Camping World Holdings Inc
For the period ended Mar 31, 2024. Filed May 3, 2024.
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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
March 31, 2024
1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation
The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Camping World Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries, and are presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. Accordingly, these interim financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair statement of the results of operations, financial position and cash flows for the periods presented have been reflected. All intercompany accounts and transactions of the Company and its subsidiaries have been eliminated in consolidation.
The condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 are unaudited. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2023 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date but does not include all of the disclosures required by GAAP. These interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 filed with the SEC on February 26, 2024. Operating results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year.
CWH has sole voting power in and control of the management of CWGS, LLC (see Note 15 — Stockholders’ Equity). CWH’s position as sole managing member of CWGS, LLC includes periods where CWH held a minority economic interest in CWGS, LLC. As of March 31, 2024, December 31, 2023, and March 31, 2023, CWH owned 53.0%,52.9%, and 52.6%, respectively, of CWGS, LLC. Accordingly, the Company consolidates the financial results of CWGS, LLC and reports a non-controlling interest in its condensed consolidated financial statements.
The Company does not have any components of other comprehensive income recorded within its condensed consolidated financial statements, and, therefore, does not separately present a statement of comprehensive income in its condensed consolidated financial statements.
Seasonality
The Company has experienced, and expects to continue to experience, variability in revenue, net income, and cash flows as a result of annual seasonality in its business. Because RVs are used primarily by vacationers and campers, demand for services, protection plans, products, and resources generally declines during the winter season, while sales and profits are generally highest during the spring and summer months. In addition, unusually severe weather conditions in some geographic areas may impact demand.
The Company generates a disproportionately higher amount of its annual revenue in its second and third fiscal quarters, which include the spring and summer months. The Company incurs additional expenses in the second and third fiscal quarters due to higher sale volumes, increased staffing in its store locations and program costs. If, for any reason, the Company miscalculates the demand for its products or its product mix during the second and third fiscal quarters, its sales in these quarters could decline, resulting in higher labor costs as a percentage of gross profit, lower margins and excess inventory, which could cause the Company’s annual results of operations to suffer and its stock price to decline.
Additionally, selling, general, and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses as a percentage of gross profit tend to be higher in the first and fourth quarters due to the seasonality of the Company’s business.
Due to the Company’s seasonality, the possible adverse impact from other risks associated with its business, including atypical weather, consumer spending levels and general business conditions, is potentially greater if any such risks occur during the Company’s peak sales seasons.
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In March 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-01, Leases (Topic 842): Common Control Arrangements. For public companies, this standard requires the amortization of leasehold improvements associated with common control leases over the useful life to the common control group. The standard is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2023, with early adoption permitted. The Company’s adoption of the provisions of this ASU as of January 1, 2023 did not materially impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.
In August 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-05, Business Combinations―Joint Venture Formations (Subtopic 805-60): Recognition and Initial Measurement. This ASU requires joint ventures to recognize a new basis of accounting for contributed net assets as of the formation date, to measure the contributed identifiable net assets at fair value on the formation date using the business combination guidance in ASC 805-20 (with certain exceptions) regardless of whether an investor contributes a business, to measure the net assets’ fair value based on 100% of the joint venture’s equity immediately following formation, to record goodwill (or an equity adjustment, if negative) for the difference between the fair value of the joint venture’s equity and its net assets and to provide disclosures about the nature and financial effect of the formation transaction. The standard is effective prospectively for all joint venture formations with a formation date on or after January 1, 2025, with early adoption permitted. Additionally, for joint ventures that were formed before January 1, 2025, the Company may elect to apply the standard retrospectively. The Company’s early adoption of the provisions of this ASU as of January 1, 2023 did not materially impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.
In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures. This ASU requires public entities to disclose significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker (CODM) and included within each reported measure of segment profit or loss. The title and position of the CODM must be disclosed with an explanation of how the CODM uses the reported measure(s) of segment profit or loss in assessing segment performance and deciding how to allocate resources. If the CODM uses more than one measure of a segment’s profit or loss in assessing segment performance, and deciding how to allocate resources, an entity may report one or more of those additional measures of segment profit. Additionally, public entities must disclose an amount for “other segment items” by reportable segment representing the difference between segment revenue less the significant expenses disclosed and each reported measure of segment profit or loss, and a description of its composition. Moreover, all annual disclosures about a reportable segment's profit or loss and assets are to be presented in interim periods. The standard should be applied retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the financial statements. Upon transition, the segment expense categories and amounts disclosed in the prior periods should be based on the significant expense categories identified and disclosed in the period of adoption. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023 and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted the provisions of this ASU as of January 1, 2024, with respect to the annual disclosures beginning with the year ending December 31, 2024 and interim disclosures beginning with the three months ending March 31, 2025, including the presentation of the comparable prior periods. The adoption of this ASU will result in additional segment reporting disclosures and does not otherwise have a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. This ASU requires that public business entities on an annual basis disclose (1) consistent categories and greater disaggregation of information in the rate reconciliation, and (2) income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdiction. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024,
with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of the provisions of the ASU will have on its condensed consolidated financial statements.
2. Revenue
Contract Assets
As of March 31, 2024, December 31, 2023, and March 31, 2023 contract assets of $13.4 million, $16.1 million and $17.4 million, respectively, relating to RV service revenues, were included in accounts receivable in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Deferred Revenues
The Company records deferred revenues when cash payments are received or due in advance of the Company’s performance, net of estimated refunds that are presented separately as a component of accrued liabilities. For the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company estimates approximately $31.7 million of revenues recognized were included in the deferred revenue balance at the beginning of the period. These estimates consider factors including, but not limited to, average service term, cash received for the period, cancellations, contract extensions, and upgrades.
As of March 31, 2024, the Company had unsatisfied performance obligations primarily relating to plans for its roadside assistance, Good Sam Club memberships and loyalty point program, Coast to Coast memberships, the annual campground guide, and magazine publication revenue streams. The total unsatisfied performance obligations for these revenue streams at March 31, 2024 and the periods during which the Company expects to recognize the amounts as revenue are presented as follows (in thousands):
| | | | |
|---|---|---|---|
| · As of | |||
| · March 31, 2024 | |||
| 2024 | $79,930 | ||
| 2025 | | | 41,666 |
| 2026 | | | 20,872 |
| 2027 | | | 10,723 |
| 2028 | | | 5,247 |
| Thereafter | | | 3,386 |
| Total | | $161,824 | |
| | | | |
3. Inventories and Floor Plan Payables
Inventories consisted of the following (in thousands):
| | | | | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| · · March 31, · · December 31, · · March 31, | |||||||||
| · 2024 · 2023 · 2023 | |||||||||
| Good Sam services and plans | | $392 | | $452 | | $530 | |||
| New RVs | | | 1,469,193 | | | 1,378,403 | | | 1,219,889 |
| Used RVs | | | 389,810 | | | 464,833 | | | 510,689 |
| Products, parts, accessories and other | | | 218,197 | | | 199,261 | | | 248,998 |
| | | $2,077,592 | | $2,042,949 | | $1,980,106 | |||
| | | | | | | | | | |
Substantially all of the Company’s new RV inventory and certain of its used RV inventory, included in the RV and Outdoor Retail segment, is financed by a floor plan credit agreement (“Floor Plan Facility”) with a syndication of banks (“Floor Plan Lenders”).
As of March 31, 2024, December 31, 2023, and March 31, 2023, the applicable interest rate for the floor plan notes payable under the Floor Plan Facility was 7.87%,7.28%, and 6.63%, respectively. As of March 31, 2024, December 31, 2023, and March 31, 2023, the applicable interest rate for revolving line of credit
borrowings under the Floor Plan Facility was 7.62%,7.63%, and 6.83%, respectively. Additionally, under the Floor Plan Facility, the revolving line of credit borrowings are limited by a borrowing base calculation, which did not limit the borrowing capacity at March 31, 2024, December 31, 2023, and March 31, 2023.
Management has determined that the credit agreement governing the Floor Plan Facility includes subjective acceleration clauses, which could impact debt classification. Management believes that no events have occurred at March 31, 2024 that would trigger a subjective acceleration clause. Additionally, the credit agreement governing the Floor Plan Facility contains certain financial covenants. FreedomRoads, LLC was in compliance with all financial debt covenants at March 31, 2024, December 31, 2023, and March 31, 2023.
The following table details the outstanding amounts and available borrowings under the Floor Plan Facility as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, and March 31, 2023 (in thousands):
| | | | | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| · · March 31, · · December 31, · · March 31, | |||||||||
| | 2024 | 2023 | 2023 | ||||||
| Floor Plan Facility | | | | | | | | | |
| Notes payable - floor plan: | | | | | | | | | |
| Total commitment | | $1,850,000 | | $1,850,000 | | $1,700,000 | |||
| Less: borrowings, net of FLAIR offset account | | | (1,414,696) | | | (1,371,145) | | | (1,042,099) |
| Less: FLAIR offset account(1) | | | (147,654) | | | (145,047) | | | (223,899) |
| Additional borrowing capacity | | | 287,650 | | | 333,808 | | | 434,002 |
| Less: short-term payable for sold inventory(2) | | | (91,299) | | | (41,577) | | | (61,520) |
| Less: purchase commitments(3) | | | (31,551) | | | (27,420) | | | (22,991) |
| Unencumbered borrowing capacity | | $164,800 | | $264,811 | | $349,491 | |||
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Revolving line of credit: | | $70,000 | | $70,000 | | $70,000 | |||
| Less: borrowings | | | (31,885) | | | (20,885) | | | (20,885) |
| Additional borrowing capacity | | $38,115 | | $49,115 | | $49,115 | |||
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Letters of credit: | | | | | | | | | |
| Total commitment | | $30,000 | | $30,000 | | $30,000 | |||
| Less: outstanding letters of credit | | | (12,300) | | | (12,300) | | | (11,371) |
| Additional letters of credit capacity | | $17,700 | | $17,700 | | $18,629 | |||
| | | | | | | | | | |
| (1) | Flooring line aggregate interest reduction (“FLAIR”) offset account that allows the Company to transfer cash to the Floor Plan Lenders as an offset to the payables under the Floor Plan Facility. The FLAIR offset account does not reduce the outstanding amount of loans under the Floor Plan Facility for purposes of determining the unencumbered borrowing capacity under the Floor Plan Facility. |
| (2) | The short-term payable represents the amount due for sold inventory. A payment for any floor plan units sold is due within three to ten business days of sale. Due to the short-term nature of these payables, the Company reclassifies the amounts from notes payable‒floor plan, net to accounts payable in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Changes in the vehicle floor plan payable are reported as cash flows from financing activities in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. |
| (3) | Purchase commitments represent vehicles approved for floor plan financing where the inventory has not yet been received by the Company from the supplier and no floor plan borrowing is outstanding. |
4. Restructuring and Long-Lived Asset Impairment
Restructuring – Active Sports
On March 1, 2023, management of the Company determined to implement plans (the “Active Sports Restructuring”) to exit and restructure operations of its indirect subsidiary, Active Sports, LLC, a specialty products retail business (“Active Sports”) as part of its review of underperforming assets and business lines. Upon liquidating a significant amount of inventory and exiting the related distribution centers, the Company reevaluated its exit plan and concluded instead that it would integrate the remaining operations into its existing distribution and fulfillment infrastructure while maintaining lower inventory levels and a smaller fixed cost structure. These plans have resulted in a much smaller operation and included the closure of the specialty retail
location. The incremental inventory reserve charges are based, in part, on the Company’s estimates of the discounting necessary to liquidate the Active Sports inventory.
The activities under the Active Sports Restructuring were substantially completed by December 31, 2023. Certain lease costs will continue to be incurred after December 31, 2023 on the remaining leases if the Company is unable to terminate the leases under acceptable terms or offset the lease costs through sublease arrangements. The Company expects that the ongoing lease-related costs relating to the Active Sports Restructuring, net of associated sublease income, will be less than $1.1 million per year.
As of March 31, 2024, the total restructuring costs associated with the Active Sports Restructuring were $6.2 million. The breakdown of these restructuring costs is as follows:
| ● | one-time employee termination benefits relating to the specialty retail store and distribution center closures of $0.2 million; |
| ● | incremental inventory reserve charges of $4.3 million; |
| ● | lease termination charges of $0.4 million; and |
| ● | other associated costs of $1.3 million. |
The following table details the costs incurred during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 associated with the Active Sports Restructuring (in thousands):
| · · · · · · | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| · · Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||
| · · 2024 · 2023 | ||||
| Active Sports Restructuring costs: · · · · · · | ||||
| Other associated costs(1) | | $260 | | $— |
| Total Active Sports Restructuring costs | | $260 | | $— |
| (1) | Other associated costs primarily represent lease and other operating expenses incurred during the post-close wind-down period for the Active Sports Restructuring for the periods presented and were included primarily in selling, general, and administrative expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. |
The following table details changes in the restructuring accrual associated with the Active Sports Restructuring (in thousands):
| | | | | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| · One-time · Other · | |||||||||
| · Termination · Associated · | |||||||||
| · Benefits · Costs (1) · Total | |||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2023 | | $— | | $— | | $— | |||
| Charged to expense | | | 193 | | | 1,003 | | | 1,196 |
| Paid or otherwise settled | | | (193) | | | (1,003) | | | (1,196) |
| Balance at December 31, 2023 | | | — | | | — | | | — |
| Charged to expense | | | — | | | 260 | | | 260 |
| Paid or otherwise settled | | | — | | | (260) | | | (260) |
| Balance at March 31, 2024 | | $— | | $— | | $— | |||
| | | | | | | | | | |
| (1) | Other associated costs primarily represent labor, lease and other operating expenses incurred during the post-close wind-down period for the specialty retail location and distribution centers related to the Active Sports Restructuring. |
Long-Lived Asset Impairment
During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company recorded an impairment charge totaling$6.6 million related to the Active Sports Restructuring, of which$4.5 million related to intangible assets, and$2.1 million related to other long-lived asset categories.
Additionally, during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and March 31, 2023, the Company had indicators of impairment of the long-lived assets for certain locations, which were unrelated to the Active Sports Restructuring. Such indicators primarily included decreases in market rental rates or market value of real
property for closed locations, or based on the Company’s review of location performance in the normal course of business. As a result of updating certain assumptions in the long-lived asset impairment analysis for these locations, the Company determined that the fair value of certain long-lived assets were below their carrying value and were impaired.
The long-lived asset impairment charges were calculated as the amount that the carrying value of these locations exceeded the estimated fair value, except that individual assets cannot be impaired below their individual fair values when that fair value can be determined without undue cost and effort. Estimated fair value is typically based on estimated discounted future cash flows, while property appraisals or market rent analyses are utilized for determining the fair value of certain assets related to properties and leases.
The following table details long-lived asset impairment charges by type of long-lived asset and by restructuring activity, all of which relate to the RV and Outdoor Retail segment (in thousands):
| | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| · · Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||
| | | 2024 | 2023 | |||
| Long-lived asset impairment charges by type of long-lived asset: | | | | | | |
| Leasehold improvements | | $2,285 | | $740 | ||
| Operating lease right of use assets | | | 1,290 | | | — |
| Building and improvements | | | 2,252 | | | — |
| Furniture and equipment | | | — | | | 329 |
| Software | | | — | | | 1,362 |
| Construction in progress and software in development | | | — | | | 113 |
| Intangible assets | | | — | | | 4,501 |
| Total long-lived asset impairment charges | | $5,827 | | $7,045 | ||
| | | | | | | |
| Long-lived asset impairment charges by restructuring activity: | | | | | | |
| Active Sports Restructuring | | $— | | $6,648 | ||
| Unrelated to restructuring activities | | | 5,827 | | | 397 |
| Total long-lived asset impairment charges | | $5,827 | | $7,045 | ||
| | | | | | | |
5. Assets Held for Sale
As of March 31, 2024, December 31, 2023, and March 31, 2023, three, five, andtwo RV and Outdoor Retail segment properties, respectively, met the criteria to be classified as held for sale. Additionally, as of December 31, 2023 and March 31, 2023, certain of these properties had associated secured borrowings under the Company’s Real Estate Facilities (see Note 7 — Long-Term Debt for definition and further details).
The following table presents the components of assets held for sale and liabilities related to assets held for sale at March 31, 2024, December 31, 2023, and March 31, 2023 (in thousands):
| | | | | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| · · March 31, · · December 31, · · March 31, | |||||||||
| | 2024 | 2023 | 2023 | ||||||
| Assets held for sale: | | | | | | | | | |
| Property and equipment, net | | $6,276 | | $29,864 | | $13,971 | |||
| | | $6,276 | | $29,864 | | $13,971 | |||
| Liabilities related to assets held for sale: | | | | | | | | | |
| Current portion of long-term debt | | $— | | $864 | | $788 | |||
| Long-term debt, net of current portion | | | — | | | 16,424 | | | 6,862 |
| | | $— | | $17,288 | | $7,650 | |||
| | | | | | | | | | |
6. Goodwill and Intangible Assets
Goodwill
The following table presents a summary of changes in the Company’s goodwill by segment for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands):
| | | | | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| · · Good Sam · · · · | |||||||||
| · · Services and · · RV and · · | |||||||||
| · Plans · Outdoor Retail · Consolidated | |||||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2022 (excluding impairment charges) | | $71,118 | | $793,142 | | $864,260 | |||
| Accumulated impairment charges | | | (46,884) | | | (194,953) | | | (241,837) |
| Balance at December 31, 2022 | | | 24,234 | | | 598,189 | | | 622,423 |
| Acquisitions | | | — | | | 122 | | | 122 |
| Balance at March 31, 2023 | | | 24,234 | | | 598,311 | | | 622,545 |
| Acquisitions | | | — | | | 88,677 | | | 88,677 |
| Balance at December 31, 2023 | | | 24,234 | | | 686,988 | | | 711,222 |
| Acquisitions | | | — | | | 24,458 | | | 24,458 |
| Balance at March 31, 2024 | | $24,234 | | $711,446 | | $735,680 | |||
| | | | | | | | | | |
Intangible Assets
Finite-lived intangible assets and related accumulated amortization consisted of the following at March 31, 2024, December 31, 2023 and March 31, 2023 (in thousands):
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| · · March 31, 2024 | |||||||||
| · · Cost or · · Accumulated · · · | |||||||||
| | Fair Value | Amortization | Net | ||||||
| Good Sam Services and Plans: | | | | | | | | | |
| Membership, customer lists and other | | $9,740 | | | (9,316) | | $424 | ||
| Trademarks and trade names | | | 2,132 | | | (273) | | | 1,859 |
| Websites | | | 3,050 | | | (1,227) | | | 1,823 |
| RV and Outdoor Retail: | | | | | | | | | |
| Customer lists, domain names and other | | | 5,543 | | | (3,439) | | | 2,104 |
| Supplier lists | | | 1,696 | | | (1,187) | | | 509 |
| Trademarks and trade names | | | 27,251 | | | (21,725) | | | 5,526 |
| Websites | | | 6,344 | | | (5,591) | | | 753 |
| | | $55,756 | | $(42,758) | | $12,998 | |||
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | December 31, 2023 | |||||||
| | | Cost or | | Accumulated | | | | ||
| | Fair Value | Amortization | Net | ||||||
| Good Sam Services and Plans: | | | | | | | | | |
| Membership, customer lists and other | | $9,640 | | $(9,246) | | $394 | |||
| Trademarks and trade names | | | 2,132 | | | (238) | | | 1,894 |
| Websites | | | 3,050 | | | (1,118) | | | 1,932 |
| RV and Outdoor Retail: | | | | | | | | | |
| Customer lists and domain names | | | 5,543 | | | (3,269) | | | 2,274 |
| Supplier lists | | | 1,696 | | | (1,102) | | | 594 |
| Trademarks and trade names | | | 27,251 | | | (21,390) | | | 5,861 |
| Websites | | | 6,325 | | | (5,557) | | | 768 |
| | | $55,637 | | $(41,920) | | $13,717 | |||
| | | | | | | | | | |
| · · March 31, 2023 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| · · Cost or · · Accumulated · · · | |||||||||
| | Fair Value | Amortization | Net | ||||||
| Good Sam Services and Plans: | | | | | | | | | |
| Membership, customer lists and other | | $9,640 | | $(9,040) | | $600 | |||
| Trademarks and trade names | | | 2,132 | | | (130) | | | 2,002 |
| Websites | | | 3,050 | | | (792) | | | 2,258 |
| RV and Outdoor Retail: | | | | | | | | | |
| Customer lists and domain names | | | 4,872 | | | (3,025) | | | 1,847 |
| Supplier lists | | | 1,696 | | | (824) | | | 872 |
| Trademarks and trade names | | | 27,251 | | | (20,049) | | | 7,202 |
| Websites | | | 6,085 | | | (5,485) | | | 600 |
| | | $54,726 | | $(39,345) | | $15,381 | |||
| | | | | | | | | | |
7. Long-Term Debt
Outstanding long-term debt consisted of the following (in thousands):
| | | | | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| · · March 31, · · December 31, · · March 31, | |||||||||
| · 2024 · 2023 · 2023 | |||||||||
| Term Loan Facility (1) | | $1,343,580 | | $1,346,229 | | $1,354,221 | |||
| Real Estate Facilities (2) | | | 219,068 | | | 166,604 | | | 194,802 |
| Other Long-Term Debt | | | 8,168 | | | 8,246 | | | 3,250 |
| Subtotal | | | 1,570,816 | | | 1,521,079 | | | 1,552,273 |
| Less: current portion | | | (25,651) | | | (22,121) | | | (26,969) |
| Total | | $1,545,165 | | $1,498,958 | | $1,525,304 | |||
| | | | | | | | | | |
| (1) | Net of $11.4 million, $12.0 million, and $13.7 million of original issue discount at March 31, 2024, December 31, 2023, and March 31, 2023, respectively, and $4.4 million, $4.7 million, and $5.5 million of finance costs at March 31, 2024, December 31, 2023, and March 31, 2023, respectively. |
| (2) | Net of $3.9 million, $3.3 million, and $3.9 million of finance costs at March 31, 2024, December 31, 2023, and March 31, 2023, respectively. |
Senior Secured Credit Facilities
As of March 31, 2024, December 31, 2023, and March 31, 2023, CWGS Group, LLC (the “Borrower”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of CWGS, LLC, was party to a credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) for a term loan facility (the “Term Loan Facility”) and a revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility” and collectively the “Senior Secured Credit Facilities”).
The following table details the outstanding amounts and available borrowings under the Senior Secured Credit Facilities as of (in thousands):
| | | | | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| · · March 31, · · December 31, · · March 31, | |||||||||
| | 2024 | 2023 | 2023 | ||||||
| Senior Secured Credit Facilities: | | | | | | | | | |
| Term Loan Facility: | | | | | | | | | |
| Principal amount of borrowings | | $1,400,000 | | $1,400,000 | | $1,400,000 | |||
| Less: cumulative principal payments | | | (40,538) | | | (37,034) | | | (26,523) |
| Less: unamortized original issue discount | | | (11,433) | | | (12,016) | | | (13,721) |
| Less: unamortized finance costs | | | (4,449) | | | (4,721) | | | (5,535) |
| | | | 1,343,580 | | | 1,346,229 | | | 1,354,221 |
| Less: current portion | | | (14,015) | | | (14,015) | | | (14,015) |
| Long-term debt, net of current portion | | $1,329,565 | | $1,332,214 | | $1,340,206 | |||
| Revolving Credit Facility: | | | | | | | | | |
| Total commitment | | $65,000 | | $65,000 | | $65,000 | |||
| Less: outstanding letters of credit | | | (4,930) | | | (4,930) | | | (4,930) |
| Less: total net leverage ratio borrowing limitation | | | (37,320) | | | (37,320) | | | — |
| Additional borrowing capacity | | $22,750 | | $22,750 | | $60,070 | |||
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As of March 31, 2024, December 31, 2023, and March 31, 2023, the average interest rate on the Term Loan Facility was 7.94%,7.97%, and 7.20%, respectively, and the effective interest rate was 8.18%,8.21%, and 7.44%, respectively.
Management has determined that the Senior Secured Credit Facilities include subjective acceleration clauses, which could impact debt classification. Management believes that no events have occurred at March 31, 2024 that would trigger a subjective acceleration clause.
The Credit Agreement requires the Borrower and its subsidiaries to comply on a quarterly basis with a maximum Total Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement), which covenant is in effect only if, as of the end of each calendar quarter, the aggregate amount of borrowings under the revolving credit facility, letters of credit and unreimbursed letter of credit disbursements outstanding at such time is greater than 35% of the total commitment on the Revolving Credit Facility (excluding (i) up to $15.0 million attributable to any outstanding undrawn letters of credit and (ii) any cash collateralized or backstopped letters of credit), as defined in the Credit Agreement. As of March 31, 2024, the Company was not subject to this covenant as borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility did not exceed the 35% threshold, however the Company’s borrowing capacity was reduced by $37.3 million in light of this covenant. The Company was in compliance with all applicable financial debt covenants at March 31, 2024, December 31, 2023, and March 31, 2023.
Real Estate Facilities
As of March 31, 2024, December 31, 2023, and March 31, 2023, subsidiaries of FRHP Lincolnshire, LLC (“FRHP”), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of CWGS, LLC, were parties to a credit agreement with a syndication of banks for a real estate credit facility (the “M&T Real Estate Facility”). During the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, FRHP borrowed an additional $55.6 million and $59.2 million, respectively, under the M&T Real Estate Facility. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, FRHP repaid $15.6 million in conjunction with a sale-leaseback transaction oftwo properties secured under the M&T Real Estate Facility. Additionally, during the three months ended March 31, 2024, FRHP repaid $1.7 million of the M&T Real Estate Facility relating to a separate property of which a portion of that property was sold.
As of March 31, 2024, December 31, 2023, and March 31, 2023, Camping World Property, LLC, successor by conversion to Camping World Property, Inc. (the ‘‘Real Estate Borrower’’), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of CWGS, LLC, and CIBC Bank USA (“Lender”), were parties to loan and security agreements for real estate credit facilities ((as amended from time to time, the “First CIBC Real Estate Facility”, the “Second CIBC Real Estate Facility”, and the “Third CIBC Real Estate Facility”, respectively, and collectively the “CIBC Real Estate Facilities”) and together with the M&T Real Estate Facility, the “Real Estate Facilities”). In June 2023, the Real Estate Borrower soldone property located in Franklin, Kentucky, which was secured by the Second CIBC Real Estate Facility. As part of the settlement of the property sale, the outstanding balance of the Second CIBC Real Estate Facility of $7.4 million was repaid and terminated by the Real Estate Borrower.
The following table shows a summary of the outstanding balances, remaining available borrowings, and weighted average interest rate under the M&T Real Estate Facility and the CIBC Real Estate Facilities (collectively the “Real Estate Facilities”) at March 31, 2024:
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| · · As of March 31, 2024 | |||||||||
| · · Principal · · Remaining · · Wtd. Average | |||||||||
| (In thousands) | Outstanding(1) | Available(2) | Interest Rate | ||||||
| Real Estate Facilities | | | | | | | | | |
| M&T Real Estate Facility | | $206,549 | | $7,390 | (3) | | 7.63% | ||
| First CIBC Real Estate Facility | | | 3,585 | | | — | | | 8.33% |
| Third CIBC Real Estate Facility | | | 8,934 | | | — | | | 8.08% |
| | | $219,068 | | $7,390 | | | | ||
| (1) | Outstanding principal amounts are net of unamortized finance costs. |
| (2) | Amounts cannot be reborrowed. |
| (3) | Additional borrowings on the M&T Real Estate Facility are subject to a debt service coverage ratio covenant and to the property collateral requirements under the M&T Real Estate Facility. |
Management has determined that the credit agreements governing the Real Estate Facilities include subjective acceleration clauses, which could impact debt classification. Management believes that no events have occurred at March 31, 2024 that would trigger a subjective acceleration clause. Additionally, the Real Estate Facilities are subject to certain cross default provisions, a debt service coverage ratio, and other customary covenants. The Company was in compliance with all financial debt covenants at March 31, 2024, December 31, 2023, and March 31, 2023.
Other Long-Term Debt
As of March 31, 2024, the outstanding principal balance of other long-term debt was $8.2 million with a weighted average interest rate of 4.27%.
8. Lease Obligations
The following table presents certain information related to the costs for leases where the Company is the lessee (in thousands):
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| · · Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||
| · · 2024 · 2023 | ||||||
| Operating lease cost | | $29,190 | | $29,205 | ||
| Finance lease cost: | | | | | | |
| Amortization of finance lease assets | | | 2,860 | | | (2,813) |
| Interest on finance lease liabilities | | | 2,466 | | | 1,399 |
| Short-term lease cost | | | 377 | | | 514 |
| Variable lease cost | | | 5,329 | | | 6,289 |
| Sublease income | | | (654) | | | (657) |
| Net lease costs | | $39,568 | | $33,937 | ||
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As of March 31, 2024, December 31, 2023, and March 31, 2023, finance lease assets of $139.8 million, $100.4 million, and $93.6 million, respectively, were included in property and equipment, net in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.
The following table presents supplemental cash flow information related to leases (in thousands):
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| · · Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||
| | | 2024 | 2023 | |||
| Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities: | | | | | | |
| Operating cash flows for operating leases | | $29,588 | | $28,774 | ||
| Operating cash flows for finance leases | | | 2,466 | | | 1,395 |
| Financing cash flows for finance leases | | | 1,829 | | | 1,233 |
| Lease assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities: | | | | | | |
| New, remeasured and terminated operating leases | | | 44,183 | | | 2,693 |
| New, remeasured and terminated finance leases | | | 42,228 | | | 7,700 |
During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company entered into sale-leaseback transactions fortwo properties associated with store locations in the RV and Outdoor Retail segment. The Company received consideration of $23.5 million of cash and recorded a gain of $0.1 million that is included in loss (gain) on sale or disposal of assets in the condensed consolidated statements of income for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The Company entered into a 20-year lease agreement as the lessee with each buyer of the properties.
9. Fair Value Measurements
Accounting guidance for fair value measurements establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. These tiers include Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets; Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable; and Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions.
For floor plan notes payable under the Floor Plan Facility, the amounts reported in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets approximate the fair value due to their short-term nature or the existence of variable interest rates that approximate prevailing market rates.
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| · · Fair Value · · March 31, 2024 · · December 31, 2023 · · March 31, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ($ in thousands) · Measurement · Carrying Value · Fair Value · Carrying Value · Fair Value · · Carrying Value · Fair Value | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Term Loan Facility | | Level 2 | | $1,343,580 | | $1,322,077 | | $1,346,229 | | $1,328,892 | | $1,354,221 | | $1,387,212 | ||||||
| Floor Plan Facility Revolving Line of Credit | | Level 2 | | | 31,885 | | | 33,134 | | | 20,885 | | | 21,732 | | | 20,885 | | | 21,213 |
| Real Estate Facilities(1) | | Level 2 | | | 219,068 | | | 230,710 | | | 183,892 | | | 195,029 | | | 202,452 | | | 211,085 |
| Other Long-Term Debt | | Level 2 | | | 8,168 | | | 6,708 | | | 8,246 | | | 6,702 | | | 3,250 | | | 2,945 |
| (1) | The carrying value of Real Estate Facilities at December 31, 2023 and March 31, 2023, include $17.3 million and $7.7 million, respectively, reported as liabilities related to assets held for sale in the condensed consolidated balance sheet. |
10. Commitments and Contingencies
Litigation
Weissmann Complaint
On June 22, 2021, FreedomRoads Holding Company, LLC (“FR Holdco”), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of CWGS, LLC, filed aone-count complaint captioned FreedomRoads Holding Company, LLC v. Steve Weissmann in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois against Steve Weissmann (“Weissmann”) for breach of contractual obligation under note guarantee (the “Note”) (the “Weissmann Complaint”). On October 8, 2021, Weissmann brought a counterclaim against FR Holdco and third-party defendants Marcus Lemonis, NBCUniversal Media, LLC, the Consumer National Broadcasting Company, Camping World, Inc. (“CW”), and Machete Productions (“Machete”) (the “Weissmann Counterclaim”), in which he alleges claims in connection with the Note and his appearance on the reality television show The Profit. Weissmann alleges the following causes of action against FR Holdco and all third-party defendants, including CW: (i) fraud; (ii) fraud in the inducement; (iii) fraudulent concealment; (iv) breach of fiduciary duty; (v) defamation; (vi) defamation per se; (vii) false light; (viii) intentional infliction of emotional distress; (ix) negligence; (x) unjust enrichment; and (xi) RICO § 1962. Weissmann seeks costs and damages in an amount to be proven at trial but no less than the
amount in the Note (approximately $2.5 million); in connection with his RICO claim, Weissmann asserts he is entitled to damages in the amount of three times the Note. On February 18, 2022, NBCUniversal, CNBC, and Machete filed a motion to compel arbitration (the “NBC Arbitration Motion”). On May 5, 2022, an agreed order was filed staying the litigation in favor of arbitration. On May 31, 2022, FR Holdco filed an arbitration demand against Weissmann for collection on the Note. Weissmann filed his response and counterclaims, and third-party claims against FR Holdco, CW, Marcus Lemonis, NBCUniversal, and Machete on July 7, 2022. On or about July 21, 2022, FR Holdco and the other respondents filed their responses and affirmative defenses. On March 11, 2024, FR Holdco’s arbitration demand and the Weissmann arbitration demand were tried before a single arbitrator pursuant to the JAMS streamlined arbitration rules in a confidential arbitration hearing. On April 23, 2024, the post-hearing briefing concluded and a decision is expected within thirty (30) days of that date.
Tumbleweed Complaint
On November 10, 2021, Tumbleweed Tiny House Company, Inc. (“Tumbleweed”) filed a complaint against FR Holdco, CW, Marcus Lemonis, NBCUniversal Media, LLC, and Machete Productions in which Tumbleweed alleges claims in connection with the Note and its appearance on the reality television show The Profit (the “Tumbleweed Complaint”), seeking primarily monetary damages. Tumbleweed alleges the following claims against the defendants, including FR Holdco and CW: (i) fraud; (ii) false promise; (iii) breach of fiduciary duty (and aiding and abetting the same); (iv) breach of contract; (v) breach of oral contract; (vi) tortious interference with prospective economic advantage; (vii) fraud in the inducement; (viii) negligent misrepresentation; (ix) fraudulent concealment; (x) conspiracy; (xi) unlawful business practices; (xii) defamation; and (xiii) declaratory judgment. On April 21, 2022, the Court granted a motion to compel arbitration filed by NBCUniversal and joined by all defendants, including FR Holdco, CW, and Marcus Lemonis, compelling Tumbleweed’s claims to arbitration. Tumbleweed served its arbitration demand on FR Holdco, CW, and Marcus Lemonis on May 17, 2022. FR Holdco, CW, and Marcus Lemonis filed responses and affirmative defenses on May 31, 2022. On July 20, 2022, pursuant to the JAMS streamlined arbitration rules, the Tumbleweed Complaint was consolidated together with the Weissmann Complaint. The parties have exchanged discovery. On March 11, 2024, FR Holdco’s arbitration demand and the Weissman arbitration demand were tried before a single arbitrator pursuant to the JAMS streamlined arbitration rules in a confidential arbitration hearing. On April 23, 2024, the post-hearing briefing concluded and a decision is expected within thirty (30) days of that date.
Precise Complaint
On May 3, 2022, Lynn E. Feldman, Esquire, in her capacity as the Chapter 7 Trustee (the “Trustee”) for the Estate of Precise Graphix, LLC (the “Precise Estate”) filed a complaint against NBCUniversal Media, LLC, Machete Corporation, and CW in which the Trustee alleges claims on behalf of the Precise Estate in connection with its appearance on The Profit and subsequent commercial relationship with CW (the “Precise Complaint”), seeking primarily monetary damages from CW. The Trustee alleges the following claims against defendants, including CW: (i) fraud; (ii) false promise; (iii) breach of fiduciary duty; (iv) breach of contract; (v) breach of oral contract; (vi) fraud in the inducement; (vii) negligent misrepresentation; (viii) fraudulent concealment; (ix) conspiracy; (x) unlawful business practices in violation of California Business and Professions Code §17200; (xi) aiding and abetting; (xii) breach of fiduciary duty; and (xiii) declaratory judgment. The Trustee did not serve the Precise Complaint on CW. On July 3, 2022, the Precise Estate filed its arbitration demand against CW, NBCUniversal, and Machete alleging substantially similar claims as the Precise Complaint. On April 4, 2023, the Precise Estate’s arbitration demand was tried before a single arbitrator pursuant to the JAMS streamlined arbitration rules in a confidential arbitration hearing. On May 31, 2023, the Arbitration was concluded and an award was entered by the Arbitrator against the Precise Estate in the amount of $7.1 million (the “Final Award”), of which CW would be entitled to $3.7 million. On June 13, 2023, the Trustee filed a notice of appeal of the Final Award with JAMS. On June 29, 2023, CW advanced the Trustee’s portion of the fee required by JAMS to advance the appeal. On July 5, 2023, CW filed an application in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (the “USBC”) seeking an order, inter alia, allowing the JAMS fee as an administrative expense of the Precise Estate. On July 14, 2023, the Trustee and respondents, including CW, filed a stipulation and agreed order (the “Stipulation”) as follows: (1) upon approval and entry of the Stipulation, CW’s claim for $3,500 shall be allowed and reimbursed; (2) the Trustee will notify JAMS that she is irrevocably withdrawing and ending her pending appeal of the Final Award; and (3) the Trustee will not dispute the amount of the Final Award. On July 17, 2023, the USBC entered the Stipulation as an order,
which became final upon the expiration of theten (10) day appeal period. Precise withdrew its appeal and on August 14, 2023 JAMS closed the arbitration. On September 25, 2023, the Superior Court of the State of California, upon motion by defendants, confirmed the arbitration award. On October 6, 2023, defendants filed an application in the matter of In re: Precise Graphix, LLC, pending in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (the “Bankruptcy Court”) seeking to have the fee award deemed an administrative expense in the Precise Estate. On April 4, 2024, the Trustee, CW, and the Precise Estate entered into a settlement agreement which provides for, among other things, an allowed claim against the Precise Estate in favor of CW in the amount of $3.7 million, a portion of which is payable upon the entry of a final order of the Bankruptcy Estate approving the settlement agreement and mutual releases from the parties (the “Settlement Agreement”). On April 7, 2024, the Trustee filed a motion seeking approval of the Settlement Agreement.
General
While the outcome of litigation cannot be predicted with certainty, and some of these lawsuits, claims or proceedings may be determined adversely to the Company, management does not believe that the disposition of any such pending matters is likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial statements. The Company does not have sufficient information to estimate a possible loss or range of possible loss for the matters discussed above. No assurance can be made that these or similar suits will not result in a material financial exposure in excess of insurance coverage, which could have a material adverse effect upon the Company’s financial condition and results of operations.
From time to time, the Company is involved in other litigation arising in the normal course of business operations.
Financial Assurances
In the normal course of business, the Company obtains standby letters of credit and surety bonds from financial institutions and other third parties. These instruments guarantee the Company’s future performance and provide third parties with financial and performance assurance in the event that the Company does not perform. These instruments support a wide variety of the Company’s business activities. As of March 31, 2024, December 31, 2023, and March 31, 2023, outstanding standby letters of credit issued through our Floor Plan Facility were $12.3 million, $12.3 million, and $11.4 million, respectively (see Note 3 — Inventories and Floor Plan Payables). The outstanding standby letters of credit issued through the Senior Secured Credit Facilities as of March 31, 2024, December 31, 2023, and March 31, 2023 were $4.9 million (see Note 7 — Long-Term Debt). As of March 31, 2023, December 31, 2023, and March 31, 2023, outstanding surety bonds were $24.4 million, $23.2 million, and $22.4 million, respectively. The underlying liabilities to which these instruments relate are reflected on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets, where applicable. Therefore, no additional liability is reflected for the letters of credit and surety bonds themselves.
11**. Statement of Cash Flows**
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information for the following periods (in thousands) were as follows:
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| | | ||||
| | Three months ended March 31, | ||||
| · 2024 · 2023 | |||||
| Cash paid (refunded) during the period for: | | | | | |
| Interest | $61,812 | | $29,289 | ||
| Income taxes | | (111) | | | (93) |
| Non-cash investing and financing activities: | | | | | |
| Vehicles transferred to property and equipment from inventory | | 143 | | | 136 |
| Capital expenditures in accounts payable and accrued liabilities | | 6,203 | | | 6,068 |
| Prior period deposit applied to portion of purchase price of RV dealership acquisition | | 8,873 | | | — |
| Par value of Class A common stock issued for redemption of common units in CWGS, LLC | | — | | | 20 |
| Cost of treasury stock issued for vested restricted stock units | | 2,595 | | | 1,300 |
12. Acquisitions
During the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, subsidiaries of the Company acquired the assets of multiple RV dealerships that constituted businesses under GAAP. The Company used cash and borrowings under its Floor Plan Facility to complete the acquisitions. The Company considers acquisitions of independent dealerships to be a fast and capital efficient alternative to opening new store locations to expand its business and grow its customer base. The acquired businesses were recorded at their estimated fair values under the acquisition method of accounting. The balance of the purchase prices in excess of the fair values of net assets acquired were recorded as goodwill.
During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the RV and Outdoor Retail segment acquired the assets of various RV dealerships comprised ofnine locations for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $67.7 million, of whichone RV dealerships had not opened by March 31, 2024. Separate from these acquisitions, during the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company purchased real property for an aggregate purchase price of $1.2 million.
During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the RV and Outdoor Retail segment didnot acquire any RV dealerships.
The estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed for the acquisitions discussed above consist of the following, net of insignificant measurement period adjustments relating to acquisitions from the respective previous year:
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| · · Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||
| ($ in thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | ||||
| Tangible assets (liabilities) acquired (assumed): | | | | | | |
| Inventories, net | | | 40,394 | | | (122) |
| Property and equipment, net | | | 287 | | | — |
| Operating lease assets | | | 15,328 | | | — |
| Accrued liabilities | | | (40) | | | — |
| Current portion of operating lease liabilities | | | (1,112) | | | — |
| Other current liabilities | | | (21) | | | — |
| Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion | | | (14,216) | | | — |
| Total tangible net assets acquired | | | 40,620 | | | (122) |
| Total intangible assets acquired | | | 2,595 | | | — |
| Goodwill | | | 24,458 | | | 122 |
| Purchase price of acquisitions | | | 67,673 | | | — |
| Application of deposit paid in prior period | | | (8,873) | | | — |
| Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired | | | 58,800 | | | — |
| Inventory purchases financed via floor plan | | | (48,684) | | | — |
| Cash payment net of floor plan financing | | $10,116 | | $— | ||
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The fair values above for the three months ended March 31, 2024 are preliminary as they are subject to measurement period adjustments for up to one year from the date of acquisition as new information is obtained about facts and circumstances that existed as of the acquisition date relating to the valuation of the acquired assets, primarily the acquired inventories. For the three months ended March 31, 2024, the fair values include a measurement period adjustment to record $2.6 million of other intangible assets from a RV dealership acquisition that occurred during the year ended December 31, 2023. These intangible assets had an estimated useful life of 15 years; however, these intangible assets were sold for $2.6 million during the three months ended March 31, 2024. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, the fair values represent measurement period adjustments for valuation of acquired inventories relating to dealership acquisitions during the year ended December 31, 2022.
The primary items that generated the goodwill are the value of the expected synergies between the acquired businesses and the Company and the acquired assembled workforce, neither of which qualify for recognition as a separately identified intangible asset. For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, acquired goodwill of $24.5 million and $0.1 million, respectively, was expected to be deductible for tax purposes.
Included in the condensed consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2024 was revenue of $7.0 million and insignificant pre-tax income from the acquired dealerships from the applicable acquisition dates. Included in the condensed consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2023 wasno revenue or pre-tax income from acquired dealerships. Pro forma information on these acquisitions has not been included, because the Company has deemed them to not be individually or cumulatively material.
13. Income Taxes
CWH is organized as a Subchapter C corporation and, as of March 31, 2024, is a 53.0% owner of CWGS, LLC (see Note 16 — Non-Controlling Interests). CWGS, LLC is organized as a limited liability company and treated as a partnership for U.S. federal and most applicable state and local income tax purposes and as such, is generally not subject to any U.S. federal entity-level income taxes. However, certain CWGS, LLC subsidiaries, including Americas Road and Travel Club, Inc. and FreedomRoads RV, Inc. and their wholly-owned subsidiaries, are subject to entity-level taxes as they are Subchapter C corporations (“C-Corps”).
Effective Income Tax Rate
For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company's effective income tax rate was 15.1% and 5.3%, respectively. The effective tax rate differed from the federal statutory rate of 21.0% primarily due to state taxes and a portion of the Company’s earnings being attributable to non-controlling interests in limited liability companies, which are not subject to entity level taxes. Additionally, the March 31, 2023 effective tax rate was further decreased by the benefit of the CWI LLC Conversion effective in January 2023.
Tax Receivable Agreement
The Company is party to a tax receivable agreement (the “Tax Receivable Agreement”) that provides for the payment by the Company to the Continuing Equity Owners and Crestview Partners II GP, L.P. of 85% of the amount of tax benefits, if any, the Company actually realizes, or in some circumstances is deemed to realize, as a result of (i) increases in the tax basis from the purchase of common units from Crestview Partners II GP, L.P in exchange for Class A common stock in connection with the consummation of the IPO and the related transactions and any future redemptions that are funded by the Company and any further redemptions of common units by Continuing Equity Owners and (ii) certain other tax benefits attributable to payments made under the Tax Receivable Agreement. The above payments are predicated on CWGS, LLC making an election under Section 754 of the Internal Revenue Code effective for each tax year in which a redemption of common units for cash or stock occurs. These tax benefit payments are not conditioned upon one or more of the Continuing Equity Owners or Crestview Partners II GP, L.P. maintaining a continued ownership interest in CWGS, LLC. In general, the Continuing Equity Owners’ or Crestview Partners II GP, L.P.’s rights under the Tax Receivable Agreement are assignable, including to transferees of its common units in CWGS, LLC (other than the Company as transferee pursuant to a redemption of common units in CWGS, LLC). The Company expects to benefit from the remaining 15% of the tax benefits, if any, which may be realized.
On January 1, 2023, giftees of common units that had been gifted by CWGS Holding, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ML Acquisition Company, LLC, which is indirectly owned by Marcus Lemonis, the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, redeemed 2.0 million common units in CWGS, LLC for 2.0 million shares of the Company’s Class A common stock (see Note 16 — Non-Controlling Interests). The increase in deferred tax assets, the non-current portion of the Tax Receivable Agreement liability, and additional paid-in capital resulting from these redemptions was $6.3 million, $5.4 million, and $0.9 million, respectively. Payments pursuant to the Tax Receivable Agreement relating to these redemptions will begin during the year ending December 31, 2024.
During the three months ended March 31, 2024, there wereno redemptions of common units by Continuing Equity Owners.
14. Related Party Transactions
Transactions with Directors, Equity Holders and Executive Officers
FreedomRoads leases various RV dealership locations from managers and officers. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the related party lease expense for these locations was $1.5 million, which was included in selling, general, and administrative expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. For the three months ended March 31, 2024 there wasno related party lease expense.
From January 2012 until its expiration in March 2024, FreedomRoads was the lessee of what is now its previous corporate headquarters in Lincolnshire, Illinois (as amended from time to time, the “Lincolnshire Lease”). For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, rental payments for the Lincolnshire Lease, including common area maintenance charges, were each $0.2 million, which were included in selling, general, and administrative expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. The Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer had personally guaranteed the Lincolnshire Lease.
15. Stockholders’ Equity
Stock Repurchase Program
During the three months ended March 31, 2024 and three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company didnot repurchase Class A common stock under the stock repurchase program. Repurchases under the stock repurchase program are subject to any applicable limitations on the availability of funds to be distributed to the Company by CWGS, LLC to fund repurchases and may be made in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise, with the amount and timing of repurchases to be determined at the Company’s discretion, depending on market conditions and corporate needs. Open market repurchases will be structured to occur in accordance with applicable federal securities laws, including within the pricing and volume requirements of Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Company may also, from time to time, enter into Rule 10b5-1 plans to facilitate repurchases of its shares under this authorization. This program does not obligate the Company to acquire any particular amount of Class A common stock and the program may be extended, modified, suspended or discontinued at any time at the Board’s discretion. The Company expects to fund the repurchases using cash on hand. As of March 31, 2024, the remaining approved amount for repurchases of Class A common stock under the share repurchase program was approximately $120.2 million and the program expires on December 31, 2025.
16. Non-Controlling Interests
The following table summarizes the CWGS, LLC common unit ownership by CWH and the Continuing Equity Owners:
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| · · As of March 31, 2024 · · As of December 31, 2023 · · As of March 31, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
| · · Common Units · Ownership % · Common Units · Ownership % · Common Units · Ownership % | ||||||||||||||||||
| CWH | | | 45,071,762 | | | 53.0% | | | 45,020,116 | | | 52.9% | | | 44,466,636 | | | 52.6% |
| Continuing Equity Owners | | | 40,044,536 | | | 47.0% | | | 40,044,536 | | | 47.1% | | | 40,044,536 | | | 47.4% |
| Total | | | 85,116,298 | | | 100.0% | | | 85,064,652 | | | 100.0% | | | 84,511,172 | | | 100.0% |
During December 2022, CWGS Holding, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ML Acquisition Company, LLC, which is indirectly owned by The Stephen Adams Living Trust and Marcus Lemonis, the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, gifted 2,000,000 common units of CWGS, LLC in total to a college and hospital (“2022 Common Unit Giftees”), which resulted in the corresponding 2,000,000 shares of Class B common stock being transferred to the 2022 Common Unit Giftees. On January 1, 2023, the 2022 Common Unit Giftees redeemed the 2,000,000 common units of CWGS, LLC for 2,000,000 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, which also resulted in the cancellation of 2,000,000 shares of the Company’s Class B common stock that had been transferred to the 2022 Common Unit Giftees withno additional consideration provided.
The following table summarizes the effects of changes in ownership in CWGS, LLC on the Company’s equity:
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| · · Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||
| ($ in thousands) · 2024 · 2023 | ||||||
| Net (loss) income attributable to Camping World Holdings, Inc. | | $(22,307) | | $3,169 | ||
| Transfers to non-controlling interests: | | | | | | |
| Decrease in additional paid-in capital as a result of the purchase of common units from CWGS, LLC with proceeds from the exercise of stock options | | | (22) | | | (17) |
| Decrease in additional paid-in capital as a result of the vesting of restricted stock units | | | (2,234) | | | (1,104) |
| Increase in additional paid-in capital as a result of repurchases of Class A common stock for withholding taxes on vested RSUs | | | 209 | | | 128 |
| Increase in additional paid-in capital as a result of the redemption of common units of CWGS, LLC | | | — | | | 9,673 |
| Change from net (loss) income attributable to Camping World Holdings, Inc. and transfers to non-controlling interests | | $(24,354) | | $11,849 | ||
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17. Equity-Based Compensation Plans
The following table summarizes the equity-based compensation that has been included in the following line items within the condensed consolidated statements of operations during:
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| · · Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||
| ($ in thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | ||||
| Equity-based compensation expense: | | | | | | |
| Costs applicable to revenue | | $92 | | $132 | ||
| Selling, general, and administrative | | | 5,105 | | | 6,226 |
| Total equity-based compensation expense | | $5,197 | | $6,358 | ||
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The following table summarizes stock option activity for the three months ended March 31, 2024:
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|---|---|---|---|
| · · | |||
| · · | |||
| · · Stock Options | |||
| · (in thousands) | |||
| Outstanding at December 31, 2023 | | | 193 |
| Exercised | | | (2) |
| Forfeited | | | (4) |
| Outstanding and exercisable at March 31, 2024 | | | 187 |
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The following table summarizes restricted stock unit (“RSU”) activity for the three months ended March 31, 2024:
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|---|---|---|---|
| · · Restricted | |||
| · · Stock Units | |||
| · (in thousands) | |||
| Outstanding at December 31, 2023 | | | 1,875 |
| Granted | | | 289 |
| Vested | | | (74) |
| Forfeited | | | (23) |
| Outstanding at March 31, 2024 | | | 2,067 |
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During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company granted 289,250 RSUs to employees and a newly-appointed nonemployee director with an aggregate grant date fair value of $7.4 million and weighted-average grant date fair value of $25.59 per RSU, which will be recognized, net of forfeitures, over a vesting period offive years for employees andone year for the nonemployee director.
18. (Loss) Earnings Per Share
Basic (loss) earnings per share of Class A common stock is computed by dividing net (loss) income attributable to Camping World Holdings, Inc. by the weighted-average number of shares of Class A common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted (loss) earnings per share of Class A common stock is computed by dividing net (loss) income attributable to Camping World Holdings, Inc. by the weighted-average number of shares of Class A common stock outstanding adjusted to give effect to potentially dilutive securities.
The following table sets forth reconciliations of the numerators and denominators used to compute basic and diluted (loss) earnings per share of Class A common stock:
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| · · Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||
| (In thousands except per share amounts) | | 2024 | 2023 | |||
| Numerator: | | | | | | |
| Net (loss) income | | $(50,806) | | $4,903 | ||
| Less: net (loss) income attributable to non-controlling interests | | | 28,499 | | | (1,734) |
| Net (loss) income attributable to Camping World Holdings, Inc. — basic | | $(22,307) | | $3,169 | ||
| Add: reallocation of net income attributable to non-controlling interests from the assumed redemption of common units of CWGS, LLC for Class A common stock | | | (21,275) | | | 1,297 |
| Net (loss) income attributable to Camping World Holdings, Inc. — diluted | | $(43,582) | | $4,466 | ||
| Denominator: | | | | | | |
| Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding — basic | | | 45,047 | | | 44,455 |
| Dilutive options to purchase Class A common stock | | | — | | | 15 |
| Dilutive restricted stock units | | | — | | | 202 |
| Dilutive common units of CWGS, LLC that are convertible into Class A common stock | | | 40,045 | | | 40,045 |
| Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding — diluted | | | 85,092 | | | 84,717 |
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| (Loss) earnings per share of Class A common stock — basic | | $(0.50) | | $0.07 | ||
| (Loss) earnings per share of Class A common stock — diluted | | $(0.51) | | $0.05 | ||
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| Weighted-average anti-dilutive securities excluded from the computation of diluted (loss) earnings per share of Class A common stock: | | | | | | |
| Stock options to purchase Class A common stock | | | 189 | | | — |
| Restricted stock units | | | 1,841 | | | 2,122 |
Shares of the Company’s Class B common stock and Class C common stock do not share in the earnings or losses of the Company and are therefore not participating securities. As such, separate basic and diluted (loss) earnings per share of Class B common stock or Class C common stock under the two-class method has not been presented.
19. Segments Information
Reportable segment revenue; segment income; floor plan interest expense; depreciation and amortization; other interest expense, net; and total assets are as follows:
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| · · Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||
| · · Good Sam · · RV and · · · · · | ||||||||||||
| · · Services · · Outdoor · · Intersegment · · · | ||||||||||||
| ($ in thousands) · and Plans · Retail · · Eliminations · Total | ||||||||||||
| Revenue: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Good Sam services and plans | | $46,611 | | $— | | $(930) | | $45,681 | ||||
| New vehicles | | | — | | | 657,521 | | | (1,435) | | | 656,086 |
| Used vehicles | | | — | | | 338,452 | | | (767) | | | 337,685 |
| Products, service and other | | | — | | | 178,015 | | | (121) | | | 177,894 |
| Finance and insurance, net | | | — | | | 135,852 | | | (398) | | | 135,454 |
| Good Sam Club | | | — | | | 11,217 | | | — | | | 11,217 |
| Total consolidated revenue | | $46,611 | | $1,321,057 | | $(3,651) | | $1,364,017 | ||||
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| · · Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| · · Good Sam · · RV and · · · · · | ||||||||||||
| · · Services · · Outdoor · · Intersegment · · · | ||||||||||||
| ($ in thousands) · and Plans · Retail · · Eliminations · Total | ||||||||||||
| Revenue: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Good Sam services and plans | | $46,963 | | $— | | $(596) | | $46,367 | ||||
| New vehicles | | | — | | | 647,930 | | | (1,178) | | | 646,752 |
| Used vehicles | | | — | | | 445,687 | | | (941) | | | 444,746 |
| Products, service and other | | | — | | | 207,835 | | | (174) | | | 207,661 |
| Finance and insurance, net | | | — | | | 130,305 | | | (533) | | | 129,772 |
| Good Sam Club | | | — | | | 11,582 | | | — | | | 11,582 |
| Total consolidated revenue | | $46,963 | | $1,443,339 | | $(3,422) | | $1,486,880 | ||||
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| · · Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||
| ($ in thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | ||||
| Segment (loss) income:(1) | | | | | | |
| Good Sam Services and Plans | | $22,583 | | $23,619 | ||
| RV and Outdoor Retail | | | (23,391) | | | 32,584 |
| Total segment (loss) income | | | (808) | | | 56,203 |
| Corporate & other | | | (3,562) | | | (3,777) |
| Depreciation and amortization | | | (19,290) | | | (14,637) |
| Other interest expense, net | | | (36,094) | | | (31,113) |
| Other expense, net | | | (94) | | | (1,500) |
| (Loss) income before income taxes | | $(59,848) | | $5,176 | ||
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| (1) | Segment income is defined as income from operations before depreciation and amortization plus floor plan interest expense. |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| · · Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||
| ($ in thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | ||||
| Depreciation and amortization: | | | | | | |
| Good Sam Services and Plans | | $848 | | $952 | ||
| RV and Outdoor Retail | | | 18,442 | | | 13,685 |
| Total depreciation and amortization | | $19,290 | | $14,637 | ||
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| · · Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||
| ($ in thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | ||||
| Other interest expense, net: | | | | | | |
| Good Sam Services and Plans | | $(18) | | $(55) | ||
| RV and Outdoor Retail | | | 8,114 | | | 5,797 |
| Subtotal | | | 8,096 | | | 5,742 |
| Corporate & other | | | 27,998 | | | 25,371 |
| Total other interest expense, net | | $36,094 | | $31,113 | ||
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| · · March 31, · · December 31, · · March 31, | |||||||||
| ($ in thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | 2023 | ||||||
| Assets: | | | | | | | | | |
| Good Sam Services and Plans | | $83,411 | | $113,619 | | $89,308 | |||
| RV and Outdoor Retail | | | 4,744,164 | | | 4,568,372 | | | 4,331,314 |
| Subtotal | | | 4,827,575 | | | 4,681,991 | | | 4,420,622 |
| Corporate & other | | | 195,587 | | | 163,693 | | | 209,891 |
| Total assets | | $5,023,162 | | $4,845,684 | | $4,630,513 | |||
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20. Subsequent Event
On May 3, 2024, the Company closed on the sale of certain assets of the RV and Outdoor Retail segment’s RV furniture business (“CWDS”) and, in connection with the sale, entered into a supply agreement with the buyer. The total cash consideration is expected to be between $19.0 million and $21.0 million. The
Company expects to recognize an immaterial loss on the transaction. The Company believes that it will gain operational efficiencies by exiting the manufacture of RV furniture and focusing its resources on the sourcing and sale of its products. CWDS did not meet the criteria to be reported as held for sale as of March 31, 2024 and the loss on sale of CWDS will be recorded in loss (gain) on sale or disposal of assets in the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2024.
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