Malibu Boats Inc (MBUU) 2016 Q1 法說會逐字稿

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  • Operator

  • Good morning and welcome to Malibu Boats's conference call to discuss first-quarter 2016 results. At this time all participants are in a listen-only mode. (Operator Instructions) As a reminder, this call is being recorded.

  • On the call today from management are Mr. Jack Springer, Chief Executive Officer; and Mr. Wayne Wilson, Chief Financial Officer. I will turn the call over to Mr. Wilson to get started. Please go ahead, sir.

  • Wayne Wilson - CFO

  • Thank you and good morning, everyone. Richie Anderson, the Company's Chief Operating Officer, is also on the call today. Jack will provide commentary on the business, and I will discuss our first-quarter financials and outlook for fiscal 2016. We will then open the call for questions.

  • A press release covering the Company's first-quarter results was issued this morning, and a copy of that press release can be found in the investor relations section of the Company's website. I also want to remind everyone that management's remarks on this call may contain certain forward-looking statements, including predictions, expectations, estimates, or other information that might be considered forward-looking and that actual results could differ materially from those projected on today's call.

  • You should not place undue reliance on these forward looking statements, which speak only as of today, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update them for any new information or future events. Factors that might affect future results are discussed in our filings with the SEC. And we encourage you to review our SEC filings for a more detailed description of these risk factors.

  • Please also note that we will be referring to certain non-GAAP financial measures on today's call such as adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, and adjusted fully distributed net income. Reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP financial measures are included in our earnings release. Now let me turn the call over to Jack Springer.

  • Jack Springer - CEO and Director

  • Thank you, Wayne; and I would like to welcome everyone to our call. Malibu had another good quarter of in-line results and the trends across our business remained consistent. Highlights for the quarter include: net sales were increased by 21.1% over 2015. Unit volume was up by nearly 23%. Our gross profit for the first quarter increased by 21%, and fully distributed net income increased 32% over the first quarter of 2015.

  • The US market remains strong, driven by the continued recovery in the broader boating industry and share gains in the performance sports boat category. As all of you know, the US performance sports boat market has been strong for some time, increasing in the low double digits annually for the past three years. Even with this increase, the industry is still approximately 42% below the peak volume levels that we saw back in 2006 and 2007, which suggests that there is a lot of room for growth ahead.

  • The international markets remain a mixed bag. Australia and Asia remain very strong for Malibu, but we continue to see currency-related headwinds in other international markets such as Canada, South America, and Europe. Despite this challenge, we are executing well against our vertical integration and global growth initiatives, and we feel good about the positioning of our business into the new model year.

  • Since July we have introduced and began production on three new boats for 2016. As we discussed in the last earnings call, we are launching a total of four new boats this year: three Malibu-branded boats and one Axis-branded boats. The first three new introductions were the Malibu Wakesetter 25 LSV, the Malibu Wakesetter 20 VTX, and the Axis A20. All of these have been very well received by our dealers, and there is tremendous excitement heading into our annual North American dealer meetings this month.

  • Early demand for the new 25 LSV has been off the charts and even a little surprising, given the size of this model. Initial orders are ahead of our original projections, both from a dealer and a custom retail order viewpoint. As we discussed on our last call, this is an amazing new product that we believe will be very powerful as a new introduction for Malibu.

  • It combines incomparable performance and wakes in a 25-foot hull, something that has never been done before in our industry. With its huge barreling surf wave, its truly massive wake for wakeboarding, and seating for up to 19 people, it is unquestionably the most versatile, best-performing 25-foot boat on the market. Our dealers in our customers are raving about this boat.

  • The 25 LSV made its initial contest debut at the World Wakeboarding Association's end-of-year event, the Malibu Evolution Pro in Houston, Texas, in October. Not only did this boat serve up the best wakeboarding wakes of the year, but we added a surf contest, and the pros were coming off the water in awe of this boat. Normally, you just do not have pros that are not affiliated with your brand come and say that it is the best boat that they have ever ridden, but athlete after athlete did that for the 25 LSV.

  • The second new introduction is our crossover ski and wakeboat, the Malibu Wakesetter 20 VTX. Using our renowned and unique T-Cut Diamond hull to deliver both tournament-quality wakes for slalom, water skiing, wakeboarding, and surfing, Malibu has introduced the overwhelmingly best three-event boat on the market today. Providing multiple hull options for specific boat models is another only-Malibu-does-it innovation.

  • It is ideal for those who love wakeboarding and surfing as much as water skiing. Early demand for this boat has also been very good and is up significantly over last year. One dealer who had just experienced the VTX's versatile performance commented to me that we have never really carried the 20 VTX in stock, but we will now. We are hearing from dealers and customers that the ski wake is outstanding, as always; and the surf wake is world-class for any boat, much less one that is 20 feet in length.

  • The new Axis A20 is our third new launch. The A20 combines a lot of the new features of the A22 and the P22 and introduces them into a smaller boat. We have improved the running surface and the ability to surf and wakeboard in the A20. In addition, all Axis models, including the new A20, has updated new upholstery and a brand-new windshield. The A20 provides the most powerful wake of any 20-foot boat on the market at an entry-level price.

  • Now, our fourth new boat for model year 2016 will be a very special boat for that most discerning customer who wants the absolute best performance combined with the ultimate experience in luxury and premium lifestyle. This boat will be called the M235, and there has already been a lot of interest expressed for this boat. We were very honored to be invited to share this boat with the world's greatest builder of boats, the United States Navy, through visiting with the US Naval Academy.

  • This is just one example of the attention that the M235 is deservedly receiving. We will be fully unveiling this diamond of a boat this year at our North American dealer meeting in a couple of weeks. The M235 is our first entry into an existing product whitespace for Malibu. It is already presold to dealers and customers, sight unseen, and we will only produce a limited number for this first year.

  • Once that allocation is met, we will begin taking orders for the model year 2017 version, which will begin fulfillment in July. I would ask you to keep your eyes out over the next few weeks. And we look forward to telling you more about this product at the boat shows and on our next earnings call.

  • Also for 2016, we have introduced more exciting new features than in our entire history, and many of these new features are exclusive to Malibu. These are our new performance, experience, convenience, and safety-enhancing features that customers are looking for.

  • The first one I will talk about is Surf Band. Surf Band is an exclusive patented system that allows the rider to control the wave from a remote wrist device. Surf Band has been very well received in the market, and we are seeing strong early demand. It was first introduced to our dealers in August and was featured at Malibu's final 2015 Evolution Pro event in Houston in early October.

  • Secondly, our new rearview camera option is a great ease-of-use and convenience feature, but it can be an important safety feature. That has also received very positive feedback, not only from our dealers, but from across the industry. We upgraded the windshields in all Malibu Wakesetter models this year to a sleek new style that is backed with LED lighting and badged with the model of the boat inside of the windshield. We have upgraded the windshield and updated the upholstery in all Axis models for this year.

  • Other new features and innovations for 2016 include our new hydraulic Surf Gates on all models. This follows our hydraulic Power Wedge we introduced in model year 2015. And to our knowledge, we are the only performance sports boat manufacturer with hydraulic actuators on our surf system.

  • This is a competitive advantage, because hydraulic actuators provide an incredible improvement in the robustness of the actuator, and issues seldom occur. This increases our customer's time on the water, reduces headaches for our dealers, and ultimately improves the resale value of every Malibu and Axis boat.

  • An automatic drain plug sensor on all models, which greatly protects the customer's investment from inadvertently leaving the drain plug out of the boat, is another new feature with model year 2016. There is a new Monsoon engine line-up for the Malibu Wakesetter models; and, lastly, a new steering wheel convenience control feature that allows you to control many of the boat's features, including sound, Power Wedge, and Surf Gate settings. This will be introduced during the boat show season.

  • Our vertical integration strategy remains an important element of our growth. We build far more of our boats internally than any of our competitors -- from towers, to board racks, to billet and stainless features, and now 100% of our trailers. This allows us to deliver unprecedented value to dealers and customers through higher quality, better innovation, and lower costs.

  • Malibu- and Axis-built trailers are our latest vertical integration entry point. We are very pleased with the initial performance of the trailer business, which began in July. If you recall, we brought this business in-house. We are now able to offer better innovation and value to our dealers. This has been a big success for Malibu, and we will continue to look for further opportunities to vertically integrate over time.

  • For the quarter and since last October we have been running at a production rate of 16 units per day or approximately 3,350 boats per year. With the recent expansion of our manufacturing facility and the doubling of our rigging and final detail lines, we now have the capacity to produce 5,000 boats per year. And we will begin ramping production as needed in the third quarter of this fiscal year.

  • Right now, with this expansion, we have the ability to grow our unit capacity by approximately another 40%. Should we need to expand capacity even further, we can do this by extending our lamination area into our old warehouse area. This would give us the added capacity of another 1,000 boats to 6,000 units per year.

  • There is no update on the patent infringement claim against one of our largest competitors, and we remain limited on what we can say. As we said on the last call, we take the time, effort, and the cost of our IP very seriously; and we will continue to vigorously defend against any potential infringements. It is still very early in what could be a long and drawn-out case that could potentially take several years to go to trial and render a verdict. As we have previously mentioned, we have taken steps to limit our legal expenditures should this go through jury trial.

  • Malibu remains the number one market share leader in the performance sports boat sector by nearly 900 basis points. Our US market share has remained pretty consistent in the 31% to 33% range. And we believe our global market share is over 50%. We are the industry leader when it comes to innovation and performance, and we are well positioned to benefit from this continued recovery in the US boating market going forward.

  • We know The Street is focused on market share data, and we are also. We are confident in our ability to maintain and even grow our market share modestly over time. However, as all of you know, there are always going to be fluctuations from quarter to quarter and through various cycles. We went through a very strong market share building cycle when we launched and built the Axis brand, launched our first premium pickle fork models in 2012, and introduced the game-changing Surf Gate system.

  • We were among the first to target the entry level of the performance sports boat market, and others in the industry are just now beginning to catch up. The entry-level product has done a fantastic job of attracting new customers into the performance sports boat segment, and the entire industry is seeing brand-new demand from this entry-level product.

  • Predominantly, these new customers have migrated to the PSB segment from other marine segments, and our expectations are that that migration will continue. As a result, the entry-level segment market share should continue to grow, and we will be beneficiaries of that growth. We believe that we were very perceptive and forward-thinking in building the Axis brand by 150% of new product over 18 months. And it positions Malibu as a whole very well.

  • We further believe that we are addressing areas that could be performing better through our new model introductions and future models that are coming. As an example, the 20-foot segment has historically been a weaker link segment for Malibu. With this year's introductions of the 20 VTX and the A20, we fully expect to see a market share impact in that segment over the next 12 to 18 months. The new 25 LSV will drive additional demand, as will the new whitespace product that we are introducing this month.

  • The bottom line is: we are confident that our product introductions in both Malibu and Axis should continue to drive profitability and market share over time. But this is not always a straight, smooth line.

  • In closing, let me reiterate how pleased we are with the business, both in the first quarter and in our position going forward. We are fulfilling our position as a growth company, delivering record quarters year-over-year, revenue and gross profit growth in excess of 20%, and fully distributed net income growth of 32% over the last year.

  • This is an exciting and special time of year for Malibu and for our dealers, as we launch new products and work together in planning the new model year. Despite the currency headwinds in the international markets, we think the continued integration and development of Australia, the launch of four new boats, the heavier mix of Malibu product, the further development of our vertically integrated platforms, and the overall recovery in the US boating sector should all bode well for the business going forward.

  • I now turn the call over to Wayne Wilson to take you through the quarterly results in more detail.

  • Wayne Wilson - CFO

  • Thanks, Jack. As we discussed on the fourth-quarter call back in September, our first-quarter results would be impacted by two things: the inclusion of our Australia business in the consolidated financials and our higher daily production throughput compared to the first quarter last year. These two factors were expected to positively impact unit volume.

  • The Australian inclusion was expected to negatively impact net sales per unit and gross margin in the first quarter. All of this was fully factored into our projections for the quarter and full year, and our first quarter was in line with our expectations.

  • Net sales increased 20.1% to $57.2 million. Unit volume increased 22.6% to 825 boats and included 79 units from Australia. Unit volume was spot-on our expectation and was driven by our higher daily throughput. Both Malibu and Axis performed well in the quarter, with Malibu representing 65% of unit sales at 534 boats and Axis representing 35% of unit sales at 291 boats. The mix of Axis in the quarter was higher than our annual projection and was boosted by strong retail and dealer inventory restocking.

  • Consolidated net sales per unit decreased 2% to approximately $69,400 and was impacted by the inclusion of the Australian business and modest promotional efforts in certain international markets. As a reminder, the Australian units carry a lower average selling price because of the elimination of previously recognized revenue in our US segment. Now that we will be anniversarying the Australia acquisition in our financial results in the second fiscal quarter, this year-over-year dynamic should be less of a factor going forward.

  • Gross profit in the quarter increased 21.6% to $14.7 million, and gross margin increased 30 basis to 25.7%. The increase in gross margin was primarily driven by our trailer business. This was partially offset by increased warranty expense, driven by our now-standard five-year warranty; and the inclusion of our Australian business, which continues to see temporary margin pressure from the move in the US/Aussie exchange rate. In our US business, gross margin expanded 56 basis points and remained very strong.

  • Selling and marketing expense increased 38% to $2.3 million in the first quarter. The increase was primarily related to the inclusion of Australia as well as increased spend on sponsorships and strategic marketing initiatives. As a percentage of sales, selling and marketing expense increased about 50 basis points to 4%.

  • General and administrative expenses, excluding amortization, decreased 28% to $4.6 million. The decrease was primarily driven by lower professional fees related to IP litigation costs year-over-year. Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter increased 17.3% to $9.4 million, and adjusted EBITDA margin decreased 40 basis points to 16.5%. This was in line with our expectations.

  • First-quarter non-GAAP adjusted fully distributed net income increased to $4.7 million or $0.25 per diluted share, a per-share increase of 31.6%. This is calculated using a normalized C-corp tax rate of 35.5% and a fully distributed weighted average share count of approximately 19.3 million shares. For a reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA and adjusted fully distributed net income to GAAP metrics, please see the tables in our earnings release.

  • Our first-quarter results were in line with our expectations, and we have not changed our outlook for fiscal 2016. As Jack mentioned, we expect favorable secular trends in the US market to be somewhat offset by continued headwinds in several international markets, such as Canada, Europe, South America, and South Africa.

  • We do not provide detailed earnings guidance, but our outlook for fiscal 2016 is based on the following factors: an increase in unit volume in the mid-to high single digits, with Q1 unit growth being the highest, and the remainder of the growth coming in the back half of the fiscal year -- specifically Q3. Q2 will see us run at the same throughput as the prior year.

  • From a volume/mix perspective, Axis is expected to represent a proportion of unit sales similar to fiscal 2015, with a slight upward bias due to the strong retail and reorder trends we are seeing. Consolidated net sales per unit is expected to increase in the low single digits for the full-year, with the first quarter down because of the addition of Australian units. Q2 will be marginally impacted by an additional three weeks of Australian sales.

  • Gross margin is expected to increase modestly for the full-year, with Q1 being the low point for the year. Margin improvement should be driven by the inclusion of royalty income from our litigation settlement with Nautique as well as the in-house manufacturing of our trailer business. Legal expenses relating to MasterCraft litigation are expected to be $1 million to $1.5 million for the year. Adjusted EBITDA margin is expected to grow modestly, with the majority of the growth coming in the back half of the fiscal year.

  • And finally, regarding CapEx, we are budgeting under $6 million, which includes some residual spend from our planned expansion project that was initiated in FY 2015. In closing, let me just say that we are pleased with our first-quarter results and the early response to our new 2016 model year lineup.

  • With that, we would like to open up the call to your questions. Operator?

  • Operator

  • (Operator Instructions) Mike Swartz, SunTrust.

  • Mike Swartz - Analyst

  • Just wanted to touch on some of the new product coming out, and specifically the new 25 LSV. And understanding you had some positive commentary around that, and some of the early ordering you are seeing is coming in ahead of expectations -- but maybe just taking a step back, could you provide some context to that larger ski performance boat market, whether you want to define it as 24-feet-plus? Just how big is that market? How fast is that market growing relative to your legacy business? And I don't know if you'd define that maybe between 20 and 23 feet.

  • Jack Springer - CEO and Director

  • I think over the last 2 to 3 years, Mike, we have seen that -- say, we can call it, 24-foot on up -- grow a little bit faster than it had been. I think some of that is fueled by new products to market. For example, we brought out the 24 MXZ, our first premium pickle fork, as well as the Axis A24.

  • We have seen a little bit of a migration to the larger boats. I think people are wanting to really be out on that boat for a longer period of time and then perform sports behind the boat, which is one of the key reasons that we thought that that 25 LSV, which replaced our 247, was important to take it to a full 25 feet. So we are seeing demand in that 24-foot category and up increase.

  • Still the middle of the plate, so to speak, is that 22- and 23-foot market. That's the largest market by far. And then 24/25-feet as well as the 20- and 21-feet boats are following that.

  • Mike Swartz - Analyst

  • Okay, thanks, Jack. And then just -- I think you kind of mentioned it in the press release, but going to the kind of five-year standard warranty for model year 2016 product -- I think you said it has a mitigating impact on gross margin. But is there any way -- one, I guess, is there any way to quantify what that impact is? And two, was that already predicated in your gross margin outlook when you gave it a couple months ago?

  • Wayne Wilson - CFO

  • Yes, this is Wayne. It was predicated in our -- it was part of our gross margin outlook. That is why the gross margin outlook has not really changed. It is just one of the offsetting factors in terms of the trailer business being positive. And we are able to, obviously, take some level of price to cover that cost increase as well. So it is an incremental cost that dilutes the margin a little bit. But we have other offsetting factors, and we just called that out as an incremental cost.

  • Mike Swartz - Analyst

  • Okay, great. Thanks, guys.

  • Operator

  • Tim Conder, Wells Fargo.

  • Tim Conder - Analyst

  • A couple things, continuing on the gross margin question: Wayne -- and I apologize if we missed it here -- but how much did FX weigh on the quarter? And what is factored into that gross margin for the year? And then is there any, as you mentioned, some of the marketing type of costs as impacting SG&A -- how much of that incremental or that marketing piece is related to Canada, Australia, and the international side?

  • Wayne Wilson - CFO

  • Yes, so first things first: on the FX side, translation is not an issue, right? FX translation it is not an issue on a year-over-year basis, because the prior-year period doesn't have Canadian or, sorry, Australian income or revenue in the quarter.

  • Tim Conder - Analyst

  • Right.

  • Wayne Wilson - CFO

  • So we will start to quantify that and give you that on a year-over-year basis next quarter. So with respect to Australia and what we are seeing from an FX perspective, the Australian dollar is at about $0.71, and so I think that has continued to be a little bit of a headwind for us and been a little bit of a challenge in the Australian business. They are about six months behind us in terms of the model year change. So they will shift to model year 2016 product consistent with the 2016 calendar year, and we will be able to increase prices there on the model year 2016 product as of January 1.

  • And so I think we will deal with the translation issue next quarter, specifically quantifying that. But right now, looking at that within the quarter, there is still a little bit of pressure there, just given the degree of the magnitude of the move of the Aussie dollar. But specifically translation we'll touch on next quarter.

  • Tim Conder - Analyst

  • Okay, okay. And then within the marketing and SG&A portion, how much of that was related to Canada, Australia, anything from that perspective?

  • Wayne Wilson - CFO

  • Yes, none of that. Those are some very specific initiatives that we had in place and budgeted for first quarter. And some of those will be not ongoing, you know, continuous expenses to the business. Any of those initiatives that are being put in certain international markets are flowing through in net revenue.

  • Tim Conder - Analyst

  • Okay. And then geographically, gentlemen -- you know, you have talked about it a little bit, and we've seen it from other power sports related companies, of course. Western Canada, the oilfield area impact there, and then impacting incomes and demand; and the same thing in Texas. Could you maybe address that? And color potentially as we progress through the quarter, and what the dealers saw, and what overall the ski/wake/surf segment has seen in those markets. If you could comment on that from the industry subsegment, and then what you are seeing specifically in your business -- the cadence as it has come over the last 90, 120 days in particular.

  • Wayne Wilson - CFO

  • I would echo -- as it relates to Canada, I would echo what we've heard from a lot of other manufacturers in that Canada is definitely depressed, more so from, in our opinion, from the translation or the FX than from the oil. We are not hearing a lot about the oil, but we are hearing that currency at CAD1.31 versus the $1 is really the barrier in Canada.

  • I think that as it relates to Malibu, we have probably experienced very similar declines in Canada as what other people have. It is not what it has been over the last couple of years because of that.

  • I will make a statement that -- I believe in Canada we don't have to get back down to that CAD1.12 or CAD1.15. I think that if we start seeing some moderation in that FX rate, then it will definitely have the impact of generating additional sales.

  • From a Texas perspective, I will say that the oil and gas prices are really not having any impact on boat sales. We are seeing among all of our Texas dealers, they're having some of the best years that they've ever had. And I think part of that is Texas is probably not recognized as that well diversified state as it really is.

  • And so even in an area that would be strong oil and gas, Houston, Texas, we are experiencing very good numbers. And then I would also point to one other factor that I think that is having play -- and that is for a couple of years, Texas was in drought. Arguably, we heard more about the drought than the oil and gas prices. Now Texas is out of drought, over the last two weeks has had another 10 to 20 inches of rain across the state. So I think Texas is very well positioned going forward.

  • Tim Conder - Analyst

  • Okay, okay, gentlemen. Thank you very much.

  • Operator

  • (Operator Instructions) Joe Hovorka, Raymond James.

  • Joe Hovorka - Analyst

  • A couple quick questions: first, I am looking at your slides that you put out here, and you've got a retail slide on here. I just wanted to clarify. Is that your retail, the high single-digits domestic year-to-date?

  • Wayne Wilson - CFO

  • Yes.

  • Joe Hovorka - Analyst

  • Okay, and then that's -- okay. I just wanted to clarify, because it says market commentary, but then you had an industry number next to it, so just wanted to clarify. Secondly is -- you talked about your 20-foot segment being a softer or weaker segment for you and the opportunity for share growth for the two new boats. Is that also true for the 25, is that -- you are a little bit weaker there, too, from a share perspective, and this new 25 LSV also gives you an opportunity for some share growth in 2016?

  • Jack Springer - CEO and Director

  • Yes, you are correct on that, Joe. We had in that segment before we had the 247. And the 247 was, frankly, long in the tooth. And we have seen diminishing sales over the last 2 to 3 years. So that 25 LSV is a brand-new boat in a segment that we think we will be able to capture some additional market share.

  • Joe Hovorka - Analyst

  • Okay. And then can you comment a bit about what trailers added to or detracted on the gross margin in the quarter? I don't know if there's any start-up costs in the September quarter, or if it was incremental.

  • Wayne Wilson - CFO

  • No, it was definitely incremental in the quarter, Mike. I think if you go back to what we had disclosed about our investment there, with about $1 million investment and then a payback of less than two years, you are going to see north of 30 basis point move in margins. Because we are able to actually decrease the price to our dealers as we deliver higher quality and make more money. So we can make it cheaper to both the dealer and the retail consumer, which helps to expand that margin percentage. So -- because the denominator is coming down and the numerator is going up. So it is north of 30 basis points.

  • Joe Hovorka - Analyst

  • It would have been north of 30 in the quarter as well, or is that what you would expect from the full-year run rate?

  • Wayne Wilson - CFO

  • Full-year. But it will be generally in the same line.

  • Joe Hovorka - Analyst

  • Okay, great. That's all I had, guys. Thanks.

  • Operator

  • Rommel Dionisio, Wunderlich Securities.

  • Rommel Dionisio - Analyst

  • With all the new models coming out and the addition of some of these new technology features like Surf Band, rear cameras, and increasing production capacity, I wonder if you guys could talk about the product quality in the last few months; and to the extent that you're able to maintain that, some of the initiatives you're putting in place in order to maintain that high-quality product quality you have for so many years. Thank you.

  • Jack Springer - CEO and Director

  • Yes, absolutely. One of the things that we have is the same throughput going forward. So it is the same 16 boats a day. That would be one thing I would point to.

  • But in addition to that, we have developed since 2009 a very stringent process, a phase gate cycle for introducing new product. So this phase gate cycle that we deploy is very structured, very streamlined, to make sure that whether the product is coming from inside of Malibu or from suppliers, we are doing everything possible to make sure that that is a very high-quality product.

  • We have seen that our product has continued to gain in quality. An example that I pointed to in my commentary is the hydraulic Surf Gates and Power Wedge. Hydraulics make a remarkable difference, and Malibu is the only one that has that, to our knowledge.

  • Rommel Dionisio - Analyst

  • Okay. Thanks very much, Jack.

  • Operator

  • Gerrick Johnson, BMO Capital Markets.

  • Gerrick Johnson - Analyst

  • What's the reason for changing the standard warranty to five years from three? Is that a competitive response? And then my other question is: you mentioned $1 million to $1.5 million in MasterCraft litigation. I think that is for the year. Can you tell us what that was in the quarter? Thank you.

  • Jack Springer - CEO and Director

  • As it relates to the warranty, there were other competitors that did come out with a five-year warranty. Preferentially, that is not -- I don't think that's anything that you want to sell as a part of your go-to business model. So it was somewhat reactive in terms of matching what other competitors are doing.

  • But we also believe that it speaks to the previous question, and that is the quality of the Malibu and the Axis boat is -- that five-year warranty just really proves that out. What was your other question, I'm sorry, Gerrick?

  • Gerrick Johnson - Analyst

  • Well, actually, let's stay on the warranty for a second. So does this mean going forward we are going to have a higher accrual? Or did you take this accrual like a lump sum in this quarter that will last for a while? My other question was on the MasterCraft litigation and how much of that was in the first quarter.

  • Wayne Wilson - CFO

  • Yes, so we did -- we will increase the accrual; we are increasing our accrual rate as we sell boats with five-year warranty. So we did not take a one-time charge upfront. It will be -- it will grow through the course of the year and over the next couple of years as we accrue more quote/unquote years of warranty liability.

  • Jack Springer - CEO and Director

  • MasterCraft for the quarter.

  • Wayne Wilson - CFO

  • Yes, and MasterCraft for the quarter -- it is actually a relatively modest number, less than $200,000.

  • Gerrick Johnson - Analyst

  • All right, great. Thanks, guys.

  • Operator

  • And I am showing no further questions at this time. So with that said, I would like to turn the call back over to CEO Jack Springer for closing remarks.

  • Jack Springer - CEO and Director

  • Thank you. I wanted to thank everyone again for joining Malibu on our call this morning. We look forward to speaking with you again next quarter. Have a great day.

  • Operator

  • Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for participating in today's conference. This concludes the program. You may now disconnect.