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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 10-K

 

ý

Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the fiscal year ended January 3, 2004

 

 

OR

 

 

o

Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from                        to                       

 

 

Commission File Number:  1-14725

 


 

MONACO COACH CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

35-1880244

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation
or organization)

 

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

 

 

 

91320 Industrial Way

Coburg, Oregon 97408

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (541) 686-8011

 


 

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

 

Title of each class:

 

Name of each exchange on which registered:

Common Stock, par value $.01 per share

 

New York Stock Exchange

 

 

 

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

None

 


 

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

 

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the Registrant’s knowledge, in definite proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.

 

The aggregate market value of the Common Stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant on January 3, 2004, based upon the closing sale price of the Common Stock on June 30, 2003 as reported on the New York Stock Exchange, was approximately $343.2 million.  Shares of Common Stock held by officers and directors and their affiliated entities have been excluded in that such persons may be deemed to be affiliates.  This determination of affiliate status is not necessarily conclusive for other purposes.

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).  Yes  ý  No  o

 

As of March 1, 2004, the Registrant had 29,309,994 shares of Common Stock outstanding.

 


 

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

The Registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement for its Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 18, 2004 (the “Proxy Statement”) is incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K to the extent stated therein.

 


 

This document consists of 64 pages.  The Exhibit Index appears at page 55 and 56.

 

 



 

INDEX

 

PART I

 

 

 

ITEM 1.

BUSINESS

 

ITEM 2.

PROPERTIES

 

ITEM 3.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

ITEM 4.

SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

 

 

 

 

PART II

 

 

 

ITEM 5.

MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT’S COMMON STOCK AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

 

ITEM 6.

SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

 

ITEM 7.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

ITEM 7A.

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

ITEM 8.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

 

ITEM 9.

CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

 

ITEM 9A.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

 

 

 

PART III

 

 

 

ITEM 10.

DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF REGISTRANT

 

ITEM 11.

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

 

ITEM 12.

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

 

 

 

 

ITEM 13.

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

 

 

 

 

PART IV

 

 

 

ITEM 14.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

 

 

 

 

ITEM 15.

EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

 

 

CERTIFICATIONS

 

 

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PART I

 

This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  These statements include without limitation those below marked with an asterisk (*).  In addition, the Company may from time to time make oral forward-looking statements through statements that include the words “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” or similar expressions.  Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including those set forth below under “Factors That May Affect Future Operating Results” within Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.  The Company cautions the reader, however, that these factors may not be exhaustive.

 

ITEM 1.  BUSINESS

 

Monaco Coach Corporation (the “Company”) is a leading manufacturer of premium recreational vehicles including Class A motor coaches, Class C motor coaches and towable recreational vehicles.  The Company’s product line consists of 29 models of motor coaches and 13 models of towables (fifth wheel trailers and travel trailers) under the “Monaco,” “Holiday Rambler,” “Royale Coach,” “Beaver,” “Safari,” and “McKenzie” brand names.  The Company’s products, which are typically priced at the high end of their respective product categories, range in suggested retail price from $70,000 to $1.4 million for motor coaches and from $25,000 to $60,000 for towables.  Based upon retail registrations in 2003, the Company believes it had a 30.3% share of the market for diesel Class A motor coaches, a 17.5% share of the market for all Class A motor coaches, a 2.8% share of the market for fifth wheel towables and a 0.5% share of the market for travel trailers.  At January 3, 2004, the Company’s products were sold through an extensive network of 332 dealer lots located primarily in the United States and Canada.

 

The Company is the successor to a company formed in 1968 (the “Predecessor”) and commenced operations on March 5, 1993 by acquiring all the assets and liabilities of its predecessor company (the “Predecessor Acquisition”).  Prior to March 1996, the Company’s product line consisted exclusively of High-Line Class A motor coaches.  In March 1996, the Company acquired the Holiday Rambler Division of Harley-Davidson, Inc. (“Holiday Rambler”), a manufacturer of a full line of Class A motor coaches and towables (the “Holiday Acquisition”).  Additionally, on August 2, 2001, the Company acquired SMC Corporation (“SMC”), a manufacturer of a full line of Class A diesel motor coaches (the “SMC Acquisition”).  The Company believes that developing relationships with a broad base of first-time buyers, coupled with the Company’s strong emphasis on quality, customer service and design innovation, will foster brand loyalty and increase the likelihood that, over time, more customers will trade-up through the Company’s line of products.  Attracting larger numbers of first-time buyers is important to the Company because of the Company’s belief that many recreational vehicle customers purchase multiple recreational vehicles during their lifetime.

 

On November 27, 2002, the Company acquired from Outdoor Resorts of America, Inc. (“ORA”) three luxury motor coach resort properties being developed by ORA in Las Vegas, Nevada; Indio, California; and Naples, Florida.  The resorts offer individual lots to owners, with undivided interests in the resort amenities.  Amenities at the resorts include such features as tennis courts, swimming pools, par three golf courses, and club houses. These motor coach resorts provide a destination location for many of the high-line motor coaches that the Company produces.  By providing upscale motor coach resorts, the Company believes that it’s products will appeal to an increasing number of new customers, further solidifying the Company’s position in the marketplace.

 

The Las Vegas, Nevada and Indio, California resorts have been designed to be built in multiple phases.  In both locations, the first phase of construction is complete.  The Company anticipates completing future phases as market conditions continue to improve.*  The Naples, Florida property was sold by the Company in September 2003, for cash proceeds in the amount of $6.7 million.

 

The Company’s website is located at www.monaco-online.com.  The Company provides free of charge through a link on its website access to its Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K, as well as amendments to those reports, as soon as reasonably practicable after the reports are electronically filed with, or furnished to, the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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PRODUCTS

 

The Company currently manufactures 29 motor coaches and 13 towable models, each of which has distinct features and attributes designed to target the model to a particular suggested retail price range.  The Company’s product offerings currently target four product types within the recreational vehicle market: Class A motor coaches, Class C motor coaches, fifth wheel trailers, and travel trailers.  The Company does not currently compete in any other product categories of the recreational vehicle industry.

 

The following table highlights the Company’s product offerings as of January 3, 2004:

 

COMPANY MOTOR COACH PRODUCTS

 

MODEL

 

CURRENT SUGGESTED
RETAIL PRICE RANGE

 

BRAND

Class A

 

 

 

 

Royale Coach

 

$950,000-$1.4 million

 

Monaco

Marquis

 

$485,000-$555,000

 

Beaver

Signature Series

 

$495,000-$550,000

 

Monaco

Navigator

 

$380,000-$510,000

 

Holiday Rambler

Executive

 

$370,000-$420,000

 

Monaco

Patriot

 

$310,000-$360,000

 

Beaver

Dynasty

 

$305,000-$360,000

 

Monaco

Imperial

 

$265,000-$330,000

 

Holiday Rambler

Windsor

 

$250,000-$295,000

 

Monaco

Scepter

 

$225,000-$250,000

 

Holiday Rambler

Monterey

 

$220,000-$250,000

 

Beaver

Camelot

 

$215,000-$250,000

 

Monaco

Sahara

 

$210,000-$240,000

 

Safari

Diplomat

 

$180,000-$225,000

 

Monaco

Endeavor

 

$175,000-$225,000

 

Holiday Rambler

Santiam

 

$175,000-$220,000

 

Beaver

Cheetah

 

$160,000-$185,000

 

Safari

Knight

 

$155,000-$175,000

 

Monaco

Ambassador

 

$155,000-$175,000

 

Holiday Rambler

 

 

 

 

 

Cayman

 

$125,000-$155,000

 

Monaco

Neptune

 

$125,000-$155,000

 

Holiday Rambler

LaPalma

 

$105,000-$150,000

 

Monaco

Vacationer

 

$100,000-$140,000

 

Holiday Rambler

Trek

 

$100,000-$120,000

 

Safari

Simba

 

$95,000-$120,000

 

Safari

Monarch

 

$90,000-$120,000

 

Monaco

Admiral

 

$90,000-$120,000

 

Holiday Rambler

 

 

 

 

 

Class C

 

 

 

 

Atlantis

 

$70,000-$80,000

 

Holiday Rambler

Rogue

 

$70,000-$80,000

 

Monaco

 

 

 

 

 

COMPANY TOWABLE PRODUCTS

 

MODEL

 

CURRENT SUGGESTED
RETAIL PRICE RANGE

 

BRAND

Medallion Fifth Wheel

 

$40,000-$60,000

 

McKenzie

Presidential Fifth Wheel

 

$45,000-$55,000

 

Holiday Rambler

Presidential Travel Trailer

 

$35,000-$40,000

 

Holiday Rambler

Lakota Fifth Wheel

 

$30,000-$45,000

 

McKenzie

Alumascape Fifth Wheel

 

$30,000-$40,000

 

Holiday Rambler

Next Level Fifth Wheel

 

$30,000-$35,000

 

Holiday Rambler

Next Level Travel Trailer

 

$30,000-$35,000

 

Holiday Rambler

Dune Chaser Fifth Wheel

 

$30,000-$35,000

 

McKenzie

Dune Chaser Travel Trailer

 

$30,000-$35,000

 

McKenzie

Alumascape Travel Trailer

 

$25,000-$35,000

 

Holiday Rambler

Lakota Travel Trailer

 

$25,000-$35,000

 

McKenzie

Savoy Fifth Wheel

 

$25,000-$30,000

 

Holiday Rambler

Starwood Fifth Wheel

 

$25,000-$30,000

 

McKenzie

 

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In 2003, the average unit wholesale selling prices of the Company’s motor coaches, fifth wheel trailers and travel trailers, were approximately $152,000, $37,700, and $26,400, respectively.  The Company’s motor coach products generated 90.3%, 91.9%, and 92.2% of total revenues for the fiscal years 2001, 2002, and 2003, respectively.

 

The Company’s recreational vehicles are designed to offer all the comforts of home within a 215 to 415 square foot area.  Accordingly, the interior of the recreational vehicle is designed to maximize use of available space.  The Company’s products are designed with five general areas, all of which are smoothly integrated to form comfortable and practical mobile accommodations.  The five areas are the living room, kitchen, dining room, bathroom, and bedroom.  For each model, the Company offers a variety of interior layouts.

 

Each of the Company’s recreational vehicles comes fully equipped with a wide range of kitchen and bathroom appliances, audio and visual electronics, communication devices, and other amenities, including couches, dining tables, closets, and storage spaces.  All of the Company’s recreational vehicles incorporate products from well-recognized suppliers, including: stereos, CD and cassette players, VCR’s, DVD’s, and televisions from Quasar, Bose, Panasonic, and Sony; microwave ovens from Sharp, Magic Chef, and General Electric; stoves and ranges from KitchenAid and Modern Maid; engines from Cummins and Caterpillar; transmissions from Allison; and chassis from Ford and Workhorse.  The Company’s high end products offer top-of-the-line amenities, including 42” Sony plasma and LCD televisions, GPS systems from Carin, fully automatic DSS (satellite) systems, Corian and Wilsonart solid surface kitchen and bath countertops, imported ceramic tile, leather furniture, and Ralph Lauren fabrics.

 

PRODUCT DESIGN

 

To address changing consumer preferences, the Company modifies and improves its products each model year and typically redesigns each model every three or four years.  The Company’s designers work with the Company’s marketing, manufacturing, and service departments to design a product that is appealing to consumers, practical to manufacture, and easy to service.  The designers try to maximize the quality and value of each model at the strategic retail price point for that model.  The marketing and sales staff suggest features or characteristics that they believe could be integrated into the various models to differentiate the Company’s products from those of its competitors.  By working with manufacturing personnel, the Company’s product designers engineer the recreational vehicles so that they can be built efficiently and with high quality.  Service personnel suggest ideas to improve the serviceability and reliability of the Company’s products and give the designers feedback on the Company’s past designs.

 

The exteriors of the Company’s recreational vehicles are designed to be aesthetically appealing to consumers, aerodynamic in shape for fuel efficiency, and practical to manufacture.  The Company has an experienced team of computer-aided design personnel to complete the product design and produce prints from which the products will be manufactured.

 

The Company expensed $975,000, $1.2 million, and $1.2 million for research and development in the fiscal years 2001, 2002, and 2003, respectively.

 

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SALES AND MARKETING

 

DEALERS

 

The Company expanded its dealer network over the past year to 332 dealership lots primarily located in the United States and Canada at January 3, 2004.  Revenues generated from shipments to dealerships located outside the United States were approximately  3.2%, 3.0%, and 3.6% of total sales for the fiscal years  2001, 2002, and 2003, respectively.  The Company intends to continue to expand its dealer network, primarily by adding additional Safari and Beaver dealers to increase dealer representation for these two brands.*  The Company maintains an internal sales organization consisting of 39 account executives who service the Company’s dealer network.

 

The Company analyzes and selects new dealers on the basis of such criteria as location, marketing ability, sales history, financial strength, and the capability of the dealer’s repair services.  The Company provides its dealers with a wide variety of support services, including advertising subsidies and technical training, and offers certain model pricing discounts to dealers who exceed wholesale purchase volume milestones.  The Company’s sales staff is also available to educate dealers about the characteristics and advantages of the Company’s recreational vehicles compared with competing products.  The Company offers dealers geographic exclusivity to carry a particular model.  While the Company’s dealership contracts have renewable one or two-year terms, historically the Company’s dealer turnover rate has been low.

 

Dealers typically finance their inventory through revolving credit facilities established with asset-based lending institutions, including specialized finance companies and banks.  It is industry practice that such “floor plan” lenders require recreational vehicle manufacturers to agree to repurchase (for a period of 12 to 18 months from the date of the dealer’s purchase) motor coaches and towables previously sold to the dealer in the event the dealer defaults on its financing agreements.  The Company’s contingent obligations under these repurchase agreements are reduced by the proceeds received upon the sale of any repurchased units. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Liquidity and Capital Resources,” and Note 16 of Notes to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION

 

The Company advertises regularly in trade journals and magazines, participates in cooperative advertising programs with its dealers, and produces color brochures depicting its models’ performance features and amenities.  The Company also promotes its products with direct incentive programs to dealer sales personnel linked to sales of particular models.

 

An important marketing activity for the Company is its participation with its dealers in the more than 250 recreational vehicle trade shows and rallies each year.  National trade shows and rallies, which can attract as many as 40,000 attendees, are an integral part of the Company’s marketing process because they enable potential retail customers to compare and contrast all the products offered by the major recreational vehicle manufacturers.  Setting up attractive display areas at major trade shows to highlight the newest design innovations and features of its products is critical to the Company’s success in attracting and maintaining its dealer network and in generating enthusiasm at the retail customer level.  The Company also provides complimentary service for minor repairs to its customers at several rallies and trade shows.

 

The Company attempts to encourage and reinforce customer loyalty through clubs for the owners of its products so that they may share experiences and communicate with each other.  The Company’s clubs currently have more than 40,000 members.  The Company publishes magazines to enhance its relations with these clubs and holds rallies for clubs to meet periodically to view the Company’s new models and obtain maintenance and service guidance.  Attendance at Company-sponsored rallies can be as high as 2,100 recreational vehicles per year.  The Company receives support from its dealers and suppliers to host these rallies.

 

The Company’s web sites also offer an extensive listing of the Company’s models, floor plans, and features, including “virtual tours” of some models.  A dealer locator feature identifies for customers the closest dealers to their location for the model(s) they are interested in purchasing.  The Company’s web site also provides information for upcoming rallies and club functions as well as links to other R.V. lifestyle web sites of interest to existing or potential customers.

 

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CUSTOMER SERVICE

 

The Company believes that customer satisfaction is vitally important in the recreational vehicle market because of the large number of repeat customers and the rapid communication of business reputations among recreational vehicle enthusiasts.  The Company also believes that service is an integral part of the total product the Company delivers and that responsive and professional customer service is consistent with the premium image the Company strives to convey in the marketplace.

 

The Company offers a limited warranty to all new vehicle purchasers.  The Company’s current limited warranty covers its products for up to one year (or 24,000 miles, whichever occurs first) from the date of retail sale (a limited structural warranty has a duration of five years for the front and sidewall frame structure, and a limited three year warranty for the Roadmaster chassis).  In addition, customers are protected by the limited warranties of major component suppliers such as those of Cummins Engine Company, Inc. (“Cummins”) (diesel engines), Caterpillar Inc. (“Caterpillar”) (diesel engines), Spicer Heavy Axle & Brake Division of Dana Corporation (“Dana”) (axles), Meritor WABCO V.C.S. (“Meritor”) (axles), Allison Transmission Division of General Motors Corporation (“Allison”) (transmissions), Workhorse (chassis), and Ford Motor Company (“Ford”) (chassis). The Company’s limited warranty covers all manufacturing-related problems and parts and system failures, regardless of whether the repair is made at a Company facility or by one of the Company’s dealers or authorized service centers. As of January 3, 2004, the Company had 332 dealerships providing service to owners of the Company’s products. In addition, owners of the Company’s diesel products have access to the entire Cummins and Caterpillar dealer networks, which include over 2,000 repair centers.

 

The Company operates service centers in Harrisburg, Oregon; Bend, Oregon; Elkhart, Indiana; and in Wildwood, Florida.  The Company had approximately 700 employees in customer service at January 3, 2004.  The Company maintains individualized production records and a computerized warranty tracking system which enable the Company’s service personnel to identify problems quickly and to provide individualized customer service.  While many problems can be resolved on the telephone, the customer may be referred to a nearby dealer or service center.  The Company believes that dedicated customer service phone lines are an ideal way to interact directly with the Company’s customers and to quickly address their technical problems.

 

The Company has expanded its on-line dealer support network to assist its service personnel and dealers in providing better service to the Company’s customers.  Service personnel and dealerships are able to access information relating to specific models and sales orders, file warranty claims and track their status, and view the status of existing parts orders.  The Company’s on-line dealer support network gives service personnel at dealerships the ability to order parts through an electronic parts catalog.

 

MANUFACTURING

 

The Company currently operates motorized manufacturing facilities in Coburg, Oregon; Bend, Oregon; and in Wakarusa, Indiana.  The Company’s towable manufacturing facilities are in Elkhart, Indiana.  The Company also operates its Royale Coach bus conversion facility in Elkhart, Indiana.

 

The Company’s motor coach production capacity at the end of 2003 based on a single shift five-day work week, was 27 units per day at its Coburg facility, 3 units per day at its Bend Facility, and 30 units per day at its Wakarusa facility. The Company’s current towables production capacity is 32 units per day at its Elkhart facility. The Company is currently utilizing approximately 56% of total capacity and therefore believes it is positioned to take advantage of future growth potential of the Company’s products within the RV market.*

 

The Company believes that its manufacturing process is one of the most vertically integrated in the recreational vehicle industry.  By manufacturing a variety of items, including the Roadmaster semi-monocoque diesel chassis, plastic components, some of its cabinetry and fiberglass parts, as well as many subcomponents, the Company maintains increased control over scheduling, component production, and overall product quality.  In addition, vertical integration enables the Company to be more responsive to market dynamics.

 

Each facility has several stations for manufacturing, organized into four broad categories: chassis manufacturing, body manufacturing, painting, and finishing.  It takes from two weeks to two months to build each unit, depending on the product.  The Company keeps a detailed log book during the manufacture of each product and inputs key information into its computerized service tracking system.

 

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Each unit is given an inspection during which its appliances and plumbing systems are thoroughly tested.  As a final quality control check, each motor coach is given a road test.  To further ensure both dealer and end-user satisfaction, the Company pays a unit fee per recreational vehicle to its dealers so that they will thoroughly inspect each product upon delivery and return a detailed report form.

 

The Company purchases raw materials, parts, subcomponents, electronic systems, and appliances from approximately 1,000 vendors.  These items are either directly mounted in the vehicle or are utilized in subassemblies which the Company assembles before installation in the vehicle.  The Company attempts to minimize its level of inventory by ordering most parts as it needs them.  Certain key components that require longer purchasing lead times are ordered based on planned needs.  Examples of these components are diesel engines, axles, transmissions, chassis, and interior designer fabrics.  The Company has a variety of major suppliers, including Allison, Workhorse, Cummins, Caterpillar, Dana, Meritor, and Ford.   The Company does not have any long-term supply contracts with these suppliers or their distributors, but believes it has good relationships with them.  To minimize the risks associated with reliance on a single-source supplier, the Company typically keeps a 60-day supply of axles, engines, chassis, and transmissions in stock or available at the suppliers’ facilities and believes that, in an emergency, other suppliers could fill the Company’s needs on an interim basis.*  The Company presently believes that its allocation by suppliers of all components is sufficient to meet planned production volumes, and the Company does not foresee any operating difficulties as a result of vendor supply issues.*  Nevertheless, there can be no assurance that Allison, Ford, or any of the Company’s other suppliers will be able to meet the Company’s future requirements for transmissions, chassis, or other key components.  An extended delay or interruption in the supply of any components obtained from a single or limited source supplier could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operations, and financial condition.

 

BACKLOG

 

The Company’s products are generally manufactured against orders from the Company’s dealers. As of January 3, 2004, the Company’s backlog of orders was $410.2 million, compared to $220.4 million at December 28, 2002.  The Company includes in its backlog all accepted purchase orders from dealers shippable within the next six months.  Orders in backlog can be canceled at the option of the purchaser at any time without penalty and, therefore, backlog should not be used as a measure of future sales.

 

COMPETITION

 

The market for recreational vehicles is highly competitive.  The Company currently encounters significant competition at each price point for its recreational vehicle products.  The Company believes that the principal competitive factors that affect the market for the Company’s products include product quality, product features, reliability, performance, quality of support and customer service, loyalty of customers, brand recognition, and price.  The Company believes that it competes favorably against its competitors with respect to each of these factors.  The Company’s competitors include, among others: Coachmen Industries, Inc., Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc., National R.V. Holdings, Inc., Thor Industries, Inc., and Winnebago Industries, Inc.  Many of the Company’s competitors have significant financial resources and extensive marketing capabilities.  There can be no assurance that either existing or new competitors will not develop products that are superior to or that achieve better consumer acceptance than the Company’s products, or that the Company will continue to remain competitive.

 

GOVERNMENT REGULATION

 

The manufacture and operation of recreational vehicles are subject to a variety of federal, state, and local regulations, including the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act and safety standards for recreational vehicles and their components that have been promulgated by the Department of Transportation.  These standards permit the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to require a manufacturer to repair or recall vehicles with safety defects or vehicles that fail to conform to applicable safety standards. Because of its sales in Canada, the Company is also governed by similar laws and regulations promulgated by the Canadian government.  The Company has on occasion voluntarily recalled certain products.  The Company’s operating results could be adversely affected by a major product recall or if warranty claims in any period exceed warranty reserves.

 

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The Company is a member of the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (the “RVIA”), a voluntary association of recreational vehicle manufacturers and suppliers, which promulgates recreational vehicle safety standards.  Each of the products manufactured by the Company has an RVIA seal affixed to it to certify that such standards have been met.

 

Many states regulate the sale, transportation, and marketing of recreational vehicles.  The Company is also subject to state consumer protection laws and regulations, which in many cases require manufacturers to repurchase or replace chronically malfunctioning recreational vehicles. Some states also legislate additional safety and construction standards for recreational vehicles.

 

The Company is subject to regulations promulgated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”). The Company’s plants are periodically inspected by federal or state agencies, such as OSHA, concerned with workplace health and safety.

 

The Company believes that its products and facilities comply in all material respects with the applicable vehicle safety, consumer protection, RVIA, and OSHA regulations and standards.  Amendments to any of the foregoing regulations and the implementation of new regulations could significantly increase the cost of manufacturing, purchasing, operating, or selling the Company’s products and could materially and adversely affect the Company’s net sales and operating results.  The failure of the Company to comply with present or future regulations could result in fines being imposed on the Company, potential civil and criminal liability, suspension of production or cessation of operations.

 

The Company is subject to product liability and warranty claims arising in the ordinary course of business.  To date, the Company has been successful in obtaining product liability insurance on terms the Company considers acceptable.  The terms of the policy contain a self-insured retention amount of $500,000 per occurrence, with a maximum annual aggregate self-insured retention of $3.0 million.  Overall product liability insurance, including umbrella coverage, is available to a maximum amount of $100.0 million for each occurrence, as well as in the aggregate.  There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to obtain insurance coverage in the future at acceptable levels or that the costs of insurance will be reasonable.  Furthermore, successful assertion against the Company of one or a series of large uninsured claims, or of one or a series of claims exceeding any insurance coverage, could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, operating results, and financial condition.

 

In 2002, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), enacted new vehicle safety legislation referred to as the TREAD Act that imposes significant early warning reporting (“EWR”) requirements on vehicle manufacturers, including the Company.  The Company believes that it has met the EWR requirements of the TREAD Act that became effective during 2003.

 

Certain U.S. tax laws currently afford favorable tax treatment for the purchase and sale of recreational vehicles.  These laws and regulations have historically been amended frequently, and it is likely that further amendments and additional laws and regulations will be applicable to the Company and its products in the future.  Furthermore, no assurance can be given that any increase in personal income tax rates will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, operating results, and financial condition by reducing demand for the Company’s products.

 

ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION AND REMEDIATION

 

REGULATION The Company’s recreational vehicle manufacturing operations are subject to a variety of federal and state environmental regulations relating to the use, generation, storage, treatment, and disposal of hazardous materials.  These laws are often revised and made more stringent, and it is likely that future amendments to these laws will impact the Company’s operations.

 

The Company has submitted applications for “Title V” air permits for all of its existing and new operations.  The air permits have either been issued or are in the process of being issued by the relevant state agency.

 

The Company currently anticipates that additional painting capacities will be needed at its production facilities in Coburg and Bend, Oregon.  As a condition of these expansions, air pollution control equipment will probably be required for the Coburg operations but not for the Bend facility.  The Company does not anticipate air pollution control equipment will be required as a condition of any existing air permits, although new regulations and

 

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their interpretation may change over time, and there can be no assurance that additional expenditures will not be required.*

 

During 2003 the new federal Maximum Achievable Control Technology (“MACT”) regulations were adopted.  The Company does not currently anticipate that compliance with the MACT regulations by the Company will require any material capital expenditures at its facilities beyond those which have already been incurred.*  However, the ongoing interpretation of these regulations is uncertain and there can be no assurance that additional capital expenditures will not be required.

 

The Company is aware of no unresolved violations of any of its existing air permits at any of its owned or leased facilities at this time.  However, the failure of the Company to comply with present or future regulations could subject the Company to: (i) fines; (ii) potential civil and criminal liability; (iii) suspension of production or cessation of operations; (iv) alterations to the manufacturing process; or (v) costly cleanup or capital expenditures, any of which could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operations, and financial condition.

 

REMEDIATION  The Company is currently involved in a voluntary remediation activity at one of its facilities acquired in the SMC acquisition.  The remediation project is associated with old abandoned fuel storage tanks.  Preliminary site evaluations delineated the extent of contamination to be confined to a relatively minor area.  Total project costs are expected to be under $40,000.  The Company is currently unaware of any other sites owned or facilities operated by the Company that require environmental remediation.  However, the failure of the Company to comply with present or future regulations could subject the Company to: (i) fines; (ii) potential civil and criminal liability; (iii) suspension of production or cessation of operations; (iv) alterations to the manufacturing process; or (v) costly cleanup or capital expenditures, any of which could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operations, and financial condition.

 

EMPLOYEES

 

As of January 3, 2004, the Company had 5,604 full-time employees, including 4,347 in production, 84 in sales, 689 in service, and 484 in management and administration.  The Company’s employees are not represented by any collective bargaining organization, and the Company has never experienced a work stoppage resulting from labor issues.  The Company believes its relations with its employees are good.

 

The Company’s future prospects depend upon its key management personnel, including Kay L. Toolson, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and John W. Nepute, the Company’s President.  The loss of one or more of these key management personnel could adversely affect the Company’s business.  The prospects of the Company also depend in part on its ability to attract and retain qualified technical, manufacturing, managerial, and marketing personnel.  Competition for such personnel is intense, and there can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in attracting and retaining such personnel.

 

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY

 

The following sets forth certain information with respect to the executive officers of the Company as of March 10, 2004:

 

Name

 

Age

 

Position with the Company

Kay L. Toolson

 

60

 

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

John W. Nepute

 

52

 

President

Richard E. Bond

 

50

 

Senior Vice President, Secretary, and Chief Administrative Officer

Martin W. Garriott

 

48

 

Vice President and Director of Oregon Manufacturing

Irvin M. Yoder

 

56

 

Vice President and Director of Indiana Manufacturing

Patrick F. Carroll

 

46

 

Vice President of Product Development

P. Martin Daley

 

39

 

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Michael P. Snell

 

35

 

Vice President of Sales

John B. Healey, Jr.

 

38

 

Vice President of Corporate Purchasing

 

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Mr. Toolson has served as Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Predecessor since 1986 and as Chairman of the Company since July 1993.  He served as President of the Company from 1986 to October 2000, except for the periods from October 1995 to January 1997 and August 1998 to September 1999.  From 1973 to 1986, Mr. Toolson held executive positions with two motor coach manufacturers.

 

Mr. Nepute has served the Company as President since October 2000.  He served as Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer from September 1999 to October 2000.  Prior to that and from 1991, he served the Company and the Predecessor in the capacity of Vice President of Finance, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer.  From January 1988 until January 1991, he served the Predecessor as Controller.

 

Mr. Bond has served as Senior Vice President, Secretary, and Chief Administrative Officer of the Company since September 1999 and as Vice President, Secretary, and Chief Administrative Officer beginning in August of 1998.  Prior to that and from February 1997, he served the Company as Vice President, Secretary, and General Counsel, having joined the Company in January 1997.  From 1987 to December 1996, he held the position of Vice President, Secretary, and General Counsel of Holiday Rambler, which was acquired by the Company in 1996, and originally joined Holiday Rambler as Vice President and Assistant General Counsel in 1984.

 

Mr. Garriott has served the Company as Vice President and Director of Oregon Manufacturing since January 1997.  He has been continuously employed by the Company or the Predecessor since November 1975 in various capacities, including Vice President of Corporate Purchasing from October 1994 until December 1996.

 

Mr. Yoder has served the Company as Vice President and Director of Indiana Manufacturing since August 1998.  Joining the Company upon the acquisition of Holiday Rambler in March 1996 as Director of Indiana Motorized Manufacturing, he served in that capacity through July 1998.  Mr. Yoder began his employment with Holiday Rambler in 1969 and held a variety of production-related positions, serving as Area Manager of Motorized Production from 1980 until March 1996.

 

Mr. Carroll has served as Vice President of Product Development since August 1998 and prior to that as Director of Product Development since joining the Company in October 1995.  He has held a variety of marketing and product development positions with various recreational vehicle manufacturers since 1979.

 

Mr. Daley has served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since October 2000.  He served as Corporate Controller from March 1996 to October 2000.  Prior to that, he served as the Oregon Controller since joining the Company in November 1994.

 

Mr. Snell has served as Vice President of Sales since October of 2000, and as Vice President of Monaco Motorized Sales beginning in August 1998.  Prior to that and since joining the Company in October of 1994,  he held different positions in the sales department, including National Sales Manager of Monaco Motorized Sales.

 

Mr. Healey has served as Vice President of Corporate Purchasing since October of 2000 and as Director of Purchasing for Indiana Operations beginning in August of 1998.  Prior to that and since joining the Company in March of 1991, he held a variety of positions in the purchasing department.

 

ITEM 2.  PROPERTIES

 

The Company is headquartered in Coburg, Oregon, approximately 100 miles from Portland, Oregon. The following table summarizes the Company’s current and planned facilities:

 

FACILITY

 

OWNED/
LEASED

 

APPROXIMATE
SQ FOOTAGE

 

ACTIVITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coburg, Oregon

 

Owned

 

816,000

 

Motor Coaches/Chassis production

Burns, Oregon

 

Owned

 

176,000

 

Fiberglass components production

Springfield, Oregon

 

Leased

 

100,000

 

Fiberglass components production

Bend, Oregon

 

Leased

 

152,800

 

Service and Motor Coaches production

Harrisburg, Oregon

 

Owned

 

274,500

 

Service, Chassis, and Wood component production

Elkhart, Indiana

 

Leased

 

30,000

 

Bus Conversions production

Wakarusa, Indiana

 

Owned

 

1,154,000

 

Motor Coaches production

Nappanee, Indiana

 

Owned

 

130,000

 

Wood Components production

Elkhart, Indiana

 

Owned

 

382,000

 

Service and Towables/Chassis production

Tampa, Florida

 

Owned

 

35,000

 

Vacant

Wildwood, Florida

 

Owned

 

75,000

 

Service

 

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The Company believes that its existing facilities will be sufficient to meet its production requirements for the foreseeable future.*  Should the Company require increased production capacity in the future, the Company believes that additional or alternative space adequate to serve the Company’s foreseeable needs would be available on commercially reasonable terms.*

 

In addition to the properties noted above related to building and servicing recreational vehicles, the Company owns two luxury motor coach resorts under development as follows:

 

RESORT LOCATION

 

DEVELOPED
ACREAGE

 

NUMBER OF
DEVELOPED LOTS

 

NUMBER OF
LOTS SOLD

 

UNDEVELOPED
ACREAGE

 

NUMBER OF
POTENTIAL LOTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Las Vegas, Nevada

 

21

 

202

 

107

 

21

 

199

 

Indio, California

 

27

 

136

 

22

 

53

 

264

 

 

ITEM 3.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

The Company is involved in legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of its business, including a variety of product liability and warranty claims typical in the recreational vehicle industry.  The Company does not believe that the outcome of its pending legal proceedings, net of insurance coverage, will have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition, or results of operations of the Company.*

 

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ITEM 4.  SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

 

None.

 

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PART II

 

ITEM 5.  MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT’S COMMON STOCK AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

 

The Company’s Common Stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “MNC.”  The following table sets forth for the periods indicated the high and low closing sale prices for the Common Stock (rounded to the nearest $.01 per share).

 

 

 

High

 

Low

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2003

 

 

 

 

 

First Quarter

 

$

17.39

 

$

9.06

 

Second Quarter

 

$

16.73

 

$

10.00

 

Third Quarter

 

$

20.41

 

$

13.97

 

Fourth Quarter

 

$

24.96

 

$

16.55

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2002

 

 

 

 

 

First Quarter

 

$

29.60

 

$

21.77

 

Second Quarter

 

$

29.50

 

$

21.30

 

Third Quarter

 

$

23.00

 

$

15.57

 

Fourth Quarter

 

$

20.03

 

$

15.00

 

 

As of March 9, 2004, there were approximately 909 holders of record of the Company’s Common Stock.

 

On February 19, 2004, the Company declared a $.05 per share dividend on all common stock owned by holders of record as of March 4, 2004.  This is the first dividend declared by the Company.  The Company currently expects that comparable cash dividends will be paid on a quarterly basis going forward, however, the Company reserves the right to alter or discontinue this practice at any time depending on its economic performance and financial condition.

 

The market price of the Company’s Common Stock is subject to wide fluctuations in response to quarter-to-quarter variations in operating results, changes in earnings estimates by analysts, announcements of new products by the Company or its competitors, general conditions in the recreational vehicle market, and other events or factors.  In addition, the stocks of many recreational vehicle companies have experienced price and volume fluctuations which have not necessarily been directly related to the companies’ operating performance, and the market price of the Company’s Common Stock could experience similar fluctuations.

 

The information required by this item regarding equity compensation plans is incorporated by reference in the information set forth in Item 12 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

ITEM 6.  SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

 

SELECTED HISTORICAL CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA

 

The Consolidated Statements of Income Data set forth below with respect to fiscal years 2001, 2002, and 2003, and the Consolidated Balance Sheet Data at December 28, 2002 and January 3, 2004, are derived from, and should be read in conjunction with, the audited Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto of the Company included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.  The Consolidated Statements of Income Data set forth below with respect to fiscal years 1999 and 2000 and the Consolidated Balance Sheet Data at January 1, 2000, December 30, 2000, and December 29, 2001 are derived from audited consolidated financial statements of the Company which are not included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

The data set forth in the following table should be read in conjunction with, and are qualified in their entirety by, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements and the Notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

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Five-Year Selected Financial Data

 

The following table sets forth financial data of Monaco Coach Corporation for the years indicated (in thousands of dollars, except share and per share data and consolidated operating data).

 

 

 

Fiscal Year

 

 

 

1999

 

2000

 

2001

 

2002

 

2003

 

Consolidated Statements of Income Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales

 

$

780,815

 

$

901,890

 

$

937,073

 

$

1,222,689

 

$

1,168,311

 

Cost of sales

 

658,536

 

772,240

 

823,083

 

1,059,560

 

1,028,377

 

Gross profit

 

122,279

 

129,650

 

113,990

 

163,129

 

139,934

 

Selling, general, and administrative expenses

 

48,791

 

59,175

 

70,687

 

87,202

 

101,700

 

Amortization of goodwill

 

645

 

645

 

645

 

0

 

0

 

Operating income

 

72,843

 

69,830

 

42,658

 

75,927

 

38,234

 

Other income, net

 

(142

)

(182

)

(334

)

(105

)

(260

)

Interest expense

 

1,143

 

632

 

2,357

 

2,752

 

2,968

 

Income before provision for income taxes

 

71,842

 

69,380

 

40,635

 

73,280

 

35,526

 

Provision for income taxes

 

28,081

 

26,859

 

15,716

 

28,765

 

13,326

 

Net income

 

$

43,761

 

$

42,521

 

$

24,919

 

$

44,515

 

$

22,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

1.55

 

$

1.50

 

$

0.87

 

$

1.55

 

$

0.76

 

Diluted

 

$

1.51

 

$

1.47

 

$

0.85

 

$

1.51

 

$

0.75

 

Weighted average shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

28,213,444

 

28,377,123

 

28,531,593

 

28,812,473

 

29,062,649

 

Diluted

 

29,050,453

 

28,978,264

 

29,288,688

 

29,573,420

 

29,567,012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Operating Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Units sold:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Motor coaches

 

6,233

 

6,632

 

6,228

 

8,005

 

7,051

 

Towables

 

3,269

 

3,377

 

3,261

 

3,206

 

2,593

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheet Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Working capital

 

$

38,888

 

$

69,299

 

$

63,694

 

$

114,241

 

$

121,231

 

Total assets

 

246,727

 

321,610

 

427,098

 

547,417

 

478,669

 

Long-term borrowings, less current portion

 

––

 

––

 

30,000

 

30,333

 

15,000

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

143,339

 

186,625

 

213,130

 

260,627

 

286,248

 

 

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ITEM 7.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

OVERVIEW

 

Background

 

We are a leading manufacturer of premium Class A motor coaches, Class C motor coaches and towable recreation vehicles.  Our product line consists of 29 models of motor coaches and 13 models of towables (fifth wheel trailers and travel trailers) under the “Monaco,” “Holiday Rambler,” “Royale Coach,” “Beaver,” “Safari,” and “McKenzie” brand names.  Our products, which are typically priced at the high end of their respective product categories, range in suggested retail price from $70,000 to $1.4 million for motor coaches and from $25,000 to $60,000 for towables.  Based upon retail registrations in 2003, we believe we had a 30.1% share of the market for diesel Class A motor coaches, an 18.1% share of the market for all Class A motor coaches, a 2.8% share of the market for fifth wheel towables and a 0.7% share of the market for travel trailers.

 

We have conducted a series of acquisitions during our history, beginning in March 1993 when we commenced operations by acquiring substantially all of the assets and liabilities of a predecessor company that had been formed in 1968.  In March 1996, we acquired the Holiday Rambler Division of Harley-Davidson, Inc., a manufacturer of a full line of Class A motor coaches and towables.  In August 2001, we acquired SMC Corporation, manufacturer of the Beaver and Safari brand Class A motorhomes.  In November 2002, we acquired from Outdoor Resorts of America (“ORA”) three luxury motorcoach resort properties being developed by ORA in Las Vegas, Nevada, Indio, California, and Naples, Florida.  In September 2003, we sold the property in Naples, Florida.

 

Each of these acquisitions was accounted for using the purchase method of accounting.  As a result, the consolidated financial statements for fiscal years 2001 and 2002 contain various acquisition-related expenses including, in 2001, amortization of goodwill related to the acquisition of the Company’s predecessor and interest expense and amortization of debt issuance costs and goodwill relating to the acquisition of Holiday Rambler.  Additionally, the consolidated financial statements for fiscal years 2001, 2002 and 2003 contain interest expense and amortization of debt issuance costs related to the acquisition of SMC Corporation and, for fiscal years 2002 and 2003, interest expense and amortization of debt issuance costs associated with the resort acquisition.

 

For years prior to 2002, we amortized the goodwill resulting from the acquisitions of the predecessor and Holiday Rambler using the straight-line method over a 40-year period.  However, in accordance with Statements of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, “Accounting for Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” (“SFAS 142”), no goodwill amortization was recorded for the acquisition of SMC Corporation for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2001, and no goodwill amortization was recorded for any of the acquisitions for the fiscal years ended December 28, 2002 and January 3, 2004.  We completed our annual testing of goodwill during 2003 as required by SFAS 142 and determined that there has been no impairment requiring a write down.

 

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

The following table illustrates the results of operations for the years ended December 28, 2002, and January 3, 2004.  All dollars represented are in thousands.

 

 

 

2002

 

%
of Sales

 

2003

 

%
of Sales

 

$


Change

 

%
Change

 

Net sales

 

$

1,222,689

 

100.0

%

$

1,168,311

 

100.0

%

$

-54,378

 

-4.5

%

Cost of Sales

 

1,059,560

 

86.7

 

1,028,377

 

88.0

 

-31,183

 

-2.9

%

Gross Profit

 

163,129

 

13.3

 

139,934

 

12.0

 

-23,195

 

-14.2

%

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

87,202

 

7.1

 

101,700

 

8.7

 

14,498

 

16.6

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income

 

$

75,927

 

6.2

%

$

38,234

 

3.3

%

$

-37,693

 

-49.6

%

 

Performance in 2003

 

In 2003, we experienced several challenges within our industry.  The war in Iraq, a sluggish economy, and slower retail turns at dealer lots, created a surplus of finished goods inventory in the first half of 2003.  As our finished goods numbers grew, we reduced production output at our facilities, and reduced our work force by approximately 20%.  In connection with the reduction in output, we also offered sales incentives to our dealer network.  This decision, while healthy for our balance sheet, resulted in lower revenues for the year, as well as reduced gross profit margins.

 

To stimulate retail turns on our dealer’s lots, we instituted an aggressive retail promotions program, offering incentives to retail buyers to purchase inventory on dealer lots.  As a result, our selling, general, and administrative expenses rose significantly between 2002 and 2003.  However, as a result of these aggressive retail promotions program, dealer inventories fell in the third and fourth quarters of 2003.  This enabled us to successfully increase our production output, and, by the end of 2003, rehire most of our workforce.

 

As retail interest grew in the third and fourth quarter, the Company was successful in reducing its retail promotions to more normal levels.  Accordingly, selling, general, and administrative expenses, while still higher in 2003 compared to 2002, began to decline in the second half of 2003.

 

2003 Compared With 2002

 

Net sales decreased 4.5% from $1.223 billion in 2002 to $1.168 billion in 2003.  Gross diesel motorized revenues were down 5.6%, while gas motorized were up 0.6%, and towables were down 8.6%.  For 2003, gross diesel motorized sales accounted for 78.8% of sales, gas motorized sales accounted for 13.4% of sales, and towables accounted for 7.8% of sales.  For 2002, gross diesel motorized sales accounted for 78.5% of sales, gas motorized accounted for 13.4% of sales, and towables accounted for 8.1% of sales.  The increase in diesel motorized sales as a percentage of sales reflects the continued strong diesel market, while the decrease in towables as a percentage of sales was due primarily to a small decrease in market share from increased towable competition.  Accordingly, as diesel motorized product grew as a percentage of sales, the Company’s overall average unit selling price increased from  $110,000 in  2002, to $121,000 in 2003.

 

Gross profit decreased by $23.2 million from $163.1 million in 2002 to $139.9 million in 2003 and gross margin decreased from 13.3% in 2002 to 12.0% in 2003.  The decrease in gross margin in 2003 was due, in part, to higher than normal sales discounts that were offered in the first half of 2003 as the economy slowed due to uncertainties surrounding middle east conflicts.  These discounts, which were .70% higher as a percentage of sales in 2003 versus 2002, were offset by better material costs of 1.79% of sales.  However, higher delivery expenses of 1.29% as a percentage of sales, and higher indirect costs of sales of 1.32% of sales, resulted in overall gross margin reductions.  The remaining decrease in gross margins were related to other direct costs of sales such as slightly higher labor and warranty costs.  Material margins were improved due to the continued utilization of the Company’s component facilities, and the efficiencies gained through vertical integration of the related component facility

 

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products.  Indirect cost of sales increases reflect the reduced run rates in the Company’s plants that resulted in lower utilization and higher overhead plant costs.

 

Selling, general, and administrative expenses increased by $14.5 million from $87.2 million in 2002 to $101.7 million in 2003 and increased as a percentage of sales from 7.1% in 2002 to 8.7% in 2003.  Increases in spending over the prior year were due mostly to increases in dealer promotions spending of 1.39% of sales.  These dealer promotions were offered as retail incentives to customers in the forms of manufacturer assistance rebates, and were successful in substantially reducing the Company’s finished goods to appropriate levels by the third and fourth quarters of 2003.  An additional increase in selling, general, and administrative costs was due to increased costs associated with product liability expenses related to actual and estimated claims.  The increase occurred predominantly in the first quarter of 2003 and returned to more normal levels throughout the remainder of 2003.  This increase was more than offset by a decrease in the Company’s management bonus expense.

 

Operating income decreased $37.7 million from $75.9 million in 2002 to $38.2 million in 2003.  The Company’s higher level of selling, general, and administrative expense as a percentage of sales combined with the decrease in the Company’s gross margin, resulted in a decrease in operating margin from 6.2% in 2002 to 3.3% in 2003.

 

Net interest expense increased from $2.8 million in 2002 to $3.0 million in 2003.  This increase was related to increased debt levels during 2003 due to higher levels of inventory compared to the prior year, combined with increased capital requirements after the purchase of the Outdoor Resorts of America properties in November of 2002.  Capitalized interest was zero in 2002 and $285,000 in 2003.  The Company’s interest expense included $314,000 in 2002 and $426,000 in 2003 related to the amortization of debt issuance costs recorded in conjunction with the Company’s credit facilities.  The Company is expecting decreased interest expense for 2004 based on anticipated lower debt levels.*

 

The Company reported a provision for income taxes of $13.3 million, or an effective tax rate of 37.5%, for 2003, compared to $28.8 million, or an effective tax rate of 39.3% for 2002.  The change in effective tax rate was due mainly to benefits from sales to customers in foreign countries, and certain state tax benefits the Company received.

 

Net income decreased by $22.3 million from $44.5 million in 2002 to $22.2 million in 2003, due to the combination of a decrease in net sales and a decrease in operating margin.  The Company does not currently expense stock options granted, however, if option expensing were required, the impact on net income for 2003 for all previously granted options would have been a decrease of $1.4 million.  See Note 13 of the Company’s consolidated financial statements for information regarding the calculation of the impact of expensing stock options.

 

2002 Compared With 2001

 

Net sales increased 30.5% from $937.1 million in 2001 to $1.2 billion in 2002.  The Company’s overall unit sales were up 18.1% from 9,489 in 2001 to 11,211 units in 2002.  The Company’s units sales were up 28.5% on the motorized side with 16.5% of that increase due to the addition of the Safari and Beaver line of products starting in the second half of 2001.  Gross diesel motorized sales revenues were up 30.6%, while gas motorized were up 45.7%, and towables were up 8.2%.  This reflects a stronger mix of higher priced units in each category in 2002 as the Company’s overall average unit selling price increased from $99,900 in 2001 to $110,000 in 2002.  The Company’s diesel products accounted for 78.5% of total 2002 revenues while gas products were 13.4% and towables were 8.1% of total revenues.

 

Gross profit increased by $49.1 million from $114.0 million in 2001 to $163.1 million in 2002 and gross margin increased from 12.2% in 2001 to 13.3% in 2002.  The increase in gross margin in 2002 was due to lower sales discounts and reductions in material costs as a percentage of sales.  Through the first half of 2001, the Company found it necessary to offer above normal discounts to maintain sales to dealers.  The discounting returned to normal levels in the second half of 2001 and throughout 2002.  Reductions in material costs were attained by leveraging the Company’s subassembly fiberglass and cabinet shop operations with higher production levels than in 2001.

 

Selling, general, and administrative expenses increased by $16.5 million from $70.7 million in 2001 to $87.2 million in 2002 and decreased as a percentage of sales from 7.5% in 2001 to 7.1% in 2002.  Increases in spending over the prior year were due to those items that fluctuate with the increase in sales such as sales commissions,

 

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product liability expenses, advertising, promotions, general insurance, and printed brochure costs.  The reduction as a percentage of sales was mostly due to the large increase in sales compared to overall spending.

 

Amortization of goodwill declined from $645,000 in 2001 to zero in 2002 due to the application of SFAS 142 discussed above and management’s determination that there had been no impairment of goodwill as of December 28, 2002.

 

Operating income increased $33.3 million from $42.7 million in 2001 to $75.9 million in 2002.  The Company’s lower level of selling, general, and administrative expense as a percentage of sales combined with the increase in the Company’s gross margin, resulted in an increase in operating margin from 4.6% in 2001 to 6.2% in 2002.

 

Net interest expense increased from $2.4 million in 2001 to $2.8 million in 2002.  This increase was related to increased debt levels during 2002 due to higher levels of inventory compared to the prior year, combined with increased capital requirements after the SMC acquisition in August of 2001 and the resort acquisition in November of 2002.  No interest was capitalized in 2001 or 2002.  The Company’s interest expense included $14,000 in 2001 and $314,000 in 2002 related to the amortization of debt issuance costs recorded in conjunction with the Company’s credit facilities.  The Company also increased its long-term credit facility by $22 million in the fourth quarter of 2002 for the resort acquisition.  See “Liquidity and Capital Resources.”

 

The Company reported a provision for income taxes of $28.8 million, or an effective tax rate of 39.3%, for 2002, compared to $15.7 million, or an effective tax rate of 38.7% for 2001.  The change in effective tax rate was due mainly to a decreased benefit in 2002 from foreign sales.

 

Net income increased by $19.6 million from $24.9 million in 2001 to $44.5 million in 2002, due to the combination of an increase in net sales and an increase in operating margin.  The Company does not currently expense stock options granted, however, if option expensing were required, the impact on net income for 2002 for all previously granted options would have been a decrease of $1.3 million.  See Note 13 of the Company’s consolidated financial statements for information regarding the calculation of the impact of expensing stock options.

 

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

 

The Company’s primary sources of liquidity are internally generated cash from operations and available borrowings under its credit facilities.  During 2003, the Company generated cash of $97.9 million from operating activities and had a net cash balance of $13.4 million at January 3, 2004.  The Company generated $32.0 million from net income and non-cash expenses such as depreciation and amortization.  Other sources of cash included a decrease in trade receivables of $27.9 million, a decrease in inventories of $47.9 million and a decrease in resort lot inventory of $5.9 million.  The uses of cash included a decrease of $13.3 million in accounts payable, a decrease of $5.7 million in accrued liabilities and reserves, and a decrease of $1.1 million in income tax payable.  The decrease in trade receivables reflects a shift in the shipment patterns of the Company’s products, whereby fewer shipments occurred near the end of the quarter, affording the Company an opportunity to collect receivables prior to the end of the year.  Decreased inventory levels reflect a decrease in finished goods and raw materials in accordance with the Company’s desire to reduce working capital needs. The finished goods component of inventory decreased by $37.4 million over the prior year.  Decreased payables and liabilities are reflective of decreased purchases for lower production run rates over the prior year, model change, accruals for current income taxes payable, and various other accrued liabilities.  In addition to cash flows from operations, the Company also received $6.7 million from the sale of investment property in Naples, Florida, as well as $1.1 million from the sale of property in Leesburg, Florida.  Proceeds from the sale of properties served to pay down long-term debt in the amount of $4.7 million, and to reduce the Company’s outstanding borrowings under it’s operating line of credit.

 

The Company has credit facilities consisting of a revolving line of credit of up to $95.0 million of which no borrowings were outstanding at January 3, 2004 (the “Revolving Loan”) and term loans with balances of $30.0 million at January 3, 2004 (the “Term Loans”).  At the election of the Company, the Revolving Loan and Term Loans bear interest at varying rates that fluctuate based on the Prime rate or LIBOR, and are determined based on the Company’s leverage ratio.  The Company also pays interest monthly on the unused available portion of the Revolving Loan at varying rates, determined by the Company’s leverage ratio.  The Revolving loan is due and payable in full on June 30, 2005, and requires monthly interest payments.  Additional prepayments for portions of

 

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the term notes are required in the event the Company sells substantially all, or any, motor coach resort location.  The Term Loans require monthly interest payments and principal payments that total $3.75 million per quarter.  The Revolving Loan and Term Loans are collateralized by all the assets of the Company and include various restrictions and financial covenants.  The Company utilizes “zero balance” bank disbursement accounts in which an advance on the line of credit is automatically made for checks clearing each day.  Since the balance of the disbursement account at the bank returns to zero at the end of each day, the outstanding checks of the Company are reflected as a liability.  The outstanding check liability is combined with the Company’s positive cash balance accounts to reflect a net book overdraft or a net cash balance for financial reporting.

 

The Company’s principal working capital requirements are for purchases of inventory and financing of trade receivables.  Many of the Company’s dealers finance product purchases under wholesale floor plan arrangements with third parties as described below.  At January 3, 2004, the Company had working capital of approximately $121.2 million, an increase of $7.0 million from working capital of $114.2 million at December 28, 2002.  The Company has been using short-term credit facilities and cash flow to finance its capital expenditures.

 

The Company believes that cash flow from operations and funds available under its anticipated credit facilities will be sufficient to meet the Company’s liquidity requirements for the next 12 months.*  The Company’s capital expenditures were $19.5 million in 2003, which included costs related to the expansion of an existing paint facility at the Company’s Indiana location, an expansion of the Indiana towable plant, a new service facility in Florida, as well as various other routine capital expenditures.  The Company anticipates that capital expenditures for all of 2004 will be approximately $12 to $15 million, which includes expenditures to purchase additional machinery and equipment in both the Company’s Coburg, Oregon and Wakarusa, Indiana facilities, as well as upgrades to existing information systems infrastructures.*  The Company may require additional equity or debt financing to address working capital and facilities expansion needs, particularly if the Company significantly increases the level of working capital assets such as inventory and accounts receivable.  The Company may also from time to time seek to acquire businesses that would complement the Company’s current business, and any such acquisition could require additional financing.  There can be no assurance that additional financing will be available if required or on terms deemed favorable by the Company.

 

As is typical in the recreational vehicle industry, many of the Company’s retail dealers utilize wholesale floor plan financing arrangements with third party lending institutions to finance their purchases of the Company’s products.  Under the terms of these floor plan arrangements, institutional lenders customarily require the recreational vehicle manufacturer to agree to repurchase any unsold units if the dealer fails to meet its commitments to the lender, subject to certain conditions.  The Company has agreements with several institutional lenders under which the Company currently has repurchase obligations.  The Company’s contingent obligations under these repurchase agreements are reduced by the proceeds received upon the sale of any repurchased units.  The Company’s obligations under these repurchase agreements vary from period to period up to 18 months.  At January 3, 2004, approximately $513.6 million of products sold by the Company to independent dealers were subject to potential repurchase under existing floor plan financing agreements with approximately 7.2% concentrated with one dealer.  Historically, the Company has been successful in mitigating losses associated with repurchase obligations.  During 2003, the losses associated with the exercise of repurchase agreements were approximately $897,000.  If the Company were obligated to repurchase a significant number of units under any repurchase agreement, its business, operating results, and financial condition could be adversely affected.

 

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As part of the normal course of business, the Company incurs certain contractual obligations and commitments which will require future cash payments. The following tables summarize the significant obligations and commitments.

 

PAYMENTS DUE BY PERIOD

 

Contractual Obligations (in thousands)

 

1 year or less

 

1 to 3 years

 

4 to 5 years

 

Thereafter

 

Total

 

Long-term debt (1)

 

$

15,000

 

$

15,000

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

30,000

 

Operating Leases (2)

 

2,937

 

2,479

 

1,957

 

3,599

 

10,972

 

Total Contractual Cash Obligations

 

$

17,937

 

$

17,479

 

$

1,957

 

$

3,599

 

$

40,972

 

 

AMOUNT OF COMMITMENT EXPIRATION BY PERIOD

 

Other Commitments (in thousands)

 

1 year or less

 

1 to 3 years

 

4 to 5 years

 

Thereafter

 

Total

 

Lines of Credit (3)

 

$

0

 

$

95,000

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

95,000

 

Guarantees

 

0

 

16,000

(2)

0

 

0

 

16,000

 

Repurchase Obligations (4)

 

0

 

513,600

 

0

 

0

 

513,600

 

Total Commitments

 

$

0

 

$

624,600

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

624,600

 

 


(1)  See Note 7 to the financials.

(2)  See Note 11 to the financials.

(3)  See Note 6 to the financials.  The amount listed represents available borrowings on the line of credit at January 3, 2004.

(4)  Reflects obligations under manufacturer repurchase commitments.  See Note 16 to the financials.

 

INFLATION

 

The Company does not believe that inflation has had a material impact on its results of operations for the periods presented.

 

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.  The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities.  On an on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to warranty costs, product liability, and impairment of goodwill.  We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.  Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.  We believe the following critical accounting policies and related judgments and estimates affect the preparation of our consolidated financial statements.

 

WARRANTY COSTS Estimated warranty costs are provided for at the time of sale of products with warranties covering the products for up to one year from the date of retail sale (five years for the front and sidewall frame structure, and three years on the Roadmaster chassis).  These estimates are based on historical average repair costs, as well as other reasonable assumptions as have been deemed appropriate by management.

 

PRODUCT LIABILITY  The Company provides an estimate for accrued product liability based on current pending cases, as well as for those cases which are incurred but not reported.  This estimate is developed by legal counsel based on professional judgment, as well as historical experience.

 

IMPAIRMENT OF GOODWILL  The Company assesses the potential impairment of goodwill in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Statement No. 142.  This initial test involves management comparing the market capitalization of the Company, to the carrying amount, including goodwill, of the net book value of the Company, to determine if goodwill has been impaired.

 

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INVENTORY RESERVES  The Company writes down its inventory for obsolescence, and the difference between the cost of inventory and its estimated market value. These write-downs are based on assumptions about future sales demand and market conditions. If actual sales demand or market conditions change from those projected by management, additional inventory write-downs may be required.

 

INCOME TAXES  In conjunction with preparing its consolidated financial statements, the Company must estimate its income taxes in each of the jurisdictions in which it operates. This process involves estimating actual current tax expense together with assessing temporary differences resulting from differing treatment of items for tax and accounting purposes. These differences result in deferred tax assets and liabilities, which are included in the consolidated balance sheets. The Company must then assess the likelihood that the deferred tax assets will be recovered from future taxable income, and to the extent management believes that recovery is not likely, a valuation allowance must be established. Significant management judgment is required in determining the Company’s provision for income taxes, deferred tax assets and liabilities, and any valuation allowance recorded against net deferred tax assets.  A discussion of the income tax provision and the components of the deferred tax assets and liabilities can be found in Note 9 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT FUTURE OPERATING RESULTS

 

WE MAY EXPERIENCE UNANTICIPATED FLUCTUATIONS IN OUR OPERATING RESULTS FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS  Our net sales, gross margin, and operating results may fluctuate significantly from period to period due to a number of factors, many of which are not readily predictable.  These factors include the following:

 

                  The margins associated with the mix of products we sell in any particular period.

 

                  Our ability to utilize and expand our manufacturing resources efficiently.

 

                  Shortages of materials used in our products.

 

                  A determination by us that goodwill or other intangible assets are impaired and have to be written down to their fair values, resulting in a charge to our results of operations.

 

                  Our ability to introduce new models that achieve consumer acceptance.

 

                  The introduction, marketing and sale of competing products by others, including significant discounting offered by our competitors.

 

                  The addition or loss of our dealers.

 

                  The timing of trade shows and rallies, which we use to market and sell our products.

 

                  Factors affecting the recreational vehicle industry as a whole, including economic and seasonal factors.

 

Our overall gross margin may decline in future periods to the extent that we increase the percentage of sales of lower gross margin towable products or if the mix of motor coaches we sell shifts to lower gross margin units.  In addition, a relatively small variation in the number of recreational vehicles we sell in any quarter can have a significant impact on total sales and operating results for that quarter.

 

Demand in the recreational vehicle industry generally declines during the winter months, while sales are generally higher during the spring and summer months.  With the broader range of products we now offer, seasonal factors could have a significant impact on our operating results in the future.  Additionally, unusually severe weather conditions in certain markets could delay the timing of shipments from one quarter to another.

 

We attempt to forecast orders for our products accurately and commence purchasing and manufacturing prior to receipt of such orders.  However, it is highly unlikely that we will consistently accurately forecast the timing, rate, and mix of orders.  This aspect of our business makes our planning inexact and, in turn, affects our shipments, costs, inventories, operating results, and cash flow for any given quarter.

 

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THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE INDUSTRY IS CYCLICAL AND SUSCEPTIBLE TO SLOWDOWNS IN THE GENERAL ECONOMY  The recreational vehicle industry has been characterized by cycles of growth and contraction in consumer demand, reflecting prevailing economic, demographic, and political conditions that affect disposable income for leisure-time activities.  For example, unit sales of recreational vehicles (excluding conversion vehicles) peaked at approximately 259,000 units in 1994 and declined to approximately 247,000 units in 1996.  The industry peaked again in 1999 at approximately 321,000 units and declined in 2001 to 257,000 units.  In 2003, the industry rebounded up to approximately 321,000 units.  Our business is subject to the cyclical nature of this industry.  Some of the factors that contribute to this cyclicality include fuel availability and costs, interest rate levels, the level of discretionary spending, and availability of credit and overall consumer confidence.  The recent decline in consumer confidence and slowing of the overall economy has adversely affected the recreational vehicle market.  An extended continuation of these conditions would materially affect our business, results of operations, and financial condition.

 

WE RELY ON A RELATIVELY SMALL NUMBER OF DEALERS FOR A SIGNIFICANT PERCENTAGE OF OUR SALES  Although our products were offered by 332 dealerships located primarily in the United States and Canada as of January 3, 2004, a significant percentage of our sales are concentrated among a relatively small number of independent dealers.  For the year ended January 3, 2004, sales to one dealer, Lazy Days RV Center, accounted for 12.6% of total sales compared to 12.3% of sales in the same period ended last year.  For fiscal years 2002 and 2003, sales to our 10 largest dealers, including Lazy Days RV Center, accounted for a total of 39.0% and 40.0% of total sales, respectively.  The loss of a significant dealer or a substantial decrease in sales by any of these dealers could have a material impact on our business, results of operations, and financial condition.

 

WE MAY HAVE TO REPURCHASE A DEALER’S INVENTORY OF OUR PRODUCTS IN THE EVENT THAT THE DEALER DOES NOT REPAY ITS LENDER  As is common in the recreational vehicle industry, we enter into repurchase agreements with the financing institutions used by our dealers to finance their purchases of our products.  These agreements require us to repurchase the dealer’s inventory in the event that the dealer does not repay its lender.  Obligations under these agreements vary from period to period, but totaled approximately $513.6 million as of January 3, 2004, with approximately 7.2% concentrated with one dealer.  If we were obligated to repurchase a significant number of units under any repurchase agreement, our business, operating results, and financial condition could be adversely affected.

 

OUR ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE BALANCE IS SUBJECT TO CONCENTRATION RISK  We sell our product to dealers who are predominantly located in the United States and Canada.  The terms and conditions of payment are a combination of open trade receivables, and commitments from dealer floor plan lending institutions.  As of January 3, 2004, total trade receivables were $89.1 million, with approximately $55.3 million, or 62.0% of the outstanding accounts receivable balance concentrated among floor plan lenders. The remaining $33.8 million of trade receivables were concentrated substantially all with one dealer.

 

WE MAY EXPERIENCE A DECREASE IN SALES OF OUR PRODUCTS DUE TO AN INCREASE IN THE PRICE OR A DECREASE IN THE SUPPLY OF FUEL  An interruption in the supply, or a significant increase in the price or tax on the sale, of diesel fuel or gasoline on a regional or national basis could significantly affect our business.  Diesel fuel and gasoline have, at various times in the past, been either expensive or difficult to obtain.

 

WE DEPEND ON SINGLE OR LIMITED SOURCES TO PROVIDE US WITH CERTAIN IMPORTANT COMPONENTS THAT WE USE IN THE PRODUCTION OF OUR PRODUCTS  A number of important components for certain of our products are purchased from single or a limited number of sources. These include turbo diesel engines (Cummins and Caterpillar), substantially all of our transmissions (Allison), axles (Dana and Meritor) for all diesel motor coaches and chassis (Workhorse and Ford) for gas motor coaches.  We have no long-term supply contracts with these suppliers or their distributors, and we cannot be certain that these suppliers will be able to meet our future requirements.  Consequently, the Company has periodically been placed on allocation of these and other key components.  The last significant allocation occurred in 1997 from Allison, and in 1999 from Ford.  An extended delay or interruption in the supply of any components that we obtain from a single supplier or from a limited number of suppliers could adversely affect our business, results of operations, and financial condition.

 

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OUR INDUSTRY IS VERY COMPETITIVE.  WE MUST CONTINUE TO INTRODUCE NEW MODELS AND NEW FEATURES TO REMAIN COMPETITIVE  The market for our products is very competitive.  We currently compete with a number of manufacturers of motor coaches, fifth wheel trailers, and travel trailers.  Some of these companies have greater financial resources than we have and extensive distribution networks.  These companies, or new competitors in the industry, may develop products that customers in the industry prefer over our products.

 

We believe that the introduction of new products and new features is critical to our success.  Delays in the introduction of new models or product features, quality problems associated with these introductions, or a lack of market acceptance of new models or features could affect us adversely.  For example, unexpected costs associated with model changes have affected our gross margin in the past.  Further, new product introductions can divert revenues from existing models and result in fewer sales of existing products.

 

OUR PRODUCTS COULD FAIL TO PERFORM ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS OR PROVE TO BE UNRELIABLE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO OUR CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS AND OUR REPUTATION AND RESULTING IN LOSS OF SALES  Our customers require demanding specifications for product performance and reliability.  Because our products are complex and often use advanced components, processes and techniques, undetected errors and design flaws may occur.  Product defects result in higher product service and warranty and replacement costs and may cause serious damage to our customer relationships and industry reputation, all of which will negatively affect our sales and business.

 

OUR BUSINESS IS SUBJECT TO VARIOUS TYPES OF LITIGATION, INCLUDING PRODUCT LIABILITY AND WARRANTY CLAIMS  We are subject to litigation arising in the ordinary course of our business, typically for product liability and warranty claims that are common in the recreational vehicle industry.  While we do not believe that the outcome of any pending litigation, net of insurance coverage, will materially adversely affect our business, results of operations, or financial condition, we cannot provide assurances in this regard because litigation is an inherently uncertain process.*

 

To date, we have been successful in obtaining product liability insurance on terms that we consider acceptable.  The terms of the policy contain a self-insured retention amount of $500,000 per occurrence, with a maximum annual aggregate self-insured retention of $3.0 million.  Overall product liability insurance, including umbrella coverage, is available to a maximum amount of $100.0 million for each occurrence, as well as in the aggregate.  We cannot be certain we will be able to obtain insurance coverage in the future at acceptable levels or that the costs of such insurance will be reasonable.  Further, successful assertion against us of one or a series of large uninsured claims, or of a series of claims exceeding our insurance coverage, could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition.

 

WE MAY BE UNABLE TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN KEY EMPLOYEES, DELAYING PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND MANUFACTURING  Our success depends in part upon attracting and retaining highly skilled professionals.  A number of our employees are highly skilled engineers and other technical professionals, and our failure to continue to attract and retain such individuals could adversely affect our ability to compete in the industry.

 

OUR RECENT GROWTH HAS PUT PRESSURE ON THE CAPABILITIES OF OUR OPERATING, FINANCIAL, AND MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS  In the past few years, we have significantly expanded the size and scope of our business, which has required us to hire additional employees.  Some of these new employees include new management personnel.  In addition, our current management personnel have assumed additional responsibilities.   The increase in our size over a relatively short period of time has put pressure on our operating, financial, and management information systems.  If we continue to expand, such growth would put additional pressure on these systems and may cause such systems to malfunction or to experience significant delays.

 

WE MAY EXPERIENCE UNEXPECTED PROBLEMS AND EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH OUR MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT AUTOMATION PLAN  As we continue to work towards involving automated machinery and equipment to improve efficiencies and quality, we will be subject to certain risks involving implementing new technologies into our facilities.

 

The expansion into new machinery and equipment technologies involves risks, including the following:

 

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                  We must rely on timely performance by contractors, subcontractors, and government agencies, whose performance we may be unable to control.

 

                  The development of new processes involves costs associated with new machinery, training of employees, and compliance with environmental, health, and other government regulations.

 

                  The newly developed products may not be successful in the marketplace.

 

                  We may be unable to complete a planned machinery and equipment implementation in a timely manner, which could result in lower production levels and an inability to satisfy customer demand for our products.

 

NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

SFAS 150

 

In May of 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the Board), issued SFAS 150 Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of Both Liabilities and Equity (SFAS 150).  This Statement establishes standards for how an issuer classifies and measures certain financial instruments with characteristics of both liabilities and equity. It requires that an issuer classify a financial instrument that is within its scope as a liability (or an asset in some circumstances).  Many of those instruments would previously have been classified as an equity.

 

This Statement is effective for financial instruments entered into or modified after May 31, 2003, and otherwise is effective at the beginning of the first interim period beginning after June 15, 2003, except for mandatorily redeemable financial instruments of nonpublic entities.

 

The Company has reviewed the provisions of SFAS 150, and believes that it does not have any financial instruments requiring reclassifications under SFAS 150.

 

FIN 45

 

In November 2002, the Board issued FASB Interpretation No. 45 (FIN 45), Guarantor’s Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others, and Interpretation of SFAS 5, 57, and 107 and Rescission of FIN 34.  The Interpretation requires certain disclosures to be made by a guarantor about its obligations under certain guarantees that it has issued.  It also clarifies that a guarantor is required to recognize, at the inception of a guarantee, a liability for the fair value of the obligation undertaken in issuing the guarantee.

 

The initial recognition and measurement provisions are applicable on a prospective basis to guarantees issued or modified after December 31, 2002.  The disclosure requirements are effective for financial statements of interim or annual periods ending after December 15, 2002.  The Company has included the disclosure requirements in its financial statements and has determined that the recognition provisions of FIN 45 apply to certain guarantees routinely made by the Company including repurchase obligations to third party lenders for inventory financing of dealer inventories.  The Company has recorded a liability of approximately $750,000 for potential losses resulting from guarantees on products shipped to dealers. This estimated liability is based on the Company’s experience of losses associated with the repurchase and resale of units in prior years.

 

FIN 46

 

In January 2003, the Board issued FASB Interpretation No. 46 (FIN 46), Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities - an Interpretation of ARB No. 51, Consolidated Financial Statements.  The Interpretation addresses how variable interest entities are to be identified and how an enterprise assesses its interests in a variable interest entity to decide whether to consolidate that entity.  The Interpretation also requires existing unconsolidated variable interest entities to be consolidated by their primary beneficiaries if the entities do not effectively disperse risks among the parties involved.

 

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FIN 46 is effective in the first fiscal year or interim period beginning after June 15, 2003, to variable interest entities in which a company holds a variable interest that is acquired before February 1, 2003.

 

The provisions of FIN 46 have been reviewed, and the Company does not believe that it has any entities requiring consolidation.

 

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ITEM 7A.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

We are exposed to market risks related to fluctuations in interest rates on our borrowings.  We do not currently use rate swaps, futures contracts or options on futures, or other types of derivative financial instruments.  Our line of credit and term debt permit a combination of fixed and variable interest rate options which allows us to minimize the effect of rising interest rates by locking in fixed rates for periods of up to 6 months.  We believe these features of our credit facilities help us reduce the risk associated with interest rate fluctuations.

 

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ITEM 8.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

 

INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

Monaco Coach Corporation–Consolidated Financial Statements:

 

Report of Independent Accountants

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 28, 2002 and January 3, 2004

 

Consolidated Statements of Income for the Years Ended December 29, 2001,
December 28, 2002, and January 3, 2004

 

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the Years Ended
December 29, 2001, December 28, 2002, and January 3, 2004

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 29, 2001,
December 28, 2002, and January 3, 2004

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

 

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Report of Independent Accountants

 

To the Stockholders and Board of Directors of Monaco Coach Corporation

 

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements listed in the accompanying index present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Monaco Coach Corporation and its Subsidiaries (the Company) at December 28, 2002 and January 3, 2004, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended January 3, 2004, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these statements in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America, which require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company adopted the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.

 

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

 

 

Portland, Oregon

February 2, 2004

 

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MONACO COACH CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands of dollars, except share and per share data)

 

 

 

 

December 28,
2002

 

January 3,
2004

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

$

0

 

$

13,398

 

Trade receivables, net of $799 and $626, respectively

 

116,647

 

89,170

 

Inventories

 

175,609

 

127,746

 

Resort lot inventory

 

26,883

 

13,978

 

Prepaid expenses

 

3,612

 

3,029

 

Deferred income taxes

 

33,379

 

33,836

 

Total current assets

 

356,130

 

281,157

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant, and equipment, net

 

135,350

 

141,662

 

Debt issuance costs, net of accumulated amortization of $389 and $815, respectively

 

683

 

596

 

Goodwill, net of accumulated amortization of $5,320 and $5,320, respectively

 

55,254

 

55,254

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

547,417

 

$

478,669

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Book overdraft

 

$

3,518

 

$

0

 

Line of credit

 

51,413

 

0

 

Current portion of long-term note payable

 

21,667

 

15,000

 

Accounts payable

 

78,055

 

64,792

 

Product liability reserve

 

21,322

 

20,723

 

Product warranty reserve

 

31,745

 

29,643

 

Income taxes payable

 

4,536

 

3,395

 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

29,633

 

26,373

 

Total current liabilities

 

241,889

 

159,926

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term note payable

 

30,333

 

15,000

 

Deferred income taxes

 

14,568

 

17,495

 

Total liabilities

 

286,790

 

192,421

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 16)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $.01 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized, 28,871,144 and 29,246,143 issued and outstanding, respectively

 

289

 

292

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

51,501

 

54,919

 

Retained earnings

 

208,837

 

231,037

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

260,627

 

286,248

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

547,417

 

$

478,669

 

 

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

 

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MONACO COACH CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

for the years ended December 29, 2001, December 28, 2002, and January 3, 2004

(in thousands of dollars, except share and per share data)

 

 

 

 

2001

 

2002

 

2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales

 

$

937,073

 

$

1,222,689

 

$

1,168,311

 

Cost of sales

 

823,083

 

1,059,560

 

1,028,377

 

Gross profit

 

113,990

 

163,129

 

139,934

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, general, and administrative expenses

 

70,687

 

87,202

 

101,700

 

Amortization of goodwill

 

645

 

0

 

0

 

Operating income

 

42,658

 

75,927

 

38,234

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income, net

 

334

 

105

 

260

 

Interest expense

 

(2,357

)

(2,752

)

(2,968

)

Income before income taxes

 

40,635

 

73,280

 

35,526

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for income taxes

 

15,716

 

28,765

 

13,326

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

24,919

 

$

44,515

 

$

22,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

.87

 

$

1.55

 

$

.76

 

Diluted

 

$

.85

 

$

1.51

 

$

.75

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

28,531,593

 

28,812,473

 

29,062,649

 

Diluted

 

29,288,688

 

29,573,420

 

29,567,012

 

 

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

 

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MONACO COACH CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

for the years ended December 29, 2001, December 28, 2002, and January 3, 2004

(in thousands of dollars, except share data)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional
Paid-in
Capital

 

Retained
Earnings

 

Total

 

 

 

Common Stock

Shares

 

Amount

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balances, December 30, 2000

 

18,952,107

 

$

190

 

$

47,032

 

$

139,403

 

$

186,625

 

Issuance of common stock

 

161,848

 

1

 

1,115

 

 

 

1,116

 

Tax benefit of stock options exercised

 

 

 

 

 

470

 

 

 

470

 

Stock splits

 

9,518,819

 

95

 

(95

)

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24,919

 

24,919

 

Balances, December 29, 2001

 

28,632,774

 

286

 

48,522

 

164,322

 

213,130

 

Issuance of common stock

 

238,370

 

3

 

1,654

 

 

 

1,657

 

Tax benefit of stock options exercised

 

 

 

 

 

1,325

 

 

 

1,325

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

44,515

 

44,515

 

Balances, December 28, 2002

 

28,871,144

 

289

 

51,501

 

208,837

 

260,627

 

Issuance of common stock

 

374,999

 

3

 

2,406

 

 

 

2,409

 

Tax benefit of stock options exercised

 

 

 

 

 

1,012

 

 

 

1,012

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22,200

 

22,200

 

Balances, January 3, 2004

 

29,246,143

 

$

292

 

$

54,919

 

$

231,037

 

$

286,248

 

 

 

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

 

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MONACO COACH CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

for the years ended December 29, 2001, December 28, 2002, and January 3, 2004

(in thousands of dollars)

 

 

 

 

2001

 

2002

 

2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Cash:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

24,919

 

$

44,515

 

$

22,200

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

7,543

 

8,585

 

9,768

 

(Gain) loss on disposal of assets

 

(74

)

178

 

43

 

Deferred income taxes

 

6,005

 

(1,574

)

3,852

 

Change in assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade receivables, net

 

(13,154

)

(33,932

)

27,854

 

Inventories

 

12,682

 

(48,534

)

47,863

 

Resort lot inventory

 

0

 

(98

)

5,869

 

Prepaid expenses

 

(903

)

(1,650

)

573

 

Accounts payable

 

(10,318

)

10,301

 

(13,263

)

Product liability reserve

 

(1,639

)

1,237

 

(599

)

Product warranty reserve

 

(1,958

)

3,835

 

(2,102

)

Income taxes payable

 

0

 

9,597

 

(1,141

)

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

(2,123

)

8,888

 

(3,007

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

20,980

 

1,348

 

97,910

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additions to property, plant, and equipment

 

(10,210

)

(18,735

)

(19,510

)

Proceeds from sale of assets

 

106

 

387

 

2,197

 

Proceeds from the sale of Naples property

 

0

 

0

 

6,650

 

Collections on notes receivable

 

0

 

500

 

0

 

Payment for business acquisition, net of cash acquired

 

(24,320

)

(21,085

)

0

 

Issuance of notes receivable

 

(5,357

)

(385

)

0

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(39,781

)

(39,318

)

(10,663

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Book overdraft

 

(10,840

)

(2,371

)

(3,518

)

Borrowings (payments) on line of credit, net

 

(10,930

)

25,414

 

(51,413

)

Borrowings on long-term notes payable

 

40,000

 

22,000

 

0

 

Payments on long-term notes payable

 

0

 

(10,000

)

(22,000

)

Issuance of common stock

 

1,586

 

2,982

 

3,421

 

Debt issuance costs

 

(1,015

)

(55

)

(339

)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

18,801

 

37,970

 

(73,849

)

Net change in cash

 

0

 

0

 

13,398

 

Cash at beginning of period

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

Cash at end of period

 

$

0

 

$

0

 

$

13,398

 

 

 

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

 

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MONACO COACH CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

1.                   BUSINESS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:

 

Business

 

Monaco Coach Corporation and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) manufacture premium motor coaches, bus conversions, and towable recreational vehicles at manufacturing facilities in Oregon and Indiana.  These products are sold to independent dealers primarily throughout the United States and Canada.  In addition, the Company also owns two motor coach resort properties, the developed lots, of which, are sold to retail customers.

 

Pursuant to Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 131, “Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information,” the Company has determined that it’s core business activities are comprised of two distinct operations. The first is the design, manufacture, and sale of recreational vehicles. The second is the development and sale of motor coach recreation resort lots.  While the nature of the Company’s business is segregated into two distinct operations, the Company has elected to report its operations as a single entity, based on the relative immateriality of the motor coach resort operations when compared to the Company’s operations in its entirety.

 

Consolidation Policy

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries.  All material intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.

 

Fiscal Period

 

The Company follows a 52/53 week fiscal year period ending on the Saturday closest to December 31.  Interim periods also end on the Saturday closest to the calendar quarter end.  The fiscal periods were 52 weeks long for 2001 and 2002, and 53 weeks for 2003.  All references to years in the consolidated financial statements relate to fiscal years rather than calendar years.

 

Stock Splits

 

On August 6, 2001, the Board of Directors declared a three-for-two stock split in the form of a 50% stock dividend on the Company’s Common Stock.  Accordingly, all historical weighted average share and per share amounts have been restated to reflect the stock split.  Share amounts presented in the Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity reflect the actual share amounts outstanding for each period presented.

 

Estimates and Industry Factors

 

Estimates - The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  The Company bases estimates on various assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.  Management is continually evaluating and updating these estimates, and it is possible that these estimates will change in the near future.

 

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Concentration of Credit Risk - The Company distributes its products through an independent dealer network for recreational vehicles.  Sales to one customer were approximately 12% of net revenues for fiscal years 2001, and 2002, and 2003.  No other individual dealers represented over 10% of net revenues in 2001, 2002, or 2003.  The loss of a significant dealer or a substantial decrease in sales by such a dealer could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operations, and financial condition.  The terms and conditions of payment are a combination of open trade receivables, and commitments from dealer floor plan lending institutions.  As of January 3, 2004, total trade receivables were $89.1 million, with approximately $55.3 million, or 62.0% of the outstanding accounts receivable balance, concentrated among floor plan lenders. The remaining open $33.8 million of secured trade receivables, were concentrated substantially all with one dealer.

 

Concentrations of credit risk exist for accounts receivable and repurchase agreements (see Note 16), primarily for the Company’s largest dealers.  As of January 3, 2004, the Company had one dealer that comprised 37.9% of the outstanding trade receivables.  The Company generally sells to dealers throughout the United States and there is no geographic concentration of credit risk.

 

Reliance on Key Suppliers - The Company’s production strategy relies on certain key suppliers’ ability to deliver subassemblies and component parts in time to meet manufacturing schedules.  The Company has a variety of key suppliers, including Allison, Workhorse, Cummins, Caterpillar, Dana, Meritor, and Ford.  The Company does not have any long-term contracts with these suppliers or their distributors.  Consequently, the Company has periodically been placed on allocation of these and other key components.  The last significant allocation occurred in 1997 from Allison, and in 1999 from Ford.  In light of these dependencies, it is possible that failure of Allison, Ford or any of the other suppliers to meet the Company’s future requirements for transmissions, chassis or other key components could have a material near-term impact on the Company’s business, results of operations, and financial condition.

 

Product Warranty Reserve - Estimated warranty costs are provided for at the time of sale of products with warranties covering the products for up to one year from the date of retail sale (five years for the front and sidewall frame structure, and three years on the Roadmaster chassis).  These estimates are based on historical average repair costs, as well as other reasonable assumptions as have been deemed appropriate by management.  The following table discloses significant changes in the product warranty reserve:

 

 

 

2001

 

2002

 

2003

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Beginning balance

 

$

13,750

 

$

27,799

 

$

31,745

 

Expense

 

21,800

 

34,237

 

35,188

 

Payments/adjustments

 

(21,788

)

(30,402

)

(37,290

)

Adjustment for SMC Acquisition

 

14,037

 

111

 

0

 

Ending balance

 

$

27,799

 

$

31,745

 

$

29,643

 

 

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Product Liability Reserve - Estimated litigation costs are provided for at the time of sale of products, or at the time a determination is made that an estimable loss has occurred.  These estimates are developed by legal counsel based on professional judgment, as well as historical experience.  The following table discloses significant changes in the product liability reserve:

 

 

 

2001

 

2002

 

2003

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Beginning balance

 

$

8,120

 

$

19,856

 

$

21,322

 

Expense

 

6,108

 

8,020

 

12,678

 

Payments/adjustments

 

(4,246

)

(6,783

)

(13,277

)

Adjustment for SMC Acquisition

 

9,874

 

229

 

 

 

Ending balance

 

$

19,856

 

$

21,322

 

$

20,723

 

 

Inventories

 

Inventories consist of raw materials, work-in-process, and finished recreational vehicles and are stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or market.  Cost of work-in-process and finished recreational vehicles includes material, labor, and manufacturing overhead costs.

 

Resort Lot Inventory

 

Resort lot inventories consist of construction-in-progress on motor coach properties, as well as fully developed motor coach properties.  These properties are stated at the lower of cost (specific identification) or market.  Cost of construction in progress, as well as fully developed motor coach properties include costs associated with land, construction, and interest capitalization.

 

Property, Plant, and Equipment

 

Property, plant, and equipment, including significant improvements thereto, are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization.  Cost includes expenditures for major improvements, replacements and renewals and the net amount of interest cost associated with significant capital additions during periods of construction.  Capitalized interest was zero in 2001 and 2002, and $285,000 in 2003.  Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred.  Replacements and renewals are capitalized.  When assets are sold, retired or otherwise disposed of, the cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any resulting gain or loss is reflected in income.

 

The cost of plant and equipment is depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets.  Buildings are generally depreciated over 39 years and equipment is depreciated over 3 to 10 years.  Leasehold improvements are amortized under the straight-line method based on the shorter of the lease periods or the estimated useful lives.

 

At each balance sheet date, management assesses whether there has been permanent impairment in the value of property, plant, and equipment assets.  The amount of any such impairment is determined by comparing anticipated undiscounted future cash flows from operating activities with the associated carrying value.  The factors considered by management in performing this assessment include current operating results, trends and prospects, as well as the effects of obsolescence, demand, competition, and other economic factors.

 

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Goodwill

 

Goodwill represents the excess of the cost of acquisition over the fair value of net assets acquired.  The Company is the successor to a company formed in 1968 (the “Predecessor”) and commenced operations on March 5, 1993 by acquiring substantially all of the assets and liabilities of the Predecessor.  As of January 3, 2004, the goodwill arising from the acquisition of the assets and operations of the Company’s Predecessor in March 1993 was $16.1 million.  In March 1996, the Company acquired the Holiday Rambler Division of Harley-Davidson, Inc. (“Holiday Rambler”).  As of January 3, 2004, the goodwill arising from the acquisition of Holiday Rambler was $1.8 million.  The Company also recorded $37.3 million of goodwill associated with the August 2, 2001 acquisition of SMC Corporation (SMC).  For years ending December 29, 2001 and prior, the Company amortized goodwill using the straight-line method over a 40 year period for the acquisition of the Company’s Predecessor, as well as for the Holiday Rambler acquisition.  In accordance with Statements of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142 (SFAS 142) “Accounting for Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets,” no amortization was recorded for the SMC acquisition for 2001, and no amortization was recorded for any of the acquisitions for fiscal years 2002 and 2003.

 

SFAS 142 requires that management assess annually whether there has been permanent impairment in the value of goodwill.  The test for any such impairment is determined by comparing the fair value of the Company’s reporting entity with its carrying value, including goodwill.  The factors considered by management in performing this assessment can include current operating results, trends and prospects, as well as the effects of obsolescence, demand, competition, and other economic factors.  As required by SFAS 142, management has completed its annual testing during 2002 and 2003, and has determined that there has been no impairment of goodwill requiring a write down.

 

Debt Issuance Costs

 

Unamortized debt issuance costs of $683,000, and $596,000 (at December 28, 2002 and January 3, 2004, respectively), are being amortized over the terms of the related loans.

 

Stock-Based Employee Compensation Plans

 

At January 3, 2004, the Company has three stock-based employee compensation plans (see Note 13).  The Company accounts for those plans under the recognition and measurement principles of APB Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and related Interpretations.  No stock-based employee compensation cost is reflected in net income, as all options granted under those plans had an exercise price equal to the market value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant.

 

Income Taxes

 

Deferred taxes are recognized based on the difference between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities at enacted tax rates in effect in the years in which the differences are expected to reverse.  Deferred tax expense or benefit represents the change in deferred tax asset/liability balances.  A valuation allowance is established for deferred tax assets when it is more likely than not that the deferred tax asset will not be realized.

 

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Revenue Recognition

 

The Company recognizes revenue from the sale of recreational vehicles upon shipment and recognizes revenue from resort lot sales upon closing.

 

In December 1999, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 101, Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements.  SAB No. 101 provides guidance for revenue recognition under certain circumstances.  The Company has complied with the guidance provided by SAB No. 101 for the fiscal years 2001, 2002, and 2003.

 

Advertising and Promotion Costs

 

The Company expenses advertising and promotion costs as incurred, except for prepaid show costs which are expensed when the event takes place.  During 2003, approximately $12.6 million ($10.1 million in 2001 and $14.6 million in 2002) of advertising and promotion costs were expensed.

 

Research and Development Costs

 

Research and development costs are charged to expense as incurred and were $1.2 million in 2003 ($975,000 in 2001 and $1.2 million in 2002).

 

New Accounting Pronouncements

 

SFAS 150

 

In May of 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the Board), issued SFAS 150 Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of Both Liabilities and Equity (SFAS 150).  This Statement establishes standards for how an issuer classifies and measures certain financial instruments with characteristics of both liabilities and equity. It requires that an issuer classify a financial instrument that is within its scope as a liability (or an asset in some circumstances).  Many of those instruments would previously have been classified as an equity.

 

This Statement is effective for financial instruments entered into or modified after May 31, 2003, and otherwise is effective at the beginning of the first interim period beginning after June 15, 2003, except for mandatorily redeemable financial instruments of nonpublic entities.

 

The Company has reviewed the provisions of SFAS 150, and believes that it does not have any financial instruments requiring reclassifications under SFAS 150.

 

FIN 45

 

In November 2002, the Board issued FASB Interpretation No. 45 (FIN 45), Guarantor’s Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others, and Interpretation of SFAS 5, 57, and 107 and Rescission of FIN 34.  The Interpretation requires certain disclosures to be made by a guarantor about its obligations under certain guarantees that it has issued.  It also clarifies that a guarantor is required to recognize, at the inception of a guarantee, a liability for the fair value of the obligation undertaken in issuing the guarantee.

 

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The initial recognition and measurement provisions are applicable on a prospective basis to guarantees issued or modified after December 31, 2002.  The disclosure requirements are effective for financial statements of interim or annual periods ending after December 15, 2002.  The Company has included the disclosure requirements in its financial statements and has determined that the recognition provisions of FIN 45 apply to certain guarantees routinely made by the Company including repurchase obligations to third party lenders for inventory financing of dealer inventories.  The Company has recorded a liability of approximately $750,000 for potential losses resulting from guarantees on products shipped to dealers. This estimated liability is based on the Company’s experience of losses associated with the repurchase and resale of units in prior years.

 

FIN 46

 

In January 2003, the Board issued FASB Interpretation No. 46 (FIN 46), Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities - an Interpretation of ARB No. 51, Consolidated Financial Statements.  The Interpretation addresses how variable interest entities are to be identified and how an enterprise assesses its interests in a variable interest entity to decide whether to consolidate that entity.  The Interpretation also requires existing unconsolidated variable interest entities to be consolidated by their primary beneficiaries if the entities do not effectively disperse risks among the parties involved.

 

FIN 46 is effective in the first fiscal year or interim period beginning after June 15, 2003, to variable interest entities in which a company holds a variable interest that is acquired before February 1, 2003.

 

The provisions of FIN 46 have been reviewed, and the Company does not believe that it has any entities requiring consolidation.

 

Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosures:

 

 

 

2001

 

2002

 

2003

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Cash paid during the period for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest, net of amount capitalized of $0 in 2001, $0 in 2002, and $285 in 2003

 

$

2,206

 

$

2,464

 

$

2,552

 

Income taxes

 

16,231

 

18,753

 

9,604

 

 

2.                   ACQUISITIONS:

 

SMC Corporation

 

The Company announced on June 25, 2001 that it had reached an agreement with Oregon based motor home manufacturer SMC Corporation (“SMC”) to acquire all of the outstanding shares of SMC pursuant to a cash tender offer at a price of $3.70 per share.  On August 6, 2001, the Company completed the back-end merger, and owned 100% of the shares.

 

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The cash paid for SMC, including transaction costs of $3,062,000, totaled $24,320,000.  The total assets acquired and liabilities assumed of SMC, based on estimated fair values at August 6, 2001, were as follows:

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Receivables

 

$

6,678

 

Inventories

 

25,360

 

Deferred tax asset

 

17,418

 

Property and equipment

 

14,776

 

Prepaids and other assets

 

21

 

Goodwill

 

37,317

 

Total assets acquired

 

101,570

 

 

 

 

 

Book overdraft

 

(1,551

)

Notes payable

 

(16,345

)

Accounts payable

 

(23,824

)

Accrued liabilities

 

(35,530

)

Total liabilities assumed

 

(77,250

)

 

 

 

 

Total assets acquired and liabilities assumed

 

$

24,320

 

 

During 2002 the allocation of the purchase price and the related goodwill was adjusted for resolution of pre-acquisition contingencies of $602,000.  The effects of resolution of pre-acquisition contingencies occurring: (i) within one year of the acquisition date were reflected as an adjustment of the allocation of the purchase price and goodwill, and (ii) after one year were recognized in the determination of net income.

 

The following unaudited pro forma information presents the consolidated results as if the acquisition had occurred at the beginning of the 2001 fiscal period and giving effect to the adjustments for the related interest on financing the purchase price, goodwill, and depreciation.  The pro forma information does not necessarily reflect results that would have occurred or is it necessarily indicative of future operating results.

 

 

 

(In thousands,
except per share
data)
2001

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales

 

$

1,015,000

 

Net income

 

14,000

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per common share

 

$

0.48

 

 

Outdoor Resorts

 

On November 27, 2002, the Company completed the acquisition of all of the outstanding stock of Outdoor Resorts of Las Vegas, Inc. (ORLV), Outdoor Resorts of Naples, Inc. (ORN), and Outdoor Resorts Motorcoach Country Club, Inc. (ORMCC), (“the Projects”).  The Projects consist of developed and undeveloped luxury motor coach resorts.

 

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Previous to the acquisition, the Company had provided Outdoor Resorts of America (ORA) with loans in the amount of $8.0 million, as well as co-guaranteeing $10 million in bank debt secured by ORA.  In the third quarter of 2003, the Company sold the undeveloped land associated with ORN and received proceeds of $6.7 million.

 

As consideration for the acquisition, Monaco assumed the current debt and liabilities of the projects of approximately $30.8 million, including the $8.0 million note payable to the Company, and the $10 million co-guaranteed debt. This acquisition relieved ORA of certain debt pressures associated with resort construction and allowed ORA to continue to focus on development and lot sales, as well as providing management services for the Company on the Projects.

 

The cash paid for the Projects, including transaction costs of $522,000 totaled $21,113,000.  The total assets acquired and liabilities assumed of the Projects, based on estimated fair values at November 27, 2002, is as follows:

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

$

28

 

Resort lot inventory

 

26,098

 

Deferred tax asset

 

1,654

 

Property and equipment

 

2,974

 

Total assets acquired

 

30,754

 

 

 

 

 

Notes payable

 

(8,027

)

Accounts payable

 

(1,165

)

Accrued liabilities

 

(449

)

Total liabilities assumed

 

(9,641

)

 

 

 

 

Total assets acquired and liabilities assumed

 

$

21,113

 

 

During 2003, the allocation of the purchase price was adjusted for the resolution of pre-ORA Acquisition contingencies of $1.4 million.  The effects of resolution of pre-ORA Acquisition contingencies occurring:  (1) within one year of the acquisition date have been reflected as an adjustment of the allocation of the purchase price, and (ii) after one year will be recognized in the determination of net income.

 

The following unaudited pro forma information presents the consolidated results as if the acquisition had occurred at the beginning of the 2001 fiscal period and giving effect to the adjustments for the related interest on financing the purchase price and depreciation.  The pro forma information does not necessarily reflect results that would have occurred or is it necessarily indicative of future operating results.

 

 

 

(In thousands,
except per share
data)
2001

 

(In thousands,
except per share
data)
2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales

 

$

939,195

 

$

1,223,776

 

Net income

 

24,478

 

44,127

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per common share

 

$

0.84

 

$

1.49

 

 

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3.                   INVENTORIES:

 

Inventories consist of the following:

 

 

 

December 28,
2002

 

January 3,
2004

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Raw materials

 

$

70,021

 

$

60,946

 

Work-in-process

 

62,022

 

60,604

 

Finished units

 

43,566

 

6,196

 

 

 

$

175,609

 

$

127,746

 

 

4.                   PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT:

 

Property, plant, and equipment consist of the following:

 

 

 

December 28,
2002

 

January 3,
2004

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Land

 

$

15,638

 

$

15,508

 

Buildings

 

104,043

 

115,963

 

Equipment

 

26,503

 

33,875

 

Furniture and fixtures

 

11,436

 

12,534

 

Vehicles

 

1,763

 

2,681

 

Leasehold improvements

 

2,152

 

2,151

 

Construction in progress

 

7,236

 

1,282

 

 

 

168,771

 

183,994

 

Less accumulated depreciation and amortization

 

33,421

 

42,332

 

 

 

$

135,350

 

$

141,662

 

 

5.                   ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER LIABILITIES:

 

 

 

December 28,
2002

 

January 3,
2004

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payroll, vacation, and related accruals

 

$

17,317

 

$

12,842

 

Payroll and property taxes

 

1,517

 

1,110

 

Promotional and advertising

 

3,473

 

3,897

 

Health insurance reserves and premiums payable

 

3,540

 

4,369

 

Other

 

3,786

 

4,155

 

 

 

$

29,633

 

$

26,373

 

 

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6.                   LINE OF CREDIT:

 

The Company’s line of credit facility consists of a revolving line of credit of up to $95.0 million (the “Revolving Loan”).  At the election of the Company, the Revolving Loan bears interest at variable rates based on the Prime Rate or LIBOR.  At January 3, 2004, the interest rate was 3.6%.  The Revolving Loan is due and payable in full on June 30, 2005, and requires monthly interest payments.  The balance outstanding under the Revolving Loan at January 3, 2004 was zero.  The Revolving Loan is collateralized by all of the assets of the Company, and include various restrictions and financial covenants.

 

The weighted average interest rate on the outstanding borrowings under the revolving line of credit was 4.3% and 4.2% for 2002 and 2003, respectively.  Interest expense on the unused available portion of the line was $141,000 or 0.7% and $219,000 or 0.5% of weighted average outstanding borrowings for 2002 and 2003, respectively.  The revolving line of credit is collateralized by all the assets of the Company.  The agreement contains restrictive covenants as to the Company’s leverage ratio, current ratio, fixed charge coverage ratio, and tangible net worth.  As of January 3, 2004, the Company was in compliance with these covenants.

 

7.                   LONG-TERM NOTE PAYABLE:

 

In November 2002, the Company obtained an amendment to the long-term note payable for an additional borrowing of $22 million in association with the purchase of Outdoor Resorts (see Note 2).  The Company has long-term notes payable of $30 million outstanding at January 3, 2004.  The term notes bear interest at varying rates that fluctuate based on the Prime rate or LIBOR, and are determined based on the Company’s leverage ratio.  The term notes require monthly interest payments and quarterly principal payments.  Additional prepayments for portions of the term notes are required in the event the Company sells substantially all of any motor coach resort location. The term notes are collateralized by all the assets of the Company.  The term notes are due and payable in full on October 3, 2005.  As of January 3, 2004, the interest rate on the term debt was 3.14%.

 

The following table displays the scheduled principal payments by year that will be due on the term loan.

 

Year

 

Amount of payment due

(in thousands)

 

2004

 

$

15,000

 

2005

 

$

15,000

 

 

 

$

30,000

 

 

8.                   PREFERRED STOCK:

 

The Company has authorized “blank check” preferred stock (1,934,783 shares authorized, $.01 par value) (“Preferred Stock”), which may be issued from time to time in one or more series upon authorization by the Company’s Board of Directors.  The Board of Directors, without further approval of the stockholders, is authorized to fix the dividend rights and terms, conversion rights, voting rights, redemption rights and terms, liquidation preferences, and any other rights, preferences, privileges, and restrictions applicable to each series of the Preferred Stock.  There were no shares of Preferred Stock outstanding as of December 28, 2002 or January 3, 2004.

 

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9.                   INCOME TAXES:

 

The provision for income taxes is as follows:

 

 

 

2001

 

2002

 

2003

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Current:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

$

8,262

 

$

25,303

 

$

8,713

 

State

 

1,606

 

5,278

 

1,899

 

 

 

9,868

 

30,581

 

10,612

 

Deferred:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

4,880

 

(1,556

)

2,191

 

State

 

968

 

(260

)

523

 

Provision for income taxes

 

$

15,716

 

$

28,765

 

$

13,326

 

 

The reconciliation of the provision for income taxes at the U.S. federal statutory rate to the Company’s effective income tax rate is as follows:

 

 

 

2001

 

2002

 

2003

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Expected U.S. federal income taxes at statutory rates

 

$

14,222

 

$

25,648

 

$

12,434

 

State and local income taxes, net of federal benefit

 

1,673

 

3,262

 

1,574

 

Change in valuation allowance

 

 

 

 

 

(280

)

Other

 

(179

)

(145

)

(402

)

Provision for income taxes

 

$

15,716

 

$

28,765

 

$

13,326

 

 

The components of the current net deferred tax asset and long-term net deferred tax liability are:

 

 

 

December 28,
2002

 

January 3,
2004

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Current deferred income tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Warranty liability

 

$

13,768

 

$

12,855

 

Product liability

 

7,211

 

7,517

 

Inventory reserves

 

3,922

 

4,543

 

Payroll and related accruals

 

2,057

 

2,007

 

Insurance reserves

 

1,318

 

1,965

 

Resort lot inventory

 

921

 

1,522

 

Other accruals

 

4,182

 

3,427

 

 

 

$

33,379

 

$

33,836

 

Long-term deferred income tax liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

$

11,509

 

$

13,601

 

Amortization

 

3,530

 

4,246

 

Net operating loss (NOL) carryforward

 

(1,272

)

(873

)

Valuation allowance on NOL carryforward

 

801

 

521

 

 

 

$

14,568

 

$

17,495

 

 

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Management believes that the temporary differences which gave rise to the deferred income tax assets will be realized in the foreseeable future, except for benefits arising from the NOL carryforward associated with the SMC Acquisition.  Accordingly, management has provided a valuation allowance for the portion of the NOL carryforward that may not be fully recognized.  During 2002, certain tax law changes were enacted which resulted in the Company’s immediate recognition of certain operating losses relating to prior year results of operations.  As a result, management has properly reflected a reduction in the valuation allowance.  At January 3, 2004, the valuation allowance of $521,000 relates to uncertainties on the net realizability of the deferred tax asset for state income tax benefits associated with net operating loss carryforwards.

 

10.            EARNINGS PER SHARE:

 

Basic earnings per common share is based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period using net income attributable to common stock as the numerator.  Diluted earnings per common share is based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period, after consideration of the dilutive effect of stock options and convertible preferred stock, using net income as the numerator.  The weighted average number of common shares used in the computation of earnings per common share for the years ended December 29, 2001, December 28, 2002, and January 3, 2004 are as follows:

 

 

 

2001

 

2002

 

2003

 

Basic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issued and outstanding shares (weighted average)

 

28,531,593

 

28,812,473

 

29,062,649

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of Dilutive Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock options

 

757,095

 

760,947

 

504,363

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted

 

29,288,688

 

29,573,420

 

29,567,012

 

 

11.            LEASES:

 

The Company has commitments under certain noncancelable operating leases.   Total rental expense for the fiscal years ended December 29, 2001, December 28, 2002, and January 3, 2004 related to operating leases amounting to approximately $2.8 million, $3.8 million, and $3.8 million, respectively.  The Company’s most significant lease is a two-year operating lease for an aircraft with annual renewals for up to three additional years.  The future minimum rental commitments under the one year renewal term of this lease is $1.5 million in 2004 and $244,000 in 2005.  In addition, if the Company chooses the return option at the end of the initial lease term in February of 2004, the Company has guaranteed up to $16 million of any deficiency in the event that the Lessor’s net sales proceeds of the aircraft are less than $18.5 million.

 

Approximate future minimum rental commitments under these leases at January 3, 2004 are summarized as follows:

 

Fiscal Year

 

(In thousands)

 

2004

 

2,937

 

2005

 

1,442

 

2006

 

1,037

 

2007

 

994

 

2008

 

963

 

2009 and thereafter

 

3,599

 

 

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12.            BONUS PLAN:

 

The Company has a discretionary bonus plan for certain key employees.  Bonus expense included in selling, general, and administrative expenses for the years ended December 29, 2001, December 28, 2002, and January 3, 2004 was $6.1 million, $11.5 million, and $5.2 million, respectively.

 

13.            STOCK OPTION PLANS:

 

The Company has an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “Purchase Plan”) - 1993, a Non-employee Director Stock Plan (the “Director Plan”) - 1993, and an Incentive Stock Option Plan (the “Option Plan”) - 1993:

 

Stock Purchase Plan

 

The Company’s Purchase Plan qualifies under Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code.  The Company has reserved 683,438 shares of Common Stock for issuance under the Purchase Plan.  During the years ended December 28, 2002 and January 3, 2004, 45,875 shares and 67,163 shares, respectively, were purchased under the Purchase Plan.  The weighted-average fair value of purchase rights granted in 2002 and 2003 was $17.88 and $15.45, respectively.  Under the Purchase Plan, an eligible employee may purchase shares of common stock from the Company through payroll deductions of up to 10% of base compensation, at a price per share equal to 85% of the lesser of the fair market value of the Company’s Common Stock as of the first day (grant date) or the last day (purchase date) of each six-month offering period under the Purchase Plan.

 

The Purchase Plan is administered by a committee appointed by the Board.  Any employee who is customarily employed for at least 20 hours per week and more than five months in a calendar year by the Company, or by any majority-owned subsidiary designated from time to time by the Board, and who does not own 5% or more of the total combined voting power or value of all classes of the Company’s outstanding capital stock, is eligible to participate in the Purchase Plan.

 

Directors’ Option Plan

 

Each non-employee director of the Company is entitled to participate in the Company’s “Director Plan.”  The Board of Directors and the stockholders have authorized a total of 352,500 shares of Common Stock for issuance pursuant to the Director Plan.  Under the terms of the Director Plan, each eligible non-employee director is automatically granted an option to purchase 8,000 shares of Common Stock (the “Initial Option”) on which the optionee first becomes a director of the Company.  Thereafter, each optionee is automatically granted an additional option to purchase 3,500 shares of Common Stock (a “Subsequent Option”) on September 30 of each year if, on such date, the optionee has served as a director of the Company for at least six months.  Each Initial Option vests over five years at the rate of 20% of the shares subject to the Initial Option at the end of each anniversary following the date of grant.  Each Subsequent Option vests in full on the fifth anniversary of its date of grant.  The exercise price of each option is the fair market value of the Common Stock as determined by the closing price reported by the New York Stock Exchange on the date of grant.  The maximum term of these options are 10 years.  As of January 3, 2004, 89,100 options had been exercised, and options to purchase 123,700 shares of common stock were outstanding.  Under the Director Plan, the directors of the Company may elect to receive up to 50% of the value of their retainer in the form of common stock or an option to purchase shares of common stock.  As of January 3, 2004, 1,484 shares of common stock had been issued in lieu of cash retainer under the plan.

 

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Option Plan

 

The Option Plan provides for the grant to employees of incentive stock options within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and for the grant to employees and consultants of the Company of nonstatutory stock options.  A total of 3,257,813 shares of Common Stock have been reserved for issuance under the Option Plan.  As of January 3, 2004, 1,281,582 options had been exercised, and options to purchase 1,113,471 shares of Common Stock were outstanding.  These options vest ratably over five years commencing with the date of grant.

 

The exercise price of all incentive stock options granted under the Option Plan must be at least equal to the fair market value of a share of the Company’s Common Stock on the date of grant.  With respect to any participant possessing more than 10% of the voting power of the Company’s outstanding capital stock, the exercise price of any option granted must equal at least 110% of the fair market value on the grant date, and the maximum term of the option must not exceed five years.  The terms of all other options granted under the Option Plan may not exceed ten years.

 

Transactions involving the Director Plan and the Option Plan are summarized with corresponding weighted-average exercise prices as follows:

 

 

 

Shares

 

Price

 

Outstanding at December 30, 2000

 

1,337,568

 

$

6.48

 

Granted

 

218,401

 

12.42

 

Exercised

 

(140,163

)

3.95

 

Forfeited

 

(45,033

)

8.21

 

Outstanding at December 29, 2001

 

1,370,773

 

7.62

 

Granted

 

178,650

 

23.88

 

Exercised

 

(192,495

)

4.62

 

Forfeited

 

(15,405

)

13.77

 

Outstanding at December 28, 2002

 

1,341,523

 

10.15

 

Granted

 

207,200

 

11.48

 

Exercised

 

(306,352

)

4.92

 

Forfeited

 

(5,200

)

19.61

 

Outstanding at January 3, 2004

 

1,237,171

 

$

11.63

 

 

For various price ranges, weighted average characteristics of all outstanding stock options at January 3, 2004 were as follows:

 

 

 

Options Outstanding

 

Options Exercisable

 

Range of
Exercise Prices

 

Shares

 

Remaining
Life
(years
)

 

Weighted-
Average
Price

 

Shares

 

Weighted-
Average
Price

 

2.44

-

4.86

 

 

195,572

 

2.4

 

$

3.20

 

195,572

 

$

3.20

 

4.87

-

9.72

 

 

140,277

 

4.3

 

$

7.73

 

140,277

 

$

7.73

 

$  9.73

-

12.15

 

 

514,195

 

7.3

 

$

10.91

 

173,554

 

$

10.85

 

$12.16

-

14.58

 

 

158,027

 

6.3

 

$

12.77

 

80,057

 

$

12.66

 

$14.59

-

17.01

 

 

55,750

 

8.9

 

$

16.36

 

6,400

 

$

16.18

 

$17.02

-

21.87

 

 

17,500

 

8.7

 

$

20.03

 

––

 

––

 

$21.88

-

24.30

 

 

155,850

 

8.2

 

$

24.30

 

31,170

 

––

 

 

 

1,237,171

 

 

 

 

 

627,030

 

 

 

 

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At January 3, 2004, the Company has three stock-based employee compensation plans.  The Company accounts for those plans under the recognition and measurement principles of APB Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and related Interpretations.  No stock-based employee compensation cost is reflected in net income, as all options granted under those plans had an exercise price equal to the market value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant.  The following table illustrates the effect on net income and earnings per share if the Company had applied the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS 123, Accounting for Stock-based Compensation, to stock-based employee compensation.

 

 

 

2001

 

2002

 

2003

 

 

 

(In thousands, except per share data)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income - as reported

 

$

24,919

 

$

44,515

 

$

22,200

 

Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation expense Determined under fair value based method for all awards, net of related tax effects

 

(1,039

)

(1,328

)

(1,357

)

Net income - pro forma

 

$

23,880

 

$

43,187

 

$

20,843

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic - as reported

 

$

0.87

 

$

1.55

 

$

0.76

 

Basic - pro forma

 

0.84

 

1.50

 

0.72

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted - as reported

 

$

0.85

 

$

1.51

 

$

0.75

 

Diluted - pro forma

 

0.82

 

1.46

 

0.71

 

 

For purposes of the above pro forma information, the fair value of each option grant was estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions:

 

 

 

2001

 

2002

 

2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Risk-free interest rate

 

4.42

%

4.22

%

3.89

%

Expected life (in years)

 

6.23

 

5.97

 

5.81

 

Expected volatility

 

55.02

%

56.92

%

54.70

%

Expected dividend yield

 

0.00

%

0.00

%

0.00

%

 

14.            FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS:

 

The fair value of the Company’s financial instruments are presented below.  The estimates require subjective judgments and are approximate.  Changes in methodologies and assumptions could significantly affect estimates.

 

Line of Credit - The carrying amount outstanding on the revolving line of credit is $51.4 million and zero at December 28, 2002 and January 3, 2004, respectively, which approximates the estimated fair value as this instrument requires interest payments at a market rate of interest plus a margin.

 

Long-term Note Payable - The carrying amount outstanding on the long-term note payable is $30 million (including $15 million of current payable) at January 3, 2004, which approximates the estimated fair value as this instrument requires interest payments at a market rate of interest plus a margin.

 

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15.            401(K) DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN:

 

The Company sponsors a 401(k) defined contribution plan covering substantially all full-time employees.  Company contributions to the plan totaled $629,000 in 2001, $748,000 in 2002, and $678,000 in 2003.

 

16.            COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES:

 

Repurchase Agreements

 

Many of the Company’s sales to independent dealers are made on a “floor plan” basis by a bank or finance company which lends the dealer all or substantially all of the wholesale purchase price and retains a security interest in the vehicles.  Upon request of a lending institution financing a dealer’s purchases of the Company’s product, the Company will execute a repurchase agreement.  These agreements provide that, for up to 18 months after a unit is shipped, the Company will repurchase a dealer’s inventory in the event of a default by a dealer to its lender.

 

The Company’s liability under repurchase agreements is limited to the unpaid balance owed to the lending institution by reason of its extending credit to the dealer to purchase its vehicles, reduced by the resale value of vehicles which may be repurchased.  The risk of loss is spread over numerous dealers and financial institutions.

 

No significant net losses were incurred during the years ended December 29, 2001 or December 28, 2002.  Losses of approximately $897,000 were incurred in 2003.  The approximate amount subject to contingent repurchase obligations arising from these agreements at January 3, 2004 is $513.6 million, with approximately 7.2% concentrated with one dealer.  The Company has recorded a liability of approximately $750,000 for potential losses resulting from guarantees on repurchase obligations for products shipped to dealers. If the Company were obligated to repurchase a significant number of units under any repurchase agreement, its business, operating results, and financial condition could be adversely affected.  

 

Product Liability

 

The Company is subject to regulations which may require the Company to recall products with design or safety defects, and such recall could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operations, and financial condition.

 

The Company has from time to time been subject to product liability claims.  To date, the Company has been successful in obtaining product liability insurance on terms the Company considers acceptable.  The terms of the policy contain a self-insured retention amount of $500,000 per occurrence, with a maximum annual aggregate self-insured retention of $3.0 million.  Overall product liability insurance, including umbrella coverage, is available to a maximum amount of $100.0 million for each occurrence, as well as in the aggregate.  There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to obtain insurance coverage in the future at acceptable levels or that the cost of insurance will be reasonable.  Furthermore, successful assertion against the Company of one or a series of large uninsured claims, or of one or a series of claims exceeding any insurance coverage, could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operations, and financial condition.

 

Litigation

 

The Company is involved in various legal proceedings which are incidental to the industry and for which certain matters are covered in whole or in part by insurance or, otherwise, the Company has recorded accruals for estimated settlements.  Management believes that any liability which may result from these proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

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17.            QUARTERLY RESULTS (UNAUDITED):

 

Year ended December 29, 2001

 

(In thousands, except per share data)

 

1st
Quarter

 

2nd
Quarter

 

3rd
Quarter

 

4th
Quarter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales

 

$

211,228

 

$

223,424

 

$

240,831

 

$

261,590

 

Gross profit

 

25,488

 

25,804

 

30,548

 

32,150

 

Operating income

 

9,088

 

9,153

 

11,438

 

12,979

 

Net income

 

5,197

 

5,480

 

6,623

 

7,619

 

Earnings per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.18

 

$

0.19

 

$

0.23

 

$

0.27

 

Diluted

 

$

0.18

 

$

0.19

 

$

0.23

 

$

0.26

 

 

Year ended December 28, 2002

 

(In thousands, except per share data)

 

1st
Quarter

 

2nd
Quarter

 

3rd
Quarter

 

4th
Quarter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales

 

$

293,600

 

$

313,742

 

$

314,680

 

$

300,667

 

Gross profit

 

37,745

 

41,229

 

42,817

 

41,338

 

Operating income

 

16,579

 

18,724

 

20,034

 

20,590

 

Net income

 

9,673

 

10,970

 

11,788

 

12,084

 

Earnings per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.34

 

$

0.38

 

$

0.41

 

$

0.42

 

Diluted

 

$

0.33

 

$

0.37

 

$

0.40

 

$

0.41

 

 

Year ended January 3, 2004

 

(In thousands, except per share data)

 

1st
Quarter (1
)

 

2nd
Quarter (1
)

 

3rd
Quarter (1
)

 

4th
Quarter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales

 

$

273,761

 

$

268,456

 

$

303,231

 

$

322,863

 

Gross profit

 

33,793

 

27,348

 

36,773

 

42,020

 

Operating income

 

8,144

 

1,604

 

11,106

 

17,380

 

Net income

 

4,326

 

582

 

6,262

 

11,030

 

Earnings per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.15

 

$

0.02

 

$

0.22

 

$

0.38

 

Diluted

 

$

0.15

 

$

0.02

 

$

0.21

 

$

0.37

 

 


(1) The 2003 quarterly amounts have been revised for a reclassification of revenue from other non-operating income to net sales of $187,000, $95,000, and $53,000, respectively.

 

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

 

Not Applicable.

 

ITEM 9A.                    CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Our chief executive officer and our chief financial officer, after evaluating our “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) Rules 13a-14(c) and 15-d-14(c)) have concluded that as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report (the “Evaluation Date”) our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms.

 

Our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures will prevent all error and all fraud. Because of inherent limitations in any system of disclosure controls and procedures, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all instances of error or fraud, if any, within the Company may be detected.  However, our management, including our chief executive officer and our chief financial officer, have designed our disclosure controls and procedures to provide reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and have, pursuant to the evaluation discussed above, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are, in fact, effective at this reasonable assurance level.

 

Changes in Internal Controls

 

Subsequent to the “Evaluation Date,” there were no significant changes in our internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect our disclosure controls and procedures, nor were there any significant deficiencies or material weaknesses identified in our internal controls.  As a result, no corrective actions were required or undertaken.

 

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PART III

 

ITEM 10.       DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF REGISTRANT

 

Information required by this Item regarding directors and compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act set forth under the captions “Proposal 1 - Election of Directors” and “Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act” in the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Audit Committee Financial Expert

 

The Company’s Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Dennis Oklak is the Company’s designated audit committee financial expert.  Mr. Oklak is considered “independent” as the term is used in Item 7(d)(3)(iv) of Schedule 14A under the Exchange Act.

 

Corporate Governance, Code of Ethics, and Code of Business Conduct

 

The Company has certain corporate governance guidelines, a code of ethics that applies to its senior financial officers, as well as a code of business conduct.  The code of ethics, code of conduct, as well as other corporate governance information is posted on our Internet website. The Internet address for our website is http://www.monaco-online.com, and the code of ethics, code of conduct, and other corporate governance information may be found as follows:

 

1. From our main Web page, first click on “Company – Monaco Coach Corporation”

 

2. Next, click on “Investor Relations”

 

3. Next, click on “Corporate Governance”

 

4. Next, click on “Code of Ethics for Executive Officers” (or “Code of Business Conduct”, or any other “Corporate Governance”  related topic).

 

We intend to satisfy the disclosure requirement under Item 10 of Form 8-K regarding an amendment to, or waiver from, a provision of this Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers by posting such information on our website, at the address and location specified above.

 

ITEM 11.       EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

 

The information required by this item concerning the executive officers is set forth in Part I, Item 1 - “Business” of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

Information required by this Item regarding compensation of the Company’s directors and executive officers set forth under the captions “Corporate Governance - Director Compensation” and “Executive Compensation” in the Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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ITEM 12.       SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

 

Information required by this Item regarding beneficial ownership of the Company’s Common Stock by certain beneficial owners and management set forth under the caption “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management” in the Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.

 

EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION

 

The following table sets forth information with respect to the Company’s equity compensation plans as of the end of the most recently completed fiscal year.

 

Plan Category

 

(a)
Number of securities to be
issued upon exercise of
outstanding options,
warrants, and rights

 

(b)
Weighted-average exercise price of
outstanding options, warrants, and
rights

 

(c)
Number of securities
remaining available for future
issuance under equity
compensation plans
(excluding securities
reflected in column (a))

 

Equity compensation plans approved by security holders

 

1,237,171

 

$

11.63

 

1,280,705

 

Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

1,237,171

 

$

11.63

 

1,280,705

 

 

ITEM 13.       CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

 

Information required by this Item regarding certain relationships and related transactions with management set forth under the caption “Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation” in the Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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PART IV

 

ITEM 14.       PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

 

The information required by this item is included under the caption “Ratification of Appointment of Independent Accountants” in the Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 15.       EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

 

 

(a)   The following documents are filed as part of this Report on Form 10-K:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

Financial Statements.  The Consolidated Financial Statements of Monaco Coach Corporation and the Report of Independent Accountants are filed in Item 8 within this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Financial Statement Schedule.  None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Schedules not listed above have been omitted because they are not applicable or are not required or the information required to be set forth therein is included in the consolidated financial statements or notes thereto.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

Exhibits.  The following Exhibits are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this Report on Form 10-K.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.1

Stock Purchase Agreement by and among Monaco Coach Corporation, MCC Acquisition Corporation, Outdoor Resorts of America, Inc., and Outdoor Resorts of Naples, Inc., dated November 27, 2002.  (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (2.1) to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 28, 2002).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.2

Stock Purchase Agreement by and among Monaco Coach Corporation, MCC Acquisition Corporation, Outdoor Resorts of America, Inc., and Outdoor Resorts Motorcoach Country Club, Inc., dated November 27, 2002.  (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (2.2) to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 28, 2002).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.3

Stock Purchase Agreement by and among Monaco Coach Corporation, MCC Acquisition Corporation, Outdoor Resorts of America, Inc., and Outdoor Resorts of Las Vegas, Inc., dated November 27, 2002.  (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (2.3) to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 28, 2002).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.1

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (3.1) to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 1, 1994).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.2

Certificate of Amendment of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation dated June 30, 1999 (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (3.2) to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 1, 2000).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.3

Bylaws of Registrant, as amended to date (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (3.1) to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 29, 2002).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.1

Form of Indemnification Agreement for directors and executive officers (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (10.2) to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Reg. No. 33-67374) declared effective on September 23, 1993).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.2

1993 Director Option Plan as Amended Through May 13, 2003.  (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (10.2) to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 28, 2003).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.2+

1993 Incentive Stock Option Plan as amended through October 23, 2002 (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (10.1) to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 28, 2002).

 

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10.3+

1993 Director Option Plan as amended through May 16, 2002.  (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (10.2) to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 29, 2002.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.4+

1993 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and form of subscription agreement thereunder (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (10.5) to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Reg. No. 33-67374) declared effective on September 23, 1993).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.5+

Executive Variable Compensation Plan (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit A to the Registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 19, 1999).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.6

Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated September 28, 2001 with U.S. Bank National Association.  (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (10.1) to the Registrant’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed November 13, 2001).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.7

First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated April 30, 2002 with U.S. Bank National Association.  (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (10.7) to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 28, 2002).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.8

Second Amendment to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated November 27, 2002 with U.S. Bank National Association.  (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (10.8) to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 28, 2002).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.12

Third Amendment to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated May 29, 2003 with U.S. Bank National Association. (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (10.12) to the Registrant’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 28, 2003).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.1

Computation of earnings per share (see Note 10 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 hereto).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21.1

Subsidiaries of Registrant.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23.1

Consent of Independent Accountants.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24.1

Power of Attorney (included on the signature pages hereof).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31.1

Certification of CFO under the Exchange Act as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31.2

Certification of CEO under the Exchange Act as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

Certification of CEO and CFO pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 


+

 

The item listed is a compensatory plan.

 

 

 

 

(b)

REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.

 

 

 

 

i.

On October 27, 2003, the Company filed a Form 8-K which furnished a copy of a press release announcing the Company’s results of operations for the three months, and year to date ended September 27, 2003.

 

 

 

 

ii.

On February 3, 2004, the Company filed a Form 8-K which furnished a copy of a press release announcing the Company’s results of operations for the three months ended, and year to date ended January 3, 2004.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

March 16, 2004

MONACO COACH CORPORATION

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Kay L. Toolson

 

 

 

 

Kay L. Toolson

 

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Kay L. Toolson and P. Martin Daley, and each of them, jointly and severally, his attorneys-in-fact, each with the power of substitution, for him in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Report on Form 10-K and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact, or his substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Report on 10-K has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

 

Date

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Kay L. Toolson

 

 

Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive

 

March 16, 2004

(Kay L. Toolson)

 

Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ P. Martin Daley

 

 

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

March 16, 2004

(P. Martin Daley)

 

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Robert P. Hanafee, Jr.

 

 

Director

 

March 16, 2004

(Robert P. Hanafee, Jr.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ L. Ben Lytle

 

 

Director

 

March 16, 2004

(L. Ben Lytle)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/  Dennis D. Oklak

 

 

Director

 

March 16, 2004

(Dennis D. Oklak)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Carl E. Ring, Jr.

 

 

Director

 

March 16, 2004

(Carl E. Ring, Jr.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Richard A. Rouse

 

 

Director

 

March 16, 2004

(Richard A. Rouse)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Daniel C. Ustian

 

 

Director

 

March 16, 2004

(Daniel C. Ustian)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Roger A. Vandenberg

 

 

Director

 

March 16, 2004

(Roger A. Vandenberg)

 

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

 

Exhibit

 

 

 

2.1

 

Stock Purchase Agreement by and among Monaco Coach Corporation, MCC Acquisition Corporation, Outdoor Resorts of America, Inc., and Outdoor Resorts of Naples, Inc., dated November 27, 2002.  (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (2.1) to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 28, 2002).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.2

 

Stock Purchase Agreement by and among Monaco Coach Corporation, MCC Acquisition Corporation, Outdoor Resorts of America, Inc., and Outdoor Resorts Motorcoach Country Club, Inc., dated November 27, 2002.  (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (2.2) to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 28, 2002).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.3

 

Stock Purchase Agreement by and among Monaco Coach Corporation, MCC Acquisition Corporation, Outdoor Resorts of America, Inc., and Outdoor Resorts of Las Vegas, Inc., dated November 27, 2002.  (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (2.3) to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 28, 2002).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.1

 

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (3.1) to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 1, 1994).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.2

 

Certificate of Amendment of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation dated June 30, 1999 (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (3.2) to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 1, 2000).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.3

 

Bylaws of Registrant, as amended to date (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (3.1) to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 29, 2002).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.1

 

Form of Indemnification Agreement for directors and executive officers (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (10.2) to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Reg. No. 33-67374) declared effective on September 23, 1993).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.2

 

1993 Director Option Plan as Amended Through May 13, 2003 (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (10.2) to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 28, 2003).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.2+

 

1993 Incentive Stock Option Plan as amended through October 23, 2002. (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (10.1) to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 28, 2002).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.3+

 

1993 Director Option Plan as amended through May 16, 2002. (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (10.2) to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 29, 2002.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.4+

 

1993 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and form of subscription agreement thereunder (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (10.5) to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Reg. No. 33-67374) declared effective on September 23, 1993).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.5+

 

Executive Variable Compensation Plan (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit A to the Registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 19, 1999).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.6

 

Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated September 28, 2001 with U.S. Bank National Association.  (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (10.1) to the Registrant’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed November 13, 2001).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.7

 

First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated April 30, 2002 with U.S. Bank National Association.  (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (10.7) to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 28, 2002).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.8

 

Second Amendment to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated November 27, 2002 with U.S. Bank National Association.  (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (10.8) to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 28, 2002).

 

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10.12

 

Third Amendment to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated May 29, 2003 with U.S. Bank National Association. (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (10.12) to the Registrant’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 28, 2003).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.1

 

Computation of earnings per share (see Note 10 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 hereto).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21.1

 

Subsidiaries of Registrant.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23.1

 

Consent of Independent Accountants.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24.1

 

Power of Attorney (included on the signature pages hereof).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31.1

 

Certification of CFO under the Exchange Act as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31.2

 

Certification of CEO under the Exchange Act as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

Certification of CEO and CFO pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 


+                                                                                         The item listed is a compensatory plan.

 

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