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Skyline Champion Corp - Annual Report: 2021 (Form 10-K)

 

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-K

 

[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended April 3, 2021

[   ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE PERIOD FROM             TO

Commission File Number 001-04714

Skyline Champion Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Indiana

 

35-1038277

(State of Incorporation)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

 

 

755 West Big Beaver Road, Suite 1000

 

 

Troy, Michigan

 

48084

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(248) 614-8211

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock

 

SKY

 

New York Stock Exchange

 

Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes [X ]  No [ ]

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Yes [ ]  No [X]

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X]  No [  ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes [X]  No [  ]

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filers,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:):

 

Large accelerated filer [X]

Accelerated filer [  ]

Non-accelerated filer [  ]

Smaller reporting company [   ]

Emerging growth company [  ]

 

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [ ]

 

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. [X]

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes [  ]  No [X]

The aggregate market value of the Registrant’s common stock, par value $0.0277 per share, held by non-affiliates was $1,474,876,072 (computed by reference to the closing sales price of the Registrant’s common stock as of September 25, 2020, the last business day of the Registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter). Solely for purposes of this disclosure, shares of common stock held by executive officers and directors of the Registrant as of such date have been excluded because such persons may be deemed to be affiliates. This determination of executive officers and directors as affiliates is not necessarily a conclusive determination for any other purposes.

Number of shares of common stock outstanding as of May 14, 2021: 56,639,614

 


 

 

FORM 10-K

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement used in connection with its 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on August 3, 2021 and which will be filed within 120 days after the end of the registrant’s fiscal year, are incorporated by reference into this Annual Report on Form 10-K in response to Part III, Items 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

PART I

Item 1.

Business

3

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

11

Item 1B.

Unresolved Staff Comments

19

Item 2.

Properties

19

Item 3.

Legal Proceedings

20

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

20

 

 

 

PART II

Item 5.

Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

21

Item 6.

Selected Financial Data

23

Item 7.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

24

Item 7A.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

41

Item 8.

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

41

Item 9.

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

41

Item 9A.

Controls and Procedures

41

Item 9B.

Other Information

42

 

 

 

PART III

Item 10.

Directors, Executive Officers, and Corporate Governance

43

Item 11.

Executive Compensation

43

Item 12.

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

43

Item 13.

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

44

Item 14.

Principal Accountant Fees and Services

44

 

 

 

PART IV

Item 15.

Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

45

 

(a)  Financial Statements

45

 

Financial Statement Schedules

45

 

 

 

Item 16.

10-K Summary

46

 


 

 

PART I

Cautionary Statement About Forward-Looking Statements

Some of the statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K (this “Annual Report”) that are not historical in nature are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include statements about our expectations regarding our future liquidity, earnings, expenditures, and financial condition. These statements are often identified by the words “will,” “could”, “should,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “hope,” or similar expressions. These statements reflect management’s current views with respect to future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties. There are risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in our forward-looking statements, including regional, national and international economic, financial, public health and labor conditions, and the following:

 

The COVID-19 pandemic, which has had, and could continue to have, significant adverse effects on us;

 

supply-related issues, including prices and availability of materials;

 

labor-related issues;

 

the cyclicality and seasonality of the housing industry and its sensitivity to changes in general economic or other business conditions;

 

demand fluctuations in the housing industry;

 

the possible unavailability of additional capital when needed;

 

competition and competitive pressures;

 

changes in consumer preferences for our products or our failure to gauge those preferences;

 

quality problems, including the quality of parts sourced from suppliers and related liability and reputational issues;

 

data security breaches, cybersecurity attacks, and other information technology disruptions;

 

the potential disruption of operations caused by the conversion to new information systems;

 

the extensive regulation affecting the production and sale of factory-built housing and the effects of possible changes in laws with which we must comply;

 

the potential impact of natural disasters on sales and raw material costs;

 

the risks associated with mergers and acquisitions, including integration of operations and information systems;

 

periodic inventory adjustments by, and changes to relationships with, independent retailers;

 

changes in interest and foreign exchange rates;

 

insurance coverage and cost issues;

 

the possibility that all or part of our intangible assets, including goodwill, might become impaired;

 

the possibility that our risk management practices may leave us exposed to unidentified or unanticipated risks; and

 

other risks described in Part I — Item 1A, "Risk Factors," as well as the risks and information provided from time to time in our other periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

If any of the risks or uncertainties referred to above materializes or if any of the assumptions underlying our forward-looking statements proves to be incorrect, then differences may arise between our forward-looking statements and our actual results, and such differences may be material. Investors should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this report. We assume no obligation to update, amend or clarify them to reflect events, new information or circumstances occurring after the date hereof, except as required by law.


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ITEM 1. BUSINESS

General

Skyline Champion Corporation, an Indiana corporation, and its consolidated subsidiaries are referred to herein as  "Skyline Champion," "us," "we," "our," the "Company," and any other similar terms, unless otherwise indicated in this Annual Report.

We are the largest independent publicly traded factory-built housing company in North America with net sales for the year ended April 3, 2021 (“fiscal 2021”) of approximately $1.4 billion. We have more than 70 years of homebuilding experience, approximately 7,700 employees and 40 manufacturing facilities located in 19 states across the United States and three provinces in western Canada. We offer a leading portfolio of manufactured and modular homes, park model RVs, accessory dwelling units (“ADUs”) and modular buildings for the multi-family, hospitality, senior and workforce housing sectors. Our facilities are strategically located to serve strong markets in the United States and western Canada. We operated 12 manufacturing facilities in the top ten states with the highest number of manufactured homes shipped in fiscal 2021, as well as 17 manufacturing facilities in the ten states with the greatest growth in the number of manufactured homes shipped in the last ten years. We believe that we maintained the following leading positions in the factory-built housing industry in the United States and western Canada (based on units) in calendar year 2020:

Number two position in the manufactured housing market segment in the United States

Number one modular builder in the United States

A leading position in western Canada

A leading position in park model RV sales

We believe our market leading positions are driven by our comprehensive product offering, strong brand reputation, broad manufacturing footprint, and our complementary retail and logistics businesses. Our market share in the United States manufactured housing market segment has increased from approximately 8% in the beginning of fiscal 2011 to approximately 17% in fiscal 2021 based on total number of units produced. In the broader housing market, our market share is approximately 2%.

We design and build a range of manufactured and modular homes, park model RVs, ADUs, and commercial structures. We believe that the high quality and broad scope of our product and service offerings provide us a competitive advantage relative to other factory-built and certain site-built homes. With our award-winning product designs, we seek to meet the needs of our localized customers, while also providing them with an array of pre-designed options. Our leading brands are marketed and distributed through a network of independent and company-owned retailers, community operators, government agencies, and commercial developers. We build homes under some of the most well-known brand names in the factory-built housing industry including Skyline Homes, Champion Home Builders, Genesis Homes, Athens Park Models, Dutch Housing, 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.

In addition to our core home building business, we operate a factory-direct manufactured home retail business, Titan Factory Direct, with 18 sales centers spanning the southern United States, and Star Fleet Trucking, which provides transportation services to the manufactured housing and other industries from several dispatch locations across the United States.

Corporate Information

On June 1, 2018, Skyline Champion Corporation (formerly known as Skyline Corporation), and Champion Enterprises Holdings, LLC (“Champion Holdings”) combined their operations pursuant to the Share Contribution & Exchange Agreement (the “Exchange Agreement”), dated as of January 5, 2018, by and between Skyline Corporation and Champion Holdings. Pursuant to the Exchange Agreement, Champion Holdings contributed to Skyline Corporation all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of Champion Holdings’ wholly owned operating subsidiaries, Champion Home Builders, Inc. (“CHB”), and CHB International B.V. (“CIBV”) (the shares of stock of CHB and CIBV contributed to Skyline Corporation, the “Contributed Shares”), and in exchange for the Contributed Shares, Skyline Corporation issued to the members of Champion Holdings, in the aggregate, 47,752,008 shares of Skyline Corporation common stock, $0.0277 par value per share (such issuance, the “Shares Issuance”). The contribution of the Contributed Shares by Champion Holdings to the Corporation, and the Shares Issuance by Skyline Corporation to the members of Champion Holdings are collectively referred to herein as the “Exchange.”

The Exchange was treated as a purchase of the Company by Champion Holdings for accounting and financial reporting purposes. As a result, the financial results for all periods presented prior to the Exchange are comprised solely of the results of Champion Holdings.

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Our principal executive offices are located at 755 West Big Beaver Road, Suite 1000, Troy, Michigan 48084. Our website is located at www.skylinechampion.com. Our website and the information contained on our website is not incorporated by reference and is not a part of this Annual Report. We make available, as soon as reasonably practicable, on our website, all of the reports required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).  Our SEC filings are also available to the public on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

Business Strategy

We will continue to pursue opportunities to grow our revenue and earnings by constructing quality-built, sustainable, and innovatively designed homes and other modular structures in an environmentally friendly, factory setting. In connection with executing this business strategy, we are focused on the following four initiatives:

 

Increasing the operating capacity and profitability of our existing facilities

 

Investing in our customers’ online digital experience

 

Implementing production automation and enterprise-wide digital technology

 

Continuing a balanced organic and acquisition-based growth strategy

 

Increasing the Operating Capacity and Profitability of our Existing Facilities

We are currently focused on a number of ongoing operational initiatives to further enhance our operating margins and increase production capacity including:

 

refining our product floor plan designs and options to offer “designed flexibility” to our customers;

 

executing on continuous improvement initiatives related to identified procurement, operational and labor cost saving opportunities as well as streamlining overlapping functions; enhancing the efficiency and sustainability of our products through value-adding material substitution; and

 

standardizing our manufacturing processes and employing metrics-driven accountability measures across all of our facilities.

Investing in our Customers’ Online Digital Experience

The Company continues to invest in the design and testing of enhanced digital offerings. We are in the process of creating an end-to-end platform where consumers can design, configure, price and order their homes online which we believe will ultimately drive revenue growth for Skyline Champion and our channel partners. During the COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen tremendous online interest from consumers and believe use of a digital platform to customize and purchase homes will continue to grow.

 

Implementing Production Automation and Enterprise-wide Digital Technology

 

We are researching and installing production automation technology to mitigate reliance on direct labor, reduce material waste, and improve the precision of our construction processes.

 

In conjunction with our enhanced digital offering for the customer experience, we are moving to an enterprise-wide, cloud based integrated platform. This enhanced technology will offer real-time analytics for improved decision making and will facilitate additional improvements in our manufacturing operations.

 

Continuing a Balanced Organic and Acquisition-Based Growth Strategy

 

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On February 28, 2021, we acquired ScotBilt Homes, LLC and related companies from SHI Group Holdings, Inc. (collectively, “ScotBilt”). In calendar 2020, ScotBilt shipped over 1,600 homes from its two manufacturing facilities in Georgia providing affordable housing throughout Alabama, Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas. ScotBilt employs approximately 400 employees in its two manufacturing facilities. We believe ScotBilt is an excellent fit for Skyline Champion given our compatible company cultures, and its strong presence in the attractive mid-south region which helps to balance our national distribution and complement our existing manufacturing footprint. The operations of ScotBilt are included in our financial results since the date of the acquisition.  

 

In January 2021, we closed on the purchase of two idled manufacturing facilities in North Carolina, one of the strongest growth states in the U.S. We anticipate beginning production at this campus in fiscal 2023.

 

We have demonstrated our ability to broaden our manufacturing and retail presence through the successful execution of a balanced organic growth and acquisition-based strategy. As demand for affordable housing grows and the global economy returns to pre-pandemic volumes, we will continue to execute on this growth strategy. We believe our idle manufacturing plants provide us with the ability to grow with demand over the longer term. We also intend to explore opportunities to acquire value enhancing retail locations, manufacturing facilities, and factory-built housing competitors to supplement our organic growth initiatives. We have a proven track-record of executing and integrating acquisitions.

 

Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”)

 

We demonstrate our commitment to ESG through company-wide and plant-specific programs and through our everyday business practices when providing high-quality, yet affordable homes to U.S. and Canadian homebuyers. Manufactured and modular homes cost up to fifty percent less per square foot than conventional site-built homes, expanding the opportunity for individuals to own a home despite an ever-growing housing affordability gap.

Skyline Champion manages its operations to minimize resource consumption and environmental impacts. We continue to identify opportunities to reduce our environmental impact across our operations by reducing raw material waste, designing and constructing energy efficient homes, conserving our natural resources through recycling programs and reducing our carbon footprint by producing our homes in factories close to where our customers and employees live. Many of our U.S. manufacturing facilities are certified to produce Energy Star® energy efficient rated homes through a special EPA program for manufactured housing. Environmental sustainability is at the forefront of what we do every day.

 

We construct manufactured homes in controlled environments.  Our efficient construction process results in less energy usage and material waste compared to traditional site-built construction.  In many of our plants, we have transitioned to LED lighting, and we recycle insulation material, lumber, metals, paper and many other products. In the course of executing our expansion plans, we have repurposed older buildings, both revitalizing the local community and preserving vacant land.  This reduces the need for new building materials and extensive deployment of construction equipment, and thus reduces carbon emissions.

 

On our journey, we have launched a program to participate in reforestation.  With forestry products central to the construction of homes, we have initiated a program to plant one tree for every tree used in construction of our homes in fiscal 2022.  Reforestation contributes to the environment by replenishing forests, reducing greenhouses gases, and protecting the watershed.

 

As a nationwide provider of affordable housing, we have a social responsibility to not only the buyers of our homes, our retail and community customers and our employees, but also to the communities in which they live and work. Many of our manufacturing facilities participate in local programs to support programs such as Habitat for Humanity and other local charities as well as work-study programs with local community colleges and high schools.

 

Skyline Champion is committed to good corporate governance.  We strive to maintain strong governance practices that protect and enhance accountability for the benefit of Skyline Champion, its shareholders, customers, employees and other business stakeholders.  We regularly review and refine our governance practices and policies to align with evolving issues. Skyline Champion’s Corporate Governance Guidelines, the charters of committees of our Board and our Code of Conduct can be found in the Governance Documents section under the Governance tab on our website at www.skylinechampion.com. Additional information on our Corporate Governance policies can be found in our Proxy Statement filed with the SEC.

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Human Capital and Diversity

The Skyline Champion team manages the business in accordance with the Company’s Core Operating Principles:

 

Build and develop exceptional teams

 

Create a safe work environment

 

Build strong relationships

 

Take pride in our craftsmanship

 

Act with integrity and respect

 

Be open and honest

 

Run the business like it is your own

We appreciate each member of the Skyline Champion team and the unique skills and diversity of thought each provides to the overall success of the Company. We strive for an inclusive environment and reward individual contributions that foster innovative ideas for improving our products and workplace. We do not tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind including but not limited to on the basis of gender identity, race, religion, age or disabilities. We are committed to the development of our employees. The Company follows standard onboarding and training protocols for our direct labor team members and also offers management and OSHA training for our supervisors. We are committed to improving employee engagement and reducing turnover through these onboarding, training and mentoring activities. Depending on availability, our plants participate in local outreach programs and hire disadvantaged members of the local community.

We have built a diverse team with a wide range of experiences. At April 3, 2021, we employed approximately 7,700 full and part time employees. Our human capital resource objectives include identifying, recruiting, training, retaining and incentivizing our employees. We offer our employees a competitive compensation package, including an array of benefits and we deem our relationship with our employees to be generally good. At April 3, 2021, our manufacturing facilities in Canada employed approximately 900 workers of which the majority belong to trade associations that operate under collective bargaining agreements. There are five collective bargaining agreements (one for each Canadian manufacturing facility) and each have separate expiration dates. We are operating under an extension and continue to negotiate for one agreement that otherwise would have expired in November 2019. The remaining agreements are set to expire in May 2021, June 2021, June 2022, and November 2022.

We are committed to conducting our business with integrity and in compliance with all applicable laws of the cities, states and countries in which we operate. We have adopted a written Code of Conduct and Ethics to assist employees in this regard. We encourage employees to report concerns through a variety of channels, including a compliance and ethics line which allows for anonymous reporting. All reports are investigated and resolved. We also maintain an anti-retaliation policy such that any employee who reports a concern in good faith is protected from harassment, retaliation or adverse employment consequences.

We take the health and safety of our employees seriously. We expect each employee to follow our safety standards and protocols. We added an Environmental Health and Safety team member this year to benchmark and install best practices at our plants. Each of our locations performs regular safety audits to ensure that proper safety policies are in place and appropriate safety training is provided. In addition to training and development, we measure and report out on monthly safety metrics and regularly review our safety performance with our Board of Directors. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we implemented standards to operate in accordance with social-distancing protocols and public health authority guidelines. In fiscal 2021 in 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.

Factory-Built Housing

A majority of our manufactured products are constructed in accordance with the regulations and rules of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) and the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, as amended ("HUD code"). We produce a broad range of manufactured and modular homes under a variety of brand names and in a variety of floor plans and price ranges. While most of the homes we build are single-family, multi-section, ranch-style homes, we also build two-story, single-section, and Cape Cod style homes as well as multi-family units such as town homes, apartments, duplexes, and triplexes. The single-family homes that we manufacture generally range in size from 400 to 4,000 square feet and typically include two to four bedrooms, a living room or family room, a dining room, a kitchen and typically two full bathrooms. We also build park model RVs for resorts and campgrounds, ADUs for backyard or recreational living, and commercial modular structures, including apartments, hotels, assisted living, and student and workforce housing.

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We regularly introduce homes with new floor plans, exterior designs and elevations, decors and features. Our corporate marketing and engineering departments work with our manufacturing facilities to design homes that appeal to consumers’ changing tastes at appropriate price points for their respective markets. We design and build homes with a traditional residential or site-built appearance through the use of, among other features, dormers and higher pitched roofs. In fiscal 2020, we introduced our Genesis brand of homes which have features similar to site-built home amenities such as porches and garages. These homes are designed to be eligible for financing programs with terms similar to traditional mortgages. We are also very active in the design and construction of energy-efficient homes.

The components and products used in factory-built housing are generally of the same quality as those used by other home builders, including conventional site-builders. The primary components include lumber, plywood, OSB, drywall, steel, floor coverings, insulation, exterior siding (vinyl, composites, wood and metal), doors, windows, shingles, kitchen appliances, furnaces, plumbing and electrical fixtures and hardware. These components are presently available from a variety of sources and we are not dependent upon any single supplier. Prices of certain materials such as lumber, insulation, steel, and drywall can fluctuate significantly due to changes in demand and supply. Lumber and related products experienced significant cost increases in fiscal 2021, primarily as a result of COVID-19 related supply chain issues. Those issues have also impacted the availability of certain materials such as lumber, OSB, insulation and appliances. We mitigate the impact of supply chain challenges through sourcing alternative materials, where appropriate, and exploring alternative supply options. We generally have been able to pass higher material costs on to customers in the form of surcharges and price increases. Typically, a one to three-week supply of raw materials is maintained, however, during the second half of fiscal 2021, supply chain availability became more volatile causing our manufacturing operations to increase the amount of frequently used raw materials on hand versus what is typically carried.

Most completed factory-built homes have cabinets, wall coverings and electrical, heating and plumbing systems. HUD code homes also generally contain factory installed floor coverings, appliances and window treatments. Optional factory installed features include fireplaces, dormers, entertainment centers and skylights. Upon completion of the home at the factory, homes sold to retailers are transported to a retail sales center or directly to the home site. Homes sold to builders and developers are generally transported directly to the home site. At the home site, the home is placed on a foundation or otherwise affixed to the property and readied for occupancy, typically by setup contractors. The sections (also referred to as floors) of a multi-section home are joined and the interior and exterior seams are finished at the home site. The consumer purchase of the home may also include retailer or contractor supplied items such as additional appliances, air conditioning, furniture, porches, decks, and garages.

We construct homes in indoor facilities using an assembly-line process employing approximately 100 to 200 production employees at each facility. Factory-built HUD code homes are constructed in one or more sections affixed to a steel support frame that allows the sections to be moved through the assembly line and transported upon sale. The sections of many of the modular homes we produce are built on wooden floor systems and transported on carriers that are removed upon placement of the home at the home site. Each section or floor is assembled in stages, beginning with the construction of the frame and the floor, then adding the walls, ceiling and roof assembly, and other constructed and purchased components, and ending with a final quality control inspection. The efficiency of the assembly-line process, protection from the weather, and favorable pricing of materials resulting from our substantial purchasing power enables us to produce homes more quickly and often at a lower cost than a conventional site-built home of similar quality.

The production schedules of our homebuilding facilities are based upon customer orders, which can fluctuate from week to week. Orders from retailers are generally subject to cancellation at any time up to the commencement of production without penalty and are not necessarily an indication of future business. Retailers place orders for retail stocking (inventory) purposes and for homebuyer orders. Before scheduling homes for production, orders and availability of financing are confirmed with our customer and, where applicable, their lender. Although current backlogs have on average lengthened the time to build and ship a home, orders are generally filled within 90 days of receipt. Because we produce homes to fulfill wholesale orders, our factories generally do not carry finished goods inventories, except for homes awaiting delivery. We manage our production levels, capacity and workforce size based upon current market demands. At April 3, 2021, we had a backlog of home orders with wholesale sales value of approximately $858.6 million. After production of a particular home has commenced, the order becomes noncancelable and the retailer is obligated to take delivery of the home.

Although factory-built homes can be produced throughout the year in indoor facilities, demand for homes is usually affected by inclement weather and by the cold winter months in northern areas of the U.S. and in Canada. Charges to transport homes increase with the distance from the factory to the retailer or home site. As a result, most of the retailers and builders/developers we sell to are located within a 500-mile radius of our manufacturing plants. In addition to our traditional channels of distribution, we are one of a limited number of manufactured homebuilders who have been approved for contracts with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”) and have historically provided housing assistance requirements following natural disasters and other housing emergencies.

We offer a wide selection of manufactured and modular homes as well as park model RVs at company-owned retail locations marketed under the Titan Factory Direct brand. We maintain our company-owned retail presence through 18 retail sales centers in

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Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Texas. Our captive retail distribution enhances the reach of our factory-built housing products directly to the homebuyer.

Each of our full-service retail sales centers has a sales office and a variety of model homes of various sizes, floor plans, features, and prices that are displayed in a residential setting with sidewalks and landscaping. Customers may purchase a home from an inventory of homes maintained at the location, including a model home, or may order a home that will be built at a manufacturing facility. The collective benefits of our retail organization provide industry leadership with the expertise to be proactive to local economic conditions and ultimately provide affordable homes to value-conscious homebuyers.

During fiscal 2021, the average selling price was $63,400 for our U.S. factory-built homes and $82,300 for our homes sold through our Canadian housing segment. Manufactured home sales prices ranged from $20,000 to over $250,000. Retail sales prices of the homes, without land, generally ranged from $25,000 to over $300,000, depending upon size, floor plan, features, and options.

Logistics

We operate a logistics business, Star Fleet Trucking, specializing in the transportation of manufactured homes and recreational vehicles from manufacturing facilities to retailers. Star Fleet’s delivery logistics are coordinated through dispatch terminals located throughout the U.S. Star Fleet has strong relationships with its customer base, which includes some of the largest manufactured housing companies (including our own factory-built housing operations), and recreational vehicle manufacturers in the U.S.

Market Overview

General. Since July 2020, U.S. and Canadian housing 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. Factory-built housing provides an affordable alternative to other types of housing such as site-built housing and condominiums, and to existing housing such as pre-owned homes and apartments. According to statistics published by the Institute for Building Technology and Safety ("IBTS") and the United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, for the 2020 calendar year, manufactured housing wholesale shipments of homes constructed in accordance with the HUD code accounted for an estimated 10% of all new single-family homes starts.

According to data reported by the Manufactured Housing Institute (“MHI”), industry manufactured home shipments were 95,588, 97,553 and 93,377 units during fiscal 2021, 2020, and 2019, respectively. Annual 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, manufactured housing’s most recent annual shipment levels still operate at lower levels than the long-term historical average of over 200,000 units annually. The market for factory-built housing is affected by a number of factors, including the availability, cost and credit underwriting standards of consumer financing, consumer confidence, employment levels, general housing market, interest rates and other economic conditions and the overall affordability of factory-built housing versus other forms of housing. In the past, a number of factors have restricted demand for factory-built housing, including, in some cases, less-favorable financing terms compared to site-built housing, the effects of restrictive zoning on the availability of certain locations for home placement and, in some cases, an unfavorable public image. Certain of these adverse factors have lessened considerably in recent years with the improved quality and appearance of factory-built housing.

Home Buyer Demographics. We believe the segment of the housing market in which manufactured housing is most competitive includes consumers with household incomes under $60,000. This segment has a high representation of young single persons and married couples, first time home buyers, and homebuyers age 55 and older. The comparatively low cost of manufactured homes is attractive to these consumers. People in rural areas, where fewer housing alternatives exist, and those who presently live in factory-built homes, also make up a significant portion of the demand for new factory-built housing. We believe higher-priced, multi-section manufactured and modular homes are attractive to households with higher incomes as an alternative to rental housing and condominiums and are well suited to meet the needs of the retiree buyer in many markets.

The two largest manufactured housing consumer demographics, Millennials (generally defined as those born between 1981 – 1996) and Baby Boomers (generally defined as those born between 1946 – 1964), comprise the fastest growing populations. Millennials are generally first-time home buyers who may be attracted by the affordability and diversity of style choices of factory-built homes. Baby Boomers are similarly interested in the value proposition; however, they are also motivated by the energy efficiency and low maintenance requirements of factory-built homes, and by the lifestyle offered by planned communities that are specifically designed for homeowners that fall into this age group. 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.

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In addition, if financing availability continues to improve and related regulation continues to ease, we believe that there will be an increase in the number of prospective customers who qualify for home loans for manufactured and modular homes.

Financing

Commercial Financing. Independent retailers of factory-built homes generally finance their inventory purchases from manufacturers with floor plan financing provided by third-party lending institutions and secured by a lien on the homes. The availability and cost of floor plan financing can affect the amount of retailer new home inventory, the number of retail sales centers and related wholesale demand. Under a typical floor plan financing arrangement, an independent financial institution specializing in this line of business provides the retailer with a loan for the purchase price of the home and maintains a security interest in the home as collateral. The financial institution customarily requires us, as the manufacturer of the home, to enter into a separate repurchase agreement with the financial institution that, upon default by the retailer and under certain other circumstances, obligates us to repurchase the financed home at declining prices over the term of the repurchase agreement (which, in most cases, is 18 to 36 months). The price at which we may be obligated to repurchase a home under these agreements is based upon the amount financed, plus certain administrative and shipping expenses. Our obligation under these repurchase agreements ceases upon the purchase of the home by the retail customer. The maximum amount of our contingent obligations under such repurchase agreements was approximately $219.5 million as of April 3, 2021. The risk of loss under these agreements is spread over many retailers and is further reduced by the resale value of the homes. During fiscal 2021, approximately 36% of our sales to independent retailers were financed under floor plan agreements with national lenders, while the remaining 64% were financed under various arrangements with local or regional banks or paid in cash. We generally receive payment from the lending institution 5 to 10 days after a home is sold and invoiced.

Consumer Financing. Sales of factory-built homes are significantly affected by the availability, credit underwriting standards, and cost of consumer financing. There are three basic types of consumer financing in the factory-built housing industry: 1) conforming mortgage loans which comply with the requirements of the Federal Housing Administration (“FHA”), Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Agriculture or Government-Sponsored Enterprise (“GSE”) loans which include Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac agencies; 2) non-conforming mortgages for purchasers of the home and the land on which the home is placed; and 3) personal property loans (often referred to as home-only or chattel loans) for consumers where the home is the sole collateral for the loan (generally HUD-coded homes).

Industry trade associations are working towards favorable legislative and GSE action to address the mortgage financing needs of potential buyers of affordable homes. Many moderate-income families cannot afford to buy a home due to the increasing costs of newly constructed homes and decreasing supply of existing, affordable homes. Federal law required the GSEs to issue a regulation to implement the Duty to Serve (“DTS”) requirements specified in the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992, as amended by the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008. FNMA and FHLMC released their final Underserved Markets Plan that describes, with specificity, the actions they will take over a three-year period to fulfill the DTS obligation. These plans became effective on January 1, 2018. The GSEs have obtained feedback from various stakeholders during their outreach efforts on advancing the underserved markets since the DTS plans became effective in 2018. Their DTS plans continue to evolve based on the feedback received and their current areas of focus are as follows: 1) purchase more loans used to finance manufactured homes titled as real property; 2) enhance current products and create new offerings; and 3) provide consumer education to help borrowers navigate both the real property and personal property markets. In 2020, the GSEs rolled out financing programs specifically for homes built to the HUD code, which include CHOICEHome® from Freddie Mac and MH Advantage® from Fannie Mae. HUD-coded homes manufactured for these programs have features comparable to site-built homes, including, drywall throughout, higher-pitch roof line, energy-efficient features, lower profile foundation, plus additional options such as a garage or carport. These products aim to promote quality manufactured homes as an acceptable alternative to site-built homes and will allow moderate-income families to purchase a manufactured home with lending terms similar to those for site-built homes. Our Genesis brand of homes are built to these specifications. We continue to work with builder/developers to cultivate strategies to bring these products to the marketplace.

The DTS plans also explored the potential for the GSEs to provide liquidity to the chattel lending market, first through a limited pilot and then through an ongoing program. The GSEs could potentially serve as additional sources of funding as there is unmet demand in the chattel loan industry, and GSE involvement could increase volume substantially. Freddie Mac has made the decision to suspend activities on pursuing a pilot on manufactured homes titled as personal property and instead allocate resources on pursuing activities including loan purchases of manufactured homes titled as real property. The Fannie Mae DTS plan still includes a provision indicating that they are exploring a pilot to establish a secondary market for chattel or home-only loans. Expansion of the secondary market for home-only lending through the GSEs could provide further demand for housing, as lending options would likely become more available to home buyers. Separate from the GSE involvement in chattel markets, there have been four secondary market chattel private placement offerings over the last two years. Although some limited progress has been made in this area, a meaningful positive impact in the form of increased home orders has yet to be realized.

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Competition

The housing industry is highly competitive based upon several factors, including price, product features, reputation for service and quality, depth of distribution or location, and financing. Capital requirements for entry into the industry are relatively low.

Factory-built housing is also very competitive. According to MHI, in March 2021, there were 33 producers of manufactured homes in the U.S. operating an estimated 136 production facilities. For calendar 2020, the top three companies had a combined market share for HUD code homes of approximately 75%. We estimate that there were approximately 3,200 industry retail locations throughout the U.S. during calendar 2020.

Based on industry data reported by IBTS, in fiscal 2021 our U.S. wholesale market share of HUD code homes sold was 16.9%, compared to 16.5% in fiscal 2020. We compete with the other producers of manufactured homes, as well as companies selling homes repossessed from wholesalers or consumers. In addition, manufactured homes compete with new and existing site-built homes, as well as apartments, townhouses, and condominiums.

There are a number of other national manufacturers competing for a significant share of the manufactured housing market in the U.S., including Clayton Homes and Cavco Industries. Certain of these competitors may possess greater financial, manufacturing, distribution, and marketing resources.

Government Regulation

Our manufactured homes are subject to numerous federal, state and local laws, codes and regulations. The majority of our homes are built to comply with the HUD code which includes regulations that cover all aspects of manufactured home construction and installation, including structural integrity, fire safety, wind loads, thermal protection and ventilation. To the extent state and local regulations conflict with the HUD code, they are pre-empted. Our modular homes and commercial structures are built to comply with applicable state and local building codes. Our park model RVs are built in conformance with the applicable standards approved by the American National Standards Institute, a private, non-profit organization that administers and coordinates voluntary standards and conformity programs.

A variety of laws affect the financing of the homes we manufacture. The Federal Consumer Credit Protection Act and Regulation Z promulgated thereunder require written disclosure of information relating to such financing, including the amount of the annual percentage interest rate and the finance charge. A variety of state laws also regulate the form of financing documents and the allowable deposits, finance charge and fees charged. Federal laws permit manufactured housing retailers to assist home buyers with securing financing for the purchase of homes; however, they are prohibited from negotiating the financing terms.

Governmental authorities enforcing these numerous laws and regulations can impose fines and/or seek injunctive relief for violations. We believe that our operations are in compliance with the requirements of these applicable laws and regulations.

Seasonality

The housing industry is subject to seasonal fluctuations based on home buyer purchasing patterns. We typically experience decreased home buyer traffic during holidays and popular vacation periods. Demand for our core single-family new home products typically peaks each spring and summer before declining in the winter, consistent with the overall housing industry. Typical seasonal patterns were not as prevalent in fiscal 2021 since demand for housing has increased significantly. We expect seasonal patterns to return once demand returns to more typical levels.

The U.S. has experienced extreme weather events over the past few years resulting in widespread property damage. It has been widely reported that the overall economic toll in the affected market areas that have experienced severe weather events is substantial. There has been somewhat increased consumer demand for replacement of homes lost as a result of these events. This may include demand for additional disaster-relief manufactured home orders from federal and state agencies. We have produced disaster-relief homes for FEMA previously. These homes were built in factories located in unaffected regions of the country, primarily during the winter months, which lessened disruptions to existing order demand from our core customer base.

Available Information

Our website address is www.skylinechampion.com and we make available, free of charge, on or through our website all of our periodic reports, including our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and current reports on Form 8-K, as soon as reasonably practicable after we file such reports with the SEC.

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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

Our business involves a number of risks and uncertainties. You should carefully consider the following risks, together with the information provided elsewhere in this Annual Report. The items described below are not the only risks facing us. Additional risks that are currently unknown to us or that we currently consider to be immaterial may also impair our business or adversely affect our financial condition or results of operations.

COVID-19 Pandemic Risks

The COVID-19 pandemic has materially and adversely impacted and disrupted our financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and business and we expect it could continue to do so.

The global outbreak of COVID-19 has caused a material adverse effect on the level of economic activity around the world, including in all of the markets that we serve. We have implemented numerous measures attempting to manage and mitigate the effects of the virus on our financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, and business, but there can be no assurance that these measures will succeed. We cannot predict the degree to which, or the time period over which, our sales and operations will be affected by this outbreak. The effects could be material. The COVID-19 pandemic poses many risks including the following, among others:

 

Our employees, suppliers, customers and others may be restricted or prevented from conducting business activities for indefinite or intermittent periods of time, including as a result of employee health and safety concerns, shutdowns, shelter-in-place or stay-at-home orders, travel restrictions, and other actions and restrictions that may be requested or mandated by governmental authorities.

 

Due to social distancing protocols and higher than normal employee absenteeism caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the capacity output of our manufacturing facilities has decreased when compared to pre-COVID-19 levels. Lower capacity utilization of our facilities could continue to persist until the effects of the pandemic subside.

 

We have experienced, and may continue to experience, disruptions and delays in our supply chain as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This has resulted in and is likely to continue to result in higher supply chain costs to us, in order to maintain the supply of component parts needed to produce our products.

 

Our management of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic has required, and will continue to require, significant investment of time by our management and employees. The focus on managing and mitigating the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business may cause us to divert or delay the application of our resources toward other initiatives or investments, which in turn may have a material adverse impact on our results of operations.

 

We may experience impacts from market downturns and changes in consumer behavior including uncertainty in consumer confidence, increasing unemployment, and reductions in discretionary spending related to pandemic fears as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic include widespread unemployment and uncertainty, among other problems, reducing the likelihood of people seeking new or improved housing.

 

The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have caused uncertainty and volatility in the credit markets. We rely on the credit markets to provide us with liquidity to operate and grow our business beyond the liquidity that operating cash flows provide. If our access to capital were to become significantly constrained, or if costs of capital were to increase significantly due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, then our financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, and business, could be materially adversely affected.

The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact us will depend on future developments that are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including new government actions or restrictions, new information that may emerge concerning the severity of COVID-19, the longevity of COVID-19, the availability and efficacy of vaccines and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on economic activity. The COVID-19 pandemic also may have the effect of significantly heightening other risks associated with our business and our financial condition, including several of the risks disclosed below.

Market, Industry and Supply Chain Risks

Raw material shortages and price increases could delay or increase the cost of construction of our products which could materially and adversely impact our results of operations and our cash flows.

Certain materials used in the construction of homes such as lumber, insulation, steel, drywall, oil-based products and fuel, among others, can become scarce during periods of high demand for new home construction as well as renovation and remodeling of existing homes.  We depend on timely and sufficient delivery of raw materials from our suppliers.  In addition, a few key components of our products are produced by a small group of quality suppliers that have the capacity to supply large quantities.  Disruption to the supply chain of these key components could have an adverse impact on our production output.  Raw material shortages from these and

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other suppliers can be more severe during periods following natural disasters or broader economic disruptions such as the COVID-19 pandemic.  Specifically, during fiscal 2021, we saw a significant increase in the cost, and decrease in the availability, of forest products as a result of increased demand and shutdowns of lumber mills due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  It is uncertain whether these shortages will continue as is, improve or worsen.

Pricing for raw materials can also be affected by the factors mentioned above as well as national, regional, local, economic and political factors, including tariffs.  As a result, we may continue to see raw material cost pressures in future periods as strong housing demand continues.  We may attempt to pass the higher material costs onto customers, but it is not certain that we will be able to achieve this without adversely affecting demand.  Raw material shortages and price increases could cause delays in and increases to our costs of construction which in turn could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

The factory-built housing industry is cyclical, is affected by seasonality and is sensitive to changes in general economic or other business conditions.

The factory-built housing industry is affected by seasonality. Sales during the period from March to November are typically higher than in other months. As a result, our sales and operating results sometimes fluctuate and may continue to fluctuate in the future.

The factory-built housing industry is also sensitive to changes in economic conditions and other factors, such as pandemics, employment rates, job growth, population growth, consumer confidence, consumer income, availability of financing, interest rate levels, and an oversupply of homes for sale. Changes in any of these conditions generally, or in the markets where we operate, could reduce demand and constrain pricing for new factory-built homes in these areas or result in customer cancellations of pending shipments. Reductions in the number of homes shipped by us or constraints on the prices we can charge, could result in a decrease in our net sales and earnings, which could adversely affect our financial condition.

We are subject to demand fluctuations in the housing industry. Changes in demand could adversely affect our business, results of operations, and financial condition.

Demand for our homes is subject to fluctuations in the housing market generally. In a housing market downturn, our sales and results of operations could be adversely affected; there might be significant inventory impairments and other write-offs; our gross margins could decline significantly from historical levels; and we might incur losses from operations. We cannot predict the future demand for housing. If it were to decline significantly, our financial condition could be adversely affected.

Rapid or significantly increasing demand can also adversely affect our business. Longer periods of time between order acceptance and production introduce a risk that we may not be able to construct homes profitably if material and labor costs increase. Although we have generally been able to pass along price increases to our customers in periods of rising costs, we may not be able to in the future, or the price increases may cause consumers to explore other housing alternatives and/or exit the home buying process, negatively impacting demand for our homes.

Factory-built housing operates in the highly competitive housing industry, and, if other home builders are more successful or offer better value to our customers, then our business could decline.

We operate in a very competitive environment and face competition from a number of other home builders in each market in which we operate. We compete with large national and regional home building companies and with smaller local home builders for financing, raw materials, and skilled management and labor resources. Some of our manufacturing competitors have captive retail distribution systems and consumer finance and insurance operations. In addition, there are independent factory-built housing retail locations that sell competitors’ products in most areas where our homes are sold and in most areas where we have Company-owned retail operations. Because barriers to entry to the industry at both the manufacturing and retail levels are low, we believe that it is relatively easy for new competitors to enter our markets. In addition, our products compete within the housing industry more broadly with other forms of low to moderate-cost housing, including site-built homes, panelized homes, apartments, townhouses, condominiums, and repossessed homes. We also compete with resale homes, also referred to as “previously owned” or “existing” homes, as well as rental housing.

An oversupply of homes available for sale or the heavy discounting of home prices by our competitors could adversely affect demand for our homes and the results of our operations. An increase in competitive conditions could have any of the following impacts on us: sale of fewer homes or higher cancellations by our home buyers; an increase in selling incentives or reduction of prices; and realization of lower gross margins due to lower selling prices or an inability to increase selling prices to offset increased costs of

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the homes delivered. If we are unable to compete effectively in our markets, then our business could decline disproportionately to that of our competitors. As a result, our sales could decline and our results of operations and cash flows could suffer.

Changes in consumer preferences for our products or our failure to gauge those preferences could lead to reduced sales.

We cannot be certain that historical consumer preferences for factory-built homes in general, and for our products in particular, will remain unchanged. Our ability to remain competitive depends heavily on our ability to provide a continuing and timely introduction of innovative product offerings. We believe that the introduction of new features, designs, and models will be critical to the future success of our operations. Managing frequent product introductions poses inherent risks. Delays in the introduction or market acceptance of new models, designs, or product features could have a material adverse effect on our business. Products may not be accepted for a number of reasons, including changes in consumer preferences or our failure to properly gauge consumer preferences. Further, we cannot be certain that new product introductions will not reduce net sales from existing models and adversely affect our results of operations. In addition, our net sales may be adversely affected if our new models and products are not introduced to the market on time or are not successful when introduced. Finally, our competitors’ products may obtain better market acceptance despite our efforts to lead the market.

Increases in the after-tax costs of owning a factory-built home could deter potential customers from buying our products and adversely affect our business or results of operations.

Significant expenses of owning a factory-built home, including mortgage interest expenses and real estate taxes, generally were, under prior tax law, deductible expenses for an individual’s federal income taxes and, in some cases, state income taxes, subject to certain limitations. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, signed into law in December 2017 (the “Tax Act”), included provisions that impose limitations with respect to these income tax deductions. Increases in property tax rates or fees on developers by local governmental authorities, as experienced in response to reduced federal and state funding or to fund local initiatives, such as funding schools or road improvements, or increases in home insurance premiums, also can adversely affect the ability of potential customers to obtain financing or their desire to purchase new homes, and in turn can have adverse impacts on our business and results of operations.

Natural disasters and severe weather conditions could delay deliveries, increase costs, and decrease demand for new factory-built homes in affected areas.

Our operations are located in many areas that are subject to natural disasters and severe weather. The occurrence of natural disasters or severe weather conditions can delay factory-built home deliveries, increase costs by damaging inventories, reduce the availability of materials, and negatively impact the demand for new factory-built homes in affected areas. Furthermore, if our insurance does not fully cover business interruptions or losses resulting from these events, then our earnings, liquidity, or capital resources could be adversely affected.

Increased attention to environmental, social and governance matters may impact our business, financial results or stock price.

Recently, more attention has been directed to publicly traded companies and their activities related to environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) matters. Advocacy groups have campaigned for action to promote change at public companies related to ESG matters. These activities include increasing action related to climate change and the use of energy efficient building products. A failure, or perceived failure, to respond to investor or customer expectations related to ESG concerns could cause harm to our business and reputation. In addition, organizations that provide information to investors on corporate governance and other matters have developed ratings systems for evaluating companies on their approach to ESG. Unfavorable ESG ratings may lead to negative investor sentiment which could have a negative impact on our stock price.

Regulatory Risks

Environmental laws and regulations relating to climate change and energy can have an adverse impact on our business, our results of operations and on the availability and price of certain raw materials.

Government regulations proposed or enacted in response to climate change could result in increased costs of raw materials and other production costs of our homes. We believe that a variety of new legislation may be considered at the federal, state and local levels relating to climate change and energy efficiency. This legislation could result in changes to the HUD-code and other building standards requiring more robust energy efficiency standards or require the use of energy-saving construction material in our products.  New building code requirements that impose stricter energy efficiency standards could significantly increase our costs.  Compliance

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with these new standards may also cause an increase in our costs and use of human capital resources. As climate change and energy efficiency remains a global focus, energy-related initiatives will impact many companies including our suppliers of many of our raw materials such as lumber and steel.  The initiatives undertaken by our suppliers could adversely impact our results of operations to the extent our suppliers raise their prices to cover energy and climate related initiatives. New environmental laws and regulations could have an adverse impact on our business and results of operations.

If the factory-built housing industry is not able to secure favorable local zoning ordinances, our sales could decline and our results of operations and cash flows could suffer.

Limitations on the number of sites available for placement of factory-built homes or on the operation of factory-built housing communities could reduce the demand for factory-built homes and, as a result, our sales. Factory-built housing communities and individual home placements are subject to local zoning ordinances and other local regulations relating to utility service and construction of roadways. In the past, some property owners have resisted the adoption of zoning ordinances permitting the use of factory-built homes in residential areas, which we believe has restricted the growth of the industry. Factory-built homes may not receive widespread acceptance and localities may not adopt zoning ordinances permitting the development of factory-built home communities. If the factory-built housing industry is unable to secure favorable local zoning ordinances, then our sales could decline and our results of operations and cash flows could suffer.

We are subject to extensive regulation affecting the production and sale of factory-built housing, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

We are subject to a variety of federal, state, and local laws and regulations affecting the production and sale of factory-built housing. Our failure to comply with such laws and regulations could expose us to a wide variety of sanctions, including closing one or more manufacturing facilities. Regulatory matters affecting our operations are under regular review by governmental bodies and we cannot predict what effect, if any, new laws and regulations would have on us or on the factory-built housing industry. Failure to comply with applicable laws or regulations or the passage in the future of new and more stringent laws, could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

The transportation industry is subject to government regulation, and regulatory changes could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition.

Our Star Fleet Trucking subsidiary provides transportation services. The transportation industry is subject to legislative or regulatory changes, including potential limits on carbon emissions under climate change legislation and Department of Transportation regulations regarding, among other things, driver breaks, classification of independent drivers, “restart” rules, and the use of electronic logging devices that can affect the economics of the industry by requiring changes in operating practices or influencing the demand for, and cost of providing, transportation services. We may become subject to new or more restrictive regulations relating to fuel emissions or limits on vehicle weight and size. Future laws and regulations may be more stringent and require changes in operating practices, influence the demand for transportation services or increase the cost of providing transportation services, any of which could adversely affect our business and results of operations.

Operational Risks

Our results of operations can be adversely affected by labor shortages, turnover and labor cost inflation.

The homebuilding industry has from time-to-time experienced labor shortages and other labor-related issues. These labor shortages can be more severe during periods of strong demand for housing, during periods following natural disasters or as a result of broader economic disruptions such as the COVID-19 pandemic. A number of factors may adversely affect the labor force available to us and our subcontractors in one or more of our markets, including high employment levels, federal unemployment subsidies, and other government regulations, which include laws and regulations related to workers’ health and safety, wage and hour practices and immigration.  These factors can also impact the cost of labor. We have historically experienced high turnover rates among our direct labor employees, which can lead to increased spending on training and retention and, as a result, increased costs of production. An overall labor shortage or lack of skilled labor, increased turnover or labor inflation could cause significant increases in costs or delays in construction of homes, which could have a material adverse effect on our net sales and results of operations.

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Complications with the implementation of our new enterprise-wide system could adversely impact our business and operations.

We rely on information systems and technology to manage our business and summarize and report our operating results. In fiscal 2022, we will begin a multi-year replacement of our current information systems with a suite of cloud-based functionality. With the new system, we expect to improve decision-making capabilities through real-time data and analytics, simplify and standardize business processes, reduce manual effort, improve value-added activities, and improve transparency and accountability all while enhancing the customer experience making our company easier to do business with. The system selection and implementation process has required, and will continue to require, a significant investment of personnel and financial resources. We may not be able to successfully implement the new system without experiencing delays, increased costs and other difficulties. If we are unable to successfully implement the system as planned, our business, results of operations and financial condition could be negatively impacted. Additionally, if we do not effectively implement the system as planned or it does not operate as intended, the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting could be adversely affected or our ability to assess those controls adequately could be delayed.

If we are unable to establish or maintain relationships with independent distributors that sell our homes, our sales could decline and our results of operations and cash flows could suffer.

Although we maintain our own factory direct retail business in select markets, we conduct a majority of our business through independent distributors. Over 90% of our shipments of homes in fiscal 2021 were made to independent distributors throughout the U.S. and western Canada. We may not be able to establish relationships with new independent distributors or maintain good relationships with independent distributors that sell our homes. Even if we establish and maintain relationships with independent distributors, these customers are not obligated to sell our homes exclusively and may choose to sell competitors’ homes instead. The independent distributors with whom we have relationships can cancel these relationships on short notice. In addition, these customers may not remain financially solvent, as they are subject to industry, economic, demographic, and seasonal trends similar to those faced by us. If we do not establish and maintain relationships with solvent independent distributors in the markets we serve, sales in those markets, if we cannot offset by sales through an expanded factory-direct retail business, could decline and our results of operations and cash flows could suffer.

When we introduce new products into the marketplace, we may incur expenses that we did not anticipate, which, in turn, can result in reduced earnings.

The introduction of new models, floor plans, and features are critical to our future success, but we may incur unexpected expenses when we make such introductions. For example, we may experience unexpected engineering or design flaws that may cause increased warranty costs. The costs resulting from these types of problems could be substantial and could have a significant adverse effect on our earnings. Estimated warranty costs are accrued at the time of product sale to reflect our best estimate of the amounts necessary to settle future and existing claims on products. An increase in actual warranty claims costs as compared to our estimates could result in increased warranty reserves and expense, which could have adverse impacts on our earnings.  

Our products and services may experience quality problems from time to time that can result in decreased sales and gross margin and can harm our reputation.

Our products contain thousands of parts, many of which are supplied by a network of approved vendors. Product defects may occur, including components purchased from material vendors. There is no assurance that all such defects will be detected prior to the distribution of our products. In addition, although we endeavor to compel suppliers to maintain appropriate levels of insurance coverage, there is no assurance that if a defect in a vendor-supplied part were to occur that the vendor would have the financial ability to rectify the defect. Failure to detect defects in our products, including vendor-supplied parts, could result in lost revenue, increased warranty and related costs, and could harm our reputation.

We may not be able to manage our business effectively if we cannot retain current management team members or if we are unable to attract and motivate key personnel.

Our success depends upon the skills, experience, and active participation of our senior management and key employees, many of whom have been with us for a significant number of years. Changes in our senior management team or other key employees may result in operational disruptions and changes to the strategy of our business, and our business might be harmed as a result. Our business could be further disrupted and harmed if we were unable to find appropriate replacements on a timely basis following future departures.

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We may not be able to attract or motivate qualified management and operations personnel in the future. Inability to do so would result in constraints that would significantly impede the achievement of our objectives. We may also have difficulty attracting experienced personnel and may be required to expend significant financial resources in our employee recruitment efforts.

Product liability claims and litigation and warranty claims that arise in the ordinary course of business may be costly, which could adversely affect our results of operations.

As a home builder, we are subject to construction defect and home warranty claims arising in the ordinary course of business. These claims are common in the home building industry and can be costly. In addition, the costs of insuring against construction defect and product liability claims are high. There can be no assurance that this coverage will not be restricted and become more costly. If the limits or coverages of our current and former insurance programs prove inadequate, or we are unable to obtain adequate or reasonably-priced insurance against these types of claims in the future, or the amounts currently provided for future warranty or insurance claims are inadequate, then we may experience losses that could negatively impact our results of operations.

We record expenses and liabilities based on the estimated costs required to cover our self-insured liability under our insurance policies, and estimated costs of potential claims and claim adjustment expenses that are above our coverage limits or that are not covered by our insurance policies. These estimated costs are based on an analysis of our historical claims and industry data, and include an estimate of claims incurred but not yet reported. Due to the degree of judgment required and the potential for variability in the underlying assumptions when deriving estimated liabilities, our actual future costs could differ from those estimated, and the difference could be material to our results of operations.

Data security breaches, cybersecurity attacks, and other disruptions could compromise our information and expose us to liability, which would cause our business and reputation to suffer.

In the ordinary course of our business, we collect, use, and store sensitive data, including intellectual property, our proprietary business information and that of our suppliers and business partners, as well as personally identifiable information of our customers and employees. We also have outsourced elements of our information technology structure, and as a result, we are managing independent vendor relationships with third parties who may or could have access to our confidential information. Similarly, our business partners and other third-party providers possess certain of our sensitive data. The secure maintenance of this information is critical to our operations and business strategy. Despite our security measures, our information technology and infrastructure may be vulnerable to cybersecurity attacks by hackers or breached due to employee error, malfeasance, or other disruptions, particularly with employees and others on data networks working increasingly from home because of the COVID-19 pandemic and other such factors. We, our partners, vendors, and other third-party providers could be susceptible to third-party attacks on our and their information security systems, which attacks are of ever-increasing levels of sophistication and are made by groups and individuals with a wide range of motives and expertise, including criminal groups. Any such breach could compromise our networks and the information stored there could be accessed, publicly disclosed, lost, or stolen. Any such access, disclosure, or other loss of information could result in legal claims or proceedings, liability under laws that protect the privacy of personal information, disrupt our operations, and damage our reputation, any of which could adversely affect our business.

Engaging in mergers and acquisitions, such as the acquisition of ScotBilt Homes, involve risks that could adversely affect our business.

As part of our growth strategy, we recently acquired ScotBilt Homes and may choose to engage in discussions and negotiations regarding additional mergers, acquisitions and other business combinations. The purchase price for possible acquisitions of businesses and assets might be paid from cash, borrowings, or through the issuance of common stock or other securities, or a combination of these methods. Business combinations entail numerous risks, including:

 

difficulties in the integration of acquired operations and products, which can impact the retention of customer accounts;

 

failure to achieve expected synergies, implement appropriate internal controls or integrate information systems;

 

diversion of management's attention from other business concerns;

 

assumption of unknown material liabilities of acquired companies, which could become material or subject us to litigation or regulatory risks;

 

amortization of acquired intangible assets, which could reduce future reported earnings; and

 

potential loss of customers or key employees.

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We cannot be certain that we will be able to identify, consummate and successfully integrate business combinations, and no assurance can be given with respect to the timing, likelihood or business effect of any possible transaction. For example, we could begin negotiations that we subsequently decide to suspend or terminate for a variety of reasons. Also, business combinations are typically subject to closing conditions, including regulatory approvals and the absence of a material adverse change. Therefore, if and when we enter into a business combination agreement, there can be no guarantee that the transaction will close when expected, or at all. If a material transaction does not close, then our stock price could decline.

Nevertheless, opportunities arise from time to time that we choose to evaluate. Any transactions that we pursue and consummate would involve these risks and uncertainties, as well as others. The risks of a business combination could result in the failure of the anticipated benefits of that particular combination to be realized, which in turn could have adverse effects on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.

Our risk management practices may leave us exposed to unidentified or unanticipated risk.

Our management team is responsible for managing risk, subject to oversight by our board of directors. Our risk management methods may not identify all future risk exposures and may not be completely effective in mitigating all key risks. Furthermore, our risk management methods may not properly identify and mitigate the aggregation of risks across the Company or the interdependency of our risk mitigation efforts. In addition, some of our risk management methods may be based on assumptions that will prove to be inaccurate. Failure to manage risk effectively could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

Financial Risks

Future increases in interest rates, more stringent credit standards, tightening of financing terms, or other increases in the effective costs of owning a factory-built home (including those related to regulation or other government actions) could limit the purchasing power of our potential customers and could adversely affect our business and financial results.

A large portion of the people who buy our homes finance their home purchases through third-party lenders. Interest rates have been near historical lows for several years, which has made purchasing new factory-built homes more affordable. Increases in interest rates or decreases in the availability of consumer financing could adversely affect the market for homes. Potential customers may be less willing or able to pay the increased monthly costs or to obtain financing. In addition, recent increases in the prices of homes may limit consumers’ ability to obtain financing. Lenders may increase the qualifications needed for financing or adjust their terms to address any increased credit risk. These factors could adversely affect the sales or pricing of our factory-built homes. These developments have historically had, and may once again have, an adverse effect on the overall demand for factory-built housing and its competitiveness with other forms of housing and could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

The liquidity provided by the GSEs and the FHA is also critical in insuring or purchasing home mortgages and creating or insuring investment securities that are either sold to investors or held in their portfolios. Any limitations or restrictions on the availability of financing by these agencies could adversely affect interest rates, financing, and our sales of new homes.

The availability of wholesale financing for retailers is limited due to a limited number of floor plan lenders and reduced lending limits.

Factory-built housing retailers generally finance their inventory purchases with wholesale floor plan financing provided by lending institutions. The availability of wholesale financing is significantly affected by the number of floor plan lenders and their lending limits. Limited availability of floor plan lending negatively affects the inventory levels of our independent retailers, the number of retail sales center locations and related wholesale demand, and adversely affects the availability of and access to capital on an ongoing basis. As a result, if the availability of wholesale financing is reduced, we could experience sales declines or a higher level of customer defaults and its operating results and cash flows could suffer.

We have contingent repurchase obligations related to wholesale financing provided to industry retailers.

As is customary in the factory-built housing industry, a significant portion of our manufacturing sales to independent retailers are financed under floor plan agreements with financing companies. In connection with the floor plan financing programs, we generally have separate agreements with the financing companies that require us to repurchase homes upon default by the retailer and repossession of the homes by the financing companies. The impact of COVID-19 may have an adverse impact on the solvency of independent industry retailers, and as a result, we may be required to honor the contingent repurchase agreements if the retailers default under terms of the floor plan financing arrangements. These repurchase agreements are applicable for various periods of time, generally up to 24 months after the sale of the home to the retailer. However, certain homes are subject to repurchase until the home is sold by the retailer. Our contingent repurchase obligation as of April 3, 2021, was estimated to be approximately $219.5 million, without reduction for the resale value of the homes. We may be required to honor contingent repurchase obligations in the future and may incur additional expense and reduced cash flows because of these repurchase agreements.

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Industry conditions and future operating results could limit our sources of capital. If we are unable to locate suitable sources of capital when needed, we may be unable to maintain or expand our business.

We depend on our cash balances, cash flows from operations, and our revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”) to finance our operating requirements, capital expenditures, and other needs. If our cash balances, cash flows from operations, and availability under the Credit Facility are insufficient to finance our operations and alternative capital is not available, then we may not be able to expand our business and make acquisitions, or we may need to curtail or limit our existing operations.

Changes in foreign exchange rates could adversely affect the value of our investments in Canada and cause foreign exchange losses.

We have substantial investments in businesses in Canada. Unfavorable changes in foreign exchange rates could adversely affect the value of our investments in these businesses.

An impairment of all or part of our goodwill could adversely affect our operating results and net worth.

As of April 3, 2021, 20.9% of our total assets consisted of goodwill, all of which is allocated to reporting units included in the U.S. Factory-built Housing segment. In accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 350, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other ("ASC 350"), we test goodwill at least annually for impairment or more often than annually if an event or circumstance indicates that an impairment is more likely than not to have occurred. If goodwill has become impaired, we charge the impairment as an expense in the period in which the impairment occurs. See Item 7, "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Critical Accounting Policies" and Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. A write-off of all or part of our goodwill could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

The replacement or modification of LIBOR as a reference rate could increase our interest expense in the future.

The London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) is expected to be phased out by the end of 2021. LIBOR is currently used as the reference rate on our credit facility, which matures on June 5, 2023. Currently, no replacement rate has been identified. The transition from LIBOR could result in higher interest expense than has historically been recognized.

Our failure to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting could harm our business and financial results.

Our management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting. Internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting is not intended to provide absolute assurance that we would prevent or detect a misstatement of our financial statements or fraud.

We anticipate paying no cash dividends for the foreseeable future.

We currently intend to retain our future earnings, if any, for the foreseeable future, to fund the development and growth of our business. As a result, capital appreciation in the price of our common stock, if any, will be investors’ only source of gain on an investment in our common stock. Any future determination to pay dividends to shareholders will be at the sole discretion of our board of directors and will depend upon many factors, including general economic conditions, our financial condition and results of operations, our available cash and current and anticipated cash needs, capital requirements, contractual, legal, tax and regulatory restrictions, the implications of the payment of dividends by us to our shareholders or by our subsidiaries to us, and any other factors that the board of directors may deem relevant.

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ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

None.

ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

The following table sets forth certain information with respect to our operating facilities as of April 3, 2021:  

 

Location

 

Owned/Leased

United States

 

 

 

Chandler, Arizona

 

Leased *

 

Corona, California

 

Leased

 

Lindsay, California

 

Owned

 

San Jacinto, California

 

Owned

 

Woodland, California

 

Owned

 

Lake City, Florida (two facilities)

 

Leased *

 

Ocala, Florida

 

Owned

 

Millen, Georgia

 

Leased**

 

Waycross, Georgia

 

Owned

 

Weiser, Idaho

 

Owned

 

Topeka, Indiana (three facilities)

 

Owned

 

Arkansas City, Kansas

 

Owned

 

Benton, Kentucky

 

Leased

 

Leesville, Louisiana

 

Leased

 

Worthington, Minnesota

 

Owned

 

York, Nebraska

 

Owned

 

Sangerfield, New York

 

Owned

 

Lillington, North Carolina

 

Owned

 

Sugar Creek, Ohio

 

Owned

 

McMinnville, Oregon

 

Owned

 

Claysburg, Pennsylvania

 

Owned

 

Ephrata, Pennsylvania

 

Owned

 

Leola, Pennsylvania (two facilities)

 

Owned

 

Liverpool, Pennsylvania

 

Owned

 

Strattanville, Pennsylvania

 

Owned

 

Dresden, Tennessee

 

Leased

 

Athens, Texas

 

Owned

 

Burleson, Texas (two facilities)

 

Owned

 

Mansfield, Texas

 

Owned

 

Lancaster, Wisconsin

 

Owned

Canada

 

 

 

Lethbridge, Alberta

 

Leased *

 

Medicine Hat, Alberta

 

Owned

 

Penticton, British Columbia

 

Owned

 

Kelowna, British Columbia

 

Leased

 

Estevan, Saskatchewan

 

Owned

 

* -- land only leased; facility owned

** -- the land and operating facility in Millen, Georgia are maintained under a lease, however, we retain an option to purchase throughout the lease period

 

 

 

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Our corporate headquarters is in Troy, Michigan and we have an administrative office in Elkhart, Indiana. We also have 18 retail sales centers located across seven states in the U.S. and nine terminals for our logistics operations across five states in the U.S. The corporate offices, retail sales centers, and logistics terminals are leased properties. The contractual lease for our Troy, Michigan office expires in December 2022 and the contractual lease for our Elkhart, Indiana office expires in September 2023. Four of the above manufacturing facilities are encumbered under the revolving credit facility and two of the manufacturing facilities are encumbered by industrial revenue bonds. In the opinion of management, our properties have been well maintained, are in sound operating condition, and contain all equipment and facilities necessary to operate at present levels.

 

We also own or lease six idle manufacturing facilities which could be utilized for additional production capacity. Those facilities would likely require capital investments in order to secure and equip them for operations.

 

We are party to certain legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course and are incidental to our business. Certain of the claims pending against us in these proceedings allege, among other things, breach of express and implied warranties, and in various governmental agency proceedings arising from occupational safety and health, wage and hour, and similar employment and workplace regulations. Although litigation is inherently uncertain, based on past experience and the information currently available, management does not believe that the currently pending and threatened litigation or claims will have a material adverse effect on the Company's consolidated financial position, liquidity or results of operations. However, future events or circumstances, currently unknown to us, will determine whether the resolution of pending or threatened litigation or claims will ultimately have a material effect on our consolidated financial position, liquidity, or results of operations in any future reporting periods.

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

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PART II

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Market Information

The Company's common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") under the symbol SKY.

Holders

As of May 14, 2021, the Company had approximately 419 holders of record of our common stock. The actual number of shareholders is greater than this number of record holders and includes shareholders who are beneficial owners but whose shares are held in street name by brokers and other nominees. This number of holders of record also does not include shareholders whose shares may be held in trust by other entities.

Dividend Policy

The Company does not currently pay dividends on our common stock and intends to retain all available funds and any future earnings for general corporate purposes. However, in the future, subject to the factors described below and our future liquidity and capitalization, the Company may change this policy and choose to pay dividends. Any future determination to pay dividends to shareholders will be at the sole discretion of the Company’s board of directors and will depend upon many factors, including general economic conditions, our financial position and results of operations, available cash and current and anticipated cash needs, capital requirements, contractual, legal, tax and regulatory restrictions, the implications of the payment of dividends by the Company to its shareholders or by the Company’s subsidiaries and any other factors that the board of directors may deem relevant.  

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

There were no unregistered sales of equity securities during the period covered by this Annual Report.

Issuer Purchases of Securities

There were no stock repurchases that were part of a publicly announced plan during the period covered by this Annual Report.  

Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans

Item 12, “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters,” of this Annual Report contains certain information relating to the Company’s equity compensation plans.

Stock Performance

The following graph shows the cumulative total stockholder return on our common stock over the period spanning March 31, 2016 to March 31, 2021, as compared with that of the Russell 3000 Index and a selected peer group of comparable, publicly traded companies in the factory-built housing segment, based on an initial investment of $100 on March 31, 2016.

Total stockholder return is measured by dividing share price change plus dividends, if any, for each period by the share price at the beginning of the respective period and assumes reinvestment of dividends. This stock performance graph shall not be deemed “filed” with the SEC or subject to Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any of our filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

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3/31/2016

 

 

3/31/2017

 

 

3/31/2018

 

 

3/31/2019

 

 

3/31/2020

 

 

3/31/2021

 

Skyline Champion Corporation

$

100.00

 

 

$

101.73

 

 

$

237.58

 

 

$

209.02

 

 

$

172.49

 

 

$

497.90

 

Russell 3000

 

100.00

 

 

 

118.07

 

 

 

134.38

 

 

 

146.16

 

 

 

132.82

 

 

 

215.87

 

Peer Group*

 

100.00

 

 

 

119.13

 

 

 

153.68

 

 

 

133.33

 

 

 

104.47

 

 

 

281.21

 

 

*The peer group consisted of Beazer Homes USA, Cavco Industries, Century Communities, LGI Homes, MDC Holdings, M/I Homes, Meritage Homes, Quanex Building Products Corp, and Tri Pointe Group.

 

 


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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

The following table presents selected consolidated financial data regarding Skyline Champion for the fiscal years indicated. The data set forth below should be read in conjunction with, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, the information presented in “Risk Factors,” "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," and the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto included elsewhere in this Annual Report. The selected financial data set forth below may not be indicative of our future performance.

 

Fiscal Year Ended

 

 

April 3,

2021

 

 

March 28, 2020

 

 

March 30, 2019

 

 

March 31, 2018

 

 

April 1,

2017

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Statement of Operations Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Factory-Built Housing

$

1,266,308

 

 

$

1,226,393

 

 

$

1,177,687

 

 

$

860,488

 

 

$

678,296

 

Canadian Factory-Built Housing

 

101,328

 

 

 

84,196

 

 

 

98,567

 

 

 

96,603

 

 

 

92,631

 

Corporate/Other

 

53,245

 

 

 

59,141

 

 

 

83,789

 

 

 

107,631

 

 

 

90,392

 

Total net sales

 

1,420,881

 

 

 

1,369,730

 

 

 

1,360,043

 

 

 

1,064,722

 

 

 

861,319

 

Cost of sales

 

1,133,186

 

 

 

1,090,755

 

 

 

1,114,684

 

 

 

887,611

 

 

 

717,364

 

Gross Margin

 

287,695

 

 

 

278,975

 

 

 

245,359

 

 

 

177,111

 

 

 

143,955

 

Selling, general, and administrative expenses

 

178,936

 

 

 

192,520

 

 

 

270,158

 

 

 

122,582

 

 

 

105,175

 

Operating income (loss)

 

108,759

 

 

 

86,455

 

 

 

(29,742

)

 

 

54,589

 

 

 

34,650

 

Net interest expense

 

3,248

 

 

 

1,401

 

 

 

3,290

 

 

 

4,185

 

 

 

4,264

 

Other (income) expense

 

(5,889

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

8,271

 

 

 

7,288

 

 

 

2,380

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

 

111,400

 

 

 

85,054

 

 

 

(41,303

)

 

 

43,116

 

 

 

28,006

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

26,501

 

 

 

26,894

 

 

 

16,905

 

 

 

27,316

 

 

 

(23,321

)

Net income (loss) from continuing operations

 

84,899

 

 

 

58,160

 

 

 

(58,208

)

 

 

15,800

 

 

 

51,327

 

Gain from discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

583

 

Net income (loss)

$

84,899

 

 

$

58,160

 

 

$

(58,208

)

 

$

15,800

 

 

$

51,910

 

Other financial information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows provided by continuing operations

$

153,897

 

 

$

76,743

 

 

$

65,228

 

 

$

31,623

 

 

$

34,289

 

Cash flows used in discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(830

)

Depreciation and amortization

 

17,704

 

 

 

18,546

 

 

 

16,079

 

 

 

8,260

 

 

 

7,245

 

Capital expenditures

 

8,016

 

 

 

15,389

 

 

 

12,092

 

 

 

9,442

 

 

 

6,955

 

Net property, plant, and equipment

 

115,140

 

 

 

109,291

 

 

 

108,587

 

 

 

67,960

 

 

 

66,577

 

Total assets

 

917,902

 

 

 

781,700

 

 

 

699,954

 

 

 

395,398

 

 

 

328,021

 

Long-term debt

 

39,330

 

 

 

77,330

 

 

 

54,330

 

 

 

58,927

 

 

 

59,331

 

 

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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.

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, 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, 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 35 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 the 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 make existing manufacturing facilities more profitable as well as executing measured expansion of its manufacturing and retail footprints.

The Company has increased capacity through strategic acquisitions and expansions of its manufacturing operations. The Company is focused on growing in strong HUD markets across the U.S. as well as further expanding into the Northeast and Midwest U.S. modular housing markets.

On February 28, 2021, the Company acquired ScotBilt Homes, LLC and related companies from SHI Group Holdings, Inc. (collectively, “ScotBilt”). In calendar 2020, ScotBilt shipped over 1,600 homes from its two manufacturing facilities in Georgia providing affordable housing throughout Alabama, Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas. ScotBilt has approximately 400 employees in its two manufacturing facilities. The Company believes ScotBilt is an excellent fit given the compatible company cultures, and ScotBilt’s strong presence in the attractive mid-south region, which helps to balance national distribution and complements the Company’s existing manufacturing footprint. The operations of ScotBilt are included in the financial results of Skyline Champion since the date of the acquisition. On January 14, 2021, the Company acquired two idled facilities in Pembroke, North Carolina which may provide an opportunity to further expand its manufacturing footprint in the Southeast markets. The Company is currently assessing prospects for initiating production in one or both of those facilities.

In addition to those acquisitions, the Company expanded capacity through initiating production at a previously idle manufactured housing facility in Leesville, Louisiana in June 2019. During fiscal 2019, the Company completed its expansion of the Corona, California facility by adding a second production line and expanded its Leola, Pennsylvania campus by adding an additional plant. Production at the Leola facility began in April 2019. The Exchange, discussed below, added eight manufacturing plants to the Company during fiscal 2019.

These 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.

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Combination with Skyline

On January 5, 2018, Champion Holdings and Skyline entered into an Exchange Agreement pursuant to which the two companies agreed to combine their operations. The Exchange was completed on June 1, 2018 and was accounted for as a reverse acquisition under the acquisition method of accounting as provided by FASB ASC 805, Business Combinations (“ASC 805”). Champion Holdings was determined to be the acquirer for accounting and financial reporting purposes. The assets acquired and liabilities assumed by Champion Holdings as a result of the Exchange were recorded at their respective fair values and added to the carrying value of Champion Holdings existing assets and liabilities. As Champion Holdings is the accounting acquirer, reported financial results for Skyline Champion Corporation for fiscal 2019 are comprised of: 1) the results of Champion Holdings through June 1, 2018 and 2) the combined operations of the Company, after giving effect to the Exchange, from June 1, 2018 through March 30, 2019. All annual periods presented prior to the effective date of the Exchange are comprised solely of the results of Champion Holdings and all annual periods presented subsequent to fiscal 2019 are comprised solely of the results of the Company.

Industry and Company Outlook

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 2021 of $858.6 million compared to $127.5 million at the end of fiscal 2020. 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 certain material input costs, especially forest products. We manage our business to anticipate these cost increases and generally are able to pass them along to our customers.

 

For fiscal 2021, approximately 77% 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 95,588, 97,553 and 93,377 units during fiscal 2021, 2020, and 2019, respectively. Based on industry data, the Company’s U.S. wholesale market share of HUD code homes sold was 16.9%, 16.5%, and 16.6% in fiscal 2021, 2020, and 2019, respectively. Annual 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, manufactured housing’s most recent annual shipment levels still operate at lower levels than the long-term historical average of over 200,000 units annually.

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 has 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. As of April 3, 2021, only one manufacturing facility remained temporarily idled due to labor availability constraints. During fiscal 2021, the Company experienced intermittent closures of its manufacturing facilities due to COVID-19 outbreaks at the facilities or surrounding communities causing higher than normal absenteeism.  By the end of the fiscal year, the Company was able to increase daily production rates over the levels achieved in the prior year period as direct labor staffing levels increased and production efficiencies improved. The Company’s availability of labor and certain materials was negatively impacted throughout fiscal 2021, and remains subject to disruption and uncertainty. Prices for key raw materials have experienced increased volatility and, overall, manufacturing costs have trended higher than prior periods.

Since the start of the fiscal year, the Company’s retail operations have adjusted their operating procedures to comply with local and state mandates, and have generally remained open but have shifted from physical visits to a larger online presence. The Company

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consolidated its retail footprint by closing three retail sales centers during the second quarter of fiscal 2021 in an effort to optimize costs while taking advantage of an increase in distribution through digital marketing efforts. We have strong local independent retailers to serve customers in those areas.

In 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 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 provides 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 during fiscal 2021. The Company also recognized $0.7 million during the fiscal year for wage subsidies under the CARES Act and other state level programs in the United States. In addition, the CARES Act allows for deferring payment of certain payroll taxes. Through April 3, 2021, the Company has deferred $11.8 million of payroll taxes that will be paid beginning in December 2021.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR FISCAL 2021 VS. 2020

 

 

Year Ended

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

April 3,

2021

 

 

March 28,

2020

 

 

 

 

 

Results of Operations Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales

 

$

1,420,881

 

 

$

1,369,730

 

Cost of sales

 

 

1,133,186

 

 

 

1,090,755

 

Gross profit

 

 

287,695

 

 

 

278,975

 

Selling, general, and administrative expenses

 

 

178,936

 

 

 

192,520

 

Operating income

 

 

108,759

 

 

 

86,455

 

Interest expense, net

 

 

3,248

 

 

 

1,401

 

Other income, net

 

 

(5,889

)

 

 

 

Income from operations before income taxes

 

 

111,400

 

 

 

85,054

 

Income tax expense

 

 

26,501

 

 

 

26,894

 

Net income

 

$

84,899

 

 

$

58,160

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

84,899

 

 

$

58,160

 

Income tax expense

 

 

26,501

 

 

 

26,894

 

Interest expense, net

 

 

3,248

 

 

 

1,401

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

17,704

 

 

 

18,546

 

Equity-based compensation (for awards granted prior to December 31, 2018)

 

 

1,359

 

 

 

4,576

 

Transaction costs

 

 

1,044

 

 

 

 

Acquisition integration costs

 

 

 

 

 

2,674

 

Fair market value adjustment for asset classified as held for sale

 

 

 

 

 

986

 

Property, plant, and equipment impairment charge

 

 

 

 

 

550

 

Restructuring costs and other

 

 

 

 

 

577

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

134,755

 

 

$

114,364

 

As a percent of net sales:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit

 

 

20.2

%

 

 

20.4

%

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 

12.6

%

 

 

14.1

%

Operating income

 

 

7.7

%

 

 

6.3

%

Net income

 

 

6.0

%

 

 

4.2

%

Adjusted EBITDA

 

 

9.5

%

 

 

8.3

%

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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 2021 was a 53-week period and fiscal 2020 was a 52-week period. The results of operations and discussion below should be read considering the impact of an additional week of operation in fiscal 2021.

NET SALES

 

The following table summarizes net sales for fiscal 2021 and 2020:

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

April 3,

2021

 

 

March 28,

2020

 

 

$

Change

 

 

%

Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales

 

$

1,420,881

 

 

$

1,369,730

 

 

$

51,151

 

 

 

3.7

%

U.S. manufacturing and retail net sales

 

$

1,266,308

 

 

$

1,226,393

 

 

$

39,915

 

 

 

3.3

%

U.S. homes sold

 

 

19,983

 

 

 

20,110

 

 

 

(127

)

 

 

(0.6

%)

U.S. manufacturing and retail average home selling price

 

$

63.4

 

 

$

61.0

 

 

$

2.4

 

 

 

3.9

%

Canadian manufacturing net sales

 

$

101,328

 

 

$

84,196

 

 

$

17,132

 

 

 

20.3

%

Canadian homes sold

 

 

1,231

 

 

 

1,002

 

 

 

229

 

 

 

22.9

%

Canadian manufacturing average home selling price

 

$

82.3

 

 

$

84.0

 

 

$

(1.7

)

 

 

(2.0

%)

Corporate/Other net sales

 

$

53,245

 

 

$

59,141

 

 

$

(5,896

)

 

 

(10.0

%)

U.S. manufacturing facilities in operation at year end

 

 

35

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

6.1

%

U.S. retail sales centers in operation at year end

 

 

18

 

 

 

21

 

 

 

(3

)

 

 

(14.3

%)

Canadian manufacturing facilities in operation at year end

 

 

5

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

%

Net sales for fiscal 2021 were $1,420.9 million, an increase of $51.2 million, or 3.7%, over fiscal 2020. The following is a summary of the change by operating segment.

U.S. Factory-built Housing:

Fiscal 2021 net sales for the Company’s U.S. manufacturing and retail operations increased by $39.9 million, or 3.3%, over fiscal 2020 primarily due to the extra week of production in fiscal 2021, additional revenue generated from the ScotBilt operations and a 3.9% increase in ASP resulting from price increases enacted to offset raw material inflation. Net sales were negatively impacted by a reduction in the number of homes sold during the period, primarily a result of COVID-19 related plant shutdowns in the first quarter of the fiscal year. Although COVID-19 had a negative effect on demand and our ability to produce homes in the first half of the fiscal year, overall, the impact of the virus on consumer behavior have been favorable driving significant improvement in demand in the second half of the fiscal year. As a result, our production rate at the end of the year was higher than immediately prior to the outbreak.

Canadian Factory-built Housing:

The Canadian Factory-built Housing segment net sales increased by $17.1 million, or 20.3%, for fiscal 2021 compared to the prior year, primarily due to a 22.9% increase in homes sold, offset by a 2.0% decrease in ASP. Although volume was up, we saw a shift in consumer preferences to smaller homes which led to the decrease in ASP. Demand for housing in Canada improved during fiscal 2021 as a result of COVID-19 similar to the market factors witnessed in the U.S., offsetting a trend of decreasing demand experienced in recent years. Net sales for the Canadian segment were also favorably impacted by approximately $0.5 million as the Canadian dollar strengthened relative to the U.S. dollar during fiscal 2021 as compared to the same period of the prior year.

Corporate/Other:

Net sales for Corporate/Other includes the Company’s transportation business and the elimination of intersegment sales. For fiscal 2021, net sales for the segment decreased by $5.9 million, or 10.0%, compared to fiscal 2020. The decrease was primarily attributable to lower net sales in the Company’s transportation business to third-party customers, primarily a result of lower shipments of recreational vehicles (“RV”) in the U.S., as well as changes in customer mix. Similar to the manufactured housing industry, RV demand was initially negatively impacted by COVID-19, but has rebounded more recently.  

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GROSS PROFIT

The following table summarizes gross profit for fiscal 2021 and 2020:

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

April 3,

2021

 

 

March 28,

2020

 

 

$

Change

 

 

%

Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Factory-built Housing

 

$

252,880

 

 

$

250,222

 

 

$

2,658

 

 

 

1.1

%

Canadian Factory-built Housing

 

 

21,552

 

 

 

16,512

 

 

 

5,040

 

 

 

30.5

%

Corporate/Other

 

 

13,263

 

 

 

12,241

 

 

 

1,022

 

 

 

8.3

%

Total gross profit

 

$

287,695

 

 

$

278,975

 

 

$

8,720

 

 

 

3.1

%

Gross profit as a percent of net sales

 

 

20.2

%

 

 

20.4

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit as a percent of sales during fiscal 2021 was 20.2% compared to 20.4% during fiscal 2020. 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 $2.7 million, or 1.1%, during fiscal 2021 compared to the prior year. The increase in gross profit is due to the increase in revenue in fiscal 2021. As a percent of net sales, gross profit was 20.0% for fiscal 2021 compared to 20.4% in the prior year. The year-over-year decrease in gross margin was primarily due to rapid increases in raw material inflation, especially related to forest products. In addition, in 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. Finally, gross margin was negatively impacted by production inefficiency caused by higher than normal employee absenteeism as well as social distancing protocols caused by COVID-19.

Canadian Factory-built Housing:

Gross profit for the Canadian Factory-built Housing segment increased by $5.0 million, or 30.5%, during fiscal 2021 compared to the prior year due to the increase in revenue. Gross margin increased to 21.3% as a percent of segment net sales from 19.6% due to direct labor and manufacturing efficiencies from the increase in home sales volumes.

Corporate/Other:

Gross profit for the Corporate/Other segment increased by $1.0 million, or 8.3%, during fiscal 2021 compared to the same period in the prior year. Corporate/Other gross profit improved as a percent of segment net sales to 24.9% from 20.7%. Gross margin for the Company’s transportation business improved due to a change in revenue mix and lower variable expenses. The change in revenue mix is primarily due to transporting a larger percentage of manufactured homes during the year which generally have a higher gross margin.

 

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 selling, general, and administrative expenses for fiscal 2021 and 2020:

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

April 3,

2021

 

 

March 28,

2020

 

 

$

Change

 

 

%

Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, general, and administrative expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Factory-built Housing

 

$

126,141

 

 

$

135,329

 

 

$

(9,188

)

 

 

(6.8

%)

Canadian Factory-built Housing

 

 

9,059

 

 

 

8,313

 

 

 

746

 

 

 

9.0

%

Corporate/Other

 

 

43,736

 

 

 

48,878

 

 

 

(5,142

)

 

 

(10.5

%)

Total selling, general, and administrative expenses

 

$

178,936

 

 

$

192,520

 

 

$

(13,584

)

 

 

(7.1

%)

Selling, general, and administrative expenses as a percent of net sales

 

 

12.6

%

 

 

14.1

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SG&A expenses were $178.9 million for fiscal 2021, a decrease of $13.6 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 decreased by $9.2 million, or 6.8%, during fiscal 2021 as compared to the prior year. SG&A expenses, as a percent of segment net sales, were 10.0% for fiscal 2021 compared to 11.0% for fiscal 2020. SG&A costs decreased due to a combination of factors primarily driven by reductions of approximately $8.0 million for travel and marketing related expenses mostly due to COVID-19, offset in part by: (i) higher incentive compensation, which is generally based on sales volume or a measure of profitability, (ii) an increase in salaries and benefits to maintain competitive compensation packages to retain and recruit team members, (iii) the addition of the ScotBilt operations subsequent to the acquisition, and (iv) the extra week of operations in fiscal 2021 compared to fiscal 2020.

Canadian Factory-built Housing:

SG&A expenses for the Canadian Factory-built Housing segment increased by $0.7 million, or 9.0%, during fiscal 2021 as compared to the prior year. SG&A expenses, as a percent of segment net sales, were 8.9% for fiscal 2021 compared to 9.9% for fiscal 2020. The increase in cost is generally a function of the increase in net sales and profits for the segment which translates to higher sales commissions and 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 decreased by $5.1 million, or 10.5%, during fiscal 2021 as compared to the prior year. SG&A expenses, as a percent of segment net sales, were 82.1% for fiscal 2021 compared to 82.6% for fiscal 2020. The decrease is mainly due to: (i) lower equity-based compensation expense of $2.2 million, (ii) $2.7 million of non-recurring costs in fiscal 2020 related to finalizing the integration of Skyline, and (iii) $1.5 million of non-recurring expense in fiscal 2020 for the impairment of certain fixed assets, partially offset by $3.4 million of costs incurred in fiscal 2021 related to investments in the development of our digital customer experience.

INTEREST EXPENSE

The following table summarizes the components of interest expense, net for fiscal 2021 and 2020:

 

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

April 3,

2021

 

 

March 28,

2020

 

 

$

Change

 

 

%

Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

$

3,813

 

 

$

4,632

 

 

$

(819

)

 

 

(17.7

%)

Interest income

 

 

(565

)

 

 

(3,231

)

 

 

2,666

 

 

 

(82.5

%)

Interest expense, net

 

$

3,248

 

 

$

1,401

 

 

$

1,847

 

 

 

131.8

%

Average outstanding floor plan payable

 

$

26,992

 

 

$

31,962

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average outstanding long-term debt

 

$

64,663

 

 

$

48,747

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense, net was $3.2 million for fiscal 2021, an increase of $1.8 million compared to the prior year. The increase was primarily related to lower interest income recognized during the period even though the Company has increased its average cash balances. Average rates of interest decreased significantly in fiscal 2021 negatively impacting interest income. The decrease in interest rates favorably impacted interest expense for our floor plan payable balance and long-term debt.  The weighted average interest rate on our revolving credit facility was 1.8% in fiscal 2021 compared to 3.5% in fiscal 2020. The weighted average interest rate on the floorplan payable was 5.1% at April 3, 2021 compared to 5.7% at March 28, 2020.

 

OTHER INCOME, NET

The following table summarizes other income, net for fiscal 2021 and 2020:

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

April 3,

2021

 

 

March 28,

2020

 

 

$

Change

 

 

%

Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income, net

 

$

(5,889

)

 

$

 

 

$

(5,889

)

 

 

*

 

* indicates that the calculated percentage is not meaningful

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Other income, net for fiscal 2021 primarily consisted of income related to wage subsidies provided by certain U.S. and Canadian government sponsored financial assistance programs enacted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Company recognized $6.2 million for payroll subsidies under CEWS, and $0.7 million under the CARES Act. The Company incurred transaction costs of $1.0 million during fiscal 2021 related to the acquisition of ScotBilt, partially offsetting the payroll subsidies.

 

INCOME TAX EXPENSE

The following table summarizes income tax expense for fiscal 2021 and 2020:

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

April 3,

2021

 

 

March 28,

2020

 

 

$

Change

 

 

%

Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax expense

 

$

26,501

 

 

$

26,894

 

 

$

(393

)

 

 

(1.5

%)

Effective tax rate

 

 

23.8

%

 

 

31.6

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax expense for fiscal 2021 was $26.5 million, representing an effective tax rate of 23.8%, compared to income tax expense of $26.9 million, representing an effective tax rate of 31.6%, for fiscal 2020.

The Company’s effective tax rate for fiscal 2021 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 2020 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, changes in valuation allowances, 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 2021 and 2020:

 

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

April 3,

2021

 

 

March 28,

2020

 

 

$

Change

 

 

%

Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

84,899

 

 

$

58,160

 

 

$

26,739

 

 

 

46.0

%

Income tax expense

 

 

26,501

 

 

 

26,894

 

 

 

(393

)

 

 

(1.5

%)

Interest expense, net

 

 

3,248

 

 

 

1,401

 

 

 

1,847

 

 

 

131.8

%

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

17,704

 

 

 

18,546

 

 

 

(842

)

 

 

(4.5

%)

Equity-based compensation (for awards granted prior to December 31, 2018)

 

 

1,359

 

 

 

4,576

 

 

 

(3,217

)

 

 

(70.3

%)

Transaction costs

 

 

1,044

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,044

 

 

*

 

Acquisition integration costs

 

 

 

 

 

2,674

 

 

 

(2,674

)

 

*

 

Fair market value adjustment for asset classified as held for sale

 

 

 

 

 

986

 

 

 

(986

)

 

*

 

Property, plant, and equipment impairment charge

 

 

 

 

 

550

 

 

 

(550

)

 

*

 

Restructuring costs and other

 

 

 

 

 

577

 

 

 

(577

)

 

*

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

134,755

 

 

$

114,364

 

 

$

20,391

 

 

 

17.8

%

* indicates that the calculated percentage is not meaningful

 

Adjusted EBITDA for fiscal 2021 was $134.8 million, an increase of $20.4 million over fiscal 2020. The increase is primarily a result of increased operating income after adjusting for the effect of depreciation and amortization, transaction, integration and restructuring costs, and non-cash equity-based compensation incurred in connection with the Exchange. The increase in operating income is primarily due to increases in net sales, gross profit and lower selling, general, and administrative costs. 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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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR FISCAL 2020 VS. 2019

 

 

Year Ended

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

March 28,

2020

 

 

March 30,

2019

 

 

 

 

 

Results of Operations Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales

 

$

1,369,730

 

 

$

1,360,043

 

Cost of sales

 

 

1,090,755

 

 

 

1,114,684

 

Gross profit

 

 

278,975

 

 

 

245,359

 

Selling, general, and administrative expenses

 

 

192,520

 

 

 

275,101

 

Operating income (loss)

 

 

86,455

 

 

 

(29,742

)

Interest expense, net

 

 

1,401

 

 

 

3,290

 

Other expense

 

 

 

 

 

8,271

 

Income (loss) from operations before income taxes

 

 

85,054

 

 

 

(41,303

)

Income tax expense

 

 

26,894

 

 

 

16,905

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

58,160

 

 

$

(58,208

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

58,160

 

 

$

(58,208

)

Income tax expense

 

 

26,894

 

 

 

16,905

 

Interest expense, net

 

 

1,401

 

 

 

3,290

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

18,546

 

 

 

16,079

 

Equity-based compensation (for awards granted prior to December 31, 2018)

 

 

4,576

 

 

 

101,025

 

Transaction costs

 

 

 

 

 

8,201

 

Acquisition integration costs

 

 

2,674

 

 

 

7,966

 

Restructuring costs

 

 

366

 

 

 

1,640

 

Fair market value adjustment for assets classified as held for sale

 

 

986

 

 

 

 

Property, plant, and equipment impairment charge

 

 

550

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

211

 

 

 

193

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

114,364

 

 

$

97,091

 

As a percent of net sales:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit

 

 

20.4

%

 

 

18.0

%

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 

14.1

%

 

 

20.2

%

Operating (loss) income

 

 

6.3

%

 

 

(2.2

%)

Net income (loss)

 

 

4.2

%

 

 

(4.3

%)

Adjusted EBITDA

 

 

8.3

%

 

 

7.1

%

NET SALES

The following table summarizes net sales for fiscal 2020 and 2019:

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

March 28,

2020

 

 

March 30,

2019

 

 

$

Change

 

 

%

Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales

 

$

1,369,730

 

 

$

1,360,043

 

 

$

9,687

 

 

 

0.7

%

U.S. manufacturing and retail net sales

 

$

1,226,393

 

 

$

1,177,687

 

 

$

48,706

 

 

 

4.1

%

U.S. homes sold

 

 

20,110

 

 

 

19,443

 

 

 

667

 

 

 

3.4

%

U.S. manufacturing and retail average home selling price

 

$

61.0

 

 

$

60.6

 

 

$

0.4

 

 

 

0.7

%

Canadian manufacturing net sales

 

$

84,196

 

 

$

98,567

 

 

$

(14,371

)

 

 

(14.6

%)

Canadian homes sold

 

 

1,002

 

 

 

1,232

 

 

 

(230

)

 

 

(18.7

%)

Canadian manufacturing average home selling price

 

$

84.0

 

 

$

80.0

 

 

$

4

 

 

 

5.0

%

Corporate/Other net sales

 

$

59,141

 

 

$

83,789

 

 

$

(24,648

)

 

 

(29.4

%)

U.S. manufacturing facilities in operation at year end

 

 

33

 

 

 

31

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

6.5

%

U.S. retail sales centers in operation at year end

 

 

21

 

 

 

21

 

 

 

 

 

 

%

Canadian manufacturing facilities in operation at year end

 

 

5

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

%

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Net sales for fiscal 2020 were $1,369.7 million, an increase of $9.7 million, or 0.7% over fiscal 2019. The following is a summary of the change by operating segment.

U.S. Factory-built Housing:

Sales of homes for the Company’s U.S. manufacturing and retail operations increased by $48.7 million, or 4.1%. The net sales increase was attributable to the following factors including: (i) an increase of 667, or 3.4%, in the number of homes sold and (ii) a 0.7% increase in the average home selling price. The inclusion of the Skyline operations for the full year of fiscal 2020 added $48.2 million of sales, as fiscal 2019 included only ten months of Skyline operations.

Canadian Factory-built Housing:

The Canadian Factory-built Housing segment net sales decreased by $14.4 million, or 14.6% for fiscal 2020 compared to the same period in the prior year, primarily due to an 18.7% decrease in homes sold. This decrease was partially offset by a 5.0% increase the average selling price of homes. The number of homes sold decreased due to the decline in factory-built housing demand in the British Columbia and Alberta provinces versus the same period in the prior year. The decline in demand was and is due to oil and energy-related market dynamics in western Canada. Net sales for the Canadian segment were also unfavorably impacted by approximately $1.3 million as the Canadian dollar weakened relative to the U.S. dollar during fiscal 2020 as compared to the same period of the prior year.

Corporate/Other:

Net sales for Corporate/Other includes the Company’s transportation business and the elimination of intersegment sales. For fiscal 2020, net sales decreased by $24.6 million, or 29.4%. The decrease was primarily attributable to lower net sales in the Company’s transportation business primarily as a result of lower shipments associated with reduced RV demand in the U.S. and changes in customer mix, partially offset by increased net sales of manufactured housing products.  

GROSS PROFIT

The following table summarizes gross profit for fiscal 2020 and 2019:

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

March 28,

2020

 

 

March 30,

2019

 

 

$

Change

 

 

%

Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Factory-built Housing

 

$

250,222

 

 

$

214,142

 

 

$

36,080

 

 

 

16.8

%

Canadian Factory-built Housing

 

 

16,512

 

 

 

18,309

 

 

 

(1,797

)

 

 

(9.8

%)

Corporate/Other

 

 

12,241

 

 

 

12,908

 

 

 

(667

)

 

 

(5.2

%)

Total gross profit

 

$

278,975

 

 

$

245,359

 

 

$

33,616

 

 

 

13.7

%

Gross profit as a percent of net sales

 

 

20.4

%

 

 

18.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit as a percent of sales during fiscal 2020 was 20.4% compared to 18.0% during fiscal 2019. 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 $36.1 million, or 16.8%, during fiscal 2020 compared to the prior year. The increase in gross profit is due to the increase in sales volume and improved margins resulting from a reduction in manufacturing costs. Gross profit was 20.4% as a percent of segment net sales for fiscal 2020 compared to 18.2% in the prior year. Gross profit expansion was driven by favorable material pricing, procurement and operational synergies related to the Exchange, and plant operating improvements, all of which were partially offset by labor inflation.

Canadian Factory-built Housing:

Gross profit for the Canadian Factory-built Housing segment decreased by $1.8 million, or 9.8%, during fiscal 2020 compared to the prior year and increased to 19.6% as a percent of segment net sales from 18.6%. Although the Canadian Factory-built Housing segment saw lower volume compared to the prior period, margins improved due to higher average selling prices on homes sold.

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Corporate/Other:

Gross profit for the Corporate/Other segment decreased by $0.7 million, or 5.2%, during fiscal 2020 compared to the same period in the prior year. However, Corporate/Other gross profit improved as a percent of segment net sales to 20.7% from 15.4%. Gross margins for the Company’s transportation business improved as a percent of sales due to a change in revenue mix and lower variable expenses. A portion of the change in revenue mix is due in part to changes in the customer base, which included less brokered business to other providers at lower margins in response to the decline in revenue caused by the softening market demand for RVs.

SELLING, GENERAL, AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES:

The following table summarizes selling, general, and administrative expenses for fiscal 2020 and 2019:

 

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

March 28,

2020

 

 

March 30,

2019

 

 

$

Change

 

 

%

Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, general, and administrative expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Factory-built Housing

 

$

135,329

 

 

$

116,379

 

 

$

18,950

 

 

 

16.3

%

Canadian Factory-built Housing

 

 

8,313

 

 

 

9,058

 

 

 

(745

)

 

 

(8.2

%)

Corporate/Other

 

 

48,878

 

 

 

149,664

 

 

 

(100,786

)

 

 

(67.3

%)

Total selling, general, and administrative expenses

 

$

192,520

 

 

$

275,101

 

 

$

(82,581

)

 

 

(30.0

%)

Selling, general, and administrative expenses as a percent of net sales

 

 

14.1

%

 

 

20.2

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, general, and administrative expenses were $192.5 million for fiscal 2020, a decrease of $82.6 million compared to the prior year. The following is a summary of the change by operating segment.

U.S. Factory-built Housing:

Selling, general, and administrative expenses for the U.S. Factory-built Housing segment increased by $19.0 million, or 16.3%, during fiscal 2020 as compared to the prior year. Selling, general, and administrative expenses, as a percent of segment net sales, was 11.0% for fiscal 2020 compared to 9.9% during fiscal 2019. SG&A costs increased due to a combination of factors, and was primarily driven by: (i) an increase in salaries and benefits to maintain competitive compensation packages to retain and recruit team members, and (ii) higher sales commissions and incentive compensation, which is generally based on sales volume or a measure of profitability. The increase in salaries, benefits, and incentive compensation was approximately $7.7 million in total. In addition, the inclusion of the Skyline operations for all twelve months of fiscal 2020 increased SG&A expenses by $4.7 million compared to fiscal 2019, which included only ten months of Skyline operations. Lastly, the Company recorded additional SG&A costs for the Leesville, LA capacity expansion of $2.0 million and increased spending on marketing and advertising initiatives of $1.0 million during fiscal 2020.

Canadian Factory-built Housing:

Selling, general, and administrative expenses for the Canadian Factory-built Housing segment decreased by $0.7 million, or 8.2%, during fiscal 2020 as compared to fiscal 2019. As a percent of segment net sales, selling, general, and administrative expenses for the Canadian segment was 9.9% for fiscal 2020 compared to 9.2% for fiscal 2019. Selling, general, and administrative expense as a percentage of net sales increased in the current period due to the decrease in net sales and reduced leverage of fixed costs.

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Corporate/Other:

Selling, general, and administrative expenses for Corporate/Other includes the Company’s transportation operations, corporate costs incurred for all segments, and intersegment eliminations. Selling, general, and administrative expenses for Corporate/Other decreased by $100.8 million, or 67.3%, during fiscal 2020 as compared to fiscal 2019. The decrease is mainly due to a change in equity-based compensation expense of $93.7 million, primarily related to the Exchange and secondary offerings that occurred in the prior year, as well as a reduction in acquisition integration and restructuring costs of $6.6 million. This decrease was partially offset by a fair market value adjustment charge of $1.0 million related to property acquired in the Exchange.

INTEREST EXPENSE, NET

The following table summarizes the components of interest expense, net for fiscal 2020 and 2019:

 

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

March 28,

2020

 

 

March 30,

2019

 

 

$

Change

 

 

%

Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

$

4,632

 

 

$

5,333

 

 

$

(701

)

 

 

(13.1

%)

Interest income

 

 

(3,231

)

 

 

(2,043

)

 

 

(1,188

)

 

 

58.1

%

Interest expense, net

 

$

1,401

 

 

$

3,290

 

 

$

(1,889

)

 

 

(57.4

%)

Average outstanding floor plan payable

 

$

31,962

 

 

$

32,288

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average outstanding long-term debt

 

$

48,747

 

 

$

58,959

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense, net was $1.4 million for fiscal 2020, a decrease of $1.9 million compared to the prior year. The decrease was primarily related to higher interest income recognized during the period as a result of higher average cash balances invested in short term facilities. In addition, the Company incurred reduced interest expense due to; (i) a lower weighted average interest rate on its revolving credit facility of 3.5% as compared to 4.7%, and (ii) lower average outstanding balances on its credit facilities as compared to the same period in the prior year.

OTHER EXPENSE

The following table summarizes other expense for fiscal 2020 and 2019:

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

March 28,

2020

 

 

March 30,

2019

 

 

$

Change

 

 

%

Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other expense

 

$

 

 

$

8,271

 

 

$

(8,271

)

 

 

(100.0

%)

 

Other expense for fiscal 2019 primarily consisted of $8.2 million of expenses for legal, accounting, and advisory services related to the Exchange and four offerings of the Company’s common stock subsequent to the Exchange (“Offerings”), as well as $0.1 million for the deductible on an insured loss at one of the Company’s retail sales centers. The Company incurred no such costs in fiscal 2020.

Income Tax Expense

The following table summarizes income tax expense for fiscal 2020 and 2019:

 

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

March 28,

2020

 

 

March 30,

2019

 

 

$

Change

 

 

%

Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax expense

 

$

26,894

 

 

$

16,905

 

 

$

9,989

 

 

 

59.1

%

Effective tax rate

 

 

31.6

%

 

 

(40.9

%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax expense for fiscal 2020 was $26.9 million, representing an effective tax rate of 31.6%, compared to income tax expense of $16.9 million, representing an effective tax rate of (40.9%), for fiscal 2019.

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The Company’s effective tax rate for fiscal 2020 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, changes in valuation allowances, and results in foreign jurisdictions. The Company’s effective tax rate for fiscal 2019 differed from the federal statutory income tax rate of 21.0%, due primarily to the effect of non-deductible expenses, many of which were a result of the Exchange, 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 2020 and 2019:

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

March 28,

2020

 

 

March 30,

2019

 

 

$

Change

 

 

%

Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

58,160

 

 

$

(58,208

)

 

$

116,368

 

 

*

 

Income tax expense

 

 

26,894

 

 

 

16,905

 

 

 

9,989

 

 

 

59.1

%

Interest expense, net

 

 

1,401

 

 

 

3,290

 

 

 

(1,889

)

 

 

(57.4

%)

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

18,546

 

 

 

16,079

 

 

 

2,467

 

 

 

15.3

%

Equity-based compensation (for awards granted prior to December 31, 2018)

 

 

4,576

 

 

 

101,025

 

 

 

(96,449

)

 

*

 

Transaction costs

 

 

 

 

 

8,201

 

 

 

(8,201

)

 

 

(1.00

)

Acquisition integration costs

 

 

2,674

 

 

 

7,966

 

 

 

(5,292

)

 

*

 

Fair market value adjustment for asset classified as held for sale

 

 

986

 

 

 

 

 

 

986

 

 

*

 

Property, plant, and equipment impairment charge

 

 

550

 

 

 

 

 

 

550

 

 

*

 

Restructuring costs and other

 

 

577

 

 

 

1,833

 

 

 

(1,256

)

 

*

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

114,364

 

 

$

97,091

 

 

$

17,273

 

 

 

17.8

%

* indicates that the calculated percentage is not meaningful

 

Adjusted EBITDA for fiscal 2020 was $114.4 million, an increase of $17.3 million over fiscal 2019. The increase is primarily a result of increased operating income after adjusting for the effect of increased depreciation and amortization, transaction, integration and restructuring costs, and non-cash equity-based compensation incurred in connection with the Exchange, and the Offerings and the integration of Skyline. The increase in operating income is primarily due to improvements in sales volumes and gross profit margins as a percent of net sales partially offset by higher selling, general, and administrative costs. 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 3, 2021 totaled $858.6 million compared to $127.5 million at March 28, 2020. 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. Production levels, which vary by plant, gradually increased each quarter in fiscal 2021 and surpassed last year’s average daily production rates in both the third and fourth quarters of fiscal 2021. Increasing production rates to keep pace with orders is limited by individual plant capacity, time to train new employees, employee attendance and availability of materials. Production may also be limited by additional instances of COVID-19 related impacts, including intermittent facility shutdowns and supply channel disruption, including most recently raw material allocations by certain suppliers.

 

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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

The following table presents summary cash flow information for fiscal 2021, 2020, and 2019:

 

 

 

Year Ended

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

April 3,

2021

 

 

March 28,

2020

 

 

March 30,

2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating activities

 

$

153,897

 

 

$

76,743

 

 

$

65,228

 

Investing activities

 

 

(56,808

)

 

 

(14,093

)

 

 

(2,030

)

Financing activities

 

 

(47,813

)

 

 

21,569

 

 

 

(72,518

)

Effect of exchange rate changes

 

 

3,850

 

 

 

(1,398

)

 

 

(662

)

Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

 

 

53,126

 

 

 

82,821

 

 

 

(9,982

)

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period

 

 

209,455

 

 

 

126,634

 

 

 

136,616

 

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period

 

$

262,581

 

 

$

209,455

 

 

$

126,634

 

 

The Company’s primary sources of liquidity are cash flows from operations and existing cash balances. Cash balances and cash flow from operations for the next year are expected to be adequate to cover working capital requirements, fund capital expenditures, and floor plan payment obligations. The Company does not have any scheduled long term debt maturities in the next twelve months. The Company’s revolving credit facility includes a leverage ratio covenant that requires the Company’s first lien debt levels to remain less than 2.75x consolidated trailing twelve-month EBITDA. The leverage ratio was increased to 3.0x consolidated trailing twelve-month EBITDA for the four quarters after the acquisition of ScotBilt. The Company anticipates compliance with its leverage ratio debt covenant and projects its level of cash availability to be in excess of cash needed to operate the business for the next year. 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 operating strategies accordingly.

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 discussed above drove the increase in deposits. We expect deposit levels to return to historical levels in the future which will negatively impact operating cash flows. The favorable changes in working capital items were partially offset by an increase in inventory compared to the prior period which was a result of rising material prices and increasing the amount of raw materials stocked as a result of supply channel challenges. Cash provided by operating activities was $76.7 million in fiscal 2020 compared to $65.2 million in fiscal 2019. Cash was generated by operating income (before non-cash charges) from higher sales and operating margins compared to the prior year. Additionally, there were no transaction expenses incurred for the Skyline acquisition or secondary offering costs in fiscal 2020 compared to $8.2 million in the same period of the prior year. The increase was partially offset by cash used for other working capital items.

Cash used in investing activities was $56.8 million in fiscal 2021 versus $14.1 million in 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. Cash used in investing activities was $14.1 million in fiscal 2020 versus $2.0 million in 2019. The increase is primarily related to the benefit of $9.7 million of cash acquired in the Exchange in fiscal 2019, and an increase in capital expenditures of $3.3 million, partially offset by proceeds of $1.1 million from the disposition of a held for sale property. The expenditures for capital items are part of the Company’s focus on safety and operating efficiency initiatives as well as the expansion of production capacity.

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. In fiscal 2020, cash provided by financing activities was $21.6 million, versus the prior year which had net cash used in financing activities of $72.5 million.

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On June 5, 2018, the Company entered into a credit agreement (the Credit Agreement”) with a syndicate of banks. The Credit Agreement provides for a revolving credit facility of up to $100.0 million, including a letter of credit sub-facility of not less than $45.0 million. Initial borrowings in fiscal 2019 under the Credit Agreement were used to repay the Company’s prior $46.9 million term loans and replace the Company’s prior cash collateralized stand-alone letter of credit facility. The interest rate on borrowing under the Credit Agreement is based on LIBOR and was 1.6% at April 3, 2021. The Company borrowed $38.0 million under the Credit Agreement in March 2020 to maximize financial flexibility in response to the impact of COVID-19. Those funds were repaid during fiscal 2021. The Company had $42.7 million available to borrow against the Credit Agreement at April 3, 2021.

 

CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS AND COMMITMENTS

Credit Facility

The Credit Agreement matures on June 5, 2023 and has no scheduled amortization. The interest rate under the Credit Agreement will adjust based on the first lien net leverage of the Company which will range from a high of LIBOR plus 2.25% and ABR plus 1.25% when first lien net leverage is equal to or greater than 2.00:1.00, to a low of LIBOR plus 1.50% and ABR plus 0.50% when first lien net leverage is below 0.50:1.00. In addition, the Company is obligated to pay a commitment fee ranging between 0.25% and 0.40% (depending on first lien net leverage) in respect of unused commitments under the Credit Agreement.

Letter of Credit Facility

The Company has a letter of credit sub-facility under the Credit Agreement. At April 3, 2021, 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 3, 2021, the Company had outstanding borrowings on floor plan financing arrangements of $25.7 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 $48.0 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 3, 2021, including surety bonds and letters of credit totaling $34.4 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 3, 2021 is approximately $219.5 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 $1.4 million at April 3, 2021. See “Critical Accounting Polices – 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.

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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; (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 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 $50 million. The health plan is subject to a stop-loss limit of $500,000 per occurrence. Estimated self-insurance costs are accrued for all expected future expenditures for reported and unreported claims based on historical experience.

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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 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 2021, the Company performed qualitative assessments of its reporting units. The annual assessment was completed on of the first day of 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 manufacturing operations’ 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 24 or 30 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 Lender. The contingent repurchase obligation as of April 3, 2021, is estimated to be approximately $219.5 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 $1.4 million at April 3, 2021.

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

Off balance sheet arrangements at April 3, 2021 consist of the contingent repurchase obligation totaling approximately $219.5 million, letters of credit totaling $30.4 million, and surety bonds totaling $34.4 million. See “Contractual Obligations and Commitments – Contingent Obligations” and “Critical Accounting Policies – Reserve for Repurchase Commitments” above for more information related to these off balance sheet arrangements.

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OTHER MATTERS

Inflation

Inflation of raw materials, especially commodities such as forest products, was significant during fiscal 2021.  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.

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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ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Interest Rate Risk

Debt obligations under the Credit Agreement are subject to variable rates of interest based on LIBOR, the administrative agent’s prime rate or the U.S. federal funds rate. A 100 basis point increase in the underlying interest rate would result in an additional annual interest expense of approximately $0.3 million, assuming related debt of $26.9 million, which is the amount of outstanding borrowings under the Credit Agreement at April 3, 2021.

Obligations under industrial revenue bonds are subject to variable rates of interest based on a municipal bond index rate. A 100 basis point increase in the underlying interest rates would result in additional annual interest expense of approximately $0.1 million, assuming related debt of $12.4 million, which is the amount of outstanding borrowings on industrial revenue bonds at April 3, 2021.

Obligations under floor plan financing arrangements are subject to variable rates of interest based on terms negotiated with the floor plan lenders. A 100 basis point increase in the underlying interest rates would result in additional annual interest expense of approximately $0.3 million, assuming related floor plan borrowings of $25.7 million, which is the amount of outstanding borrowings on floor plan financing at April 3, 2021.

The Company’s approach to interest rate risk is to balance borrowings between fixed rate and variable rate debt as management deems appropriate. At April 3, 2021, the Company’s borrowings under the Credit Agreement, industrial revenue bonds and floor plan financing arrangements are all at variable rates.

Foreign Exchange Risk

The Company is exposed to foreign exchange risk with its factory-built housing operations in Canada. The Canadian operations had fiscal 2021 net sales of $133.9 million Canadian dollars. Assuming future annual Canadian net sales equivalent to fiscal 2021, a change of 1.0% in exchange rates between the U.S. and Canadian dollars would change consolidated sales by $1.3 million. The Company also has foreign exchange risk for cash balances maintained in Canadian dollars that are subject to fluctuating values when exchanged into U.S. dollars. The Company does not financially hedge its investment in the Canadian operations or in Canadian denominated bank deposits.

ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

Financial statements and supplementary data are filed herewith under Item 15.

ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

None.

ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

(a)

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, as of April 3, 2021. Based on that evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of April 3, 2021.

(b)

Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

The Company’s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting for the Company, as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act. Under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, internal controls over financial reporting are designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that:

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(1)

pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the Company's assets;

 

(2)

provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP, and that the Company's receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and directors; and

 

(3)

provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, the Company's controls and procedures may not prevent or detect misstatements. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the controls system are met. Because of the inherent limitations in all controls systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, have been detected.

Management assessed the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting based on the criteria in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission ("2013 Framework").  Management excluded ScotBilt, which was acquired on February 28, 2021, from its assessment of the internal control over financial reporting.  This acquired business comprised 6.9% of total assets as of April 3, 2021 and 0.7% of net sales for the year ended April 3, 2021. Based on management's evaluation under the criteria in the 2013 Framework, management concluded that the Company's internal control over financial reporting was effective as of April 3, 2021.

(c)

Attestation Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Ernst & Young LLP, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, audited the Company’s consolidated financial statements set forth in this Annual Report and issued an attestation report regarding the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of April 3, 2021, and the attestation report is set forth in Item 15, "Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data," under the caption "Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Internal Control over Financial Reporting" and is incorporated herein by reference.

(d)

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended April 3, 2021 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION

None.

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PART III

ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

The information required by this item concerning the Company’s directors, director nominees and Section 16 beneficial ownership reporting compliance will be set forth in the definitive Proxy Statement for our 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2021 Proxy Statement”), which will be filed within 120 days after the end of the registrant’s fiscal year, under the captions "Election of Directors," "Share Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners," "Executive Officers" and "Corporate Governance” and is incorporated herein by reference.

The Company has adopted a written code of business conduct and ethics (“Code of Conduct”), which applies to all of its directors, officers, and employees. Our Code of Conduct is available on our website, www.skylinechampion.com, and can be obtained by writing to Investor Relations at 755 West Big Beaver Rd., Suite 1000, Troy, Michigan 48084, or by sending an email to investorrelations@championhomes.com. The information contained on our website is not incorporated by reference into this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The information required by this item will be set forth in the 2021 Proxy Statement under the captions “Compensation Discussion and Analysis,” “How We Make Compensation Decisions,” “What We Pay and Why: Elements of Compensation,” “Compensation Tables,” “Summary Compensation Table for 2021,” “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal 2021,” “Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal 2021 Year End,” “Option Exercises and Stock Vested in Fiscal 2021,” “Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control,” “Director Compensation,” “Director Compensation Program,” “Non-Employee Director Compensation in Fiscal 2021,” “CEO Pay Ratio,” “Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation,” and “Compensation Committee Report,” and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

The information required by this item will be set forth in the 2021 Proxy Statement under the caption "Share Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners" and is incorporated herein by reference.

Equity Compensation Plan Information

The following table provides information about the Company’s equity compensation plans as of April 3, 2021:

 

Plan Category

 

Number of Securities to be

Issued Upon Exercise of

Outstanding Options,

Warrants and Rights (1)

(A)

 

Weighted-Average

Exercise

Price of Outstanding

Options,

Warrants and Rights (2)

(B)

 

Number of Securities

Remaining Available for

Future Issuance Under

Equity Compensation Plans

(Excluding Securities

Reflected

in Column (A))

(C)

 

Equity compensation plans approved by

   Stockholders

 

1,010,221

 

 

27.72

 

4,394,713

 

Equity compensation plans not approved by

   Stockholders

 

 

 

 

Total

 

1,010,221

 

$

27.72

 

4,394,713

 

 

(1)

This amount represents the following: (a) 536,446 shares subject to the vesting and/or exercise of outstanding options; (b) 290,904 shares subject to vesting of outstanding performance-based restricted stock units; and (c) 182,871 shares subject to vesting of outstanding restricted stock units. The options, performance-based restricted stock units and restricted stock units were all granted under our 2018 Equity Incentive Plan.

(2)

The weighted-average exercise price is calculated solely on the exercise prices of the outstanding options and does not reflect the shares that will be issued upon the vesting of outstanding awards of performance-based restricted stock units and time-based restricted stock units, which have no exercise price.


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The information required by this item will be set forth in the 2021 Proxy Statement under the captions “Proposal One: Election of Directors,” “Board Composition and Director Independence,” “Meetings and Committees,” “Corporate Governance Overview,” “Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation,” and “Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions,” and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES

The information required by this item will be set forth in the 2021 Proxy Statement under the captions “Auditor Fees and Pre-Approval Policy,” “Auditor Fees and Services,” and “Pre-Approval of Auditor Fees and Services,” and is incorporated herein by reference.

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PART IV

ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedules

 

(a)

Financial Statements are listed in the Index to Consolidated Financial Statements on page F-1 of this Annual Report.

 

Financial Statement Schedules:

Schedule II — Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

All other financial statement schedules are omitted because such schedules are not required, or the information required has been presented in the aforementioned financial statements.

Exhibits

The documents listed below are being filed or have previously been filed on behalf of the Company and are incorporated herein by reference from the documents indicated and made a part hereof. Exhibits not identified as previously filed are filed herewith.

 

Exhibit

Number

 

Exhibit Description

 

 

 

2.1

 

Share Contribution & Exchange Agreement, dated as of January 5, 2018, by and among Skyline Corporation and Champion Enterprises Holdings, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the registrant’s Form 8-K, filed on January 5, 2018).

3.1

 

Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Skyline Champion Corporation, dated June 1, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the registrant’s Form 8-K dated June 6, 2018).

3.2  

 

Amended and Restated By-Laws of Skyline Champion Corporation, dated June 1, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the registrant’s Form 8-K dated June 6, 2018).

3.3

 

Amended and Restated By-Laws of Skyline Champion Corporation, dated June 1, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the registrant’s Form 8-K dated April 1, 2021).

4.1  

 

Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2018 by and among Skyline Champion Corporation, The Bain Shareholder, Sankaty Champion Holdings, LLC, Sankaty Credit Opportunities IV, L.P. CCP Champion Investors, LLC, Centerbridge Capital Partners, L.P., Centerbridge Capital Partners Strategic, L.P., Centerbridge Capital Partners SBS, L.P., Mak Champion Investment LLC, Mak-ro Capital Master Fund L.P. and Arthur J. Decio (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the registrant’s Form 8-K dated June 6, 2018).

4.2  

 

Investor Rights Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2018, by and among Skyline Champion Corporation, Champion Enterprises Holdings, LLC, Sankaty Champion Holdings, LLC, Sankaty Credit Opportunities IV, L.P., Centerbridge Capital Partners, L.P., Centerbridge Capital Partners Strategic, L.P., Centerbridge Capital Partners SBS, L.P., CCP Champion Investors, LLC, MAK Champion Investment LLC and MAK-RO Capital Master Fund. L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the registrant’s Form 8-K dated June 6, 2018).

4.3  

 

Description of Common Stock (incorporated by reference to the registrant’s registration statement on Form 8-A12B filed by the Company on May 31, 2018).

10.1  

 

Credit Agreement, dated as of June 5, 2018 by and among Skyline Champion Corporation, Citizens Bank N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent, and the other financial institutions party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the registrant’s Form 8-K dated June 6, 2018).

10.2  

 

Transition Services Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2018, by and among Skyline Champion Corporation and Champion Enterprises Holdings, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the registrant’s Form 8-K dated June 6, 2018)

10.3  

 

2018 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the registrants registration statement on Form S-8 filed on September 26, 2018).†

10.4  

 

Form of Non-Statutory Stock Option Agreement for Employees.*†

10.5  

 

Form of Performance Stock Unit Agreement.*†

10.6  

 

Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement for Non-Employee Directors.*†

10.7  

 

Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement for Employees.*†

10.8  

 

Form of Indemnification Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of the registrant’s Form 8-K filed on June 6, 2018).

10.9

 

Form of Non-Statutory Stock Option Agreement for Executives.*†

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10.10

 

Form of Performance Stock Unit Agreement for Executives.*†

10.11

 

Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement for Executives.*†

10.12  

 

Executive Employment Agreement, dated September 5, 2019 and effective June 1, 2019, between Mark Yost and Champion Home Builders, Inc.*†

10.13

 

Executive Employment Agreement, dated as of June 4, 2018, between Laurie Hough and Champion Home Builders, Inc. *†

10.14

 

Executive Employment Agreement effective June 17, 2019 between Robert Spence and Champion Home Builders, Inc.*†

10.15

 

Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of June 4, 2018, between Keith Anderson and Champion Home Builders, Inc.*†

21.1  

 

Subsidiaries of the Registrant. *

23.1  

 

Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. *

31.1  

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 – Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a).*

31.2  

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 – Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a).*

32.1  

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. **

101.INS

 

Inline XBRL Instance Document*

101.SCH

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document*

101.CAL

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document*

101.DEF

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document*

101.LAB

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document*

104

 

Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

 

*

Filed herewith.

Management contract or compensatory plan, contract or arrangement.

 

 

ITEM 16.  FORM 10-K SUMMARY

Not applicable

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Annual Report on Form 10-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

SKYLINE CHAMPION CORPORATION

Date:

May 26, 2021

/s/ Mark Yost

 

 

Mark Yost

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

 

Title

Date

 

 

 

 

/s/ Mark Yost

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

May 26, 2021

Mark Yost

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Laurie Hough

 

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer

May 26, 2021

Laurie Hough

 

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Timothy Burkhardt

 

Vice President and Controller

May 26, 2021

Timothy Burkhardt

 

(Principal Accounting Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Keith Anderson

 

Director

 

Keith Anderson

 

 

May 26, 2021

 

 

 

 

/s/ Michael Berman

 

Director

 

Michael Berman

 

 

May 26, 2021

 

 

 

 

/s/ Timothy Bernlohr

 

Director

 

Timothy Bernlohr

 

 

May 26, 2021

 

 

 

 

/s/ Eddie Capel

 

Director

 

Eddie Capel

 

 

May 26, 2021

 

 

 

 

/s/ John C. Firth

 

Director

 

John C. Firth

 

 

May 26, 2021

 

 

 

 

/s/ Michael Kaufman

 

Director

 

Michael Kaufman

 

 

May 26, 2021

 

 

 

 

/s/ Erin Mulligan Nelson

 

Director

 

Erin Mulligan Nelson

 

 

May 26, 2021

 

 

 

 

/s/ Gary E. Robinette

 

Director

 

Gary E. Robinette

 

 

May 26, 2021

 

 

 

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SKYLINE CHAMPION CORPORATION

INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Reports of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

F-2

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of April 3, 2021 and March 28, 2020

F-6

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Fiscal Years Ended April 3, 2021, March 28, 2020, and March 30, 2019

F-7

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Fiscal Years Ended April 3, 2021, March 28, 2020, and March 30, 2019

F-8

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Fiscal Years Ended April 3, 2021, March 28, 2020, and March 30, 2019

F-9

Consolidated Statements of Equity for the Fiscal Years Ended April 3, 2021, March 28, 2020, and March 30, 2019

F-10

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

F-11

Schedule II – Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

F-33

 


F-1


 

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of

Skyline Champion Corporation

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Skyline Champion Corporation (the Company) as of April 3, 2021 and March 28, 2020, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), equity and cash flows for each of the fiscal years ended April 3, 2021, March 28, 2020, and March 30, 2019, and the related notes and financial statement schedule listed in the Index at Item 15(a) (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company at April 3, 2021 and March 28, 2020, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the fiscal years ended April 3, 2021, March 28, 2020, and March 30, 2019, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of April 3, 2021, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework) and our report dated May 26, 2021, expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company‘s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company‘s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

Critical Audit Matter

 

The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective or complex judgments. The communication of the critical audit matter does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts and disclosures to which it relates.

 

 

Workers’ Compensation

Description of the Matter

 

The Company had workers’ compensation reserves of $16.3 million as of April 3, 2021. As described in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company is self-insured for a significant portion of its workers’ compensation obligations. Workers’ compensation costs are accrued for incurred claims and estimated claims incurred but not yet reported.

Auditing the Company’s workers’ compensation reserve is complex and requires the involvement of actuarial specialists due to the measurement uncertainty associated with the estimate of the ultimate loss projection and the use of various actuarial methods.

 

F-2


 

How We Addressed the Matter in Our Audit

 

We evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of the Company’s controls over the workers’ compensation reserve process. For example, we tested controls over management’s review of the workers’ compensation reserve calculations, the appropriateness of the assumptions management used in the calculation and controls pertaining to the completeness and accuracy of the claim data underlying the reserve.

 

To evaluate the reserve for workers’ compensation, we performed audit procedures that included, among others, testing the completeness and accuracy of the incurred claims underlying the reserve, obtaining legal confirmation letters to evaluate reserves in consideration of litigated matters, and reviewing the Company’s reinsurance contracts to assess the Company’s self-insurance retentions. Furthermore, we involved our actuarial specialists to assist in our evaluation of methodologies and assumptions applied by management to establish the workers’ compensation reserve. We compared the Company’s reserve to a range developed by our actuarial specialists based on assumptions independently developed by our specialists.

 

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

 

We have served as the Company‘s auditor since 2006.

 

Detroit, Michigan

May 26, 2021


F-3


 

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of Skyline Champion Corporation

 

Opinion on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

We have audited Skyline Champion Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting as of April 3, 2021, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework) (the COSO criteria). In our opinion, Skyline Champion Corporation (the Company) maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of April 3, 2021, based on the COSO criteria.

 

As indicated in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting, management’s assessment of and conclusion on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting did not include the internal controls of ScotBilt Homes LLC (“ScotBilt”), which is included in the 2021 consolidated financial statements of the Company and constituted 6.9% of total assets as of April 3, 2021 and 0.7% of revenues for the year then ended. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting of the Company also did not include an evaluation of the internal control over financial reporting of ScotBilt.

 

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated balance sheets of the Company as of April 3, 2021 and March 28, 2020, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), equity and cash flows for each of the fiscal years ended April 3, 2021, March 28, 2020, and March 30, 2019, and the related notes and financial statement schedule listed in the Index at Item 15(a) and our report dated May 26, 2021, expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.

 

Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

Definition and Limitations of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

 


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Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

 

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

 

Detroit, Michigan

May 26, 2021

 

 

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Skyline Champion Corporation

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

April 3,

2021

 

 

March 28,

2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

262,581

 

 

$

209,455

 

Trade accounts receivable, net

 

 

57,481

 

 

 

45,733

 

Inventories, net

 

 

166,113

 

 

 

126,386

 

Other current assets

 

 

13,592

 

 

 

17,239

 

Total current assets

 

 

499,767

 

 

 

398,813

 

Long-term assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant, and equipment, net

 

 

115,140

 

 

 

109,291

 

Goodwill

 

 

191,803

 

 

 

173,521

 

Amortizable intangible assets, net

 

 

58,835

 

 

 

43,357

 

Deferred tax assets

 

 

19,914

 

 

 

21,812

 

Other noncurrent assets

 

 

32,443

 

 

 

34,906

 

Total assets

 

$

917,902

 

 

$

781,700

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floor plan payable

 

$

25,733

 

 

$

33,914

 

Accounts payable

 

 

57,214

 

 

 

38,703

 

Other current liabilities

 

 

180,695

 

 

 

114,030

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

263,642

 

 

 

186,647

 

Long-term liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt

 

 

39,330

 

 

 

77,330

 

Deferred tax liabilities

 

 

4,280

 

 

 

3,264

 

Other

 

 

42,039

 

 

 

40,144

 

Total long-term liabilities

 

 

85,649

 

 

 

120,738

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders' Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.0277 par value, 115,000 shares authorized, 56,640 and 56,665 shares issued (including 0 and 145 shares subject to restriction) as of April 3, 2021 and March 28, 2020, respectively

 

 

1,569

 

 

 

1,570

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

491,668

 

 

 

485,552

 

Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)

 

 

82,898

 

 

 

(48

)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

(7,524

)

 

 

(12,759

)

Total equity

 

 

568,611

 

 

 

474,315

 

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

 

$

917,902

 

 

$

781,700

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Skyline Champion Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

April 3,

2021

 

 

March 28,

2020

 

 

March 30,

2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales

 

$

1,420,881

 

 

$

1,369,730

 

 

$

1,360,043

 

Cost of sales

 

 

1,133,186

 

 

 

1,090,755

 

 

 

1,114,684

 

Gross profit

 

 

287,695

 

 

 

278,975

 

 

 

245,359

 

Selling, general, and administrative expenses

 

 

178,936

 

 

 

192,520

 

 

 

275,101

 

Operating income (loss)

 

 

108,759

 

 

 

86,455

 

 

 

(29,742

)

Interest expense

 

 

3,813

 

 

 

4,632

 

 

 

5,333

 

Interest income

 

 

(565

)

 

 

(3,231

)

 

 

(2,043

)

Other (income) expense

 

 

(5,889

)

 

 

 

 

 

8,271

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

 

111,400

 

 

 

85,054

 

 

 

(41,303

)

Income tax expense

 

 

26,501

 

 

 

26,894

 

 

 

16,905

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

84,899

 

 

$

58,160

 

 

$

(58,208

)

Net income (loss) per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

1.50

 

 

$

1.03

 

 

$

(1.09

)

Diluted

 

$

1.49

 

 

$

1.02

 

 

$

(1.09

)

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Skyline Champion Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

April 3,

2021

 

 

March 28,

2020

 

 

March 30,

2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

84,899

 

 

$

58,160

 

 

$

(58,208

)

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments

 

 

5,235

 

 

 

(2,144

)

 

 

(1,322

)

Total comprehensive income (loss)

 

$

90,134

 

 

$

56,016

 

 

$

(59,530

)

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Skyline Champion Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

April 3,

2021

 

 

March 28,

2020

 

 

March 30,

2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

84,899

 

 

$

58,160

 

 

$

(58,208

)

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

17,704

 

 

 

18,546

 

 

 

16,079

 

Equity-based compensation

 

 

6,037

 

 

 

8,349

 

 

 

101,999

 

Deferred taxes

 

 

3,588

 

 

 

11,796

 

 

 

3,047

 

Amortization of deferred financing fees

 

 

506

 

 

 

510

 

 

 

542

 

(Gain) loss on disposal of property, plant, and equipment

 

 

(61

)

 

 

239

 

 

 

(37

)

Foreign currency transaction (gain) loss

 

 

(519

)

 

 

235

 

 

 

123

 

Fair market value adjustment to held for sale property

 

 

 

 

 

986

 

 

 

 

Property, plant, and equipment impairment charge

 

 

 

 

 

550

 

 

 

 

Change in assets and liabilities, net of business acquired:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

(9,305

)

 

 

11,901

 

 

 

(2,223

)

Inventories

 

 

(31,030

)

 

 

(4,491

)

 

 

(6,044

)

Other assets

 

 

967

 

 

 

(10,616

)

 

 

(1,973

)

Accounts payable

 

 

16,371

 

 

 

(4,606

)

 

 

(3,105

)

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

 

64,740

 

 

 

(14,816

)

 

 

15,147

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(119

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

153,897

 

 

 

76,743

 

 

 

65,228

 

Cash flows from investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additions to property, plant, and equipment

 

 

(8,016

)

 

 

(15,389

)

 

 

(12,092

)

Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired

 

 

(52,548

)

 

 

 

 

 

9,722

 

Proceeds from life insurance policies

 

 

1,829

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from disposal of property, plant, and equipment

 

 

1,927

 

 

 

196

 

 

 

56

 

Proceeds from sale of held for sale property

 

 

 

 

 

1,100

 

 

 

 

Decrease in note receivable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

284

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(56,808

)

 

 

(14,093

)

 

 

(2,030

)

Cash flows from financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Changes in floor plan financing, net

 

 

(8,181

)

 

 

592

 

 

 

3,496

 

Borrowings on revolving debt facility

 

 

 

 

 

38,000

 

 

 

46,900

 

Payments on revolving debt facility

 

 

(38,000

)

 

 

(15,000

)

 

 

(5,000

)

Payments on term-loans and other debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(46,900

)

Payments for deferred financing fees

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,169

)

Members' capital distribution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(65,277

)

Stock option exercises

 

 

55

 

 

 

112

 

 

 

1,615

 

Tax payments for equity-based compensation

 

 

(1,687

)

 

 

(2,135

)

 

 

(5,183

)

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

 

 

(47,813

)

 

 

21,569

 

 

 

(72,518

)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

 

 

3,850

 

 

 

(1,398

)

 

 

(662

)

Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

 

 

53,126

 

 

 

82,821

 

 

 

(9,982

)

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period

 

 

209,455

 

 

 

126,634

 

 

 

136,616

 

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period

 

$

262,581

 

 

$

209,455

 

 

$

126,634

 

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for interest

 

$

3,574

 

 

$

4,044

 

 

$

4,975

 

Cash paid for income taxes

 

$

17,540

 

 

$

22,312

 

 

$

13,537

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Skyline Champion Corporation

Consolidated Statement of Equity

(Dollars and shares in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Members' Contributed Capital

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

Additional Paid in Capital

 

 

Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)

 

 

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

 

 

Total

 

Balance at March 31, 2018

 

$

140,076

 

 

 

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

22,514

 

 

$

(9,293

)

 

$

153,297

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(58,208

)

 

 

 

 

 

(58,208

)

Equity-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

101,999

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

101,999

 

Members' capital distributions

 

 

(42,763

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(22,514

)

 

 

 

 

 

(65,277

)

Exchange of membership interest for shares of Skyline Champion Corporation

 

 

(97,313

)

 

 

56,143

 

 

 

1,555

 

 

 

380,810

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

285,052

 

Net common stock issued under equity-based compensation plans

 

 

 

 

 

514

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

(3,582

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,568

)

Foreign currency translation adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

 

 

 

(1,322

)

 

 

(1,323

)

Balance at March 30, 2019

 

$

 

 

 

56,657

 

 

$

1,569

 

 

$

479,226

 

 

$

(58,208

)

 

$

(10,615

)

 

$

411,972

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

58,160

 

 

 

 

 

 

58,160

 

Equity-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,349

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,349

 

Net common stock issued under equity-based compensation plans

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

(2,023

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,022

)

Foreign currency translation adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,144

)

 

 

(2,144

)

Balance at March 28, 2020

 

$

 

 

 

56,665

 

 

$

1,570

 

 

$

485,552

 

 

$

(48

)

 

$

(12,759

)

 

$

474,315

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

84,899

 

 

 

 

 

 

84,899

 

Cumulative adjustment for adoption of ASU 2016-13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(245

)

 

 

 

 

 

(245

)

Equity-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,037

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,037

 

Net common stock issued under equity-based compensation plans

 

 

 

 

 

(25

)

 

 

(1

)

 

 

79

 

 

 

(1,708

)

 

 

 

 

 

(1,630

)

Foreign currency translation adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,235

 

 

 

5,235

 

Balance at April 3, 2021

 

$

 

 

 

56,640

 

 

$

1,569

 

 

$

491,668

 

 

$

82,898

 

 

$

(7,524

)

 

$

568,611

 

 

Components of accumulated other comprehensive loss at April 3, 2021, March 28, 2020, and March 30, 2019 consisted solely of foreign currency translation adjustments.

 

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Skyline Champion Corporation

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

1.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation: On June 1, 2018, Skyline Champion Corporation (formerly known as Skyline Corporation), an Indiana corporation (the “Company”) and Champion Enterprises Holdings, LLC (“Champion Holdings”) completed the transactions contemplated by the Share Contribution & Exchange Agreement (the “Exchange Agreement”), dated as of January 5, 2018, by and between the Company and Champion Holdings. Under the Exchange Agreement: (i) Champion Holdings contributed to the Company all of the issued and outstanding equity interests of each of Champion Holdings’ wholly-owned operating subsidiaries (the “Contributed Shares”); and (ii) in exchange for the Contributed Shares, the Company issued to the members of Champion Holdings, in the aggregate, 47,752,008 shares of the Company common stock (“Skyline Common Stock”) (such issuance, the “Shares Issuance”). Immediately following the Shares Issuance, the members of Champion Holdings collectively held 84.5%, and the Company’s pre-closing shareholders collectively held 15.5%, of the issued and outstanding Skyline Common Stock on a fully-diluted basis. The contribution of the Contributed Shares by Champion Holdings to Skyline, and the Shares Issuance by the Company to the members of Champion Holdings are collectively referred to herein as the “Exchange.”

The Exchange was treated as a purchase of the Company by Champion Holdings for accounting and financial reporting purposes. As a result, the financial results for the twelve months ending March 30, 2019 are comprised of: (i) the results of Champion Holdings for the period between April 1, 2018 and May 31, 2018; and (ii) the Company, after giving effect to the Exchange, from June 1, 2018 through March 30, 2019.

COVID-19 Government Financial Assistance: The outbreak of a novel strain of coronavirus ("COVID-19") was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization in March 2020. Various government programs have been announced to provide 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. The Company recognized $6.2 million for payroll subsidies under CEWS during fiscal 2021. The Company also recognized $0.7 million during fiscal 2021 for wage subsidies under the CARES Act and other state level programs in the United States. The Company’s policy is to account for these subsidies as Other Income in the period in which the related costs are incurred and the Company is reasonably assured to receive payment. As of April 3, 2021, the Company had collected all of the CEWS subsidies for which it has applied. In addition, the CARES Act allows for deferring payment of certain payroll taxes. Through April 3, 2021, the Company has deferred $11.8 million of payroll taxes that will be paid beginning in December 2021.

Nature of Operations: The Company’s operations consist of manufacturing, retail and transportation activities. At April 3, 2021, the Company operated 35 manufacturing facilities throughout the United States (“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 houses to consumers primarily in the Southern U.S. The Company’s transportation business engages independent owners/drivers to transport recreational vehicles throughout the U.S. and Canada and manufactured houses in certain regions of the U.S. The Company also has holding companies located in the Netherlands.

Principles of Consolidation: The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, its wholly owned subsidiaries, and its majority-owned subsidiaries which it controls. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Variable Interest Entities and Joint Ventures: The Company analyzes its investments in non-wholly owned subsidiaries to determine whether they are unconsolidated joint ventures, consolidated joint ventures, or variable interest entities (“VIEs”) and, if so, whether the Company is the primary beneficiary in accordance with ASC 810, Consolidation.  

Accounting Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“US. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes thereto. Estimates made in preparing the accompanying consolidated financial statements include, but are not limited to, business combinations, reserves for obsolete inventory, accrued warranty costs, useful lives of fixed and intangible assets, asset impairment analyses, insurance reserves, legal reserves, repurchase reserves, share-

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based compensation and deferred tax valuation allowances Actual results could differ from those estimates, making it reasonably possible that a change in these estimates could occur within one year.

Fiscal Year: The Company’s fiscal year is a 52- or 53-week period that ends on the Saturday nearest March 31. Fiscal 2021 includes the 53-weeks ended April 3, 2021. Fiscal 2020 and 2019 include the 52-weeks ended March 28, 2020 and March 30, 2019, respectively.

Revenue Recognition: Revenue is recognized when performance obligations under the terms of a contract are satisfied which generally occurs at a point in time through the transfer of control of promised goods to the Company's customers. Control transfers once a customer has the ability to direct the use of, and obtain substantially all of the benefits from, the product. This includes the transfer of legal title, physical possession, the risks and rewards of ownership, and customer acceptance.  Sales revenue is reported net of applicable sales tax. See Note 9, Revenue Recognition, for additional information.

Cost of Sales: Cost of sales includes manufacturing costs such as: (i) materials; (ii) compensation and employee benefits for direct and indirect labor; (iii) fixed and variable manufacturing overhead costs; (iv) warranty costs; (v) inbound delivery costs; and (vi) depreciation of buildings and equipment. Manufacturing overhead costs include costs such as: (i) utilities; (ii) workers’ compensation and product liability self-insurance; (iii) real and personal property taxes on buildings and equipment; (iv) manufacturing supplies; (v) repairs and maintenance; and (vi) rents and leases for buildings and equipment. Cost of sales also includes certain post-manufacturing costs, to the extent such costs are the Company’s responsibility. Post-manufacturing costs may include delivery and setup, foundations, craning, roofing, exterior cladding, interior finishing, utility connections and other miscellaneous site costs. Generally, subcontractors are engaged to perform post-manufacturing activities.

Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses: Selling, general, and administrative expenses (“SG&A”) include costs such as (i) salaries, wages, incentives and employee benefits for executive, management, sales, engineering, accounting, information technology (“IT”) and administrative employees; (ii) sales commissions; (iii) marketing and advertising costs; (iv) legal and professional fees; (v) depreciation, rents and leases for administrative facilities, office equipment, IT equipment and computer software; and (vi) postage, office supplies, travel and telephone expenses.

Advertising Costs and Delivery Costs and Revenue: Advertising costs are expensed as incurred and are included in selling, general, and administrative expenses. Total advertising expense was approximately $1.7 million, $2.3 million, and $1.5 million for fiscal 2021, 2020, and 2019, respectively. Delivery costs are included in cost of sales and delivery revenue is included in net sales.

Foreign Currency: Translation adjustments of the Company’s international subsidiaries for which the local currency is the functional currency are reflected in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income or loss.

Fair Value: The Company estimates the fair value of its financial instruments in accordance with ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement, which establishes a fair value hierarchy and requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. As such, the fair value of financial instruments is estimated using available market information and other valuation methods.

The Company groups assets and liabilities at fair value in three levels, based on the inputs and assumptions used to determine fair value. These levels are:

 

Level 1—Fair value determined based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.

 

Level 2—Fair value determined using significant observable inputs, generally either quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities or quoted prices in markets that are not active.

 

Level 3—Fair value determined using significant observable inputs, such as pricing models, discounted cash flows, or similar techniques.  

The Company records accounts receivable, accounts payable and other current liabilities at cost. The carrying value of these instruments approximate their fair value due to their short-term maturities.

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Cash and Cash Equivalents: Cash and cash equivalents include highly liquid investments that have original maturities less than 90 days at the time of their purchase. These investments are carried at cost, which approximates market value because of their short maturities.

 Trade Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts: The Company extends credit terms on a customer-by-customer basis in the normal course of business and, as such, trade accounts receivable are subject to customary credit risk. The allowance for doubtful accounts represents the Company's best estimate of probable credit losses in accounts receivable. Receivables are written off against the allowance when management believes that the amount receivable will not be recovered. At both April 3, 2021 and March 28, 2020, the Company had an allowance for doubtful accounts of $0.4 million.

Inventories: Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value, with cost determined under the first-in, first-out method. Capitalized manufacturing costs include the cost of materials, labor and manufacturing overhead. Retail inventories of new manufactured homes built by the Company are valued at manufacturing cost, including materials, labor and manufacturing overhead, or net purchase price if acquired from unaffiliated third parties.

Property, Plant, and Equipment: Property, plant, and equipment are stated at acquisition date cost. Depreciation is provided principally on the straight-line method, generally over the following estimated useful lives: land improvements—3 to 10 years; buildings and improvements—8 to 25 years; and vehicles and machinery and equipment—3 to 8 years. Depreciation expense was $12.1 million, $13.1 million, and $11.3 million for fiscal 2021, 2020, and 2019, respectively.

At April 3, 2021, the Company owned five idle manufacturing facilities and two idle retail sales centers with a net book value of $6.8 million. These properties are accounted for as long-lived assets to be held and used.

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. If impairment indicators exist, the Company performs the required impairment analysis by comparing the undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated from the long-lived assets to the related net book values. If the net book value exceeds the undiscounted cash flows, an impairment loss is measured and recognized. An impairment loss is measured as the difference between the net book value and the fair value of the long-lived assets. Fair value is estimated based upon a combination of market and cost approaches, as appropriate. An impairment loss of $0.6 million was recorded in selling, general, and administrative expenses in fiscal 2020 related to a decrease in the estimated fair value of the Company’s idle manufacturing facilities. No impairment losses were recorded in either fiscal 2021 or 2019.

 

Leases: The Company has operating leases for land, manufacturing and office facilities, and equipment. The Company’s lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise such option. The Company's leases do not contain material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants. Operating lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease terms. The Company has elected not to recognize any right of use asset or lease liability for leases with an initial term of 12 months or less and has elected not to separate lease and non-lease components.

The discount rate used to measure a lease obligation should be the rate implicit in the lease; however, the Company’s operating  leases generally do not provide an implicit rate. Accordingly, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate at lease commencement to determine the present value of lease payments. The incremental borrowing rate is an entity-specific rate which represents the rate of interest a lessee would pay to borrow on a collateralized basis over a similar term with similar payments.

Assets held for sale: Long-lived assets expected to be sold or otherwise disposed of within one year are classified as assets held for sale and included in other current assets in the consolidated balance sheets. In connection with the Exchange, the Company acquired an office building which was classified as an asset held for sale as of March 30, 2019, valued at $2.1 million. In the first quarter of fiscal 2020, a loss of $1.0 million was recorded in selling, general, and administrative expenses to recognize a decrease in the fair value of the building, which was sold for $1.1 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2020.

Goodwill: The Company tests goodwill for impairment in accordance with ASC 350. Goodwill is not amortized but is tested for impairment on at least an annual basis. Impairment testing is required more often than annually 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

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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.  

In fiscal 2021, the Company performed qualitative assessments of its reporting units. The annual assessment was completed on the first day of March. The assessment 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.

 

Business combinations: The Company accounts for its business combinations in accordance with the accounting guidance in ASC 805. The purchase price of an acquired business is allocated 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. Determining the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed requires management’s judgment, the utilization of independent appraisal firms and often involves the use of significant estimates and assumptions with respect to the timing and amount of future cash flows, market rate assumptions, actuarial assumptions, and appropriate discount rates, among other items. Refer to Note 2, Business Combination, for additional information.

Amortizable Intangible Assets: Amortizable intangible assets consist primarily of fair values assigned to customer relationships and trade names. Trade names were valued based upon the relief-from-royalty method and customer relationships were valued based upon the multi-period excess earnings method. Amortization is provided over the useful lives of the intangible assets, generally up to ten years, using the straight-line method. The recoverability of amortizable intangible assets is evaluated whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be recovered, in accordance with the recognition and measurement provisions of ASC 360.

Warranty Obligations: The Company’s manufactured housing operations generally provides the homebuyer with an assurance warranty from the date of respective purchase. Estimated warranty costs are accrued as cost of sales at the time of sale. Warranty provisions and reserves are based on estimates of the amounts necessary to settle existing and future claims on homes sold by the manufacturing segment as of the balance sheet date. Factors used to calculate the warranty obligation are the estimated number of homes still under warranty and the historical average costs incurred to service a home.

Dealer Volume Rebates: The Company’s manufacturing segment sponsors volume rebate programs under which sales to retailers and builder/developers can qualify for cash rebates generally based on the level of sales attained during a twelve-month period. Volume rebates are accrued at the time of sale and are recorded as a reduction of net sales.

Repurchase Agreements: The Company is contingently liable under terms of repurchase agreements with lending institutions that provide wholesale floor plan financing to retailers. These arrangements, which are customary in the industry, provide for the repurchase of products sold to retailers in the event of default by the retailer on their agreement to pay the financial institution. The risk of loss from these agreements is spread over numerous retailers. The repurchase price is generally determined by the original sales price of the product less contractually defined curtailment payments. The Company accounts for the guarantee under its repurchase agreements with the retailers’ financing institutions by estimating and deferring a portion of the related product sale that represents the estimated fair value of the guarantee.

Accrued Self-Insurance: The Company is self-insured for a significant portion of its workers’ compensation, general and product liability, auto liability, health, and property insurance. Insurance coverage is maintained for catastrophic exposures and those risks required to be insured by law. Estimated self-insurance costs are accrued for incurred claims and estimated claims incurred but not yet reported. At April 3, 2021 and March 28, 2020, the Company had gross reserves for estimated losses related to workers’ compensation obligations of $16.3 million and $16.5 million, respectively. The Company also recorded expected reimbursements for the portion of those losses above respective program limits of $5.2 million and $6.1 million at April 3, 2021 and March 28, 2020, respectively.  

Equity-Based Compensation: Stock-based compensation is measured at the grant date based on the fair value of the award and is generally recognized as expense ratably on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period, which is generally the vesting period of the respective award. Forfeitures are recognized in the period in which they occur.  

Comprehensive Income and Loss: Components of comprehensive income and loss are changes in equity other than those resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners. The aggregate amount of such changes to equity that have not yet been recognized in net income or loss are reported in the equity section of the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as accumulated other comprehensive income or loss, net of tax.

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Income Taxes: The provision for income taxes is calculated using the asset and liability method, under which 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. In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, the Company considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is primarily dependent upon the generation of future taxable income. In determining the future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in the financial statements or tax returns, judgment is required.

On March 29, 2020, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2016-13, “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326), Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments,” using a modified retrospective approach. The standard amends several aspects of the measurement of credit losses related to certain financial instruments, including the replacement of the existing incurred credit loss model and other models with the current expected credit losses ("CECL") model. The cumulative effect of adoption resulted in an increase of $0.2 million in the allowance for credit loss and a corresponding decrease in retained earnings as of March 29, 2020. The Company’s allowance for credit losses on financial assets measured at amortized cost reflects management’s estimate of credit losses over the remaining expected life of such assets, measured primarily using historical experience, as well as current economic conditions and forecasts that affect the collectability of the reported amount. Expected credit losses for newly recognized financial assets, as well as changes to expected credit losses during the period, are recognized in earnings. At both April 3, 2021 and March 28, 2020, accounts receivable are reflected net of reserves of $0.4 million. Other notes receivable are reflected net of reserves of $0.4 million and $0.5 million at April 3, 2021 and March 28, 2020, respectively.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, “Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350), Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment,” which addresses concerns over the cost and complexity of the two-step impairment testing model, and removes the second step of the test. An entity will apply a one-step quantitative test and record the amount of goodwill impairment as the excess of a reporting unit’s carrying amount over its fair value, not to exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to the reporting unit. The Company adopted the provisions of ASU 2017-04 effective March 29, 2020, and the adoption did not have an impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Pending Adoption:

There were no accounting standards recently issued that are expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

 

2.

Business Combination

ScotBilt Acquisition  

 On February 28, 2021, the Company acquired 100% of the membership interests of ScotBilt Homes, LLC and related companies (“ScotBilt”), a builder of manufactured homes with annual revenues of approximately $79.0 million, for a purchase price of $53.0 million. Under the terms of the purchase agreement, the purchase price was adjusted for cash held by ScotBilt at the closing date and working capital adjustments resulting in total purchase consideration of $54.5 million and total cash paid to sellers of $54.1 million. The Company accounted for the acquisition as a business combination under the acquisition method of accounting provided by FASB ASC 805, Business Combinations (“ASC 805”). As such, the purchase price  was allocated to the net assets acquired, inclusive of intangible assets, with the excess fair value recorded to goodwill. Due to the limited amount of time that has passed since acquiring ScotBilt, the purchase price allocation for this acquisition is preliminary and could change.

The preliminary allocation of the purchase price was as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

$

1,542

 

Trade accounts receivable

 

 

2,256

 

Inventory

 

 

6,923

 

Property, plant, and equipment

 

 

10,466

 

Other assets

 

 

1,164

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

 

(7,243

)

Intangibles

 

 

21,100

 

Goodwill

 

 

18,282

 

Total purchase price allocation

 

$

54,490

 

 

 

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Goodwill is primarily attributable to expected synergies from the combination of the companies, including, but not limited to, expected cost synergies through procurement activities and operational improvements through sharing of best practices. Goodwill, which is deductible for income tax purposes, was allocated to the U.S. Factory-built Housing reporting unit.

Cash, trade accounts receivable, inventory, other assets, accounts payable, and accrued liabilities were generally stated at historical carrying values given the short-term nature of these assets and liabilities. Intangible assets include $13.0 million in customer relationships and $8.1 million associated with the ScotBilt trade name and were based on an independent appraisal. The fair value of the customer relationships was determined using the multi-period excess earnings method and the fair value of the trade name was determined using the relief-from-royalty method. The Company estimates that each intangible asset has a weighted average useful life of ten years from the acquisition date. Fair value estimates of property, plant, and equipment were based on independent appraisals, giving consideration to the highest and best use of the assets. Key assumptions used in the appraisals were based on a combination of market, cost, and sales comparison approaches, as appropriate. Level 3 fair value estimates of $10.5 million related to property, plant, and equipment and $21.1 million related to intangible assets were recorded in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of April 3, 2021. For further information on acquired assets measured at fair value, see Note 5, Goodwill and Intangible Assets.

The acquisition of ScotBilt was a taxable business combination. Therefore, the Company’s tax basis in the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed approximate the respective fair values at the acquisition date.   

 

3.

Inventories, net

The components of inventory, net of reserves for obsolete inventory, were as follows:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

April 3,

2021

 

 

March 28,

2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Raw materials

 

$

91,916

 

 

$

55,408

 

Work in process

 

 

21,642

 

 

 

17,773

 

Finished goods and other

 

 

52,555

 

 

 

53,205

 

Total inventories

 

$

166,113

 

 

$

126,386

 

 

At April 3, 2021 and March 28, 2020, reserves for obsolete inventory were $4.6 million and $4.2 million, respectively.

 

4.

Property, Plant, and Equipment

Property, plant, and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation is calculated primarily on the straight-line method, generally over the following estimated useful lives: land improvements – 3 to 10 years; buildings and improvements – 8 to 25 years; and vehicles and machinery and equipment – 3 to 8 years. Depreciation expense, for the fiscal years ended April 3, 2021, March 28, 2020, and March 30, 2019 was $12.1 million, $13.1 million, and $11.3 million, respectively.  

The components of property, plant, and equipment were as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)

 

April 3,

2021

 

 

March 28,

2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Land and improvements

 

$

36,470

 

 

$

35,332

 

Buildings and improvements

 

 

97,005

 

 

 

87,222

 

Machinery and equipment

 

 

57,790

 

 

 

51,239

 

Construction in progress

 

 

1,889

 

 

 

1,810

 

Property, plant, and equipment, at cost

 

 

193,154

 

 

 

175,603

 

Less accumulated depreciation

 

 

(78,014

)

 

 

(66,312

)

Property, plant, and equipment, net

 

$

115,140

 

 

$

109,291

 

 

5.

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill

Goodwill represents the excess of the cost of an acquired business over the fair value of the identifiable tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination. At April 3, 2021 and March 28, 2020, the Company had goodwill of $191.8 million and $173.5 million, respectively. The change in the goodwill balance during the period was a result of the acquisition

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of ScotBilt. Goodwill is allocated to reporting units included in the U.S. Factory-built Housing segment, which include the Company’s U.S. manufacturing and retail operations.

Intangible Assets

The components of amortizable intangible assets were as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)

 

April 3, 2021

 

 

March 28, 2020

 

 

 

Customer

Relationships

 

 

Trade

Names

 

 

Total

 

 

Customer

Relationships

 

 

Trade

Names

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross carrying amount

 

$

61,963

 

 

$

21,409

 

 

$

83,372

 

 

$

48,370

 

 

$

13,068

 

 

$

61,438

 

Accumulated amortization

 

 

(18,158

)

 

 

(6,379

)

 

 

(24,537

)

 

 

(13,118

)

 

 

(4,963

)

 

 

(18,081

)

Amortizable intangibles, net

 

$

43,805

 

 

$

15,030

 

 

$

58,835

 

 

$

35,252

 

 

$

8,105

 

 

$

43,357

 

Weighted average remaining amortization period, in years

 

 

7.8

 

 

 

7.9

 

 

 

7.8

 

 

 

7.3

 

 

 

6.2

 

 

 

7.1

 

 

The Company recognized customer relationships of $13.0 million and trade names of $8.1 million related to the acquisition of ScotBilt. The fair value of the customer relationship intangible asset was estimated using the multi-period excess earnings method of the income approach. The fair value of the customer relationship intangible asset was determined based on estimates and assumptions of projected cash flows attributable to the acquired customer relationships, the annual attrition rate of existing customer relationships, the contributory asset charges attributable to the assets that support the customer relationships, such as: (i) net working capital; (ii) property, plant, and equipment; (iii) trade names; and (iv) workforce, with the economic life and the discount rate as determined at the time of the acquisition. The fair value of the trade names intangible asset was estimated using the relief-from-royalty method of the income approach. The fair value of the trade names intangible asset was determined based on estimates and assumptions of the expected life of the intangible asset, the royalty rate, and the discount rate that reflects the level of risk associated with the future cash flows, as determined at the time of the acquisition.

 

Amortization of intangible assets for the fiscal years ended April 3, 2021, March 28, 2020, and March 30, 2019 was $5.6 million, $5.4 million, and $4.8 million respectively. Estimated amortization expense of intangible assets over the next five years is estimated to be (dollars in thousands):

 

Fiscal 2022

 

$

7,553

 

Fiscal 2023

 

 

7,436

 

Fiscal 2024

 

 

7,388

 

Fiscal 2025

 

 

7,388

 

Fiscal 2026

 

 

7,388

 

 

6.

Other Current Liabilities

The components of other current liabilities were as follows:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

April 3, 2021

 

 

March 28, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customer deposits

 

$

58,888

 

 

$

22,679

 

Accrued volume rebates

 

 

18,207

 

 

 

17,469

 

Accrued warranty obligations

 

 

24,033

 

 

 

19,179

 

Accrued compensation and payroll taxes

 

 

42,560

 

 

 

27,776

 

Accrued insurance

 

 

12,421

 

 

 

11,182

 

Other

 

 

24,586

 

 

 

15,745

 

Total other current liabilities

 

$

180,695

 

 

$

114,030

 

 

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7.

Accrued Warranty Obligations

Changes in the accrued warranty obligations were as follows:

 

 

Year Ended

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

April 3,

2021

 

 

March 28,

2020

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at the beginning of the period

 

$

24,969

 

 

$

23,346

 

Warranty assumed in the acquisition of ScotBilt

 

 

1,996

 

 

 

 

Warranty expense

 

 

37,620

 

 

 

39,434

 

Cash warranty payments

 

 

(34,116

)

 

 

(37,811

)

Balance at end of period

 

 

30,469

 

 

 

24,969

 

Less noncurrent portion in other long-term liabilities

 

 

(6,436

)

 

 

(5,790

)

Total current portion

 

$

24,033

 

 

$

19,179

 

 

8.

Debt and Floor Plan Payable

Long-term debt consisted of the following:

(Dollars in thousands)

 

April 3, 2021

 

 

March 28, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revolving credit facility maturing in 2023

 

$

26,900

 

 

$

64,900

 

Obligations under industrial revenue bonds due 2029

 

 

12,430

 

 

 

12,430

 

Total debt

 

 

39,330

 

 

 

77,330

 

Less current portion

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total long-term debt

 

$

39,330

 

 

$

77,330

 

 

On June 5, 2018, the Company entered into a credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with a syndicate of banks. The Credit Agreement provides for a revolving credit facility of up to $100.0 million, including a letter of credit sub-facility of not less than $45 million. The credit agreement is secured by the assets of certain manufacturing facilities. Initial borrowings under the Credit Agreement were used to repay the Company’s $46.9 million term loans and replace the Company’s existing cash collateralized stand-alone letter of credit facility. During fiscal 2021, the Company elected to repay $38.0 million of the outstanding balance on the revolving credit facility.

The Credit Agreement matures on June 5, 2023 and has no scheduled amortization. The interest rate under the Credit Agreement adjusts based on the first lien net leverage of the Company. From June 5, 2018 through December 31, 2018, the annual interest rate was the selected London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus 1.75%. Thereafter, the interest rate adjusts based on the first lien net leverage from a high of LIBOR plus 2.25% and ABR plus 1.25% when the first lien net leverage is equal to or greater than 2.00:1.00, to a low of LIBOR plus 1.50% and ABR plus 0.50% when the first lien net leverage is below 0.50:1.00. In addition, the Company is obligated to pay an unused line fee ranging between 0.25% and 0.40% (depending on the first lien net leverage) in respect of unused commitments under the Credit Agreement. At April 3, 2021 the interest rate on borrowings under the Credit Agreement was 1.6% and letters of credit issued under the Credit Agreement totaled $30.4 million. Total available borrowings under the Credit Agreement as of April 3, 2021 were $42.7 million.

Obligations under industrial revenue bonds are supported by letters of credit and bear interest based on a municipal bond index rate. The weighted-average interest rate at April 3, 2021, including related costs and fees, was 2.18%. At March 28, 2020, the weighted-average interest rate, including related costs and fees, was 6.31%. The industrial revenue bonds require lump-sum payments of principal upon maturity in 2029 and are secured by the assets of certain manufacturing facilities.

The Credit Agreement contains covenants that restrict the amount of additional debt, liens and certain payments, including equity buybacks, investments, dispositions, mergers and consolidations, among other restrictions as defined. The Company was in compliance with all covenants of the Credit Agreement as of April 3, 2021.

Floor Plan Payable

The Company’s retail operations utilize floor plan financing to fund the acquisition of manufactured homes for display or resale. At April 3, 2021 and March 28, 2020, the Company had outstanding borrowings on floor plan financing agreements of $25.7 million and $33.9 million, respectively. The financing arrangements allow for borrowings up to $50.0 million. Borrowings are secured by the homes and are required to be repaid when the Company sells the home to a customer.   

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9.

Revenue Recognition

The Company’s revenue is recognized when performance obligations under the terms of a contract are satisfied which generally occurs with the transfer of control of products. The Company enters into contracts with its customers to provide manufactured homes, modular homes, park model RVs, ADUs, commercial structures and transportation services. Generally, the Company’s contracts may be terminated by the Company’s customers at any time prior to initiation of construction of the respective home. Historically, terminations of these contracts have been minimal. The Company receives signed sales quotes from its customers, which provide the terms for a specific home, including price. The Company also has agreements with certain customers that provide for certain variable consideration, such as volume discounts, that are deducted from the contract price and accrued at the time of sale. In certain situations, the Company may receive payment in advance of completion of its contractual obligations. In these situations, the arising contract liability is classified within customer deposits and receipts in excess of revenues. Following the receipt of the customer deposit, the Company typically completes its performance obligation within a twelve-month period.

For sales to independent retailers and builders/developers, revenue is recognized at the point in time when wholesale floor plan financing or retailer credit approval has been received, the home has shipped and title has transferred, which occurs when the Company has satisfied its contractual obligations and the control of its products has been transferred. The Company does not have an enforceable right to payment prior to shipment. The amount of revenue recognized reflects the consideration that the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for those products. The Company’s customers pay for products received in accordance with payment terms that are customary within the industry. As is customary in the factory-built housing industry, a significant portion of the Company’s sales to independent retailers are financed under floor plan financing programs with certain third-party lenders. Floor plan financing arrangements are generally identified prior to shipment of products and payment for sales financed under floor plan programs is generally received 5 to 10 business days from the date of invoice.

For retail sales to consumers from Company-owned retail sales centers, revenue is recognized when the home has been delivered, set up and accepted by the consumer, and title has transferred.

 

The Company recognizes commercial revenue and related cost of sales for long-term construction contracts (“Commercial”) over time as performance obligations are satisfied using the percentage-of-completion method (input method). Management estimates the stage of completion on each construction project based on progress and costs incurred. Unbilled revenue on long-term construction contracts are classified as a contract asset in accounts receivable. Receipts in excess of billings are classified as contract liabilities and included in other current liabilities. At April 3, 2021 and March 28, 2020, uncollected billings related to long-term construction contracts totaled $5.5 million and $1.0 million, respectively. There was no unbilled revenue for long-term contracts at April 3, 2021 or March 28, 2020.  

Revenue for the Company’s transportation operations is recognized when a shipment has been delivered to its final destination. Amounts billed to customers related to shipping and handling costs are included in net sales. Shipping and handling costs are accounted for as fulfillment costs and are included in cost of sales.

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The following tables disaggregate the Company’s revenue by sales category:

 

 

Year Ended April 3, 2021

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

U.S.

Factory-Built

Housing

 

 

Canadian

Factory-built

Housing

 

 

Corporate/

Other

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

Manufacturing and retail

 

$

1,254,505

 

 

$

101,328

 

 

$

 

 

$

1,355,833

 

Commercial

 

 

11,803

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,803

 

Transportation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

53,245

 

 

 

53,245

 

Total

 

$

1,266,308

 

 

$

101,328

 

 

$

53,245

 

 

$

1,420,881

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended March 28, 2020

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

U.S.

Factory-Built

Housing

 

 

Canadian

Factory-built

Housing

 

 

Corporate/

Other

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

Manufacturing and retail

 

$

1,218,293

 

 

$

84,196

 

 

$

 

 

$

1,302,489

 

Commercial

 

 

8,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,100

 

Transportation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

59,141

 

 

 

59,141

 

Total

 

$

1,226,393

 

 

$

84,196

 

 

$

59,141

 

 

$

1,369,730

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended March 30, 2019

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

U.S.

Factory-Built

Housing

 

 

Canadian

Factory-built

Housing

 

 

Corporate/

Other

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

Manufacturing and retail

 

$

1,166,245

 

 

$

98,567

 

 

$

 

 

$

1,264,812

 

Commercial

 

 

11,442

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,442

 

Transportation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

83,789

 

 

 

83,789

 

Total

 

$

1,177,687

 

 

$

98,567

 

 

$

83,789

 

 

$

1,360,043

 

 

10. Leases

The Company has operating leases for land, manufacturing and office facilities, and equipment. The Company’s lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise such option. The Company's leases do not contain material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants. Operating lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease terms. Lease expense included in the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of operations is shown below:

(Dollars in thousands)

 

April 3,

2021

 

 

March 28,

2020

 

Operating lease expense

 

$

5,387

 

 

$

5,884

 

Short-term lease expense

 

 

1,925

 

 

 

1,378

 

Total lease expense

 

$

7,312

 

 

$

7,262

 

 

Operating lease assets and obligations included in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet are shown below:

(Dollars in thousands)

 

April 3,

2021

 

 

March 28,

2020

 

Right-of-use assets under operating leases:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other long-term assets

 

$

11,473

 

 

$

14,808

 

Lease obligations under operating leases:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other current liabilities

 

 

4,250

 

 

 

4,789

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

7,223

 

 

 

10,019

 

Total lease obligation

 

$

11,473

 

 

$

14,808

 

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Maturities of lease obligations as of April 3, 2021 are shown below:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

April 3,

2021

 

Fiscal 2022

 

$

4,732

 

Fiscal 2023

 

 

3,787

 

Fiscal 2024

 

 

1,823

 

Fiscal 2025

 

 

1,133

 

Fiscal 2026

 

 

440

 

Thereafter

 

 

1,438

 

Total undiscounted cash flows

 

 

13,353

 

Less: imputed interest

 

 

(1,880

)

Lease obligations under operating leases

 

$

11,473

 

 

The weighted average lease term and discount rate for operating leases are shown below:

 

 

April 3,

2021

 

Weighted average remaining lease term (in years)

 

 

4.6

 

Weighted average discount rate (as a percent)

 

 

5.6

 

 

Other information related to leases is as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Year Ended

April 3, 2021

 

 

Year Ended

March 28, 2020

 

Non-cash activity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease obligations

 

$

1,469

 

 

$

6,177

 

Operating cash flows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid related to operating lease obligations

 

$

5,624

 

 

$

5,811

 

 

11.

Income Taxes

Pretax income (loss) for the fiscal years ended April 3, 2021, March 28, 2020, and March 30, 2019 was attributable to the following tax jurisdictions:

 

 

Year Ended

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

April 3,

2021

 

 

March 28,

2020

 

 

March 30,

2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Domestic

 

$

92,832

 

 

$

76,224

 

 

$

(50,891

)

Foreign

 

 

18,568

 

 

 

8,830

 

 

 

9,588

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

$

111,400

 

 

$

85,054

 

 

$

(41,303

)

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The income tax provision by jurisdiction for the fiscal years ended April 3, 2021, March 28, 2020, and March 30, 2019 was as follows:

 

 

 

Year Ended

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

April 3,

2021

 

 

March 28,

2020

 

 

March 30,

2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. federal

 

$

13,094

 

 

$

9,360

 

 

$

9,353

 

Foreign

 

 

4,738

 

 

 

1,938

 

 

 

1,452

 

State

 

 

5,081

 

 

 

3,800

 

 

 

3,053

 

Total current

 

$

22,913

 

 

$

15,098

 

 

$

13,858

 

Deferred

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. federal

 

$

2,853

 

 

$

5,660

 

 

$

1,854

 

Foreign

 

 

851

 

 

 

5,214

 

 

 

987

 

State

 

 

(116

)

 

 

922

 

 

 

206

 

Total deferred

 

$

3,588

 

 

$

11,796

 

 

$

3,047

 

Total income tax expense

 

$

26,501

 

 

$

26,894

 

 

$

16,905

 

 

Income tax expense differs from the amount of income tax determined by applying the applicable U.S. statutory federal income tax rate to income before income taxes as a result of the following differences:

 

 

Year Ended

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

April 3,

2021

 

 

March 28,

2020

 

 

March 30,

2019

 

Tax expense (benefit) at U.S federal statutory rate

 

$

23,394

 

 

$

17,861

 

 

$

(8,674

)

Increase (decrease) in rate resulting from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State taxes, net of U.S. federal benefit

 

$

3,969

 

 

$

4,491

 

 

$

2,412

 

Change in deferred tax valuation allowance

 

 

1,343

 

 

 

3,652

 

 

 

(986

)

Foreign tax rate differences

 

 

900

 

 

 

502

 

 

 

579

 

Recognition of foreign investment basis difference

 

 

616

 

 

 

25

 

 

 

247

 

Non-deductible compensation due to Section 162(m)

 

 

586

 

 

 

1,007

 

 

 

2,760

 

Other permanent difference

 

 

265

 

 

 

844

 

 

 

531

 

Non-deductible equity-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,545

 

Transaction costs related to the Exchange

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,051

 

Uncertain tax positions

 

 

 

 

 

(643

)

 

 

(590

)

Deferred tax rate changes

 

 

(778

)

 

 

538

 

 

 

928

 

U.S. tax credits

 

 

(3,096

)

 

 

(1,005

)

 

 

(445

)

Other

 

 

(698

)

 

 

(378

)

 

 

547

 

Total income tax expense

 

$

26,501

 

 

$

26,894

 

 

$

16,905

 

 

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act enacted in 2017 (“Tax Act”) subjects a U.S. shareholder to current tax on Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (“GILTI”) earned by certain foreign subsidiaries. The FASB Staff Q&A, Topic 740 No. 5, Accounting for Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income, states that an entity can make an accounting election to either recognize deferred taxes for temporary differences expected to reverse as GILTI in future years or provide for the tax expense related to GILTI in the year the tax is incurred. The Company has elected to recognize the tax on GILTI as a period expense in the period the tax is incurred.

The U.S. income tax rate for fiscal 2021, 2020 and 2019 is 21%.

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Deferred tax assets and liabilities at April 3, 2021 and March 28, 2020 consisted of the following:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

April 3,

2021

 

 

March 28,

2020

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intangible assets

 

$

10,665

 

 

$

9,665

 

Employee compensation

 

 

7,500

 

 

 

5,665

 

Warranty reserves

 

 

7,041

 

 

 

6,175

 

Foreign net operating loss carryforwards

 

 

6,250

 

 

 

5,400

 

U.S. federal net operating loss carryforwards

 

 

4,583

 

 

 

9,368

 

Self-insurance reserves

 

 

4,058

 

 

 

3,806

 

Lease assets

 

 

2,879

 

 

 

3,684

 

State net operating loss carryforwards

 

 

2,372

 

 

 

2,793

 

U.S. tax credit carryforwards

 

 

2,030

 

 

 

2,030

 

Dealer volume discounts

 

 

1,631

 

 

 

1,216

 

Inventory reserves and impairments

 

 

1,558

 

 

 

1,656

 

Equity-based compensation

 

 

1,333

 

 

 

1,156

 

Capitalized transaction costs

 

 

377

 

 

 

456

 

Foreign capital loss carryforwards

 

 

187

 

 

 

168

 

Outside basis difference in domestic partnership investment

 

 

-

 

 

 

2,229

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments

 

 

-

 

 

 

67

 

Other

 

 

1,282

 

 

 

1,130

 

Gross deferred tax assets

 

$

53,746

 

 

$

56,664

 

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intangible assets

 

$

9,470

 

 

$

10,711

 

Property, plant, and equipment

 

 

8,213

 

 

 

8,411

 

Foreign tax basis difference in investments

 

 

4,280

 

 

 

3,264

 

Lease liabilities

 

 

2,879

 

 

 

3,684

 

Other

 

 

718

 

 

 

837

 

Gross deferred tax liabilities

 

$

25,560

 

 

$

26,907

 

Valuation allowance

 

 

(12,552

)

 

 

(11,209

)

Net deferred tax assets

 

$

15,634

 

 

$

18,548

 

 

The Company anticipates periodically repatriating the earnings of its Netherlands and Canadian subsidiaries. A deferred tax liability is recognized for income tax withholding which may be incurred upon the reversal of basis differences in investments in its foreign subsidiaries.

 

The Company periodically evaluates the realizability of its deferred tax assets based on whether it is “more likely than not” that some portion of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Our evaluation considers available positive and negative evidence to estimate whether sufficient future taxable income will be generated to permit use of the existing deferred tax assets. Due to the Exchange on June 1, 2018, the Company has U.S. federal and state net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforwards that were generated by the pre-Exchange Skyline entities. The Company’s valuation allowance principally consists of valuation allowances for certain state NOL carryforwards, certain Canadian deferred tax assets, and the Company’s deferred tax assets in the Netherlands.     

 

As of April 3, 2021, the Company has U.S. federal NOL carryforwards of $21.8 million, which expire in 2032 through 2035. The Company also has state NOL carryforwards in various jurisdictions which expire primarily in 2021 through 2041.

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Unrecognized tax benefits represent the differences between tax positions taken or expected to be taken on a tax return and the benefits recognized for financial statement purposes. There were no unrecognized tax benefits at April 3, 2021 or March 28, 2020. The Company classifies interest and penalties on income tax uncertainties as a component of income tax expense. Accrued interest and penalties as of April 3, 2021 and March 28, 2020, were not significant. The following table provides the changes in unrecognized tax benefits for fiscal 2021 and 2020:

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

April 3,

2021

 

 

March 28,

2020

 

 

 

 

 

Unrecognized tax benefits, beginning of period

 

$

 

 

$

643

 

Increase related to tax positions taken during a prior period

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reductions as a result of a lapse of the applicable statute of limitations

 

 

 

 

 

(643

)

Unrecognized tax benefits, end of period

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

The Company estimates no material changes to uncertain tax benefits in the next twelve months. The Company is no longer subject to foreign tax examinations by tax authorities for years prior to fiscal 2017. The Company’s U.S. subsidiaries are subject to U.S. federal tax examinations for fiscal 2018 through fiscal 2021, and U.S. state tax examinations by tax authorities for fiscal 2017 through fiscal 2021.

 

12.

Equity-Based Compensation

The Company has equity incentive plans under which the Company has been authorized to grant share-based awards to key employees and non-employee directors. Equity-based compensation expense of $6.0 million, $8.3 million, and $102.0 million was recognized in fiscal 2021, 2020, and 2019, respectively. Included in equity-based compensation in fiscal 2019 is $6.0 million of expense related to former Skyline employees that vested in conjunction with the Exchange. Equity-based compensation expense was included in SG&A expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. The total associated income tax benefit recognized was $1.0 million, $1.3 million, $0.2 million in fiscal 2021, 2020, and 2019 respectively. Total unrecognized equity-based compensation for all share-based payment plans was $10.1 million at April 3, 2021, of which $5.3 million is expected to be recognized in fiscal 2022, $3.5 million in fiscal 2023 and $1.3 million thereafter, or a weighted-average period of 1.17 years.

F-24


 

 

Time-Vesting and Performance-Vesting Restricted Share Awards

    Champion Holdings granted awards to its officers, management employees, and certain members of the Board of Managers under an equity-classified management incentive plan (the “MIP”). In accordance with the provisions of the MIP, as modified on June 1, 2018, unvested units Champion Holdings granted under the MIP were exchanged for unregistered, time-vesting restricted shares and performance-vesting restricted shares of the Company subject to stock restriction agreements (the “SRAs”). The exchange was accounted for as a modification. During fiscal 2019, a significant portion of the performance-vesting restricted shares vested in conjunction with certain follow-on public offerings.  The incremental fair value of the modification of the awards was $95.1 million and was recognized as expense in fiscal 2019 as all vesting conditions were met during the period. The fair value of the awards that vested during fiscal both 2021 and 2020 was $4.2 million.

A summary of the activity associated with these awards is as follows:

 

(amounts in thousands)

 

 

 

Management Incentive Plan Award Units

 

 

Time Based Restricted Share Awards

 

 

Performance Based Restricted Share Awards

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at March 31, 2018

 

 

 

 

12,655

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Granted

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exchange of MIP awards for restricted share awards

 

 

 

 

(13,655

)

 

 

290

 

 

 

3,686

 

Vested

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,686

)

Outstanding at March 30, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

290

 

 

 

 

Vested

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(145

)

 

 

 

Outstanding at March 28, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

145

 

 

 

 

Vested

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(145

)

 

 

 

Outstanding at April 3, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On September 26, 2018, the Company’s shareholders approved the Company’s 2018 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Equity Plan”) which provides for grants of options, stock appreciation rights, restricted and unrestricted stock and stock units, performance awards, and other awards convertible into or otherwise based on shares of the Company’s common stock. Prior to the approval of the Equity Plan, the Company maintained the Skyline Corporation 2015 Stock Incentive Plan, which allowed for the grant of stock options and other equity awards. General terms and methods of valuation for the Company’s share-based awards granted under the Equity Plan are described below.

F-25


 

Stock Options

Stock options generally have terms of 10 years, with one-third of each grant vesting each year for three years, and are assigned an exercise price that is equal to or greater than the closing market price of a share of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. When determining expected volatility, the Company considered volatility of guideline public companies. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant, based on the options’ expected term.  The expected term of the options is based on the time period to exercise for each vesting tranche, which is calculated based on the average of: (i) the full option contractual term; and (ii) the starting vest date. A summary of the activity associated with these awards is as follows:

 

 

 

Shares (in thousands)

 

 

Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share

 

 

Weighted Average Remaining Term (in years)

 

 

Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands)

 

Outstanding at March 31, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Granted

 

 

146

 

 

$

15.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at March 30, 2019

 

 

146

 

 

$

15.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Granted

 

 

266

 

 

$

32.11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

(8

)

 

$

15.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeitures

 

 

(1

)

 

$

15.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at March 28, 2020

 

 

403

 

 

$

26.29

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Granted

 

 

138

 

 

$

31.21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

(5

)

 

$

32.04

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at April 3, 2021

 

 

536

 

 

$

27.50

 

 

 

8.7

 

 

$

10,680

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vested and expected to vest at April 3, 2021

 

 

536

 

 

$

27.50

 

 

 

8.7

 

 

$

10,680

 

Exercisable at April 3, 2021

 

 

199

 

 

$

22.64

 

 

 

8.2

 

 

$

4,921

 

 

The assumptions used in the Black-Scholes option-pricing model along with the weighted average grant date fair value for awards granted in the periods presented are as follows:

Option Award Assumptions

 

Fiscal 2021

 

 

Fiscal 2020

 

 

Fiscal 2019

 

Weighted-average assumptions used:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expected volatility

 

 

45.0

%

 

 

30.0

%

 

 

25.8

%

Dividend yield

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Risk-free interest rate

 

 

0.5

%

 

 

1.7

%

 

 

2.4

%

Expected term, in years

 

 

6.00

 

 

 

5.88

 

 

 

5.75

 

Weighted average grant date fair value per share

 

$

12.48

 

 

$

10.33

 

 

$

3.93

 

 

 

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Performance Share Units

In fiscal 2021, 2020 and 2019, the Company issued performance share units that contain market vesting conditions and service conditions. The market condition is based on the Company’s total shareholder return (“TSR”) compared to the median TSR of certain companies over a three year performance period. The Company used a Monte-Carlo simulation to determine the grant date fair value for these awards, which takes into consideration the possible outcomes pertaining to the TSR market condition. Per the terms of the awards, 0% to 150% of the Company’s performance share units vest on the third anniversary of the vesting commencement date based upon achievement of the market condition as specified in the performance share unit agreement. A summary of the activity associated with these awards is as follows:

 

 

 

Shares (in thousands)

 

 

Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Unit

 

Outstanding at March 31, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Granted

 

 

146

 

 

$

3.62

 

Outstanding at March 30, 2019

 

 

146

 

 

$

3.62

 

Granted

 

 

86

 

 

$

29.05

 

Forfeitures

 

 

(2

)

 

$

3.62

 

Outstanding at March 28, 2020

 

 

230

 

 

$

13.85

 

Granted

 

 

61

 

 

$

28.38

 

Outstanding at April 3, 2021

 

 

291

 

 

$

16.90

 

 

The assumptions used in the Monte-Carlo simulation for performance share units along with the weighted-average grant date fair value for awards granted in the periods presented are as follows:

 

Performance Unit Assumptions

 

Fiscal 2021

 

 

Fiscal 2020

 

 

Fiscal 2019

 

Weighted-average assumptions used:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expected volatility

 

 

50.0

%

 

 

30.0

%

 

 

29.5

%

Dividend yield

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Risk-free interest rate

 

 

0.2

%

 

 

1.6

%

 

 

2.4

%

Expected term, in years

 

 

3.00

 

 

 

2.84

 

 

 

2.49

 

Weighted average grant date fair value per share

 

$

28.38

 

 

$

29.05

 

 

$

3.62

 

Restricted Stock Units and Restricted Share Awards

Restricted stock units and restricted share awards are valued at the market price of a share of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. In general, these awards have graded vesting conditions in which a portion of awards vest ratably in three equal installments on the anniversary of the vesting commencement date. The total fair value of restricted stock which vested was approximately $2.5 million, $2.1 million, and $8.5 million during fiscal 2021, 2020, and 2019, respectively. The weighted average grant date fair value for restricted stock units granted in fiscal 2021, 2020, and 2019 was $28.33, $31.34, and $14.24, respectively. The weighted average grant date fair value for restricted share awards granted in fiscal 2019 was $29.77.

 

(units and shares in thousands)

 

Restricted Stock Units

 

 

Restricted Share Awards

 

Outstanding at March 31, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

Granted

 

 

158

 

 

 

349

 

Vested

 

 

 

 

 

(349

)

Outstanding at March 30, 2019

 

 

158

 

 

 

 

Granted

 

 

112

 

 

 

 

Vested

 

 

(75

)

 

 

 

Forfeitures

 

 

(1

)

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at March 28, 2020

 

 

194

 

 

 

 

Granted

 

 

87

 

 

 

 

Vested

 

 

(98

)

 

 

 

Outstanding at April 3, 2021

 

 

183

 

 

 

 

 

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13.

Earnings Per Share

Basic net income (loss) per share (“EPS”) attributable to the Company was computed by dividing net income (loss) attributable to the Company by the average number of common shares outstanding during the period. The Company’s time-vesting and performance-vesting restricted share awards are considered participating securities. Diluted earnings per common share is computed based on the more dilutive of: (i) the two-class method, assuming the participating securities are not exercised or converted; or (ii) the summation of average common shares outstanding and additional common shares that would have been outstanding if the dilutive potential common shares had been issued. During fiscal years 2021, 2020, and 2019, the two-class method was more dilutive. The number of shares used to calculate earnings per share prior to the Exchange was determined based on the exchange ratio, as defined in the Exchange Agreement.

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share:

 

 

Year Ended

 

(Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share data)

 

April 3,

2021

 

 

March 28,

2020

 

 

March 30,

2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Numerator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

84,899

 

 

$

58,160

 

 

$

(58,208

)

Undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities

 

 

(77

)

 

 

(170

)

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to the Company's common shareholders

 

$

84,822

 

 

$

57,990

 

 

$

(58,208

)

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic weighted average shares outstanding

 

 

56,648

 

 

 

56,516

 

 

 

53,491

 

Dilutive securities

 

 

325

 

 

 

246

 

 

 

 

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

 

 

56,973

 

 

 

56,762

 

 

 

53,491

 

Basic net income (loss) per share:

 

$

1.50

 

 

$

1.03

 

 

$

(1.09

)

Diluted net income (loss) per share:

 

$

1.49

 

 

$

1.02

 

 

$

(1.09

)

 

Securities that could potentially dilute basic EPS in the future that were considered antidilutive in the periods presented are shown below:

Type of security (in thousands)

 

April 3,

2021

 

 

March 28,

2020

 

Options

 

$

62

 

 

$

53

 

Restricted Share Units

 

 

81

 

 

 

60

 

Performance Share Units

 

 

182

 

 

 

133

 

Total dilutive securities

 

$

325

 

 

$

246

 

 

14.

Retirement Plans

 

The Company’s U.S. subsidiary sponsors a defined contribution savings plan covering most U.S. employees. Full-time employees covered by the plan are eligible to participate. Participating employees may contribute from 1% to 25% of their compensation to the plan, with the Company matching 50% of the first 6% of pay contributed. The Company match vests after three years of employment or immediately for employees age 50 and over. The Company recognized expense of $2.6 million, $2.4 million, and $0.6 million related to this plan during fiscal 2021, 2020, and 2019, respectively.

 

Full-time employees of the Company’s subsidiaries in Canada are generally covered by employer-sponsored defined contribution plans that require employee contributions and employer matching contributions. The Company recognized expense of $0.5 million in fiscal 2021 and $0.6 million in both fiscal 2020 and 2019.

 


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15.

Transactions with Related Parties

Prior to the Exchange, the Company was party to a Management Advisory Services Agreement (“Services Agreement”) with Centerbridge Advisors, LLC (“Centerbridge”), MAK Management L.P.(“MAK”), and Sankaty Advisors, LLC (“Bain”), collectively, the “Managers”, affiliates of which collectively owned a majority of the units of the Company and the Company’s common stock (the “Principal Shareholders”), whereby the Principal Shareholders provided management, consulting, financial and other advisory services to the Company in exchange for an annual management fee totaling $1.5 million plus reimbursable expenses. Management fee expense during fiscal 2019, recognized prior to the Exchange, was $0.3 million. The Service Agreement was terminated in connection with the Exchange. Management fee expense is included in SG&A expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

On June 1, 2018, the Company, the Principal Shareholders, Champion Holdings, and certain other parties entered into a registration rights agreement providing for, among other things, customary demand registration rights, shelf registration rights and “piggyback” registration rights in favor of the Principal Shareholders and Arthur J. Decio. The Company registered shares for its own account and registered for sale shares held by the Principal Shareholders and others. As the result of a sale of shares by the Principal Shareholders on September 25, 2018, the Principal Shareholders held less than 50% of the Company’s outstanding shares. Two of the Principal Shareholders, Bain and Centerbridge, have sold all of their shares in the Company. The Company did not sell any shares. MAK continues to hold registration rights in its favor, and their shares are registered for sale.

On June 1, 2018 the Company, the Principal Shareholders and Champion Holdings entered into an investor rights agreement (the “Investor Rights Agreement”). The Investor Rights Agreement provides for, among other things, certain information rights and certain agreements relating to the composition of the Board of Directors. As the result of Bain and Centerbridge selling their holdings in the Company, they no longer meet the ownership thresholds to participate in the Investor Rights Agreement. Additionally, the Company and Champion Holdings entered into a transition services agreement, pursuant to which the Company provided certain services to Champion Holdings, including accounting and financial reporting services, tax services, cash and capital management services, and services relating to Champion Holdings’ members and liquidation.

16.

Segment Information

Financial results for the Company's reportable segments have been prepared using a management approach, which is consistent with the basis and manner in which financial information is evaluated by the Company's chief operating decision maker in allocating resources and in assessing performance. The Company’s chief operating decision maker, the Chief Executive Officer, evaluates the performance of the Company’s segment primarily based on net sales, before elimination of inter-company shipments, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) and operating assets.

The Company operates in two reportable segments: (i) U.S. Factory-built Housing, which includes manufacturing and retail housing operations and (ii) Canadian Factory-built Housing. Corporate/Other includes the Company’s transportation operations, corporate costs directly incurred for all segments and intersegment eliminations. Segments are generally determined by geography. Segment data includes intersegment revenues and corporate office costs that are directly and exclusively incurred for each segment. Total assets for Corporate/Other primarily include cash and certain deferred tax items not specifically allocated to another segment.

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Selected financial information by reportable segment was as follows:

 

 

 

Year Ended

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

April 3,

2021

 

 

March 28,

2020

 

 

March 30,

2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Factory-built Housing

 

$

1,266,308

 

 

$

1,226,393

 

 

$

1,177,687

 

Canadian Factory-built Housing

 

 

101,328

 

 

 

84,196

 

 

 

98,567

 

Corporate/Other

 

 

53,245

 

 

 

59,141

 

 

 

83,789

 

Consolidated net sales

 

$

1,420,881

 

 

$

1,369,730

 

 

$

1,360,043

 

Operating income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Factory-built Housing EBITDA

 

$

142,699

 

 

$

131,339

 

 

$

111,857

 

Canadian Factory-built Housing EBITDA

 

 

19,564

 

 

 

9,272

 

 

 

10,417

 

Corporate/Other EBITDA

 

 

(29,911

)

 

 

(35,610

)

 

 

(135,937

)

Other income

 

 

(5,889

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

 

(12,087

)

 

 

(13,116

)

 

 

(11,259

)

Amortization

 

 

(5,617

)

 

 

(5,430

)

 

 

(4,820

)

Consolidated operating income (loss)

 

$

108,759

 

 

$

86,455

 

 

$

(29,742

)

Depreciation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Factory-built Housing

 

$

9,620

 

 

$

11,015

 

 

$

9,507

 

Canadian Factory-built Housing

 

 

860

 

 

 

1,073

 

 

 

933

 

Corporate/Other

 

 

1,607

 

 

 

1,028

 

 

 

819

 

Consolidated depreciation

 

$

12,087

 

 

$

13,116

 

 

$

11,259

 

Amortization of intangible assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Factory-built Housing

 

$

5,617

 

 

$

5,430

 

 

$

4,587

 

Canadian Factory-built Housing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

233

 

Corporate/Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated amortization of intangible assets

 

$

5,617

 

 

$

5,430

 

 

$

4,820

 

Capital expenditures:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Factory-built Housing

 

$

6,261

 

 

$

11,753

 

 

$

9,494

 

Canadian Factory-built Housing

 

 

1,034

 

 

 

1,566

 

 

 

879

 

Corporate/Other

 

 

721

 

 

 

2,070

 

 

 

1,719

 

Consolidated capital expenditures

 

$

8,016

 

 

$

15,389

 

 

$

12,092

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

April 3,

2021

 

 

March 28,

2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Factory-built Housing (1)

 

$

578,897

 

 

$

491,110

 

 

 

 

 

Canadian Factory-built Housing (1)

 

 

87,224

 

 

 

56,760

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate/Other (1)

 

 

251,781

 

 

 

233,830

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated total assets

 

$

917,902

 

 

$

781,700

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

Deferred tax assets for the Canadian operations are reflected in the Canadian Factory-built Housing segment. U.S. deferred tax assets are presented in Corporate/Other because an allocation between segments is not practicable.

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17.

Commitments, Contingencies, and Concentrations

Repurchase Contingencies and Guarantees

The Company is contingently liable under terms of repurchase agreements with lending institutions that provide wholesale floor plan financing to retailers. These arrangements, which are customary in the manufactured housing industry, provide for the repurchase of products sold to retailers in the event of default by the retailer on their agreement to pay the financial institution. The risk of loss from these agreements is significantly reduced by the potential resale value of any products that are subject to repurchase and is spread over numerous retailers. The repurchase price is generally determined by the original sales price of the product less contractually defined curtailment payments. Based on these repurchase agreements and our historical loss experience, we establish an associated loss reserve which was $1.4 million and $1.0 million at April 3, 2021 and March 28, 2020, respectively. Excluding the resale value of the homes, the contingent repurchase obligation as of April 3, 2020 was estimated to be approximately $219.5 million. Losses incurred on homes repurchased were immaterial during each of the fiscal years ended April 3, 2021, March 28, 2020, and March 30, 2019.

At April 3, 2021, the Company was contingently obligated for approximately $30.4 million under letters of credit, primarily consisting of $12.6 million to support long-term debt, $17.5 million to support the casualty insurance program, and $0.3 million to support bonding agreements. The letters of credit are issued under a sub-facility of the Credit Agreement. The Company was also contingently obligated for $34.4 million under surety bonds, which generally support performance on long-term construction contracts and license and service bonding requirements.

In the normal course of business, the Company’s former subsidiaries that operated in the United Kingdom historically provided certain guarantees to two customers. Those guarantees provide contractual liability for proven construction defects up to 12 years from the date of delivery of certain products. The guarantees remain a contingent liability of the Company which declines over time through October 2027. As of the date of this report, the Company expects few, if any, claims to be reported under the terms of the guarantees.

Legal Proceedings

The Company has agreed to indemnify counterparties 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. As of the date of this filing, the Company believes the ultimate liability with respect to these contingent obligations will not have, either individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

Concentrations

The components and products used in the factory-built housing operations are presently available from a variety of vendors, and the Company is not dependent upon any single supplier. Prices of certain materials, such as lumber, insulation, steel and drywall, can fluctuate significantly due to changes in demand and supply. Additionally, availability of certain materials, such as drywall and insulation, has sometimes been limited, resulting in higher prices and/or the need to find alternative suppliers. The Company generally has been able to pass higher material costs on to its customers in the form of surcharges and price increases. For fiscal 2021, 2020, and 2019, sales from the Company’s Canadian operations were approximately 7%, 6%, and 7%, respectively, of consolidated sales. The Company’s net assets in Canada totaled approximately $87.2 million and $45.0 million at April 3, 2021 and March 28, 2020, respectively.

The Company has approximately 7,700 employees. The Company’s manufacturing facilities in Canada employ approximately 900 workers, and most of the workers belong to trade associations that operate under collective bargaining agreements. There are five collective bargaining agreements (one for each Canadian manufacturing facility) and each have separate expiration dates. We are operating under an extension and continue to negotiate for one agreement that otherwise would have expired in November 2019, the remaining agreements are set to expire in May 2021, June 2021, June 2022, and November 2022.

 

 


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18.

Summary Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)

The following table presents summary unaudited quarterly financial data:

 

 

Fiscal 2021

 

 

Fiscal 2020

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

First Quarter

 

 

Second Quarter

 

 

Third Quarter

 

 

Fourth Quarter

 

 

First Quarter

 

 

Second Quarter

 

 

Third Quarter

 

 

Fourth Quarter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales

 

$

273,285

 

 

$

322,366

 

 

$

377,581

 

 

$

447,649

 

 

$

371,888

 

 

$

354,458

 

 

$

342,239

 

 

$

301,145

 

Gross profit

 

 

54,003

 

 

 

62,793

 

 

 

71,784

 

 

 

99,115

 

 

 

76,035

 

 

 

74,055

 

 

 

68,901

 

 

 

59,984

 

Net income

 

 

11,903

 

 

 

17,511

 

 

 

21,599

 

 

 

33,886

 

 

 

17,380

 

 

 

17,745

 

 

 

17,037

 

 

 

5,998

 

Per share data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic income per share

 

 

0.21

 

 

 

0.31

 

 

 

0.38

 

 

 

0.60

 

 

 

0.31

 

 

 

0.31

 

 

 

0.30

 

 

 

0.11

 

Diluted income per share

 

 

0.21

 

 

 

0.31

 

 

 

0.38

 

 

 

0.59

 

 

 

0.31

 

 

 

0.31

 

 

 

0.30

 

 

 

0.11

 

 

 

 

 

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Skyline Champion Corporation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Schedule II--Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

 

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at Beginning of Period

 

 

Additions

 

 

Deductions

 

 

Other

 

 

Balance at End of Period

 

Fiscal Year Ended April 3, 2021:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for doubtful accounts

 

$

0.4

 

 

$

0.2

 

 

$

(0.2)

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

0.4

 

Valuation allowance for deferred taxes

 

 

11.2

 

 

 

1.4

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

12.6

 

Fiscal Year Ended March 28, 2020:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for doubtful accounts

 

$

0.6

 

 

$

0.7

 

 

$

(0.9

)

 

-

 

 

$

0.4

 

Valuation allowance for deferred taxes

 

 

7.3

 

 

 

4.5

 

 

 

(0.2

)

 

 

(0.4

)

(a)

 

11.2

 

Fiscal Year Ended March 30, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for doubtful accounts

 

$

0.2

 

 

$

0.5

 

 

$

(0.1

)

 

-

 

 

$

0.6

 

Valuation allowance for deferred taxes

 

 

6.4

 

 

 

0.3

 

 

 

(1.3

)

 

 

1.9

 

(b)

 

7.3

 

 

(a)Represents a decrease due to provision-to-return adjustments

(b)Represents an increase in valuation allowance for deferred taxes related to a business combination.

 

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