VONORE, Tenn., May 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MasterCraft Boat Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: MCFT) today announced financial results for its fiscal 2023 third quarter ended April 2, 2023.

Highlights:

Unless otherwise indicated, the highlights and commentary provided herein relate to our continuing operations, which exclude the NauticStar segment results reported as discontinued operations.

• Net sales for the third quarter were $166.8 million, down 1.5% from the prior-year period
• Net income from continuing operations was $22.8 million, or $1.28 per diluted share, down 6.3% and 2.3%, respectively, from the prior-year period
• Diluted Adjusted Net Income per share, a non-GAAP measure, was $1.36, which equaled our record in the prior-year period
• Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure, was $33.0 million, down 5.8% from the prior-year period
• Record operating cash flow due to strong earnings and diligent working capital management
• Share repurchases of $7.0 million during the quarter

Fred Brightbill, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, commented, “Our business has performed extremely well through the fiscal third quarter, delivering financial results which have exceeded expectations. Adjusted diluted net income per share tied our record from last year for the best fiscal third quarter in the Company’s history. Our exceptional operating results and diligent working capital management also continued into the third quarter, resulting in record operating cash flow.”

Brightbill continued, “During the quarter, we achieved our goal of refilling dealer inventories to optimal levels ahead of the summer selling season. Despite near-term macroeconomic headwinds, retail activity has performed closer to the upper end of our range of expectations through our fiscal third quarter. Our robust portfolio of innovative products and healthy dealer inventory levels position us to capitalize on the summer selling season. Additionally, our fortress balance sheet provides us with abundant financial flexibility to pursue our capital allocation priorities, first and foremost of which is investment in growth. We are laying the foundation for future growth by actively investing in targeted initiatives designed to take advantage of the strong underlying secular industry trends.”

Third Quarter Results

Unless otherwise indicated, the financial results provided herein relate to our continuing operations, which exclude the NauticStar segment results reported as discontinued operations.

For the third quarter of fiscal 2023, MasterCraft Boat Holdings, Inc. reported consolidated net sales of $166.8 million, down $2.6 million from the third quarter of fiscal 2022. The net sales decrease reflects changes in model mix, decreased sales volumes, increased dealer incentives, and decreased options and content sales, partially offset by higher prices. Dealer incentives include higher floor plan financing costs and other incentives as a result of increased dealer inventories and interest rates.

Gross profit decreased $1.5 million and gross profit margin decreased 50 basis points in the third quarter of fiscal 2023 from the third quarter of fiscal 2022. The decreased margin was mainly due to higher costs from inflationary pressures, changes in model mix, higher dealer incentives, and increased warranty costs, partially offset by higher prices and improved production efficiencies.

Operating expenses increased $1.1 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2023, compared to the prior-year period primarily as a result of increased boat show related costs and investments in digital marketing.

Net income from continuing operations was $22.8 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2023, compared to $24.3 million in the prior-year period. Diluted net income from continuing operations per share was $1.28, compared to $1.31 for the third quarter of fiscal 2022.

Adjusted Net Income was $24.1 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2023, or $1.36 per diluted share, compared to $25.1 million, or $1.36 per diluted share, in the prior-year period. Adjusted net income per diluted share was flat as a result of reduced weighted average share count and short-term investment income.

Adjusted EBITDA was $33.0 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2023, compared to $35.0 million in the prior-year period. Adjusted EBITDA margin was 19.8 percent for the third quarter, down from 20.7 percent for the prior-year period.

See “Non-GAAP Measures” below for a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, Adjusted Net Income, and Adjusted Net Income per share to the most directly comparable financial measures presented in accordance with GAAP.

Outlook

Concluded Brightbill, “We are raising our guidance for the full year based on our strong performance and incremental retail demand visibility. Based on retail sales results through our fiscal third quarter and the general expectation that the onset of a potential downturn has been pushed into fiscal 2024, we now expect retail demand to perform closer to the high end of our range of expectations. We believe these conditions will allow us to achieve full-year wholesale unit sales at the upper end of our range of scenarios.”

The Company’s outlook is as follows:

• For full year fiscal 2023, consolidated net sales is now expected to be approximately $656 million, with Adjusted EBITDA of approximately $125 million, and Adjusted Earnings per share of approximately $5.05. We continue to expect capital expenditures to be approximately $30 million for the full year.
  

Conference Call and Webcast Information

MasterCraft Boat Holdings, Inc. will host a live conference call and webcast to discuss fiscal third quarter 2023 results today, May 10, 2023, at 8:30 a.m. EDT. Participants may access the conference call live via webcast on the investor section of the Company’s website, Investors.MasterCraft.com, by clicking on the webcast icon. To participate via telephone, please register in advance at this link. Upon registration, all telephone participants will receive a confirmation email detailing how to join the conference call, including the dial-in number along with a unique passcode and registrant ID that can be used to access the call. A replay of the conference call and webcast will be archived on the Company's website.

About MasterCraft Boat Holdings, Inc.

Headquartered in Vonore, Tenn., MasterCraft Boat Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: MCFT) is a leading innovator, designer, manufacturer and marketer of recreational powerboats through its three brands, MasterCraft, Crest, and Aviara. Through these three brands, MasterCraft Boat Holdings has leading market share positions in two of the fastest growing segments of the powerboat industry – performance sport boats and pontoon boats – while entering the large, growing luxury day boat segment. For more information about MasterCraft Boat Holdings, and its three brands, visit: Investors.MasterCraft.com, www.MasterCraft.com, www.CrestPontoons.com, and www.AviaraBoats.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 our ability to capitalize on the summer selling season, our capital allocation priorities, including our intention to drive value and accelerate growth, and our full year financial outlook.

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, but not limited to: changes in interest rates, the potential effects of supply chain disruptions and production inefficiencies, general economic conditions, demand for our products, inflation, 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 fixed cost base, the successful introduction of our new products, geopolitical conflicts and financial institution disruptions. 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, 2022, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on September 9, 2022 and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended January 1, 2023, filed with the SEC on February 8, 2023, 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 the Company’s 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 GAAP measures for the respective periods can be found in tables immediately following the 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 the Company’s financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Results of Operations for the Three and Nine Months Ended April 2, 2023 MASTERCRAFT BOAT HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
		Three Months Ended								Nine Months Ended
		April 2,				April 3,				April 2,				April 3,
		2023				2022				2023				2022
Net sales		$	166,776			$	169,343			$	495,480			$	444,393
Cost of sales			124,178				125,269				368,682				333,376
Gross profit			42,598				44,074				126,798				111,017
Operating expenses:
Selling and marketing			3,927				3,017				10,748				9,966
General and administrative			9,156				8,964				26,874				26,881
Amortization of other intangible assets			489				489				1,467				1,467
Goodwill impairment			—				—				—				1,100
Total operating expenses			13,572				12,470				39,089				39,414
Operating income			29,026				31,604				87,709				71,603
Other income (expense):
Interest expense			(695	)			(341	)			(1,923	)			(1,080	)
Interest income			1,195				—				1,967				—
Income before income tax expense			29,526				31,263				87,753				70,523
Income tax expense			6,744				6,957				20,353				16,126
Net income from continuing operations			22,782				24,306				67,400				54,397
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax			(272	)			(3,371	)			(21,139	)			(7,674	)
Net income		$	22,510			$	20,935			$	46,261			$	46,723
Net income (loss) per share
Basic
Continuing operations		$	1.30			$	1.33			$	3.80			$	2.92
Discontinued operations			(0.02	)			(0.19	)			(1.19	)			(0.41	)
Net income		$	1.28			$	1.14			$	2.61			$	2.51
Diluted
Continuing operations		$	1.28			$	1.31			$	3.78			$	2.89
Discontinued operations			(0.01	)			(0.18	)			(1.19	)			(0.40	)
Net income		$	1.27			$	1.13			$	2.59			$	2.49
Weighted average shares used for computation of:
Basic earnings per share			17,559,920				18,295,949				17,725,208				18,622,878
Diluted earnings per share			17,748,910				18,487,346				17,851,655				18,796,867

MASTERCRAFT BOAT HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
		April 2,				June 30,
		2023				2022
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	27,453			$	34,203
Held-to-maturity securities			73,914				—
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $155 and $214, respectively			18,688				22,472
Inventories, net			55,268				58,595
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			10,673				7,232
Current assets associated with discontinued operations			—				23,608
Total current assets			185,996				146,110
Property, plant and equipment, net			70,510				55,823
Goodwill			28,493				28,493
Other intangible assets, net			35,951				37,418
Deferred income taxes			14,331				21,525
Deferred debt issuance costs, net			330				406
Other long-term assets			2,663				1,290
Non-current assets associated with discontinued operations			—				5,987
Total assets		$	338,274			$	297,052
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable		$	27,335			$	23,375
Income tax payable			5,582				4,600
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities			66,070				54,437
Current portion of long-term debt, net of unamortized debt issuance costs			4,004				2,873
Current liabilities associated with discontinued operations			—				7,887
Total current liabilities			102,991				93,172
Long-term debt, net of unamortized debt issuance costs			50,391				53,676
Unrecognized tax positions			6,469				6,358
Other long-term liabilities			2,276				198
Total liabilities			162,127				153,404
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Common stock, $.01 par value per share — authorized, 100,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding, 17,571,882 shares at April 2, 2023 and 18,061,437 shares at June 30, 2022			176				181
Additional paid-in capital			82,827				96,584
Retained earnings			93,144				46,883
Total stockholders' equity			176,147				143,648
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		$	338,274			$	297,052

Supplemental Operating Data

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

		Three Months Ended													Nine Months Ended
		April 2,				April 3,									April 2,				April 3,
		2023				2022				Change					2023				2022				Change
		(Dollars in thousands)
Unit sales volume:
MasterCraft			900				900				—		%			2,457				2,569				(4.4	)	%
Crest			722				855				(15.6	)	%			2,344				2,261				3.7		%
Aviara			34				29				17.2		%			100				71				40.8		%
Consolidated			1,656				1,784				(7.2	)	%			4,901				4,901				—		%
Net Sales:
MasterCraft		$	117,630			$	119,956				(1.9	)	%		$	339,315			$	318,744				6.5		%
Crest			36,369				38,959				(6.6	)	%			116,595				101,457				14.9		%
Aviara			12,777				10,428				22.5		%			39,570				24,192				63.6		%
Consolidated		$	166,776			$	169,343				(1.5	)	%		$	495,480			$	444,393				11.5		%
Net sales per unit:
MasterCraft		$	131			$	133				(1.5	)	%		$	138			$	124				11.3		%
Crest			50				46				8.7		%			50				45				11.1		%
Aviara			376				360				4.4		%			396				341				16.1		%
Consolidated			101				95				6.3		%			101				91				11.0		%
Gross margin			25.5	%			26.0	%		(50) bps						25.6	%			25.0	%		60 bps

Non-GAAP Measures

EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, EBITDA Margin, and Adjusted EBITDA Margin

We define EBITDA as net income from continuing operations, before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization. We define Adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA further adjusted to eliminate certain non-cash charges or other items that we do not consider to be indicative of our core and/or ongoing operations. For the periods presented herein, these adjustments include share-based compensation, business development consulting costs, and goodwill impairment. We define EBITDA margin and Adjusted EBITDA margin as EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, respectively, each expressed as a percentage of net sales.

Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Net Income per share

We define Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Net Income per share as net income from continuing operations, adjusted to eliminate certain non-cash charges or other items that we do not consider to be indicative of our core and/or ongoing operations and reflecting income tax expense on adjusted net income before income taxes at our estimated annual effective tax rate. For the periods presented herein, these adjustments include other intangible asset amortization, share-based compensation, business development consulting costs, and goodwill impairment.

EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, EBITDA margin, Adjusted EBITDA margin, Adjusted Net Income, and Adjusted Net Income per share, which we refer to collectively as the Non-GAAP Measures, are not measures of net income or operating income as determined under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, or U.S. GAAP. The Non-GAAP Measures are not measures of performance in accordance with U.S. GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to net income, net income per share, or operating cash flows determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Additionally, Adjusted EBITDA is not intended to be a measure of cash flow. We believe that the inclusion of the Non-GAAP Measures is appropriate to provide additional information to investors because securities analysts and investors use the Non-GAAP 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 and Adjusted Net Income per share 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 U.S. GAAP, provides a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting our business than does U.S. GAAP measures alone. We believe Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Net Income per share assists our board of directors, management, investors, and other users of the financial statements in comparing our net income on a consistent basis from period to period because it removes certain non-cash items and other items that we do not consider to be indicative of our core and/or ongoing operations and reflecting income tax expense on adjusted net income before income taxes at our estimated annual effective tax rate. The Non-GAAP Measures 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 U.S. GAAP. Some of these limitations are:

• Although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized will often have to be replaced in the future and the Non-GAAP Measures do not reflect any cash requirements for such replacements;
• The Non-GAAP Measures do not reflect our cash expenditures, or future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments;
• The Non-GAAP Measures do not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs;
• The Non-GAAP Measures do not reflect our tax expense or any cash requirements to pay income taxes;
• The Non-GAAP Measures do not reflect interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest payments on our indebtedness; and
• The Non-GAAP Measures do not reflect the impact of earnings or charges resulting from matters we do not consider to be indicative of our core and/or ongoing operations, but may nonetheless have a material impact on our results of operations.

In addition, because not all companies use identical calculations, our presentation of the Non-GAAP Measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies, including companies in our industry.

Beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2023, due to the effects of discontinued operations, as discussed above, the Company's non-GAAP financial measures are presented on a continuing operations basis, for all periods presented.

We do not provide forward-looking guidance for certain financial measures on a U.S. GAAP basis because we are unable to predict certain items contained in the U.S. GAAP measures without unreasonable efforts. These items may include acquisition-related costs, litigation charges or settlements, impairment charges, and certain other unusual adjustments.

The following table presents a reconciliation of net income from continuing operations as determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, and net income from continuing operations margin to EBITDA margin and Adjusted EBITDA margin (each expressed as a percentage of net sales) for the periods indicated:

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)		Three Months Ended														Nine Months Ended
		April 2,				% of Net			April 3,				% of Net			April 2,				% of Net			April 3,				% of Net
		2023				sales			2022				sales			2023				sales			2022				sales
Net income from continuing operations		$	22,782			13.7	%		$	24,306			14.4	%		$	67,400			13.6	%		$	54,397			12.2	%
Income tax expense			6,744							6,957							20,353							16,126
Interest expense			695							341							1,923							1,080
Interest income			(1,195	)						—							(1,967	)						—
Depreciation and amortization			2,622							2,507							7,833							7,329
EBITDA			31,648			19.0	%			34,111			20.1	%			95,542			19.3	%			78,932			17.8	%
Share-based compensation			1,026							894							2,892							2,927
Business development consulting costs(a)			312							—							312							—
Goodwill impairment(b)			—							—							—							1,100
Adjusted EBITDA		$	32,986			19.8	%		$	35,005			20.7	%		$	98,746			19.9	%		$	82,959			18.7	%

^{(a)   Represents non-recurring third-party costs associated with business development activities, primarily relating to consulting costs for evaluation and execution of internal growth and other strategic initiatives.
(b)   Represents a non-cash charge recorded in the Aviara segment for impairment of goodwill.}

The following table sets forth a reconciliation of net income from continuing operations as determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP to Adjusted Net Income for the periods indicated:

	Three Months Ended								Nine Months Ended
	April 2,				April 3,				April 2,				April 3,
	2023				2022				2023				2022
	(Dollars in thousands)								(Dollars in thousands)
Net income from continuing operations	$	22,782			$	24,306			$	67,400			$	54,397
Income tax expense		6,744				6,957				20,353				16,126
Amortization of acquisition intangibles		462				462				1,386				1,386
Share-based compensation		1,026				894				2,892				2,927
Business development consulting costs(a)		312				—				312				—
Goodwill impairment(b)		—				—				—				1,100
Adjusted Net Income before income taxes		31,326				32,619				92,343				75,936
Adjusted income tax expense(c)		7,205				7,502				21,239				17,465
Adjusted Net Income	$	24,121			$	25,117			$	71,104			$	58,471
Adjusted net income per common share
Basic	$	1.37			$	1.37			$	4.01			$	3.14
Diluted	$	1.36			$	1.36			$	3.98			$	3.11
Weighted average shares used for the computation of (d):
Basic Adjusted net income per share		17,559,920				18,295,949				17,725,208				18,622,878
Diluted Adjusted net income per share		17,748,910				18,487,346				17,851,655				18,796,867

^{(a)   Represents non-recurring third-party costs associated with business development activities, primarily relating to consulting costs for evaluation and execution of internal growth and other strategic initiatives.
(b)   Represents a non-cash charge recorded in the Aviara segment for impairment of goodwill.
(c)   Reflects income tax expense at an income tax rate of 23.0% for each period presented.
(d)   Represents the Weighted Average Shares used for the computation of Basic and Diluted earnings per share as presented on the Consolidated Statements of Operations to calculate Adjusted Net Income per diluted share for all periods presented herein.}

The following table presents the reconciliation of net income from continuing operations per diluted share to Adjusted Net Income per diluted share for the periods presented:

	Three Months Ended								Nine Months Ended
	April 2,				April 3,				April 2,				April 3,
	2023				2022				2023				2022
Net income from continuing operations per diluted share	$	1.28			$	1.31			$	3.78			$	2.89
Impact of adjustments:
Income tax expense		0.38				0.38				1.14				0.87
Amortization of acquisition intangibles		0.03				0.02				0.08				0.07
Share-based compensation		0.06				0.05				0.16				0.16
Business development consulting costs(a)		0.02				—				0.02				—
Goodwill impairment(b)		—				—				—				0.06
Adjusted Net Income per diluted share before income taxes		1.77				1.76				5.18				4.05
Impact of adjusted income tax expense on net income per diluted share before income taxes(c)		(0.41	)			(0.40	)			(1.20	)			(0.94	)
Adjusted Net Income per diluted share	$	1.36			$	1.36			$	3.98			$	3.11

^{(a)   Represents non-recurring third-party costs associated with business development activities, primarily relating to consulting costs for evaluation and execution of internal growth and other strategic initiatives.
(b)   Represents a non-cash charge recorded in the Aviara segment for impairment of goodwill.
(c)   Reflects income tax expense at an income tax rate of 23.0% for each period presented.}


Investor Contact:
MasterCraft Boat Holdings, Inc.
George Steinbarger
Chief Revenue Officer
Email: investorrelations@mastercraft.com

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