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Net sales decreased 36.0% to $464.8 million
U.S. homes sold decreased 29.3% to 4,817
Total backlog decreased 15.7% to $260 million from the sequential fourth quarter
Average selling price (“ASP”) per U.S. home sold decreased 8.2% to $89,000
Gross profit margin contracted by 370 basis points to 27.9%
Net income decreased by 56.2% to $51.3 million
Earnings per share (“EPS”) decreased 56.4% to $0.89
Adjusted EBITDA decreased 58.9% to $66.8 million
Adjusted EBITDA margin contracted by 800 basis points to 14.4%
Net cash generated by operating activities of $74.9 million during the quarter

“Skyline Champion’s results for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 met expectations, reflecting continued execution on our operational initiatives as we navigate the current environment and shifts in demand” said Mark Yost, Skyline Champion’s president, and chief executive officer. “On a sequential basis we are seeing orders increase and backlogs return to historically normal levels, while managing production to align with current demand trends. Skyline Champion continues to drive our strategic initiatives to transform homebuilding, generating value for shareholders now and in years to come.”

First Quarter Fiscal 2024 Results

Net sales for the first quarter fiscal 2024 decreased 36.0% to $464.8 million compared to the prior-year period. The number of U.S. homes sold in the first quarter fiscal 2024 decreased 29.3% to 4,817. Volume levels during the quarter were adversely impacted by the timing of community orders and the absence of FEMA-related sales which totaled $82.5 million in the first quarter of last year. The ASP per U.S. home sold decreased 8.2% to $89,000 due to the impact of product mix and the decrease in material surcharges. The number of Canadian factory-built homes sold in the quarter decreased to 221 homes compared to 352 homes in the prior-year period due to softening demand in certain markets.

Gross profit decreased by 43.5% to $129.7 million in the first quarter fiscal 2024 compared to the prior-year period. Gross profit margin was 27.9% of net sales, a 370-basis point contraction compared to 31.6% in the first quarter fiscal 2023. Gross margin contraction is being driven by lower volumes and changes in product mix including the absence of FEMA unit sales versus last year’s first quarter. Improvements in operational capabilities helped maintain the margin profile on a sequential basis despite lower production rates and consumer shifts to smaller less optioned homes.

Selling, general, and administrative expenses (“SG&A”) in the first quarter fiscal 2024 decreased to $70.4 million from $72.3 million in the same period last year. SG&A as a percentage of net sales was 15.2%, compared to 10.0% in the prior year period. SG&A during the quarter reflects lower sales volumes and variable compensation, partially offset by expenses related to acquisitions closed in fiscal 2023 and investments in new capacity.

Net income decreased by 56.2% to $51.3 million for the first quarter fiscal 2024 compared to the prior-year period. The decrease in net income was driven by lower sales in the quarter.

Adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter fiscal 2024 decreased by 58.9% to $66.8 million compared to the first quarter fiscal 2023. Adjusted EBITDA margin for the quarter was 14.4%, compared to 22.4% in the prior-year period.

As of July 1, 2023, Skyline Champion had $797.7 million of cash and cash equivalents, an increase of $50.3 million in the current quarter.

Conference Call and Webcast Information

Skyline Champion management will host a conference call tomorrow, August 2, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time, to discuss Skyline Champion’s financial results and an update on current operations.

Investors and other interested parties can listen to a webcast of the live conference call by logging onto the Investor Relations section of Skyline Champion’s website at skylinechampion.com. The online replay will be available on the same website immediately following the call.

The conference call can also be accessed by dialing (877) 407-4018 (domestic) or (201) 689-8471 (international). A telephonic replay will be available approximately two hours after the call by dialing (844) 512-2921, or for international callers, (412) 317-6671. The passcode for the live call and the replay is 13739924. The replay will be available until 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time on August 16, 2023.

About Skyline Champion Corporation

Skyline Champion Corporation (NYSE: SKY) is a leading producer of factory-built housing in North America and employs approximately 7,600 people. With more than 70 years of homebuilding experience and 44 manufacturing facilities throughout the United States and western Canada, Skyline Champion is well positioned with an innovative portfolio of manufactured and modular homes, ADUs, park-models and modular buildings for the single-family, multi-family, and hospitality sectors.

In addition to its core home building business, Skyline Champion provides construction services to install and set-up factory-built homes, operates a factory-direct retail business with 31 retail locations across the United States, and operates Star Fleet Trucking, providing transportation services to the manufactured housing and other industries from several dispatch locations across the United States.

Skyline Champion builds 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, Atlantic Homes, Excel Homes, Homes of Merit, New Era, Redman Homes, ScotBilt Homes, Shore Park, Silvercrest, Titan Homes in the U.S. and Moduline and SRI Homes in western Canada.

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