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MASTERCRAFT BOAT HOLDINGS, INC.
ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2024
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ii
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements contained in this Form 10-K that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be considered forward-looking statements, including but not limited to statements regarding our expected market share, business strategy, dealer network, anticipated financial results, and liquidity. We use words such as “could,” “may,” “might,” “will,” “expect,” “likely,” “believe,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “project,” and other similar expressions to identify some forward-looking statements, but not all forward-looking statements include these words. All of our forward-looking statements involve estimates and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. Accordingly, any such statements are qualified in their entirety by reference to the information described under the caption “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Form 10-K.
The forward-looking statements contained in this Form 10-K are based on assumptions that we have made in light of our industry experience and our perceptions of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments, and other factors we believe are appropriate under the circumstances. You should understand that these statements are not guarantees of performance or results. They involve risks, uncertainties (many of which are beyond our control), and assumptions. Although we believe that these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, you should be aware that many important factors could affect our actual operating and financial performance and cause our performance to differ materially from the performance anticipated in the forward-looking statements. We believe these important factors include, but are not limited to, those described under “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in this Form 10-K and our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of these assumptions prove incorrect, our actual operating and financial performance may vary in material respects from the performance projected in these forward-looking statements. In addition, new important factors that could cause our business not to develop as we expect may emerge from time to time.
Further, any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement contained in this Form 10-K to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which it is made or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances. The forward-looking statements contained herein should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any date subsequent to the filing date of this Form 10-K.
BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Our fiscal year begins on July 1 and ends on June 30 with the interim quarterly reporting periods consisting of thirteen weeks. Therefore, the quarter end will not always coincide with the date of the end of the calendar month. We refer to our fiscal years based on the calendar-year in which they end. Accordingly, references to fiscal 2024, fiscal 2023 and fiscal 2022 represent our financial results for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2024, June 30, 2023, and June 30, 2022, respectively.
MasterCraft Boat Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), a Delaware corporation, operates primarily through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, MasterCraft Boat Company, LLC, MasterCraft Parts, Ltd., Aviara Boats, LLC, and Crest Marine, LLC. Unless the context otherwise requires, the Company and its subsidiaries collectively are referred to as the “Company,” “we,” or “us” in this Form 10-K.
On August 8, 2024, we announced that we had entered into an asset exchange agreement (the “Aviara Asset Exchange Agreement”), pursuant to which we will transfer rights to the Aviara brand of luxury dayboats and certain related assets to a subsidiary of MarineMax, Inc. (the “Aviara Transaction”). The Aviara Transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, and is expected to close in the first quarter of fiscal 2025. Following consummation of the Aviara Transaction, we intend to close the Merritt Island facility and offer the property for open market sale. We intend to classify Aviara as discontinued operations beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2025.
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PART I
ITEM 1. BUSINESS
We are a leading innovator, designer, manufacturer, and marketer of recreational powerboats sold through our three brands, MasterCraft, Crest, and Balise. As a leader in recreational marine, we strive to deliver the best on-water experience through innovative, high-quality products with a relentless focus on the consumer.
Our Segments
During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024, we changed the name of our “Crest” operating segment to “Pontoon.” The segment name change had no impact on the composition of our segments or on previously reported financial position, results of operations, cash flows or segment operating results.
MasterCraft Segment
Our MasterCraft segment, which manufactures and sells premium ski/wake boats, consists of our MasterCraft brand. The MasterCraft brand was founded in 1968 and evolved over the next 55-plus years to become the most award-winning ski/wake boat manufacturer in the world. Today, MasterCraft participates in the highest margin producing category within the powerboat industry by manufacturing the industry’s premier competitive water ski, wakeboarding, and wake surfing performance boats. We believe the MasterCraft brand is known among boating enthusiasts for high performance, premier quality, and relentless innovation. We believe that the market recognizes MasterCraft as a premier brand in the powerboat industry due to the overall superior value proposition that our boats deliver to consumers. We work tirelessly every day to maintain this iconic brand reputation.
Pontoon Segment
Our Pontoon segment, which manufactures and sells pontoon boats, consists of our Crest brand and our Balise brand. The Pontoon segment participates in the largest unit producing category in the powerboat industry. Crest, which we acquired in October 2018, was founded in 1957 and has grown to be one of the top producers of innovative, high-quality pontoon boats ranging from 20 to 27 feet. Crest’s long-standing reputation for high-quality, standard features and content, and innovation provides Crest with strong dealer and consumer bases in its core geographic markets.
Our Balise brand, an all-new, independent pontoon brand which was launched in April 2024, has been conceived with the discerning consumer in mind. With luxurious accents and appointments not typically found in pontoons, we seek to manufacture our Balise boats to the highest quality standards and to position the brand as the most luxurious pontoon on the market.
Aviara Segment
Our Aviara segment, which manufactures and sells luxury day boats, consists of the Aviara brand. Aviara is a de novo brand, developed in-house, and focused on serving the luxury recreational day boat category of the powerboat industry. Since its introduction in February 2019, Aviara has expanded to four models between 28 feet and 40 feet in length, all of which feature both outboard and sterndrive propulsion, along with a forward-facing drive AV28S.
As noted above, on August 8, 2024, we announced the Aviara Transaction, which is expected to close in the first quarter of fiscal 2025. We intend to classify Aviara as discontinued operations beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2025.
Unless the context otherwise requires, “MasterCraft,” “Pontoon,” and “Aviara,” as used herein, refers to our segments as described above.
Our Products
We design, manufacture, and sell premium recreational inboard ski/wake, outboard, and sterndrive boats that we believe deliver superior performance for water skiing, wakeboarding, and wake surfing, as well as general recreational boating. In addition, we offer various accessories, including trailers and aftermarket parts.
Our MasterCraft portfolio of ProStar, XStar, X, XT, and NXT models are designed for the highest levels of performance, styling, and enjoyment for both recreational and competitive use. The ProStar, XStar and X models are geared towards the consumer seeking the most premium and highest performance boating experience that we offer, and generally command a price premium over our competitors’ boats at retail prices ranging from approximately $120,000 to $300,000. The MasterCraft XT lineup is designed to offer ultimate flexibility to consumers with maximum customization and maximum performance at retail prices ranging from approximately $155,000 to $225,000. The NXT models offer the quality, performance, styling, and innovation of the MasterCraft brand to the entry-level consumer, with retail prices ranging from approximately $115,000 to $150,000.
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Our Crest portfolio of pontoon boats are designed for the ultimate in comfort and recreational pleasure boating. Crest’s pontoon boats are designed to offer consumers the best in luxury, style and performance without compromise across a diverse model lineup ranging in length from 20 to 27 feet. The Signature Line is home to Crest’s Classic models. The Premium Line boasts three Caribbean models with sleek lines, available tower options, unique color combinations and top-quality construction. The Ultimate Luxury Line represents the pinnacle of lavish amenities, featuring the Continental, Continental NX, and Savannah models. This lineup anticipates every need with thoughtful options, an industry-first integrated dual windshield and premium upholstery and audio upgrades. The Electric Line harmonizes industry innovations by introducing eco-friendly pontoon boats. The new Current model allows consumers to enjoy a new level of peace and relaxation with less noise and minimal emissions. Crest’s retail prices range from approximately $40,000 to $250,000.
We believe our Balise portfolio of models are the most refined pontoon boats in the luxury watercraft space. With sizes ranging from 24 to 26 feet and two unique seating configurations, the Balise line is the perfect boat for the discerning consumer. Our two models, Horizon and Helix, bring unrivaled luxury to the pontoon segment. Balise retail prices range from $230,000 to $350,000.
The Aviara portfolio of luxury recreational day boats was designed in-house with the vision to create pleasure crafts that defy compromise. The Aviara brand drew on MasterCraft’s legacy of quality. Aviara’s boat designs were inspired by four product design principles – Progressive Style, Elevated Control, Modern Comfort and Quality Details. Aviara’s models consist of the AV28, a 28-foot luxury bowrider, the AV32, a 32-foot luxury bowrider, the AV36, a 36-foot luxury bowrider, and the AV40, the brand’s flagship 40-foot luxury bowrider, for the ultimate on-the-water experience. All models are available in either outboard or sterndrive propulsion, along with a forward-facing drive AV28S, and Aviara’s retail prices range from approximately $225,000 to over $1,300,000.
Our products are sold through extensive networks of independent dealers in North America and internationally. We target our distribution to the market category’s highest performing dealers. The majority of our MasterCraft brand dealers are exclusive to our MasterCraft product lines within the ski/wake category, highlighting the commitment of our key dealers to the MasterCraft brand. Our other brands are generally served on a nonexclusive basis by their respective dealers.
We consistently review our distribution networks to identify opportunities to expand our geographic footprint and improve our coverage of the market. We constantly monitor the health and strength of our dealers by analyzing each dealer’s retail sales and inventory and have established processes to identify under-performing dealers in order to assist them in improving their performance, to allow us to switch to a more effective dealer, or to direct product to markets with the greatest retail demand. These processes also allow us to better monitor dealer inventory levels and product turns and contribute to a healthier dealer network that is better able to stock and sell our products. We believe our outstanding dealer networks and our proactive approach to dealer management allow us to distribute our products more efficiently than our competitors and will help us capitalize on growth opportunities as our industry volumes continue to increase.
For fiscal 2024, the Company’s top ten dealers accounted for approximately 40% of our net sales and one of our dealers individually accounted for 15.1%, or approximately $55.5 million.
North America. As of June 30, 2024, our MasterCraft brand had a total of 100 dealers across 155 locations. Our Pontoon segment had a total of 141 dealers across 173 locations. The Aviara brand was sold through a distribution network consisting of five dealers with 71 locations.
Outside of North America. As of June 30, 2024, through our MasterCraft brand, we had a total of 40 international dealers and 40 locations. Our Pontoon segment had one international dealer in one location. Aviara had one international dealer in one location. We define international dealers as those dealers with locations outside of North America. We are present in Europe, Australia, South America, Africa, Asia, including Hong Kong, and the Middle East. We generated 5.9%, 4.6%, and 5.5% of our net sales outside of North America in fiscal 2024, 2023, and 2022, respectively.
Dealer Relations
We have developed a system of financial incentives for our dealers based on achievement of key benchmarks. In addition, we provide our dealers with comprehensive sales training and a complete set of technology-based tools designed to help dealers maximize performance. Our dealer incentive program has been refined through years of experience with some of the key elements including wholesale rebates, retail rebates and promotions, other allowances, and floor plan interest reimbursement or cash discounts to encourage balanced production throughout the year.
Beyond our incentive programs, we have developed a proprietary web-based management tool that is used by our dealers on a day-to-day basis to improve their own businesses as well as enhance communication with our factory and sales management teams. Our business-to-business application efficiently executes many critical functions, including warranty registrations, warranty claims, boat ordering and tracking, parts ordering, technical support, and inventory reporting. This system facilitates communication between our sales team and the dealer network and allows our manufacturing department to review consumer demand in real time.
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Manufacturing
MasterCraft boats and trailers are manufactured and lake-tested at our 310,000 square-foot facility located in Vonore, Tennessee. We believe MasterCraft has the only boat manufacturing facility to achieve compliance with all three of the ISO 9001 (Quality Management Systems), 14001 (Environmental Management Systems), and 45001 (International Occupational Health and Safety Management System) standards. Crest and Balise boats are manufactured at our 270,000 square-foot facility located in Owosso, Michigan. Aviara boats are manufactured at a 160,000 square-foot facility in Merritt Island, Florida. Following consummation of the Aviara Transaction, we intend to close the Merritt Island facility and offer the property for open market sale.
The rigorous and consumer-centric attention to detail in the design and manufacturing of our products results in boats of high quality which provides an exceptional on water experience across all of our brands. Our dedication to quality permits our consumers to enjoy our products with confidence.
Our boats are built through a continuous flow manufacturing process that encompasses fabrication, assembly, quality management, and testing. We manufacture certain components and subassemblies for our boats, such as upholstery, and procure other components from third-party vendors and install them on the boat. We have several exclusive supplier partnerships for certain critical components, such as aluminum billet, towers, and engine packages. For MasterCraft, we also build custom trailers that match the exact size and design-characteristics of our boats.
Suppliers
We purchase a wide variety of raw materials from our supplier base, including resins, fiberglass, aluminum, lumber and steel, as well as parts and components such as engines and electronic controls. We maintain long-term contracts with certain strategic suppliers and informal arrangements with other suppliers.
We are focused on working with our supply chain partners to enable cost improvement, world-class quality, and continuous product innovation. We have engaged our key suppliers in collaborative preferred supplier relationships and have developed processes including annual cost reduction targets, product reliability improvement projects, and extensive product testing requirements to ensure that our suppliers produce to the highest levels of quality expected of our brands and at lowest total cost. These collaborative efforts begin at the design stage, as our key suppliers are integrated into design and development planning well in advance of launch, which allows us to control costs and to leverage the expertise of our suppliers in developing product innovations. We believe these collaborative relationships with our key strategic suppliers have contributed to significant improvements in product quality, innovation, and profitability.
The most significant components used in manufacturing our boats, based on cost, are engine packages. For our MasterCraft brand, Ilmor Engineering, Inc. (“Ilmor”) is our exclusive engine supplier and for our Crest brand, Mercury Marine (“Mercury”) is our largest engine supplier. For our Balise brand, we have partnered with Mercury to be the exclusive engine supplier. For the Aviara brand, Mercury provides outboard engines and Ilmor provides sterndrive engines. We maintain strong and long-standing relationships with Ilmor and Mercury. During fiscal 2024, Ilmor was our largest overall supplier. In addition to ski/wake and sterndrive engines, Ilmor’s affiliates produce engines used in a number of leading racing boats and race cars. We work closely with Ilmor to remain at the forefront of engine design, performance, and manufacturing. We believe our long-term relationships with our engine supplier partners is a key competitive advantage.
Research and Development, Product Development and Engineering
We are strategically and financially committed to innovation, as reflected in our dedicated product development and engineering groups and evidenced by our track record of new product and feature introduction. Our product development and engineering group brings to our product development efforts significant expertise across core disciplines, including boat design, computer-aided design, naval engineering, electrical engineering, and mechanical engineering. They are responsible for execution of all facets of our new product and innovation strategy, starting with design and development of new boat models and innovative features, engineering these designs for manufacturing, and integrating new boats and features into production. Our product development and engineering functions work closely with our Strategic Portfolio Management Team which includes senior leadership from Sales, Marketing and Finance, all working together to develop our long-term product and innovation strategies.
We have structured processes to obtain consumer, dealer, and management feedback to guide our long-term product lifecycle and portfolio planning. In addition, extensive testing and coordination with our manufacturing groups are important elements of our product development process, which we believe enable us to leverage the lessons from past launches and minimize the risk associated with the release of new products. Our strategy is to launch new models each year, which will allow us to renew our product portfolio with innovative offerings at a rate that we believe will be difficult for our competitors to match without significant additional capital investments. In addition to our product strategy, we manage a separate innovation development process which allows us to design innovative new features for our boats in a disciplined manner and to launch these innovations in a more rapid time frame and with higher
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quality. These enhanced processes have reduced the time to market for our new product pipeline. Our research and product development expense for fiscal 2024, 2023, and 2022 was $8.6 million, $8.3 million, and $7.2 million, respectively.
Intellectual Property
We rely on a combination of patent, trademark, and copyright protection, trade secret laws, confidentiality procedures, and contractual provisions to protect our rights in our brands, products, and proprietary technology. We also protect our vessel hull designs through vessel hull design registrations. This is an important part of our business and we intend to continue protecting our intellectual property. We currently hold more than 65 U.S. patents and more than 10 foreign patents, including utility and design patents for our transom surf seating, our DockStar handling system, and our SurfStar surf system technology among numerous other innovations. Provided that we comply with all statutory maintenance requirements, our patents are expected to expire between 2028 and 2042. We also have additional patent applications pending in the U.S. and worldwide. We also own in excess of 130 trademark registrations in various countries around the world, most notably for the MasterCraft, Crest, and Aviara names and/or logos, as well as numerous model names in MasterCraft’s Star Series, X, XT, and NXT product families, and we have several pending applications for additional registrations, including for the recently launched Balise brand. Such trademarks may endure in perpetuity on a country-by-country basis provided that we comply with all statutory maintenance requirements, including continued use of each trademark in each such country. In addition, we own 38 registered U.S. copyrights. Finally, we have registered more than 50 vessel hull designs with the U.S. Copyright Office, the most recent of which will remain in force through 2030.
Competitive Conditions and Position
We believe each of our brands are highly competitive and have a reputation for quality. We compete by operating, developing, and acquiring a diversified portfolio of leading brands focused on the fastest growing segments of the powerboat industry; focusing relentlessly on delivering the best overall ownership experience to consumers; developing and continuously improving highly efficient production techniques and methods which result in highly innovative products; distributing our products through extensive, consumer-centric independent dealer networks; and attracting, developing, and retaining high-performing employees.
Significant competition exists for each of our brands, and the markets in which we compete range from being relatively concentrated for the ski/wake category, to being fragmented for the pontoon category. As of March 2024, based on Statistical Surveys, Inc. (“SSI”) data, the top five brands accounted for approximately 71% of the ski/wake markets and approximately 52% for the pontoon market. Market participants also range from small, single-product businesses to large, diversified companies. In addition, we compete indirectly with businesses that offer alternative leisure products and activities.
In recent history, the MasterCraft brand has consistently competed for the leading market share position in the U.S. among manufacturers of ski/wake boats based on unit volume. As of March 2024, based on SSI data, the MasterCraft brand has the #1 market share in the ski/wake category with 19.3%. As of March 2024, based on SSI data, the Crest brand has the #11 market share in the aluminum pontoon category with 3.3%. As of March 2024, based on SSI data, the Aviara brand has the #10 market share in the 25-foot to 43-foot premium day boat category with 1.6%.
Human Capital Resources
We have approximately 920 employees as of June 30, 2024, of whom 510 primarily work at our MasterCraft facility in Tennessee, 220 primarily work at our Pontoon facility in Michigan, and 190 primarily worked at the Aviara facility in Florida. As noted above, we plan to close our Aviara facility following consummation of the Aviara Transaction, which will decrease our headcount by approximately 190 employees. None of our employees are unionized or subject to collective bargaining agreements.
One of our strategic priorities is developing a high-performing work organization and work environment that is consumer-focused and attracts and retains superior employees. We strive to offer our employees career-specific tools, training, resources, and support development opportunities. We utilize a talent management process, which includes performance appraisal and development planning. We are also deeply invested in attracting and developing the next generation of workforce talent to the boating industry. We’ve partnered with local community and technical colleges by developing training programs and donating boats and supplies to position graduates for jobs in the boating industry upon graduation.
Employee safety is always a top priority. We are focused on improving and innovating when it comes to the well-being of our dedicated workforce across our portfolio of brands. We take great care to ensure everyone at the Company is empowered to do their best work, in a safe and well-managed environment. We maintain clean, safe and healthy workplaces through our vigorous training programs and professional safety standards systems, including job hazard assessments and industrial hygiene and ventilation practices.
Our compensation program is designed to facilitate high performance and generate results that will create value for our shareholders. We structure executive compensation to pay for performance, reward our executives with equity in the Company in order to align their interests with the interests of our shareholders and allow those employees to share in our shareholders’ success, which we believe creates a performance culture, maintains morale and attracts, motivates and retains top talent.
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Environmental, Safety, and Regulatory Matters
Our operations are subject to extensive and frequently changing federal, state, local, and foreign laws and regulations, including those concerning product safety, environmental protection, and occupational health and safety. We believe that our operations and products are in compliance with these regulatory requirements. Historically, the cost of achieving and maintaining compliance with applicable laws and regulations has not been material. However, we cannot provide assurance that future costs and expenses required for us to comply with such laws and regulations, including any new or modified regulatory requirements, or to address newly discovered environmental conditions, will not have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, operating results, or cash flows.
We have not been notified of and are otherwise currently not aware of any contamination at our current or former facilities for which we could be liable under environmental laws or regulations and we currently are not undertaking any remediation or investigation activities in connection with any contamination. However, future spills or accidents or the discovery of currently unknown conditions or non-compliances may give rise to investigation and remediation obligations or related liabilities and damage claims, which may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, operating results, or cash flows.
Other Information
We were incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware under the name MCBC Holdings, Inc. on January 28, 2000. In July 2015, we completed an initial public offering of our common stock. Effective November 7, 2018, the name of the Company was changed from MCBC Holdings, Inc. to MasterCraft Boat Holdings, Inc. We maintain a website with the address www.mastercraft.com. We are not including the information contained in our website as part of, or incorporating it by reference into, this Annual Report on Form 10-K. We make available, free of charge through our website, our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to these reports as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file these materials with, or otherwise furnish them to, the SEC. We also use our website as a means of disclosing additional information, including for complying with our disclosure obligations under the SEC’s Regulation FD (Fair Disclosure).
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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
RISK FACTORS
Our operations and financial results are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, including those described below, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, and the trading price of our common stock.
Risks Relating to Economic and Market Conditions
Global economic conditions, particularly in the U.S., significantly affect our industry and business, and economic decline can materially impact our financial results.
In times of economic uncertainty or recession, consumers tend to have less discretionary income and to defer significant spending on non-essential items, which may adversely affect our financial performance. The economic uncertainty caused by (i) general economic conditions, (ii) the impact of inflation and elevated interest rates, (iii) labor shortages, (iv) supply chain disruptions, (v) political uncertainty, including the upcoming 2024 elections, and regional or global conflicts, including the conflict in the Gaza strip and other recent unrest in the Middle East, (vi) public health crises, pandemics, or national emergencies and (vii) actions and stimulus measures adopted by local, state and federal governments may lead to unfavorable business outcomes. We continue to develop our portfolio of brands, but our business remains cyclical and sensitive to consumer spending on new boats.
Deterioration in general economic conditions that in turn diminishes consumer confidence or discretionary income may reduce our sales, or we may decide to lower pricing for our products, which could adversely affect our financial results, including increasing the potential for future impairment charges. Further, our products are recreational, and consumers’ limited discretionary income in times of economic hardship may be diverted to other activities that occupy their time, such as other forms of recreational, religious, cultural, or community activities. In addition, economic uncertainty may also increase certain costs of operation, such as financing costs, energy costs and insurance premiums, which in turn may impact our results of operations. We cannot predict the strength of global economies or the timing of economic recovery, either globally or in the specific markets in which we compete.
Inflation and elevated interest rates for prolonged periods could adversely affect our financial results.
The market prices of certain materials and components used in manufacturing our products, especially resins that are made with hydrocarbon feedstocks, fiberglass, aluminum, lumber, and steel, can be volatile. Significant increases in inflation, particularly those related to wages and increases in the cost of raw materials, have, and may continue to have, an adverse impact on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
In addition, new boat buyers often finance their purchases. Inflation, along with elevated interest rates, could translate into an increased cost of boat ownership. Should inflation continue to occur and interest rates remain elevated, prospective consumers may choose to forego or delay their purchases or buy a less expensive boat in the event credit is not available to finance their boat purchases.
In addition, as discussed in more detail below, elevated interest rates for prolonged periods could also incentivize dealers to reduce their inventory levels in order to reduce their interest exposure. In an effort to offset the increased interest exposure, we have and expect to continue offering dealer incentives to pass through the additional dealer costs to us, which in turn negatively impacts our margins.
Elevated interest rates for prolonged periods may also increase the borrowing costs on our variable rate debt, as discussed below, as well as on new debt, which could affect the fair value of our investments.
Fiscal concerns and policy changes may negatively impact worldwide economic and credit conditions and adversely affect our industry, business, and financial condition.
Fiscal policy could have a material adverse impact on worldwide economic conditions, the financial markets, and availability of credit and, consequently, may negatively affect our industry, business, and overall financial condition. Consumers often finance purchases of our products, and as interest rates rise, the cost of financing the purchase also increases. While credit availability is adequate to support demand, interest rates began to rise significantly in the second half of fiscal 2022, continued to rise throughout fiscal 2023, and remained elevated throughout fiscal 2024. If credit conditions worsen and adversely affect the ability of consumers to finance potential purchases at acceptable terms and interest rates, it could result in a decrease in sales or delay improvement in sales.
Our variable rate indebtedness subjects us to interest rate risk, which could cause our debt service obligations to increase significantly.
Borrowings under our revolving credit facility and term loans are at variable rates of interest and expose us to interest rate risk. Reference rates used to determine the applicable interest rates for our debt began to rise significantly in the second half of fiscal 2022, continued
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to rise throughout fiscal 2023, and remained elevated throughout fiscal 2024. If interest rates continue to increase or remain elevated, the debt service obligations on our indebtedness will continue to increase or remain elevated even if the amount borrowed remains the same, and our net income and cash flows, including cash available for servicing our indebtedness, will correspondingly decrease. Please see Part II, Item 7A, “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk” for discussion of our market risk related to interest rates.
An increase in energy costs may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Our results of operations can be directly affected, positively and negatively, by volatility in the cost and availability of energy, which is subject to global supply and demand and other factors beyond our control. Prices for crude oil, natural gas and other energy supplies have been increasing and have been subject to high volatility, including as a result of geopolitical factors or otherwise. Further, the global clean energy movement may also reduce the availability of fossil fuels, which may in turn cause increases to energy costs. Higher energy costs result in increases in operating expenses at our manufacturing facilities, in the expense of shipping raw materials to our facilities, and in the expense of shipping products to our dealers. In addition, increases in energy costs may adversely affect the pricing and availability of petroleum-based raw materials, such as resins and foams that are used in our products. Higher fuel prices may also have an adverse effect on demand for our boats, as they increase cost of boat ownership and possibly affect product use. Higher fuel prices may also have an effect on consumer preferences causing a shift from traditional fuel-powered boats to electric boats.
Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates could adversely affect our results.
We sell products manufactured in the U.S. into certain international markets in U.S. dollars. The changing relationship of the U.S. dollar to foreign currencies has, from time to time, had a negative impact on our results of operations. Fluctuations in the value of the U.S. dollar relative to these foreign currencies can adversely affect the price of our products in foreign markets and the costs we incur to import certain components for our products. We will often attempt to offset these higher prices with increased discounts, which can lead to reduced net sales per unit.
Risks Relating to Our Business
We depend on our network of independent dealers, and our financial results could be adversely affected if we are unable to maintain effective distribution.
Substantially all of our sales are derived from our network of independent dealers. Maintaining a reliable network of dealers is essential to our success. Our agreements with dealers in our networks typically provide for one-year terms, although some agreements have longer terms. The loss of one or more of these dealers could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. The number of dealers supporting our products and the quality of their marketing and servicing efforts are essential to our ability to generate sales. We face competition from other manufacturers in attracting and retaining independent boat dealers. Although our management believes that the quality of our products in the premium performance sport, outboard boat, and sterndrive boat industries should permit us to maintain our relationships with our dealers and our market share position, there can be no assurance that we will be able to maintain or improve our relationships with our dealers or our market share position. In addition, independent dealers in the powerboat industry have experienced significant consolidation in recent years, which could result in the loss of one or more of our dealers in the future if the surviving entity in any such consolidation purchases similar products from a competitor. A significant deterioration in the number or effectiveness of our dealers could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.
Weakening demand for marine products could hurt our dealers’ financial performance. In particular, reduced cash flow from decreases in sales and tightening credit markets could impair dealers’ ability to fund operations. Inability to fund operations can force dealers to cease business, and we may be unable to obtain alternate distribution in the vacated market. An inability to obtain alternate distribution could unfavorably affect our net sales through reduced market presence. If economic conditions deteriorate, we anticipate that dealer failures or voluntary market exits would increase, especially if overall retail demand materially declines. Additionally, the deterioration in the health of competitors’ dealers can negatively impact the marketplace, including our dealers, by causing boat inventories at those dealers to be deeply discounted or relocated to other geographical areas, resulting in elevated inventories our dealers are competing against.
Our dealers require adequate liquidity to finance their operations, including purchasing our products. Dealers are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties that could unfavorably affect their liquidity positions, including, among other things, continued access to adequate financing sources on a timely basis on reasonable terms. These financing sources are vital to our ability to sell products through our network of dealers. Many of our dealers have floor plan financing arrangements with third-party finance companies. Many factors, including creditworthiness of our dealers and overall aging and level of pipeline inventories, continue to influence the availability and terms of financing that our dealers are able to secure, which could cause dealers to shift the timing of purchases or reduce the total amount purchased in a given period of time, adversely affecting sales of our products. In addition, elevated interest rates could also
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incentivize dealers to reduce their inventory levels in order to reduce their interest exposure, which may further adversely impact the sales of our products and our results of operations.
Our ability to adjust for demand in a rapidly changing environment may adversely affect our results of operations.
The seasonality of retail demand for our products, together with our goal of balancing production throughout the year, requires us to manage our manufacturing and allocate our products to our dealer network to address anticipated retail demand and manage demand fluctuations caused by macroeconomic conditions and other factors. In addition, our dealers must manage seasonal changes in consumer demand and inventory. Our business may experience difficulty in adapting to rapidly changing production and sales volumes.
For fiscal 2024, we made the strategic decision to change production levels in order to rebalance inventory held by our dealers in light of the expected industry headwinds and weakness in retail demand. Our profitability depends, in part, on our ability to spread fixed costs over a sufficiently large number of products sold and shipped. When retail demand decreases, we experience lower rates of absorption of fixed costs in our manufacturing, which negatively impacts our gross and net margins. Further reduction in inventories could continue to negatively impact our margins. As a result, we must balance the economies of level production with seasonal retail sales patterns experienced by our dealers and other macroeconomic conditions. Failure to adjust manufacturing levels adequately, decreased demand or the need to reduce production may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
Conversely, to the extent dealer supply were to fall below retail demand, we would need to increase production. If production demand increases, we may not be able to recruit or maintain sufficient skilled labor or our suppliers may not be able to deliver sufficient quantities of parts and components for us to match production with rapid changes in forecasted demand. In addition, consumers may pursue other recreational activities if dealer pipeline inventories fall too low and it is not convenient to purchase our products, consumers may purchase from competitors, or our fixed costs may grow in response to increased demand. A failure to adjust dealer pipeline inventory levels to meet demand could adversely impact our results of operations.
We may not be able to execute our manufacturing strategy successfully, which could cause the profitability of our products to suffer.
Our manufacturing strategy is designed to improve product quality and increase productivity, while reducing costs and increasing flexibility to respond to ongoing changes in the marketplace. To implement this strategy, we must be successful in our continuous improvement efforts, which depend on the involvement of management, production employees, and suppliers. Any inability to achieve these objectives could adversely impact the profitability of our products and our ability to deliver desirable products to our consumers.
In addition, we have made strategic capital investments in capacity expansion activities to successfully capture growth opportunities and enhance product offerings, including brand relocation and plant expansions. Moving production to a different plant and expanding capacity at an existing facility involves risks, including difficulties initiating production within the cost and timeframe estimated, supplying product to customers when expected, integrating new products, and attracting sufficient skilled labor to handle additional production demands. If we fail to meet these objectives, it could adversely affect our ability to meet customer demand for products and increase the cost of production versus projections, both of which could result in a significant adverse impact on operating and financial results. Additionally, plant expansion can result in manufacturing inefficiencies, additional expenses, including higher wages or severance costs, and cost inefficiencies, which could negatively impact financial results.
Adverse weather conditions and climate change events can have a negative effect on revenues.
Changes in seasonal weather conditions can have a significant effect on our operating and financial results. Sales of our boats are typically stronger just before and during spring and summer, and favorable weather during these months generally has had a positive effect on consumer demand. Conversely, unseasonably cool weather, excessive rainfall, or drought conditions during these periods can reduce or change the timing of demand. Climate change could have an impact on longer-term natural weather trends, resulting in environmental changes including, but not limited to, increases in severe weather, changing sea levels, changes in sea, land and air temperatures, poor water conditions, or reduced access to water, could disrupt or negatively affect our business.
Catastrophic events, including natural and environmental disasters, acts of terrorism, or civil unrest, could have a negative effect on our operations and financial results.
We rely on the continuous operation of our manufacturing facilities for the production of our products. Any natural disaster or other serious disruption to our facilities due to fire, snow, flood, earthquake, pandemics, civil insurrection or social unrest or any other unforeseen circumstance could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations. Hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, storms, and catastrophic natural or environmental disasters, as well as acts of terrorism or civil unrest, could disrupt our distribution channel, operations, or supply chain and decrease consumer demand. If a catastrophic event takes place in one of our major sales markets, our sales could be diminished. Additionally, if such an event occurs near our business locations, manufacturing facilities or key supplier facilities, business operations, and/or operating systems could be interrupted.
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We could be uniquely affected by weather-related catastrophic events, as we have dealers and third-party suppliers located in regions of the United States that have been and may be exposed to damaging storms, such as hurricanes and tornados, floods and environmental disasters. Although preventative measures may help to mitigate damage, the damage and disruption resulting from natural and environmental disasters may be significant. Such disasters can disrupt our consumers, dealers, or suppliers, which can interrupt our operational processes and our sales and profits.
Our ability to remain competitive depends on successfully introducing new products and services that meet consumer expectations.
We believe that our consumers look for and expect quality, innovation, and advanced features when evaluating and making purchasing decisions about products and services in the marketplace. Our ability to remain competitive and meet our growth objectives may be adversely affected by difficulties or delays in product development, such as an inability to develop viable new products, gain market acceptance of new products, generate sufficient capital to fund new product development, or obtain adequate intellectual property protection for new products. To meet ever-changing consumer demands, both timing of market entry and pricing of new products are critical. For example, we launched our Balise brand, an all-new, independent pontoon brand in April 2024. The introduction of this new brand or other new products may not meet consumer demands to the extent necessary to keep us competitive in all markets that we serve. Furthermore, we must continue to meet or exceed consumers’ expectations regarding product quality and after-sales service or our operating results could suffer.
Divestitures and other strategic transactions, such as the Aviara Transaction, may materially and adversely affect our business or results of operations.
We continually evaluate the performance, capital needs and strategic fit of all of our segments and, as a result of such evaluation, may sell some or all of the assets and equity interests in a particular segment or components of a segment. In August 2024, we entered into the Aviara Asset Exchange Agreement pursuant to which we will transfer the rights to the Aviara brand and certain related assets to a third party. The Aviara Transaction and any future divestitures involve risks, including difficulties in the separation of operations, services, products and personnel. We cannot assure you that we will be successful in managing these or any other significant risks that we may encounter related to the Aviara Transaction or any other divestiture of a segment or component of a segment. In addition, while we expect the Aviara Transaction to close in the first quarter of fiscal 2025, there can be no assurance that the transaction will close on the expected timeline, or at all.
In connection with the Aviara Transaction, we announced that, following closing, we plan to close our Aviara production facility in Merritt Island, Florida and offer the facility for sale on the open market. There can be no assurance that our selling efforts will be successful.
Any divestiture and related actions we undertake could materially and adversely affect our business, reputation, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows, and may also result in a diversion of management’s attention, operational difficulties and losses.
Our financial results may be adversely affected by our third-party suppliers’ increased costs or inability to adjust for our required production levels due to changes in demand or global supply chain disruptions.
We rely on a complex global supply chain of third parties to supply raw materials used in the manufacturing process, including resins, fiberglass, aluminum, lumber and steel, as well as product parts and components. The prices for these raw materials, parts, and components fluctuate depending on market conditions and, in some instances, commodity prices or trade policies, including tariffs. Substantial increases in the prices of raw materials, parts, and components would increase our operating costs, and could reduce our profitability if we are unable to recoup the increased costs through higher product prices or improved operating efficiencies. Similarly, if a critical supplier were to close its operations, cease manufacturing, or otherwise fail to deliver an essential component necessary to our manufacturing operations, that could detrimentally affect our ability to manufacture and sell our products, resulting in an interruption in business operations and/or a loss of sales.
In addition, engines used in the manufacturing processes of certain segments are available from a sole-source supplier. Other components used in our manufacturing process, such as boat windshields, towers, and surf tabs may only be available from a limited number of suppliers. Operational and financial difficulties that these or other suppliers may face in the future could adversely affect their ability to supply us with the parts and components we need, which could significantly disrupt our operations. It may be difficult to find a replacement supplier for a limited or sole source raw material, part, or component without significant delay or on commercially reasonable terms. In addition, an uncorrected defect or supplier’s variation in a raw material, part, or component, either unknown to us or incompatible with our manufacturing process, could jeopardize our ability to manufacture products.
Some additional supply chain disruptions that could impact our operations, impair our ability to deliver products to customers, and negatively affect our financial results include:
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These risks are exacerbated in the case of single-source suppliers, and the exclusive supplier of a key component could potentially exert significant bargaining power over price, quality, warranty claims, or other terms.
We continue to evaluate and shift production; consequently, our need for raw materials and supplies continues to fluctuate. Our suppliers must be prepared to shift operations and, in some cases, hire additional workers and/or expand capacity in order to fulfill our orders and those of other customers. Cost increases, defects, or sustained interruptions in the supply of raw materials, parts, or components due to delayed start-up periods, or sudden changes in requirements, our suppliers experience as they shift production efforts create risks to our operations and financial results. The Company has experienced periodic supply shortages and increases in costs to certain materials. We continue to address these issues by identifying alternative suppliers for key materials and components, working to secure adequate inventories of critical supplies, and continually monitoring the capabilities of our supplier base. In the future, however, we may experience shortages, delayed delivery, and/or increased prices for key materials, parts, and supplies that are essential to our manufacturing operations.
Our business and operations are dependent on the expertise of our key contributors, our successful implementation of succession plans, and our ability to attract and retain management employees and skilled labor.
The talents and efforts of our employees, particularly key managers, are vital to our success. We have observed an overall tightening and increasingly competitive labor market in recent years, which could inhibit our ability to recruit, train and retain employees we require at efficient costs and could lead to increased costs, such as increased overtime to meet demand and increased wage rates to attract and retain employees. Our management team has significant industry experience and would be difficult to replace. We may be unable to retain them or to attract other highly qualified employees. Failure to hire, develop, and retain highly qualified and diverse employee talent and to develop and implement an adequate succession plan for the management team could disrupt our operations and adversely affect our business and our future success. We perform an annual review of management succession plans with our board of directors (the “Board”), including reviewing executive officer and other important positions to substantially mitigate the risk associated with key contributor transitions, such as our Chief Executive Officer leadership transition in fiscal 2024, but we cannot ensure that all transitions will be implemented successfully.
Our ability to continue to execute our growth strategy could potentially be adversely affected by the effectiveness of organizational changes. Any disruption or uncertainty resulting from such changes could have a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations, and financial condition.
Much of our future success depends on, among other factors, our ability to attract and retain skilled labor, which is critical to our operations. We may experience difficulty maintaining desired staffing levels due to increased competition for employees, higher employee turnover rates and low unemployment rates in many of the geographic areas in which we manufacture or distribute goods. We continually invest in automation and improve our efficiency, but availability and retention of skilled hourly workers remains critical to our operations. In order to manage this risk, we regularly monitor and make improvements to wages and benefit programs, as well as develop and improve recruiting, training, and safety programs to attract and retain an experienced and skilled workforce.
We may be required to repurchase inventory of certain dealers.
Floor plan financing arrangements with third-party finance companies enable dealers to purchase our products. In connection with these agreements, we may have an obligation to repurchase our products from a finance company under certain circumstances. This obligation is triggered if a dealer defaults on its debt obligations to a finance company. In addition, applicable laws regulating dealer relations may also require us to repurchase our products from our dealers under certain circumstances. In such circumstances, we may not have any control over the timing or amount of any repurchase obligation nor have access to capital on terms acceptable to us to satisfy any repurchase obligation. If we were obligated to repurchase a significant number of units under any repurchase agreement or under applicable dealer laws, our business, operating results, financial condition and cash flows could be adversely affected.
Future declines in marine industry demand could cause an increase in repurchase activity or could require us to incur losses in excess of established reserves. In addition, our cash flow and loss experience could be adversely affected if repurchased inventory is not successfully distributed to other dealers in a timely manner, or if the recovery rate on the resale of the product declines. The finance companies could require changes in repurchase terms that would result in an increase in our contractual obligations.
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Our industry is characterized by intense competition, which affects our sales and profits.
The premium performance sport boat, outboard, and sterndrive boat categories and the powerboat industry as a whole are highly competitive for consumers and dealers. We also compete against consumer demand for used boats. Competition affects our ability to succeed in both the markets we currently serve and new markets that we may enter in the future. Competition is based primarily on brand name, price, product selection, and product performance. We compete with several large manufacturers that may have greater financial, marketing, and other resources than we do and who are represented by dealers in the markets in which we now operate and into which we plan to expand. We also compete with a variety of small, independent manufacturers. We cannot provide assurance that we will not face greater competition from existing large or small manufacturers or that we will be able to compete successfully with new competitors. Our failure to compete effectively with our current and future competitors would adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Our sales may be adversely impacted by increased consumer preference for used boats or the supply of new boats by competitors in excess of demand.
During an economic downturn, we could experience a shift in consumer demand toward purchasing more used boats, primarily because prices for used boats are typically lower than retail prices for new boats. If this were to occur, it could have the effect of reducing demand among retail purchasers for our new boats. Also, while we have taken steps designed to balance production volumes for our boats with demand, our competitors could choose to reduce the price of their products, which could have the effect of reducing demand for our new boats. In addition, as previously mentioned, a shift from traditional fuel-powered boats to electric boats, alternative fuel-powered boats, or other technologies could reduce demand for our boats. Reduced demand for new boats could lead to reduced sales by us, which could adversely affect our business, results of operations, and financial condition.
Significant product repair and/or replacement due to product warranty claims or product recalls could have a material adverse impact on our results of operations.
We provide a limited warranty for our products. We may provide additional warranties related to certain promotional programs, as well as warranties in certain geographical markets as determined by local regulations and market conditions.
Although we employ quality control procedures, sometimes a product is distributed that needs repair or replacement. Our standard warranties require us or our dealers to repair or replace defective products during such warranty periods at no cost to the consumer. Historically, product recalls have been administered through our dealers and distributors. The repair and replacement costs we could incur in connection with a recall could adversely affect our business. In addition, product recalls could harm our reputation and cause us to lose consumers, particularly if recalls cause consumers to question the safety or reliability of our products.
An inability to identify and complete targeted acquisitions, as well as an inability to timely and successfully integrate completed acquisitions, could negatively impact financial results.
We may in the future explore acquisitions and strategic alliances that will enable us to acquire complementary skills and capabilities, offer new products, expand our consumer base, enter new product categories or geographic markets, and obtain other competitive advantages. We cannot provide assurance, however, that we will identify acquisition candidates or strategic partners that are suitable to our business, obtain financing on satisfactory terms, or complete acquisitions or strategic alliances. In managing our acquisition strategy, we conduct rigorous due diligence, involve various functions, and continually review target acquisitions, all of which we believe mitigates some of our acquisition risks. However, we cannot assure that suitable acquisitions will be identified or consummated or that, if consummated, they will be successful. Acquisitions include a number of risks, including our ability to project and evaluate market demand, realize potential synergies and cost savings, and make accurate accounting estimates, as well as diversion of management attention. Uncertainties exist in assessing the value, risks, profitability, and liabilities associated with certain companies or assets, negotiating acceptable terms, obtaining financing on acceptable terms, and receiving any necessary regulatory approvals. As we continue to grow, in part, through acquisitions, our success depends on our ability to anticipate and effectively manage these risks. Our failure to successfully do so could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
Additionally, strategic acquisitions once complete pose integration risks, such as our ability to project and evaluate market demand; maximize potential synergies and cost savings; make accurate accounting estimates; and achieve anticipated business objectives. Acquisitions we may complete in the future, present these and other integration risks, including:
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If we fail to timely and successfully integrate new businesses into existing operations, we may see higher costs, lost sales, or otherwise diminished earnings and financial results.
Negative public perception of our products, our environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices or restrictions on the access or the use of our products in certain locations could materially adversely affect our business or results of operations.
Demand for our products depends in part on their acceptance by the public. Public concerns about the environmental impact of our products or their perceived safety, or our ESG practices generally, could result in diminished public perception of the products we sell. Government, media, or activist pressure to limit emissions could also negatively impact consumers’ perceptions of our products. Any decline in the public acceptance of our products could negatively impact their sales or lead to changes in laws, rules and regulations that prevent access to certain locations or restrict use or manner of use in certain areas or during certain times, which could also negatively impact sales. Any material decline in the public acceptance of our products could impact our ability to retain existing consumers or attract new ones which, in turn, could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
Our business operations could be negatively impacted by an outage or breach of our information technology systems, network disruptions, or a cybersecurity event.
We manage our business operations through a variety of information technology systems and their underlying infrastructure, which we continually enhance to increase efficiency and security. In addition to the disruptions in our information technology systems, cybersecurity threats and sophisticated and targeted cyberattacks pose a risk to our information technology systems. We have established security policies, processes, and defenses, including employee awareness training regarding phishing, malware, and other cyber risks, designed to help identify and protect against intentional and unintentional misappropriation or corruption of our information technology systems and information and disruption of our operations. Additionally, we maintain quarterly discussions with our Board to address cyber risks and system and process enhancements. Despite these efforts, our information technology systems may be damaged, disrupted, or shut down due to attacks by unauthorized access, malicious software, computer viruses, undetected intrusion, hardware failures, or other events, and in these circumstances our disaster recovery plans may be ineffective or inadequate. The techniques and sophistication used to conduct cyberattacks and breaches of information technology systems change frequently, including as a result of the deployment of evolving artificial intelligence and machine learning tools used to identify vulnerabilities and create more effective phishing attempts, and have the potential to not be recognized until such attacks are launched or have been in place for a period of time. These breaches or intrusions could lead to business interruption, exposure of proprietary or confidential information, data corruption, damage to our reputation, exposure to legal and regulatory proceedings, and other costs. Further, while we perform due diligence prior to acquisitions and take actions to safeguard the businesses that we acquire, these businesses may not have invested as significantly as we do in security and technology and may be more susceptible to cybersecurity incidents, which may make us more vulnerable to cybersecurity incidents as well. A security breach might also lead to violations of privacy laws, regulations, trade guidelines or practices related to our customers and associates and could result in potential claims from customers, associates, shareholders, or regulatory agencies. Any failure to maintain compliance with such laws, regulations, trade guidelines or practices may cause us to incur significant penalties and generate negative publicity, and may require us to change our business practices, increase our costs or otherwise adversely affect our business. Such events could adversely impact our reputation, business, financial position, results of operations, and cash flows. In addition, we could be adversely affected if any of our significant customers or suppliers experiences any similar events that disrupt their business operations or damage their reputation.
While we maintain monitoring practices and protections of our information technology to reduce these risks and test our systems on an ongoing basis for potential threats, there can be no assurance that these efforts will prevent a cyber-attack or other security breach. We carry cybersecurity insurance to help mitigate the financial exposure and related notification procedures in the event of intentional intrusion; however, there can be no assurance that our insurance will adequately protect against potential losses that could adversely affect our business.
We rely on third parties for computing, storage, processing, and similar services. Any disruption of or interference with our use of these third-party services could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and operating results.
Many of our business systems reside on third-party outsourced cloud infrastructure providers. We are therefore vulnerable to service interruptions experienced by these providers and could experience interruptions, delays, or outages in service availability in the future due to a variety of factors, including infrastructure changes, human, hardware or software errors, hosting disruptions, and capacity constraints. While we have mitigation and service redundancy plans in place, outages and/or capacity constraints could still arise from a number of causes such as technical failures, natural disasters, fraud, or internal or third-party security attacks, which could negatively impact our ability to manufacture and/or operate our business.
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Our credit facilities contain covenants which may limit our operating flexibility; failure to comply with covenants may result in our lenders restricting or terminating our ability to borrow under such credit facilities.
In the past, we have relied on our existing credit facilities to provide us with adequate liquidity to operate our business. The availability of borrowing amounts under our credit facilities is dependent on compliance with the debt covenants set forth in our credit agreement, which at times we may seek to proactively amend based on our future outlook. If we are unable to update our covenants or otherwise violate existing covenants, whether as a result of operating losses or otherwise, our lenders may restrict or terminate our borrowing ability under our credit facilities. If our lenders reduce or terminate our access to amounts under our credit facilities, we may not have sufficient capital to fund our working capital and other needs, and we may need to secure additional capital or financing to fund our operations or to repay outstanding debt under our credit facilities. We cannot provide assurance that we will be successful in ensuring the availability of amounts under our credit facilities or in raising additional capital, or that any amount, if raised, will be sufficient to meet our cash needs or will be on terms as favorable as those which have been available to us historically. If we are not able to maintain our ability to borrow under our credit facilities, or to raise additional capital when needed, our business and operations will be materially adversely affected.
Actual or potential public health emergencies, epidemics, or pandemics could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, or financial condition.
The impact of actual or potential public health emergencies, epidemics, or pandemics on us, our suppliers, dealers, and consumers, and the general economy could be wide-ranging and significant, depending on the nature of the issue, governmental actions taken in response, and the public reaction. The impact of such events could include employee illness, quarantines, cancellation of events and travel, business and school shutdowns, reduction in economic activity, widespread unemployment, and supply chain interruptions, which collectively could cause significant disruptions to global economies and financial markets.
In addition, these events could result in future significant volatility in demand, positively or negatively, for our products. Demand volatility may be caused by, among other things: the temporary inability of consumers to purchase our products due to illness, quarantine, or other travel restrictions; dealership closures due to illness or government restrictions; a reduction in boating activity as a result of governmental actions or self-quarantine measures; shifts in demand away from discretionary products; and reduced options for marketing and promotion of products. If such events occur over a prolonged period, they could increase our costs and difficulty of operating our business, including accurately planning and forecasting for our operations and inventory levels, which may adversely impact our results.
Potential public health emergencies, epidemics, or pandemics could result in disruption, uncertainty, and volatility in the global financial and credit markets. Such volatility could impact our access to capital resources and liquidity in the future, including making credit difficult to obtain or only available on less favorable terms. The impact on our operations could also be material. For example, we could experience absenteeism caused by illness or quarantine measures. Additionally, we rely on original equipment manufacturers, dealers, and distributors to market and sell most of our products, and effects on their businesses or financial condition as a result of future pandemics could result in various adverse operational impacts including, but not limited to, lower sales, delayed cash payments, interrupted customer warranty service, and increased credit risk.
Risks Relating to Intellectual Property
Our success depends on the continued strength of our brands and the value of our brands, and sales of our products could be diminished if we, the athletes who use our products, or the sports and activities in which our products are used are associated with negative publicity.
We believe that our brands are a significant contributor to the success of our business and that maintaining and enhancing our brands is important to expanding our consumer and dealer base. Failure to continue to protect our brands, including our Balise brand for which intellectual property protection is still pending, may adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Negative publicity, including that resulting from severe injuries or death occurring in the sports and activities in which our products are used, could negatively affect our reputation and result in restrictions, recalls, or bans on the use of our products. Further, actions taken by athletes associated with our products that harm the reputations of those athletes could also harm our brand image and adversely affect our financial condition. If the popularity of the sports and activities for which we design, manufacture, and sell products were to decrease as a result of these risks or any negative publicity, sales of our products could decrease, which could have an adverse effect on our net sales, profitability, and operating results. In addition, if we become exposed to additional claims and litigation relating to the use of our products, our reputation may be adversely affected by such claims, whether or not successful, including by generating potential negative publicity about our products, which could adversely impact our business and financial condition.
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Our intellectual property rights may be inadequate to protect our business.
We rely on a combination of patents, trademarks, copyrights, protected design, and trade secret laws; employee and third-party non-disclosure agreements; and other contracts to establish and protect our technology and other intellectual property rights. However, we remain subject to risks, including:
Policing unauthorized use of our intellectual property is difficult and litigating intellectual property claims may result in substantial cost and divert management’s attention.
In addition, we may be required to defend our products against patent or other intellectual property infringement claims or litigation. Besides defense expenses and costs, we may not prevail in such cases, forcing us to seek licenses or royalty arrangements from third parties, which we may not be able to obtain on reasonable terms, or subjecting us to an order or requirement to stop manufacturing, using, selling, or distributing products that included challenged intellectual property, which could harm our business and financial results.
If third parties claim that we infringe on their intellectual property rights, our financial condition could be adversely affected.
We face the risk of claims that we have infringed third parties’ intellectual property rights. Any claims of patent or other intellectual property infringement, even those without merit, could be expensive and time consuming to defend, cause us to cease making, licensing, or using products that incorporate the challenged intellectual property, require us to redesign, re-engineer, or re-brand our products, if feasible, divert management’s attention and resources, or require us to enter into royalty or licensing agreements in order to obtain the right to use a third party’s intellectual property. Any royalty or licensing agreements, if required, may not be available to us on acceptable terms or at all. A successful claim of infringement against us could result in our being required to pay significant damages, enter into costly license or royalty agreements, or stop the sale of certain products, any of which could have a negative impact on our business, financial condition, and results of operations. While we are not currently involved in any outstanding intellectual property litigation that we believe, individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, or results of operations, we cannot predict the outcome of any pending litigation and an unfavorable outcome could have an adverse impact on our business, financial condition, or results of operations.
Risks Relating to Our Regulatory, Accounting, Legal, and Tax Environment
International tariffs could materially and adversely affect our business and results of operations.
Changes in laws and policies governing foreign trade could adversely affect our business. The institution of global trade tariffs, trade sanctions, new or onerous trade restrictions, embargoes and other stringent government controls carries the risk of negatively affecting global economic conditions, which could have a negative impact on our business and results of operations. Also, certain foreign governments have imposed tariffs on certain U.S. goods and may take additional retaliatory trade actions stemming from the tariffs, which could increase the pricing of our products and result in decreased consumer demand for our products outside of the United States, which could materially and adversely affect our business and results of operations.
In addition, U.S. initiated tariffs on certain foreign goods, including raw materials, commodities, and products manufactured outside the United States that are used in our manufacturing processes may cause our manufacturing cost to rise, which would have a negative impact on our business and results of operations.
An impairment in the carrying value of goodwill, trade names, and other long-lived assets could negatively affect our consolidated results of operations and net worth.
Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets, such as our trade names, are recorded at fair value at the time of acquisition and are not amortized, but are reviewed for impairment at least annually or more frequently if impairment indicators arise. In evaluating the potential
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for impairment of goodwill and trade names, we make assumptions regarding future operating performance, business trends, and market and economic conditions. Such analyses further require us to make certain assumptions about sales, operating margins, growth rates, and discount rates. Uncertainties are inherent in evaluating and applying these factors to the assessment of goodwill and trade name recoverability. We could be required to evaluate the recoverability of goodwill or trade names prior to the annual assessment if we experience business disruptions, unexpected significant declines in operating results, a divestiture of a significant component of our business, or declines in market capitalization.
We also continually evaluate whether events or circumstances have occurred that indicate the remaining estimated useful lives of our definite-lived intangible assets and other long-lived assets may warrant revision or whether the remaining balance of such assets may not be recoverable. We use an estimate of the related undiscounted cash flow over the remaining life of the asset in measuring whether the asset is recoverable.
During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024, we identified an indication of impairment related to the Aviara segment’s property, plant, equipment and inventory. As a result, we recognized an impairment charge of $9.8 million, which adjusted the related assets to their estimated fair value. See Notes 5 and 6 for further information related to the impairment analysis.
As of June 30, 2024, the balance of total goodwill and indefinite lived intangible assets was $54.5 million, which represents approximately 17 percent of total assets. If the future operating performance of either the Company or individual operating segments is not sufficient, we could be required to record non-cash impairment charges. Impairment charges could substantially affect our reported earnings in the periods such charges are recorded. In addition, impairment charges could indicate a reduction in business value which could limit our ability to obtain adequate financing in the future.
Compliance with environmental, health, safety, and other regulatory requirements may increase costs and reduce demand for our products.
We are subject to federal, state, local, and foreign laws and regulations, including those concerning product safety, environmental protection, and occupational health and safety. Some of these laws and regulations require us to obtain permits and limit our ability to discharge hazardous materials into the environment. Failure to comply with these requirements could result in the assessment of fines and penalties, obligations to conduct remedial or corrective actions, or, in extreme circumstances, revocation of our permits or injunctions preventing some or all of our operations. In addition, the components of our boats must meet certain regulatory standards, including stringent air emission standards for boat engines. Failure to meet these standards could result in an inability to sell our boats in key markets, which would adversely affect our business. Moreover, compliance with these regulatory requirements could increase the cost of our products, which in turn, may reduce consumer demand.
While we believe that we are in compliance with applicable federal, state, local, and foreign regulatory requirements, and hold all licenses and permits required thereunder, we cannot provide assurance that we will, at all times, be able to continue to comply with applicable regulatory requirements. Compliance with increasingly stringent regulatory and permit requirements may, in the future, cause us to incur substantial capital costs and increase our cost of operations, or may limit our operations, all of which could have a material adverse effect on our business or financial condition.
Our manufacturing processes involve the use, handling, storage, and contracting for recycling or disposal of hazardous substances and wastes. The failure to manage or dispose of such hazardous substances and wastes properly could expose us to material liability or fines, including liability for personal injury or property damage due to exposure to hazardous substances, damages to natural resources, or for the investigation and remediation of environmental conditions. Under environmental laws, we may be liable for remediation of contamination at sites where our hazardous wastes have been disposed or at our current or former facilities, regardless of whether such facilities are owned or leased or regardless of whether we were at fault. While we do not believe that we are presently subject to any such liabilities, we cannot assure you that environmental conditions relating to our prior, existing, or future sites or operations or those of predecessor companies will not have a material adverse effect on our business or financial condition.
Additionally, we are subject to laws governing our relationships with employees, including, but not limited to, employment obligations and employee wage, hour, and benefits issues, such as health care benefits. Compliance with these rules and regulations, and compliance with any changes to current regulations, could increase the cost of our operations.
We manufacture and sell products that create exposure to potential claims and litigation.
Our manufacturing operations and the products we produce could result in product quality, warranty, personal injury, property damage, and other issues, thereby increasing the risk of litigation and potential liability, as well as regulatory fines. We have in the past incurred such liabilities and may in the future be exposed to liability for such claims. We maintain product and general liability insurance of the types and in the amounts that we believe are customary for the industry. However, we may experience material losses in the future, incur significant costs to defend claims or issue product recalls, experience claims in excess of our insurance coverage or that are not covered by insurance, or be subjected to fines or penalties. Our reputation may be adversely affected by such claims, whether or not successful,
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including potential negative publicity about our products. In addition, if any of our products are, or are alleged to be, defective, we may be required to participate in a recall of that product if the defect or alleged defect relates to safety. These and other claims we may face could be costly to us and require substantial management attention.
The nature of our business exposes us to workers’ compensation claims and other workplace liabilities.
Certain materials we use require our employees to handle potentially hazardous or toxic substances. While our employees who handle these and other potentially hazardous or toxic materials receive specialized training and wear protective clothing, there is still a risk that they, or others, may be exposed to these substances. Exposure to these substances could result in significant injury to our employees and damage to our property or the property of others, including natural resource damage. Our personnel are also at risk for other workplace related injuries, including slips and falls. We have in the past been, and may in the future be, subject to fines, penalties, and other liabilities in connection with any such injury or damage. Although we currently maintain what we believe to be suitable and adequate insurance in excess of our self-insured amounts, we may be unable to maintain such insurance on acceptable terms or such insurance may not provide adequate protection against potential liabilities.
Increases in income tax rates or changes in income tax laws or enforcement could have a material adverse impact on our financial results.
Changes in domestic and international tax legislation could expose us to additional tax liability. Although we monitor changes in tax laws and work to mitigate the impact of proposed changes, such changes may negatively impact our financial results. In addition, increases in individual income tax rates would negatively affect our potential consumers’ discretionary income and could decrease the demand for our products.
Risks Relating to Ownership of our Common Stock
Inefficient or ineffective allocation of capital could adversely affect our operating results and/or shareholder value.
We strive to allocate capital in a manner that enhances shareholder value, lowers our cost of capital, or demonstrates our commitment to return excess capital to shareholders, while maintaining our ability to invest in strategic growth opportunities. In July 2023, the Board authorized a new share repurchase program under which the Company may repurchase up to $50 million of its outstanding shares of common stock. The new authorization became effective upon the expiration of the Company’s previously existing $50 million share repurchase authorization. The Company intends to purchase shares under the repurchase authorization from time to time on the open market at the discretion of management, subject to strategic considerations, market conditions, and other factors. Repurchases under our share repurchase program will reduce the market liquidity for our stock, potentially affecting its trading volatility and price. Future share repurchases will also diminish our cash reserves, which may impact our ability to pursue attractive strategic opportunities. Therefore, if we do not properly allocate our capital or implement a successful cash management strategy, including with respect to returning value to our shareholders through this share repurchase authorization, we may fail to produce optimal financial results and experience a reduction in shareholder value.
Shareholders may be diluted by future issuances of common stock in connection with our incentive plans, acquisitions, or otherwise; future sales of such shares in the public market, or the expectations that such sales may occur, could lower our stock price.
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation authorizes us to issue shares of common stock and options, rights, warrants, and appreciation rights relating to common stock for the consideration and on the terms and conditions established by our Board in its sole discretion, whether in connection with acquisitions or otherwise.
Any common stock that we issue, including under our 2015 Incentive Award Plan or other equity incentive plans that we may adopt in the future, would dilute the percentage ownership of holders of our common stock.
We currently do not intend to pay dividends on our common stock.
While we have paid dividends in the past, we currently have no intention to pay dividends on our common stock. Any decision to declare and pay dividends in the future will be made at the discretion of our Board and will depend on, among other things, our results of operations, financial condition, cash requirements, contractual restrictions, and other factors that our Board may deem relevant. Furthermore, our ability to declare and pay dividends may be limited by instruments governing future outstanding indebtedness we may incur.
Certain activist shareholder actions could cause us to incur expense and hinder execution of our strategy.
We actively engage in discussions with our shareholders regarding further strengthening our Company and creating long-term shareholder value. This ongoing dialogue can include certain divisive activist tactics, which can take many forms. Some shareholder activism, including potential proxy contests, could result in substantial costs, such as legal fees and expenses, and divert management’s
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and our Board’s attention and resources from our businesses and strategic plans. Additionally, public shareholder activism could give rise to perceived uncertainties as to our future, adversely affect our relationships with dealers, distributors, or consumers, make it more difficult to attract and retain qualified personnel, and cause our stock price to fluctuate based on temporary or speculative market perceptions or other factors that do not necessarily reflect the underlying fundamentals and prospects of our business. Activists or other shareholders holding a large portion of our outstanding shares will also have the ability to exert a substantial influence on actions requiring a shareholder vote, potentially in a manner that you do not support, including the election of directors, the approval of mergers, acquisitions, and other significant business transactions, shareholder proposals, and amendments to our governing documents. As a result, we may determine that implementing certain protective measures, such as a shareholder rights plan, is necessary in order to protect the interests of other shareholders and to preserve long-term value. These risks could adversely affect our business and operating results.
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ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS.
None.
ITEM 1C. CYBERSECURITY
Cybersecurity Risk Management and Strategy
We have developed and implemented a cybersecurity risk management program intended to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of our critical systems and information. Our security approach is aligned with applicable security and/or technical requirements and best practices established by multiple cybersecurity frameworks, such as the National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity Framework (NIST CSF) and ISO 27001. This does not imply that we meet any particular technical standards, specifications or requirements, only that our information security team uses the NIST CSF, ISO 27001 and other frameworks as guides to help us identify, assess, and manage cybersecurity risks relevant to our business.
Our cybersecurity risk management program is integrated into our overall enterprise risk management program, and shares common methodologies, reporting channels and governance processes that apply across our enterprise risk management program to other legal, compliance, strategic, operational and financial risk areas.
Our cybersecurity risk management program includes:
We have not identified risks from known cybersecurity threats that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect us, including our operations, business strategy, results of operations or financial condition. See Part 1, Item 1A. “Risk Factors - Risks Related to Our Business – Our business operations could be negatively impacted by an outage or breach of our information technology systems, network disruptions, or a cybersecurity event.”
Cybersecurity Governance
Our Board considers cybersecurity risk as part of its risk oversight function and has delegated to the Audit Committee (the “Committee”) oversight of cybersecurity and other information technology risks. The Committee oversees management’s implementation of our cybersecurity risk management program.
The Committee receives quarterly reports from management on our cybersecurity risks, and also receives, at least annually, a detailed briefing from management on our cyber risk management program’s status including all strategic initiatives. In addition, management updates the Committee, as necessary, regarding potentially significant cybersecurity incidents consistent with written escalation protocols, as well as incidents with lesser potential impact. The Committee members also receive presentations on cybersecurity topics from our Chief Information Officer (“CIO”), who also serves as our Chief Information Technology Architect & Chief Information Security Officer (“CISO”), internal security staff or external experts as part of the Board’s continuing education on topics that impact public companies. The Committee reports to the full Board regarding its activities, including those related to cybersecurity. The full Board also receives briefings from management on our cyber risk management program.
Our cybersecurity management team, lead by our CIO, supervises efforts to prevent, detect, mitigate, and remediate cybersecurity risks and incidents through various means, which may include briefings from internal security personnel; threat intelligence and other information obtained from governmental, public or private sources, including external consultants engaged by us, and reports produced by security tools deployed in the IT environment. Our CIO reports to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, as well as to the Board
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and Audit Committee. The CIO has served as our CISO for three years and has more than 20 years of experience in various roles involving managing cybersecurity functions, developing strategies to protect privacy, customer safety and intellectual property, and developing key capabilities such as product security engineering, risk management and cybersecurity governance. The CIO holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science and various certifications which include Certified Ethical Hacker and Certified Chief Information Security Officer, and has 25-plus years of previous software and hardware systems engineering experience.
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES.
As of June 30, 2024, all our MasterCraft boats and trailers are manufactured and lake-tested at our 310,000 square-foot manufacturing facility located on approximately 60 acres of lakefront land in Vonore, Tennessee. We also lease a 3,000 square-foot warehouse facility in West Yorkshire, England for warehousing of parts. All our Crest and Balise boats are manufactured in our 270,000 square-foot manufacturing facility located on approximately 63 acres in Owosso, Michigan. All Aviara boats are manufactured in our 160,000 square-foot manufacturing facility on approximately 38 acres in Merritt Island, Florida. As previously noted, we plan to close the Aviara production facility and offer the property for open market sale following closing of the Aviara Transaction.
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
For a discussion of the Company’s legal proceedings, see Part IV – Item 15. – Note 12 Commitments and Contingencies to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.
Not applicable.
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PART II
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES.
Market Information
Our common stock has been publicly traded on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol “MCFT” since July 17, 2015. Prior to that time, there was no public market for our common stock. As of August 23, 2024, we had approximately 20 registered holders per our transfer agent and 9,100 beneficial holders of record of our common stock.
Dividends
We presently do not anticipate declaring or paying cash dividends on our common stock. Any future determination as to the declaration and payment of dividends, will be at the discretion of our Board and will depend on then-existing conditions, including our operating results, financial condition, contractual restrictions, capital requirements, business prospects, and other factors our Board may deem relevant. See Item 1A “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to Ownership of Our Common Stock.”
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
On June 24, 2021, the Board authorized a share repurchase program that allowed for the repurchase of up to $50.0 million of our common stock during the three-year period ending June 24, 2024. As of June 30, 2023, $1.6 million remained available under this program, all of which was fully utilized during the fiscal 2024 first quarter ended October 1, 2023.
On July 24, 2023, the Board authorized a new share repurchase program under which the Company may repurchase up to $50.0 million of its outstanding shares of common stock. The new authorization became effective upon the completion of the Company’s prior $50.0 million stock repurchase authorization. As of June 30, 2024, $35.4 million remained available under the new authorization.
During the fiscal years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, we repurchased approximately $16.3 million and $22.9 million of our common stock, respectively.
During the three months ended June 30, 2024, the Company repurchased the following shares of common stock:
Period |
|
Total Number of Shares Purchased |
|
|
Average Price Paid Per Share(a)(b) |
|
|
Total Number of Shares Purchased as part of Publicly Announced Program |
|
|
Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet be Purchased Under the Plan (dollars in thousands) |
|
||||
April 1, 2024 - April 28, 2024 |
|
|
22,400 |
|
|
$ |
20.79 |
|
|
|
22,400 |
|
|
$ |
39,452 |
|
April 29, 2024 - May 26, 2024 |
|
|
113,448 |
|
|
|
20.34 |
|
|
|
113,448 |
|
|
|
37,145 |
|
May 27, 2024 - June 30, 2024 |
|
|
85,550 |
|
|
|
20.46 |
|
|
|
85,550 |
|
|
|
35,394 |
|
Total |
|
|
221,398 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
221,398 |
|
|
|
|
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Stock Performance Graph
This performance graph shall not be deemed “soliciting material” or to be “filed” with the SEC for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of ours under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.
The following stock performance graph illustrates the cumulative total shareholder return on our common stock for the period from June 30, 2019 to June 30, 2024, as compared to the Russell 2000 Index and the Dow Jones US Recreational Products Index.
The comparison assumes (i) a hypothetical investment of $100 in our common stock and the two above mentioned indices on June 30, 2019 and (ii) the full reinvestment of all dividends. The comparisons in the graph are not intended to be indicative of possible future performance of our common stock.
Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans
For information regarding securities authorized for issuance under our equity compensation plans, see Note 11 – Share-Based Compensation in Item 8 and Item 12: Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.
ITEM 6. Reserved
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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
The following discussion and analysis should be read together with the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and the financial statements and the accompanying notes included elsewhere in this Form 10-K. In addition, the statements in this discussion and analysis regarding the performance expectations of our business, anticipated financial results, liquidity and the other non-historical statements are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the risks and uncertainties described in “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and in “Risk Factors” above. Our actual results may differ materially from those contained in or implied by any forward-looking statements.
This section generally discusses 2024 and 2023 items and year-to-year comparisons between 2024 and 2023. Discussions of 2022 items and year-to-year comparisons between 2023 and 2022 are not included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and can be found in Item 7 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2023, which was filed with the SEC on August 30, 2023.
Key Performance Measures
From time to time we use certain key performance measures in evaluating our business and results of operations and we may refer to one or more of these key performance measures in this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” These key performance measures include:
Fiscal 2024 Overview
As anticipated, general market volatility and economic headwinds created uncertainty and softness in the retail environment for fiscal 2024. As previously disclosed, because of the anticipated softness in retail demand, the Company approached its wholesale production plan for fiscal 2024 with a prudent level of caution and a focus on rebalancing dealer inventories consistent with the expected retail demand. As a result, we experienced lower cost absorption and decreased sales volume, leading to lower net sales and gross margin compared to the prior fiscal year.
On March 4, 2024, Frederick Brightbill, Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chairman of the Board announced his retirement as CEO of the Company, effective March 18, 2024, and as Chairman effective June 30, 2024. In connection with Mr. Brightbill’s retirement, the Company appointed Brad Nelson as CEO, effective March 18, 2024. Mr. Nelson also joined the Board at that time. Roch Lambert, the Company’s former Lead Independent Director, assumed the role of Chairman of the Board, effective July 1, 2024. Mr. Brightbill will serve as a consultant to the Company through June 30, 2025.
During fiscal 2024, we recognized $1.7 million of CEO transition costs in General and administrative expense within the consolidated statements of operations. CEO transition costs include amounts paid to the former CEO under the terms of his retirement agreements and related legal fees. Also included are recruiting and relocation costs related to the new CEO.
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Aviara Impairment Activity
During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024, the Company identified an indication of impairment related to its Aviara segment’s property, plant, equipment and inventory. After performing a recoverability test, the Company recognized an impairment charge of $9.8 million, which adjusted the related assets to their estimated fair value. See Notes 5 and 6 for further information related to the impairment analysis.
Subsequent to year-end, the Company announced that it had entered into an asset exchange agreement under which it will transfer rights to its Aviara brand of luxury dayboats and certain related assets to a third party. The Aviara Transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close in the first quarter of fiscal 2025. Following consummation of the Aviara Transaction, we intend to close the Merritt Island facility and offer the property for open market sale. The Company intends to classify Aviara as discontinued operations beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2025.
Results of Operations
We derived the consolidated statements of operations for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 from our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Form 10-K. Our historical results are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected in the future.
Consolidated Results
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
Change |
|
|
% Change |
|
||||
(Dollar amounts in thousands) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Consolidated statements of operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
NET SALES |
|
$ |
366,588 |
|
|
$ |
662,046 |
|
|
$ |
(295,458 |
) |
|
|
(44.6 |
%) |
COST OF SALES |
|
|
299,491 |
|
|
|
492,333 |
|
|
|
(192,842 |
) |
|
|
(39.2 |
%) |
GROSS PROFIT |
|
|
67,097 |
|
|
|
169,713 |
|
|
|
(102,616 |
) |
|
|
(60.5 |
%) |
OPERATING EXPENSES: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Selling and marketing |
|
|
13,430 |
|
|
|
13,808 |
|
|
|
(378 |
) |
|
|
(2.7 |
%) |
General and administrative |
|
|
34,396 |
|
|
|
37,034 |
|
|
|
(2,638 |
) |
|
|
(7.1 |
%) |
Amortization of other intangible assets |
|
|
1,812 |
|
|
|
1,956 |
|
|
|
(144 |
) |
|
|
(7.4 |
%) |
Impairments |
|
|
9,827 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
9,827 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Total operating expenses |
|
|
59,465 |
|
|
|
52,798 |
|
|
|
6,667 |
|
|
|
12.6 |
% |
OPERATING INCOME |
|
|
7,632 |
|
|
|
116,915 |
|
|
|
(109,283 |
) |
|
|
(93.5 |
%) |
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Interest expense |
|
|
(3,292 |
) |
|
|
(2,679 |
) |
|
|
(613 |
) |
|
|
22.9 |
% |
Interest income |
|
|
5,789 |
|
|
|
3,351 |
|
|
|
2,438 |
|
|
|
72.8 |
% |
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE |
|
|
10,129 |
|
|
|
117,587 |
|
|
|
(107,458 |
) |
|
|
(91.4 |
%) |
INCOME TAX EXPENSE |
|
|
1,407 |
|
|
|
27,135 |
|
|
|
(25,728 |
) |
|
|
(94.8 |
%) |
NET INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS |
|
$ |
8,722 |
|
|
$ |
90,452 |
|
|
$ |
(81,730 |
) |
|
|
(90.4 |
%) |
Additional financial and other data: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Unit sales volume: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
MasterCraft |
|
|
1,755 |
|
|
|
3,407 |
|
|
|
(1,652 |
) |
|
|
(48.5 |
%) |
Pontoon |
|
|
1,241 |
|
|
|
2,836 |
|
|
|
(1,595 |
) |
|
|
(56.2 |
%) |
Aviara |
|
|
134 |
|
|
|
134 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Consolidated unit sales volume |
|
|
3,130 |
|
|
|
6,377 |
|
|
|
(3,247 |
) |
|
|
(50.9 |
%) |
Net sales: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
MasterCraft |
|
$ |
262,736 |
|
|
$ |
468,656 |
|
|
$ |
(205,920 |
) |
|
|
(43.9 |
%) |
Pontoon |
|
|
59,615 |
|
|
|
141,247 |
|
|
|
(81,632 |
) |
|
|
(57.8 |
%) |
Aviara |
|
|
44,237 |
|
|
|
52,143 |
|
|
|
(7,906 |
) |
|
|
(15.2 |
%) |
Consolidated net sales |
|
$ |
366,588 |
|
|
$ |
662,046 |
|
|
$ |
(295,458 |
) |
|
|
(44.6 |
%) |
Net sales per unit: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
MasterCraft |
|
$ |
150 |
|
|
$ |
138 |
|
|
$ |
12 |
|
|
|
8.7 |
% |
Pontoon |
|
|
48 |
|
|
|
50 |
|
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
(4.0 |
%) |
Aviara |
|
|
330 |
|
|
|
389 |
|
|
|
(59 |
) |
|
|
(15.2 |
%) |
Consolidated net sales per unit |
|
|
117 |
|
|
|
104 |
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
12.5 |
% |
Gross margin |
|
|
18.3 |
% |
|
|
25.6 |
% |
|
(730) bps |
|
|
|
|
Net Sales. Net Sales decreased 44.6 percent for fiscal 2024 when compared to fiscal 2023. The decrease was a result of lower unit volume, an increase in dealer incentives, and unfavorable model mix and options, partially offset by higher prices. Dealer incentives
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include higher floor plan financing costs from higher dealer inventories entering the year and higher interest rates, as well as rebate programs and other measures taken by the Company to assist dealers as the retail environment remains competitive.
Gross Margin. Gross Margin percentage declined 730 basis points during fiscal 2024 when compared to fiscal 2023. Lower margins were the result of lower cost absorption due to planned decreased unit volume and higher dealer incentives, partially offset by higher prices.
Operating Expenses. Operating expenses increased 12.6 percent during fiscal 2024 when compared to the same prior year period due to non-cash impairment charges of $9.8 million recorded in our Aviara segment and CEO transition costs, partially offset by decreased compensation related expenses.
Interest Expense. Interest expense increased $0.6 million primarily due to higher effective interest rates.
Interest Income. Interest income increased $2.4 million during fiscal 2024 primarily due to fiscal 2024 benefiting from a full year of investment income, compared to a partial year in fiscal 2023.
Income Tax Expense. Our consolidated effective income tax rate decreased to 13.9 percent for fiscal 2024 from 23.1 percent for fiscal 2023. See Note 10 in Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for more information.
Segment Results
MasterCraft Segment
The following table sets forth MasterCraft segment results for the fiscal years ended:
(Dollar amounts in thousands) |
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
Change |
|
|
% Change |
|
||||
Net sales |
|
$ |
262,736 |
|
|
$ |
468,656 |
|
|
$ |
(205,920 |
) |
|
|
(43.9 |
%) |
Operating income |
|
|
29,573 |
|
|
|
101,324 |
|
|
|
(71,751 |
) |
|
|
(70.8 |
%) |
Purchases of property, plant and equipment |
|
|
7,912 |
|
|
|
17,414 |
|
|
|
(9,502 |
) |
|
|
(54.6 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Unit sales volume |
|
|
1,755 |
|
|
|
3,407 |
|
|
|
(1,652 |
) |
|
|
(48.5 |
%) |
Net sales per unit |
|
$ |
150 |
|
|
$ |
138 |
|
|
$ |
12 |
|
|
|
8.7 |
% |
Net sales decreased 43.9 percent during fiscal 2024, when compared to fiscal 2023. The decrease was primarily driven by lower unit volume and increased dealer incentives, partially offset by higher prices and favorable model mix and options.
Operating income decreased 70.8 percent during fiscal 2024, when compared to the same prior year period. The overall decrease was driven by decreased sales volume, higher dealer incentives, and CEO transition costs, partially offset by higher prices, favorable model mix and options, decreased compensation related expenses, and decreased sales and marketing expenses.
Purchases of property, plant, and equipment decreased $9.5 million during fiscal 2024, when compared to fiscal 2023. For fiscal 2024, capital spending was focused on facility enhancements, tooling, and information technology.
Pontoon Segment
The following table sets forth Pontoon segment results for the fiscal years ended:
(Dollar amounts in thousands) |
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
Change |
|
|
% Change |
|
||||
Net sales |
|
$ |
59,615 |
|
|
$ |
141,247 |
|
|
$ |
(81,632 |
) |
|
|
(57.8 |
%) |
Operating income (loss) |
|
|
(2,097 |
) |
|
|
20,106 |
|
|
|
(22,203 |
) |
|
|
(110.4 |
%) |
Purchases of property, plant and equipment |
|
|
2,613 |
|
|
|
7,149 |
|
|
|
(4,536 |
) |
|
|
(63.4 |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Unit sales volume |
|
|
1,241 |
|
|
|
2,836 |
|
|
|
(1,595 |
) |
|
|
(56.2 |
%) |
Net sales per unit |
|
$ |
48 |
|
|
$ |
50 |
|
|
$ |
(2 |
) |
|
|
(4.0 |
%) |
Net sales decreased 57.8 percent during fiscal 2024, when compared to fiscal 2023, as a result of decreased unit volume, increased dealer incentives, and unfavorable model mix and options, partially offset by higher prices.
Operating loss was $2.1 million during fiscal 2024, compared to operating income of $20.1 million in fiscal 2023. The change was primarily due to decreased net sales, as discussed above, and lower cost absorption.
Purchases of property, plant, and equipment decreased $4.5 million during fiscal 2024, when compared to fiscal 2023. For fiscal 2024, capital spending was focused on facility enhancements and tooling.
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Aviara Segment
The following table sets forth Aviara segment results for the fiscal years ended:
(Dollar amounts in thousands) |
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
Change |
|
|
% Change |
|
||||
Net sales |
|
$ |
44,237 |
|
|
$ |
52,143 |
|
|
$ |
(7,906 |
) |
|
|
(15.2 |
%) |
Operating loss |
|
|
(19,844 |
) |
|
|
(4,515 |
) |
|
|
(15,329 |
) |
|
|
339.5 |
% |
Impairments |
|
|
9,827 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
9,827 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Purchases of property, plant and equipment |
|
|
5,836 |
|
|
|
5,760 |
|
|
|
76 |
|
|
|
1.3 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Unit sales volume |
|
|
134 |
|
|
|
134 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Net sales per unit |
|
$ |
330 |
|
|
$ |
389 |
|
|
$ |
(59 |
) |
|
|
(15.2 |
%) |
Net sales decreased 15.2 percent during fiscal 2024, when compared to fiscal 2023, mainly due to unfavorable model mix and options and higher dealer incentives, partially offset by higher prices.
Operating losses increased 339.5 percent for fiscal 2024, when compared to fiscal 2023. The change was a result of non-cash impairment charges of $9.8 million primarily related to property, plant, equipment and inventory, as well as inefficiencies related to the ramp up of new product launches, higher dealer incentives, and unfavorable model mix and options, partially offset by higher prices and reduced warranty costs. See Notes 5 and 6 for further information related to the impairment charges.
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 non-cash impairment charges, share-based compensation, CEO transition costs, and business development consulting costs, as described in more detail below. We define EBITDA margin and Adjusted EBITDA margin as EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, respectively, 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 non-cash impairment charges, other intangible asset amortization, share-based compensation, CEO transition costs, and business development consulting costs.
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, 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:
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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.
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 (expressed as a percentage of net sales) to Adjusted EBITDA margin (expressed as a percentage of net sales) for the periods indicated:
|
|
|
|
|
% of Net |
|
|
|
|
% of Net |
|
|
|
|
% of Net |
|||
(Dollar amounts in thousands) |
|
2024 |
|
|
sales |
|
2023 |
|
|
sales |
|
2022 |
|
|
sales |
|||
Net income from continuing operations |
|
$ |
8,722 |
|
|
2.4% |
|
$ |
90,452 |
|
|
13.7% |
|
$ |
87,945 |
|
|
13.7% |
Income tax expense |
|
|
1,407 |
|
|
|
|
|
27,135 |
|
|
|
|
|
26,779 |
|
|
|
Interest expense |
|
|
3,292 |
|
|
|
|
|
2,679 |
|
|
|
|
|
1,471 |
|
|
|
Interest income |
|
|
(5,789 |
) |
|
|
|
|
(3,351 |
) |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
11,182 |
|
|
|
|
|
10,569 |
|
|
|
|
|
9,731 |
|
|
|
EBITDA |
|
|
18,814 |
|
|
5.1% |
|
|
127,484 |
|
|
19.3% |
|
|
125,926 |
|
|
19.6% |
Impairments(a) |
|
|
9,827 |
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
1,100 |
|
|
|
Share-based compensation(b ) |
|
|
2,598 |
|
|
|
|
|
3,656 |
|
|
|
|
|
3,510 |
|
|
|
CEO transition costs(c) |
|
|
1,708 |
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
Business development consulting costs(d) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
312 |
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
$ |
32,947 |
|
|
9.0% |
|
$ |
131,452 |
|
|
19.9% |
|
$ |
130,536 |
|
|
20.3% |
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:
(Dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data) |
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|||
Net income from continuing operations |
|
$ |
8,722 |
|
|
$ |
90,452 |
|
|
$ |
87,945 |
|
Income tax expense |
|
|
1,407 |
|
|
|
27,135 |
|
|
|
26,779 |
|
Impairments(a) |
|
|
9,827 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,100 |
|
Amortization of acquisition intangibles |
|
|
1,812 |
|
|
|
1,849 |
|
|
|
1,849 |
|
Share-based compensation(b) |
|
|
2,598 |
|
|
|
3,656 |
|
|
|
3,510 |
|
CEO transition costs(c) |
|
|
1,708 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Business development consulting costs(d) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
312 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Adjusted Net Income before income taxes |
|
|
26,074 |
|
|
|
123,404 |
|
|
|
121,183 |
|
Adjusted income tax expense(e) |
|
|
5,214 |
|
|
|
28,383 |
|
|
|
27,872 |
|
Adjusted Net Income |
|
$ |
20,860 |
|
|
$ |
95,021 |
|
|
$ |
93,311 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Adjusted Net Income per share: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Basic |
|
$ |
1.23 |
|
|
$ |
5.39 |
|
|
$ |
5.06 |
|
Diluted |
|
$ |
1.22 |
|
|
$ |
5.35 |
|
|
$ |
5.01 |
|
Weighted average shares used for the computation of(f): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Basic Adjusted Net Income per share |
|
|
16,930,348 |
|
|
|
17,618,797 |
|
|
|
18,455,226 |
|
Diluted Adjusted Net Income per share |
|
|
17,038,305 |
|
|
|
17,765,117 |
|
|
|
18,636,512 |
|
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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:
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|||
Net income from continuing operations per diluted share |
|
$ |
0.51 |
|
|
$ |
5.09 |
|
|
$ |
4.72 |
|
Impact of adjustments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Income tax expense |
|
|
0.08 |
|
|
|
1.53 |
|
|
|
1.44 |
|
Impairments(a) |
|
|
0.57 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
0.06 |
|
Amortization of acquisition intangibles |
|
|
0.11 |
|
|
|
0.10 |
|
|
|
0.10 |
|
Share-based compensation(b) |
|
|
0.15 |
|
|
|
0.21 |
|
|
|
0.19 |
|
CEO transition costs(c) |
|
|
0.10 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Business development consulting costs(d) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
0.02 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Adjusted Net Income per diluted share before income taxes |
|
|
1.52 |
|
|
|
6.95 |
|
|
|
6.51 |
|
Impact of adjusted income tax expense on net income per diluted share before income taxes(e) |
|
|
(0.30 |
) |
|
|
(1.60 |
) |
|
|
(1.50 |
) |
Adjusted Net Income per diluted share |
|
$ |
1.22 |
|
|
$ |
5.35 |
|
|
$ |
5.01 |
|
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our primary liquidity and capital resource needs are to finance working capital, fund capital expenditures, service our debt, fund potential acquisitions, and fund our share repurchase program. Our principal sources of liquidity are our cash balance, held-to-maturity securities, cash generated from operating activities, our revolving credit agreement and the refinancing and/or new issuance of long-term debt.
Cash and cash equivalents totaled $7.4 million as of June 30, 2024, a decrease of $12.4 million from $19.8 million as of June 30, 2023. Held-to-maturity securities totaled $78.8 million as of June 30, 2024, a decrease of $12.8 million from $91.6 million as of June 30, 2023. As of June 30, 2024, we had no amounts outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility, leaving $100.0 million of available borrowing capacity. Total debt outstanding under the Term Loan as of June 30, 2024 and June 30, 2023 was $49.3 million and $53.7 million, respectively. Subsequent to June 30, 2024, the Company was in discussions with its bank group regarding an amendment to the Credit Agreement. The anticipated amendment entails obtaining the necessary consents and waivers to certain restrictions related to the Aviara asset exchange and plans to sell certain facility assets, in addition to a waiver to the covenant ratios in the Credit Agreement for certain future periods as a result of anticipated decreases in earnings. The Company currently expects to complete the amendment process in the first quarter of fiscal 2025. The amendment process remains subject to completion of final documentation and credit approval by the bank group and, accordingly, the Company cannot be certain that it will be able to complete the amendment process.
If the Company does not complete the amendment process, the Company has cash and held-to-maturity securities in excess of total debt and thus believes that it will have sufficient liquidity on hand to continue to fund operations and repay the borrowings outstanding under the Credit Agreement. Refer to Note 9 — Long Term Debt in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further details.
On June 24, 2021, the Board authorized a share repurchase program that allowed for the repurchase of up to $50.0 million of our common stock during the three-year period ended June 24, 2024. As of June 30, 2023, $1.6 million remained available under this program, all of which was fully utilized during the fiscal 2024 first quarter ended October 1, 2023.
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On July 24, 2023, the Board authorized a new share repurchase program under which the Company may repurchase up to $50.0 million of its outstanding shares of common stock. The new authorization became effective upon the completion of the Company’s prior $50.0 million stock repurchase authorization. As of June 30, 2024, $35.4 million remained available under the new authorization.
During fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023, the Company repurchased 750,943 shares and 872,055 shares of common stock for $16.3 million and $22.9 million, respectively, in cash, including related fees and expenses.
We believe our cash balance, investments, cash from operations, and our ability to borrow, will be sufficient to provide for our liquidity and capital resource needs.
The following table and discussion below relate to our cash flows from continuing operations for operating, investing, and financing activities:
(Dollar amounts in thousands) |
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|||
Total cash provided by (used in): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Operating activities |
|
$ |
12,569 |
|
|
$ |
136,824 |
|
|
$ |
82,378 |
|
Investing activities |
|
|
(1,785 |
) |
|
|
(120,933 |
) |
|
|
(12,296 |
) |
Financing activities |
|
|
(23,135 |
) |
|
|
(27,148 |
) |
|
|
(62,540 |
) |
Net change in cash and cash equivalents from continuing operations |
|
$ |
(12,351 |
) |
|
$ |
(11,257 |
) |
|
$ |
7,542 |
|
Fiscal 2024 Cash Flow from Continuing Operations
Net cash provided by operating activities was $12.6 million, primarily due to net income, partially offset by working capital usage. Working capital is defined as accounts receivable, income tax receivable, inventories, and prepaid expenses and other current assets net of accounts payable, income tax payable, and accrued expenses and other current liabilities as presented in the consolidated balance sheets, excluding the impact of acquisitions and non-cash adjustments. Working capital usage primarily consisted of a decrease in accrued expenses and other current liabilities, accounts payable, and income tax payable, offset by a decrease in inventories. Accrued expenses and other current liabilities decreased as a result of lower compensation related accruals, warranty costs as a result of reduced unit volume, and reduced volume rebates, offset by an increase in retail rebates. Accounts payable decreased as a result of decreased production levels. Income tax payable decreased due to the lower earnings compared to the prior year. Inventories decreased as we continue to rebalance inventory levels to align with lower production levels.
Net cash used in investing activities was $1.8 million, which included $16.4 million in net capital expenditures, partially offset by net purchases and maturities of $14.6 million in held-to-maturity securities. Our capital spending was primarily focused on facility enhancements, tooling, and information technology.
Net cash used in financing activities was $23.1 million, which included net payments of $4.5 million on long-term debt and $16.3 million of stock repurchases.
Fiscal 2023 Cash Flow from Continuing Operations
Net cash provided by operating activities was $136.8 million, primarily due to net income, as well as reductions of working capital as defined above. Favorable working capital change primarily consisted of an increase in accrued expenses and other current liabilities, and a decrease in accounts receivable, offset by a decrease in accounts payable, and an increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets. Accrued expenses and other current liabilities increased as a result of an increase in warranty costs and dealer incentives. Accounts receivable decreased primarily as a result of lower sales at the end of the period compared to the end of the prior-year period. Accounts payable decreased as a result of decreased production levels. Prepaid and other current assets increased primarily as a result of higher general insurance premiums.
Net cash used in investing activities was $120.9 million, due to net investments in held-to-maturity securities of $90.6 million and $30.3 million of capital expenditures. Our capital spending was focused on tooling, capacity expansion, strategic initiatives, and information technology.
Net cash used in financing activities was $27.1 million, which included net payments of $3.0 million on long-term debt and $22.9 million of stock repurchases.
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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
The Company did not have any off-balance sheet financing arrangements as of June 30, 2024.
Contractual Obligations
As of June 30, 2024, the Company’s material cash obligations were as follows:
Long-Term Debt Obligations — See Note 9 – Long-Term Debt in the accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further information.
Interest on Long-Term Debt Obligations — As of June 30, 2024, the Company has estimated total interest payments on its outstanding long-term debt obligations of $6.1 million, of which $3.2 million is due during the next 12 months. Interest on variable rate debt instruments was calculated using interest rates in effect for our borrowings as of June 30, 2024 and holding them constant for the life of the instrument.
Purchase Commitments — As of June 30, 2024, the Company is committed to purchasing $16.5 million of engines. See Note 12 in the accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for more information.
Repurchase Obligations — The Company has reserves to cover potential losses associated with repurchase obligations based on historical experience and current facts and circumstances. We incurred no material impact from repurchase events during fiscal 2024, 2023, or 2022. An adverse change in retail sales, however, could require us to repurchase boats repossessed by floor plan financing companies upon an event of default by any of our dealers, subject in some cases to an annual limitation. See Note 12 in the accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for more information.
In addition to the above, we have unrecognized tax benefits that are not reflected here because the Company cannot predict when open income tax years will close with completed examinations. See Note 10 in Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for more information.
Critical Accounting Estimates
Significant accounting policies are described in the notes to the consolidated financial statements. In the application of these policies, certain estimates are made that may have a material impact on our financial condition and results of operations. Actual results could differ from those estimates and cause our reported net income to vary significantly from period to period. For additional information regarding these policies, see Note 1 – Significant Accounting Policies in Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Asset Impairment
Goodwill
The Company reviews goodwill for impairment at its annual impairment testing date, which is June 30, and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the fair value of a reporting unit may be below its carrying value. As part of the impairment tests, the Company may perform a qualitative, rather than quantitative, assessment to determine whether the fair values of its reporting units are “more likely than not” to be greater than their carrying values. In performing this qualitative analysis, the Company considers various factors, including the effect of market or industry changes and the reporting units’ actual results compared to projected results.
If the fair value of a reporting unit does not meet the “more likely than not” criteria discussed above, the impairment test for goodwill is a quantitative test. This test involves comparing the fair value of the reporting unit with its carrying value. If the fair value exceeds the carrying value, goodwill is not considered impaired. If the carrying amount exceeds the fair value then the goodwill is considered impaired and an impairment loss is recognized in an amount by which the carrying value exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value, not to exceed the carrying amount of the goodwill allocated to that reporting unit.
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The Company calculates the fair value of its reporting units considering both the income approach and market approach. The income approach calculates the fair value of the reporting unit using a discounted cash flow method. Internally forecasted future cash flows, which the Company believes reasonably approximate market participant assumptions, are discounted using a weighted average cost of capital (“Discount Rate”) developed for each reporting unit. The Discount Rate is developed using market observable inputs, as well as considering whether or not there is a measure of risk related to the specific reporting unit’s forecasted performance. Fair value under the market approach is determined for each reporting unit by applying market multiples for comparable public companies to the reporting unit’s financial results. The key judgements in these calculations are the assumptions used in determining the reporting unit’s forecasted future performance, including revenue growth and operating margins, as well as the perceived risk associated with those forecasts in determining the Discount Rate, along with selecting representative market multiples.
As discussed further in Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, during the year ended June 30, 2022, the Company performed a quantitative test and recognized a $1.1 million goodwill impairment charge related to its Aviara reporting unit. As of June 30, 2023, only the MasterCraft reporting unit has a goodwill balance. The fair value of this reporting unit substantially exceeds its carrying value.
Other Intangible Assets
The Company’s primary intangible assets other than goodwill are dealer networks and trade names acquired in business combinations. These intangible assets are initially valued using a methodology commensurate with the intended use of the asset. The dealer networks were valued using an income approach, which requires an estimate or forecast of the expected future cash flows from the dealer network through the application of the multi-period excess earnings approach. The fair value of trade names is measured using a relief-from-royalty approach, a variation of the income approach, which requires an estimate or forecast of the expected future cash flows. This method assumes the value of the trade name is the discounted cash flows of the amount that would be paid to third parties had the Company not owned the trade name and instead licensed the trade name from another company. The basis for future sales projections for these methods are based on internal revenue forecasts by reporting unit, which the Company believes represent reasonable market participant assumptions. The future cash flows are discounted using an applicable Discount Rate as well as any potential risk premium to reflect the inherent risk of holding a standalone intangible asset.
The key judgements in these fair value calculations, as applicable, are: assumptions used in developing internal revenue growth and dealer expense forecasts, assumed dealer attrition rates, the selection of an appropriate royalty rate, as well as the perceived risk associated with those forecasts in determining the Discount Rate.
The costs of amortizable intangible assets, including dealer networks, are recognized over their expected useful lives, approximately ten years for the dealer networks, using the straight-line method. The dealer network intangible asset within our MasterCraft reporting unit is fully amortized. The dealer network intangible asset within our Pontoon reporting unit that is subject to amortization is evaluated for impairment if events or changes in circumstances suggest that it may be impaired. As part of the impairment test, the Company may perform a quantitative assessment to determine whether the dealer network intangible asset is impaired. If the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the asset, an impairment loss is recognized for the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair value.
Intangible assets not subject to amortization, including trade names, are assessed for impairment at least annually and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that it is more likely than not that an asset may be impaired. As part of the annual test, the Company may perform a qualitative, rather than quantitative, assessment to determine whether each trade name intangible asset is “more likely than not” impaired. In performing this qualitative analysis, the Company considers various factors, including macroeconomic events, industry and market events and cost related events. If the “more likely than not” criteria is not met, the impairment test for indefinite-lived intangible assets consists of a comparison of the fair value of the intangible asset with its carrying amount. An impairment loss is recognized for the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the asset.
As discussed further in Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, during the year ended June 30, 2022, the Company recognized $18.5 million in intangible asset impairment charges related to its indefinite lived intangible asset and its dealer network intangible asset within the NauticStar reporting unit. These charges are included in the loss from discontinued operations.
Long-Lived Assets
The Company assesses the potential for impairment of its long-lived assets if facts and circumstances, such as declines in sales, earnings, or cash flows or adverse changes in the business climate, suggest that they may be impaired. A current expectation that, more likely than not, a long-lived asset (asset group) will be sold or otherwise disposed of significantly before the end of its previously estimated useful life will also trigger a review for impairment. The Company performs its assessment by comparing the book value of the asset groups to the estimated future undiscounted cash flows associated with the asset groups. If any impairment in the carrying value of its long-lived assets is indicated, the assets would be adjusted to an estimate of fair value.
As discussed further in Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, during the year ended June 30, 2024, the Company recognized $6.9 million in long-lived asset impairment charges related to its Aviara reporting unit.
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As discussed further in Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, during the year ended June 30, 2022, the Company recognized $5.3 million in long-lived asset impairment charges related to its NauticStar reporting unit.
Product Warranties — The Company offers warranties on the sale of certain products for periods of between one and five years from the date of retail sale. These warranties require us or our dealers to repair or replace defective products during the warranty period at no cost to the consumer. We estimate the costs that may be incurred under our basic limited warranty and record as a liability the amount of such costs at the time the product revenue is recognized. The key judgements that affect our estimate for warranty liability include the number of units sold, historical and anticipated rates of warranty claims and cost per claim. We periodically assess the adequacy of the recorded warranty liabilities and adjust the amounts as actual claims are determined or as changes in the obligations become reasonably estimable. We also adjust our liability for specific warranty matters when they become known and exposure can be estimated. Future warranty claims may differ from our estimate of the warranty liability, which could lead to changes in the Company’s warranty liability in future periods.
Income Taxes—We are subject to income taxes in the United States of America and the United Kingdom. For fiscal 2024, our effective tax rate differs from the statutory rate, primarily due to a state benefit for separate company losses and the relative impact of tax credits to the declines in pre-tax book income. For fiscal 2023, our effective tax rate differs from the statutory rate, primarily due to a change in state taxes as a result of sell NauticStar. See the components of our effective tax rate reconciliation in Note 10.
Significant judgment is required in evaluating our uncertain tax positions and determining our provision for income taxes. Although we believe our reserves are reasonable, we cannot provide assurance that the final tax outcome of these matters will not be different from that which is reflected in our historical income tax provisions and accruals. We adjust these reserves in light of changing facts and circumstances, such as the closing of a tax audit or the refinement of an estimate. To the extent that the final tax outcome of these matters is different than the amounts recorded, such differences will impact the provision for income taxes in the period in which such determination is made. The provision for income taxes includes the impact of reserve provisions and changes to reserves that are considered appropriate, as well as the related net interest.
Revenue Recognition — The Company’s revenue is derived primarily from the sale of boats and trailers, marine parts, and accessories to its independent dealers. The Company recognizes revenue when obligations under the terms of a contract are satisfied and control over promised goods is transferred to a customer. For substantially all sales, this occurs when the product is released to the carrier responsible for transporting it to a customer. The Company typically receives payment from the floor plan financing providers within 5 business days of shipment. Revenue is measured as the amount of consideration we expect to receive in exchange for a product. The Company offers dealer incentives that include wholesale rebates, retail rebates and promotions, floor plan reimbursement or cash discounts, and other allowances that are recorded as reductions of revenues in net sales in the consolidated statements of operations. The consideration recognized represents the amount specified in a contract with a customer, net of estimated incentives the Company reasonably expects to pay. The estimated liability and reduction in revenue for dealer incentives is recorded at the time of sale. Subsequent adjustments to incentive estimates are possible because actual results may differ from these estimates if conditions dictate the need to enhance or reduce sales promotion and incentive programs or if dealer achievement or other items vary from historical trends. Accrued dealer incentives are included in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
Rebates and Discounts
Dealers earn wholesale rebates based on purchase volume commitments and achievement of certain performance metrics. The Company estimates the amount of wholesale rebates based on historical achievement, forecasted volume, and assumptions regarding dealer behavior. Rebates that apply to boats already in dealer inventory are referred to as retail rebates. The Company estimates the amount of retail rebates based on historical data for specific boat models adjusted for forecasted sales volume, product mix, dealer and consumer behavior, and assumptions concerning market conditions. The Company also utilizes various programs whereby it offers cash discounts or agrees to reimburse its dealers for certain floor plan interest costs incurred by dealers for limited periods of time, generally ranging from six to 12 months.
Other Revenue Recognition Matters
Dealers generally have no right to return unsold boats. Occasionally, the Company may accept returns in limited circumstances and at the Company’s discretion under its warranty policy. The Company may be obligated, in the event of default by a dealer, to accept returns of unsold boats under its repurchase commitment to floor plan financing providers, who are able to obtain such boats through foreclosure. The repurchase commitment is on an individual unit basis with a term from the date it is financed by the lending institution through the payment date by the dealer, generally not exceeding 30 months. The Company accounts for these arrangements as guarantees and recognizes a liability based on the estimated fair value of the repurchase obligation. The estimated fair value takes into account our estimate of the loss we will incur upon resale of any repurchases. The Company accrues the estimated fair value of this obligation based on the age of inventory currently under floor plan financing and estimated credit quality of dealers holding the inventory. Inputs used to estimate this fair value include significant unobservable inputs that reflect the Company’s assumptions about the inputs that market
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SEC Climate Disclosure Rule
In March 2024, the SEC issued its final climate disclosure rule, which requires the disclosure of material Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions and other climate-related topics in annual reports and registration statements. Under the final rule, for accelerated filers, disclosure requirements will begin phasing in for fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, or fiscal 2027 for the Company. However, on April 4, 2024, the SEC announced its decision to voluntarily stay the new rules pending judicial review of certain legal challenges filed requesting that the proposed rules be vacated. As a result, the timing and scope of the new rules remains unknown. However, the Company is continuing to evaluate the potential impact of the rules, as adopted in March 2024, on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
New Accounting Pronouncements
See “Part II, Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data — Note 1 — Significant Accounting Policies — New Accounting Pronouncements.”
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.
Market risk represents the risk of changes in the value of market risk sensitive instruments caused by fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, interest rates, and commodity prices. Changes in these factors could cause fluctuations in the results of our operations and cash flows. In the ordinary course of business, we are primarily exposed to inflation and interest rate risks.
We rely on third parties to supply raw materials used in the manufacturing process, including resins, fiberglass, aluminum, lumber, and steel, as well as product parts and components. The prices for these raw materials, parts, and components fluctuate depending on market conditions and, in some instances, commodity prices or trade policies, including tariffs. Substantial increases in the prices of raw materials, parts, and components would increase our operating costs, and could reduce our profitability if we are unable to recoup the increased costs through higher product prices or improved operating efficiencies.
As of June 30, 2024, we had $49.5 million of long-term debt outstanding, bearing interest at the effective interest rate of 6.69%. See Note 9 in Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for more information regarding our long-term debt.
A hypothetical 1% increase or decrease in interest rates would have resulted in a $0.5 million change to our interest expense for fiscal 2024.
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.
The financial statements and supplementary financial information required to be filed under this Item 8 are presented in Part IV, Item 15 of this Form 10-K.
ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.
None.
ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) (of the Exchange Act) that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. Any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives.
As of the end of the period covered by this Form 10-K Annual Report, we carried out an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on this evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of June 30, 2024.
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Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act. Internal control over financial reporting is a process to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of our financial reporting for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2024. In making this assessment, we used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”) in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013). Based on such assessment our management has concluded that, as of June 30, 2024, our internal control over financial reporting is effective based on those criteria.
The effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2024, has been audited by our independent registered public accounting firm, Deloitte & Touche LLP, as stated in their report which is included in Item 15 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f), during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
Director and Officer Rule 10b5-1 Trading Arrangements
During the three months ended June 30, 2024, none of our directors or “officers” (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) under the Exchange Act)
ITEM 9C. DISCOLSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS
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PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE.
The information required by this Item 10 will be included in the Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The information required by this Item 11 will be included in the Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
The information required by this Item 12 will be included in the Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information required by this Item 13 will be included in the Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.
The information required by this Item 14 will be included in the Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.
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PART IV
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES.
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Financial statement schedules have been omitted because they are either not required, not applicable or the information required to be presented is included in our financial statements and related notes.
The following documents are filed as a part of this annual report on Form 10-K or are incorporated by reference to previous filings, if so indicated:
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ITEM 16. FORM 10-K SUMMARY.
Not Applicable.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: August 29, 2024 |
MASTERCRAFT BOAT HOLDINGS, INC. |
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/s/ BRADLEY M. NELSON |
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Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Director |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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/s/ BRADLEY M. NELSON |
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Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Director |
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Bradley M. Nelson |
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August 29, 2024 |
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/s/ TIMOTHY M. OXLEY |
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Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer), Treasurer and Secretary |
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Timothy M. Oxley |
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August 29, 2024 |
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/s/ ROCH LAMBERT |
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Chairman of the Board |
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Roch Lambert |
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August 29, 2024 |
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/s/ W. PATRICK BATTLE |
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Director |
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W. Patrick Battle |
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August 29, 2024 |
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/s/ JACLYN BAUMGARTEN |
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Director |
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Jaclyn Baumgarten |
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August 29, 2024 |
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/s/ DONALD C. CAMPION |
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Donald C. Campion |
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August 29, 2024 |
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/s/ JENNIFER DEASON |
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Jennifer Deason |
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August 29, 2024 |
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/s/ PETER G. LEEMPUTTE |
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August 29, 2024 |
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/s/ KAMILAH MITCHELL-THOMAS |
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the shareholders and the Board of Directors of MasterCraft Boat Holdings, Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of MasterCraft Boat Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of June 30, 2024 and 2023, the related consolidated statements of operations, equity, and cash flows, for each of the three years in the period ended June 30, 2024, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of June 30, 2024 and 2023, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended June 30, 2024, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2024, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated August 29, 2024, expressed an unqualified opinion on the Company's internal control over financial reporting.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matter
The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current-period audit of the financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.
Product Warranties — Refer to Notes 1 and 8 to the financial statements
Critical Audit Matter Description
The Company offers warranties on the sale of certain of its products for periods of between one and five years. Estimated costs that may be incurred under these warranties are accrued at the time the product revenue is recognized. These estimated costs are based upon the number of units sold, historical and anticipated rates of warranty claims, and the cost per claim.
We identified the accrued warranty liability related to the MasterCraft and Aviara brands as a critical audit matter because of the significant judgments made by management to estimate the anticipated rates of warranty claims and cost per claim related to product warranties at the time the product revenue is recognized. This required a high degree of auditor judgment and an increased extent of effort when performing audit procedures to evaluate the reasonableness of management’s estimates of the rates and costs of future warranty claims.
How the Critical Audit Matter Was Addressed in the Audit
Our audit procedures related to the accrued warranty liability for the MasterCraft and Aviara brands included the following, among others:
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August 29, 2024
We have served as the Company's auditor since 2019.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the shareholders and the Board of Directors of MasterCraft Boat Holdings, Inc.
Opinion on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
We have audited the internal control over financial reporting of MasterCraft Boat Holdings Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of June 30, 2024, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2024, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by COSO.
We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended June 30, 2024, of the Company and our report dated August 29, 2024, expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements.
Basis for Opinion
The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management's Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Nashville, Tennessee
August 29, 2024
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MASTERCRAFT BOAT HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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LIABILITIES AND EQUITY |
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MasterCraft Boat Holdings, Inc. equity |
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MASTERCRAFT BOAT HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
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Discontinued operations |
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The Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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MASTERCRAFT BOAT HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY
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MasterCraft |
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Retained |
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Holdings, |
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Capital |
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Earnings |
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Inc. Equity |
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Balance at June 30, 2021 |
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Repurchase and retirement of common stock |
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Net income |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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Balance at June 30, 2022 |
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Share-based compensation activity |
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Repurchase and retirement of common stock |
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Capital contribution from noncontrolling interest |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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Net income |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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Balance at June 30, 2023 |
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Repurchase and retirement of common stock |
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Capital contribution from noncontrolling interest |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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Net income |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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Balance at June 30, 2024 |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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The Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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MASTERCRAFT BOAT HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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2024 |
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2023 |
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2022 |
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: |
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Net income |
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$ |
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Adjustments to reconcile net income from continuing operations to net cash provided by operating activities: |
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Deferred income taxes |
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Accounts receivable |
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The Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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MASTERCRAFT BOAT HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unless otherwise noted, dollars in thousands, except per share data and per unit data)
1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation — The accompanying financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of MasterCraft Boat Holdings, Inc. (“Holdings”) and its wholly owned subsidiaries from the dates of their acquisitions. Holdings and its subsidiaries collectively are referred to herein as the “Company.” All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Holdings has no independent operations and no material assets, other than its wholly owned equity interests in its subsidiaries, as of June 30, 2024 and 2023, and no material liabilities. As of June 30, 2024 and 2023, Holdings had no material contingencies, long-term obligations, or guarantees other than a guarantee of its subsidiaries’ long-term debt (see Note 9).
Discontinued Operations — On September 2, 2022, the Company sold substantially all of the assets and liabilities of its NauticStar segment. The disposal represented the Company’s exit from the saltwater and deck boat category, a strategic shift that has a significant effect on the Company’s operations and financial results, and as such, qualifies for reporting as discontinued operations. The NauticStar segment results, for the periods presented, are reflected in our consolidated statements of operations and consolidated statements of cash flows as discontinued operations. Additionally, the related assets and liabilities associated with the discontinued operations are classified as discontinued operations in our consolidated balance sheet for the prior period presented (see Note 3).
Unless otherwise indicated, the financial disclosures and related information provided herein relate to our continuing operations and we have recast prior period amounts to reflect discontinued operations.
Reclassifications — Certain historical amounts have been reclassified in these consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes herewith to conform to current presentation.
Use of Estimates — The preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses and related disclosures. The Company bases these estimates on historical results and various other assumptions believed to be reasonable. The Company’s most significant financial statement estimates include impairment of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets, warranty liability, unrecognized tax positions, inventory repurchase contingent obligations, and impairment of long-lived assets and intangible assets subject to amortization. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Revenue Recognition — The Company’s revenue is derived primarily from the sale of boats and trailers, marine parts, and accessories to its independent dealers. The Company recognizes revenue when obligations under the terms of a contract are satisfied and control over promised goods is transferred to a customer. For substantially all sales, this occurs when the product is released to the carrier responsible for transporting it to a customer. The Company typically receives payment from the floor plan financing providers within 5 business days of shipment. Revenue is measured as the amount of consideration it expects to receive in exchange for a product. The Company offers dealer incentives that include wholesale rebates, retail rebates and promotions, floor plan reimbursement or cash discounts, and other allowances that are recorded as reductions of revenues in Net sales in the consolidated statements of operations. The consideration recognized represents the amount specified in a contract with a customer, net of estimated incentives the Company reasonably expects to pay. The estimated liability and reduction in revenue for dealer incentives is recorded at the time of sale. Subsequent adjustments to incentive estimates are possible because actual results may differ from these estimates if conditions dictate the need to enhance or reduce sales promotion and incentive programs or if dealer achievement or other items vary from historical trends. Accrued dealer incentives are included in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
Rebates and Discounts
Dealers earn wholesale rebates based on purchase volume commitments and achievement of certain performance metrics. The Company estimates the amount of wholesale rebates based on historical achievement, forecasted volume, and assumptions regarding dealer behavior. Rebates that apply to boats already in dealer inventory are referred to as retail rebates. The Company estimates the amount of retail rebates based on historical data for specific boat models adjusted for forecasted sales volume, product mix, dealer and consumer behavior, and assumptions concerning market conditions. The Company also utilizes various programs whereby it offers cash discounts or agrees to reimburse its dealers for certain floor plan interest costs incurred by dealers for limited periods of time, generally ranging up to
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Shipping and Handling Costs
Shipping and handling costs includes those costs incurred to transport product to customers and internal handling costs, which relate to activities to prepare goods for shipment. The Company has elected to account for shipping and handling costs associated with outbound freight after control over a product has transferred to a customer as a fulfillment cost. The Company includes shipping and handling costs, including costs billed to customers, in Cost of sales in the consolidated statements of operations.
Contract Liabilities
A contract liability is created when amounts are collected prior to having completed performance obligations related to goods and services. The contract liability is reduced once the associated performance obligation has been satisfied. The difference between the opening and closing balances of the Company’s contract liabilities primarily results from the timing difference between the Company’s performance and the point at which it receives advanced payment from the customer.
Other Revenue Recognition Matters
Dealers generally have no right to return unsold boats. Occasionally, the Company may accept returns in limited circumstances and at the Company’s discretion under its warranty policy. The Company may be obligated, in the event of default by a dealer, to accept returns of unsold boats under its repurchase commitment to floor financing providers, who are able to obtain such boats through foreclosure. The repurchase commitment is on an individual unit basis with a term from the date it is financed by the lending institution through the payment date by the dealer, generally not exceeding
The Company has excluded sales and other taxes assessed by a governmental authority in connection with revenue-producing activities from the determination of the transaction price for all contracts. The Company has not adjusted net sales for the effects of a significant financing component because the period between the transfer of the promised goods and the customer’s payment is expected to be one year or less.
Accounts Receivable — Accounts receivable represents amounts billed to customers under credit terms customary in its industry. The Company normally does not charge interest on its accounts receivable. The Company carries its accounts receivable at face value, net of an allowance for doubtful accounts, which the Company records on a regular basis based upon known bad debt risks and past loss history, customer payment practices and economic conditions. Actual collection experience may differ from the current estimate of net receivables. A change to the allowance for doubtful accounts may be required if a future event or other change in circumstances results in a change in the estimate of the ultimate collectability of a specific account. Amounts recorded as bad debt expense, write-offs, and recoveries were not material for the years ended June 30, 2024, 2023, and 2022.
Cash and Cash Equivalents — The Company considers all highly-liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash and cash equivalents. The Company's cash and cash equivalents include cash deposits and money market funds. The Company’s cash deposits may at times exceed federally insured amounts.
Held-to-Maturity Securities — The Company invests excess cash balances in short-term debt securities, such as investment-grade corporate bonds. We classify our investments in debt securities based on the facts and circumstances present at the time of purchase of the securities. We subsequently reassess the appropriateness of that classification at each reporting date. As of June 30, 2024 and 2023, all of our investments in debt securities were classified as held-to-maturity and are due to mature within one year (see Note 4).
Concentrations of Credit and Business Risk — Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk primarily consist of trade receivables. Credit risk on trade receivables is mitigated as a result of the Company’s use of trade letters of credit, dealer floor plan financing arrangements, and the geographically diversified nature of the Company’s customer base.
Supplier Concentrations
The Company is dependent on the ability of its suppliers to provide products on a timely basis and on favorable pricing terms. The loss of certain principal suppliers or a significant reduction in product availability from principal suppliers could have a material adverse effect on the Company. Business risk insurance is in place to mitigate the business risk associated with sole suppliers for sudden disruptions such as those caused by natural disasters.
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The Company is dependent on third-party equipment manufacturers, distributors, and dealers for certain parts and materials utilized in the manufacturing process. During the years ended June 30, 2024, 2023, and 2022, the Company purchased all engines for its MasterCraft performance sport boats under a supply agreement with a single vendor. Total purchases for all segments from this vendor were $
Inventories — Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or net realizable value and are shown net of an inventory allowance in the consolidated balance sheet. Inventory cost includes material, labor, and manufacturing overhead and is determined based on the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method. Provisions are made as necessary to reduce inventory amounts to their net realizable value or to provide for obsolete inventory.
Property, Plant, and Equipment — Property, plant, and equipment are recorded at historical cost less accumulated depreciation and are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives. Repairs and maintenance are charged to operations as incurred, and expenditures for additions and improvements that increase the asset’s useful life are capitalized.
For the years ended June 30, 2024, 2023, and 2022, ranges of asset lives used for depreciation purposes are:
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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets — The Company does not amortize goodwill and other purchased intangible assets with indefinite lives, which are primarily related to trade names. The Company’s intangible assets with finite lives consist primarily of dealer networks and are carried at their estimated fair values at the time of acquisition, less accumulated amortization. Amortization is recognized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets (see Note 7). Intangible assets that are subject to amortization are evaluated for impairment using a process similar to that used to evaluate long-lived assets described below. The Company has
Goodwill
Goodwill results from the excess of purchase price over the net identifiable assets of businesses acquired. The Company reviews goodwill for impairment annually, at its fiscal year-end annual impairment testing date, and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the fair value of a reporting unit may be below its carrying value. As part of the impairment tests, the Company may perform a qualitative, rather than quantitative, assessment to determine whether the fair values of its reporting units are “more likely than not” to be greater than their carrying values. In performing this qualitative analysis, the Company considers various factors, including the effect of market or industry changes and the reporting units’ actual results compared to projected results.
If the fair value of a reporting unit does not meet the “more likely than not” criteria discussed above, the impairment test for goodwill is a quantitative test. This test involves comparing the fair value of the reporting unit with its carrying value. If the fair value exceeds the carrying value, goodwill is not considered impaired. If the carrying amount exceeds the fair value then the goodwill is considered impaired and an impairment loss is recognized in an amount by which the carrying value exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value, not to exceed the carrying amount of the goodwill allocated to that reporting unit.
The Company calculates the fair value of its reporting units by considering both the income approach and market approach. The income approach calculates the fair value of the reporting unit using a discounted cash flow method. Internally forecasted future cash flows, which the Company believes reasonably approximate market participant assumptions, are discounted using a weighted average cost of capital (“Discount Rate”) developed for each reporting unit. The Discount Rate is developed using observable market inputs, as well as considering whether or not there is a measure of risk related to the specific reporting unit’s forecasted performance. Fair value under the market approach is determined for each unit by applying market multiples for comparable public companies to the unit’s financial results. The key judgements in these calculations are the assumptions used in determining the reporting unit’s forecasted future performance, including revenue growth and operating margins, as well as the perceived risk associated with those forecasts in determining the Discount Rate, along with selecting representative market multiples.
During the year ended June 30, 2022, the Company recognized a $
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Other Intangible Assets
The Company’s primary intangible assets other than goodwill are dealer networks and trade names acquired in business combinations. These intangible assets are initially valued using a methodology commensurate with the intended use of the asset. The dealer networks were valued using an income approach, which requires an estimate or forecast of the expected future cash flows from the dealer network through the application of the multi-period excess earnings approach. The fair value of trade names is measured using a relief-from-royalty approach, a variation of the income approach, which requires an estimate or forecast of the expected future cash flows. This method assumes the value of the trade name is the discounted cash flows of the amount that would be paid to third parties had the Company not owned the trade name and instead licensed the trade name from another company. The basis for future sales projections for these methods are internal revenue forecasts by reporting unit, which the Company believes represent reasonable market participant assumptions. The future cash flows are discounted using an applicable Discount Rate as well as any potential risk premium to reflect the inherent risk of holding a standalone intangible asset.
The key judgements in these fair value calculations, as applicable, are: assumptions used in developing internal revenue growth and dealer expense forecasts, assumed dealer attrition rates, the selection of an appropriate royalty rate, as well as the perceived risk associated with those forecasts in determining the Discount Rate.
The costs of amortizable intangible assets, including dealer networks, are recognized over their expected useful lives, approximately
Intangible assets not subject to amortization, including trade names, are assessed for impairment at least annually and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that it is more likely than not that an asset may be impaired. As part of the annual test, the Company may perform a qualitative, rather than quantitative, assessment to determine whether each trade name intangible asset is “more likely than not” impaired. In performing this qualitative analysis, the Company considers various factors, including macroeconomic events, industry and market events and cost related events. If the “more likely than not” criteria is not met, the impairment test for indefinite-lived intangible assets consists of a comparison of the fair value of the intangible asset with its carrying amount. An impairment loss is recognized for the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the asset.
During the year ended June 30, 2022, the Company recognized $
Long-Lived Assets Other than Intangible Assets — The Company assesses the potential for impairment of its long-lived assets if facts and circumstances, such as declines in sales, earnings, or cash flows or adverse changes in the business climate, suggest that they may be impaired. A current expectation that, more likely than not, a long-lived asset (asset group) will be sold or otherwise disposed of significantly before the end of its previously estimated useful life will also trigger a review for impairment. The Company performs its assessment by comparing the book value of the asset groups to the estimated future undiscounted cash flows associated with the asset groups. If any impairment in the carrying value of its long-lived assets is indicated, the assets would be adjusted to an estimate of fair value.
The Company recognized $
During the year ended June 30, 2022, the Company recognized $
Product Warranties — The Company offers warranties on the sale of certain products for periods of between and
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Income Taxes — Income tax expense is the total of the current year income tax due or refundable and the change in deferred tax assets and liabilities. The Company records its global tax provision based on the respective tax rules and regulations for the jurisdictions in which it operates. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are the expected future tax amounts for the temporary differences between carrying amounts and tax bases of assets and liabilities, computed using enacted tax rates.
Valuation allowances are recorded to reduce deferred tax assets when it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized. Significant judgment is required in evaluating the need for and magnitude of appropriate valuation allowances against deferred tax assets. The realization of these assets is dependent on generating future taxable income.
A tax position is recognized as a benefit only if it is “more likely than not” that the tax position would be sustained in a tax examination, with a tax examination being presumed to occur. The amount recognized is the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized on examination. For tax positions not meeting the “more likely than not” test, no tax benefit is recorded.
The Company recognizes interest and/or penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense.
Investment in Sales-Type Lease — On July 1, 2023, the Company became a lessor in a sales-type lease arrangement consisting of land valued at $
Research and Development — Research and development expenditures are expensed as incurred. Research and development expense for the years ended June 30, 2024, 2023, and 2022 was $
Self-Insurance — The Company is self-insured for certain losses relating to product liability claims and employee medical claims. The Company has purchased stop-loss coverage in order to limit its exposure to any significant levels for these matters. Losses are accrued based on the Company’s estimates of the aggregate liability for self-insured claims incurred using certain actuarial assumptions followed in the insurance industry and the Company’s historical experience.
Deferred Debt Issuance Costs — Certain costs incurred to obtain financing are capitalized and amortized over the term of the related debt using the effective interest method. For the years ended June 30, 2024, 2023, and 2022, the Company recorded related amortization expense of $
Share-Based Compensation — The Company records amounts for all share-based compensation, including grants of restricted stock awards and performance stock units over the vesting period in the consolidated statements of operations based on their fair values at the date of the grant. Forfeitures of share-based compensation, if any, are recognized as they occur. Share-based compensation costs are included in Selling and marketing and General and administrative expense in the consolidated statements of operations. See Note 11 – Share-Based Compensation for a description of the Company’s accounting for share-based compensation plans.
Advertising — Advertising costs are expensed when the advertising first takes place. Advertising expense recognized during the years ended June 30, 2024, 2023, and 2022, was $
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Fair Value Measurements — The Company measures certain of its financial assets and liabilities at fair value and utilizes the established framework for measuring fair value and disclosing information about fair value measurements. Fair value is the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. There are three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair values:
Level 1 — Quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the entity has the ability to access as of the measurement date.
Level 2 — Significant other observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.
Level 3 — Significant unobservable inputs that reflect a company’s own assumptions about the inputs that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability.
When measuring fair value, the Company considers the principal or most advantageous market in which it would transact and considers assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability. When possible, the Company looks to active and observable markets to price identical assets. When identical assets are not traded in active markets, the Company looks to market observable data for similar assets. The Company’s most significant financial asset or liability measured at fair value on a recurring basis is its inventory repurchase contingent obligation (see “Revenue Recognition - Other Revenue Recognition Matters” and Note 12). The non-recurring fair value measurement related to the impairment of goodwill recorded in fiscal 2022 is a level 3 measurement.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments — The carrying amounts of the Company’s financial instruments, consisting of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and other liabilities, approximate their estimated fair values due to the relative short-term nature of the amounts. The carrying amount of debt approximates fair value due to variable interest rates at customary terms and rates the Company could obtain in current financing.
Earnings Per Common Share — Basic earnings per common share reflects reported earnings divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted earnings per common share include the effect of dilutive stock options, restricted stock awards, and performance stock units unless inclusion would not be dilutive.
Postretirement Benefits — The Company has a defined contribution plan and makes contributions including matching and discretionary contributions which are based on various percentages of compensation, and in some instances are based on the amount of the employees' contributions to the plans. The expense related to the defined contribution plan was $
New Accounting Pronouncements Issued But Not Yet Adopted
Segment Reporting — Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) No. 2023-07, Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, requires incremental disclosures about an entity’s reportable segments but does not change the definition of a segment or the guidance for determining reportable segments. The new guidance requires disclosure of significant segment expenses that are (1) regularly provided to (or easily computed from information regularly provided to) the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) and (2) included in the reported measure of segment profit or loss. The new standard also allows companies to disclose multiple measures of segment profit or loss if those measures are used to assess performance and allocate resources. This update is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 31, 2023, or fiscal 2025 for the Company, and should be adopted retrospectively unless impracticable. The Company is currently evaluating the impact, if any, that the adoption of this standard will have on financial disclosures.
Income Taxes — ASU No. 2023-09, Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, requires entities to disclose in their rate reconciliation table additional categories of information about federal, state and foreign income taxes and provide more details about the reconciling items in some categories if items meet a quantitative threshold. Entities would have to provide qualitative disclosures about the new categories. The guidance will require all entities to disclose income taxes paid, net of refunds, disaggregated by federal (national), state and foreign taxes for annual periods and to disaggregate the information by jurisdiction based on a quantitative threshold. The guidance makes several other changes to the disclosure requirements. Entities are required to apply the guidance prospectively, with the option to apply it retrospectively. The guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024, or fiscal 2026 for the Company. The Company is currently evaluating the impact, if any, that the adoption of this standard will have on financial disclosures.
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2. REVENUE RECOGNITION
The following tables present the Company’s net sales by major product category for each reportable segment.
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$ |
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For fiscal 2024, the Company’s top ten dealers accounted for approximately
On a consolidated basis, sales outside of North America accounted for
Contract Liabilities
As of June 30, 2024, the Company had $
See Note 1 for a description of the Company’s significant revenue recognition policies and Note 14 for a description of the Company’s segments.
3. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
On September 2, 2022, the Company sold its NauticStar business to certain affiliates of Iconic Marine Group, LLC (“Purchaser”). Pursuant to the terms of the purchase agreement, substantially all of the assets of NauticStar were sold, including, among other things, all of the issued and outstanding membership interests in its wholly-owned subsidiary NS Transport, LLC, all owned real property, equipment, inventory, intellectual property and accounts receivable, and the Purchaser assumed substantially all of the liabilities of NauticStar, including, among other things, product liability and warranty claims.
In conjunction with the purchase agreement, the Company entered into a joint employer services agreement and a transition services agreement, which provided certain services to the Purchaser for various periods of time after the sale. Both agreements ended during the second quarter of fiscal 2023. These agreements did not a have a material impact on expenditures, earnings, nor cash flows during the year ended June 30, 2023.
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Further, the Company entered into the Second Amendment to the Credit Agreement as described further in Note 9 related to waivers of restrictions within the Credit Agreement, as amended, on the sale of assets.
During the year ended June 30, 2023, the Company recognized a $
The following table summarizes the results of discontinued operations for the following periods:
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$ |
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COST OF SALES |
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GROSS LOSS |
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( |
) |
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( |
) |
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( |
) |
OPERATING EXPENSES: |
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Selling, general and administrative |
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Amortization of other intangible assets |
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Impairments |
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Total operating expenses |
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OPERATING LOSS |
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( |
) |
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( |
) |
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( |
) |
Gain (loss) on sale of discontinued operations |
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( |
) |
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LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAX BENEFIT |
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( |
) |
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( |
) |
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( |
) |
INCOME TAX BENEFIT |
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LOSS FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS, NET OF TAX |
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
( |
) |
NauticStar Impairment Activity
In the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2022, the NauticStar reporting unit recorded unplanned negative operating results despite ongoing efforts to improve sales volumes and yield more favorable margins, including the engagement of third-party consulting resources. These results, combined with the outlook for further supply chain disruptions, labor challenges, and higher costs from inflationary pressures, resulted in an impairment trigger in the fourth quarter related to the NauticStar reporting unit’s intangible and other long-lived assets. Based on our evaluation of projected future cash flows, we concluded that the trade name intangible asset of $
We then performed a probability-weighted undiscounted cash flow analysis for the asset group related to the NauticStar reporting unit that considered projected cash flows from continuing to operate the assets through their remaining estimated useful lives, a potential sale, and a potential exit of the business other than through a sale and concluded that the carrying value of the asset group was not recoverable. The fair value of the finite-lived dealer network intangible asset was estimated using these cash flows, resulting in a full impairment of $
As a result of our impairment analyses, we recorded total impairment charges of $
4. HELD-TO-MATURITY SECURITIES
We invest a portion of our cash and cash equivalents in short-term investments, which primarily consist of investment grade corporate bonds. We have the ability and intention to hold these investments until maturity and therefore have classified these investments as held-to-maturity and recorded them at amortized cost and presented them in “Held-to-maturity securities” on our consolidated balance sheets
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as of June 30, 2024, and 2023. The income recognized for these investments is recorded within interest income on the consolidated statements of operations.
The following tables summarize investments held by the Company as of:
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June 30, 2024 |
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Gross |
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Gross |
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Estimated |
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Carrying |
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Unrealized |
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Unrealized |
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Fair |
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Amount |
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Gains |
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Losses |
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Value |
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Held-to-maturity securities: |
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Fixed income securities: |
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Corporate bonds |
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$ |
|
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$ |
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$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
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Total held-to-maturity securities |
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$ |
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|
$ |
|
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$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
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June 30, 2023 |
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Amortized |
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Cost / Net |
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Gross |
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Gross |
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Estimated |
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Carrying |
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Unrealized |
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Unrealized |
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Fair |
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Amount |
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Gains |
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Losses |
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Value |
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Held-to-maturity securities: |
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Fixed income securities: |
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Corporate bonds |
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$ |
|
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$ |
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$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
|
|||
U.S. treasury bills |
|
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|
|
|
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( |
) |
|
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Total held-to-maturity securities |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
|
5. INVENTORIES
Inventories consisted of the following:
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June 30, |
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June 30, |
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2024 |
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2023 |
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Raw materials and supplies |
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$ |
|
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$ |
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Work in process |
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Finished goods |
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Obsolescence reserve |
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
( |
) |
Total inventories |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024, the Company identified an indication of impairment related to its Aviara segment. In analyzing future cash flows used in the impairment analysis, the Company identified excess inventory not expected to be used in future production. As a result, the Company recognized a $
6. PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT
Property, plant, and equipment, net consisted of the following:
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June 30, |
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June 30, |
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||
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2024 |
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2023 |
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Land and improvements |
|
$ |
|
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$ |
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Buildings and improvements |
|
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Machinery and equipment |
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Furniture and fixtures |
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Construction in progress |
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Total property, plant, and equipment |
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Less accumulated depreciation |
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
( |
) |
|
Property, plant, and equipment — net |
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
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Depreciation expense for the years ended June 30, 2024, 2023, and 2022 was $
Our Aviara segment experienced a material reduction in expected future orders near the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024. This reduced outlook for future demand, and related cost inefficiencies of lower production levels, resulted in an impairment trigger related to the Aviara reporting unit.
Accordingly, we then performed an undiscounted cash flow analysis for the asset group related to the Aviara reporting unit that considered projected cash flows from continuing to operate the assets through their remaining estimated useful lives, a potential sale, and a potential exit of the business other than through a sale and concluded that the carrying value of the asset group was not recoverable. The fair value of the fixed assets, which primarily are comprised of land, building, machinery and equipment, was estimated using fair value techniques, resulting in an impairment charge of $
As a result of our impairment analyses, we recorded total impairment charges of $
7. GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Goodwill and Other Intangible Asset Impairment
See Note 1 for a discussion of the methods used to determine the fair value of goodwill and other intangible assets. In assessing the need for goodwill and intangible impairment, management utilizes a number of estimates, including operating results, business plans, economic projections, anticipated future cash flows, transactions and marketplace data. Accordingly, these fair value measurements fall in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
Fiscal 2022 Goodwill Impairment
In fiscal 2022, the Company realigned its reportable segments. As a result of the change in segments, the Company reallocated the goodwill recorded in the MasterCraft reporting unit to the two separate MasterCraft and Aviara reporting units. In conjunction with the reallocation of goodwill, the Company tested goodwill at our MasterCraft and Aviara segments and determined the carrying value of the Aviara reporting unit to be in excess of the fair value. Consequently, a $
Goodwill
Goodwill reallocation and impairment charge for the year ended June 30, 2022, were as follows:
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MasterCraft |
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Aviara |
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Total |
|
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Goodwill, net at June 30, 2021 |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
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|
$ |
|
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Goodwill reallocation |
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
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Impairment loss |
|
|
|
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
( |
) |
|
Goodwill, net at June 30, 2022 |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
As of June 30, 2024, our annual impairment test date, the Company performed a qualitative assessment and identified no events or circumstances that indicated that there existed a more likely than not probability of impairment of goodwill within our MasterCraft segment.
The following table presents the carrying amounts of goodwill as of June 30, 2024 and 2023 for each of the Company’s reportable segments.
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Gross Amount |
|
|
Accumulated Impairment Losses |
|
|
Total |
|
|||
MasterCraft |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|||
Pontoon |
|
|
|
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
|
||
Aviara |
|
|
|
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
|
||
Total |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
|
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Other Intangible Assets
The following table presents the carrying amount of Other intangible assets, net as of June 30, 2024 and 2023.
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
June 30, |
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|
2024 |
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2023 |
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|
|
Gross Amount |
|
|
Accumulated Amortization / Impairment |
|
|
Other intangible assets, net |
|
|
Gross Amount |
|
|
Accumulated Amortization / Impairment |
|
|
Other intangible assets, net |
|
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Amortized intangible assets |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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Dealer networks |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
|
||||
Software |
|
|
|
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|
( |
) |
|
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( |
) |
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|
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( |
) |
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( |
) |
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Unamortized intangible assets |
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Trade names |
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|
( |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
|
||||
Total other intangible assets |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
|
As of June 30, 2024, our annual impairment test date, the Company performed a qualitative assessment on our indefinite-lived intangible assets and identified no events or circumstances that indicated that there existed a more likely than not probability of impairment of trade names within our MasterCraft and Pontoon segments. Additionally, the Company performed a quantitative assessment on our definite-lived intangible asset that is not fully amortized and concluded the fair value of the dealer network exceeded the carrying value.
Amortization expense related to Other intangible assets, net for the year ended June 30, 2024 was $
The following table presents estimated future amortization expense for the next five fiscal years and thereafter.
Fiscal years ending June 30, |
|
|
|
|
2025 |
|
$ |
|
|
2026 |
|
|
|
|
2027 |
|
|
|
|
2028 |
|
|
|
|
2029 |
|
|
|
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Total |
|
$ |
|
8. ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consisted of the following:
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
June 30, |
|
||
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
||
Warranty |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||
Dealer incentives |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Compensation and related accruals |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Contract liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Inventory repurchase contingent obligation |
|
|
|
|
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|
||
Self-insurance |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Liabilities retained associated with discontinued operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
Accrued warranty liability activity was as follows:
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
June 30, |
|
||
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
||
Balance at the beginning of the period |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||
Provisions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Payments made |
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
( |
) |
Changes for pre-existing warranties |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Balance at the end of the period |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
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9. LONG-TERM DEBT
Long-term debt outstanding was as follows:
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
June 30, |
|
||
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
||
Term loan |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||
Debt issuance costs on term loan |
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
( |
) |
Total debt |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Less current portion of long-term debt |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Less current portion of debt issuance costs on term loan |
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
( |
) |
Long-term debt, net of current portion |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
On June 28, 2021, the Company entered into a credit agreement with a syndicate of certain financial institutions (the “Credit Agreement”). The Credit Agreement provides the Company with a $
The Credit Agreement contains a number of covenants that, among other things, restrict the Company’s ability to, subject to specified exceptions, incur additional debt; incur additional liens and contingent liabilities; sell or dispose of assets; merge with or acquire other companies; liquidate or dissolve; engage in businesses that are not in a related line of business; make loans, advances or guarantees; pay dividends or make other distributions; engage in transactions with affiliates; and make investments. The Company is also required to maintain a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio and a maximum net leverage ratio (the “covenant ratios”). Adherence to covenant ratios applies to both the Term Loan and availability to draw under the Revolving Credit Facility.
On August 31, 2022, the Company entered into the Second Amendment to the Credit Agreement to obtain the necessary consents and waivers to the restrictions described above in the covenants of the Credit Agreement, as related to the sale of the NauticStar business on September 2, 2022, as discussed in Note 3.
On October 4, 2023, the Company entered into the Third Amendment to the Credit Agreement to exclude certain amounts of stock repurchases during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 from the calculation of the minimum fixed charge coverage ratio.
The Credit Agreement, as amended, bears interest, at the Company’s option, at either the prime rate plus an applicable margin ranging from
The Credit Agreement will mature and all remaining amounts outstanding thereunder will be due and payable on June 28, 2026. As of June 30, 2024, the Company was in compliance with its financial covenants under the Credit Agreement.
Revolving Credit Facility
As of June 30, 2024, and 2023, the Company had
Maturities for the Term Loan subsequent to June 30, 2024 are as follows:
2025 |
|
$ |
|
|
2026 |
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
|
Subsequent to June 30, 2024, and prior to the issuance of these audited financials on Form 10-K, the Company was in discussions with its bank group regarding an amendment to the Credit Agreement. The anticipated amendment entails obtaining the necessary consents and waivers to the restrictions described above in the covenants of the Credit Agreement, as related to the Aviara asset exchange and plans to sell certain facility assets, in addition to a waiver to the covenant ratios for certain future periods as a result of anticipated decreases in earnings. The Company currently expects to complete the amendment process in the first quarter of fiscal 2025. The amendment process remains subject to completion of final documentation and credit approval by the bank group and, accordingly, the Company cannot be certain that it will be able to complete the amendment process.
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If the Company does not complete the amendment process, the Company has cash and held-to-maturity securities in excess of total debt and thus believes that it will have sufficient liquidity on hand to continue to fund operations and repay the borrowings outstanding under the Credit Agreement.
10. INCOME TAXES
The Company’s sources of earnings before income taxes are primarily derived in the U.S. Earnings in jurisdictions outside of the U.S. were not significant during each of the years ended June 30, 2024, 2023 and 2022.
For the years ended June 30, the components of the provision for income taxes for continuing operations are as follows:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|||
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|||
Current income tax expense: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Federal |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|||
State |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Total current tax expense |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|||
Deferred tax benefit: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Federal |
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
( |
) |
State |
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
( |
) |
|
Foreign |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
( |
) |
||
Total deferred tax benefit |
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
( |
) |
Income tax expense |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
The difference between the statutory and the effective federal tax rate related to continuing operations for the periods below is attributable to the following:
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|||
Statutory income tax rate |
|
|
% |
|
|
% |
|
|
% |
|||
State taxes (net of federal income tax benefit and valuation allowance) |
|
|
( |
%) |
|
|
% |
|
|
% |
||
Uncertain tax positions |
|
|
% |
|
|
% |
|
|
% |
|||
Permanent differences |
|
|
% |
|
|
( |
%) |
|
|
( |
%) |
|
Tax credits |
|
|
( |
%) |
|
|
( |
%) |
|
|
( |
%) |
Change in valuation allowance |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
( |
%) |
||
Return to provision true-ups and rate changes |
|
|
( |
%) |
|
|
( |
%) |
|
|
% |
|
Other |
|
|
( |
%) |
|
|
|
|
|
( |
%) |
|
Effective income tax rate |
|
|
% |
|
|
% |
|
|
% |
As of June 30, 2024, and 2023, a summary of the significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities was as follows:
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
||
Deferred tax assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Capitalized research costs |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||
Warranty reserves |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Accrued selling |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Intangible asset basis difference |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Unrecognized tax benefits |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Net operating loss |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Stock compensation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Total deferred tax assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Valuation allowance |
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
( |
) |
Total deferred tax assets, net of the valuation allowance |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Deferred tax liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Depreciation |
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
( |
) |
Other |
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
( |
) |
Total deferred tax liabilities |
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
( |
) |
Net deferred tax assets |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
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As of June 30, 2024, the Company has state net operating loss (NOL) carryforwards of $
Unrecognized Tax Benefits
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits, excluding accrued amounts for interest and penalties, is as follows:
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
||
Balance at July 1 |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Additions for tax positions of prior years |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Reductions for tax positions of prior years |
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
( |
) |
Balance at June 30 |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
Of this total, $
In general, it is the practice and intention of the Company to reinvest the earnings of its non-U.S. subsidiaries in those operations. As of June 30, 2024, the Company has not made a current provision for U.S. or additional foreign withholding taxes on investments in foreign subsidiaries that are indefinitely reinvested. Generally, such amounts become subject to U.S. taxation upon the remittance of dividends and under certain other circumstances.
The Company and its subsidiaries are subject to U.S. federal income tax, as well as various other state income taxes and foreign income taxes. The federal income tax returns for the years ended June 30, 2021 through 2023 are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service. For state purposes, the statutes of limitation vary by jurisdiction. With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to examination by taxing authorities for years before June 30, 2021. The Company expects the total amount of unrecognized benefits to increase by approximately $
11. SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION
The 2015 Incentive Award Plan (“2015 Plan”) provides for the grant of stock options, including incentive stock options, and nonqualified stock options (“NSOs”), restricted stock, dividend equivalents, stock payments, restricted stock units, restricted stock awards (“RSAs”), deferred stock, deferred stock units, performance awards, stock appreciation rights, performance stock units (“PSUs”), and cash awards. As of June 30, 2024, there were
The following table presents the components of share-based compensation expense within continuing operations by award type for the years ended June 30, 2024, 2023, and 2022.
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$ |
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$ |
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The amount of compensation cost the Company recognizes over the requisite service period is based on the Company’s best estimate of the achievement of the performance conditions and can fluctuate over time.
The following table presents the income tax benefit (expense) related to share-based compensation expense within continuing operations recognized by award type for the years ended June 30, 2024, 2023, and 2022.
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2023 |
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2022 |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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Restricted Stock Awards
All RSAs granted to non-employee directors vest over the remainder of that fiscal year, and all RSAs granted to employees vest over a period of between to
The fair value of RSAs vested during the years ended June 30, 2024, 2023, and 2022 was $
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Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value |
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Total Non-vested Restricted Stock Awards at June 30, 2022 |
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Total Non-vested Restricted Stock Awards at June 30, 2023 |
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Total Non-vested Restricted Stock Awards at June 30, 2024 |
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As of June 30, 2024, there was $
Performance Stock Units
During the years ended June 30, 2024, 2023, and 2022, the Company granted performance shares to certain employees. The awards will be earned based on the Company’s achievement of certain performance criteria over a three-year performance period. The performance period for the awards commences on July 1 of the fiscal year in which they were granted and continues for a three-year period, ending on June 30 of the applicable year. The probability of achieving the performance criteria is assessed quarterly. Following the determination of the Company’s achievement with respect to the performance criteria, the amount of shares awarded will be subject to adjustment based on the application of a total shareholder return (“TSR”) modifier. The grant date fair value is determined based on both the assessment of the probability of the Company’s achieving the performance criteria and an estimate of the expected TSR modifier. The TSR modifier estimate is determined by using a Monte Carlo Simulation model, which considers the likelihood of all possible outcomes of long-term market performance. The amount of compensation cost the Company recognizes over the requisite service period is based on management’s best estimate of the achievement of the performance criteria.
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The fair value of PSUs vested during the years ended June 30, 2024, 2023, and 2022 was $
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Total Non-vested Performance Stock Units at June 30, 2022 |
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Total Non-vested Performance Stock Units at June 30, 2024 |
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As of June 30, 2024, there was
Nonqualified Stock Options
In July 2015, the Company granted
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12. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Repurchase Obligations
Under certain conditions, the Company is obligated to repurchase new inventory repossessed from dealerships by financial institutions that provide credit to the Company’s dealers. See Note 1 for more information regarding the terms and accounting policies related to this obligation. The Company’s obligations under such floor plan agreements are subject to various calculations and caps based on amounts currently owed by dealers to these financial institutions and, based on such terms, totaled approximately $
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Purchase Commitments
The Company is engaged in an exclusive contract with a single vendor to provide engines for its MasterCraft performance sport boats. This contract makes this vendor the only supplier to MasterCraft for in-board engines and expires
Operating Leases
The Company has lease agreements for certain personal and real property. Leases with an initial lease term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet. Our lease agreements do not include any significant renewal options. Our lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants.
The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at lease inception. Operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and operating lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of the future minimum lease payments over the lease term at the commencement date. Because the rates implicit in the Company's lease contracts are not readily determinable, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on information available at the commencement date in determining the present value of future payments. The incremental borrowing rate is estimated to approximate the interest rate on a collateralized basis with similar terms and payments, and in economic environments where the leased asset is located. The operating lease ROU asset also includes any initial direct costs and lease payments made prior to lease commencement and excludes lease incentives incurred.
The Company’s lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that we will exercise that option. Operating lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The Company may enter into lease agreements that contain both lease and non-lease components, which it has elected to account for as a single lease component for all asset classes.
The lease-related balances as of June 30, 2024 and 2023, and activity and costs during the periods presented are not material.
Legal Proceedings
The Company is subject to various litigation, claims and proceedings, which have arisen in the ordinary course of business. The Company accrues for litigation, claims and proceedings when a liability is both probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated.
As of June 30, 2024, the Company’s accruals for litigation matters are not material. While these matters are subject to inherent uncertainties, management believes that current litigation, claims and proceedings, individually and in aggregate, and after considering expected insurance reimbursements, are not likely to have a material adverse impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
13. EARNINGS PER SHARE AND COMMON STOCK
The factors used in the earnings per share computation are as follows:
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Diluted net income (loss) per share |
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$ |
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$ |
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For the years ended June 30, 2024, 2023, and 2022, an immaterial number of shares were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share as the effect would have been anti-dilutive.
Stock Repurchase Program
On June 24, 2021, the board of directors of the Company authorized a stock repurchase program that allows for the repurchase of up to $
On July 24, 2023, the board of directors of the Company authorized a new share repurchase program under which the Company may repurchase up to $
During the fiscal years ended June 30, 2024, 2023 and 2022, the Company repurchased
14. SEGMENT INFORMATION
During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024, the Company changed the name of its “Crest” operating segment to “Pontoon.” The segment name change had no impact on the composition of the Company's segments or on previously reported financial position, results of operations, cash flows or segment operating results.
Operating segments are identified as components of an enterprise about which discrete financial information is available for evaluation by the CODM in making decisions on how to allocate resources and assess performance. For the year ended June 30, 2024, the Company’s CODM regularly assessed the operating performance of the Company’s boat brands under
Each segment distributes its products through its own independent dealer network. Each segment also has its own management structure which is responsible for the operations of the segment and is directly accountable to the CODM for the operating performance of the segment, which is regularly assessed by the CODM who allocates resources based on that performance.
The Company files a consolidated income tax return and does not allocate income taxes and other corporate-level expenses, including interest, to operating segments. All material corporate costs are included in the MasterCraft segment.
Selected financial information for the Company’s reportable segments was as follows:
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Pontoon |
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Aviara |
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Pontoon |
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$ |
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$ |
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Purchases of property, plant and equipment |
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MasterCraft |
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Pontoon |
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Aviara |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
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The following table presents total assets for the Company’s reportable segments as of June 30, 2024 and 2023.
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15. SUBSEQUENT EVENT
On August 8, 2024, the Company announced that it had entered into an asset exchange agreement, pursuant to which it will transfer rights to its Aviara brand of luxury dayboats and certain related assets to a subsidiary of MarineMax (the “Aviara Transaction”). The Aviara Transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, and is expected to close in the first quarter of fiscal 2025. Following consummation of the Aviara Transaction, we intend to close the Merritt Island facility and offer the property for open market sale. The Company intends to classify Aviara as discontinued operations beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2025.
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Exhibit 19.1
mastercraft boat Holdings, Inc.
INSIDER TRADING compliance POLICY
CONTENTS
Page
I. |
SUMMARY |
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II. |
STATEMENT OF POLICIES PROHIBITING INSIDER TRADING |
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III. |
EXPLANATION OF INSIDER TRADING |
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IV. |
STATEMENT OF PROCEDURES PREVENTING INSIDER TRADING |
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ADDITIONAL PROHIBITED TRANSACTIONS |
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VI. |
RULE 10b5-1 TRADING PLANS, SECTION 16 AND RULE 144 |
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ATTACHMENT A SHORT-SWING PROFIT RULE SECTION 16(B) CHECKLIST |
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Mastercraft boat Holdings, Inc.
INSIDER TRADING compliance POLICY
I. SUMMARY
Preventing insider trading is necessary to comply with securities laws and to preserve the reputation and integrity of Mastercraft Boat Holdings, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”) as well as that of all persons affiliated with the Company. “Insider trading” occurs when any person purchases or sells a security while in possession of inside information relating to the security. As explained in Section III below, “inside information” is information that is both “material” and “non-public.” Insider trading is a crime. The penalties for violating insider trading laws include imprisonment, disgorgement of profits, civil fines, and criminal fines of up to $5 million for individuals and $25 million for corporations. Insider trading is also prohibited by this Insider Trading Compliance Policy (this “Policy”), and violation of this Policy may result in Company-imposed sanctions, including removal or dismissal for cause.
This Policy applies to all officers, directors and employees of the Company. Individuals subject to this Policy are responsible for ensuring that members of their households also comply with this Policy. This Policy also applies to any entities controlled by individuals subject to the Policy, including any corporations, partnerships or trusts, and transactions by these entities should be treated for the purposes of this Policy and applicable securities laws as if they were for the individual’s own account. This Policy extends to all activities within and outside an individual’s Company duties. Every officer, director and employee must review this Policy. Questions regarding the Policy should be directed to the Company’s Chief Financial Officer.
II. STATEMENT OF POLICIES PROHIBITING INSIDER TRADING
No officer, director or employee shall purchase or sell any type of security while in possession of material, non-public information relating to the security, whether the issuer of such security is the Company or any other company.
Additionally, no officer, director or other key employee (key employee list maintained by the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and amended from time to time) shall purchase or sell any security of the Company during the period beginning on the 14th calendar day before the end of any fiscal quarter of the Company and ending upon completion of the second full trading day after the public release of earnings data for such fiscal quarter or during any other trading suspension period declared by the Company. For the purposes of this Policy, a “trading day” is a day on which national stock exchanges are open for trading.
These prohibitions do not apply to:
purchases of the Company’s securities from the Company or sales of the Company’s securities to the Company;
exercises of stock options or other equity awards or the surrender of shares to the Company in payment of the exercise price or in satisfaction of any tax withholding obligations in a manner permitted by the applicable equity award agreement, or vesting of equity-based awards, that in each case do not involve a market sale of the Company’s securities (the “cashless exercise” of a Company
stock option through a broker does involve a market sale of the Company’s securities, and therefore would not qualify under this exception); or
purchases or sales of the Company’s securities made pursuant to any binding contract, specific instruction or written plan entered into outside of a black-out period and while the purchaser or seller, as applicable, was unaware of any material, non-public information and which contract, instruction or plan (i) meets all of the requirements of the affirmative defense provided by Rule 10b5-1 (“Rule 10b5-1”) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), (ii) was pre-cleared in advance pursuant to this Policy and (iii) has not been amended or modified in any respect after such initial pre-clearance without such amendment or modification being pre-cleared in advance pursuant to this Policy. For more information about Rule 10b5-1 trading plans, see Section VI below.
No officer, director or employee shall directly or indirectly communicate (or “tip”) material, non-public information to anyone outside of the Company (except in accordance with the Company’s policies regarding the protection or authorized external disclosure of Company information) or to anyone within the Company other than on a need-to-know basis.
III. EXPLANATION OF INSIDER TRADING
“Insider trading” refers to the purchase or sale of a security while in possession of “material,” “non-public” information relating to the security or its issuer.
“Securities” includes stocks, bonds, notes, debentures, options, warrants and other convertible securities, as well as derivative instruments.
“Purchase” and “sale” are defined broadly under the federal securities law. “Purchase” includes not only the actual purchase of a security, but any contract to purchase or otherwise acquire a security. “Sale” includes not only the actual sale of a security, but any contract to sell or otherwise dispose of a security. These definitions extend to a broad range of transactions, including conventional cash-for-stock transactions, conversions, the exercise of stock options, and acquisitions and exercises of warrants or puts, calls or other derivative securities.
It is generally understood that insider trading includes the following:
Trading by insiders while in possession of material, non-public information;
Trading by persons other than insiders while in possession of material, non-public information, if the information either was given in breach of an insider’s fiduciary duty to keep it confidential or was misappropriated; and
Communicating or tipping material, non-public information to others, including recommending the purchase or sale of a security while in possession of such information.
A. What Facts are Material?
The materiality of a fact depends upon the circumstances. A fact is considered “material” if there is a substantial likelihood that a reasonable investor would consider it important in making a decision to buy, sell or hold a security, or if the fact is likely to have a significant effect
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on the market price of the security. Material information can be positive or negative and can relate to virtually any aspect of a company’s business or to any type of security, debt or equity.
Examples of material information include (but are not limited to) information about dividends; corporate earnings or earnings forecasts; possible mergers, acquisitions, tender offers or dispositions; major new products or product developments; important business developments such as major contract awards or cancellations, trial results, developments regarding strategic collaborators or the status of regulatory submissions; management or control changes; significant borrowing or financing developments including pending public sales or offerings of debt or equity securities; defaults on borrowings; bankruptcies; and significant litigation or regulatory actions. Moreover, material information does not have to be related to a company’s business. For example, the contents of a forthcoming newspaper column that is expected to affect the market price of a security can be material.
A good general rule of thumb: When in doubt, do not trade.
B. What is Non-public?
Information is “non-public” if it is not available to the general public. In order for information to be considered public, it must be widely disseminated in a manner making it generally available to investors through media outlets such as Dow Jones, Business Wire, Reuters, The Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, or United Press International, a broadcast on widely available radio or television programs, publication in a widely available newspaper, magazine or news web site, a Regulation FD-compliant conference call, or public disclosure documents filed with the SEC that are available on the SEC’s web site.
The circulation of rumors, even if accurate and reported in the media, does not constitute effective public dissemination. In addition, even after a public announcement, a reasonable period of time must lapse in order for the market to react to the information. Generally, one should allow two full trading days following publication as a reasonable waiting period before such information is deemed to be public.
C. Who is an Insider?
“Insiders” include officers, directors and employees of a company and anyone else who has material inside information about a company. Insiders have independent fiduciary duties to their company and its stockholders not to trade on material, non-public information relating to the company’s securities. All officers, directors and employees of the Company should consider themselves insiders with respect to material, non-public information about the Company’s business, activities and securities. Officers, directors and employees may not trade in the Company’s securities while in possession of material, non-public information relating to the Company, nor may they tip such information to anyone outside the Company (except in accordance with the Company’s policies regarding the protection or authorized external disclosure of Company information) or to anyone within the Company other than on a need-to-know basis.
Individuals subject to this Policy are responsible for ensuring that members of their households also comply with this Policy. This Policy also applies to any entities controlled by individuals subject to the Policy, including any corporations, partnerships or trusts, and transactions by these entities should be treated for the purposes of this Policy and applicable securities laws as if they were for the individual’s own account.
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D. Trading by Persons Other than Insiders
Insiders may be liable for communicating or tipping material, non-public information to a third party (“tippee”), and insider trading violations are not limited to trading or tipping by insiders. Persons other than insiders also can be liable for insider trading, including tippees who trade on material, non-public information tipped to them or individuals who trade on material, non-public information that has been misappropriated.
Tippees inherit an insider’s duties and are liable for trading on material, non-public information illegally tipped to them by an insider. Similarly, just as insiders are liable for the insider trading of their tippees, so are tippees who pass the information along to others who trade. In other words, a tippee’s liability for insider trading is no different from that of an insider. Tippees can obtain material, non-public information by receiving overt tips from others or through, among other things, conversations at social, business, or other gatherings.
E. Penalties for Engaging in Insider Trading
Penalties for trading on or tipping material, non-public information can extend significantly beyond any profits made or losses avoided, both for individuals engaging in such unlawful conduct and their employers. The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and Department of Justice have made the civil and criminal prosecution of insider trading violations a top priority. Enforcement remedies available to the government or private plaintiffs under the federal securities laws include:
SEC administrative sanctions;
Securities industry self-regulatory organization sanctions;
Civil injunctions;
Damage awards to private plaintiffs;
Disgorgement of all profits;
Civil fines for the violator of up to three times the amount of profit gained or loss avoided;
Civil fines for the employer or other controlling person of a violator (i.e., where the violator is an employee or other controlled person) of up to the greater of $2,479,282 (as adjusted from time to time) or three times the amount of profit gained or loss avoided by the violator;
Criminal fines for individual violators of up to $5,000,000 ($25,000,000 for an entity); and
Jail sentences of up to 20 years.
In addition, insider trading could result in serious sanctions by the Company, including dismissal. Insider trading violations are not limited to violations of the federal securities laws. Other federal and state civil or criminal laws, such as the laws prohibiting mail and wire fraud and the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), also may be violated in connection with insider trading.
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F. Size of Transaction and Reason for Transaction Do Not Matter
The size of the transaction or the amount of profit received does not have to be significant to result in prosecution. The SEC has the ability to monitor even the smallest trades, and the SEC performs routine market surveillance. Brokers and dealers are required by law to inform the SEC of any possible violations by people who may have material, non-public information. The SEC aggressively investigates even small insider trading violations.
G. Examples of Insider Trading
Examples of insider trading cases include actions brought against corporate officers, directors, and employees who traded in a company’s securities after learning of significant confidential corporate developments; friends, business associates, family members and other tippees of such officers, directors, and employees who traded in the securities after receiving such information; government employees who learned of such information in the course of their employment; and other persons who misappropriated, and took advantage of, confidential information from their employers.
The following are illustrations of insider trading violations. These illustrations are hypothetical and, consequently, not intended to reflect on the actual activities or business of the Company or any other entity.
Trading by Insider
An officer of X Corporation learns that earnings to be reported by X Corporation will increase dramatically. Prior to the public announcement of such earnings, the officer purchases X Corporation’s stock. The officer, an insider, is liable for all profits as well as penalties of up to three times the amount of all profits. The officer also is subject to, among other things, criminal prosecution, including up to $5,000,000 in additional fines and 20 years in jail. Depending upon the circumstances, X Corporation and the individual to whom the officer reports also could be liable as controlling persons.
Trading by Tippee
An officer of X Corporation tells a friend that X Corporation is about to publicly announce that it has concluded an agreement for a major acquisition. This tip causes the friend to purchase X Corporation’s stock in advance of the announcement. The officer is jointly liable with his friend for all of the friend’s profits, and each is liable for all civil penalties of up to three times the amount of the friend’s profits. The officer and his friend are also subject to criminal prosecution and other remedies and sanctions, as described above.
H. Prohibition of Records Falsification and False Statements
Section 13(b)(2) of the 1934 Act requires companies subject to the Act to maintain proper internal books and records and to devise and maintain an adequate system of internal accounting controls. The SEC has supplemented the statutory requirements by adopting rules that prohibit (1) any person from falsifying records or accounts subject to the above requirements and (2) officers or directors from making any materially false, misleading, or incomplete statement to any accountant in connection with any audit or filing with the SEC. These provisions reflect the SEC’s intent to discourage officers, directors and other persons with access to the Company’s
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books and records from taking action that might result in the communication of materially misleading financial information to the investing public.
IV. STATEMENT OF PROCEDURES PREVENTING INSIDER TRADING
The following procedures have been established, and will be maintained and enforced, by the Company to prevent insider trading. Every officer, director and employee is required to follow these procedures.
A. Pre-Clearance of All Trades by All Officers, Directors and Certain Employees
To provide assistance in preventing inadvertent violations of applicable securities laws and to avoid the appearance of impropriety in connection with the purchase and sale of the Company’s securities, all transactions in the Company’s securities (including without limitation, acquisitions and dispositions of Company stock, the exercise of stock options, gifts and the sale of Company stock issued upon exercise of stock options) by officers, directors and such other employees as are designated from time to time by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer as being subject to this pre-clearance process (each, a “Pre-Clearance Person”) must be pre-cleared by the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. Pre-clearance does not relieve anyone of his or her responsibility under SEC rules.
A request for pre-clearance may be oral or in writing (including without limitation by e-mail), should be made at least two business days in advance of the proposed transaction and should include the identity of the Pre-Clearance Person, the type of proposed transaction (for example, an open market purchase, a gift, a privately negotiated sale, an option exercise, etc.), the proposed date of the transaction and the number of shares, options or other securities to be involved. In addition, the Pre-Clearance Person must execute a certification (in the form approved by the Chief Financial Officer) that he or she is not aware of material nonpublic information about the Company. The Chief Financial Officer shall have sole discretion to decide whether to clear any contemplated transaction. (The Chief Executive Officer shall have sole discretion to decide whether to clear transactions by the Chief Financial Officer or persons or entities subject to this policy as a result of their relationship with the Chief Financial Officer.) All trades that are pre-cleared must be effected within five business days of receipt of the pre-clearance unless a specific exception has been granted by the Chief Financial Officer (or the Chief Executive Officer, in the case of the Chief Financial Officer or person or entities subject to this policy as a result of their relationship with the Chief Financial Officer). A pre-cleared trade (or any portion of a pre-cleared trade) that has not been effected during the five business day period must be pre-cleared again prior to execution. Notwithstanding receipt of pre-clearance, if the Pre-Clearance Person becomes aware of material, non-public information or becomes subject to a black-out period before the transaction is effected, the transaction may not be completed.
None of the Company, the Chief Financial Officer or the Company’s other employees will have any liability for any delay in reviewing, or refusal of, a request for pre-clearance submitted pursuant to this Section IV.A. Notwithstanding any pre-clearance of a transaction pursuant to this Section IV.A, none of the Company, the Chief Financial Officer or the Company’s other employees assumes any liability for the legality or consequences of such transaction to the person engaging in such transaction.
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B. Black-Out Periods
Additionally, no officer, director or other key employee shall purchase or sell any security of the Company during the period beginning on the 14th calendar day before the end of any fiscal quarter of the Company and ending upon completion of the second full trading day after the public release of earnings data for such fiscal quarter or during any other trading suspension period declared by the Company, except for:
purchases of the Company’s securities from the Company or sales of the Company’s securities to the Company;
exercises of stock options or other equity awards or the surrender of shares to the Company in payment of the exercise price or in satisfaction of any tax withholding obligations in a manner permitted by the applicable equity award agreement, or vesting of equity-based awards that in each case do not involve a market sale of the Company’s securities (the “cashless exercise” of a Company stock option through a broker does involve a market sale of the Company’s securities, and therefore would not qualify under this exception); and
purchases or sales of the Company’s securities made pursuant to any binding contract, specific instruction or written plan entered into outside of a blackout period and while the purchaser or seller, as applicable, was unaware of any material, non-public information and which contract, instruction or plan (i) meets all requirements of the affirmative defense provided by Rule 10b5-1, (ii) was pre-cleared in advance pursuant to this Policy and (iii) has not been amended or modified in any respect after such initial pre-clearance without such amendment or modification being pre-cleared in advance pursuant to this Policy.
Exceptions to the black-out period policy may be approved only by the Company’s Chief Financial Officer (or, in the case of an exception for the Chief Financial Officer or persons or entities subject to this policy as a result of their relationship with the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Executive Officer or, in the case of exceptions for directors or persons or entities subject to this policy as a result of their relationship with a director, the Board of Directors or Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.).
From time to time, the Company, through the Board of Directors, the Company’s disclosure committee or the Chief Financial Officer, may recommend that officers, directors, employees or others suspend trading in the Company’s securities because of developments that have not yet been disclosed to the public. Subject to the exceptions noted above, all those affected should not trade in the Company’s securities while the suspension is in effect, and should not disclose to others that the Company has suspended trading.
If the Company is required to impose a “pension fund black-out period” under Regulation BTR, each director and executive officer shall not, directly or indirectly sell, purchase or otherwise transfer during such black-out period any equity securities of the Company acquired in connection with his or her service as a director or officer of the Company, except as permitted by Regulation BTR.
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C. Post-Termination Transactions
With the exception of the pre-clearance requirement, this Policy continues to apply to transactions in the Company’s securities even after termination of service to the Company. If an individual is in possession of material, non-public information when his or her service terminates, that individual may not trade in the Company’s securities until that information has become public or is no longer material.
D. Information Relating to the Company
1. Access to Information
Access to material, non-public information about the Company, including the Company’s business, earnings or prospects, should be limited to officers, directors and employees of the Company on a need-to-know basis. In addition, such information should not be communicated to anyone outside the Company under any circumstances (except in accordance with the Company’s policies regarding the protection or authorized external disclosure of Company information) or to anyone within the Company on an other than need-to-know basis.
In communicating material, non-public information to employees of the Company, all officers, directors and employees must take care to emphasize the need for confidential treatment of such information and adherence to the Company’s policies with regard to confidential information.
2. Inquiries From Third Parties
Inquiries from third parties, such as industry analysts or members of the media, about the Company should be directed to the Chief Financial Officer at (423) 884-2221.
E. Limitations on Access to Company Information
The following procedures are designed to maintain confidentiality with respect to the Company’s business operations and activities.
All officers, directors and employees should take all steps and precautions necessary to restrict access to, and secure, material, non-public information by, among other things:
Maintaining the confidentiality of Company-related transactions;
Conducting their business and social activities so as not to risk inadvertent disclosure of confidential information. Review of confidential documents in public places should be conducted so as to prevent access by unauthorized persons;
Restricting access to documents and files (including computer files) containing material, non-public information to individuals on a need-to-know basis (including maintaining control over the distribution of documents and drafts of documents);
Promptly removing and cleaning up all confidential documents and other materials from conference rooms following the conclusion of any meetings;
Disposing of all confidential documents and other papers, after there is no longer any business or other legally required need, through shredders when appropriate;
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Restricting access to areas likely to contain confidential documents or material, non-public information;
Safeguarding laptop computers, mobile devices, tablets, memory sticks, CDs and other items that contain confidential information; and
Avoiding the discussion of material, non-public information in places where the information could be overheard by others such as in elevators, restrooms, hallways, restaurants, airplanes or taxicabs.
Personnel involved with material, non-public information, to the extent feasible, should conduct their business and activities in areas separate from other Company activities.
V. ADDITIONAL PROHIBITED TRANSACTIONS
The Company has determined that there is a heightened legal risk and/or the appearance of improper or inappropriate conduct if the persons subject to this Policy engage in certain types of transactions. Therefore, officers, directors and key employees shall comply with the following policies with respect to certain transactions in the Company securities:
A. Short Sales
Short sales of the Company’s securities evidence an expectation on the part of the seller that the securities will decline in value, and therefore signal to the market that the seller has no confidence in the Company or its short-term prospects. In addition, short sales may reduce the seller’s incentive to improve the Company’s performance. For these and other reasons, short sales of the Company’s securities are prohibited by this Policy. In addition, as noted below, Section 16(c) of the 1934 Act absolutely prohibits Section 16 reporting persons from making short sales of the Company’s equity securities, i.e., sales of shares that the insider does not own at the time of sale, or sales of shares against which the insider does not deliver the shares within 20 days after the sale.
B. Publicly Traded Options
A transaction in options is, in effect, a bet on the short-term movement of the Company’s stock and therefore creates the appearance that an officer, director or employee is trading based on inside information. Transactions in options also may focus an officer’s, director’s or employee’s attention on short-term performance at the expense of the Company’s long-term objectives. Accordingly, transactions in puts, calls or other derivative securities involving the Company’s equity securities, on an exchange or in any other organized market, are prohibited by this Policy.
C. Hedging Transactions
Certain forms of hedging or monetization transactions, such as zero-cost collars and forward sale contracts, allow an officer, director or employee to lock in much of the value of his or her stock holdings, often in exchange for all or part of the potential for upside appreciation in the stock. These transactions allow the officer, director or employee to continue to own the covered securities, but without the full risks and rewards of ownership. When that occurs, the officer, director or employee may no longer have the same objectives as the Company’s other stockholders. Therefore, such transactions involving the Company’s equity securities are prohibited by this Policy.
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D. Purchases of the Company’s Securities on Margin; Pledging the Company’s Securities to Secure Margin or Other Loans
Purchasing on margin means borrowing from a brokerage firm, bank or other entity in order to purchase the Company’s securities (other than in connection with a cashless exercise of stock options through a broker under the Company’s equity plans). Margin purchases of the Company’s securities are prohibited by this Policy. Pledging the Company’s securities as collateral to secure loans is also prohibited. This prohibition means, among other things, that you cannot hold the Company’s securities in a “margin account” (which would allow you to borrow against your holdings to buy securities).
E. Partnership Distributions
Nothing in this Policy is intended to limit the ability of a venture capital partnership or other similar entity with which a director is affiliated to distribute Company securities to its partners, members or other similar persons. It is the responsibility of each affected director and the affiliated entity, in consultation with their own counsel (as appropriate), to determine the timing of any distributions, based on all relevant facts and circumstances and applicable securities laws.
VI. RULE 10b5-1 TRADING PLANS, SECTION 16 AND RULE 144
A. Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plans
1. Overview
Rule 10b5-1 will protect directors, officers and employees from insider trading liability under Rule 10b5-1 for transactions under a previously established contract, plan or instruction to trade in the Company’s stock (a “Trading Plan”) entered into in good faith and in accordance with the terms of Rule 10b5-1 and all applicable state laws and will be exempt from the trading restrictions set forth in this Policy. The initiation of, and any modification to (including termination), any such Trading Plan will be deemed to be a transaction in the Company’s securities, and such initiation or modification (including termination) is subject to all limitations and prohibitions relating to transactions in the Company’s securities. Each such Trading Plan, and any modification (including termination) thereof, must be submitted to and pre-approved by the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, or such other person as the Board of Directors may designate from time to time (the “Authorizing Officer”), who may impose such conditions on the implementation and operation of the Trading Plan as the Authorizing Officer deems necessary or advisable. However, compliance of the Trading Plan to the terms of Rule 10b5-1 and the execution of transactions pursuant to the Trading Plan are the sole responsibility of the person initiating the Trading Plan, not the Company or the Authorizing Officer.
Trading Plans do not exempt individuals from complying with Section 16 short-swing profit rules or liability.
Rule 10b5-1 presents an opportunity for insiders to establish arrangements to sell (or purchase) Company stock without the restrictions of trading windows and black-out periods, even when there is undisclosed material information. A Trading Plan may also help reduce negative publicity that may result when key executives sell the Company’s stock. Rule 10b5-1 only provides an “affirmative defense” in the event there is an insider trading lawsuit. It does not prevent someone from bringing a lawsuit.
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A director, officer or employee may enter into a Trading Plan only when he or she is not in possession of material, non-public information, and only during a trading window period outside of the trading black-out period. Although transactions effected under a Trading Plan will not require further pre-clearance at the time of the trade, any transaction (including the quantity and price) made pursuant to a Trading Plan of a Section 16 reporting person must be reported to the Company promptly on the day of each trade to permit the Company’s filing coordinator to assist in the preparation and filing of a required Form 4. Such reporting may be oral or in writing (including by e-mail) and should include the identity of the reporting person, the type of transaction, the date of the transaction, the number of shares involved and the purchase or sale price. However, the ultimate responsibility, and liability, for timely filing remains with the Section 16 reporting person.
The Company reserves the right from time to time to suspend, discontinue or otherwise prohibit any transaction in the Company’s securities, even pursuant to a previously approved Trading Plan, if the Authorizing Officer or the Board of Directors, in its discretion, determines that such suspension, discontinuation or other prohibition is in the best interests of the Company. Any Trading Plan submitted for approval hereunder should explicitly acknowledge the Company’s right to prohibit transactions in the Company’s securities. Failure to discontinue purchases and sales as directed shall constitute a violation of the terms of this Section VI and result in a loss of the exemption set forth herein.
Officers, directors and employees may adopt Trading Plans with brokers that outline a pre-set plan for trading of the Company’s stock, including the exercise of options. Trades pursuant to a Trading Plan generally may occur at any time. Trading Plans must be reviewed, approved and counter-signed by the Company, and must comply in all respects with the requirements of Rule 10b5-1, which include the following:
a cooling-off period for insiders of the later of (1) 90 days following adoption of the Trading Plan; or (2) two business days following the disclosure in certain periodic reports of the Company’s financial results for the fiscal quarter in which the plan was adopted (but not to exceed 120 days following adoption of the Trading Plan) before any trading can commence under the Trading Plan;
a cooling-off period of 30 days for other persons;
a condition for insiders to include a representation in their Trading Plan certifying, at the time of the adoption, that: (1) they are not aware of material nonpublic information about the Company or its securities; and (2) they are adopting the Trading Plan in good faith and not as part of a plan or scheme to evade the prohibitions of Rule 10b-5;
a limitation on using multiple overlapping Trading Plans (except as otherwise permitted by Rule 10b5-1);
a limitation on the ability of anyone other than issuers to rely on the affirmative defense for a single trade plan to one such Trading Plan during any consecutive 12-month period; and
a condition that all persons entering into a Trading Plan must act in good faith with respect to that plan.
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Please review the following description of how a Trading Plan works.
Pursuant to Rule 10b5-1, an individual’s purchase or sale of securities will not be “on the basis of” material, non-public information if:
First, before becoming aware of the information, the individual enters into a binding contract to purchase or sell the securities, provides instructions to another person to sell the securities or adopts a written plan for trading the securities (i.e., the Trading Plan).
Second, the Trading Plan must either:
specify the amount of securities to be purchased or sold, the price at which the securities are to be purchased or sold and the date on which the securities are to be purchased or sold;
include a written formula or computer program for determining the amount, price and date of the transactions; or
prohibit the individual from exercising any subsequent influence over the purchase or sale of the Company’s stock under the Trading Plan in question.
Third, the purchase or sale must occur pursuant to the Trading Plan and the individual must not enter into a corresponding hedging transaction or alter or deviate from the Trading Plan.
Fourth, the Trading Plan must satisfy the requirements set forth above.
2. Revocation of and Amendments to Trading Plans
Revocation of Trading Plans should occur only in unusual circumstances. Effectiveness of any revocation or amendment of a Trading Plan will be subject to the prior review and approval of the Authorizing Officer. Revocation is effected upon written notice to the broker. Once a Trading Plan has been revoked, the participant must wait until the applicable cooling-off period has expired as described in Section VI(A)(1) above before trading outside of a Trading Plan or establishing a new Trading Plan. You should note that revocation of a Trading Plan can result in the loss of an affirmative defense for past or future transactions under a Trading Plan. You should consult with your own legal counsel before deciding to revoke a Trading Plan. In any event, you should not assume that compliance with the aforementioned cooling-off period will protect you from possible adverse legal consequences of a Trading Plan revocation.
A person acting in good faith may amend a prior Trading Plan so long as such amendments are made outside of a quarterly trading black-out period and at a time when the Trading Plan participant does not possess material, non-public information. Plan amendments must not take effect for at least 30 days after the plan amendments are made.
Under certain circumstances, a Trading Plan must be revoked. This may include circumstances such as the announcement of a merger or the occurrence of an event that would cause the transaction either to violate the law or to have an adverse effect on the Company. The Authorizing Officer or administrator of the Company’s stock plans is authorized to notify the broker in such circumstances, thereby insulating the insider in the event of revocation.
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3. Discretionary Plans
Although non-discretionary Trading Plans are preferred, discretionary Trading Plans, where the discretion or control over trading is transferred to a broker, are permitted if pre-approved by the Authorizing Officer.
The Authorizing Officer must pre-approve any Trading Plan, arrangement or trading instructions, etc., involving potential sales or purchases of the Company’s stock or option exercises, including but not limited to, blind trusts, discretionary accounts with banks or brokers, or limit orders. The actual transactions effected pursuant to a pre-approved Trading Plan will not be subject to further pre-clearance for transactions in the Company’s stock once the Trading Plan or other arrangement has been pre-approved.
4. Reporting (if Required)
If required, an SEC Form 144 will be filled out and filed by the individual/brokerage firm in accordance with the existing rules regarding Form 144 filings. A footnote at the bottom of the Form 144 should indicate that the trades “are in accordance with a Trading Plan that complies with Rule 10b5-1 and expires ____.” For Section 16 reporting persons, Form 4s must be filed before the end of the second business day following the date that the transaction occurred. A similar footnote should be placed at the bottom of the Form 4 as outlined above.
5. Options
Exercises of options for cash may be executed at any time. “Cashless exercise” option exercises through a broker are subject to trading windows. However, the Company will permit same day sales under Trading Plans. If a broker is required to execute a cashless exercise in accordance with a Trading Plan, then the Company must have exercise forms attached to the Trading Plan that are signed, undated and with the number of shares to be exercised left blank. Once a broker determines that the time is right to exercise the option and dispose of the shares in accordance with the Trading Plan, the broker will notify the Company in writing and the administrator of the Company’s stock plans will fill in the number of shares and the date of exercise on the previously signed exercise form. The insider should not be involved with this part of the exercise.
6. Trades Outside of a Trading Plan
During an open trading window, trades differing from Trading Plan instructions that are already in place are allowed as long as the Trading Plan continues to be followed.
7. Public Announcements
The Company may make a public announcement that Trading Plans are being implemented in accordance with Rule 10b5-1. It will consider in each case whether a public announcement of a particular Trading Plan should be made. It may also make public announcements or respond to inquiries from the media as transactions are made under a Trading Plan.
8. Prohibited Transactions
The transactions prohibited under Section V of this Policy, including among others short sales and hedging transactions, may not be carried out through a Trading Plan or other
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arrangement or trading instruction involving potential sales or purchases of the Company’s securities.
9. No Section 16 Protection
The use of Trading Plans does not exempt participants from complying with the Section 16 reporting rules or liability for short-swing trades.
10. Limitation on Liability
None of the Company, the Chief Financial Officer, the Authorizing Officer or the Company’s other employees will have any liability for any delay in reviewing, or refusal of, a Trading Plan submitted pursuant to this Section VI or a request for pre-clearance submitted pursuant to Section IV of this Policy. Notwithstanding any review of a Trading Plan pursuant to this Section VI or pre-clearance of a transaction pursuant to Section IV of this Policy, none of the Company, the Chief Financial Officer, the Authorizing Officer or the Company’s other employees assumes any liability for the legality or consequences of such Trading Plan or transaction to the person engaging in or adopting such Trading Plan or transaction.
B. Section 16: Insider Reporting Requirements, Short-Swing Profits and Short Sales (Applicable to Officers, Directors and 10% Stockholders)
1. Reporting Obligations Under Section 16(a): SEC Forms 3, 4 and 5
Section 16(a) of the 1934 Act generally requires all officers, directors and 10% stockholders (“insiders”), within 10 days after the insider becomes an officer, director, or 10% stockholder, to file with the SEC an “Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership of Securities” on SEC Form 3 listing the amount of the Company’s stock, options and warrants which the insider beneficially owns. Following the initial filing on SEC Form 3, changes in beneficial ownership of the Company’s stock, options and warrants must be reported on SEC Form 4, generally within two business days after the date on which such change occurs, or in certain cases on Form 5, within 45 days after fiscal year end. The two-day Form 4 deadline begins to run from the trade date rather than the settlement date. A Form 4 must be filed even if, as a result of balancing transactions, there has been no net change in holdings. In certain situations, purchases or sales of Company stock made within six months prior to the filing of a Form 3 must be reported on Form 4. Similarly, certain purchases or sales of Company stock made within six months after an officer or director ceases to be an insider must be reported on Form 4.
2. Recovery of Profits Under Section 16(b)
For the purpose of preventing the unfair use of information which may have been obtained by an insider, any profits realized by any officer, director or 10% stockholder from any “purchase” and “sale” of Company stock during a six-month period, so called “short-swing profits,” may be recovered by the Company. When such a purchase and sale occurs, good faith is no defense. The insider is liable even if compelled to sell for personal reasons, and even if the sale takes place after full disclosure and without the use of any inside information.
The liability of an insider under Section 16(b) of the 1934 Act is only to the Company itself. The Company, however, cannot waive its right to short swing profits, and any Company stockholder can bring suit in the name of the Company. Reports of ownership filed with the SEC on Form 3, Form 4 or Form 5 pursuant to Section 16(a) (discussed above) are readily available to the public, and certain attorneys carefully monitor these reports for potential Section 16(b)
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violations. In addition, liabilities under Section 16(b) may require separate disclosure in the Company’s annual report to the SEC on Form 10-K or its proxy statement for its annual meeting of stockholders. No suit may be brought more than two years after the date the profit was realized. However, if the insider fails to file a report of the transaction under Section 16(a), as required, the two-year limitation period does not begin to run until after the transactions giving rise to the profit have been disclosed. Failure to report transactions and late filing of reports require separate disclosure in the Company’s proxy statement.
Officers and directors should consult the attached “Short-Swing Profit Rule Section 16(b) Checklist” attached hereto as “Attachment A” in addition to consulting the Chief Financial Officer prior to engaging in any transactions involving the Company’s securities, including without limitation, the Company’s stock, options or warrants.
3. Short Sales Prohibited Under Section 16(c)
Section 16(c) of the 1934 Act prohibits insiders absolutely from making short sales of the Company’s equity securities. Short sales include sales of stock which the insider does not own at the time of sale, or sales of stock against which the insider does not deliver the shares within 20 days after the sale. Under certain circumstances, the purchase or sale of put or call options, or the writing of such options, can result in a violation of Section 16(c). Insiders violating Section 16(c) face criminal liability.
The Chief Financial Officer should be consulted if you have any questions regarding reporting obligations, short-swing profits or short sales under Section 16.
C. Rule 144 (Applicable to Officers, Directors and 10% Stockholders)
Rule 144 provides a safe harbor exemption to the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for certain resales of “restricted securities” and “control securities.” “Restricted securities” are securities acquired from an issuer, or an affiliate of an issuer, in a transaction or chain of transactions not involving a public offering. “Control securities” are any securities owned by directors, executive officers or other “affiliates” of the issuer, including stock purchased in the open market and stock received upon exercise of stock options. Sales of restricted and control Company securities must comply with the requirements of Rule 144, which are summarized below:
Holding Period. Restricted securities must be held for at least six months before they may be sold in the market.
Current Public Information. The Company must have filed all SEC-required reports during the last 12 months or such shorter period that the Company was required to file such reports.
Volume Limitations. For affiliates, total sales of Company common stock for any three-month period may not exceed the greater of: (i) 1% of the total number of outstanding shares of Company common stock, as reflected in the most recent report or statement published by the Company, or (ii) the average weekly reported volume of such shares traded during the four calendar weeks preceding the filing of the requisite Form 144.
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Method of Sale. For affiliates, the shares must be sold either in a “broker’s transaction” or in a transaction directly with a “market maker.” A “broker’s transaction” is one in which the broker does no more than execute the sale order and receive the usual and customary commission. Neither the broker nor the selling person can solicit or arrange for the sale order. In addition, the selling person or Board member must not pay any fee or commission other than to the broker. A “market maker” includes a specialist permitted to act as a dealer, a dealer acting in the position of a block positioner, and a dealer who holds himself out as being willing to buy and sell Company common stock for his own account on a regular and continuous basis.
Notice of Proposed Sale. For affiliates, a notice of the sale (a Form 144) may be required to be filed with the SEC via EDGAR at the time of the sale. Brokers generally have internal procedures for executing sales under Rule 144 and will assist you in completing the Form 144 and in complying with the other requirements of Rule 144.
If you are subject to Rule 144, you must instruct your broker who handles trades in Company securities to follow the brokerage firm’s Rule 144 compliance procedures in connection with all trades.
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ATTACHMENT A
SHORT-SWING PROFIT RULE SECTION 16(B) CHECKLIST
Note: ANY combination of PURCHASE AND SALE or SALE AND PURCHASE within six months of each other by an officer, director or 10% stockholder (or any family member living in the same household or certain affiliated entities) results in a violation of Section 16(b), and the “profit” must be recovered by Mastercraft Boat Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”). It makes no difference how long the shares being sold have been held or, for officers and directors, that you were an insider for only one of the two matching transactions. The highest priced sale will be matched with the lowest priced purchase within the six-month period.
Sales
If a sale is to be made by an officer, director or 10% stockholder (or any family member living in the same household or certain affiliated entities):
1. Have there been any purchases by the insider (or family members living in the same household or certain affiliated entities) within the past six months?
2. Have there been any option grants or exercises not exempt under Rule 16b-3 within the past six months?
3. Are any purchases (or non-exempt option exercises) anticipated or required within the next six months?
4. Has a Form 4 been prepared?
Note: If a sale is to be made by an affiliate of the Company, has a Form 144 been prepared and has the broker been reminded to sell pursuant to Rule 144?
Purchases And Option Exercises
If a purchase or option exercise for Company stock is to be made:
1. Have there been any sales by the insider (or family members living in the same household or certain affiliated entities) within the past six months?
2. Are any sales anticipated or required within the next six months (such as tax-related or year-end transactions)?
3. Has a Form 4 been prepared?
Before proceeding with a purchase or sale, consider whether you are aware of material, non-public information which could affect the price of the Company stock. All transactions in the Company’s securities by officers and directors must be pre-cleared by contacting the Company’s Chief Financial Officer.
Exhibit 21.1
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State of Incorporation |
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Aviara Boats, LLC |
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Tennessee |
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Crest Marine, LLC |
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Michigan |
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MasterCraft Boat Company, LLC |
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Delaware |
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MasterCraft Parts Limited |
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The United Kingdom |
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NSB Boats, LLC |
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Mississippi |
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JBMC, LLC* |
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Tennessee |
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* As of June 30, 2024, The Company has approximately 95% ownership in JBMC, LLC.
EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No. 333-212812 on Form S-3 and Registration Statement No. 333-205825 on Form S-8 of our reports dated August 29, 2024, relating to the financial statements of MasterCraft Boat Holdings, Inc. and the effectiveness of MasterCraft Boat Holdings, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2024.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Nashville, Tennessee
August 29, 2024
Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Bradley M. Nelson, certify that:
Date: August 29, 2024 |
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/s/ BRADLEY M. NELSON |
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Bradley M. Nelson |
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Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Director |
Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Timothy M. Oxley, certify that:
Date: August 29, 2024 |
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/s/ TIMOTHY M. OXLEY |
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Timothy M. Oxley |
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Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer), Treasurer and Secretary |
Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Bradley M. Nelson, Chief Executive Officer of MasterCraft Boat Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge:
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August 29, 2024 |
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/s/ BRADLEY M. NELSON |
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Bradley M. Nelson |
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Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Director |
Exhibit 32.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Timothy M. Oxley, Chief Financial Officer of MasterCraft Boat Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge:
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August 29, 2024 |
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/s/ TIMOTHY M. OXLEY |
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Timothy M. Oxley |
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Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer), Treasurer and Secretary |
Exhibit 97.1
MasterCraft Boat Holdings, Inc.
Amended and Restated Clawback Policy
Approved by the Board of Directors on August 1, 2023
Effective as of October 2, 2023
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