross margin and adjusted EBITDA gains.”

 

Second-Quarter Results

MasterCraft-only net sales for the three months ended December 27, 2015, which exclude the terminated Hydra-Sports manufacturing contract, increased $6.0 million, or 12.2 percent, versus the prior year. The net sales gain was primarily due to a rise in MasterCraft unit volume of 48 units, or 7.4 percent. Net sales per MasterCraft unit grew by 3.9 percent, chiefly stemming from greater adoption of higher-end option packages, new product launches and price increases. Net sales for the three months ended December 27, 2015, were $55.2 million, up $2.4 million, or 4.5 percent, compared to $52.8 million for the three months ended December 28, 2014.

 

“Domestically, demand for MasterCraft boats remains solid, and we expect that to continue,” said McNew. “Like most marine manufacturers, international headwinds, particularly in Canada, are partially offsetting U.S. results. However, we expect to maintain our sales momentum as MasterCraft continues to drive sustainable, profitable market share gains.”

 

Gross profit for the three months ended December 27, 2015, increased $2.7 million, or 21.3 percent, to $15.4 million, compared to $12.7 million a year earlier. Gross margin rose to 27.8 percent for the fiscal 2016 second quarter, from 24.0 percent for the prior-year period. The 380 basis point increase primarily stemmed from cost reductions driven by a culture focused on eliminating waste, sales of higher-end content option packages and new innovative features, and robust value added/value engineering cost reduction programs. In addition, the company replaced its Hydra-Sports volume with higher-margin MasterCraft volume.

 

Selling and marketing expense rose to $2.9 million for the three-month period, compared to $2.0 million for the year-earlier second quarter, primarily due to investments in marketing. General and administrative expense totaled $9.6 million, versus $2.6 million for the fiscal 2015 three-month period. This planned increase resulted mainly from $6.8 million of stock-based compensation and higher costs associated with being a public company.

Net income for the fiscal 2016 second quarter was $1.9 million, up 26.7 percent from $1.5 million in the year-earlier quarter.

 

Fiscal 2016 second-quarter adjusted EBITDA was $10.5 million, up 31.3 percent from $8.0 million for the year-earlier quarter.

 

Fiscal 2016 second-quarter adjusted net income increased 59.0 percent to $6.2 million, or $0.33 per share, on a pro-forma, diluted weighted average share count of 18.9 million shares. This compares with $3.9 million, or $0.21 per share a year earlier. See “Non-GAAP Measures” below for a reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA and adjusted net income to net income.   

 

Key Milestones

In the fiscal 2016 first quarter, MasterCraft unveiled the new X26, the latest addition to its innovative 2016 boat line. The company began ramping up production on this model to meet demand in the second quarter.

 

Said McNew, “Everything we’re hearing from both dealers and consumers about the X26 is overwhelmingly positive. The X26, since its release, has sold 150 percent more boats than the prior year model it replaced. All production slots for this model are fully allocated for the remainder of the model year.”

 

On the operations front, MasterCraft continues to drive sustainable margin improvement through the company’s robust value added/value engineering program and focus on operational excellence. A key factor has been MasterCraft’s successful employee empowerment program, an ongoing company-wide initiative that encourages factory line

workers to suggest improvements to the production process. More than 13,000 employee-generated improvements were implemented over the course of the last fiscal year alone.

 

These positive results have recently been recognized with MasterCraft receiving the 2015 IndustryWeek Best Plants award, which honors companies that have successfully implemented strategies to increase competitiveness, enhance customer satisfaction and foster stimulating work environments.  This prestigious award acknowledges MasterCraft’s place among the elite leading-edge manufacturers throughout North America. We are the first marine manufacturer to achieve this award since its inception.

 

“We continue to set new benchmarks for operational excellence and establish best practices in manufacturing,” said McNew. “Being awarded as the 2015 IndustryWeek Best Plant validates the operational excellence strategy that is embraced across our entire enterprise.”

 

Outlook

“MasterCraft has delivered a solid fiscal 2016 first half, and we expect to continue to drive strong organic growth for the remainder of fiscal 2016,” McNew said. “Additionally, we remain committed to our five-pronged growth strategy:

 

 

For the fiscal 2016 year ending June 30, 2016, MasterCraft reiterates its expectations for MasterCraft sales and unit volume growth, compared to fiscal 2015 sales and unit volume excluding Hydra-Sports, in the high-single to low-double digit range. Gross margin and adjusted EBITDA margin are both expected to increase at least 200 basis points from fiscal year 2015, with contributions from higher net sales and continued operating efficiency gains offsetting the absorption of public company costs following the company’s July 2015 IPO. Adjusted net income is expected to grow faster than adjusted EBITDA, while GAAP net income will be impacted, primarily in the first half of the year, by charges related to changes in the fair value of the company’s common stock warrants, as well as stock compensation expense related primarily to restricted stock and options granted prior to and in connection with the IPO.

 

Conference Call and Webcast Information

MasterCraft will host a live conference call and webcast of its fiscal second-quarter results today, Feb. 4, 2016, at 5:00 p.m. ET. To access the call, dial (866) 861-0710 (domestic) or (704) 908-0473 (international) and provide the operator with the conference ID 23534110. Please dial in at least 10 minutes prior to the call. To access the live webcast, go to the investor section of the company’s website, www.mastercraft.com, on the day of the conference call and click on the webcast icon.  

 

For an audio replay of the conference call, dial (855) 859-2056 (domestic) or (404) 537-3406 (international) and enter 23534110.  The audio replay will be available beginning at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016, through 11:59 p.m. ET on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016.

 

About MCBC Holdings, Inc.

Headquartered in Vonore, Tenn., MCBC Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: MCFT) is the parent of MasterCraft Boat Company, a world-renowned innovator, designer, manufacturer, and marketer of premium performance sport boats. Founded in 1968, MasterCraft has cultivated its iconic brand image through a rich history of industry-leading innovation, and more than four decades after the original MasterCraft made its debut the company’s goal remains the same – to continue building the world’s best ski, wakeboard, wakesurf and luxury performance powerboats. For more information, visit www.mastercraft.com.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes forward-looking statements (as such term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995). Forward-looking statements can often be identified by such words and phrases as “believes,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “estimates,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “continue” and similar expressions, comparable terminology or the negative thereof, and include statements in this press release concerning an exciting pipeline of launches; our ability to continue our operating momentum, capture additional market share and deliver continued growth; expectations regarding driving margin expansion, sales increases and organic growth; our fiscal 2016 outlook and key growth initiatives; and our anticipated financial performance for fiscal 2016.

 

Forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements, including general economic conditions, demand for our products, changes in consumer preferences, competition within our industry, our reliance on our network of independent dealers, our ability to manage our manufacturing levels and our large fixed cost base, and the successful introduction of our new products. These and other important factors discussed under the caption “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on September 18, 2015 and our other filings with the SEC could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements. The discussion of these risks is specifically incorporated by reference into this press release.

 

Any such forward-looking statements represent management's estimates as of the date of this press release. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release. We undertake no obligation (and we expressly disclaim any obligation) to update or supplement any forward-looking statements that may become untrue or cause our views to change, whether because of new information, future events, changes in assumptions or otherwise. Comparison of results for current and prior periods are not intended to express any future trends or indications of future performance, unless expressed as such, and should only be viewed as historical data.

 

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement MasterCraft’s condensed consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), the company uses certain non-GAAP financial measures in this release. Reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measures used in this release to the most comparable U.S. GAAP measures for the respective periods can be found in tables immediately following the condensed consolidated statements of operations. Non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for MasterCraft's financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP.

 

Contacts:

Tim Oxley

Chief Financial Officer

(423) 884-2221

Tim.Oxley@mastercraft.com 

 

Matt Sullivan

(612) 455-1709

Matt.Sullivan@padillacrt.com 

Results of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended December 27, 2015 

MCBC HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

MCBC HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)

Supplemental Operating Data

The following table sets forth certain supplemental operating data for the periods indicated:

 

Non-GAAP Measures

We define EBITDA as earnings before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization. We define adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA further adjusted to eliminate certain non-cash charges and unusual items that we do not consider to be indicative of our ongoing operations, including change in common stock warrant fair value, fees and expenses related to the Company’s initial public offering, our stock-based compensation and the results of operations of our terminated Hydra-Sports manufacturing contract. We define adjusted net income as net (loss) income adjusted to eliminate certain non-cash charges and unusual items that we do not consider to be indicative of our ongoing operations, including change in common stock warrant fair value, fees and expenses related to the Company’s initial public offering, our stock-based compensation and the results of operations of our terminated Hydra-Sports manufacturing contract and an adjustment for income tax expense at a normalized annual effective tax rate. We define adjusted EBITDA margin as adjusted EBITDA expressed as a percentage of MasterCraft sales. Adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income and adjusted EBITDA margin are not measures of net (loss) income or operating income as determined under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, which we refer to as “GAAP.” Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted net income are not measures of performance in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to net income (loss) or operating cash flows determined in accordance with GAAP. Additionally, adjusted EBITDA is not intended to be a measure of cash flow for management’s discretionary use. We believe that the inclusion of EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted net income is appropriate to provide additional information to investors because securities analysts, noteholders and other investors use these non GAAP financial measures to assess our operating performance across periods on a consistent basis and to evaluate the relative risk of an investment in our securities. We use adjusted net income to facilitate a comparison of our operating performance on a consistent basis from period to period that, when viewed in combination with our results prepared in accordance with GAAP, provides a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting our business than GAAP alone measures.  We believe adjusted net income assists our board of directors, management and investors in comparing our net income on a consistent basis from period to period because it removes non-cash and non-recurring items.  Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted net income

have limitations as an analytical tool and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Some of these limitations are:

 

 

In addition, because not all companies use identical calculations, our presentation of adjusted EBITDA and adjusted net income may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies, including companies in our industry.

 

The following table sets forth a reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA to net income as determined in accordance with GAAP for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

The following table sets forth a reconciliation of Adjusted net income to net income as determined in accordance with GAAP for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

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