MasterCraft Boat Holdings, Inc. Reports Fiscal 2019 First Quarter Results
Record Quarterly Net Sales and Net Income; Strong Retail and Inventory Turns; Company Welcomes Crest, Further Expanding Product Portfolio
Highlights:
- Net sales for the first quarter increased to
$93.6 million , up 44.0 percent from$65.0 million in the prior-year period due to continued strong performance at MasterCraft and the inclusion of NauticStar. - Gross profit for the first quarter increased to
$23.2 million , up 27.7 percent from$18.2 million in the prior-year period. - First quarter gross margin decreased 310 basis points to 24.8 percent, from 27.9 percent in the prior-year period, principally due to the inclusion of NauticStar as well as headwinds associated with import tariffs and a timing impact from the new revenue recognition accounting change.
- Net income totaled
$8.5 million for the 2019 first quarter, a gain of$1.4 million , or 20.1 percent, from the prior-year period. - First quarter diluted earnings per share increased by
$0.07 , or 18.4 percent to$0.45 , up from$0.38 in the prior-year period. - Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure, increased 16.0 percent to
$15.0 million from$13.0 million in the prior-year period. - Fully diluted Adjusted Net Income per share, a non-GAAP measure, grew
$0.10 , a 22.7 percent increase, to$0.54 , up from$0.44 in the prior-year period.
Mr. McNew continued, “The strong retail demand for our products and execution of our team drove growth across our brand portfolio, and we recently expanded our portfolio with the acquisition of Crest, a manufacturer of premium pontoon boats. The acquisition of Crest provides
First-Quarter Results
The following 2019 first quarter results reflect MasterCraft and NauticStar only. MasterCraft Boat Holdings acquired Crest on October 1, 2018, after the end of the first quarter. Going forward, our consolidated results will include MasterCraft, NauticStar and Crest.
Net sales for the first quarter ended
First quarter gross profit increased
Selling and marketing expense increased
First quarter general and administrative expense increased by
First quarter net income totaled
Adjusted EBITDA was
See “Non-GAAP Measures” below for a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin and Adjusted Net Income to the most directly comparable financial measures presented in accordance with GAAP.
Fiscal 2019 Outlook
Given the addition of Crest, coupled with the strong retail demand and healthy inventory levels, the Company is increasing its full fiscal year 2019 guidance. We now expect net sales percentage growth to be in the mid-to-high 30 percent range, Adjusted EBITDA margins in the low-to-mid 17 percent range and adjusted EPS growth in the low-to-mid 30 percent range. The guidance above is adjusted for non-GAAP measures, including acquisition-related expenses, acquisition-related intangible amortization and a 22.5 percent estimated annual effective tax rate (see “Non-GAAP Measures” below for more detail).
For the second fiscal quarter ending in December, including the impact of Crest, net sales percentage growth is expected to be in mid-40 percent range with Adjusted EBITDA margins in the low-16 percent range. Adjusted EPS percentage growth is expected to be in the low to mid 40 percent range.
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Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To supplement the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), the Company uses certain non-GAAP financial measures in this release. Reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measures used in this release to the most comparable U.S. GAAP measures for the respective periods can be found in tables immediately following the condensed consolidated statements of operations. Non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the Company’s financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP.
Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2018 MASTERCRAFT BOAT HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS |
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Unaudited) (Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data) |
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Three Months Ended | |||||||
September 30, | October 1, | ||||||
2018 | 2017 | ||||||
Net sales | $ | 93,641 | $ | 65,049 | |||
Cost of sales | 70,438 | 46,886 | |||||
Gross profit | 23,203 | 18,163 | |||||
Operating expenses: | |||||||
Selling and marketing | 4,290 | 2,737 | |||||
General and administrative | 6,772 | 4,335 | |||||
Amortization of intangible assets | 530 | 27 | |||||
Total operating expenses | 11,592 | 7,099 | |||||
Operating income | 11,611 | 11,064 | |||||
Other expense: | |||||||
Interest expense, net | 920 | 491 | |||||
Income before income tax expense | 10,691 | 10,573 | |||||
Income tax expense | 2,226 | 3,527 | |||||
Net income | $ | 8,465 | $ | 7,046 | |||
Earnings per common share: | |||||||
Basic | $ | 0.45 | $ | 0.38 | |||
Diluted | $ | 0.45 | $ | 0.38 | |||
Weighted average shares used for computation of: | |||||||
Basic earnings per share | 18,646,039 | 18,615,100 | |||||
Diluted earnings per share | 18,768,764 | 18,686,626 |
MASTERCRAFT BOAT HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS |
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(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data) | ||||||||
September 30, | June 30, | |||||||
2018 | 2018 | |||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
CURRENT ASSETS: | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 6,093 | $ | 7,909 | ||||
Accounts receivable — net of allowances of $117 and $51, respectively | 9,310 | 5,515 | ||||||
Income tax receivable | 676 | — | ||||||
Inventories — net | 21,729 | 20,467 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 3,587 | 3,295 | ||||||
Total current assets | 41,395 | 37,186 | ||||||
Property, plant and equipment — net | 23,929 | 22,265 | ||||||
Intangible assets — net | 50,516 | 51,046 | ||||||
Goodwill | 65,792 | 65,792 | ||||||
Deferred debt issuance costs — net | 361 | 383 | ||||||
Other | 253 | 252 | ||||||
Total assets | $ | 182,246 | $ | 176,924 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||||||
CURRENT LIABILITIES: | ||||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 18,609 | $ | 17,266 | ||||
Income tax payable | — | 705 | ||||||
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 29,555 | 27,866 | ||||||
Current portion of long term debt, net of unamortized debt issuance costs | 5,521 | 5,069 | ||||||
Total current liabilities | 53,685 | 50,906 | ||||||
Long term debt, net of unamortized debt issuance costs | 68,084 | 70,087 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes | 205 | 1,427 | ||||||
Unrecognized tax positions | 2,097 | 1,982 | ||||||
Total liabilities | 124,071 | 124,402 | ||||||
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES | ||||||||
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY: | ||||||||
Common stock, $.01 par value per share — authorized, 100,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding, 18,721,420 shares at September 30, 2018 and 18,682,338 shares at June 30, 2018 | 187 | 187 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 114,331 | 114,052 | ||||||
Accumulated deficit | (56,343 | ) | (61,717 | ) | ||||
Total stockholders' equity | 58,175 | 52,522 | ||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 182,246 | $ | 176,924 | ||||
Supplemental Operating Data
The following table sets forth certain supplemental operating data for the periods indicated:
Three Months Ended | ||||||||||
September 30, | October 1, | % | ||||||||
2018 | 2017 | Variance | ||||||||
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(Dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||
Unit volume: | ||||||||||
MasterCraft | 848 | 775 | 9.4 | % | ||||||
NauticStar | 426 | — | ||||||||
MasterCraft sales | $ | 76,234 | $ | 65,049 | 17.2 | % | ||||
NauticStar sales | $ | 17,407 | $ | — | ||||||
Consolidated sales | $ | 93,641 | $ | 65,049 | 44.0 | % | ||||
Per Unit: | ||||||||||
MasterCraft sales | $ | 90 | $ | 84 | 7.1 | % | ||||
NauticStar sales | $ | 41 | $ | — | ||||||
Consolidated sales | $ | 74 | $ | 84 | (12.4 | ) | % | |||
Gross margin | 24.8 | % | 27.9 | % |
Non-GAAP Measures
We define EBITDA as earnings before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization. We define Adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA further adjusted to eliminate certain non-cash charges and other items that we do not consider to be indicative of our ongoing operations, including acquisition related expenses associated with the acquisitions of NauticStar and Crest, our stock-based compensation, and new brand startup costs. We define Adjusted Net Income as net income adjusted to eliminate certain non-cash charges and other items that we do not consider to be indicative of our ongoing operations, such as acquisition expenses associated with the acquisitions of NauticStar and Crest (including intangible amortization associated with acquisitions, including prior year acquisitions), our stock-based compensation, new brand startup costs and an adjustment for income tax expense at a normalized annual effective tax rate. We define Adjusted EBITDA margin as Adjusted EBITDA expressed as a percentage of net sales. Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EBITDA margin are not measures of net income or operating income as determined under accounting principles generally accepted in
- Although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized will often have to be replaced in the future and Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect any cash requirements for such replacements;
- Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect our cash expenditures, or future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments;
- Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs;
- Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect our tax expense or any cash requirements to pay income taxes;
- Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest payments on our indebtedness; and
- Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect the impact of earnings or charges resulting from matters we do not consider to be indicative of our ongoing operations but may nonetheless have a material impact on our results of operations.
In addition, because not all companies use identical calculations, our presentation of Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies, including companies in our industry.
Furthermore, certain non-GAAP financial measures presented in this release have been provided for comparison purposes only and these non-GAAP financial measures may change in the future based on our calculations and forecasts regarding the interpretation of certain recent changes to U.S. federal income tax law and anticipated impacts on our financial results.
The following table sets forth a reconciliation of net income as determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP to Adjusted EBITDA for the periods indicated:
Three Months Ended | |||||||
September 30, 2018 | October 1, 2017 | ||||||
(Unaudited) | |||||||
(Dollars in thousands) | |||||||
Net income | $ | 8,465 | $ | 7,046 | |||
Income tax expense | 2,226 | 3,527 | |||||
Interest expense, net | 920 | 491 | |||||
Depreciation and amortization | 1,435 | 732 | |||||
EBITDA | 13,046 | 11,796 | |||||
Transaction expense(a) | 1,318 | 881 | |||||
New brand startup costs(b) | 280 | 19 | |||||
Stock-based compensation | 384 | 264 | |||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 15,028 | $ | 12,960 | |||
Adjusted EBITDA margin(c) | 16.0 | % | 19.9 | % |
(a) Represents fees, expenses and integration costs associated with our acquisitions of Crest and NauticStar.
(b) Represents startup costs associated with a completely new boat brand in a segment of the market neither MasterCraft nor NauticStar serves.
(c) We define Adjusted EBITDA margin as Adjusted EBITDA expressed as a percentage of net sales.
The following table sets forth a reconciliation of net income as determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP to Adjusted Net Income for the periods indicated:
Three Months Ended | ||||||||
September 30, 2018 | October 1, 2017 | |||||||
(Dollars in thousands, except for share and per share amounts) | ||||||||
Net income | $ | 8,465 | $ | 7,046 | ||||
Income tax expense | 2,226 | 3,527 | ||||||
Transaction expense(a) | 1,821 | 881 | ||||||
New brand startup costs(b) | 280 | 19 | ||||||
Stock-based compensation | 384 | 264 | ||||||
Adjusted Net Income before income taxes | 13,176 | 11,737 | ||||||
Adjusted income tax expense(c) | 2,965 | 3,404 | ||||||
Adjusted Net Income | $ | 10,211 | $ | 8,333 | ||||
Pro-forma Adjusted net income per common share | ||||||||
Basic | $ | 0.55 | $ | 0.45 | ||||
Diluted | $ | 0.54 | $ | 0.44 | ||||
Pro-forma weighted average shares used for the computation of: | ||||||||
Basic Adjusted net income per share(d) | 18,650,729 | 18,619,834 | ||||||
Diluted Adjusted net income per share(d) | 18,879,153 | 18,798,236 |
(a) Represents fees, expenses and integration costs associated with our acquisitions of Crest and NauticStar, including
(b) Represents startup costs associated with a completely new boat brand in a segment of the market neither MasterCraft nor NauticStar serves.
(c) Reflects income tax expense at an estimated annual effective tax rate of 22.5% for the current period and 29% for the prior-year period.
(d) The weighted average shares used for computation of pro-forma diluted earnings per common share gives effect to 70,691 shares of restricted stock awards, 92,379 performance stock units and 65,354 shares for the dilutive effect of stock options.
The following table shows the reconciliation of diluted net income per share to diluted Adjusted Net Income per share for the periods presented:
Fiscal Year Ended | ||||||||||
September 30, 2018 | October 1, 2017 | |||||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||||
Net income per diluted share | $ | 0.45 | $ | 0.38 | ||||||
Impact of adjustments: | ||||||||||
Income tax expense | 0.12 | 0.19 | ||||||||
Transaction expense(a) | 0.10 | 0.05 | ||||||||
New brand startup costs(b) | 0.01 | — | ||||||||
Stock-based compensation | 0.02 | 0.01 | ||||||||
Net income per diluted share before income taxes | 0.70 | 0.63 | ||||||||
Impact of adjusted income tax expense on net income per diluted share before income taxes(c) | (0.16 | ) | (0.18 | ) | ||||||
Impact of increased share count(d) | - | (0.01 | ) | |||||||
Adjusted Net Income per diluted pro-forma weighted average share | 0.54 | 0.44 |
(a) Represents fees, expenses and integration costs associated with our acquisitions of Crest and NauticStar, including
(b) Represents startup costs associated with a completely new boat brand in a segment of the market neither MasterCraft nor NauticStar serves.
(c) Reflects income tax expense at an estimated annual effective tax rate of 22.5% for the current period and 29% for the prior-year period.
(d) Reflects impact of increased share counts giving effect to the exchange of all restricted stock awards, the vesting of all performance stock units and for the dilutive effect of stock options included in outstanding shares.
Investor Contacts:
MasterCraft Boat Holdings, Inc.
George Steinbarger
Vice President, Business Development
(423) 884-7141
George.Steinbarger@mastercraft.com
Padilla
Matt Sullivan
(612) 455-1709
Matt.Sullivan@padillaco.com
Source: MasterCraft Boat Holdings, Inc.