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FOX FACTORY HOLDING CORP

For the period ended Dec 29, 2023. Filed Feb 23, 2024.

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FY2023 · Filed Feb 23, 2024

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Part IV. Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of

Opinion on the financial statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Fox Factory Holding Corp. (a Delaware corporation) and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 29, 2023 and December 30, 2022, the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, stockholder’s equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 29, 2023, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 29, 2023 and December 30, 2022, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 29, 2023, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

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 December 29, 2023, based on criteria established in the 2013 Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”), and our report dated February 22, 2024 expressed an unqualified opinion.

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 matters

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

Net realizable value of inventory

As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, adjustments are made to reduce the cost of inventory to its net realizable value, if required, for estimated excess, obsolete or impaired balances. Management monitors inventory quantities on hand and on order and records write-downs for estimated excess or obsolescence based on estimated demand for products, obsolescence of technology, product life cycles, and when pricing trends or forecasts indicate that the carrying value of inventory exceeds estimated selling price. We identified the net realizable value of inventory for certain product categories as a critical audit matter.

The principal consideration for our determination that the net realizable value of inventory represents a critical audit matter is that the assessment of the valuation of inventory is complex and includes an estimate of forecasted demand. The demand estimate is subjective and requires the Company to consider significant assumptions such as economic conditions, technology changes, and new product introductions, which are subject to significant uncertainty and therefore require significant auditor judgement.

Our audit procedures related to the net realizable value of inventory included the following, among others:

We obtained management’s analysis for estimated excess or obsolete inventory. We evaluated the appropriateness of management’s approach and tested the completeness and accuracy of the underlying data.

We tested selected inventory items by making inquiries of management and evaluating the appropriateness of judgments and assumptions. We also reviewed industry reports and inquired with management and various staff members outside of the finance function to understand macroeconomic, technology, and product trends.

We performed a retrospective review by comparing previous demand forecasts to actual usage during the year for a sample of items.

We compared selected 2024 estimated demand to actual customer sales orders and forecasted demand information as provided by the sales and operations team in order to test the accuracy of demand information included in the calculation.

We tested the design and operating effectiveness of controls related to the forecasted demand for the Company’s products as well as management’s review of the net realizable value of inventory.

Valuation of acquired intangible assets

As described further in Note 1 and Note 18 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company completed the acquisitions of Custom Wheel House, LLC (“Custom Wheel House”) and Marucci Sports, LLC (“Marucci”) on March 3, 2023 and November 14, 2023 for total purchase price consideration of $129.8 million and $567.2 million, respectively. The Company allocated the purchase price to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their respective fair values, including to identified intangible assets. We identified the determination of fair value for the acquired customer and distributor relationships, tradenames and developed technologies as a critical audit matter.

The principal consideration for our determination that the valuation of the intangible assets represents a critical audit matter include the complexity associated with the intangibles due to the significant estimation uncertainty in the Company’s determination of the fair values. The significant estimation uncertainty was primarily due to the sensitivity of the respective fair values to underlying assumptions about the future performance of the acquired businesses, including future revenue growth rates, certain profitability measures, royalty rates, customer attrition rates and discount rates. Auditing these assumptions requires a high degree of auditor judgment and an increased extent of effort, including the need to involve our valuation specialists.

Our audit procedures related to the determination of assumptions used in the fair value of certain acquired intangible assets in the acquisitions included the following, among others:

We evaluated the appropriateness of the forecasted revenue growth rates and certain profitability measures by (1) comparing forecasted revenue growth rates and certain profitability measures to forecasted industry growth rates and available market data and (2) comparing forecasted revenue growth rates and certain profitability measures to historical growth rates of the acquired entities.

We utilized a specialist to evaluate key inputs and assumptions used to determine fair value. Our specialist compared the royalty rates used to royalty rates derived from publicly available data for comparable companies, compared the estimated customer attrition rates used to historical customer retention data of the acquired companies, and compared the discount rates used to independently developed discount rates derived from publicly available data for comparable companies.

We tested the design and operating effectiveness of controls related to the selection and review of the methods and assumptions used in determining fair value.

/s/GRANT THORNTON LLP

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2008.

San Francisco, California

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of

Opinion on internal control over financial reporting

We have audited the internal control over financial reporting of Fox Factory Holding Corp. (a Delaware corporation) and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 29, 2023, based on criteria established in the 2013 Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”). In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 29, 2023, based on criteria established in the 2013 Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by COSO.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”), the consolidated financial statements of the Company as of and for the year ended December 29, 2023, and our report dated February 22, 2024 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements.

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 (“Management’s Report”). 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.

Our audit of, and opinion on, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting does not include the internal control over financial reporting of Custom Wheel House, LLC (“Custom Wheel House”), a wholly-owned subsidiary, whose financial statements reflect total assets and revenues constituting 6.7 and 4.5 percent, respectively, and also does not include the internal control over financial reporting of Marucci Sports, LLC (“Marucci”), a wholly-owned subsidiary, whose financial statements reflect total assets and revenues constituting 29.2 and 1.1 percent, respectively, of the related consolidated financial statement amounts as of and for the year ended December 29, 2023. As indicated in Management’s Report, Custom Wheel House and Marucci were acquired during 2023. Management’s assertion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting excluded internal control over financial reporting of Custom Wheel House and Marucci.

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.

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/ GRANT THORNTON LLP

San Francisco, California

(in thousands, except par value)

As ofAs of
December 29, 2023December 30, 2022
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$83,642$145,250
Accounts receivable (net of allowances of $1,158 and $443 at December 29, 2023 and December 30, 2022, respectively)171,060200,440
Inventory371,841350,620
Prepaids and other current assets141,512101,364
Total current assets768,055797,674
Property, plant and equipment, net237,192202,215
Lease right-of-use assets84,31748,096
Deferred tax assets21,29757,339
Goodwill636,565323,978
Trademarks and brands, net275,48064,214
Customer and distributor relationships, net182,731109,887
Core technologies, net25,1364,879
Other assets11,52510,054
Total assets$2,242,298$1,618,336
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable$104,150$131,160
Accrued expenses103,400127,729
Total current liabilities207,550258,889
Line of credit370,000200,000
Long-term debt, less current portion373,528—
Other liabilities69,45938,061
Total liabilities1,020,537496,950
Commitments and contingent liabilities (Refer to Note 12. Commitments and Contingent Liabilities)
Stockholders’ equity
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value — 0 authorized and no shares issued or outstanding as of December 29, 2023 and December 30, 2022——
Common stock, $0.001 par value — 90,000 authorized; 42,844 shares issued and 41,954 outstanding as of December 29, 2023; 43,160 shares issued and 42,270 outstanding as of December 30, 20224242
Additional paid-in capital348,346356,239
Treasury stock, at cost; 890 common shares as of December 29, 2023 and December 30, 2022(13,754)(13,754)
Accumulated other comprehensive income9,04114,782
Retained earnings878,086764,077
Total stockholders’ equity1,221,7611,121,386
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity$2,242,298$1,618,336

(in thousands, except per share data)

For the fiscal years ended
December 29, 2023December 30, 2022December 31, 2021
Net sales$1,464,178$1,602,491$1,299,064
Cost of sales999,3661,071,148866,732
Gross profit464,812531,343432,332
Operating expenses:
General and administrative124,582116,10397,241
Sales and marketing100,45190,80170,925
Research and development53,17956,20546,567
Amortization of purchased intangibles26,50921,53720,685
Total operating expenses304,721284,646235,418
Income from operations160,091246,697196,914
Interest expense19,3208,9398,162
Other expense, net2,1083,994371
Income before income taxes138,663233,764188,381
Provision for income taxes17,81728,48624,563
Net income$120,846205,278163,818
Earnings per share:
Basic$2.86$4.86$3.90
Diluted$2.85$4.84$3.87
Weighted-average shares used to compute earnings per share:
Basic42,30542,23242,022
Diluted42,43242,38442,366
For the fiscal years ended
December 29, 2023December 30, 2022December 31, 2021
Net income$120,846$205,278$163,818
Other comprehensive (loss) income
Interest rate swap
Change in net unrealized gain, net of tax effects of $(1,303), $4,226, and $(1,130), respectively(473)18,0013,692
Less: reclassification of net gain on interest rate swap to net earnings(6,775)(3,177)(48)
Net change, net of tax effects(7,248)14,8243,644
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax effects of $0, $0, and $673, respectively1,507(4,918)164
Other comprehensive (loss) income(5,741)9,9063,808
Comprehensive income$115,105$215,184$167,626

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity

Common Stock · Treasury · Additional paid-in capital · Accumulated other comprehensive income · Retained earnings · Total stockholders’ equity
Shares · Amount · Shares · Amount
Balance - January 1, 202142,692$42890$(13,754)$336,834$1,068$394,981$719,171
Issuance of common stock under equity compensation plans, net of shares repurchased for income tax withholding318———(7,050)——(7,050)
Stock-based compensation expense————14,335——14,335
Other comprehensive income—————3,808—3,808
Net income——————163,818163,818
Balance - December 31, 202143,010$42890$(13,754)$344,119$4,876$558,799$894,082
Issuance of common stock under equity compensation plans, net of shares repurchased for income tax withholding150———(4,231)——(4,231)
Stock-based compensation expense————16,351——16,351
Other comprehensive income—————9,906—9,906
Net income——————205,278205,278
Balance - December 30, 202243,160$42890$(13,754)$356,239$14,782$764,077$1,121,386
Issuance of common stock under equity compensation plans, net of shares repurchased for income tax withholding112———(6,195)——(6,195)
Stock-based compensation expense————16,465——16,465
Purchase and retirement of common stock(428)———(18,163)—(6,837)(25,000)
Other comprehensive income—————(5,741)—(5,741)
Net income——————120,846120,846
Balance - December 29, 202342,844$42890$(13,754)$348,346$9,041$878,086$1,221,761

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated statements.

For the fiscal years ended
December 29,December 30,December 31,
202320222021
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income$120,846$205,278$163,818
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization58,60349,24243,426
Provision for inventory reserve6,1848,9233,916
Stock-based compensation16,46516,35113,914
Amortization of acquired inventory step-up13,008——
Amortization of loan fees9051,0861,631
Write off of unamortized loan origination fees—1,927—
Amortization of deferred gains on prior swap settlements(4,252)(3,177)(48)
(Gain) Loss on disposal of property and equipment1,492(1,740)(96)
Deferred taxes(7,867)(18,445)(17,096)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:
Accounts receivable64,527(63,957)(20,230)
Inventory31,613(87,460)(150,448)
Income taxes(19,094)8,71726,789
Prepaids and other assets(38,180)18,132(34,509)
Accounts payable(44,029)40,49310,304
Accrued expenses and other liabilities(21,478)11,72421,813
Net cash provided by operating activities178,743187,09463,184
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired(701,112)(714)(51,881)
Acquisition of other assets(2,432)(3,500)—
Purchases of property and equipment(46,852)(43,701)(54,846)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment—3,1801,781
Net cash used in investing activities(750,396)(44,735)(104,946)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from line of credit, net of origination fees400,000602,35637,931
Payments on line of credit(230,000)(404,336)(37,931)
Proceeds from issuance of debt, net of origination fees393,528——
Repayment of term debt—(382,500)(12,500)
Prepayment of term debt(20,000)——
Purchase and retirement of common stock(25,000)——
Installment on purchase of non-controlling interest—(2,700)(4,550)
Repurchases from stock compensation program, net(6,195)(4,231)(7,050)
Deferred debt issuance costs(3,354)——
Proceeds from termination of swap agreement—12,270324
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities508,979(179,141)(23,776)
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS1,0662,346(540)
CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS(61,608)(34,436)(66,078)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS—Beginning of year145,250179,686245,764
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS—End of year$83,642$145,250$179,686

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated statements.

For the fiscal years ended
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION: · December 29, 2023 · December 30, 2022 · December 31, 2021
Cash paid during the period for:
Income taxes$44,655$37,493$14,980
Interest, net of capitalized interest$21,147$9,922$6,384
Amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities$14,009$10,499$8,747
Non-cash operating activities:
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations$54,949(1)$21,167$20,289
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Capital expenditures included in accounts payable$977$2,049$3,491

(1) Includes new leases executed in the United States of America “U.S.” and acquired lease right-of-use assets from Custom Wheel House and Marucci.

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