Champion Homes, Inc. (SKY)
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SEC company page: https://www.sec.gov/edgar/browse/?CIK=90896. Latest filing source: 0001193125-26-239333.
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Business
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Risk Factors
Read SKY's verbatim Item 1A Risk Factors from its latest 10-K: Risk Factors.
Selected Fundamentals
| Metric | Value | Unit | FY | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 2,663,639,000 | USD | 2026 | 2026-05-26 |
| Net income | 206,898,000 | USD | 2026 | 2026-05-26 |
| Assets | 2,131,546,000 | USD | 2026 | 2026-05-26 |
Financials
Annual standardized facts from SEC companyfacts as of latest extracted filing date 2026-05-26. Source: https://data.sec.gov/api/xbrl/companyfacts/CIK0000090896.json. Derived margins, ratios, and free cash flow are computed from the extracted annual SEC facts.
| Metric | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 861,319,000 | 1,064,722,000 | 1,360,043,000 | 1,369,730,000 | 1,420,881,000 | 2,207,229,000 | 2,606,560,000 | 2,024,823,000 | 2,483,448,000 | 2,663,639,000 |
| Net income | 51,910,000 | 15,800,000 | -58,208,000 | 58,160,000 | 84,899,000 | 248,044,000 | 401,802,000 | 146,696,000 | 198,413,000 | 206,898,000 |
| Operating income | 34,650,000 | 54,589,000 | -29,742,000 | 86,455,000 | 108,759,000 | 332,905,000 | 518,285,000 | 175,205,000 | 237,032,000 | 251,765,000 |
| Gross profit | 143,955,000 | 177,111,000 | 245,359,000 | 278,975,000 | 287,695,000 | 589,123,000 | 818,681,000 | 485,794,000 | 664,023,000 | 704,319,000 |
| Diluted EPS | 1.09 | 0.33 | -1.09 | 1.02 | 1.49 | 4.33 | 7.00 | 2.53 | 3.42 | 3.66 |
| Operating cash flow | 33,459,000 | 31,623,000 | 65,228,000 | 76,743,000 | 153,897,000 | 224,479,000 | 416,225,000 | 222,704,000 | 240,857,000 | 303,868,000 |
| Capital expenditures | 6,955,000 | 9,442,000 | 12,092,000 | 15,389,000 | 8,016,000 | 31,979,000 | 52,244,000 | 52,915,000 | 50,532,000 | 34,119,000 |
| Share buybacks | 0.00 | 0.00 | 79,999,000 | 200,000,000 | ||||||
| Assets | 55,644,000 | 395,398,000 | 699,954,000 | 781,700,000 | 917,902,000 | 1,234,619,000 | 1,562,724,000 | 1,923,341,000 | 2,110,408,000 | 2,131,546,000 |
| Stockholders' equity | 136,889,000 | 153,297,000 | 411,972,000 | 474,315,000 | 568,611,000 | 825,113,000 | 1,233,001,000 | 1,422,370,000 | 1,544,438,000 | 1,572,937,000 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 81,012,000 | 113,731,000 | 126,634,000 | 209,455,000 | 262,581,000 | 435,413,000 | 747,453,000 | 495,063,000 | 610,338,000 | 638,259,000 |
| Free cash flow | 26,504,000 | 22,181,000 | 53,136,000 | 61,354,000 | 145,881,000 | 192,500,000 | 363,981,000 | 169,789,000 | 190,325,000 | 269,749,000 |
Ratios
| Metric | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 6.03% | 1.48% | -4.28% | 4.25% | 5.98% | 11.24% | 15.42% | 7.24% | 7.99% | 7.77% |
| Operating margin | 4.02% | 5.13% | -2.19% | 6.31% | 7.65% | 15.08% | 19.88% | 8.65% | 9.54% | 9.45% |
| Return on equity | 37.92% | 10.31% | -14.13% | 12.26% | 14.93% | 30.06% | 32.59% | 10.31% | 12.85% | 13.15% |
| Return on assets | 93.29% | 4.00% | -8.32% | 7.44% | 9.25% | 20.09% | 25.71% | 7.63% | 9.40% | 9.71% |
| Current ratio | 2.03 | 1.57 | 1.54 | 2.14 | 1.90 | 2.23 | 4.19 | 2.36 | 2.41 | 2.48 |
Industry Peer Context
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Financial Bridges
Income statement bridge from reported figures
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Free cash flow = operating cash flow - capital expenditures
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts FY 2026. Operating cash flow: accession 0001193125-26-239333; concept NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities; source concepts us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | Capital expenditures: accession 0001193125-26-239333; concept PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment; source concepts us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment | Free cash flow: accession 0001193125-26-239333; concept NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities - PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment; source concepts us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities; us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
Financial Charts
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Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2026 ended 2026-03-28; accession 0001193125-26-239333; filed 2026-05-26. Concept: NetIncomeLoss. Source concepts: us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss.
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2026 ended 2026-03-28; accession 0001193125-26-239333; filed 2026-05-26. Concept: OperatingIncomeLoss. Source concepts: us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss.
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2026 ended 2026-03-28; accession 0001193125-26-239333; filed 2026-05-26. Concept: GrossProfit. Source concepts: us-gaap:GrossProfit.
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Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2026 ended 2026-03-28; accession 0001193125-26-239333; filed 2026-05-26. Concept: NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities. Source concepts: us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities.
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2026 ended 2026-03-28; accession 0001193125-26-239333; filed 2026-05-26. Concept: PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment. Source concepts: us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment.
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2026 ended 2026-03-28; accession 0001193125-26-239333; filed 2026-05-26. Concept: PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock. Source concepts: us-gaap:PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock.
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2026 ended 2026-03-28; accession 0001193125-26-239333; filed 2026-05-26. Concept: Assets. Source concepts: us-gaap:Assets.
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2026 ended 2026-03-28; accession 0001193125-26-239333; filed 2026-05-26. Concept: StockholdersEquity. Source concepts: us-gaap:StockholdersEquity.
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Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2026 ended 2026-03-28; accession 0001193125-26-239333; filed 2026-05-26. Concept: NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities - PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment. Source concepts: us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities; us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment.
Quarterly
Quarterly standardized facts from SEC companyfacts as of latest extracted filing date 2026-05-26. Source: https://data.sec.gov/api/xbrl/companyfacts/CIK0000090896.json.
| Quarter | End Date | Revenue | Net Income | Diluted EPS | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-Q1 | 2021-07-03 | 0.75 | reported discrete quarter | ||
| 2022-Q2 | 2021-10-02 | 0.89 | reported discrete quarter | ||
| 2022-Q3 | 2022-01-01 | 1.18 | reported discrete quarter | ||
| 2022-Q4 | 2022-04-02 | 638,117,000 | 86,798,000 | derived Q4 = FY annual - nine-month YTD | |
| 2023-Q1 | 2023-07-01 | 464,769,000 | 51,269,000 | 0.89 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2023-Q2 | 2023-09-30 | 464,236,000 | 45,669,000 | 0.79 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2023-Q3 | 2023-12-30 | 559,455,000 | 46,970,000 | 0.81 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2025-Q1 | 2024-06-29 | 627,779,000 | 45,794,000 | 0.79 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2025-Q2 | 2024-09-28 | 616,877,000 | 54,734,000 | 0.94 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2025-Q3 | 2024-12-28 | 644,925,000 | 61,537,000 | 1.06 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2025-Q4 | 2025-03-29 | 593,867,000 | 36,348,000 | derived Q4 = FY annual - nine-month YTD | |
| 2026-Q1 | 2025-06-28 | 701,318,000 | 64,687,000 | 1.13 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2026-Q2 | 2025-09-27 | 684,429,000 | 58,199,000 | 1.03 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2026-Q3 | 2025-12-27 | 656,614,000 | 54,336,000 | 0.97 | reported discrete quarter |
| 2026-Q4 | 2026-03-28 | 621,278,000 | 29,676,000 | derived Q4 = FY annual - nine-month YTD |
Quarterly Charts
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2026 ended 2026-03-28; accession 0001193125-26-239333; filed 2026-05-26. Concept: RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax. Source concepts: us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax.
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2026 ended 2026-03-28; accession 0001193125-26-239333; filed 2026-05-26. Concept: NetIncomeLoss. Source concepts: us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss.
Figure provenance: SEC companyfacts. Latest point: FY 2026 ended 2025-12-27; accession 0001193125-26-037613; filed 2026-02-04. Concept: EarningsPerShareDiluted. Source concepts: us-gaap:EarningsPerShareDiluted.
Macro Cross-References
- CPIAUCSL - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: All Items in U.S. City Average
- UNRATE - Unemployment Rate
- FEDFUNDS - Federal Funds Effective Rate
- CES0500000003 - Average Hourly Earnings of All Employees, Total Private
- DFEDTARU - Federal Funds Target Range - Upper Limit
- DFEDTARL - Federal Funds Target Range - Lower Limit
- DGS3MO - Market Yield on U.S. Treasury Securities at 3-Month Constant Maturity
- DGS2 - Market Yield on U.S. Treasury Securities at 2-Year Constant Maturity
- DGS10 - Market Yield on U.S. Treasury Securities at 10-Year Constant Maturity
- DGS30 - Market Yield on U.S. Treasury Securities at 30-Year Constant Maturity
- T10Y2Y - 10-Year Treasury Constant Maturity Minus 2-Year Treasury Constant Maturity
- CPILFESL - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: All Items Less Food and Energy
- CPIUFDSL - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food
- CPIENGSL - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Energy
- CUSR0000SAH1 - Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Shelter
- PCEPI - Personal Consumption Expenditures: Chain-type Price Index
- PCEPILFE - Personal Consumption Expenditures Excluding Food and Energy: Chain-type Price Index
- PPIACO - Producer Price Index by Commodity: All Commodities
- T10YIE - 10-Year Breakeven Inflation Rate
- U6RATE - Total Unemployed, Plus All Marginally Attached Workers Plus Total Employed Part Time for Economic Reasons
- PAYEMS - All Employees, Total Nonfarm
- CIVPART - Labor Force Participation Rate
- EMRATIO - Employment-Population Ratio
- UNEMPLOY - Unemployed
- CE16OV - Employment Level
- ICSA - Initial Claims
- JTSJOL - Job Openings: Total Nonfarm
- JTSQUR - Quits: Total Nonfarm
- GDPC1 - Real Gross Domestic Product
- A191RL1Q225SBEA - Real Gross Domestic Product: Percent Change from Preceding Period
- INDPRO - Industrial Production: Total Index
- TCU - Capacity Utilization: Total Index
- HOUST - New Privately-Owned Housing Units Started: Total Units
- PERMIT - New Privately-Owned Housing Units Authorized in Permit-Issuing Places: Total Units
- RSAFS - Advance Retail Sales: Retail Trade
- PCE - Personal Consumption Expenditures
- DSPIC96 - Real Disposable Personal Income
- PSAVERT - Personal Saving Rate
- M2SL - M2
- BOPGSTB - U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services: Balance
- MSPUS - Median Sales Price of Houses Sold for the United States
- HSN1F - New One Family Houses Sold: United States
- RHORUSQ156N - Homeownership Rate in the United States
- TTLCONS - Total Construction Spending: Total Construction in the United States
- RRVRUSQ156N - Rental Vacancy Rate in the United States
- TOTALSL - Total Consumer Credit Owned and Securitized
- REVOLSL - Revolving Consumer Credit Owned and Securitized
- DRCCLACBS - Delinquency Rate on Credit Card Loans, All Commercial Banks
- GDP - Gross Domestic Product
- GPDI - Gross Private Domestic Investment
- GCE - Government Consumption Expenditures and Gross Investment
- PCEC - Personal Consumption Expenditures
- NETEXP - Net Exports of Goods and Services
- GFDEBTN - Federal Debt: Total Public Debt
- GFDEGDQ188S - Federal Debt: Total Public Debt as Percent of Gross Domestic Product
- FYFSD - Federal Surplus or Deficit
- FGRECPT - Federal Government Current Receipts
- FGEXPND - Federal Government: Current Expenditures
- MANEMP - All Employees, Manufacturing
- USCONS - All Employees, Construction
- USTRADE - All Employees, Retail Trade
- USFIRE - All Employees, Financial Activities
- USGOVT - All Employees, Government
- AWHAETP - Average Weekly Hours of All Employees, Total Private
- DGORDER - Manufacturers' New Orders: Durable Goods
- NEWORDER - Manufacturers' New Orders: Nondefense Capital Goods Excluding Aircraft
- BUSINV - Total Business Inventories
- EXPGS - Exports of Goods and Services
- IMPGS - Imports of Goods and Services
- IR - Import Price Index (End Use): All Commodities
- PPIFIS - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Final Demand
Latest quarter (10-Q)
Latest 10-Q source: 0001193125-26-037613.
Item 2. MANAGEMENT’ S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following should be read in conjunction with Champion Homes, Inc.’s condensed consolidated financial statements and the related notes that appear in Item 1 of this Report.
Overview
Champion Homes, Inc., formerly known as Skyline Champion Corporation (the “Company”), is a leading producer of factory-built housing in the U.S. and Canada. The Company serves as a complete solutions provider across complementary and vertically integrated businesses including factory-built home manufacturing, company-owned retail locations, construction services, and transportation logistics services. The Company markets its homes under several nationally recognized brand names including Champion Homes, Genesis Homes, Skyline Homes, Regional Homes, Athens Park Models, Dutch Housing, Atlantic Homes, Excel Homes, Homes of Merit, New Era, J. Redman Homes, ScotBilt Homes, Shore Park, Silvercrest, and Titan Homes in the U.S., and Moduline and SRI Homes in western Canada. The Company operates 42 manufacturing facilities throughout the U.S. and four manufacturing facilities in western Canada that primarily construct factory-built, timber-framed, manufactured and modular houses that are sold primarily to independent retailers, builders/developers, and manufactured home community operators. The Company’s retail operations consist of 83 sales centers that sell manufactured homes to consumers across the U.S. The Company’s transportation business engages independent owners/drivers to transport manufactured homes, recreational vehicles, and other products throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Acquisitions, Expansions and Consolidations
The Company is focused on operational improvements to increase capacity utilization and profitability at its existing manufacturing facilities as well as measured expansion of its manufacturing and retail footprint through facility and equipment investments and acquisitions. Those investments will help improve the Company's ability to satisfy demand for affordable housing. During fiscal 2023, robust demand for housing began to slow as inflation and higher interest rates made housing less affordable. That economic environment drove an even greater need for attainable housing solutions. As a result, the Company continues to focus on growing in strong housing markets across the U.S. and Canada, as well as expanding products and services to provide more holistic and affordable solutions to homebuyers.
In May 2025, the Company acquired Iseman Homes which operated 10 retail sales centers across the North Central U.S. This acquisition enhances the Company's ability to strengthen distribution from its nearby manufacturing facilities, furthering the Company’s commitment to integrated growth. In October 2023, the Company acquired Regional Homes, which operated three manufacturing facilities in Alabama and 44 retail sales centers across the Southeast U.S. Regional Homes' strong presence in large HUD markets expanded our captive retail and manufacturing distribution in that region.
In addition to those acquisitions, the Company is also focused on enhancing its U.S. manufacturing production capacity, as well as redeployment of capital and resources through strategic actions at specific plants. During the first half of fiscal 2026, the Company idled production at the Bartow, Florida manufacturing plant and ceased operations at the Kelowna, British Columbia manufacturing plant. The Company believes those actions will ultimately lead to greater operating efficiency and profitability. In addition, the Company sold a previously idled manufacturing facility during the second quarter of fiscal 2026. The Company continues to own six idle manufacturing facilities that could be used for further manufacturing capacity expansion in future periods.
During fiscal 2024, the Company made an equity investment in ECN. The investment, in part, facilitated the creation of a captive finance company in partnership with Triad, a subsidiary of ECN. The captive finance company, Champion Financing, through Triad, provides factory-built home floor plan and consumer loans to manufactured home retailers and homebuyers. The Company believes this offering will provide customers needed financing solutions and improve the Company's market share. On November 13, 2025, ECN entered into a definitive arrangement to be acquired by a private investor group for CAD $3.10 per share, plus any accrued but unpaid dividends. The agreement, which was approved by ECN shareholders in January 2026, is subject to court approval and other customary closing conditions and is expected to close in the first half of fiscal 2027, which will result in the liquidation of the Company's investment in ECN common and preferred shares.
The Company's acquisitions, investments and plant consolidation are part of a strategy to grow and diversify revenue with a focus on increasing the Company’s homebuilding presence in the U.S. as well as improving the results of operations through streamlining production of similar product categories. These acquisitions and investments are included in the Company's consolidated results for periods subsequent to their respective acquisition dates.
Industry and Company Outlook
The need for newly built affordable, single-family housing has continued to drive demand for new homes in the U.S. and Canadian markets. In recent years, manufactured home construction experienced revenue growth due to a number of favorable demographic trends and demand drivers in the United States, including underlying growth trends in key homebuyer groups, such as the population over 55 years of age, the population of first-time home buyers, and the population of households earning less than $60,000 per year.
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The Company's manufacturing backlog decreased to $266.0 million as of December 27, 2025 compared to $312.6 million as of December 28, 2024. The decrease in backlog is a function of production rates exceeding order rates during the three months ended December 27, 2025, compared to the same period in the prior last year.
For the nine months ended December 27, 2025, approximately 86.7% of the Company’s U.S. manufacturing sales were generated from the manufacture of homes that comply with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") code construction standard in the U.S. Industry shipments of HUD-code homes are reported on a one-month lag. According to data reported by the Manufactured Housing Institute, HUD-code industry home shipments were 69,757 and 71,968 units during the eight months ended November 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Based on industry data, the Company’s U.S. wholesale market share of HUD code homes sold was 22.5% and 22.2%, for the eight months ended November 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Annual HUD-code industry shipments have generally increased since calendar year 2009 when only 50,000 HUD-coded manufactured homes were shipped, the lowest level since the industry began recording statistics in 1959. While shipments of HUD-coded manufactured homes have improved modestly in recent years, current manufactured housing shipments are still at lower levels than the long-term historical average of over 200,000 units per year. Manufactured home sales represent approximately 9% of all U.S. single family home starts. Our estimated market share in the U.S. total housing market, based on data through October 2025, was approximately 2.8% and 2.5% for the nine months ended December 27, 2025 and December 28, 2024, respectively.
UNAUD
ITED RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE THIRD QUARTER OF FISCAL 2026 VS. 2025
| Three months ended | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Dollars in thousands) | December 27, 2025 | December 28, 2024 | ||||||
| Income Statements Data: | ||||||||
| Net sales | $ | 656,614 | $ | 644,925 | ||||
| Cost of sales | 484,421 | 463,903 | ||||||
| Gross profit | 172,193 | 181,022 | ||||||
| Selling, general, and administrative expenses | 109,727 | 108,214 | ||||||
| Operating income | 62,466 | 72,808 | ||||||
| Interest (income), net | (3,779 | ) | (3,991 | ) | ||||
| Other (income) | (1,221 | ) | (2,158 | ) | ||||
| Income before income taxes | 67,466 | 78,957 | ||||||
| Income tax expense | 12,375 | 16,698 | ||||||
| Net income before equity in net (income) of affiliates | 55,091 | 62,259 | ||||||
| Equity in net (income) of affiliates | (913 | ) | (568 | ) | ||||
| Net income | $ | 56,004 | $ | 62,827 | ||||
| Net income attributable to non-controlling interest | 1,668 | 1,290 | ||||||
| Net income attributable to Champion Homes, Inc. | $ | 54,336 | $ | 61,537 | ||||
| Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA: | ||||||||
| Net income attributable to Champion Homes, Inc. | $ | 54,336 | $ | 61,537 | ||||
| Income tax expense | 12,375 | 16,698 | ||||||
| Interest (income), net | (3,779 | ) | (3,991 | ) | ||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 12,265 | 10,673 | ||||||
| Equity in net (income) of ECN | (1,176 | ) | (656 | ) | ||||
| Transaction costs | 438 | — | ||||||
| Other | 319 | (1,000 | ) | |||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 74,778 | $ | 83,261 | ||||
| As a percent of net sales: | ||||||||
| Gross profit | 26.2 | % | 28.1 | % | ||||
| Selling, general, and administrative expenses | 16.7 | % | 16.8 | % | ||||
| Operating income | 9.5 | % | 11.3 | % | ||||
| Net income attributable to Champion Homes, Inc. | 8.3 | % | 9.5 | % | ||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | 11.4 | % | 12.9 | % |
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NET SALES
The following table summarizes net sales for the three months ended December 27, 2025 and December 28, 2024:
| Three months ended | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Dollars in thousands) | December 27, 2025 | December 28, 2024 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||
| Net sales | $ | 656,614 | $ | 644,925 | $ | 11,689 | 1.8 | % | ||||||||
| U.S. manufacturing and retail net sales | $ | 622,364 | $ | 610,757 | $ | 11,607 | 1.9 | % | ||||||||
| U.S. homes sold | 6,270 | 6,437 | (167 | ) | (2.6 | %) | ||||||||||
| U.S. manufacturing and retail average home selling price | $ | 99.3 | $ | 94.9 | $ | 4.4 | 4.6 | % | ||||||||
| Canadian manufacturing net sales | $ | 25,790 | $ | 25,692 | $ | 98 | 0.4 | % | ||||||||
| Canadian homes sold | 215 | 209 | 6 | 2.9 | % | |||||||||||
| Canadian manufacturing average home selling price | $ | 120.0 | $ | 122.9 | $ | (2.9 | ) | (2.4 | %) | |||||||
| Corporate/Other net sales | $ | 8,460 | $ | 8,476 | $ | (16 | ) | (0.2 | %) | |||||||
| U.S. manufacturing facilities in operation at end of period | 42 | 43 | ||||||||||||||
| U.S. retail sales centers in operation at end of period | 83 | 72 | ||||||||||||||
| Canadian manufacturing facilities in operation at end of period | 4 | 5 |
Net sales for the three months ended December 27, 2025 were $656.6 million, an increase of $11.7 million, or 1.8%, compared to the three months ended December 28, 2024. The following is a summary of the change by operating segment.
U.S. Factory-built Housing:
Net sales for the Company’s U.S. manufacturing and retail operations increased by $11.6 million, or 1.9%, for the three months ended December 27, 2025 compared to the three months ended December 28, 2024. The increase was due to a 4.6% increase in the average selling price per new home partially offset by a 2.6% decrease in new homes sold. The increase in average selling price was due primarily to a shift in mix to more multi-wide units and increased pricing at our company-owned retail sales centers. The decrease in new homes sold was due to lower production.
Canadian Factory-built Housing:
The Canadian Facto
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Latest 10-K MD&A
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following should be read in conjunction with Champion Homes’s Consolidated Financial Statements and the related notes that appear elsewhere in this Annual Report.
Certain statements set forth below under this caption constitute forward-looking statements. See Part I, “Cautionary Statement About Forward-Looking Statements,” of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional factors relating to such statements, and see Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” of this Annual Report for a discussion of certain risks applicable to our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. See also Part II, Item 7 "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" of our Form 10-K for the year ended March 29, 2025, which provides additional information on comparisons of fiscal years 2025 and 2024.
Overview
The Company is a leading producer of factory-built housing in the U.S. and Canada. The Company serves as a complete solutions provider across complementary and vertically integrated businesses including manufactured construction, company-owned retail locations, construction services, and transportation logistics. The Company is the largest independent publicly traded factory-built solutions provider in North America based on revenue, and markets its homes under several nationally recognized brand names including Champion Homes, Genesis Homes, Skyline Homes, Regional Homes, Athens Park Models, Dutch Housing, Atlantic Homes, Excel Homes, Homes of Merit, New Era, J. Redman Homes, ScotBilt Homes, Shore Park, Silvercrest, and Titan Homes in the U.S. and Moduline and SRI Homes in western Canada. The Company operates 42 manufacturing facilities throughout the U.S. and four manufacturing facilities in western Canada that primarily construct factory-built, timber-framed manufactured and modular houses that are sold primarily to independent retailers, builders/developers, and manufactured home community operators. The Company’s retail operations consist of 84 sales centers that sell manufactured homes to consumers across the U.S. while the construction services business installs and sets up factory-built homes. The Company’s transportation business engages independent owners/drivers to transport manufactured homes, recreational vehicles, and other products throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Acquisitions and Expansions
The Company is focused on operational improvements to increase capacity utilization and profitability at its existing manufacturing facilities as well as measured expansion of its manufacturing and retail footprint through facility and equipment investments and acquisitions. Those investments will help improve the Company's ability to satisfy demand for affordable housing. The current economic environment drives an even greater need for attainable housing solutions. As a result, the Company continues to focus on growing in strong housing markets across the U.S. and Canada, as well as expanding products and services to provide more holistic and affordable solutions to homebuyers.
In May 2025, the Company acquired Iseman Homes which operated 10 retail sales centers across the North Central U.S. This acquisition enhances the Company's ability to strengthen distribution from its nearby manufacturing facilities, furthering the Company’s commitment to integrated growth. In October 2023, the Company acquired Regional Homes, which operated three manufacturing facilities in Alabama and 44 retail sales centers across the Southeast U.S. Regional Homes' strong presence in large HUD markets expanded our captive retail and manufacturing distribution in that region.
In addition to those acquisitions, the Company is also focused on enhancing its U.S. manufacturing production capacity, as well as redeployment of capital and resources through strategic actions at specific plants. During the first half of fiscal 2026, the Company idled production at the Bartow, Florida manufacturing plant and ceased operations at the Kelowna, British Columbia manufacturing plant. The Company believes those actions will ultimately lead to greater operating efficiency and profitability. In addition, the Company sold a previously idled manufacturing facility during the second quarter of fiscal 2026. The Company continues to own six idle manufacturing facilities that could be used for further manufacturing capacity expansion in future periods.
During fiscal 2024, the Company made an equity investment in ECN Capital Corporation ("ECN"). The investment, in part, facilitated the creation of a captive finance company in partnership with Triad Financing Services, Inc. ("Triad"), a subsidiary of ECN. The captive finance company, Champion Financing, through Triad, provides factory-built home floor plan and consumer loans to manufactured home retailers and homebuyers. The Company believes this offering will provide customers needed financing solutions and improve the Company's market share. On November 13, 2025, ECN entered into a definitive arrangement to be acquired by a private investor group for CAD $3.10 per share, plus any accrued but unpaid dividends. The transaction closed on April 24, 2026, which resulted in the liquidation of the Company's investment in ECN common and preferred shares in the first quarter of fiscal 2027. The liquidation of the Company's investment in ECN common and preferred shares will not impact the future operations of Champion Financing.
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The Company's acquisitions and investments are part of a strategy to grow and diversify revenue with a focus on increasing the Company’s homebuilding presence in the U.S. as well as improving the results of operations through streamlining production of similar product categories. These acquisitions and investments are included in the Company's consolidated results for periods subsequent to their respective acquisition dates.
Industry and Company Outlook
The need for newly built affordable, single-family housing has continued to drive demand for new homes in the U.S. and Canadian markets. In recent years, manufactured home construction experienced revenue growth due to a number of favorable demographic trends and demand drivers in the United States, including underlying growth trends in key homebuyer groups, such as the population over 55 years of age, the population of first-time home buyers, and the population of households earning less than $60,000 per year. We have also seen a number of market trends pointing to increased sales of ADUs and rent-to-own single-family options.
The Company's manufacturing backlog decreased to $316.0 million as of March 28, 2026 compared to $343.4 million as of March 29, 2025. The decrease in backlog is a function of production rates exceeding order rates during fiscal 2026 compared to fiscal 2025.
For fiscal 2026, approximately 87% of the Company’s U.S. manufacturing sales were generated from the manufacture of homes that comply with the Federal HUD code construction standard in the U.S. According to data reported by MHI, HUD-code industry home shipments were 100,380, 105,206, and 92,288 units during fiscal 2026, 2025, and 2024, respectively. Based on industry data, the Company’s U.S. wholesale market share of HUD code homes sold was 22.5%, 22.0%, and 19.9% in fiscal 2026, 2025, and 2024, respectively. Annual industry shipments have generally increased each year since calendar year 2009 when only 50,000 HUD-coded manufactured homes were shipped, the lowest level since the industry began recording statistics in 1959. While shipments of HUD-coded manufactured homes have improved modestly in recent years, current manufactured housing shipments are still at lower levels than the long-term historical average of over 200,000 units per year. Manufactured home sales represent approximately 10% of all U.S. single family home starts.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR FISCAL 2026 VS. 2025
| Year Ended | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Dollars in thousands) | March 28, 2026 | March 29, 2025 | ||||||
| Results of Operations Data: | ||||||||
| Net sales | $ | 2,663,639 | $ | 2,483,448 | ||||
| Cost of sales | 1,959,320 | 1,819,425 | ||||||
| Gross profit | 704,319 | 664,023 | ||||||
| Selling, general, and administrative expenses | 452,554 | 426,991 | ||||||
| Operating income | 251,765 | 237,032 | ||||||
| Interest (income), net | (16,444 | ) | (16,974 | ) | ||||
| Other income | (2,362 | ) | (3,362 | ) | ||||
| Income from operations before income taxes | 270,571 | 257,368 | ||||||
| Income tax expense | 56,757 | 53,724 | ||||||
| Net income before equity in net (income) loss of affiliates | 213,814 | 203,644 | ||||||
| Equity in net (income) loss of affiliates | (382 | ) | 2,004 | |||||
| Net income | $ | 214,196 | $ | 201,640 | ||||
| Net income attributable to non-controlling interest | 7,298 | 3,227 | ||||||
| Net income attributable to Champion Homes, Inc. | $ | 206,898 | $ | 198,413 | ||||
| Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA: | ||||||||
| Net income attributable to Champion Homes, Inc. | $ | 206,898 | $ | 198,413 | ||||
| Income tax expense | 56,757 | 53,724 | ||||||
| Interest (income), net | (16,444 | ) | (16,974 | ) | ||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 47,789 | 41,910 | ||||||
| Equity in net (income) loss of ECN | (1,192 | ) | 363 | |||||
| Change in fair value of contingent consideration | 4,496 | 8,620 | ||||||
| Plant closure costs | 5,832 | — | ||||||
| Gain on sale of idle facility | (3,650 | ) | — | |||||
| Product liability - water intrusion, net | 5,030 | — | ||||||
| Transaction costs | 1,794 | — | ||||||
| Other | 919 | (1,000 | ) | |||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 308,229 | $ | 285,056 | ||||
| As a percent of net sales: | ||||||||
| Gross profit | 26.4 | % | 26.7 | % | ||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 17.0 | % | 17.2 | % | ||||
| Operating income | 9.5 | % | 9.5 | % | ||||
| Net income attributable to Champion Homes, Inc. | 7.8 | % | 8.0 | % | ||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | 11.6 | % | 11.5 | % |
FISCAL PERIODS
The Company’s fiscal year is a 52- or 53-week period that ends on the Saturday nearest March 31. Fiscal 2026 and 2025 were each 52-week periods.
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NET SALES
The following table summarizes net sales for fiscal 2026 and 2025:
| Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||
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| (Dollars in thousands) | March 28, 2026 | March 29, 2025 | Change | % Change | ||||||||||||
| Net sales | $ | 2,663,639 | $ | 2,483,448 | $ | 180,191 | 7.3 | % | ||||||||
| U.S. manufacturing and retail net sales | $ | 2,515,831 | $ | 2,357,916 | $ | 157,915 | 6.7 | % | ||||||||
| U.S. homes sold | 25,718 | 25,273 | 445 | 1.8 | % | |||||||||||
| U.S. manufacturing and retail average home selling price | $ | 97.8 | $ | 93.3 | $ | 4.5 | 4.8 | % | ||||||||
| Canadian manufacturing net sales | $ | 110,986 | $ | 94,172 | $ | 16,814 | 17.9 | % | ||||||||
| Canadian homes sold | 904 | 785 | 119 | 15.2 | % | |||||||||||
| Canadian manufacturing average home selling price | $ | 122.8 | $ | 120.0 | $ | 2.8 | 2.3 | % | ||||||||
| Corporate/Other net sales | $ | 36,822 | $ | 31,360 | $ | 5,462 | 17.4 | % | ||||||||
| U.S. manufacturing facilities in operation at year end | 42 | 43 | (1 | ) | (2.3 | %) | ||||||||||
| U.S. retail sales centers in operation at year end | 84 | 72 | 12 | 16.7 | % | |||||||||||
| Canadian manufacturing facilities in operation at year end | 4 | 5 | (1 | ) | (20.0 | %) |
Net sales for fiscal 2026 were $2.7 billion, an increase of $180.2 million, or 7.3%, over fiscal 2025. The following is a summary of the change by operating segment.
U.S. Factory-built Housing:
Fiscal 2026 net sales for the Company’s U.S. manufacturing and retail operations increased by $157.9 million, or 6.7%, from fiscal 2025. The increase was due to an increase of 1.8% in the number of new homes sold and an increase of 4.8% in the average selling price per new home. The increase in the number of homes sold was primarily due to the inclusion of Iseman Homes since the acquisition in May 2025 and higher wholesale unit sales sold to independent retail channels. The increase in average selling price was driven by a shift in product mix to more multi-wide units and increased pricing at our company-owned retail sales centers.
Canadian Factory-built Housing:
The Canadian Factory-built Housing segment net sales increased by $16.8 million, or 17.9% in fiscal 2026 compared to the prior year, primarily due to an increase of 15.2% in homes sold and an increase in average selling price. The increase in homes sold is due to higher demand in certain markets. Net sales for the Canadian segment were also favorably impacted by approximately $0.6 million as the Canadian dollar weakened relative to the U.S. dollar during fiscal 2026 as compared to the prior year.
Corporate/Other:
Net sales for Corporate/Other includes the Company’s transportation business, financing activities and the elimination of intersegment sales. During fiscal 2026, net sales for the segment increased by $5.5 million, or 17.4%, compared to fiscal 2025, primarily due to increased operating activities in Champion Financing, partially offset by a decrease in recreational vehicle shipments.
GROSS PROFIT
The following table summarizes gross profit for fiscal 2026 and 2025:
| Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Dollars in thousands) | March 28, 2026 | March 29, 2025 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||
| Gross profit: | ||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Factory-built Housing | $ | 641,636 | $ | 617,314 | $ | 24,322 | 3.9 | % | ||||||||
| Canadian Factory-built Housing | 32,079 | 23,823 | 8,256 | 34.7 | % | |||||||||||
| Corporate/Other | 30,604 | 22,886 | 7,718 | 33.7 | % | |||||||||||
| Total gross profit | $ | 704,319 | $ | 664,023 | $ | 40,296 | 6.1 | % | ||||||||
| Gross profit as a percent of net sales | 26.4 | % | 26.7 | % |
Gross profit as a percent of sales during fiscal 2026 was 26.4% compared to 26.7% during fiscal 2025. The following is a summary of the change by operating segment.
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U.S. Factory-built Housing:
Gross profit for the U.S. Factory-built Housing segment increased by $24.3 million, or 3.9%, during fiscal 2026 compared to the prior year. As a percent of net sales, gross profit was 25.5% for fiscal 2026 compared to 26.2% in the prior fiscal year. The increase in gross profit was primarily driven by higher revenue as discussed above. The decrease in gross profit as a percent of segment net sales was driven by higher material and labor costs and the $8.4 million charge in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026 to adjust our estimated costs to remediate water intrusion in certain homes built in one of our manufacturing facilities, partially offset by $3.5 million of reimbursements received from the material distributor for the Company's remediation costs incurred.
Canadian Factory-built Housing:
Gross profit for the Canadian Factory-built Housing segment increased by $8.3 million, or 34.7%, during fiscal 2026 compared to the prior year. The increase in gross profit was due to higher sales volumes. Gross profit increased to 28.9% as a percent of segment net sales from 25.3% in the prior year due to increased leverage of fixed manufacturing costs.
Corporate/Other:
Gross profit for the Corporate/Other segment increased by $7.7 million, or 33.7%, during fiscal 2026 compared to the same period in the prior year. Gross profit increased as a result of increased operating activity of Champion Financing.
SELLING, GENERAL, AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
Selling, general, and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses include foreign currency transaction gains and losses, equity compensation, and intangible amortization expense. The following table summarizes SG&A expenses for fiscal 2026 and 2025:
| Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Dollars in thousands) | March 28, 2026 | March 29, 2025 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||
| Selling, general, and administrative expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Factory-built Housing | $ | 344,278 | $ | 327,015 | $ | 17,263 | 5.3 | % | ||||||||
| Canadian Factory-built Housing | 16,662 | 10,913 | 5,749 | 52.7 | % | |||||||||||
| Corporate/Other | 91,614 | 89,063 | 2,551 | 2.9 | % | |||||||||||
| Total selling, general, and administrative expenses | $ | 452,554 | $ | 426,991 | $ | 25,563 | 6.0 | % | ||||||||
| Selling, general, and administrative expenses as a percent of net sales | 17.0 | % | 17.2 | % |
SG&A expenses were $452.6 million during fiscal 2026, an increase of $25.6 million compared to the prior year. The following is a summary of the change by operating segment.
U.S. Factory-built Housing:
SG&A expenses for the U.S. Factory-built Housing segment increased by $17.3 million, or 5.3%, during fiscal 2026 as compared to the prior year. SG&A expenses, as a percent of segment net sales, decreased to 13.7% in fiscal 2026 compared to 13.9% during fiscal 2025. The increase in SG&A expenses was primarily due to higher salaries and incentive compensation costs, which are generally based on sales volume or measures of profitability, the inclusion of Iseman Homes, and $1.0 million of costs associated with the idling of the Bartow, Florida plant, partially offset by a $3.7 million gain on the sale of an idle facility in the second quarter of fiscal 2026 and $4.1 million less charges related to the change in fair value of the contingent consideration from acquisitions.
Canadian Factory-built Housing:
SG&A expenses for the Canadian Factory-built Housing segment increased $5.7 million, or 52.7% compared to the prior year. SG&A expenses, as a percent of segment net sales, were 15.0% during fiscal 2026 compared to 11.6% in fiscal 2025. The increases were due to $5.2 million of costs associated with the Kelowna, BC plant closure.
Corporate/Other:
SG&A expenses for Corporate/Other includes the Company’s transportation operations, corporate costs incurred for all segments, and intersegment eliminations. SG&A expenses for Corporate/Other increased by $2.6 million, or 2.9%, during fiscal 2026 as compared to the prior year due primarily to higher stock compensation and professional fees, partially offset by lower IT costs.
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INTEREST INCOME, NET
The following table summarizes the components of interest income, net for fiscal 2026 and 2025:
| Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Dollars in thousands) | March 28, 2026 | March 29, 2025 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||
| Interest income | $ | 23,992 | $ | 25,442 | $ | (1,450 | ) | (5.7 | %) | |||||||
| Interest expense | (7,548 | ) | (8,468 | ) | 920 | (10.9 | %) | |||||||||
| Interest income, net | $ | 16,444 | $ | 16,974 | $ | (530 | ) | (3.1 | %) | |||||||
| Average outstanding floor plan payable | $ | 100,370 | $ | 98,689 | ||||||||||||
| Average outstanding debt | $ | 24,276 | $ | 24,721 | ||||||||||||
| Average cash balance | $ | 624,299 | $ | 552,701 |
Interest income, net was $16.4 million during fiscal 2026, compared to $17.0 million in the prior year. The change was primarily due to lower interest rates on invested cash balances and average floor plan payables.
OTHER INCOME
The following table summarizes other income for fiscal 2026 and 2025:
| Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Dollars in thousands) | March 28, 2026 | March 29, 2025 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||
| Other income | $ | 2,362 | $ | 3,362 | $ | (1,000 | ) | (29.7 | %) |
Other income of $2.4 million for fiscal 2026 represents dividend income from the investment in ECN Preferred shares. Other income of $3.4 million for fiscal 2025 represents dividend income from the investment in ECN Preferred shares and $1.0 million of insurance proceeds for partial settlement of certain Champion Home Builders’ pre-bankruptcy workers' compensation claims.
INCOME TAX EXPENSE
The following table summarizes income tax expense for fiscal 2026 and 2025:
| Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Dollars in thousands) | March 28, 2026 | March 29, 2025 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||
| Income tax expense | $ | 56,757 | $ | 53,724 | $ | 3,033 | 5.6 | % | ||||||||
| Effective tax rate | 21.0 | % | 20.9 | % |
Income tax expense during fiscal 2026 was $56.8 million, representing an effective tax rate of 21.0%, compared to income tax expense of $53.7 million, representing an effective tax rate of 20.9%, in fiscal 2025.
The Company’s effective tax rate for both fiscal 2026 and 2025 differs from the federal statutory income tax rate of 21.0%, due primarily to the effect of non-deductible expenses, state and local income taxes, and foreign rate differential, partially offset by tax credits.
Equity in net (income) loss of affiliates
The following table summarizes equity in net (income) loss of affiliates for fiscal 2026 and 2025:
| Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Dollars in thousands) | March 28, 2026 | March 29, 2025 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||
| Equity in net (income) loss of affiliates | $ | (382 | ) | $ | 2,004 | $ | (2,386 | ) | (119.1 | %) |
The Company's investment in ECN is accounted for under the equity method and the Company’s share of the earnings or losses of ECN are recorded on a three-month lag. Equity in net income of affiliates of $0.4 million in fiscal 2026 represents net income on the equity method investment in ECN of $1.2 million and net losses from other unconsolidated affiliates of $0.8 million. Equity in net loss of affiliates of $2.0 million for fiscal 2025 represented net losses on the equity method investment in ECN of $0.4 million and net losses from other unconsolidated affiliates of $1.6 million.
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NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST
The following table summarizes net income attributable to non-controlling interest for fiscal 2026 and 2025:
| Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Dollars in thousands) | March 28, 2026 | March 29, 2025 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to non-controlling interest | $ | 7,298 | $ | 3,227 | $ | 4,071 | 126.2 | % |
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest, which is a reduction to net income attributable to Champion Homes, Inc., represents the minority partner's 49% share of the results of operations of Champion Financing.
ADJUSTED EBITDA
The following table reconciles net income, the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measure, to Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure, for fiscal 2026 and 2025:
| Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Dollars in thousands) | March 28, 2026 | March 29, 2025 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to Champion Homes, Inc. | $ | 206,898 | $ | 198,413 | $ | 8,485 | 4.3 | % | ||||||||
| Income tax expense | 56,757 | 53,724 | 3,033 | 5.6 | % | |||||||||||
| Interest (income), net | (16,444 | ) | (16,974 | ) | 530 | (3.1 | %) | |||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 47,789 | 41,910 | 5,879 | 14.0 | % | |||||||||||
| Equity in net (income) loss of ECN | (1,192 | ) | 363 | (1,555 | ) | * | ||||||||||
| Change in fair value of contingent consideration | 4,496 | 8,620 | (4,124 | ) | (47.8 | %) | ||||||||||
| Plant closure costs | 5,832 | - | 5,832 | * | ||||||||||||
| Gain on sale of idle facility | (3,650 | ) | - | (3,650 | ) | * | ||||||||||
| Product liability - water intrusion, net | 5,030 | - | 5,030 | * | ||||||||||||
| Transaction costs | 1,794 | - | 1,794 | * | ||||||||||||
| Other | 919 | (1,000 | ) | 1,919 | * | |||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 308,229 | $ | 285,056 | $ | 23,173 | 8.1 | % |
* indicates that the calculated percentage is not meaningful
Adjusted EBITDA for fiscal 2026 was $308.2 million, an increase of $23.2 million from fiscal 2025. The increase is a result of higher sales volumes and gross profit, partially offset by higher SG&A expenses. See the definition of Adjusted EBITDA under “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below for additional information regarding the definition and use of this metric in evaluating the Company’s results.
BACKLOG
Although orders from customers can be cancelled at any time without penalty, and unfilled orders are not necessarily an indication of future business, the Company’s unfilled U.S. and Canadian manufacturing orders at March 28, 2026 totaled $316.0 million compared to $343.4 million at March 29, 2025. The decrease in backlog is a function of production rates exceeding order rates during fiscal 2026 compared to fiscal 2025.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
The following table presents summary cash flow information for fiscal 2026 and 2025:
| Year Ended | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Dollars in thousands) | March 28, 2026 | March 29, 2025 | ||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in): | ||||||||
| Operating activities | $ | 303,868 | $ | 240,857 | ||||
| Investing activities | (57,196 | ) | (46,155 | ) | ||||
| Financing activities | (222,220 | ) | (73,038 | ) | ||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | 3,469 | (6,389 | ) | |||||
| Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | 27,921 | 115,275 | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 610,338 | 495,063 | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 638,259 | $ | 610,338 |
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The Company’s primary sources of liquidity are cash flows from operations and existing cash balances. Cash balances and cash flows from operations for the next year are expected to be adequate to cover working capital requirements, capital expenditures, maturities of long-term debt, and strategic initiatives and investments. The Company's Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement provides for a $200.0 million revolving credit facility, including a $45.0 million letter of credit sub-facility ("Second Amended Credit Agreement"). At March 28, 2026, there were no borrowings under the Second Amended Credit Agreement and letters of credit issued under the Second Amended Credit Agreement totaled $27.5 million. Total available borrowings under the Second Amended Credit Agreement as of March 29, 2025 were $172.5 million. The Company’s revolving credit facility includes (i) a maximum consolidated total net leverage ratio of 3.25 to 1.00, subject to an upward adjustment upon the consummation of a material acquisition, and (ii) a minimum interest coverage ratio of 3.00 to 1.00. The Company anticipates compliance with its debt covenants and projects its level of cash availability to be in excess of cash needed to operate the business for the next year and beyond. In the event operating cash flow and existing cash balances were deemed inadequate to support the Company’s liquidity needs, and one or more capital resources were to become unavailable, the Company would revise its operating strategies.
Cash provided by operating activities was $303.9 million in fiscal 2026 compared to $240.9 million in fiscal 2025. The increase was driven by changes in deferred taxes and favorable changes in working capital items primarily a result of the decrease in finished goods inventories at the company-owned retail sales centers.
Cash used in investing activities was $57.2 million in fiscal 2026 versus $46.2 million in fiscal 2025. The increase in cash used in investing activities was related to the acquisition of Iseman Homes in the first quarter of fiscal 2026, offset in part by a reduction in expenditures for property, plant and equipment.
Cash used in financing activities was $222.2 million in fiscal 2026 versus $73.0 million in fiscal 2025. The increase in cash used in financing activities was primarily a result of an increase in repurchases of the Company's stock in fiscal 2026 and reduction of floor plan payables.
CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS AND COMMITMENTS
Credit Facility
The Second Amended Credit Agreement matures in July 2030 and has no scheduled amortization. The interest rate on borrowings under the Second Amended Credit Agreement is based on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") or an Alternative Base Rate ("ABR") plus an interest rate spread. The interest rate spread adjusts based on the consolidated total net leverage of the Company. The interest rate ranges from a high of SOFR plus 1.875% or the ABR plus 0.875% (when the consolidated total net leverage ratio is equal to or greater than 2.25 to 1.00), to a low of SOFR plus 1.125% or the ABR plus 0.125% (when the consolidated total net leverage ratio is less than 0.50 to 1.00). In addition, the Company is obligated to pay an unused line fee ranging between 0.15% and 0.30% depending on the consolidated total net leverage ratio, in respect of unused commitments under the Amended Credit Agreement.
Letter of Credit Facility
The Company has a letter of credit sub-facility under the Second Amended Credit Agreement. At March 28, 2026, letters of credit issued under the sub-facility totaled $27.5 million.
Industrial Revenue Bonds
Obligations under industrial revenue bonds are supported by letters of credit and bear interest based on a municipal bond index rate. The industrial revenue bonds require lump-sum payments of principal upon maturity in 2029.
Notes Payable
As part of the acquisition of Regional Homes, the Company assumed notes payable to Romeo Juliet, LLC, a subsidiary of Wells Fargo Community Investment Holdings, Inc. ("WFC") of $7.3 million, which mature at various dates from 2026 through 2039. The notes have a fixed rate of 5.42% and are secured by certain assets of Regional Homes. In addition, the Company assumed a note payable to United Bank of $4.9 million with a fixed interest rate of 3.85% that is secured by a Note Receivable from HHB Investment Fund, LLC, a subsidiary of WFC.
Floor Plan Payable
At March 28, 2026, the Company had outstanding borrowings on floor plan financing arrangements of $94.6 million. The Company’s retail operations utilize floor plan financing to fund the acquisition of manufactured homes for display or resale. The arrangements provide for borrowings up to $308.0 million. Floor plan payables are secured by the homes acquired and are required to be repaid when the Company sells the financed home to a customer.
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Contingent Obligations
The Company has contingent liabilities and obligations at March 28, 2026, including surety bonds and letters of credit totaling $14.8 million and $27.5 million, respectively. Additionally, the Company is contingently obligated under repurchase agreements with certain lending institutions that provide floor plan financing to independent retailers. The contingent repurchase obligation as of March 28, 2026 is approximately $233.7 million, without reduction for the resale value of the homes collateralizing the potential repurchases. The Company has the ability to resell the repurchased collateral to other retailers, and losses incurred on repurchased homes have been insignificant in recent periods. The reserve for estimated losses under repurchase agreements was $1.7 million at March 28, 2026. See “Critical Accounting Polices and Estimates – Reserve for Repurchase Commitments” below.
The Company has provided various representations, warranties, and other standard indemnifications in the ordinary course of its business in agreements to acquire and sell business assets and in financing arrangements. The Company is subject to various legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of its business.
In the normal course of business, the Company’s subsidiaries historically provided certain parent company guarantees to two U.K. customers. These guarantees provided contractual liability for proven construction defects up to 12 years from the date of delivery of the units. The guarantees remain a contingent liability subsequent to the fiscal 2017 disposition of the U.K. operations, which declines over time through October 2027. As of the date of this report, no claims have been reported under the terms of the guarantees.
Product Liability - Water Intrusion
The Company has received consumer complaints for damages related to water intrusion in homes built in one of its manufacturing facilities prior to fiscal 2022. The Company has investigated, and believes, the cause of the damage is the result of materials that did not perform in accordance with the manufacturer's contractual obligations. The Company has identified that certain homes constructed over that period that may be affected. Based on the results of ongoing investigation and repair efforts, the Company developed a remediation plan under Subpart I of the HUD code, which was approved in fiscal 2025. The plan called for inspection and repair of affected homes if there is evidence of damage, or procedures to mitigate the opportunity for future damage. As a result of the proposal, the Company recorded a charge of $34.5 million during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024 related to the estimated costs of the planned remediation efforts. The Company estimated the charges by establishing a range of total expected costs determined by an actuary using a Monte Carlo simulation. The analysis, which was completed at the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024, resulted in a range of losses between $34.5 million and $85.0 million. The Company was not able to determine a value in the range that was more likely than any other value, and as prescribed by U.S. GAAP, recorded the charge for remediation based on the low end of the range of potential losses. During fiscal 2026, the Company reassessed the total expected remaining estimated costs of the planned remediation efforts and determined, through completed inspection, repair and settlement efforts, that there was sufficient experience such that recording to the low end of a range of losses was no longer appropriate. The actuarial analysis completed in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026 resulted in a charge of $8.5 million to increase the remaining estimated liability to $35.6 million at March 28, 2026. The Company will continue to monitor the population of affected homes and the results of the inspection and repair activities, including actual repair costs on the affected homes and the number of affected homes to be repaired, and may revise the amount of the estimated liability, which could result in an increase or decrease in the estimated liability in future periods.
In January 2026, the Company entered into an agreement with the distributor of the roofing material to share certain costs of the remediation. As a result, the Company received $3.5 million cash payment in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026 and will receive $2.5 million of future purchase credits. Reimbursements are reflected as a reduction to cost of goods sold as cash is received or purchase credits are applied. Additionally, the distributor will reimburse the Company for a portion of future remediation costs which will be both in the form of cash and purchase credits. Such amounts will be reflected as a reduction to cost of goods sold when those purchase credits are applied.
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES - ADJUSTED EBITDA
The Company defines Adjusted Earnings Before Interest Taxes and Depreciation and Amortization (“Adjusted EBITDA”) as net income or loss attributable to Champion Homes, Inc. plus expenses or minus income for: (a) the provision for income taxes; (b) interest income or expense, net; (c) depreciation and amortization; (d) gain or loss from discontinued operations; (e) non-cash restructuring charges and impairment of assets; (f) equity in net earnings or losses of ECN; (g) charges related to the remediation of the water intrusion product liability claims and reimbursement of water intrusion costs; and (h) other non-operating income or expense including but not limited to those costs for the acquisition and integration or disposition of businesses, including the change in fair value of contingent consideration, and idle facilities. Adjusted EBITDA is not a measure of earnings calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP and should not be considered an alternative to, or more meaningful than, net income or loss prepared on a U.S. GAAP basis. Adjusted EBITDA does not purport to represent cash flow provided by, or used in, operating activities as defined by U.S. GAAP, which is presented in the Statement of Cash Flows. In addition, Adjusted EBITDA is not necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
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Adjusted EBITDA is presented as a supplemental measure of the Company’s financial performance that management believes is useful to investors, because the excluded items may vary significantly in timing or amounts and/or may obscure trends useful in evaluating and comparing the Company’s operating activities across reporting periods. Management believes Adjusted EBITDA is useful to an investor in evaluating operating performance for the following reasons: (i) Adjusted EBITDA is widely used by investors to measure a company’s operating performance without regard to items such as interest income and expense, taxes, depreciation and amortization and other non-operating income or loss, which can vary substantially from company to company depending upon accounting methods and the book value of assets, capital structure and the method by which assets were acquired; and (ii) analysts and investors use Adjusted EBITDA as a supplemental measure to evaluate the overall operating performance of companies in the industry.
Management uses Adjusted EBITDA for planning purposes, including the preparation of internal annual operating budget and periodic forecasts: (i) in communications with the Board of Directors and investors concerning financial performance; (ii) as a factor in determining bonuses under certain incentive compensation programs; and (iii) as a measure of operating performance used to determine the ability to provide cash flows to support investments in capital assets, acquisitions and working capital requirements for operating expansion.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
Our significant accounting policies are more fully described in Note 1, "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies," to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Report. Certain of our accounting policies require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Assumptions and estimates of future earnings and cash flow are used in the periodic analyses of the recoverability of goodwill, intangible assets, deferred tax assets and property, plant, and equipment. Historical experience and trends are used to estimate reserves, including reserves for self-insured risks, warranty costs, and wholesale repurchase losses. The Company considers an accounting estimate to be critical if it requires us to make assumptions about matters that were uncertain at the time the estimate was made and changes in the estimate would have had a significant impact on our consolidated financial position or results of operations. The Company believes that the following discussion addresses the Company’s critical accounting estimates.
Acquisitions
We allocate the purchase price of an acquired business to its identifiable assets and liabilities based on estimated fair values. The excess of the purchase price over the amount allocated to the assets and liabilities, if any, is recorded as goodwill. We use all available information to estimate fair values. We typically engage outside appraisal firms to assist in the fair value determination of identifiable intangible assets and any other significant assets or liabilities. We adjust the preliminary purchase price allocation, as necessary, up to one year after the acquisition closing date as we obtain more information regarding asset valuations and liabilities assumed. Our estimates of fair value are based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable, but that are inherently uncertain, and therefore, may not be realized. Unanticipated events or circumstances may occur which could affect the accuracy of our fair value estimates, including assumptions regarding industry economic factors and business strategies. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the estimates, assumptions, and values reflected in the valuations will be realized, and actual results could vary materially.
Reserves for Self-Insured Risks
The Company is self-insured for a significant portion of its general insurance, product liability, workers’ compensation, auto, health, and property insurance. Insurance coverage is maintained for catastrophic exposures and those risks required to be insured by law. The Company is currently liable for the first $500,000 of incurred losses for each workers’ compensation incident, $150,000 for each auto liability claim and is responsible for losses up to the first $500,000 per occurrence for general, product liability, and property insurance. Generally catastrophic losses are insured up to $80 million. The Company establishes reserves for reported and unreported losses and insurance company reimbursements under these programs using an actuarial determined value which takes into consideration prior claim experience, estimates of losses for known occurrences and the respective volume of business activity for a given period. Estimated self-insurance costs are accrued for all expected future expenditures for reported and unreported claims based on historical experience.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
It is the Company’s policy to evaluate the recoverability of property, plant, and equipment whenever events and changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of assets may not be recoverable, primarily based on estimated selling price, appraised value, or projected undiscounted future cash flows.
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Impairment of Goodwill
Goodwill is not amortized but is tested for impairment at least annually. Impairment testing is required more often if an event or circumstance indicates that an impairment is more likely than not to have occurred. In conducting its annual impairment testing, the Company may first perform a qualitative assessment of whether it is more likely than not that a reporting unit’s fair value is less than its carrying amount. If not, no further goodwill impairment testing is required. If it is more likely than not that a reporting unit’s fair value is less than its carrying amount, or if the Company elects not to perform a qualitative assessment of a reporting unit, the Company then compares the fair value of the reporting unit to the related net book value. If the net book value of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss is measured and recognized. As the analysis depends upon judgments, estimates and assumptions, such testing is subject to inherent uncertainties, which could cause the fair value to fluctuate from period to period.
In fiscal 2026, the Company performed qualitative assessments of its reporting units. The annual assessment was completed on the first day of fiscal March. The assessments indicated that it was more likely than not that the fair value of each of the reporting units exceeded its respective carrying value. The Company does not believe that any reporting units are at risk for impairment.
Income Taxes and Deferred Tax Assets
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on temporary differences between the financial statement amounts and the tax basis of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect in the years in which the differences are expected to reverse. A valuation allowance is provided when the Company determines that it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.
Reserve for Repurchase Commitments
As is customary in the factory-built housing industry, a significant portion of the home sales to independent retailers are made pursuant to repurchase agreements with lending institutions that provide wholesale floor plan financing to the retailers. Certain homes sold pursuant to repurchase agreements are subject to repurchase, generally up to 24 months after the sale of the home to the retailer. Certain other homes sold pursuant to repurchase agreements are subject to repurchase until the home is sold by the retailer. For those homes with an unlimited repurchase period, the Company’s risk of loss upon repurchase declines due to required monthly principal payments by the retailer. After 18 to 36 months from the date of the Company’s sale of the home, the risk of loss on these homes is low, and by the 46th month, most programs require that the home be paid in full, at which time the Company no longer has risk of loss. Pursuant to these agreements, during the repurchase period, generally upon default by the retailer and repossession by the financial institution, the Company is obligated to repurchase the homes from the floor plan lenders. The contingent repurchase obligation as of March 28, 2026 was estimated to be approximately $233.7 million, without reduction for the resale value of the homes. Losses under repurchase obligations represent the difference between the repurchase price and net proceeds from the resale of the homes, less accrued rebates, which will not be paid. Losses incurred on homes repurchased have been insignificant in recent periods. The reserve for estimated losses under repurchase agreements was $1.7 million at March 28, 2026.
OTHER MATTERS
Inflation
Raw material price increases have generally been passed on to customers or mitigated through working with supply chain partners, sourcing alternative materials or other operational improvements to minimize the effect on our profitability. However, continued, frequent and sudden increases in specific costs, as well as price competition, can affect the ability to pass on costs and adversely impact results of operations. Therefore, there is no assurance that inflation or the impact of rising material costs will not have a significant impact on revenue or results of operations in the future.
Seasonality
The housing industry, which includes factory-built homes, is affected by seasonality. Sales during the period from March to November are traditionally higher than other months. As a result, quarterly results of a particular period are not necessarily representative of the results expected for the year.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
Refer to Note 1, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,” in our accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements for information regarding new accounting pronouncements.
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MD&A history
Prior-year 10-K MD&A spans are extracted from SEC filings with the same bounded parser used for the latest filing. The latest 10-K appears above; prior years are below.
FY 2025 10-K MD&A
SEC filing source: 0000950170-25-077746.
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following should be read in conjunction with Champion Homes’s consolidated financial statements and the related notes that appear elsewhere in this Annual Report.
Certain statements set forth below under this caption constitute forward-looking statements. See Part I, “Cautionary Statement About Forward-Looking Statements,” of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional factors relating to such statements, and see Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” of this Annual Report for a discussion of certain risks applicable to our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. See also Part II, Item 7 "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" of our Form 10-K for the year ended March 30, 2024, which provides additional information on comparisons of fiscal years 2024 and 2023.
Overview
The Company is a leading producer of factory-built housing in the U.S. and Canada. The Company serves as a complete solutions provider across complementary and vertically integrated businesses including manufactured construction, company-owned retail locations, construction services, and transportation logistics. The Company is the largest independent publicly traded factory-built solutions provider in North America based on revenue, and markets its homes under several nationally recognized brand names including Champion Homes, Genesis Homes, Skyline Homes, Regional Homes, Athens Park Models, Dutch Housing, Atlantic Homes, Excel Homes, Homes of Merit, New Era, J. Redman Homes, ScotBilt Homes, Shore Park, Silvercrest, and Titan Homes in the U.S. and Moduline and SRI Homes in western Canada. The Company operates 43 manufacturing facilities throughout the U.S. and 5 manufacturing facilities in western Canada that primarily construct factory-built, timber-framed manufactured and modular houses that are sold primarily to independent retailers, builders/developers, and manufactured home community operators. The Company’s retail operations consist of 72 sales centers that sell manufactured homes to consumers across the U.S. while the construction services business installs and sets up factory-built homes. The Company’s transportation business engages independent owners/drivers to transport manufactured homes, recreational vehicles, and other products throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Acquisitions and Expansions
The Company is focused on operational improvements to increase capacity utilization and profitability at its existing manufacturing facilities as well as measured expansion of its manufacturing and retail footprint through facility and equipment investments and acquisitions. Those investments will help improve the Company's ability to satisfy demand for affordable housing. During fiscal 2023, robust demand for housing began to slow as inflation and higher interest rates made housing less affordable. The current economic environment drives an even greater need for attainable housing solutions. As a result, the Company continues to focus on growing in strong housing markets across the U.S. and Canada, as well as expanding products and services to provide more holistic and affordable solutions to homebuyers.
In October 2023, the Company acquired Regional Homes ("Regional"), which, at the time of the acquisition, operated three manufacturing facilities in Alabama and 43 retail sales centers across the Southeast U.S. Regional's strong presence in large HUD markets in the Southeast U.S. expanded our captive retail and manufacturing distribution in the region. In July 2022, the Company acquired 12 Factory Expo retail sales centers from Alta Cima Corporation, which expanded the internal retail network across a broader portion of the U.S. In May 2022, the Company acquired Manis Custom Builders, Inc. ("Manis") in order to expand its manufacturing footprint and further streamline its product offering in the Carolinas.
In addition to those acquisitions, the Company is also focused on enhancing its U.S. manufacturing production capacity through various plant start-ups in strategic locations. As a result, the Company began production in previously idled or acquired facilities in Decatur, Indiana and Bartow, Florida in fiscal 2024 and a facility in Pembroke, North Carolina in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023. The Company owns six idle manufacturing facilities that could be used for further manufacturing capacity expansion in future periods.
During fiscal 2024, the Company made an equity investment in ECN. The investment, in part, facilitated the creation of a captive finance company in partnership with Triad. The captive finance company, Champion Financing, provides factory-built home floor plan and consumer loans to retailers and homebuyers. The Company believes this offering will provide customers needed financing solutions and improve the Company's market share.
The Company's acquisitions and investments are part of a strategy to grow and diversify revenue with a focus on increasing the Company’s homebuilding presence in the U.S. as well as improving the results of operations through streamlining production of similar product categories. These acquisitions and investments are included in the Company's consolidated results for periods subsequent to their respective acquisition dates.
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Industry and Company Outlook
The need for newly built affordable, single-family housing has continued to drive demand for new homes in the U.S. and Canadian markets. In recent years, manufactured home construction experienced revenue growth due to a number of favorable demographic trends and demand drivers in the United States, including underlying growth trends in key homebuyer groups, such as the population over 55 years of age, the population of first-time home buyers, and the population of households earning less than $60,000 per year. We have also seen a number of market trends pointing to increased sales of ADUs and rent-to-own single-family options.
Because of the need for affordable housing, the Company saw an increase in customer orders during fiscal 2025. As a result of the increased orders, the Company's backlog at the end of fiscal 2025 was $343.4 million compared to $315.8 million at the end of fiscal 2024 and $308.1 million at the end of fiscal 2023.
For fiscal 2025, approximately 88% of the Company’s U.S. manufacturing sales were generated from the manufacture of homes that comply with the Federal HUD code construction standard in the U.S. According to data reported by MHI, HUD-code industry home shipments were 105,206, 92,288, and 104,374 units during fiscal 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively. Based on industry data, the Company’s U.S. wholesale market share of HUD code homes sold was 22.0%, 19.9%, and 20.4% in fiscal 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively. Annual industry shipments have generally increased each year since calendar year 2009 when only 50,000 HUD-coded manufactured homes were shipped, the lowest level since the industry began recording statistics in 1959. While shipments of HUD-coded manufactured homes have improved modestly in recent years, current manufactured housing shipments are still at lower levels than the long-term historical average of over 200,000 units per year. Manufactured home sales represent approximately 9.5% of all U.S. single family home starts.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR FISCAL 2025 VS. 2024
| Year Ended | ||||||||
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| (Dollars in thousands) | March 29, 2025 | March 30, 2024 | ||||||
| Results of Operations Data: | ||||||||
| Net sales | $ | 2,483,448 | $ | 2,024,823 | ||||
| Cost of sales | 1,819,425 | 1,539,029 | ||||||
| Gross profit | 664,023 | 485,794 | ||||||
| Selling, general, and administrative expenses | 426,991 | 310,589 | ||||||
| Operating income | 237,032 | 175,205 | ||||||
| Interest (income), net | (16,974 | ) | (28,254 | ) | ||||
| Other (income) expense, net | (3,362 | ) | 2,604 | |||||
| Income from operations before income taxes | 257,368 | 200,855 | ||||||
| Income tax expense | 53,724 | 47,136 | ||||||
| Net income before equity in net loss of affiliate | 203,644 | 153,719 | ||||||
| Equity in net loss of affiliate | 2,004 | 7,023 | ||||||
| Net income | $ | 201,640 | $ | 146,696 | ||||
| Net income attributable to non-controlling interest | 3,227 | — | ||||||
| Net income attributable to Champion Homes, Inc. | $ | 198,413 | $ | 146,696 | ||||
| Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA: | ||||||||
| Net income attributable to Champion Homes, Inc. | $ | 198,413 | $ | 146,696 | ||||
| Income tax expense | 53,724 | 47,136 | ||||||
| Interest (income), net | (16,974 | ) | (28,254 | ) | ||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 41,910 | 34,910 | ||||||
| Equity in net loss of ECN | 363 | 7,023 | ||||||
| Change in fair value of contingent consideration | 8,620 | — | ||||||
| Product liability - water intrusion | — | 34,500 | ||||||
| Transaction costs | — | 3,253 | ||||||
| Other | (1,000 | ) | — | |||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 285,056 | $ | 245,264 | ||||
| As a percent of net sales: | ||||||||
| Gross profit | 26.7 | % | 24.0 | % | ||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 17.2 | % | 15.3 | % | ||||
| Operating income | 9.5 | % | 8.7 | % | ||||
| Net income attributable to Champion Homes, Inc. | 8.0 | % | 7.2 | % | ||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | 11.5 | % | 12.1 | % |
FISCAL PERIODS
The Company’s fiscal year is a 52- or 53-week period that ends on the Saturday nearest March 31. Fiscal 2025 and 2024 were each 52-week periods.
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NET SALES
The following table summarizes net sales for fiscal 2025 and 2024:
| Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||
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| (Dollars in thousands) | March 29, 2025 | March 30, 2024 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||
| Net sales | $ | 2,483,448 | $ | 2,024,823 | $ | 458,625 | 22.7 | % | ||||||||
| U.S. manufacturing and retail net sales | $ | 2,357,916 | $ | 1,885,507 | $ | 472,409 | 25.1 | % | ||||||||
| U.S. homes sold | 25,273 | 20,954 | 4,319 | 20.6 | % | |||||||||||
| U.S. manufacturing and retail average home selling price | $ | 93.3 | $ | 90.0 | $ | 3.3 | 3.7 | % | ||||||||
| Canadian manufacturing net sales | $ | 94,172 | $ | 109,089 | $ | (14,917 | ) | (13.7 | %) | |||||||
| Canadian homes sold | 785 | 891 | (106 | ) | (11.9 | %) | ||||||||||
| Canadian manufacturing average home selling price | $ | 120.0 | $ | 122.4 | $ | (2.4 | ) | (2.0 | %) | |||||||
| Corporate/Other net sales | $ | 31,360 | $ | 30,227 | $ | 1,133 | 3.7 | % | ||||||||
| U.S. manufacturing facilities in operation at year end | 43 | 43 | — | — | % | |||||||||||
| U.S. retail sales centers in operation at year end | 72 | 74 | (2 | ) | (2.7 | %) | ||||||||||
| Canadian manufacturing facilities in operation at year end | 5 | 5 | — | — | % |
Net sales for fiscal 2025 were $2.5 billion, an increase of $458.6 million, or 22.7%, over fiscal 2024. The following is a summary of the change by operating segment.
U.S. Factory-built Housing:
Fiscal 2025 net sales for the Company’s U.S. manufacturing and retail operations increased by $472.4 million, or 25.1%, from fiscal 2024. The increase was primarily due to $593.1 million of net sales in fiscal 2025 from the operations acquired in the fiscal 2024 acquisition of Regional Homes, compared to $227.8 million of sales from those operations in the prior-year period. The number of homes sold during the fiscal year increased 20.6% and the total average home selling price increased 3.7%. The increase in the number of homes sold was due to higher customer demand and production volumes during the year, and the inclusion of Regional Homes for the entirety of fiscal 2025. The increase in average selling price was due primarily to the increase in the number of units sold through our company-owned retail sales centers, also in part a result of the addition of Regional Homes. The mix of wholesale unit sales to independent customers versus homes sold through our company-owned retail sales centers impacts average selling price. Wholesale average selling price per new home decreased in fiscal 2025 due to changes in product mix, including customers choosing homes with fewer or lower cost options.
Canadian Factory-built Housing:
The Canadian Factory-built Housing segment net sales decreased by $14.9 million, or 13.7% in fiscal 2025 compared to the prior year, primarily due to a 11.9% decrease in homes sold. The decrease in homes sold is due to slowing demand in the Canadian housing market. Net sales for the Canadian segment were also unfavorably impacted by approximately $3.1 million as the Canadian dollar weakened relative to the U.S. dollar during fiscal 2025 as compared to the prior year.
Corporate/Other:
Net sales for Corporate/Other includes the Company’s transportation business, financing activities and the elimination of intersegment sales. During fiscal 2025, net sales for the segment increased by $1.1 million, or 3.7%, compared to fiscal 2024. The decrease was primarily attributable to a decrease in recreational vehicle shipments by our transportation operations, offset in part by net sales from the initiation of the Champion Financing operations in fiscal 2025.
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GROSS PROFIT
The following table summarizes gross profit for fiscal 2025 and 2024:
| Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||
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| (Dollars in thousands) | March 29, 2025 | March 30, 2024 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||
| Gross profit: | ||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Factory-built Housing | $ | 617,314 | $ | 440,162 | $ | 177,152 | 40.2 | % | ||||||||
| Canadian Factory-built Housing | 23,823 | 30,479 | (6,656 | ) | (21.8 | %) | ||||||||||
| Corporate/Other | 22,886 | 15,153 | 7,733 | 51.0 | % | |||||||||||
| Total gross profit | $ | 664,023 | $ | 485,794 | $ | 178,229 | 36.7 | % | ||||||||
| Gross profit as a percent of net sales | 26.7 | % | 24.0 | % |
Gross profit as a percent of sales during fiscal 2025 was 26.7% compared to 24.0% during fiscal 2024. The following is a summary of the change by operating segment.
U.S. Factory-built Housing:
Gross profit for the U.S. Factory-built Housing segment increased by $177.2 million, or 40.2%, during fiscal 2025 compared to the prior year. As a percent of net sales, gross profit was 26.2% for fiscal 2025 compared to 23.3% in the prior fiscal year. The increase in gross profit was driven by higher unit volume due to higher customer demand and the addition of Regional Homes for the entirety of fiscal 2025. The increase in gross profit as a percent of segment net sales is driven, in part, by a greater percentage of homes sold through our company-owned retail sales centers and lower manufacturing input costs. The increase in gross profit and gross profit percent in fiscal 2025 is also positively impacted by the $34.5 million charge in fiscal 2024 for estimated costs to remediate water intrusion in certain homes built in one of our manufacturing facilities from fiscal 2016 through fiscal 2021.
Canadian Factory-built Housing:
Gross profit for the Canadian Factory-built Housing segment decreased by $6.7 million, or 21.8%, during fiscal 2025 compared to the prior year. The decrease in gross profit was due to lower sales volumes caused by declining consumer demand. Gross profit decreased to 25.3% as a percent of segment net sales from 27.9% in the prior year due to decreased leverage of fixed manufacturing costs and production inefficiency caused by lower production rates.
Corporate/Other:
Gross profit for the Corporate/Other segment increased by $7.7 million, or 51.0%, during fiscal 2025 compared to the same period in the prior year. Gross profit increased as a result of the inclusion of Champion Financing.
SELLING, GENERAL, AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
Selling, general, and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses include foreign currency transaction gains and losses, equity compensation, and intangible amortization expense. The following table summarizes SG&A expenses for fiscal 2025 and 2024:
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| (Dollars in thousands) | March 29, 2025 | March 30, 2024 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||
| Selling, general, and administrative expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Factory-built Housing | $ | 327,015 | $ | 232,356 | $ | 94,659 | 40.7 | % | ||||||||
| Canadian Factory-built Housing | 10,913 | 10,592 | 321 | 3.0 | % | |||||||||||
| Corporate/Other | 89,063 | 67,641 | 21,422 | 31.7 | % | |||||||||||
| Total selling, general, and administrative expenses | $ | 426,991 | $ | 310,589 | $ | 116,402 | 37.5 | % | ||||||||
| Selling, general, and administrative expenses as a percent of net sales | 17.2 | % | 15.3 | % |
SG&A expenses were $427.0 million during fiscal 2025, an increase of $116.4 million compared to the prior year. The following is a summary of the change by operating segment.
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U.S. Factory-built Housing:
SG&A expenses for the U.S. Factory-built Housing segment increased by $94.7 million, or 40.7%, during fiscal 2025 as compared to the prior year. SG&A expenses, as a percent of segment net sales, increased to 13.9% in fiscal 2025 compared to 12.3% during fiscal 2024. The increases were primarily due to the inclusion of Regional Homes for the entirety of fiscal 2025 compared to 5.5 months in the prior-year period, as well as a charge of $8.6 million in fiscal 2025 related to the change in fair value of contingent consideration from the acquisition. Additionally, incentive compensation costs increased in the current period as a result of increased sales volumes and profitability. SG&A as a percent of sales for our company-owned retail sales centers is generally higher than in our manufacturing operations as a result of the overall compensation structures.
Canadian Factory-built Housing:
SG&A expenses for the Canadian Factory-built Housing segment increased $0.3 million, or 3.0% compared to the prior year, primarily due to higher allocated corporate costs, partially offset by lower incentive compensation which is based on sales volume or profitability, and reductions in wages due to staffing adjustments. SG&A expenses, as a percent of segment net sales, were 11.6% during fiscal 2025 compared to 9.7% in fiscal 2024. The increase in SG&A as a percent of net sales is the result of less absorption of certain fixed costs.
Corporate/Other:
SG&A expenses for Corporate/Other includes the Company’s transportation operations, corporate costs incurred for all segments, and intersegment eliminations. SG&A expenses for Corporate/Other increased by $21.4 million, or 31.7%, during fiscal 2025 as compared to the prior year due primarily to higher incentive compensation as a result of achievement of performance metrics in fiscal 2025 compared to fiscal 2024, and investments made in people and information systems to support future growth.
INTEREST (INCOME), NET
The following table summarizes the components of interest (income), net for fiscal 2025 and 2024:
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| (Dollars in thousands) | March 29, 2025 | March 30, 2024 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||
| Interest expense | $ | 8,468 | $ | 4,613 | $ | 3,855 | 83.6 | % | ||||||||
| Interest (income) | (25,442 | ) | (32,867 | ) | 7,425 | (22.6 | %) | |||||||||
| Interest (income), net | $ | (16,974 | ) | $ | (28,254 | ) | $ | 11,280 | (39.9 | %) | ||||||
| Average outstanding floor plan payable | $ | 98,689 | $ | 42,751 | ||||||||||||
| Average outstanding long-term debt | $ | 24,721 | $ | 18,162 | ||||||||||||
| Average cash balance | $ | 552,701 | $ | 629,254 |
Interest (income), net was $17.0 million during fiscal 2025, compared to $28.3 million in the prior year. The change was primarily due to lower interest income from lower average invested cash balances and higher interest expense from higher average floor plan payables and long-term debt balances assumed in the acquisition of Regional Homes.
OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE, NET
The following table summarizes other (income) expense, net for fiscal 2025 and 2024:
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| (Dollars in thousands) | March 29, 2025 | March 30, 2024 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||
| Other (income) expense, net | $ | (3,362 | ) | $ | 2,604 | $ | (5,966 | ) | (229.1 | %) |
Other income of $3.4 million for fiscal 2025 represents dividend income of $2.4 million from the investment in ECN Preferred shares and $1.0 million of insurance proceeds for partial settlement of certain Champion Home Builders’ pre-bankruptcy workers' compensation claims. Other expense of $2.6 million for fiscal 2024 represents transaction costs incurred for the acquisition of Regional Homes of $3.3 million, partially offset by dividend income of $0.6 million from the investment in ECN Preferred Shares.
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INCOME TAX EXPENSE
The following table summarizes income tax expense for fiscal 2025 and 2024:
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| (Dollars in thousands) | March 29, 2025 | March 30, 2024 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||
| Income tax expense | $ | 53,724 | $ | 47,136 | $ | 6,588 | 14.0 | % | ||||||||
| Effective tax rate | 20.9 | % | 23.5 | % |
Income tax expense during fiscal 2025 was $53.7 million, representing an effective tax rate of 20.9%, compared to income tax expense of $47.1 million, representing an effective tax rate of 23.5%, in fiscal 2024. The rate change from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025 is primarily due to an increase in tax credits in fiscal 2025.
The Company’s effective tax rate for both fiscal 2025 and 2024 differs from the federal statutory income tax rate of 21.0%, due primarily to the effect of non-deductible expenses, state and local income taxes, and foreign rate differential, partially offset by tax credits.
EQUITY IN NET LOSS IN AFFILIATES
The following table summarizes equity in net loss of affiliates for fiscal 2025 and 2024:
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| (Dollars in thousands) | March 29, 2025 | March 30, 2024 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||
| Equity in net loss of affiliates | $ | 2,004 | $ | 7,023 | $ | (5,019 | ) | (71.5 | %) |
The Company's investment in ECN is accounted for under the equity method and the Company’s share of the earnings or losses of ECN are recorded on a three-month lag. Equity in net loss of affiliates of $2.0 million in fiscal 2025 represents net losses on the equity method investment in ECN of $0.4 million and net losses from other unconsolidated affiliates of $1.6 million. Equity in net loss of affiliates of $7.0 million for fiscal 2024 represented a loss on the equity method investment in ECN.
NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST
The following table summarizes net income attributable to non-controlling interest for fiscal 2025 and 2024:
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| (Dollars in thousands) | March 29, 2025 | March 30, 2024 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||
| Net income attributable to non-controlling interest | $ | 3,227 | $ | — | $ | 3,227 | * |
* indicates that the calculated percentage is not meaningful
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest, which is a reduction to net income attributable to Champion Homes, Inc., represents the minority partner's 49% share of the results of operations of Champion Financing.
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ADJUSTED EBITDA
The following table reconciles net income, the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measure, to Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure, for fiscal 2025 and 2024:
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| (Dollars in thousands) | March 29, 2025 | March 30, 2024 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to Champion Homes, Inc. | $ | 198,413 | $ | 146,696 | $ | 51,717 | 35.3 | % | ||||||||
| Income tax expense | 53,724 | 47,136 | 6,588 | 14.0 | % | |||||||||||
| Interest (income), net | (16,974 | ) | (28,254 | ) | 11,280 | (39.9 | %) | |||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 41,910 | 34,910 | 7,000 | 20.1 | % | |||||||||||
| Equity in net loss of ECN | 363 | 7,023 | (6,660 | ) | (94.8 | %) | ||||||||||
| Change in fair value of contingent consideration | 8,620 | — | 8,620 | * | ||||||||||||
| Product liability - water intrusion | — | 34,500 | (34,500 | ) | (100.0 | %) | ||||||||||
| Transaction costs | — | 3,253 | (3,253 | ) | (100.0 | %) | ||||||||||
| Other | (1,000 | ) | — | (1,000 | ) | * | ||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 285,056 | $ | 245,264 | $ | 39,792 | 16.2 | % |
* indicates that the calculated percentage is not meaningful
Adjusted EBITDA for fiscal 2025 was $285.1 million, an increase of $39.8 million from fiscal 2024. The increase is a result of higher sales volumes and gross profit, partially offset by higher SG&A expenses, primarily driven by the inclusion of Regional Homes for the entirety of fiscal 2025 compared to 5.5 months of operations in the prior year period. See the definition of Adjusted EBITDA under “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below for additional information regarding the definition and use of this metric in evaluating the Company’s results.
BACKLOG
Although orders from customers can be cancelled at any time without penalty, and unfilled orders are not necessarily an indication of future business, the Company’s unfilled U.S. and Canadian manufacturing orders at March 29, 2025 totaled $343.4 million compared to $315.8 million at March 30, 2024. The increase in backlog was primarily driven by higher net orders.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
The following table presents summary cash flow information for fiscal 2025 and 2024:
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| (Dollars in thousands) | March 29, 2025 | March 30, 2024 | ||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in): | ||||||||
| Operating activities | $ | 240,857 | $ | 222,704 | ||||
| Investing activities | (46,155 | ) | (485,678 | ) | ||||
| Financing activities | (73,038 | ) | 10,864 | |||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | (6,389 | ) | (280 | ) | ||||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | 115,275 | (252,390 | ) | |||||
| Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period | 495,063 | 747,453 | ||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period | $ | 610,338 | $ | 495,063 |
The Company’s primary sources of liquidity are cash flows from operations and existing cash balances. Cash balances and cash flows from operations for the next year are expected to be adequate to cover working capital requirements, capital expenditures, and strategic initiatives and investments. The Company does not have any scheduled long-term debt maturities in the next twelve months. The Company has an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement which provides for a $200.0 million revolving credit facility, including a $45.0 million letter of credit sub-facility ("Amended Credit Agreement"). At March 29, 2025, there were no borrowings under the Amended Credit Agreement and letters of credit issued under the Credit Agreement totaled $31.5 million. Total available borrowings under the Credit Agreement as of March 30, 2024 were $168.5 million. The Company’s revolving credit facility includes (i) a maximum consolidated total net leverage ratio of 3.25 to 1.00, subject to an upward adjustment upon the consummation of a material acquisition, and (ii) a minimum interest coverage ratio of 3.00 to 1.00. The Company anticipates compliance with its debt covenants and projects its level of cash availability to be in excess of cash needed to operate the business for the next year and beyond.
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In the event operating cash flow and existing cash balances were deemed inadequate to support the Company’s liquidity needs, and one or more capital resources were to become unavailable, the Company would revise its operating strategies.
Cash provided by operating activities was $240.9 million in fiscal 2025 compared to $222.7 million in fiscal 2024. The increase was driven by higher net income, partially offset by less favorable changes in working capital items primarily a result of the increase in finished goods inventories at the company-owed retail sales centers.
Cash used in investing activities was $46.2 million in fiscal 2025 versus $485.7 million in fiscal 2024. The decrease in cash used for investing activities was related to the Company's acquisition of Regional Homes, an investment in floor plan loans, and the purchase of ECN common and preferred stock in fiscal 2024 which did not reoccur in fiscal 2025.
Cash used in financing activities was $73.0 million in fiscal 2025 versus $10.9 million provided by financing activities in fiscal 2024. The increase in fiscal 2025 is a result of common stock repurchases of $80.0 million. Fiscal 2025 was the first year of the repurchase activity.
CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS AND COMMITMENTS
Credit Facility
The Amended Credit Agreement matures in July 2026 and has no scheduled amortization. The interest rate on borrowings under the Amended Credit Agreement is based on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") plus a benchmark Replacement Rate Adjustment ("Replacement Rate"), plus an interest rate spread. The interest rate spread adjusts based on the consolidated total net leverage of the Company from a high of 1.875% when the consolidated total net leverage ratio is equal to or greater than 2.25:1.00, to a low of 1.125% when the consolidated total net leverage is below 0.50:1.00. Alternatively for same day borrowings, the interest rate is based on an Alternative Base Rate ("ABR") plus an interest rate spread that ranges from a high of 0.875% to a low of 0.125% based on the consolidated total net leverage ratio. In addition, the Company is obligated to pay an unused line fee ranging between 0.15% and 0.30% depending on the consolidated total net leverage ratio, in respect of unused commitments under the Amended Credit Agreement.
Letter of Credit Facility
The Company has a letter of credit sub-facility under the Amended Credit Agreement. At March 29, 2025, letters of credit issued under the sub-facility totaled $31.5 million.
Industrial Revenue Bonds
Obligations under industrial revenue bonds are supported by letters of credit and bear interest based on a municipal bond index rate. The industrial revenue bonds require lump-sum payments of principal upon maturity in 2029.
Notes Payable
As part of the acquisition of Regional Homes, the Company assumed notes payable to Romeo Juliet, LLC, a subsidiary of Wells Fargo Community Investment Holdings, Inc. ("WFC") of $7.3 million, which mature at various dates from 2026 through 2039. The notes have a fixed rate of 5.42% and are secured by certain assets of Regional Homes. In addition, the Company assumed a note payable to United Bank of $4.9 million with a fixed interest rate of 3.85% that is secured by a Note Receivable from HHB Investment Fund, LLC, a subsidiary of WFC.
Floor Plan Payable
At March 29, 2025, the Company had outstanding borrowings on floor plan financing arrangements of $106.1 million. The Company’s retail operations utilize floor plan financing to fund the acquisition of manufactured homes for display or resale. The arrangements provide for borrowings up to $253.0 million. Floor plan payables are secured by the homes acquired and are required to be repaid when the Company sells the financed home to a customer.
Contingent Obligations
The Company has contingent liabilities and obligations at March 29, 2025, including surety bonds and letters of credit totaling $17.5 million and $31.5 million, respectively. Additionally, the Company is contingently obligated under repurchase agreements with certain lending institutions that provide floor plan financing to independent retailers. The contingent repurchase obligation as of March 29, 2025 is approximately $241.9 million, without reduction for the resale value of the homes collateralizing the potential repurchases. The Company has the ability to resell the repurchased collateral to other retailers, and losses incurred on repurchased homes have been insignificant in recent periods. The reserve for estimated losses under repurchase agreements was $1.6 million at March 29, 2025. See “Critical Accounting Polices and Estimates – Reserve for Repurchase Commitments” below.
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The Company has provided various representations, warranties, and other standard indemnifications in the ordinary course of its business in agreements to acquire and sell business assets and in financing arrangements. The Company is subject to various legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of its business.
In the normal course of business, the Company’s subsidiaries historically provided certain parent company guarantees to two U.K. customers. These guarantees provided contractual liability for proven construction defects up to 12 years from the date of delivery of the units. The guarantees remain a contingent liability subsequent to the fiscal 2017 disposition of the U.K. operations, which declines over time through October 2027. As of the date of this report, no claims have been reported under the terms of the guarantees.
Product Liability - Water Intrusion
The Company has received consumer complaints for damages related to water intrusion in homes built in one of its manufacturing facilities prior to fiscal 2022. The Company has investigated, and believes, the cause of the damage is the result of materials that did not perform in accordance with the manufacturer's contractual obligations. The Company has identified that certain homes constructed over that period that may be affected. Based on the results of ongoing investigation and repair efforts, the Company has developed a remediation plan under Subpart I of the HUD code, which was approved in fiscal 2025. The plan calls for inspection and repair of affected homes if there is evidence of damage, or procedures to mitigate the opportunity for future damage. As a result of the proposal, the Company recorded charges to execute the remediation plan of $34.5 million during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024. The Company estimated the charges by establishing a range of total expected costs determined by an actuary using a Monte Carlo simulation. The analysis, which was completed at the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024, resulted in a range of losses between $34.5 million and $85.0 million. The Company was not able to determine a value in the range that was more likely than any other value, and as prescribed by U.S. GAAP, recorded the charge for remediation based on the low end of the range of potential losses. The Company reassessed the total expected costs in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025 which resulted in no change to the low end of the range of potential losses and reduction in the high end of the range of potential losses to $77.5 million. The Company will monitor the results of the inspection and repair activities, including actual repair costs, and may revise the amount of the estimated liability, which could result in an increase or decrease in the estimated liability in future periods. The liability, net of $0.4 million of remediation payments made during fiscal 2025, is included in other current liabilities in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Based on the Company's investigation into the cause of the water intrusion, including third-party testing of the material at issue, the Company believes it is possible that it will recover some or all of the estimated remediation costs. The Company will attempt to recover those costs from the manufacturer of the material, the distributor of the material, their related insurance providers or from the Company's insurance providers. However, the Company is unable to record an offset for any estimated costs at this time in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES - ADJUSTED EBITDA
The Company defines Adjusted Earnings Before Interest Taxes and Depreciation and Amortization (“Adjusted EBITDA”) as net income or loss attributable to Champion Homes, Inc. plus expenses or minus income for: (a) the provision for income taxes; (b) interest income or expense, net; (c) depreciation and amortization; (d) gain or loss from discontinued operations; (e) non-cash restructuring charges and impairment of assets; (f) equity in net earnings or losses of ECN; (g) charges related to the remediation of the water intrusion product liability claims; and (h) other non-operating income or expense including but not limited to those costs for the acquisition and integration or disposition of businesses, including the change in fair value of contingent consideration, and idle facilities. Adjusted EBITDA is not a measure of earnings calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP and should not be considered an alternative to, or more meaningful than, net income or loss prepared on a U.S. GAAP basis. Adjusted EBITDA does not purport to represent cash flow provided by, or used in, operating activities as defined by U.S. GAAP, which is presented in the Statement of Cash Flows. In addition, Adjusted EBITDA is not necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
Adjusted EBITDA is presented as a supplemental measure of the Company’s financial performance that management believes is useful to investors, because the excluded items may vary significantly in timing or amounts and/or may obscure trends useful in evaluating and comparing the Company’s operating activities across reporting periods. Management believes Adjusted EBITDA is useful to an investor in evaluating operating performance for the following reasons: (i) Adjusted EBITDA is widely used by investors to measure a company’s operating performance without regard to items such as interest income and expense, taxes, depreciation and amortization and other non-operating income or loss, which can vary substantially from company to company depending upon accounting methods and the book value of assets, capital structure and the method by which assets were acquired; and (ii) analysts and investors use Adjusted EBITDA as a supplemental measure to evaluate the overall operating performance of companies in the industry.
Management uses Adjusted EBITDA for planning purposes, including the preparation of internal annual operating budget and periodic forecasts: (i) in communications with the Board of Directors and investors concerning financial performance; (ii) as a factor
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in determining bonuses under certain incentive compensation programs; and (iii) as a measure of operating performance used to determine the ability to provide cash flows to support investments in capital assets, acquisitions and working capital requirements for operating expansion.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
Our significant accounting policies are more fully described in Note 1, "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies," to the consolidated financial statements included in this Report. Certain of our accounting policies require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Assumptions and estimates of future earnings and cash flow are used in the periodic analyses of the recoverability of goodwill, intangible assets, deferred tax assets and property, plant, and equipment. Historical experience and trends are used to estimate reserves, including reserves for self-insured risks, warranty costs, and wholesale repurchase losses. The Company considers an accounting estimate to be critical if it requires us to make assumptions about matters that were uncertain at the time the estimate was made and changes in the estimate would have had a significant impact on our consolidated financial position or results of operations. The Company believes that the following discussion addresses the Company’s critical accounting estimates.
Acquisitions
We allocate the purchase price of an acquired business to its identifiable assets and liabilities based on estimated fair values. The excess of the purchase price over the amount allocated to the assets and liabilities, if any, is recorded as goodwill. We use all available information to estimate fair values. We typically engage outside appraisal firms to assist in the fair value determination of identifiable intangible assets and any other significant assets or liabilities. We adjust the preliminary purchase price allocation, as necessary, up to one year after the acquisition closing date as we obtain more information regarding asset valuations and liabilities assumed. Our estimates of fair value are based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable, but that are inherently uncertain, and therefore, may not be realized. Unanticipated events or circumstances may occur which could affect the accuracy of our fair value estimates, including assumptions regarding industry economic factors and business strategies. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the estimates, assumptions, and values reflected in the valuations will be realized, and actual results could vary materially.
Reserves for Self-Insured Risks
The Company is self-insured for a significant portion of its general insurance, product liability, workers’ compensation, auto, health, and property insurance. Insurance coverage is maintained for catastrophic exposures and those risks required to be insured by law. The Company is currently liable for the first $250,000 of incurred losses for each workers’ compensation incident, $150,000 for each auto liability claim and is responsible for losses up to the first $500,000 per occurrence for general, product liability, and property insurance. Generally catastrophic losses are insured up to $80 million. The Company establishes reserves for reported and unreported losses and insurance company reimbursements under these programs using an actuarial determined value which takes into consideration prior claim experience, estimates of losses for known occurrences and the respective volume of business activity for a given period. The health plan is currently subject to a stop-loss limit of $800,000 per occurrence. Estimated self-insurance costs are accrued for all expected future expenditures for reported and unreported claims based on historical experience.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
It is the Company’s policy to evaluate the recoverability of property, plant, and equipment whenever events and changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of assets may not be recoverable, primarily based on estimated selling price, appraised value, or projected undiscounted future cash flows.
Impairment of Goodwill
Goodwill is not amortized but is tested for impairment at least annually. Impairment testing is required more often if an event or circumstance indicates that an impairment is more likely than not to have occurred. In conducting its annual impairment testing, the Company may first perform a qualitative assessment of whether it is more likely than not that a reporting unit’s fair value is less than its carrying amount. If not, no further goodwill impairment testing is required. If it is more likely than not that a reporting unit’s fair value is less than its carrying amount, or if the Company elects not to perform a qualitative assessment of a reporting unit, the Company then compares the fair value of the reporting unit to the related net book value. If the net book value of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss is measured and recognized. As the analysis depends upon judgments, estimates and assumptions, such testing is subject to inherent uncertainties, which could cause the fair value to fluctuate from period to period.
In fiscal 2025, the Company performed qualitative assessments of its reporting units. The annual assessment was completed on of the first day of fiscal March. The assessments indicated that it was more likely than not that the fair value of each of the reporting units exceeded its respective carrying value. The Company does not believe that any reporting units are at risk for impairment.
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Income Taxes and Deferred Tax Assets
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on temporary differences between the financial statement amounts and the tax basis of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect in the years in which the differences are expected to reverse. A valuation allowance is provided when the Company determines that it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.
Reserve for Repurchase Commitments
As is customary in the factory-built housing industry, a significant portion of the home sales to independent retailers are made pursuant to repurchase agreements with lending institutions that provide wholesale floor plan financing to the retailers. Certain homes sold pursuant to repurchase agreements are subject to repurchase, generally up to 24 months after the sale of the home to the retailer. Certain other homes sold pursuant to repurchase agreements are subject to repurchase until the home is sold by the retailer. For those homes with an unlimited repurchase period, the Company’s risk of loss upon repurchase declines due to required monthly principal payments by the retailer. After 18 to 36 months from the date of the Company’s sale of the home, the risk of loss on these homes is low, and by the 46th month, most programs require that the home be paid in full, at which time the Company no longer has risk of loss. Pursuant to these agreements, during the repurchase period, generally upon default by the retailer and repossession by the financial institution, the Company is obligated to repurchase the homes from the floor plan lenders. The contingent repurchase obligation as of March 29, 2025 was estimated to be approximately $241.9 million, without reduction for the resale value of the homes. Losses under repurchase obligations represent the difference between the repurchase price and net proceeds from the resale of the homes, less accrued rebates, which will not be paid. Losses incurred on homes repurchased have been insignificant in recent periods. The reserve for estimated losses under repurchase agreements was $1.6 million at March 29, 2025.
OTHER MATTERS
Inflation
Raw material price increases have generally been passed on to customers or mitigated through working with supply chain partners, sourcing alternative materials or other operational improvements to minimize the effect on our profitability. However, continued, frequent and sudden increases in specific costs, as well as price competition, can affect the ability to pass on costs and adversely impact results of operations. Therefore, there is no assurance that inflation or the impact of rising material costs will not have a significant impact on revenue or results of operations in the future.
Seasonality
The housing industry, which includes factory-built homes, is affected by seasonality. Sales during the period from March to November are traditionally higher than other months. As a result, quarterly results of a particular period are not necessarily representative of the results expected for the year.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
Refer to Note 1, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,” in our accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements for information regarding new accounting pronouncements.
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FY 2024 10-K MD&A
SEC filing source: 0000950170-24-065649.
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following should be read in conjunction with Skyline Champion Corporation’s consolidated financial statements and the related notes that appear elsewhere in this Annual Report.
Certain statements set forth below under this caption constitute forward-looking statements. See Part I, “Cautionary Statement About Forward-Looking Statements,” of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional factors relating to such statements, and see Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” of this Annual Report for a discussion of certain risks applicable to our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. See also Part II, Item 7 "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" of our Form 10-K for the year ended April 1, 2023, which provides additional information on comparisons of fiscal years 2023 and 2022.
Overview
The Company is a leading producer of factory-built housing in the U.S. and Canada. The Company serves as a complete solutions provider across complementary and vertically integrated businesses including manufactured construction, company-owned retail locations, construction services, and transportation logistics. The Company is the largest independent publicly traded factory-built solutions provider in North America based on revenue, and markets its homes under several nationally recognized brand names including Skyline Homes, Champion Homes, Genesis Homes, Regional Homes, Athens Park Models, Dutch Housing, Atlantic Homes, Excel Homes, Homes of Merit, All American Homes, New Era, Redman Homes, ScotBilt Homes, Shore Park, Silvercrest, and Titan Homes in the U.S. and Moduline and SRI Homes in western Canada. The Company operates 43 manufacturing facilities throughout the U.S. and 5 manufacturing facilities in western Canada that primarily construct factory-built, timber-framed manufactured and modular houses that are sold primarily to independent retailers, builders/developers, and manufactured home community operators. The Company’s retail operations consist of 74 sales centers that sell manufactured homes to consumers across the U.S. while the construction services business installs and sets up factory-built homes. The Company’s transportation business engages independent owners/drivers to transport manufactured homes, recreational vehicles, and other products throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Acquisitions and Expansions
The Company is focused on operational improvements to increase capacity utilization and profitability at its existing manufacturing facilities as well as measured expansion of its manufacturing and retail footprint through facility and equipment investments and acquisitions. Those investments will help improve the Company's ability to satisfy demand for affordable housing. During fiscal 2023, robust demand for housing began to slow as inflation and higher interest rates made housing less affordable. Because the Company offers a more affordable price point than other housing options, the economic environment drives an even greater need for attainable housing solutions. As a result, the Company continues to focus on growing in strong housing markets across the U.S. and Canada, as well as expanding products and services to provide more holistic affordable solutions to homebuyers.
In October 2023, the Company acquired Regional Homes, which operates three manufacturing facilities in Alabama and 44 retail sales centers across the Southeast U.S. Regional's strong presence in large HUD markets in the Southeast U.S. greatly expanded our captive retail and manufacturing distribution in the region. In July 2022, the Company acquired 12 Factory Expo retail sales centers from Alta Cima Corporation, which expanded the internal retail network across a broader portion of the U.S. In May 2022, the Company acquired Manis Custom Builders, Inc. ("Manis") in order to expand its manufacturing footprint and further streamline its product offering in the Carolinas.
In addition to those acquisitions, the Company is also focused on enhancing its U.S. manufacturing production capacity through various plant start-ups in strategic locations. As a result, the Company began production in previously idled or acquired facilities in Decatur, Indiana and Bartow, Florida in fiscal 2024, a facility in Pembroke, North Carolina in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023 and a facility in Navasota, Texas in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2022. The Company owns six idle manufacturing facilities that could be used for further manufacturing capacity expansion in future periods.
During fiscal 2024, the Company made an equity investment in ECN. The investment, in part, facilitated the creation of a captive finance company in partnership with Triad. The captive finance company, Champion Financing, provides factory-built home floor plan and consumer loans to retailers and homebuyers. The Company believes this offering will provide customers needed financing solutions and improve the Company's market share.
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The Company's acquisitions and investments are part of a strategy to grow and diversify revenue with a focus on increasing the Company’s homebuilding presence in the U.S. as well as improving the results of operations through streamlining production of similar product categories. These acquisitions and investments are included in the Company's consolidated results for periods subsequent to their respective acquisition dates.
Industry and Company Outlook
Limited availability of existing homes for sale and the broader need for newly built affordable, single-family housing has continued to drive demand for new homes in the U.S. and Canadian markets. In recent years, manufactured home construction experienced revenue growth due to a number of favorable demographic trends and demand drivers in the United States, including underlying growth trends in key homebuyer groups, such as the population over 55 years of age, the population of first-time home buyers, and the population of households earning less than $60,000 per year. More recently, we have seen a number of market trends pointing to increased sales of ADUs and rent-to-own single-family options.
Inflation and higher interest rates have continued to impact demand for the Company's products in both the U.S. and Canada. However, as interest rates stabilized in fiscal 2024, the Company saw an increase in orders from customers over the prior year. Although orders were higher, sales during fiscal 2023 outpaced those in fiscal 2024 as a result of higher production to fill elevated backlog carried over from prior years. The Company's backlog at the end of fiscal 2024 was $315.8 million compared to $308.1 million at the end of fiscal 2023 and $1.6 billion at the end of fiscal 2022.
For fiscal 2024, approximately 88% of the Company’s U.S. manufacturing sales were generated from the manufacture of homes that comply with the Federal HUD code construction standard in the U.S. According to data reported by MHI, HUD-code industry home shipments were 92,288, 104,374, and 108,964 units during fiscal 2024, 2023, and 2022, respectively. Based on industry data, the Company’s U.S. wholesale market share of HUD code homes sold was 19.9%, 20.4%, and 19.3% in fiscal 2024, 2023, and 2022, respectively. Annual industry shipments have generally increased each year since calendar year 2009 when only 50,000 HUD-coded manufactured homes were shipped, the lowest level since the industry began recording statistics in 1959. While shipments of HUD-coded manufactured homes have improved modestly in recent years, current manufactured housing shipments are still at lower levels than the long-term historical average of over 200,000 units per year. Manufactured home sales represent approximately 9% of all U.S. single family home starts.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR FISCAL 2024 VS. 2023
| Year Ended | ||||||||
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| (Dollars in thousands) | March 30, 2024 | April 1, 2023 | ||||||
| Results of Operations Data: | ||||||||
| Net sales | $ | 2,024,823 | $ | 2,606,560 | ||||
| Cost of sales | 1,539,029 | 1,787,879 | ||||||
| Gross profit | 485,794 | 818,681 | ||||||
| Selling, general, and administrative expenses | 310,589 | 300,396 | ||||||
| Operating income | 175,205 | 518,285 | ||||||
| Interest (income), net | (28,254 | ) | (14,977 | ) | ||||
| Other expense (income), net | 2,604 | (634 | ) | |||||
| Income from operations before income taxes | 200,855 | 533,896 | ||||||
| Income tax expense | 47,136 | 132,094 | ||||||
| Net income before equity in net loss of affiliate | 153,719 | 401,802 | ||||||
| Equity in net loss of affiliate | 7,023 | — | ||||||
| Net income | $ | 146,696 | $ | 401,802 | ||||
| Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA: | ||||||||
| Net income | $ | 146,696 | $ | 401,802 | ||||
| Income tax expense | 47,136 | 132,094 | ||||||
| Interest (income), net | (28,254 | ) | (14,977 | ) | ||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 34,910 | 26,726 | ||||||
| Transaction costs | 3,253 | 338 | ||||||
| Equity in net loss of affiliate | 7,023 | — | ||||||
| Product liability - water intrusion | 34,500 | — | ||||||
| Other | — | (972 | ) | |||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 245,264 | $ | 545,011 | ||||
| As a percent of net sales: | ||||||||
| Gross profit | 24.0 | % | 31.4 | % | ||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 15.3 | % | 11.5 | % | ||||
| Operating income | 8.7 | % | 19.9 | % | ||||
| Net income | 7.2 | % | 15.4 | % | ||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | 12.1 | % | 20.9 | % |
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FISCAL PERIODS
The Company’s fiscal year is a 52- or 53-week period that ends on the Saturday nearest March 31. Fiscal 2024 and 2023 were each 52-week periods.
NET SALES
The following table summarizes net sales for fiscal 2024 and 2023:
| Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||
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| (Dollars in thousands) | March 30, 2024 | April 1, 2023 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||
| Net sales | $ | 2,024,823 | $ | 2,606,560 | $ | (581,737 | ) | (22.3 | %) | |||||||
| U.S. manufacturing and retail net sales | $ | 1,885,507 | $ | 2,411,342 | $ | (525,835 | ) | (21.8 | %) | |||||||
| U.S. homes sold | 20,954 | 24,736 | (3,782 | ) | (15.3 | %) | ||||||||||
| U.S. manufacturing and retail average home selling price | $ | 90.0 | $ | 97.5 | $ | (7.5 | ) | (7.7 | %) | |||||||
| Canadian manufacturing net sales | $ | 109,089 | $ | 144,289 | $ | (35,200 | ) | (24.4 | %) | |||||||
| Canadian homes sold | 891 | 1,174 | (283 | ) | (24.1 | %) | ||||||||||
| Canadian manufacturing average home selling price | $ | 122.4 | $ | 122.9 | $ | (0.5 | ) | (0.4 | %) | |||||||
| Corporate/Other net sales | $ | 30,227 | $ | 50,929 | $ | (20,702 | ) | (40.6 | %) | |||||||
| U.S. manufacturing facilities in operation at year end | 43 | 38 | 5 | 13 | % | |||||||||||
| U.S. retail sales centers in operation at year end | 74 | 31 | 43 | 139 | % | |||||||||||
| Canadian manufacturing facilities in operation at year end | 5 | 5 | — | — | % |
Net sales for fiscal 2024 were $2.0 billion, a decrease of $581.7 million, or 22.3%, over fiscal 2023. The following is a summary of the change by operating segment.
U.S. Factory-built Housing:
Fiscal 2024 net sales for the Company’s U.S. manufacturing and retail operations decreased by $525.8 million, or 21.8%, from fiscal 2023. The decrease was primarily due to a 15.3% decrease in the number of homes sold during the period, as well as a 7.7% decrease in the average home selling price. The decrease in the number of homes sold was due to lower customer demand, lower production volume and the lack of disaster relief housing sales to FEMA compared to the prior year. The average selling price decrease was due, in part, to customers choosing smaller homes with fewer or lower cost options, generally as a result of pressure on consumers caused by higher borrowing costs, and the lack of disaster relief housing sales to FEMA which were $200.3 million in fiscal 2023. FEMA units generally have more specifications than our typical products and therefore drive a higher average selling price per home. The overall decline in sales was partially offset by contributions from the start-up of new plants and the addition of Regional Homes which contributed $227.8 million in net sales in the period since the completion of the acquisition.
Canadian Factory-built Housing:
The Canadian Factory-built Housing segment net sales decreased by $35.2 million, or 24.4% in fiscal 2024 compared to the prior year, primarily due to a 24.1% decrease in homes sold. The decrease in homes sold is due to lower customer demand caused by inflation and rising interest rates. Net sales for the Canadian segment were also unfavorably impacted by approximately $2.8 million as the Canadian dollar weakened relative to the U.S. dollar during fiscal 2024 as compared to the prior year.
Corporate/Other:
Net sales for Corporate/Other includes the Company’s transportation business and the elimination of intersegment sales. During fiscal 2024, net sales for the segment decreased by $20.7 million, or 40.6%, compared to fiscal 2023. The decrease was primarily attributable to the decrease in recreational vehicle shipments, in part a function of lower demand in that industry, and in part a shift in focus of this business unit on expanding shipments for manufactured housing.
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GROSS PROFIT
The following table summarizes gross profit for fiscal 2024 and 2023:
| Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||
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| (Dollars in thousands) | March 30, 2024 | April 1, 2023 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||
| Gross profit: | ||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Factory-built Housing | $ | 440,162 | $ | 757,521 | $ | (317,359 | ) | (41.9 | %) | |||||||
| Canadian Factory-built Housing | 30,479 | 44,640 | (14,161 | ) | (31.7 | %) | ||||||||||
| Corporate/Other | 15,153 | 16,520 | (1,367 | ) | (8.3 | %) | ||||||||||
| Total gross profit | $ | 485,794 | $ | 818,681 | $ | (332,887 | ) | (40.7 | %) | |||||||
| Gross profit as a percent of net sales | 24.0 | % | 31.4 | % |
Gross profit as a percent of sales during fiscal 2024 was 24.0% compared to 31.4% during fiscal 2023. The following is a summary of the change by operating segment.
U.S. Factory-built Housing:
Gross profit for the U.S. Factory-built Housing segment decreased by $317.4 million, or 41.9%, during fiscal 2024 compared to the prior year. As a percent of net sales, gross profit was 23.3% for fiscal 2024 compared to 31.4% in the prior fiscal year. The decrease in gross profit is primarily a factor of the decrease in sales as discussed above. Additionally, the Company incurred a charge of $34.5 million in fiscal 2024 for estimated costs to remediate water intrusion in certain homes built in one of its manufacturing facilities from fiscal 2016 through fiscal 2021. The decrease in gross profit as a percent of net sales is being driven by changes in product mix to smaller homes with less options, the decrease in FEMA sales which are generally at higher prices than our core products, increased pricing pressure caused by a decrease in orders, and the impact of the water intrusion charge. The Company is attempting to recover costs from the manufacturer of the product found to be the cause of the water intrusion, but did not record any offset to future costs as of March 30, 2024. The acquisition of Regional Homes also negatively impacted gross profit in fiscal 2024 since that business has historically generated lower margins than the legacy Skyline Champion operations, coupled with certain fair value adjustments of assets required under purchase accounting.
Canadian Factory-built Housing:
Gross profit for the Canadian Factory-built Housing segment decreased by $14.2 million, or 31.7%, during fiscal 2024 compared to the prior year. The decrease in gross profit was due to lower sales volumes. Gross profit decreased to 27.9% as a percent of segment net sales from 30.9% in the prior year due to decreased leverage of fixed manufacturing costs.
Corporate/Other:
Gross profit for the Corporate/Other segment decreased by $1.4 million, or 8.3%, during fiscal 2024 compared to the same period in the prior year.
SELLING, GENERAL, AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
Selling, general, and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses include foreign currency transaction gains and losses, equity compensation, and intangible amortization expense. The following table summarizes SG&A expenses for fiscal 2024 and 2023:
| Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Dollars in thousands) | March 30, 2024 | April 1, 2023 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||
| Selling, general, and administrative expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Factory-built Housing | $ | 232,356 | $ | 221,498 | $ | 10,858 | 4.9 | % | ||||||||
| Canadian Factory-built Housing | 10,592 | 12,932 | (2,340 | ) | (18.1 | %) | ||||||||||
| Corporate/Other | 67,641 | 65,966 | 1,675 | 2.5 | % | |||||||||||
| Total selling, general, and administrative expenses | $ | 310,589 | $ | 300,396 | $ | 10,193 | 3.4 | % | ||||||||
| Selling, general, and administrative expenses as a percent of net sales | 15.3 | % | 11.5 | % |
SG&A expenses were $310.6 million during fiscal 2024, an increase of $10.2 million compared to the prior year. The following is a summary of the change by operating segment.
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U.S. Factory-built Housing:
SG&A expenses for the U.S. Factory-built Housing segment increased by $10.9 million, or 4.9%, during fiscal 2024 as compared to the prior year. SG&A expenses, as a percent of segment net sales, increased to 12.3% in fiscal 2024 compared to 9.2% during fiscal 2023. The acquisition of Regional Homes was the primary driver of the increase in SG&A expenses. Regional Homes contributed $42.6 million of SG&A expenses since the date of acquisition. Absent the effect of the Regional Homes acquisition, SG&A expenses for the segment would have been lower by $31.8 million, which was a result of a decline in commissions and incentive compensation that is driven by sales and profitability. SG&A as a percent of sales was negatively impacted by less absorption of certain fixed costs and the expansion of company-owned retail sales centers, which historically operate at a higher percentage of SG&A expenses compared to manufacturing operations.
Canadian Factory-built Housing:
SG&A expenses for the Canadian Factory-built Housing segment decreased $2.3 million, or 18.1% compared to the prior year, primarily due to lower incentive compensation which is based on sales volume or profitability and reductions in wages due to staffing adjustments. SG&A expenses, as a percent of segment net sales, were 9.7% during fiscal 2024 compared to 9.0% in fiscal 2023. The increase in SG&A as a percent of net sales is a the result of less absorption of certain fixed costs.
Corporate/Other:
SG&A expenses for Corporate/Other includes the Company’s transportation operations, corporate costs incurred for all segments, and intersegment eliminations. SG&A expenses for Corporate/Other increased by $1.7 million, or 2.5%, during fiscal 2024 as compared to the prior year. The increase is mainly due to increased equity compensation and investments made to enhance our online customer experience and support systems, offset in part by lower corporate incentive compensation which is measured against sales and profitability targets.
INTEREST (INCOME) EXPENSE, NET
The following table summarizes the components of interest (income), net for fiscal 2024 and 2023:
| Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Dollars in thousands) | March 30, 2024 | April 1, 2023 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||
| Interest expense | $ | 4,613 | $ | 3,276 | $ | 1,337 | 40.8 | % | ||||||||
| Interest (income) | (32,867 | ) | (18,253 | ) | (14,614 | ) | 80.1 | % | ||||||||
| Interest (income) expense, net | $ | (28,254 | ) | $ | (14,977 | ) | $ | (13,277 | ) | 88.6 | % | |||||
| Average outstanding floor plan payable | $ | 42,751 | $ | 25,756 | ||||||||||||
| Average outstanding long-term debt | $ | 18,162 | $ | 12,430 |
Interest income, net was $28.3 million during fiscal 2024, compared to $15.0 million in the prior year. The change was primarily due to higher interest income from higher average invested cash balances and higher interest rates in fiscal 2024 compared to fiscal 2023, offset in part by higher interest expense related to floor plan payables and long-term debt acquired in conjunction with the purchase of Regional Homes in fiscal 2024.
OTHER (EXPENSE) INCOME, NET
The following table summarizes other income, net for fiscal 2024 and 2023:
| Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Dollars in thousands) | March 30, 2024 | April 1, 2023 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||
| Other expense (income), net | $ | 2,604 | $ | (634 | ) | $ | 3,238 | (510.7 | %) |
Other expense (income), net increased $3.2 million during fiscal 2024 compared to the prior year. In fiscal 2024, the Company incurred $3.3 million of acquisition costs associated with the purchase of Regional Homes and the investment in ECN, partially offset by dividend income of $0.6 million from the investment in ECN Preferred Shares. During the first quarter of fiscal 2023, the Company received insurance proceeds for partial settlement of certain Champion Homes Builders' pre-bankruptcy workers' compensation claims, which was partially offset by transaction costs incurred for the acquisition of Manis.
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INCOME TAX EXPENSE
The following table summarizes income tax expense for fiscal 2024 and 2023:
| Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Dollars in thousands) | March 30, 2024 | April 1, 2023 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||
| Income tax expense | $ | 47,136 | $ | 132,094 | $ | (84,958 | ) | (64.3 | %) | |||||||
| Effective tax rate | 23.5 | % | 24.7 | % |
Income tax expense during fiscal 2024 was $47.1 million, representing an effective tax rate of 23.5%, compared to income tax expense of $132.1 million, representing an effective tax rate of 24.7%, in fiscal 2023. The rate change from fiscal 2023 to fiscal 2024 is due to lower income before tax and an increase in tax credits in fiscal 2024.
The Company’s effective tax rate for both fiscal 2024 and 2023 differs from the federal statutory income tax rate of 21.0%, due primarily to the effect of non-deductible expenses, state and local income taxes, and foreign rate differential, partially offset by tax credits.
ADJUSTED EBITDA
The following table reconciles net income, the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measure, to Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure, for fiscal 2024 and 2023:
| Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Dollars in thousands) | March 30, 2024 | April 1, 2023 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||
| Net income | 146,696 | $ | 401,802 | $ | (255,106 | ) | (63.5 | %) | ||||||||
| Income tax expense | 47,136 | 132,094 | (84,958 | ) | (64.3 | %) | ||||||||||
| Interest (income), net | (28,254 | ) | (14,977 | ) | (13,277 | ) | 88.6 | % | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 34,910 | 26,726 | 8,184 | 30.6 | % | |||||||||||
| Transaction costs | 3,253 | 338 | 2,915 | * | ||||||||||||
| Equity in net loss of affiliate | 7,023 | — | 7,023 | * | ||||||||||||
| Product liability - water intrusion | 34,500 | — | 34,500 | * | ||||||||||||
| Other | — | (972 | ) | 972 | * | |||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | 245,264 | $ | 545,011 | $ | (299,747 | ) | (55.0 | %) |
* indicates that the calculated percentage is not meaningful
Adjusted EBITDA for fiscal 2024 was $245.3 million, a decrease of $299.7 million from fiscal 2023. The decrease is primarily a result of lower operating income due to decreases in sales volume, average selling prices, gross margins and higher SG&A expenses, partially offset by the incremental operating income generated by Regional Homes for the period after the acquisition. See the definition of Adjusted EBITDA under “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below for additional information regarding the definition and use of this metric in evaluating the Company’s results.
BACKLOG
Although orders from customers can be cancelled at any time without penalty, and unfilled orders are not necessarily an indication of future business, the Company’s unfilled U.S. and Canadian manufacturing orders at March 30, 2024 totaled $315.8 million compared to $308.1 million at April 1, 2023. The increase in backlog was primarily driven by higher net orders and the acquisition of Regional Homes.
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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
The following table presents summary cash flow information for fiscal 2024 and 2023:
| Year Ended | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Dollars in thousands) | March 30, 2024 | April 1, 2023 | ||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in): | ||||||||
| Operating activities | $ | 222,704 | $ | 416,225 | ||||
| Investing activities | (485,678 | ) | (61,179 | ) | ||||
| Financing activities | 10,864 | (37,019 | ) | |||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes | (280 | ) | (5,987 | ) | ||||
| Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | (252,390 | ) | 312,040 | |||||
| Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period | 747,453 | 435,413 | ||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period | $ | 495,063 | $ | 747,453 |
The Company’s primary sources of liquidity are cash flows from operations and existing cash balances. Cash balances and cash flows from operations for the next year are expected to be adequate to cover working capital requirements, capital expenditures, and strategic initiatives and investments. The Company does not have any scheduled long-term debt maturities in the next twelve months. The Company has an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement which provides for a $200.0 million revolving credit facility, including a $45.0 million letter of credit sub-facility ("Amended Credit Agreement"). At March 30, 2024, there were no borrowings under the Amended Credit Agreement and letters of credit issued under the Credit Agreement totaled $34.0 million. Total available borrowings under the Credit Agreement as of March 30, 2024 were $166.0 million. The Company’s revolving credit facility includes (i) a maximum consolidated total net leverage ratio of 3.25 to 1.00, subject to an upward adjustment upon the consummation of a material acquisition, and (ii) a minimum interest coverage ratio of 3.00 to 1.00. The Company anticipates compliance with its debt covenants and projects its level of cash availability to be in excess of cash needed to operate the business for the next year and beyond. In the event operating cash flow and existing cash balances were deemed inadequate to support the Company’s liquidity needs, and one or more capital resources were to become unavailable, the Company would revise its operating strategies.
Cash provided by operating activities was $222.7 million in fiscal 2024 compared to $416.2 million in fiscal 2023. The decrease was primarily driven by lower net income in fiscal 2024, partially offset by more favorable changes in working capital items.
Cash used in investing activities was $485.7 million in fiscal 2024 versus $61.2 million in fiscal 2023. The increase in cash used for investing activities was primarily related to the Company's acquisition of Regional Homes, net of cash acquired, totaling $283.2 million, and the Company's investment in ECN common and preferred stock of $143.4 million in fiscal 2024.
In fiscal 2024, cash provided by financing activities was $10.9 million, versus $37.0 million used for financing activities in the prior fiscal year. The year over year increase was primarily related to net borrowings under floor plan financing arrangements. Fiscal 2024 included a $15.4 million increase in floor plan borrowings while fiscal 2023 included a $35.5 million net repayment. The change is a result of the Company's strategic utilization of floor plan borrowings and cash available to finance working capital.
CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS AND COMMITMENTS
Credit Facility
The Amended Credit Agreement matures in July 2026 and has no scheduled amortization. The interest rate on borrowings under the Amended Credit Agreement is based on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") plus a benchmark Replacement Rate Adjustment ("Replacement Rate"), plus an interest rate spread. The interest rate spread adjusts based on the consolidated total net leverage of the Company from a high of 1.875% when the consolidated total net leverage ratio is equal to or greater than 2.25:1.00, to a low of 1.125% when the consolidated total net leverage is below 0.50:1.00. Alternatively for same day borrowings, the interest rate is based on an Alternative Base Rate ("ABR") plus an interest rate spread that ranges from a high of 0.875% to a low of 0.125% based on the consolidated total net leverage ratio. In addition, the Company is obligated to pay an unused line fee ranging between 0.15% and 0.30% depending on the consolidated total net leverage ratio, in respect of unused commitments under the Amended Credit Agreement.
Letter of Credit Facility
The Company has a letter of credit sub-facility under the Amended Credit Agreement. At March 30, 2024, letters of credit issued under the sub-facility totaled $34.0 million.
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Industrial Revenue Bonds
Obligations under industrial revenue bonds are supported by letters of credit and bear interest based on a municipal bond index rate. The industrial revenue bonds require lump-sum payments of principal upon maturity in 2029.
Notes Payable
As part of the acquisition of Regional Homes, the Company assumed notes payable to Romeo Juliet, LLC, a subsidiary of Wells Fargo Community Investment Holdings, Inc. ("WFC") of $7.3 million, which mature at various dates from 2026 through 2039. The notes have a fixed rate of 5.42% and are secured by certain assets of Regional Homes. In addition, the Company assumed a note payable to United Bank of $4.9 million with a fixed interest rate of 3.85% that is secured by a Note Receivable from HHB Investment Fund, LLC, a subsidiary of WFC.
Floor Plan Payable
At March 30, 2024, the Company had outstanding borrowings on floor plan financing arrangements of $91.3 million. The Company’s retail operations utilize floor plan financing to fund the acquisition of manufactured homes for display or resale. The arrangements provide for borrowings up to $248.0 million. Floor plan payables are secured by the homes acquired and are required to be repaid when the Company sells the financed home to a customer.
Contingent Obligations
The Company has contingent liabilities and obligations at March 30, 2024, including surety bonds and letters of credit totaling $15.1 million and $34.0 million, respectively. Additionally, the Company is contingently obligated under repurchase agreements with certain lending institutions that provide floor plan financing to independent retailers. The contingent repurchase obligation as of March 30, 2024 is approximately $296.3 million, without reduction for the resale value of the homes collateralizing the potential repurchases. The Company has the ability to resell the repurchased collateral to other retailers, and losses incurred on repurchased homes have been insignificant in recent periods. The reserve for estimated losses under repurchase agreements was $1.8 million at March 30, 2024. See “Critical Accounting Polices and Estimates – Reserve for Repurchase Commitments” below.
The Company has provided various representations, warranties, and other standard indemnifications in the ordinary course of its business in agreements to acquire and sell business assets and in financing arrangements. The Company is subject to various legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of its business.
In the normal course of business, the Company’s subsidiaries historically provided certain parent company guarantees to two U.K. customers. These guarantees provided contractual liability for proven construction defects up to 12 years from the date of delivery of the units. The guarantees remain a contingent liability subsequent to the fiscal 2017 disposition of the U.K. operations, which declines over time through October 2027. As of the date of this report, no claims have been reported under the terms of the guarantees.
Product Liability - Water Intrusion
The Company has received consumer complaints for damages related to water intrusion in homes built in one of its manufacturing facilities prior to fiscal 2022. The Company has investigated, and believes, the cause of the damage is the result of materials that did not perform in accordance with the manufacturer's contractual obligations. The Company has identified that certain homes constructed over that period that may be affected. Based on the results of ongoing investigation and repair efforts, the Company has developed a remediation plan under Subpart I of the HUD code and has submitted that plan to HUD for approval. The plan calls for inspection and repair of affected homes if there is evidence of damage, or procedures to mitigate the opportunity for future damage. As a result of the proposal, the Company recorded charges to execute the remediation plan of $34.5 million during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024. The Company estimated the charges by establishing a range of total expected costs determined by an actuary using a Monte Carlo simulation. The analysis resulted in a range of losses between $34.5 million and $85.0 million. The Company was not able to determine a value in the range that was more likely than any other value, and as prescribed by U.S. GAAP, recorded the charge for remediation based on the low end of the range of potential losses. The Company will monitor the results of the inspection and repair activities, including actual repair costs, and may revise the amount of the estimated liability, which could result in an increase or decrease in the estimated liability in future periods. The liability is included in Other current liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
Based on the Company's investigation into the cause of the water intrusion, including third-party testing of the material at issue, the Company believes it is possible that it will recover some or all of the estimated remediation costs. The Company will attempt to recover those costs from the manufacturer of the material, the distributor of the material, their related insurance providers or from the Company's insurance providers. However, the Company is unable to record an offset for any estimated costs at this time in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
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NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES - ADJUSTED EBITDA
The Company defines Adjusted Earnings Before Interest Taxes and Depreciation and Amortization (“Adjusted EBITDA”) as net income or loss plus expenses or minus income for: (a) the provision for income taxes; (b) interest income or expense, net; (c) depreciation and amortization; (d) gain or loss from discontinued operations; (e) non-cash restructuring charges and impairment of assets; (f) equity in net earnings or losses of affiliates; (g) charges related to the remediation of the water intrusion product liability claims; and (h) other non-operating income or expense including but not limited to those costs for the acquisition and integration or disposition of businesses and idle facilities. Adjusted EBITDA is not a measure of earnings calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP and should not be considered an alternative to, or more meaningful than, net income or loss prepared on a U.S. GAAP basis. Adjusted EBITDA does not purport to represent cash flow provided by, or used in, operating activities as defined by U.S. GAAP, which is presented in the Statement of Cash Flows. In addition, Adjusted EBITDA is not necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
Adjusted EBITDA is presented as a supplemental measure of the Company’s financial performance that management believes is useful to investors, because the excluded items may vary significantly in timing or amounts and/or may obscure trends useful in evaluating and comparing the Company’s operating activities across reporting periods. Management believes Adjusted EBITDA is useful to an investor in evaluating operating performance for the following reasons: (i) Adjusted EBITDA is widely used by investors to measure a company’s operating performance without regard to items such as interest income and expense, taxes, depreciation and amortization and equity-based compensation, which can vary substantially from company to company depending upon accounting methods and the book value of assets, capital structure and the method by which assets were acquired; and (ii) analysts and investors use Adjusted EBITDA as a supplemental measure to evaluate the overall operating performance of companies in the industry.
Management uses Adjusted EBITDA for planning purposes, including the preparation of internal annual operating budget and periodic forecasts: (i) in communications with the Board of Directors and investors concerning financial performance; (ii) as a factor in determining bonuses under certain incentive compensation programs; and (iii) as a measure of operating performance used to determine the ability to provide cash flows to support investments in capital assets, acquisitions and working capital requirements for operating expansion.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
Our significant accounting policies are more fully described in Note 1, "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies," to the consolidated financial statements included in this Report. Certain of our accounting policies require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Assumptions and estimates of future earnings and cash flow are used in the periodic analyses of the recoverability of goodwill, intangible assets, deferred tax assets and property, plant, and equipment. Historical experience and trends are used to estimate reserves, including reserves for self-insured risks, warranty costs, and wholesale repurchase losses. The Company considers an accounting estimate to be critical if it requires us to make assumptions about matters that were uncertain at the time the estimate was made and changes in the estimate would have had a significant impact on our consolidated financial position or results of operations. The Company believes that the following discussion addresses the Company’s critical accounting estimates.
Acquisitions
We allocate the purchase price of an acquired business to its identifiable assets and liabilities based on estimated fair values. The excess of the purchase price over the amount allocated to the assets and liabilities, if any, is recorded as goodwill. We use all available information to estimate fair values. We typically engage outside appraisal firms to assist in the fair value determination of identifiable intangible assets and any other significant assets or liabilities. We adjust the preliminary purchase price allocation, as necessary, up to one year after the acquisition closing date as we obtain more information regarding asset valuations and liabilities assumed. Our estimates of fair value are based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable, but that are inherently uncertain, and therefore, may not be realized. Unanticipated events or circumstances may occur which could affect the accuracy of our fair value estimates, including assumptions regarding industry economic factors and business strategies. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the estimates, assumptions, and values reflected in the valuations will be realized, and actual results could vary materially.
Reserves for Self-Insured Risks
The Company is self-insured for a significant portion of its general insurance, product liability, workers’ compensation, auto, health, and property insurance. Insurance coverage is maintained for catastrophic exposures and those risks required to be insured by law. The Company is liable for the first $150,000 of incurred losses for each workers’ compensation and auto liability claim and is responsible for losses up to the first $500,000 per occurrence for general, product liability, and property insurance. Generally catastrophic losses are insured up to $80 million. The Company establishes reserves for reported and unreported losses and insurance company reimbursements under these programs using an actuarial determined value which takes into consideration prior claim
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experience, estimates of losses for known occurrences and the respective volume of business activity for a given period. The health plan is currently subject to a stop-loss limit of $700,000 per occurrence. Estimated self-insurance costs are accrued for all expected future expenditures for reported and unreported claims based on historical experience.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
It is the Company’s policy to evaluate the recoverability of property, plant, and equipment whenever events and changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of assets may not be recoverable, primarily based on estimated selling price, appraised value, or projected undiscounted future cash flows.
Impairment of Goodwill
Goodwill is not amortized but is tested for impairment at least annually. Impairment testing is required more often if an event or circumstance indicates that an impairment is more likely than not to have occurred. In conducting its annual impairment testing, the Company may first perform a qualitative assessment of whether it is more likely than not that a reporting unit’s fair value is less than its carrying amount. If not, no further goodwill impairment testing is required. If it is more likely than not that a reporting unit’s fair value is less than its carrying amount, or if the Company elects not to perform a qualitative assessment of a reporting unit, the Company then compares the fair value of the reporting unit to the related net book value. If the net book value of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss is measured and recognized. As the analysis depends upon judgments, estimates and assumptions, such testing is subject to inherent uncertainties, which could cause the fair value to fluctuate from period to period.
In fiscal 2024, the Company performed qualitative assessments of its reporting units. The annual assessment was completed on of the first day of fiscal March. The assessments indicated that it was more likely than not that the fair value of each of the reporting units exceeded its respective carrying value. The Company does not believe that any reporting units are at risk for impairment.
Income Taxes and Deferred Tax Assets
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on temporary differences between the financial statement amounts and the tax basis of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect in the years in which the differences are expected to reverse. A valuation allowance is provided when the Company determines that it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.
Reserve for Repurchase Commitments
As is customary in the factory-built housing industry, a significant portion of the home sales to independent retailers are made pursuant to repurchase agreements with lending institutions that provide wholesale floor plan financing to the retailers. Certain homes sold pursuant to repurchase agreements are subject to repurchase, generally up to 24 months after the sale of the home to the retailer. Certain other homes sold pursuant to repurchase agreements are subject to repurchase until the home is sold by the retailer. For those homes with an unlimited repurchase period, the Company’s risk of loss upon repurchase declines due to required monthly principal payments by the retailer. After 18 to 36 months from the date of the Company’s sale of the home, the risk of loss on these homes is low, and by the 46th month, most programs require that the home be paid in full, at which time the Company no longer has risk of loss. Pursuant to these agreements, during the repurchase period, generally upon default by the retailer and repossession by the financial institution, the Company is obligated to repurchase the homes from the floor plan lenders. The contingent repurchase obligation as of March 30, 2024 was estimated to be approximately $296.3 million, without reduction for the resale value of the homes. Losses under repurchase obligations represent the difference between the repurchase price and net proceeds from the resale of the homes, less accrued rebates, which will not be paid. Losses incurred on homes repurchased have been insignificant in recent periods. The reserve for estimated losses under repurchase agreements was $1.8 million at March 30, 2024.
OTHER MATTERS
Inflation
Raw material price increases have generally been passed on to customers or mitigated through working with supply chain partners, sourcing alternative materials or other operational improvements to minimize the effect on our profitability. However, continued, frequent and sudden increases in specific costs, as well as price competition, can affect the ability to pass on costs and adversely impact results of operations. Therefore, there is no assurance that inflation or the impact of rising material costs will not have a significant impact on revenue or results of operations in the future.
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Seasonality
The housing industry, which includes factory-built homes, is affected by seasonality. Sales during the period from March to November are traditionally higher than other months. As a result, quarterly results of a particular period are not necessarily representative of the results expected for the year.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
Refer to Note 1, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,” in our accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements for information regarding new accounting pronouncements.
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FY 2023 10-K MD&A
SEC filing source: 0000950170-23-024856.
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following should be read in conjunction with Skyline Champion Corporation’s consolidated financial statements and the related notes that appear elsewhere in this Annual Report.
Certain statements set forth below under this caption constitute forward-looking statements. See Part I, “Cautionary Statement About Forward-Looking Statements,” of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional factors relating to such statements, and see Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” of this Annual Report for a discussion of certain risks applicable to our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. See also Part II, Item 7 "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" of our Form 10-K for the year ended April 2, 2022, which provides additional information on comparisons of fiscal years 2022 and 2021.
Overview
The Company is a leading producer of factory-built housing in the U.S. and Canada. The Company serves as a complete solutions provider across complementary and vertically integrated businesses including manufactured construction, company-owned retail locations, construction services, and transportation logistics. The Company is the largest independent publicly traded factory-built solutions provider in North America based on revenue, and markets its homes under several nationally recognized brand names including Skyline Homes, Champion Home Builders, Genesis Homes, Athens Park Models, Dutch Housing, Atlantic Homes, Excel Homes, Homes of Merit, New Era, Redman Homes, ScotBilt Homes, Shore Park, Silvercrest, and Titan Homes in the U.S. and Moduline and SRI Homes in western Canada. The Company operates 38 manufacturing facilities throughout the U.S. and five manufacturing facilities in western Canada that primarily construct factory-built, timber-framed manufactured and modular houses that are sold primarily to independent retailers, builders/developers, and manufactured home community operators. The Company’s retail operations consist of 31 sales centers that sell manufactured homes to consumers across the U.S. The Company’s transportation business engages independent owners/drivers to transport manufactured homes, recreational vehicles, and other products throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Acquisitions and Expansions
Over the last several years, demand for affordable housing in the U.S. has increased. As a result, the Company focused on operational improvements to increase capacity utilization and profitability at its existing manufacturing facilities as well as executed measured expansion of its manufacturing footprint through facility and equipment investments and acquisitions. During fiscal 2023, robust demand began to slow as inflation and higher interest rates made housing less affordable. Even though the housing markets have slowed, the Company continues to focus on growing in strong housing markets across the U.S. and Canada, as well as expanding products and services to provide more holistic solutions to homebuyers.
In July 2022, the Company acquired 12 Factory Expo retail sales centers from Alta Cima Corporation, which expanded the internal retail network across a broader portion of the U.S. In May 2022, the Company acquired Manis Custom Builders, Inc. ("Manis") in order to expand its manufacturing footprint and further streamline its product offering in the Southeast U.S. In February 2021, the Company acquired ScotBilt Homes, LLC and related companies (collectively, "ScotBilt"), which operated two manufacturing facilities in Georgia providing affordable housing throughout Alabama, Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas. The ScotBilt acquisition complemented the Company’s existing manufacturing footprint in the attractive mid-south region.
The Company is also focused on streamlining its U.S. manufacturing production capacity through various plant start-ups. In June 2021, the Company acquired two idle facilities in Navasota, Texas in order to increase its production capabilities in the Texas market. The Company began production at one of those facilities during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2022. In January 2021, the Company acquired two idle facilities in Pembroke, North Carolina, and began production at one of those facilities in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023. The Company is also in the process of opening previously idled facilities in Bartow, Florida and Decatur, Indiana, both of which are expecting to begin production in fiscal 2024.
The Company's acquisitions and investments are part of a strategy to grow and diversify revenue with a focus on increasing the Company’s homebuilding presence in the U.S. as well as improving the results of operations through streamlining production of similar product categories. These acquisitions and investments are included in the Company's consolidated results for periods subsequent to their respective acquisition dates.
Industry and Company Outlook
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Since July 2020, U.S. and Canadian housing industry demand has been robust. The limited availability of existing homes for sale and the broader need for newly built affordable, single-family housing has continued to drive demand for new homes in these markets. In recent years, manufactured home construction experienced revenue growth due to a number of favorable demographic trends and demand drivers in the United States, including underlying growth trends in key homebuyer groups, such as the population over 55 years of age, the population of first-time home buyers, and the population of households earning less than $60,000 per year. More recently, we have seen a number of market trends pointing to increased sales of ADUs and urban-to-rural migration as customers accommodate working-from-home patterns, as well as people seeking rent-to-own single-family options.
The recent increases in interest rates in response to inflation have impacted the demand for the Company's products in both the U.S. and Canada. As a result, incoming orders from our manufacturing customers in fiscal 2023 decreased compared to the prior fiscal year. In addition, our independent retail customers have cancelled stock-model orders in response to the increase in floor plan carrying costs and the desire to optimize their model home inventory based on rising interest rates. The Company's backlog at the end of fiscal 2023 was $308.1 million compared to $1.6 billion at the end of fiscal 2022. The decrease in backlog was primarily driven by lower net orders. Cancellation of end-consumer orders, at the retail level, have been minimal.
For fiscal 2023, approximately 87% of the Company’s U.S. manufacturing sales were generated from the manufacture of homes that comply with the Federal HUD code construction standard in the U.S. According to data reported by MHI, HUD-code industry home shipments were 104,374, 108,964, and 95,588 units during fiscal 2023, 2022, and 2021, respectively. Based on industry data, the Company’s U.S. wholesale market share of HUD code homes sold was 20.4%, 19.3%, and 16.9% in fiscal 2023, 2022, and 2021, respectively. Annual industry shipments have generally increased each year since calendar year 2009 when only 50,000 HUD-coded manufactured homes were shipped, the lowest level since the industry began recording statistics in 1959. While shipments of HUD-coded manufactured homes have improved modestly in recent years, current manufactured housing shipments are still at lower levels than the long-term historical average of over 200,000 units per year. Manufactured home sales represent approximately 11% of all U.S. single family home starts.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR FISCAL 2023 VS. 2022
| Year Ended | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Dollars in thousands) | April 1, 2023 | April 2, 2022 | ||||||
| Results of Operations Data: | ||||||||
| Net sales | $ | 2,606,560 | $ | 2,207,229 | ||||
| Cost of sales | 1,787,879 | 1,618,106 | ||||||
| Gross profit | 818,681 | 589,123 | ||||||
| Selling, general, and administrative expenses | 300,396 | 256,218 | ||||||
| Operating income | 518,285 | 332,905 | ||||||
| Interest (income) expense, net | (14,977 | ) | 2,512 | |||||
| Other income, net | (634 | ) | (36 | ) | ||||
| Income from operations before income taxes | 533,896 | 330,429 | ||||||
| Income tax expense | 132,094 | 82,385 | ||||||
| Net income | $ | 401,802 | $ | 248,044 | ||||
| Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA: | ||||||||
| Net income | $ | 401,802 | $ | 248,044 | ||||
| Income tax expense | 132,094 | 82,385 | ||||||
| Interest (income) expense, net | (14,977 | ) | 2,512 | |||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 26,726 | 20,936 | ||||||
| Transaction costs | 338 | — | ||||||
| Other | (972 | ) | — | |||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 545,011 | $ | 353,877 | ||||
| As a percent of net sales: | ||||||||
| Gross profit | 31.4 | % | 26.7 | % | ||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 11.5 | % | 11.6 | % | ||||
| Operating income | 19.9 | % | 15.1 | % | ||||
| Net income | 15.4 | % | 11.2 | % | ||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | 20.9 | % | 16.0 | % |
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FISCAL PERIODS
The Company’s fiscal year is a 52- or 53-week period that ends on the Saturday nearest March 31. Fiscal 2023 and 2022 were each 52-week periods.
NET SALES
The following table summarizes net sales for fiscal 2023 and 2022:
| Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Dollars in thousands) | April 1, 2023 | April 2, 2022 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||
| Net sales | $ | 2,606,560 | $ | 2,207,229 | $ | 399,331 | 18.1 | % | ||||||||
| U.S. manufacturing and retail net sales | $ | 2,411,342 | $ | 1,991,066 | $ | 420,276 | 21.1 | % | ||||||||
| U.S. homes sold | 24,736 | 24,686 | 50 | 0.2 | % | |||||||||||
| U.S. manufacturing and retail average home selling price | $ | 97.5 | $ | 80.7 | $ | 16.8 | 20.8 | % | ||||||||
| Canadian manufacturing net sales | $ | 144,289 | $ | 159,124 | $ | (14,835 | ) | (9.3 | %) | |||||||
| Canadian homes sold | 1,174 | 1,479 | (305 | ) | (20.6 | %) | ||||||||||
| Canadian manufacturing average home selling price | $ | 122.9 | $ | 107.6 | $ | 15.3 | 14.2 | % | ||||||||
| Corporate/Other net sales | $ | 50,929 | $ | 57,039 | $ | (6,110 | ) | (10.7 | %) | |||||||
| U.S. manufacturing facilities in operation at year end | 38 | 36 | 2 | 6 | % | |||||||||||
| U.S. retail sales centers in operation at year end | 31 | 18 | 13 | 72 | % | |||||||||||
| Canadian manufacturing facilities in operation at year end | 5 | 5 | — | — | % |
Net sales for fiscal 2023 were $2.6 billion an increase of $399.3 million, or 18.1%, over fiscal 2022. The following is a summary of the change by operating segment.
U.S. Factory-built Housing:
Fiscal 2023 net sales for the Company’s U.S. manufacturing and retail operations increased by $420.3 million, or 21.1%, over fiscal 2022. The increase was primarily due to an increase in the average home selling price of 20.8%. The average selling price increased in fiscal 2023 compared to the prior fiscal year due to pricing actions enacted in response to rising material, freight, and labor costs as well as the impact of sales to FEMA of $200.3 million. FEMA units generally have more specifications than our typical products and therefore drive a higher average selling price per home.
Canadian Factory-built Housing:
The Canadian Factory-built Housing segment net sales decreased by $14.8 million, or 9.3% for fiscal 2023 compared to the prior year, primarily due to a 20.6% decrease in homes sold, partially offset by a 14.2% increase in average selling price per new home. The increase in average selling price was due to pricing actions taken in response to rising material and labor costs and a change in product mix. The decrease in homes sold is due to slowing demand in certain regions of Canada and a shift in mix. Net sales for the Canadian segment were also unfavorably impacted by approximately $6.6 million as the Canadian dollar weakened relative to the U.S. dollar during fiscal 2023 as compared to the prior year.
Corporate/Other:
Net sales for Corporate/Other includes the Company’s transportation business and the elimination of intersegment sales. During fiscal 2023, net sales for the segment decreased by $6.1 million, or 10.7%, compared to fiscal 2022. The decrease was primarily attributable to a decrease in shipments of recreational vehicles due to a decrease in that industry's demand.
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GROSS PROFIT
The following table summarizes gross profit for fiscal 2023 and 2022:
| Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Dollars in thousands) | April 1, 2023 | April 2, 2022 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||
| Gross profit: | ||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Factory-built Housing | $ | 757,521 | $ | 530,252 | $ | 227,269 | 42.9 | % | ||||||||
| Canadian Factory-built Housing | 44,640 | 43,493 | 1,147 | 2.6 | % | |||||||||||
| Corporate/Other | 16,520 | 15,378 | 1,142 | 7.4 | % | |||||||||||
| Total gross profit | $ | 818,681 | $ | 589,123 | $ | 229,558 | 39.0 | % | ||||||||
| Gross profit as a percent of net sales | 31.4 | % | 26.7 | % |
Gross profit as a percent of sales during fiscal 2023 was 31.4% compared to 26.7% during fiscal 2022. The following is a summary of the change by operating segment.
U.S. Factory-built Housing:
Gross profit for the U.S. Factory-built Housing segment increased by $227.3 million, or 42.9%, during fiscal 2023 compared to the prior year. The increase in gross profit was primarily driven by the increase in revenue in fiscal 2023. As a percent of net sales, gross profit was 31.4% for fiscal 2023 compared to 26.6% in the prior fiscal year. Sales to FEMA during the first half of fiscal 2023 increased gross profit and gross profit as a percent of sales since FEMA units are generally at higher prices and have more specifications than our core products, which helps offset the disruption to our operations and our customers. In addition, input costs primarily related to forest products decreased while price increases for our products were still in effect. In the second half of fiscal 2023, we lowered certain material surcharges in response to lower input costs, we saw a decrease in volume allowing less leverage of fixed costs and we saw a shift to smaller, less optioned homes which lowered gross profit margins to more normal levels.
Canadian Factory-built Housing:
Gross profit for the Canadian Factory-built Housing segment increased by $1.1 million, or 2.6%, during fiscal 2023 compared to the prior year. Gross profit increased to 30.9% as a percent of segment net sales from 27.3% in the prior year. The increase in gross profit was due to the increase in average selling prices of new homes and lower material input costs. However, demand in Canada declined in the second half of fiscal 2023 which has put pressure on gross profit margins due to less leverage of fixed costs at lower production volumes.
Corporate/Other:
Gross profit for the Corporate/Other segment increased by $1.1 million, or 7.4%, during fiscal 2023 compared to the same period in the prior year. Corporate/Other gross profit improved as a percent of segment net sales to 32.4% from 27.0%. Gross margin for the Company’s transportation business improved due to a change in revenue mix.
SELLING, GENERAL, AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
Selling, general, and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses include foreign currency transaction gains and losses, equity compensation, and intangible amortization expense. The following table summarizes SG&A expenses for fiscal 2023 and 2022:
| Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Dollars in thousands) | April 1, 2023 | April 2, 2022 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||
| Selling, general, and administrative expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Factory-built Housing | $ | 221,498 | $ | 187,697 | $ | 33,801 | 18.0 | % | ||||||||
| Canadian Factory-built Housing | 12,932 | 12,912 | 20 | 0.2 | % | |||||||||||
| Corporate/Other | 65,966 | 55,609 | 10,357 | 18.6 | % | |||||||||||
| Total selling, general, and administrative expenses | $ | 300,396 | $ | 256,218 | $ | 44,178 | 17.2 | % | ||||||||
| Selling, general, and administrative expenses as a percent of net sales | 11.5 | % | 11.6 | % |
SG&A expenses were $300.4 million during fiscal 2023, an increase of $44.2 million compared to the prior year. The following is a summary of the change by operating segment.
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U.S. Factory-built Housing:
SG&A expenses for the U.S. Factory-built Housing segment increased by $33.8 million, or 18.0%, during fiscal 2023 as compared to the prior year. SG&A expenses, as a percent of segment net sales, declined to 9.2% in fiscal 2023 compared to 9.4% during fiscal 2022. SG&A costs increased due to a combination of factors, primarily (i) additional expenses for acquisitions and new plant startups (ii) higher sales commissions and incentive compensation, which is generally based on sales volume or a measure of profitability; (iii) and increased marketing and trade-show expense.
Canadian Factory-built Housing:
SG&A expenses for the Canadian Factory-built Housing segment remained consistent compared to the prior year. SG&A expenses, as a percent of segment net sales, were 9.0% during fiscal 2023 compared to 8.1% in fiscal 2022. The increase in SG&A as a percent of net sales is a the result of the decrease in net sales for the segment.
Corporate/Other:
SG&A expenses for Corporate/Other includes the Company’s transportation operations, corporate costs incurred for all segments, and intersegment eliminations. SG&A expenses for Corporate/Other increased by $10.4 million, or 18.6%, during fiscal 2023 as compared to the prior year. The increase is mainly due to increased equity compensation and investments made to enhance our online customer experience and support systems.
INTEREST (INCOME) EXPENSE, NET
The following table summarizes the components of interest (income) expense, net for fiscal 2023 and 2022:
| Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Dollars in thousands) | April 1, 2023 | April 2, 2022 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||
| Interest expense | $ | 3,276 | $ | 3,245 | $ | 31 | 1.0 | % | ||||||||
| Interest income | (18,253 | ) | (733 | ) | (17,520 | ) | 2,390.2 | % | ||||||||
| Interest (income) expense, net | $ | (14,977 | ) | $ | 2,512 | $ | (17,489 | ) | (696.2 | %) | ||||||
| Average outstanding floor plan payable | $ | 25,756 | $ | 31,485 | ||||||||||||
| Average outstanding long-term debt | $ | 12,430 | $ | 19,155 |
Interest (income) expense, net was $15.0 million of income for fiscal 2023, compared to $2.5 million of expense in the prior year. The change was primarily due to higher interest income from higher average invested cash balances and higher interest rates in fiscal 2023 compared to fiscal 2022. Interest expense was flat for the year as a result of higher interest rates offsetting the benefit of paying off our outstanding floor plan payable balance in the third quarter of fiscal 2023.
OTHER INCOME, NET
The following table summarizes other income, net for fiscal 2023 and 2022:
| Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Dollars in thousands) | April 1, 2023 | April 2, 2022 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||
| Other income, net | $ | (634 | ) | $ | (36 | ) | $ | (598 | ) | 1,661.1 | % |
Other income, net increased $0.6 million during fiscal 2023 compared to the prior year. During the first quarter of fiscal 2023, the Company received insurance proceeds for partial settlement of certain Champion Homes Builders' pre-bankruptcy workers' compensation claims, which was partially offset by transaction costs incurred for the acquisition of Manis.
INCOME TAX EXPENSE
The following table summarizes income tax expense for fiscal 2023 and 2022:
| Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Dollars in thousands) | April 1, 2023 | April 2, 2022 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||
| Income tax expense | $ | 132,094 | $ | 82,385 | $ | 49,709 | 60.3 | % | ||||||||
| Effective tax rate | 24.7 | % | 24.9 | % |
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Income tax expense during fiscal 2023 was $132.1 million, representing an effective tax rate of 24.7%, compared to income tax expense of $82.4 million, representing an effective tax rate of 24.9%, in fiscal 2022.
The Company’s effective tax rate for both fiscal 2023 and 2022 differs from the federal statutory income tax rate of 21.0%, due primarily to the effect of non-deductible expenses, state and local income taxes, and foreign rate differential, partially offset by tax credits.
ADJUSTED EBITDA
The following table reconciles net income, the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measure, to Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure, for fiscal 2023 and 2022:
| Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Dollars in thousands) | April 1, 2023 | April 2, 2022 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 401,802 | $ | 248,044 | $ | 153,758 | 62.0 | % | ||||||||
| Income tax expense | 132,094 | 82,385 | 49,709 | 60.3 | % | |||||||||||
| Interest (income) expense, net | (14,977 | ) | 2,512 | (17,489 | ) | (696.2 | %) | |||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 26,726 | 20,936 | 5,790 | 27.7 | % | |||||||||||
| Transaction costs | 338 | — | 338 | * | ||||||||||||
| Other | (972 | ) | — | (972 | ) | * | ||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 545,011 | $ | 353,877 | $ | 191,134 | 54.0 | % |
* indicates that the calculated percentage is not meaningful
Adjusted EBITDA for fiscal 2023 was $545.0 million, an increase of $191.1 million over fiscal 2022. The increase is primarily a result of increased operating income due to increases in net sales and gross profits, partially offset by higher SG&A expenses. See the definition of Adjusted EBITDA under “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below for additional information regarding the definition and use of this metric in evaluating the Company’s results.
BACKLOG
Although orders from customers can be cancelled at any time without penalty, and unfilled orders are not necessarily an indication of future business, the Company’s unfilled U.S. and Canadian manufacturing orders at April 1, 2023 totaled $308.1 million compared to $1.6 billion at April 2, 2022. The decrease in backlog was primarily driven by lower net orders. Increases in interest rates in response to inflation during this fiscal year has impacted the demand for the Company's products in both the U.S. and Canada. Incoming gross orders from our customers decreased compared to last year. In addition, our independent retail customers have cancelled stock-model orders in response to the increase in floor plan carrying costs and the desire to optimize their model home inventory. Cancellation of end-consumer orders, at the retail level, has been minimal.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
The following table presents summary cash flow information for fiscal 2023 and 2022:
| Year Ended | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Dollars in thousands) | April 1, 2023 | April 2, 2022 | ||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in): | ||||||||
| Operating activities | $ | 416,225 | $ | 224,479 | ||||
| Investing activities | (61,179 | ) | (31,967 | ) | ||||
| Financing activities | (37,019 | ) | (19,936 | ) | ||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes | (5,987 | ) | 256 | |||||
| Net increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | 312,040 | 172,832 | ||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period | 435,413 | 262,581 | ||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period | $ | 747,453 | $ | 435,413 |
The Company’s primary sources of liquidity are cash flows from operations and existing cash balances. Cash balances and cash flows from operations for the next year are expected to be adequate to cover working capital requirements, capital expenditures, and strategic initiatives and investments. The Company does not have any scheduled long-term debt maturities in the next twelve months. The Company has an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement which provides for a $200.0 million revolving credit facility, including a $45.0 million letter of credit sub-facility ("Amended Credit Agreement"). At April 1, 2023, there were no borrowings
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under the Amended Credit Agreement and letters of credit issued under the Credit Agreement totaled $32.1 million. Total available borrowings under the Credit Agreement as of April 1, 2023 were $167.9 million. The Company’s revolving credit facility includes (i) a maximum consolidated total net leverage ratio of 3.25 to 1.00, subject to an upward adjustment upon the consummation of a material acquisition, and (ii) a minimum interest coverage ratio of 3.00 to 1.00. The Company anticipates compliance with its debt covenants and projects its level of cash availability to be in excess of cash needed to operate the business for the next year and beyond. In the event operating cash flow and existing cash balances were deemed inadequate to support the Company’s liquidity needs, and one or more capital resources were to become unavailable, the Company would revise its operating strategies.
Cash provided by operating activities was $416.2 million in fiscal 2023 compared to $224.5 million in fiscal 2022. The majority of the increase in cash provided by operating activities was a result of the $154.8 million increase in net income. However, the change in other working capital items also contributed to higher cash provided by operating activities. Cash required for working capital items increased in fiscal 2022 in response to consumer demand and supply chain issues. Those factors began to normalize in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023, requiring less investment and improving cash flow.
Cash used in investing activities was $61.2 million in fiscal 2023 versus $32.0 million in fiscal 2022. The increase in the use of cash is related primarily to a $20.3 million increase in purchases of property, plant, and equipment to support the start up of new manufacturing facilities, the acquisition of Manis, and cash paid for an equity method investment.
In fiscal 2023, cash used in financing activities was $37.0 million, versus $19.9 million in the prior fiscal year. The increase in cash used for financing activities was related to floor plan financing repayments totaling $35.5 million during fiscal 2023 compared to $17.2 million of net repayments in fiscal 2022 on the revolving debt facility and floor plan financing arrangements.
CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS AND COMMITMENTS
Credit Facility
The Amended Credit Agreement matures in July 2026 and has no scheduled amortization. The interest rate on borrowings under the Amended Credit Agreement is based on either the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate ("LIBOR"), or the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") plus a benchmark Replacement Rate Adjustment ("Replacement Rate"), plus an interest rate spread. The interest rate spread adjusts based on the consolidated total net leverage of the Company from a high of 1.875% when the consolidated total net leverage ratio is equal to or greater than 2.25:1.00, to a low of 1.125% when the consolidated total net leverage is below 0.50:1.00. Alternatively for same day borrowings, the interest rate is based on an Alternative Base Rate ("ABR") plus an interest rate spread that ranges from a high of 0.875% to a low of 0.125% based on the consolidated total net leverage ratio. In addition, the Company is obligated to pay an unused line fee ranging between 0.15% and 0.30% depending on the consolidated total net leverage ratio, in respect of unused commitments under the Amended Credit Agreement.
Letter of Credit Facility
The Company has a letter of credit sub-facility under the Amended Credit Agreement. At April 1, 2023, letters of credit issued under the sub-facility totaled $32.1 million.
Industrial Revenue Bonds
Obligations under industrial revenue bonds are supported by letters of credit and bear interest based on a municipal bond index rate. The industrial revenue bonds require lump-sum payments of principal upon maturity in 2029.
Floor Plan Payable
At April 1, 2023, the Company had no outstanding borrowings on floor plan financing arrangements. The Company repaid the outstanding balance of $38.5 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2023. The Company’s retail operations historically utilized floor plan financing to fund the acquisition of manufactured homes for display or resale. The arrangements provide for borrowings up to $43.0 million. Floor plan payables are secured by the homes acquired and are required to be repaid when the Company sells the financed home to a customer.
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Contingent Obligations
The Company has contingent liabilities and obligations at April 1, 2023, including surety bonds and letters of credit totaling $31.0 million and $32.1 million, respectively. Additionally, the Company is contingently obligated under repurchase agreements with certain lending institutions that provide floor plan financing to independent retailers. The contingent repurchase obligation as of April 1, 2023 is approximately $386.6 million, without reduction for the resale value of the homes collateralizing the potential repurchases. The Company has the ability to resell the repurchased collateral to other retailers, and losses incurred on repurchased homes have been insignificant in recent periods. The reserve for estimated losses under repurchase agreements was $2.5 million at April 1, 2023. See “Critical Accounting Polices and Estimates – Reserve for Repurchase Commitments” below.
The Company has provided various representations, warranties, and other standard indemnifications in the ordinary course of its business in agreements to acquire and sell business assets and in financing arrangements. The Company is subject to various legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of its business.
The Company has received claims for damage related to water intrusion in homes built in one of its manufacturing facilities. The Company is investigating the cause of the damage and assessing its responsibility to remediate. While it is reasonably possible that the Company will receive future claims that could result in additional costs to repair that could be significant in the aggregate, the Company is unable to estimate the number of such claims or the amount or range of any potential losses associated with such claims at this time.
In the normal course of business, the Company’s subsidiaries historically provided certain parent company guarantees to two U.K. customers. These guarantees provided contractual liability for proven construction defects up to 12 years from the date of delivery of the units. The guarantees remain a contingent liability subsequent to the fiscal 2017 disposition of the U.K. operations, which declines over time through October 2027. As of the date of this report, no claims have been reported under the terms of the guarantees.
Management believes the ultimate liability with respect to these contingent obligations will not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES - ADJUSTED EBITDA
The Company defines Adjusted Earnings Before Interest Taxes and Depreciation and Amortization (“Adjusted EBITDA”) as net income or loss plus expenses or minus income: (a) the provision for income taxes; (b) interest (income) expense, net; (c) depreciation and amortization; (d) gain or loss from discontinued operations; (e) non-cash restructuring charges and impairment of assets; and (f) other non-operating income or expense including but not limited to those costs for the acquisition and integration or disposition of businesses and idle facilities. Adjusted EBITDA is not a measure of earnings calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP and should not be considered an alternative to, or more meaningful than, net income or loss prepared on a U.S. GAAP basis. Adjusted EBITDA does not purport to represent cash flow provided by, or used in, operating activities as defined by U.S. GAAP, which is presented in the Statement of Cash Flows. In addition, Adjusted EBITDA is not necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
Adjusted EBITDA is presented as a supplemental measure of the Company’s financial performance that management believes is useful to investors, because the excluded items may vary significantly in timing or amounts and/or may obscure trends useful in evaluating and comparing the Company’s operating activities across reporting periods. Management believes Adjusted EBITDA is useful to an investor in evaluating operating performance for the following reasons: (i) Adjusted EBITDA is widely used by investors to measure a company’s operating performance without regard to items such as interest income and expense, taxes, depreciation and amortization and equity-based compensation, which can vary substantially from company to company depending upon accounting methods and the book value of assets, capital structure and the method by which assets were acquired; and (ii) analysts and investors use Adjusted EBITDA as a supplemental measure to evaluate the overall operating performance of companies in the industry.
Management uses Adjusted EBITDA for planning purposes, including the preparation of internal annual operating budget and periodic forecasts: (i) in communications with the Board of Directors and investors concerning financial performance; (ii) as a factor in determining bonuses under certain incentive compensation programs; and (iii) as a measure of operating performance used to determine the ability to provide cash flows to support investments in capital assets, acquisitions and working capital requirements for operating expansion.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
Our significant accounting policies are more fully described in Note 1, "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies," to the consolidated financial statements included in this Report. Certain of our accounting policies require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Assumptions and estimates of future earnings and cash flow are used in the periodic analyses of the recoverability of goodwill, intangible assets, deferred tax assets and property, plant, and equipment. Historical experience and trends
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are used to estimate reserves, including reserves for self-insured risks, warranty costs, and wholesale repurchase losses. The Company considers an accounting estimate to be critical if it requires us to make assumptions about matters that were uncertain at the time the estimate was made and changes in the estimate would have had a significant impact on our consolidated financial position or results of operations. The Company believes that the following discussion addresses the Company’s critical accounting estimates.
Acquisitions
We allocate the purchase price of an acquired business to its identifiable assets and liabilities based on estimated fair values. The excess of the purchase price over the amount allocated to the assets and liabilities, if any, is recorded as goodwill. We use all available information to estimate fair values. We typically engage outside appraisal firms to assist in the fair value determination of identifiable intangible assets and any other significant assets or liabilities. We adjust the preliminary purchase price allocation, as necessary, up to one year after the acquisition closing date as we obtain more information regarding asset valuations and liabilities assumed. Our estimates of fair value are based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable, but that are inherently uncertain, and therefore, may not be realized. Unanticipated events or circumstances may occur which could affect the accuracy of our fair value estimates, including assumptions regarding industry economic factors and business strategies. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the estimates, assumptions, and values reflected in the valuations will be realized, and actual results could vary materially.
Reserves for Self-Insured Risks
The Company is self-insured for a significant portion of its general insurance, product liability, workers’ compensation, auto, health, and property insurance. Insurance coverage is maintained for catastrophic exposures and those risks required to be insured by law. The Company is liable for the first $150,000 of incurred losses for each workers’ compensation and auto liability claim and is responsible for losses up to the first $500,000 per occurrence for general, product liability, and property insurance. Generally catastrophic losses are insured up to $80 million. The Company establishes reserves for reported and unreported losses and insurance company reimbursements under these programs using an actuarial determined value which takes into consideration prior claim experience, estimates of losses for known occurrences and the respective volume of business activity for a given period. The health plan is currently subject to a stop-loss limit of $600,000 per occurrence. Estimated self-insurance costs are accrued for all expected future expenditures for reported and unreported claims based on historical experience.
Warranty Reserves
The Company’s factory-built housing operations generally provide each retail homebuyer with a 12-month assurance warranty from the date of retail purchase. Estimated warranty costs are accrued as cost of sales at the time of sale. Warranty provisions and reserves are based on various factors, including estimates of the amounts necessary to settle existing and future claims on homes sold as of the balance sheet date. Factors used in the estimation of the warranty liability include the estimated amount of warranty and customer service costs incurred for homes that remain in retailers’ inventories before delivery to the consumer, homes purchased by consumers still within the warranty period, the timing in which work orders were completed, and the historical average costs incurred to service a home.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
It is the Company’s policy to evaluate the recoverability of property, plant, and equipment whenever events and changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of assets may not be recoverable, primarily based on estimated selling price, appraised value, or projected undiscounted future cash flows.
Impairment of Goodwill
Goodwill is not amortized but is tested for impairment at least annually. Impairment testing is required more often if an event or circumstance indicates that an impairment is more likely than not to have occurred. In conducting its annual impairment testing, the Company may first perform a qualitative assessment of whether it is more likely than not that a reporting unit’s fair value is less than its carrying amount. If not, no further goodwill impairment testing is required. If it is more likely than not that a reporting unit’s fair value is less than its carrying amount, or if the Company elects not to perform a qualitative assessment of a reporting unit, the Company then compares the fair value of the reporting unit to the related net book value. If the net book value of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss is measured and recognized. As the analysis depends upon judgments, estimates and assumptions, such testing is subject to inherent uncertainties, which could cause the fair value to fluctuate from period to period.
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In fiscal 2023, the Company performed qualitative assessments of its reporting units. The annual assessment was completed on of the first day of fiscal March. The assessments indicated that it was more likely than not that the fair value of each of the reporting units exceeded its respective carrying value. The Company does not believe that any reporting units are at risk for impairment.
Income Taxes and Deferred Tax Assets
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on temporary differences between the financial statement amounts and the tax basis of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect in the years in which the differences are expected to reverse. A valuation allowance is provided when the Company determines that it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.
Reserve for Repurchase Commitments
As is customary in the factory-built housing industry, a significant portion of the home sales to independent retailers are made pursuant to repurchase agreements with lending institutions that provide wholesale floor plan financing to the retailers. Certain homes sold pursuant to repurchase agreements are subject to repurchase, generally up to 24 months after the sale of the home to the retailer. Certain other homes sold pursuant to repurchase agreements are subject to repurchase until the home is sold by the retailer. For those homes with an unlimited repurchase period, the Company’s risk of loss upon repurchase declines due to required monthly principal payments by the retailer. After 18 to 36 months from the date of the Company’s sale of the home, the risk of loss on these homes is low, and by the 46th month, most programs require that the home be paid in full, at which time the Company no longer has risk of loss. Pursuant to these agreements, during the repurchase period, generally upon default by the retailer and repossession by the financial institution, the Company is obligated to repurchase the homes from the floor plan lenders. The contingent repurchase obligation as of April 1, 2023 was estimated to be approximately $386.6 million, without reduction for the resale value of the homes. Losses under repurchase obligations represent the difference between the repurchase price and net proceeds from the resale of the homes, less accrued rebates, which will not be paid. Losses incurred on homes repurchased have been insignificant in recent periods. The reserve for estimated losses under repurchase agreements was $2.5 million at April 1, 2023.
OTHER MATTERS
Inflation
Inflation of raw materials, especially forest products, was significant in fiscal 2022 and 2021, and generally stabilized in fiscal 2023. The raw material price increases have generally been passed on to customers or mitigated through working with supply chain partners, sourcing alternative materials or other operational improvements to minimize the effect on our profitability. However, continued, frequent and sudden increases in specific costs, as well as price competition, can affect the ability to pass on costs and adversely impact results of operations. Therefore, there is no assurance that inflation or the impact of rising material costs will not have a significant impact on revenue or results of operations in the future.
Seasonality
The housing industry, which includes factory-built homes, is affected by seasonality. Sales during the period from March to November are traditionally higher than other months. As a result, quarterly results of a particular period are not necessarily representative of the results expected for the year.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
Refer to Note 1, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,” in our accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements for information regarding new accounting pronouncements.
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FY 2022 10-K MD&A
SEC filing source: 0000950170-22-010576.
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following should be read in conjunction with Skyline Champion Corporation’s consolidated financial statements and the related notes that appear elsewhere in this Annual Report.
Certain statements set forth below under this caption constitute forward-looking statements. See Part I, “Cautionary Statement About Forward-Looking Statements,” of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional factors relating to such statements, and see Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” of this Annual Report for a discussion of certain risks applicable to our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. See also Part II, Item 7 "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" of our Form 10-K for the year ended April 3, 2021, which provides additional information on comparisons of fiscal years 2021 and 2020.
Overview
The Company is a leading producer of factory-built housing in the U.S. and Canada. The Company serves as a complete solutions provider across complementary and vertically integrated businesses including manufactured construction, company-owned retail locations, construction services, and transportation logistics. The Company is the largest independent publicly traded factory-built solutions provider in North America based on revenue, and markets its homes under several nationally recognized brand names including Skyline Homes, Champion Home Builders, Genesis Homes, Athens Park Models, Dutch Housing, Atlantic Homes, Excel Homes, Homes of Merit, New Era, Redman Homes, ScotBilt Homes, Shore Park, Silvercrest, and Titan Homes in the U.S. and Moduline and SRI Homes in western Canada. The Company operates 36 manufacturing facilities throughout the U.S. and five manufacturing facilities in western Canada that primarily construct factory-built, timber-framed manufactured and modular houses that are sold primarily to independent retailers, builders/developers, and manufactured home community operators. The Company’s retail operations consist of 18 sales centers that sell manufactured homes to consumers primarily in the southern U.S. The Company’s transportation business engages independent owners/drivers to transport manufactured homes, recreational vehicles, and other products throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Acquisitions and Expansions
Over last several years, demand for the Company’s products, primarily affordable housing in the U.S., has continued to improve. As a result, the Company has focused on operational improvements to increase the capacity utilization and profitability at its existing manufacturing facilities as well as executing measured expansion of its manufacturing footprint. The Company is focused on growing in strong housing markets across the U.S. and Canada.
In June, 2021, the Company acquired two idle facilities in Navasota, Texas in order to increase its production capabilities in the Texas market. The Company began production and completed the certification process at one of those facilities during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2022.
On February 28, 2021, the Company acquired ScotBilt, which operates two manufacturing facilities in Georgia providing affordable housing throughout Alabama, Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas. ScotBilt helped to balance the Company’s national distribution and complements the Company’s existing manufacturing footprint in the attractive mid-south region. The operations of ScotBilt are included in the financial results of Skyline Champion since the date of the acquisition. During fiscal 2022, the Company completed the successful cultural, processes, systems and internal controls integration at the acquired facilities.
In January, 2021, the Company acquired two idle facilities in Pembroke, North Carolina which provide an opportunity to further expand its manufacturing footprint in the Southeast markets. The Company is currently renovating one of those facilities for expected production in late fiscal 2023.
The Company's acquisitions and investments are part of a strategy to grow and diversify revenue with a focus on increasing the Company’s HUD and modular homebuilding presence in the U.S. as well as improving the results of operations. These acquisitions and investments are included in the consolidated results for periods subsequent to their respective acquisition dates.
Industry and Company Outlook
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Since July 2020, U.S. and Canadian housing industry demand has been robust. The limited availability of existing homes for sale and the broader need for newly built affordable, single-family housing has continued to drive demand for new homes in these markets. In recent years, manufactured home construction experienced revenue growth due to a number of favorable demographic trends and demand drivers in the United States, including underlying growth trends in key homebuyer groups, such as the population over 55 years of age, the population of first-time home buyers, and the population of households earning less than $60,000 per year. More recently, we have seen a number of market trends pointing to increased sales of ADUs and urban-to-rural migration as customers accommodate working-from-home patterns, as well as people seeking rent-to-own single-family options.
The robust demand environment has resulted in backlog at the end of fiscal 2022 of $1.6 billion compared to $858.6 million at the end of fiscal 2021. Generally, higher backlog at our manufacturing facilities creates an opportunity to increase production efficiencies. Although the higher demand brings opportunities, it also has resulted in significant increases in raw material and labor costs. In addition, we are experiencing intermittent supply disruption and higher freight costs. Finding and retaining qualified labor continues to be a challenge for our plants which requires us to review our compensation programs and adjust accordingly. We manage our business to anticipate or quickly react to these supply challenges and cost increases and generally are able to pass along increased costs to our customers. Historically, order cancellation rates have been very low, but the longer lead-time caused by larger backlogs and changing prices could result in higher cancellations in future periods.
For fiscal 2022, approximately 82% of the Company’s U.S. manufacturing sales were generated from the manufacture of homes that comply with the Federal HUD code construction standard in the U.S. Industry shipments of HUD-code homes are reported on a one-month lag. According to data reported by MHI, HUD-code industry home shipments were 108,964, 95,588, and 97,553 units during fiscal 2022, 2021, and 2020, respectively. Based on industry data, the Company’s U.S. wholesale market share of HUD code homes sold was 19.3%, 16.9%, and 16.5% in fiscal 2022, 2021, and 2020, respectively. Annual industry shipments have generally increased each year since calendar year 2009 when only 50,000 HUD-coded manufactured homes were shipped, the lowest level since the industry began recording statistics in 1959. While shipments of HUD-coded manufactured homes have improved modestly in recent years, current manufactured housing shipments are still at lower levels than the long-term historical average of over 200,000 units per year. Manufactured home sales represent approximately nine percent of all U.S. single family home starts.
COVID-19 Pandemic
The outbreak of a novel strain of coronavirus ("COVID-19") was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization in March 2020. There remains continued uncertainty regarding the extent and duration of the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic will have on the economy, the housing market, and the Company, as well as the Company’s employees, customers, and suppliers.
The Company has prioritized the safety and well-being of its employees and customers and implemented standards to operate in accordance with social-distancing protocols and public health authority guidelines. Beginning in March 2020, the Company took actions to temporarily idle certain facilities in response to government shutdown orders or reduced demand. By late April 2020, most of the temporarily idled manufacturing facilities had reopened, but at reduced production levels due to employee absenteeism, difficulty hiring new team members, and social distancing protocols. During fiscal 2021, the Company experienced intermittent closures due to COVID-19 outbreaks at the facilities or surrounding communities causing higher than normal absenteeism. In the second half of fiscal 2021, the Company was able to increase daily production rates over the levels achieved in the prior fiscal year period as direct labor staffing levels increased and production efficiencies improved. Although the Company has generally been able to navigate the production challenges caused by the pandemic in fiscal 2022, availability of labor and certain raw materials remains uncertain due to continued labor shortages and supply chain disruptions. Prices for most raw materials and components have experienced increased volatility and, overall, labor, transportation and other manufacturing costs have trended higher than prior periods.
As part of the initial response to the pandemic, the Company offered extended benefits to employees, including increased sick pay and waived premium payments on healthcare benefits for furloughed employees. The Company’s U.S. operations incurred $2.2 million of expense during fiscal 2021 related to those extended benefits. Various government programs provided financial relief for affected businesses, including the Employee Retention Credit under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act ("CARES Act") and state level programs in the United States and the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy ("CEWS") under the COVID-19 Economic Response Plan in Canada. CEWS provided a cash subsidy of up to 75% of eligible employees’ remuneration, subject to certain criteria. The Company recognized $6.2 million for payroll subsidies under CEWS and $0.7 million for payroll subsidies under the CARES Act during fiscal 2021. In addition, the CARES Act allows for deferring payment of certain payroll taxes. Through December 2020, the Company deferred $11.8 million of payroll taxes, of which, the Company repaid $5.9 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2022, with the remaining amount expected to be paid in December 2022.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR FISCAL 2022 VS. 2021
| Year Ended | ||||||||
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| (Dollars in thousands) | April 2, 2022 | April 3, 2021 | ||||||
| Results of Operations Data: | ||||||||
| Net sales | $ | 2,207,229 | $ | 1,420,881 | ||||
| Cost of sales | 1,618,106 | 1,133,186 | ||||||
| Gross profit | 589,123 | 287,695 | ||||||
| Selling, general, and administrative expenses | 256,218 | 178,936 | ||||||
| Operating income | 332,905 | 108,759 | ||||||
| Interest expense, net | 2,512 | 3,248 | ||||||
| Other income, net | (36 | ) | (5,889 | ) | ||||
| Income from operations before income taxes | 330,429 | 111,400 | ||||||
| Income tax expense | 82,385 | 26,501 | ||||||
| Net income | $ | 248,044 | $ | 84,899 | ||||
| Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA: | ||||||||
| Net income | $ | 248,044 | $ | 84,899 | ||||
| Income tax expense | 82,385 | 26,501 | ||||||
| Interest expense, net | 2,512 | 3,248 | ||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 20,936 | 17,704 | ||||||
| Equity-based compensation (for awards granted prior to December 31, 2018) | — | 1,359 | ||||||
| Transaction costs | — | 1,044 | ||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 353,877 | $ | 134,755 | ||||
| As a percent of net sales: | ||||||||
| Gross profit | 26.7 | % | 20.2 | % | ||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 11.6 | % | 12.6 | % | ||||
| Operating income | 15.1 | % | 7.7 | % | ||||
| Net income | 11.2 | % | 6.0 | % | ||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | 16.0 | % | 9.5 | % |
FISCAL PERIODS
The Company’s fiscal year is a 52- or 53-week period that ends on the Saturday nearest March 31. Fiscal 2022 was a 52-week period and fiscal 2021 was a 53-week period. The results of operations and discussion below should be read considering the impact of an additional week of operation in the prior year.
NET SALES
The following table summarizes net sales for fiscal 2022 and 2021:
| Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||
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| (Dollars in thousands) | April 2, 2022 | April 3, 2021 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||
| Net sales | $ | 2,207,229 | $ | 1,420,881 | $ | 786,348 | 55.3 | % | ||||||||
| U.S. manufacturing and retail net sales | $ | 1,991,066 | $ | 1,266,308 | $ | 724,758 | 57.2 | % | ||||||||
| U.S. homes sold | 24,686 | 19,983 | 4,703 | 23.5 | % | |||||||||||
| U.S. manufacturing and retail average home selling price | $ | 80.7 | $ | 63.4 | $ | 17.3 | 27.3 | % | ||||||||
| Canadian manufacturing net sales | $ | 159,124 | $ | 101,328 | $ | 57,796 | 57.0 | % | ||||||||
| Canadian homes sold | 1,479 | 1,231 | 248 | 20.1 | % | |||||||||||
| Canadian manufacturing average home selling price | $ | 107.6 | $ | 82.3 | $ | 25.3 | 30.7 | % | ||||||||
| Corporate/Other net sales | $ | 57,039 | $ | 53,245 | $ | 3,794 | 7.1 | % | ||||||||
| U.S. manufacturing facilities in operation at year end | 36 | 35 | 1 | 3 | % | |||||||||||
| U.S. retail sales centers in operation at year end | 18 | 18 | — | — | % | |||||||||||
| Canadian manufacturing facilities in operation at year end | 5 | 5 | — | — | % |
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Net sales for fiscal 2022 were $2.2 billion an increase of $786.3 million, or 55.3%, over fiscal 2021. The following is a summary of the change by operating segment.
U.S. Factory-built Housing:
Fiscal 2022 net sales for the Company’s U.S. manufacturing and retail operations increased by $724.8 million, or 57.2%, over fiscal 2021. The increase was primarily due to an increase in the number of homes sold during the period of 23.5% and an increase in the average home selling price of 27.3%. Homes sold were higher due to increased demand for our products and the impact of the acquisition of ScotBilt, partially offset by one less week of production in fiscal 2022 compared to fiscal 2021. Demand for our products increased significantly during fiscal 2022 and we have been able to increase production in response to that demand organically and through our acquisition of ScotBilt. The average selling price increased in fiscal 2022 compared to the prior fiscal year due to pricing actions enacted in response to rising material, freight, and labor costs as well as a shift in product mix to larger homes with more features and amenities. Generally, we are able to pass the increase in input costs to our customers.
Canadian Factory-built Housing:
The Canadian Factory-built Housing segment net sales increased by $57.8 million, or 57.0% for fiscal 2022 compared to the prior year, primarily due to a 20.1% increase in homes sold and a 30.7% increase in average selling price per new home. The increase in homes sold was driven by increased production in response to strong demand. The increase in average selling price was due to pricing actions enacted in response to rising material and labor costs. Net sales for the Canadian segment were also favorably impacted by approximately $8.2 million as the Canadian dollar strengthened relative to the U.S. dollar during fiscal 2022 as compared to the prior year.
Corporate/Other:
Net sales for Corporate/Other includes the Company’s transportation business and the elimination of intersegment sales. During fiscal 2022, net sales for the segment increased by $3.8 million, or 7.1%, compared to fiscal 2021. The increase was primarily attributable to an increase in shipments of manufactured homes and recreational vehicles.
GROSS PROFIT
The following table summarizes gross profit for fiscal 2022 and 2021:
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| (Dollars in thousands) | April 2, 2022 | April 3, 2021 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||
| Gross profit: | ||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Factory-built Housing | $ | 530,252 | $ | 252,880 | $ | 277,372 | 109.7 | % | ||||||||
| Canadian Factory-built Housing | 43,493 | 21,552 | 21,941 | 101.8 | % | |||||||||||
| Corporate/Other | 15,378 | 13,263 | 2,115 | 15.9 | % | |||||||||||
| Total gross profit | $ | 589,123 | $ | 287,695 | $ | 301,428 | 104.8 | % | ||||||||
| Gross profit as a percent of net sales | 26.7 | % | 20.2 | % |
Gross profit as a percent of sales during fiscal 2022 was 26.7% compared to 20.2% during fiscal 2021. The following is a summary of the change by operating segment.
U.S. Factory-built Housing:
Gross profit for the U.S. Factory-built Housing segment increased by $277.4 million, or 109.7%, during fiscal 2022 compared to the prior year. The increase in gross profit is due to the increase in revenue in fiscal 2022. As a percent of net sales, gross profit was 26.6% for fiscal 2022 compared to 20.0% in the prior fiscal year. The year-over-year increase in gross margin was primarily due to a combination of improved operational and labor efficiencies and price increases we implemented in response to rising input costs. We have focused on product simplification and material SKU rationalization to improve operational efficiencies to better leverage increased production and manufacturing fixed costs.
Canadian Factory-built Housing:
Gross profit for the Canadian Factory-built Housing segment increased by $21.9 million, or 101.8%, during fiscal 2022 compared to the prior year due to the increase in sales volume. Gross margin increased to 27.3% as a percent of segment net sales from 21.3% due to price increases in response to rising material and labor costs, as well as direct labor and manufacturing efficiencies from the increase in home sales volumes.
Corporate/Other:
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Gross profit for the Corporate/Other segment increased by $2.1 million, or 15.9%, during fiscal 2022 compared to the same period in the prior year. Corporate/Other gross profit improved as a percent of segment net sales to 27.0% from 24.9%. Gross margin for the Company’s transportation business improved due to a change in revenue mix.
SELLING, GENERAL, AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
Selling, general, and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses include foreign currency transaction gains and losses, equity compensation, and intangible amortization expense. The following table summarizes SG&A expenses for fiscal 2022 and 2021:
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| (Dollars in thousands) | April 2, 2022 | April 3, 2021 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||
| Selling, general, and administrative expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Factory-built Housing | $ | 187,697 | $ | 126,141 | $ | 61,556 | 48.8 | % | ||||||||
| Canadian Factory-built Housing | 12,912 | 9,059 | 3,853 | 42.5 | % | |||||||||||
| Corporate/Other | 55,609 | 43,736 | 11,873 | 27.1 | % | |||||||||||
| Total selling, general, and administrative expenses | $ | 256,218 | $ | 178,936 | $ | 77,282 | 43.2 | % | ||||||||
| Selling, general, and administrative expenses as a percent of net sales | 11.6 | % | 12.6 | % |
SG&A expenses were $256.2 million during fiscal 2022, an increase of $77.3 million compared to the prior year. The following is a summary of the change by operating segment.
U.S. Factory-built Housing:
SG&A expenses for the U.S. Factory-built Housing segment increased by $61.6 million, or 48.8%, during fiscal 2022 as compared to the prior year. SG&A expenses, as a percent of segment net sales, were 9.4% in fiscal 2022 compared to 10.0% during fiscal 2021. SG&A costs increased due to a combination of factors, primarily (i) higher sales commissions and incentive compensation, which is generally based on sales volume or a measure of profitability; (ii) higher wage expense from increased headcount as we staffed to respond to the growth in housing demand; and (iii) the impact of the acquisition of the ScotBilt operations.
Canadian Factory-built Housing:
SG&A expenses for the Canadian Factory-built Housing segment increased by $3.9 million, or 42.5%, during fiscal 2022 as compared to the prior year. SG&A expenses, as a percent of segment net sales, were 8.1% during fiscal 2022 compared to 8.9% in fiscal 2021. The increase in cost is generally a function of the increase in net sales and profits for the segment which translates to higher incentive compensation.
Corporate/Other:
SG&A expenses for Corporate/Other includes the Company’s transportation operations, corporate costs incurred for all segments, and intersegment eliminations. SG&A expenses for Corporate/Other increased by $11.9 million, or 27.1%, during fiscal 2022 as compared to the prior year. SG&A expenses, as a percent of segment net sales, were 97.5% during fiscal 2022 compared to 82.1% in fiscal 2021. The increase is mainly due to $5.4 million of costs related to investments made to enhance our online customer experience and supporting systems, as well as an increase in equity compensation.
INTEREST EXPENSE
The following table summarizes the components of interest expense, net for fiscal 2022 and 2021:
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| (Dollars in thousands) | April 2, 2022 | April 3, 2021 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||
| Interest expense | $ | 3,245 | $ | 3,813 | $ | (568 | ) | (14.9 | %) | |||||||
| Interest income | (733 | ) | (565 | ) | (168 | ) | 29.7 | % | ||||||||
| Interest expense, net | $ | 2,512 | $ | 3,248 | $ | (736 | ) | (22.7 | %) | |||||||
| Average outstanding floor plan payable | $ | 31,485 | $ | 26,992 | ||||||||||||
| Average outstanding long-term debt | $ | 19,155 | $ | 64,663 |
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Interest expense, net was $2.5 million for fiscal 2022, a decrease of $0.7 million compared to the prior year. The decrease was primarily related to lower average outstanding borrowings on long-term debt, offset in part by higher average borrowings on floor plan payables. The Company repaid the outstanding balance on its revolving credit facility during the second quarter of fiscal 2022.
OTHER INCOME, NET
The following table summarizes other income, net for fiscal 2022 and 2021:
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| (Dollars in thousands) | April 2, 2022 | April 3, 2021 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||
| Other income, net | $ | (36 | ) | $ | (5,889 | ) | $ | 5,853 | (99.4 | %) |
Other income, net decreased $5.9 million, or 99.4%, during fiscal 2022 as compared to the prior year. The decrease is due to a reduction in the wage subsidies provided by government sponsored financial assistance programs that were enacted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In fiscal 2021, the Company recognized $6.2 million for payroll subsidies under CEWS, and $0.7 million under the CARES Act, which were partially offset by transaction costs of $1.0 million related to the acquisition of ScotBilt.
INCOME TAX EXPENSE
The following table summarizes income tax expense for fiscal 2022 and 2021:
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| (Dollars in thousands) | April 2, 2022 | April 3, 2021 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||
| Income tax expense | $ | 82,385 | $ | 26,501 | $ | 55,884 | 210.9 | % | ||||||||
| Effective tax rate | 24.9 | % | 23.8 | % |
Income tax expense during fiscal 2022 was $82.4 million, representing an effective tax rate of 24.9%, compared to income tax expense of $26.5 million, representing an effective tax rate of 23.8%, in fiscal 2021.
The Company’s effective tax rate for fiscal 2022 differs from the federal statutory income tax rate of 21.0%, due primarily to the effect of non-deductible expenses, tax credits, state and local income taxes, and results in foreign jurisdictions. The Company’s effective tax rate for fiscal 2021 differed from the federal statutory income tax rate of 21.0%, due primarily to the effect of non-deductible expenses, tax credits, state and local income taxes, and results in foreign jurisdictions.
ADJUSTED EBITDA
The following table reconciles net income, the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measure, to Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure, for fiscal 2022 and 2021:
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| (Dollars in thousands) | April 2, 2022 | April 3, 2021 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 248,044 | $ | 84,899 | $ | 163,145 | 192.2 | % | ||||||||
| Income tax expense | 82,385 | 26,501 | 55,884 | 210.9 | % | |||||||||||
| Interest expense, net | 2,512 | 3,248 | (736 | ) | (22.7 | %) | ||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 20,936 | 17,704 | 3,232 | 18.3 | % | |||||||||||
| Equity-based compensation (for awards granted prior to December 31, 2018) | — | 1,359 | (1,359 | ) | (100.0 | %) | ||||||||||
| Transaction costs | — | 1,044 | (1,044 | ) | (100.0 | %) | ||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 353,877 | $ | 134,755 | $ | 219,122 | 162.6 | % |
Adjusted EBITDA for fiscal 2022 was $353.9 million, an increase of $219.1 million over fiscal 2021. The increase is primarily a result of increased operating income due to increases in net sales and gross margins, partially offset by higher SG&A expenses and the reduction in wage subsidies received in the prior year. See the definition of Adjusted EBITDA under “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below for additional information regarding the definition and use of this metric in evaluating the Company’s results.
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BACKLOG
Although orders from customers can be cancelled at any time without penalty, and unfilled orders are not necessarily an indication of future business, the Company’s unfilled U.S. and Canadian manufacturing orders at April 2, 2022 totaled $1.6 billion compared to $858.6 million at April 3, 2021. The increase in backlog is driven by increased demand for single-family homes which has resulted in order levels that have significantly outpaced production in both the U.S. and Canada. Our ability to increase production rates to keep pace with orders is limited by individual plant capacity, the availability of and time needed to train new employees, employee attendance and availability of materials, including certain allocations of raw materials by our suppliers. We may experience greater order cancellations in the future as a result of higher prices and the longer time required to manufacture and deliver our products.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
The following table presents summary cash flow information for fiscal 2022, 2021, and 2020:
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| (Dollars in thousands) | April 2, 2022 | April 3, 2021 | March 28, 2020 | |||||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in): | ||||||||||||
| Operating activities | $ | 224,479 | $ | 153,897 | $ | 76,743 | ||||||
| Investing activities | (31,967 | ) | (56,808 | ) | (14,093 | ) | ||||||
| Financing activities | (19,936 | ) | (47,813 | ) | 21,569 | |||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes | 256 | 3,850 | (1,398 | ) | ||||||||
| Net increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | 172,832 | 53,126 | 82,821 | |||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period | 262,581 | 209,455 | 126,634 | |||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period | $ | 435,413 | $ | 262,581 | $ | 209,455 |
The Company’s primary sources of liquidity are cash flows from operations and existing cash balances. Cash balances and cash flows from operations for the next year are expected to be adequate to cover working capital requirements, capital expenditures, and strategic initiatives and investments. The Company does not have any scheduled long-term debt maturities in the next twelve months. On July 7, 2021, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement which provides for a $200.0 million revolving credit facility, including a $45.0 million letter of credit sub-facility ("Amended Credit Agreement"). At April 2, 2022, $169.6 million was available for borrowing under the Amended Credit Agreement. The Company’s revolving credit facility includes (i) a maximum consolidated total net leverage ratio of 3.25 to 1.00, subject to an upward adjustment upon the consummation of a material acquisition, and (ii) a minimum interest coverage ratio of 3.00 to 1.00. The Company anticipates compliance with its debt covenants and projects its level of cash availability to be in excess of cash needed to operate the business for the next year and beyond. In the event operating cash flow and existing cash balances were deemed inadequate to support the Company’s liquidity needs, and one or more capital resources were to become unavailable, the Company would revise its operating strategies.
Cash provided by operating activities was $224.5 million in fiscal 2022 compared to $153.9 million in fiscal 2021. Cash provided by operating activities increased due to higher net income in the current year, partially offset by an increase in inventory from higher material costs and higher stocking levels to mitigate supply chain challenges, and an increase in other assets primarily from the capitalization of $20.5 million of cloud computing costs. Cash provided by operating activities was $153.9 million in fiscal 2021 compared to $76.7 million in fiscal 2020. Cash was generated by operating income (before non-cash charges) from higher sales and operating margins compared to the prior year. Operating cash was also favorably impacted by changes in other working capital items, primarily an increase in customer deposits of $36.4 million. We generally collect a deposit at the time an order is placed by a customer. The significant increase in backlog drove the increase in deposits. The favorable changes in working capital items were partially offset by an increase in inventory compared to the prior period.
Cash used in investing activities was $32.0 million in fiscal 2022 versus $56.8 million in fiscal 2021. The decrease is primarily related to the cash paid for the acquisition of ScotBilt, net of cash acquired, of $52.5 million, in fiscal 2021, partially offset by an increase in capital expenditures compared to the prior year. The Company acquired two idle manufacturing facilities in Texas in fiscal 2022 and made investments in plant improvements to facilitate increased production and operational efficiencies. Cash used in investing activities was $56.8 million in fiscal 2021 versus $14.1 million in fiscal 2020. The increase is primarily related to the cash paid for the acquisition of ScotBilt, net of cash acquired, of $52.5 million, partially offset by a decrease in capital expenditures compared to the prior year.
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In fiscal 2022, cash used in financing activities was $19.9 million, versus $47.8 million in the prior fiscal year. The decrease in cash used for financing activities was primarily related to lower repayments during fiscal 2022 of the Company's previously existing revolving credit facility and an increase in floor plan financing. In fiscal 2021, cash used in financing activities was $47.8 million, versus the prior year which had net cash provided by financing activities of $21.6 million. Cash used in financing activities in fiscal 2021 is primarily a result of payments made on the revolving credit facility and floor plan financing facilities totaling $38.0 million and $8.2 million, respectively.
CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS AND COMMITMENTS
Credit Facility
The Amended Credit Agreement matures in July 2026 and has no scheduled amortization. The interest rate on borrowings under the Amended Credit Agreement adjusts based on the consolidated total net leverage of the Company from a high of the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") plus 1.875% and Alternative Base Rate ("ABR") plus 0.875%, at the election of the Company, when the consolidated total net leverage ratio is equal to or greater than 2.25:1.00, to a low of LIBOR plus 1.125% and ABR plus 0.125% when the consolidated total net leverage is below 0.50:1.00. In addition, the Company is obligated to pay an unused line fee ranging between 0.15% and 0.30% (depending on the consolidated total net leverage ratio) in respect of unused commitments under the Amended Credit Agreement.
Letter of Credit Facility
The Company has a letter of credit sub-facility under the Amended Credit Agreement. At April 2, 2022, letters of credit issued under the sub-facility totaled $30.4 million.
Industrial Revenue Bonds
Obligations under industrial revenue bonds are supported by letters of credit and bear interest based on a municipal bond index rate. The industrial revenue bonds require lump-sum payments of principal upon maturity in 2029.
Floor Plan Payable
At April 2, 2022, the Company had outstanding borrowings on floor plan financing arrangements of $35.5 million. The Company’s retail operations utilize floor plan financing to fund the acquisition of manufactured homes for display or resale. The arrangements provide for borrowings up to $67.0 million. Borrowings are secured by the homes acquired and are required to be repaid when the Company sells the financed home to a customer.
Contingent Obligations
The Company has contingent liabilities and obligations at April 2, 2022, including surety bonds and letters of credit totaling $35.6 million and $30.4 million, respectively. Additionally, the Company is contingently obligated under repurchase agreements with certain lending institutions that provide floor plan financing to independent retailers. The contingent repurchase obligation as of April 2, 2022 is approximately $339.5 million, without reduction for the resale value of the homes. The Company has the ability to resell the repurchased collateral to other retailers, and losses incurred on repurchased homes have been insignificant in recent periods. The reserve for estimated losses under repurchase agreements was $2.3 million at April 2, 2022. See “Critical Accounting Polices and Estimates – Reserve for Repurchase Commitments” below.
The Company has provided various representations, warranties, and other standard indemnifications in the ordinary course of its business in agreements to acquire and sell business assets and in financing arrangements. The Company is subject to various legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of its business.
In the normal course of business, the Company’s subsidiaries historically provided certain parent company guarantees to two U.K. customers. These guarantees provided contractual liability for proven construction defects up to 12 years from the date of delivery of the units. The guarantees remain a contingent liability subsequent to the fiscal 2017 disposition of the U.K. operations, which declines over time through October 2027. As of the date of this report, no claims have been reported under the terms of the guarantees.
Management believes the ultimate liability with respect to these contingent obligations will not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES - ADJUSTED EBITDA
The Company defines Adjusted Earnings Before Interest Taxes and Depreciation and Amortization (“Adjusted EBITDA”) as net income or loss plus; (a) the provision for income taxes; (b) interest expense, net; (c) depreciation and amortization; (d) gain or loss from discontinued operations; (e) equity based compensation for awards granted prior to December 31, 2018; (f) non-cash
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restructuring charges and impairment of assets; and (g) other non-operating costs including those for the acquisition and integration or disposition of businesses and idle facilities. Adjusted EBITDA is not a measure of earnings calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP and should not be considered an alternative to, or more meaningful than, net income or loss prepared on a U.S. GAAP basis. Adjusted EBITDA does not purport to represent cash flow provided by, or used in, operating activities as defined by U.S. GAAP, which is presented in the Statement of Cash Flows. In addition, Adjusted EBITDA is not necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
Adjusted EBITDA is presented as a supplemental measure of the Company’s financial performance that management believes is useful to investors, because the excluded items may vary significantly in timing or amounts and/or may obscure trends useful in evaluating and comparing the Company’s operating activities across reporting periods. Management believes Adjusted EBITDA is useful to an investor in evaluating operating performance for the following reasons: (i) Adjusted EBITDA is widely used by investors to measure a company’s operating performance without regard to items such as interest income and expense, taxes, depreciation and amortization and equity-based compensation, which can vary substantially from company to company depending upon accounting methods and the book value of assets, capital structure and the method by which assets were acquired; and (ii) analysts and investors use Adjusted EBITDA as a supplemental measure to evaluate the overall operating performance of companies in the industry.
Management uses Adjusted EBITDA for planning purposes, including the preparation of internal annual operating budget and periodic forecasts: (i) in communications with the board of directors and investors concerning financial performance; (ii) as a factor in determining bonuses under management’s annual incentive compensation program; and (iii) as a measure of operating performance used to determine the ability to provide cash flows to support investments in capital assets, acquisitions and working capital requirements for operating expansion.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
Our significant accounting policies are more fully described in Note 1, "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies," to the consolidated financial statements included in this Report. Certain of our accounting policies require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Assumptions and estimates of future earnings and cash flow are used in the periodic analyses of the recoverability of goodwill, intangible assets, deferred tax assets and property, plant, and equipment. Historical experience and trends are used to estimate reserves, including reserves for self-insured risks, warranty costs, and wholesale repurchase losses. The Company considers an accounting estimate to be critical if it requires us to make assumptions about matters that were uncertain at the time the estimate was made and changes in the estimate would have had a significant impact on our consolidated financial position or results of operations. The Company believes that the following discussion addresses the Company’s critical accounting estimates.
Acquisitions
We allocate the purchase price of an acquired business to its identifiable assets and liabilities based on estimated fair values. The excess of the purchase price over the amount allocated to the assets and liabilities, if any, is recorded as goodwill. We use all available information to estimate fair values. We typically engage outside appraisal firms to assist in the fair value determination of identifiable intangible assets and any other significant assets or liabilities. We adjust the preliminary purchase price allocation, as necessary, up to one year after the acquisition closing date as we obtain more information regarding asset valuations and liabilities assumed. Our estimates of fair value are based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable, but that are inherently uncertain, and therefore, may not be realized. Unanticipated events or circumstances may occur which could affect the accuracy of our fair value estimates, including assumptions regarding industry economic factors and business strategies. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the estimates, assumptions, and values reflected in the valuations will be realized, and actual results could vary materially.
Reserves for Self-Insured Risks
The Company is self-insured for a significant portion of its general insurance, product liability, workers’ compensation, auto, health, and property insurance. Insurance coverage is maintained for catastrophic exposures and those risks required to be insured by law. The Company is liable for the first $150,000 of incurred losses for each workers’ compensation and auto liability claim and is responsible for losses up to the first $500,000 per occurrence for general, product liability, and property insurance. Generally catastrophic losses are insured up to $80 million. The Company establishes reserves for reported and unreported losses, and insurance company reimbursements, under these programs using an actuarial determined value which takes into consideration prior claim experience, estimates of losses for known occurrences and the respective volume of business activity for a given period. The health plan is currently subject to a stop-loss limit of $600,000 per occurrence. Estimated self-insurance costs are accrued for all expected future expenditures for reported and unreported claims based on historical experience.
Warranty Reserves
The Company’s factory-built housing operations generally provide each retail homebuyer or builder/developer with a 12-month assurance warranty from the date of retail purchase. Estimated warranty costs are accrued as cost of sales at the time of sale. Warranty provisions and reserves are based on various factors, including estimates of the amounts necessary to settle existing and future claims
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on homes sold as of the balance sheet date. Factors used in the estimation of the warranty liability include the estimated amount of warranty and customer service costs incurred for homes that remain in retailers’ inventories before delivery to the consumer, homes purchased by consumers still within the warranty period, the timing in which work orders were completed, and the historical average costs incurred to service a home.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
It is the Company’s policy to evaluate the recoverability of property, plant, and equipment whenever events and changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of assets may not be recoverable, primarily based on estimated selling price, appraised value, or projected undiscounted future cash flows.
Impairment of Goodwill
Goodwill is not amortized but is tested for impairment at least annually. Impairment testing is required more often if an event or circumstance indicates that an impairment is more likely than not to have occurred. In conducting its annual impairment testing, the Company may first perform a qualitative assessment of whether it is more likely than not that a reporting unit’s fair value is less than its carrying amount. If not, no further goodwill impairment testing is required. If it is more likely than not that a reporting unit’s fair value is less than its carrying amount, or if the Company elects not to perform a qualitative assessment of a reporting unit, the Company then compares the fair value of the reporting unit to the related net book value. If the net book value of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss is measured and recognized. As the analysis depends upon judgments, estimates and assumptions, such testing is subject to inherent uncertainties, which could cause the fair value to fluctuate from period to period.
In fiscal 2022, the Company performed qualitative assessments of its reporting units. The annual assessment was completed on of the first day of fiscal March. The assessments indicated that it was more likely than not that the fair value of each of the reporting units exceeded its respective carrying value. The Company does not believe that any reporting units are at risk for impairment.
Income Taxes and Deferred Tax Assets
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on temporary differences between the financial statement amounts and the tax basis of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect in the years in which the differences are expected to reverse. A valuation allowance is provided when the Company determines that it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.
Reserve for Repurchase Commitments
As is customary in the factory-built housing industry, a significant portion of the home sales to independent retailers are made pursuant to repurchase agreements with lending institutions that provide wholesale floor plan financing to the retailers. Certain homes sold pursuant to repurchase agreements are subject to repurchase, generally up to 24 months after the sale of the home to the retailer. Certain other homes sold pursuant to repurchase agreements are subject to repurchase until the home is sold by the retailer. For those homes with an unlimited repurchase period, the Company’s risk of loss upon repurchase declines due to required monthly principal payments by the retailer. After 18 to 36 months from the date of the Company’s sale of the home, the risk of loss on these homes is low, and by the 46th month, most programs require that the home be paid in full, at which time the Company no longer has risk of loss. Pursuant to these agreements, during the repurchase period, generally upon default by the retailer and repossession by the financial institution, the Company is obligated to repurchase the homes from the floor plan lenders. The contingent repurchase obligation as of April 2, 2022 is estimated to be approximately $339.5 million, without reduction for the resale value of the homes. Losses under repurchase obligations represent the difference between the repurchase price and net proceeds from the resale of the homes, less accrued rebates, which will not be paid. Losses incurred on homes repurchased have been insignificant in recent periods. The reserve for estimated losses under repurchase agreements was $2.3 million at April 2, 2022.
OTHER MATTERS
Inflation
Inflation of raw materials, especially commodities such as forest products, was significant during fiscal 2022. The raw material price increases have generally been passed on to customers or mitigated through working with supply chain partners, sourcing alternative materials or other operational improvements to minimize the effect on profitability. However, continued, frequent and sudden increases in specific costs, as well as price competition, can affect the ability to pass on costs and adversely impact results of operations. Therefore, there is no assurance that inflation or the impact of rising material costs will not have a significant impact on revenue or results of operations in the future.
Seasonality
The housing industry, which includes factory-built homes, is affected by seasonality. Sales during the period from March to November are traditionally higher than other months. As a result, quarterly results of a particular period are not necessarily representative of the results expected for the year.
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Recently Issued Accounting Standards
Refer to Note 1, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,” in our accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements for information regarding new accounting pronouncements.
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