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| Solid revenue gains in our higher-margin businesses like service, and finance and insurance contributed to the same-store sales increase |
| So, as I said on the call, it sure seems like absent a recession, many of those months have the ability to those positive unit gains |
| I also want to thank our team for their efforts, which produced a strong fourth quarter and a record revenue in fiscal 2023 |
| Our strategic initiatives over the past several years continues to improve our long-term margin profile and generate new growth opportunities |
| I want to begin by thanking the entire MarineMax team, whose outstanding customer service contributed to strong topline growth in fiscal 2023 |
| As evidenced by our record fourth quarter and full-year revenue, demand for the boating lifestyle remains strong |
| While the retail boating industry continues to see a return to historical seasonality, our diversified revenue stream and our position in the premium segment of the retail market creates a sustainable competitive advantage for MarineMax |
| Despite a challenging market environment, we executed well in fiscal 2023, delivering record revenue and strong gross margins |
| We anticipate robust attendance and we are particularly excited about the demand we continue to see in the premium segment, one of the critical drivers of our long-term growth strategy |
| Turning to our fourth quarter performance, we saw continued momentum from our strategic marketing and customer engagement initiatives, which drove an 8% increase in same-store sales |
| New and used boat sales were up in dollars and units with the premium category again performing well |
| And that really helps preserve margin as well because you're introducing new products and new innovations, that's really helped as well |
| We remain committed to maintaining MarineMax's financial strength and building long-term shareholder value by pursuing opportunities to drive profitable growth |
| Used boat markets are strong, holding up well |
| We are also gaining momentum with New Wave Innovations |
| And with the new models that Brett talked about and with what our manufacturing partners are providing there's great product |
| And over the last three or four years, we've had some pretty good same-store sales growth in different periods, where the base of the revenue got to a certain level, but those other businesses have been trying to catch up |
| That speaks to our business's increasing diversification and resilience across market cycles, as well as our strategy of adding higher-margin businesses |
| We've had nice AUP growth for a number of years |
| Our liquidity position remains strong |
| Our expanded strategic marketing capabilities are clearly driving improved retail results and driving market share growth |
| From a cadence perspective, as we noted on our July call, the quarter started strong and generally stayed active through the entire quarter with a strong close to September |
| As Brett said, the strength of our consolidated margins is a testament to our strategy of adding higher-margin businesses |
| While still in the start-up phase, we expect a bright future for Boatzon |
| The addition of AGY is consistent with our strategy of adding high-quality businesses that enhance our margin profile |
| Geographically, we saw positive trends in most markets, with particular strength in Florida and the Midwest |
| We also believe that the premium end will continue to outperform price point segments |
| As we look ahead to 2024, we are excited to build upon this foundation and deliver on our commitment to providing unparalleled boating and yachting experiences to a growing number of customers worldwide |
| Our balance sheet remains healthy as we ended the year with more than $200 million in cash |
| The same-store improvement was driven roughly 50-50 by units and average unit selling price growth |
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| Given rising inventory levels across the industry and a return to seasonality, we had anticipated some retail margin erosion in the quarter |
| Higher depreciation and stock-based compensation, as well as additional shares in the denominator adversely impacts EPS versus adjusted EBITDA |
| Our adjusted EBITDA for the quarter was $43 million compared with $68 million last year, primarily due to lower net income and higher floor plan interest expense, which accounted for nearly $8 million of the difference |
| So the -- as I said, the units on a same-store basis are still down 30% from 2019 levels |
| Gross profit of $204 million was up $7 million from last year, while gross margin was down year-over-year to 34.3% |
| On a same-store basis, unit inventories are in the neighborhood of down a little over 30% compared with September 2019 levels |
| Nonetheless, we realize much uncertainty faces the world |
| Yes, so on a revenue mix perspective, so, new and used boat sales were around 75% of our mix for Q4, but for the full-year, they're down to around 72% |
| Obviously, you noted a lot of pressure from higher interest rates and interest costs in the floor plan |
| As expected, product margins moderated as inventory levels in the industry have increased |
| We expect that business is going to be sort of back to historical performance levels going forward |
| These risks include, but are not limited to, the impact of seasonality and weather, global economic conditions and the level of consumer spending, the Company's ability to capitalize on opportunities or grow its market share, and numerous other factors identified in our Form 10-K and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission |
| But certainly and not to speak out of both sides, but out, there is other categories where, yes, we need to retail more than we're bringing in time periods in some of the categories that have been softer during the year |
| But really, the last couple of quarters, it seems like the public maybe is getting -- they don't like the rate, but a little more accustomed to the rates perhaps and the percentage of cash buyers is receding, still a little higher than it would have otherwise been, but receding |
| So would you expect that to continue? Or has your premium category has been a little bit more immune to some of those promotional pressures? Michael McLamb I would comment that the promotional activity seems to be back in the industry at reasonable levels, probably still not quite as aggressive overall |
| These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations |
| With respect to promotional activity, where do we stand today versus 2019? I mean it seemed like things heated up quite a bit during the summer |
| The -- yes, for sure, from an industry perspective, the December quarter does appear to be the easiest comparison with the unit declines on a year-over-year basis |
| The -- we're not embedding a recession in our forecast |
| And then on your last point about margins, I did not comment as to what do we really think margins are going to do for 2024, but we do think product margins on the full-year basis will moderate some, as they did in the fourth quarter, the quarter we just ended |
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