Camping World Holdings, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2020 Results

LINCOLNSHIRE, IL--()--Camping World Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CWH) (the “Company”), America’s largest retailer of recreational vehicles (“RVs”) and related services and products, today reported results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2020.

Marcus Lemonis, Chairman and CEO of Camping World Holdings, Inc. stated, “Overall, we are pleased with our first quarter results, especially considering the impact of the pandemic at the end of the quarter. With our current expense structure, positioning of our inventory and what we consider to be sufficient liquidity and working capital, we believe we are well positioned to take advantage of the positive trends we are seeing in our business, and to grow market share.”

First quarter operating highlights and year-over-year comparisons:

  • Revenue decreased 3.5% to $1.027 billion primarily as a result of the Company’s strategic shift in 2019 and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic;
  • Gross profit increased 1.5% to $302.7 million and gross margin increased 144 basis points to 29.5%;
  • Income from operations, net loss and diluted loss per share of Class A common stock were $13.3 million, $(14.1) million, and $(0.22), respectively, and included restructuring and long-lived asset impairment costs of $13.4 million primarily related to the 2019 Strategic Shift away from locations that do not sell and/or service RVs;
  • Adjusted EBITDA(1) increased 68.5% to $36.0 million;
  • Cash totaled $283.3 million on March 31, 2020, including $109.4 million in our primary cash accounts and $173.9 million in our floorplan interest offset account; and
  • Unencumbered used RV inventory was $151.1 million, and retail inventories net of payables totaled $174.1 million on March 31, 2020.
________________

(1)

Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure. For a reconciliation of this non-GAAP measure to the most directly comparable GAAP measure, see the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section later in this press release.

Earnings Conference Call and Webcast Information

A conference call to discuss the Company’s first quarter 2020 financial results is scheduled for today, May 7, 2020, at 3:30 p.m. Central Time. Investors and analysts can participate on the conference call by dialing (888) 394-8218 or (323) 701-0255 and using conference ID# 4132895. Interested parties can also listen to a live webcast or replay of the conference call by logging on to the Investor Relations section on the Company’s website at http://investor.campingworld.com. The replay of the conference call webcast will be available on the investor relations website for approximately 90 days.

Presentation

This press release presents historical results for the periods presented of the Company and its subsidiaries, which are presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”), unless noted as a non-GAAP financial measure. The Company’s initial public offering (“IPO”) and related reorganization transactions (“Reorganization Transactions”) that occurred on October 6, 2016 resulted in the Company as the sole managing member of CWGS Enterprises, LLC (“CWGS, LLC”), with sole voting power in and control of the management of CWGS, LLC. Despite its position as sole managing member of CWGS, LLC, the Company has a minority economic interest in CWGS, LLC. As of March 31, 2020, the Company owned 42.1% of CWGS, LLC. Accordingly, the Company consolidates the financial results of CWGS, LLC and reports a non-controlling interest in its consolidated financial statements. Unless otherwise indicated, all financial comparisons in this press release compare our financial results of the first quarter ended March 31, 2020 to our financial results from the first quarter ended March 31, 2019.

About Camping World Holdings, Inc.

Camping World Holdings, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries) is America’s largest retailer of RVs and related products and services. Our vision is to build a long-term legacy business that makes RVing fun and easy, and our Camping World and Good Sam brands have been serving RV consumers since 1966. We strive to build long-term value for our customers, employees, and shareholders by combining a unique and comprehensive assortment of RV products and services with a national network of RV dealerships, service centers and customer support centers along with the industry’s most extensive online presence and a highly-trained and knowledgeable team of associates serving our customers, the RV lifestyle, and the communities in which we operate. We also believe that our Good Sam organization and family of programs and services uniquely enables us to connect with our customers as stewards of the RV enthusiast community and the RV lifestyle.

For more information, please visit www.CampingWorld.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements contained in this press release that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be considered forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, statements about our business plans and goals, including the impact of COVID-19 on our business, financial results and financial condition, our liquidity and working capital, and our beliefs regarding our competitive position. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations.

These statements are neither promises nor guarantees, but involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the following: risks related to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on our business, financial results and financial condition; current softness in the RV industry, which has increased our costs and reduced our margins; uncertainty regarding how long the ongoing softness in the RV industry will last; our ability to execute and achieve the expected benefits of our 2019 Strategic Shift; the availability of financing to us and our customers; fuel shortages or high prices for fuel; the success of our manufacturers; general economic conditions in our markets; changes in consumer preferences; competition in our industry; risks related to acquisitions and expansion into new markets; our failure to maintain the strength and value of our brands; our ability to manage our inventory; fluctuations in our same store sales; the cyclical and seasonal nature of our business; our dependence on the availability of adequate capital and risks related to our debt; our reliance on five fulfillment and distribution centers; natural disasters, including epidemic outbreaks; risks associated with selling goods manufactured abroad; our dependence on our relationships with third party suppliers; our ability to retain senior executives and attract and retain other qualified employees; risks associated with leasing substantial amounts of space; regulatory risks; data privacy and cybersecurity risks; risks related to our intellectual property; the impact of ongoing or future lawsuits against us and certain of our officers and directors; and risks related to our organizational structure.

These and other important factors discussed under the caption “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed for the year ended December 31, 2019, as updated in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020, and our other reports filed with the SEC could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements made in this press release. Any such forward-looking statements represent management’s estimates as of the date of this press release. While we may elect to update such forward-looking statements at some point in the future, we disclaim any obligation to do so, even if subsequent events cause our views to change, except as required under applicable law. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.

 
Camping World Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited)
(In Thousands Except Per Share Amounts)
 
Three Months Ended March 31,

2020

 

2019

Revenue:
Good Sam Services and Plans

$

47,208

 

$

46,966

 

RV and Outdoor Retail
New vehicles

 

497,317

 

 

529,577

 

Used vehicles

 

206,665

 

 

180,008

 

Products, service and other

 

172,623

 

 

204,876

 

Finance and insurance, net

 

92,456

 

 

91,891

 

Good Sam Club

 

11,004

 

 

11,451

 

Subtotal

 

980,065

 

 

1,017,803

 

Total revenue

 

1,027,273

 

 

1,064,769

 

 
Costs applicable to revenue (exclusive of depreciation
and amortization shown separately below):
Good Sam Services and Plans

 

21,859

 

 

20,731

 

RV and Outdoor Retail
New vehicles

 

426,442

 

 

463,044

 

Used vehicles

 

163,793

 

 

142,846

 

Products, service and other

 

110,269

 

 

136,104

 

Good Sam Club

 

2,247

 

 

3,717

 

Subtotal

 

702,751

 

 

745,711

 

Total costs applicable to revenue

 

724,610

 

 

766,442

 

 
Gross profit:
Good Sam Services and Plans

 

25,349

 

 

26,235

 

RV and Outdoor Retail
New vehicles

 

70,875

 

 

66,533

 

Used vehicles

 

42,872

 

 

37,162

 

Products, service and other

 

62,354

 

 

68,772

 

Finance and insurance, net

 

92,456

 

 

91,891

 

Good Sam Club

 

8,757

 

 

7,734

 

Subtotal

 

277,314

 

 

272,092

 

Total gross profit

 

302,663

 

 

298,327

 

 
Operating expenses:
Selling, general, and administrative

 

267,656

 

 

268,065

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

14,078

 

 

13,594

 

Long-lived asset impairment

 

6,569

 

Lease termination

 

584

 

Loss (gain) on disposal of assets

 

511

 

 

(214

)

Total operating expenses

 

289,398

 

 

281,445

 

 
Income from operations

 

13,265

 

 

16,882

 

 
Other income (expense):
Floor plan interest expense

 

(8,604

)

 

(11,610

)

Other interest expense, net

 

(14,658

)

 

(17,643

)

Tax Receivable Agreement liability adjustment

 

8,477

 

Total other income (expense)

 

(23,262

)

 

(20,776

)

 
Loss before income taxes

 

(9,997

)

 

(3,894

)

Income tax expense

 

(4,132

)

 

(22,913

)

Net loss

 

(14,129

)

 

(26,807

)

Less: net loss attributable to non-controlling interests

 

5,969

 

 

7,412

 

Net loss attributable to Camping World Holdings, Inc.

$

(8,160

)

$

(19,395

)

 
Loss per share of Class A common stock:
Basic

$

(0.22

)

$

(0.52

)

Diluted

$

(0.22

)

$

(0.52

)

Weighted average shares of Class A common stock outstanding:
Basic

 

37,534

 

$

37,195

 

Diluted

 

37,534

 

$

37,195

 

Camping World Holdings, Inc.
Supplemental Data Three Months Ended March 31, Increase Percent

2020

2019

(decrease) Change
Unit sales
New vehicles

 

14,208

 

 

15,016

 

 

(808

)

(5.4

%)

Used vehicles

 

8,682

 

 

8,177

 

 

505

 

6.2

%

Total

 

22,890

 

 

23,193

 

 

(303

)

(1.3

%)

 
Average selling price
New vehicles

$

35,003

 

$

35,268

 

$

(265

)

(0.8

%)

Used vehicles

 

23,804

 

 

22,014

 

 

1,790

 

8.1

%

 
Same store unit sales
New vehicles

 

12,955

 

 

14,490

 

 

(1,535

)

(10.6

%)

Used vehicles

 

8,010

 

 

8,005

 

 

5

 

0.1

%

Total

 

20,965

 

 

22,495

 

 

(1,530

)

(6.8

%)

 
Same store revenue ($ in 000's)
New vehicles

$

456,327

 

$

515,097

 

$

(58,770

)

(11.4

%)

Used vehicles

 

194,606

 

 

177,283

 

 

17,323

 

9.8

%

Products, service and other

 

118,792

 

 

118,581

 

 

211

 

0.2

%

Finance and insurance, net

 

85,399

 

 

89,742

 

 

(4,343

)

(4.8

%)

Total

$

855,124

 

$

900,703

 

$

(45,579

)

(5.1

%)

 
Average gross profit per unit
New vehicles

$

4,988

 

$

4,431

 

$

558

 

12.6

%

Used vehicle

 

4,938

 

 

4,545

 

 

393

 

8.7

%

Finance and insurance, net per vehicle unit

 

4,039

 

 

3,962

 

 

77

 

1.9

%

Total vehicle front-end yield(1)

 

9,008

 

 

8,433

 

 

575

 

6.8

%

 
Gross margin
Good Sam Services and Plans

 

53.7

%

 

55.9

%

 

(216

)

bps
New vehicles

 

14.3

%

 

12.6

%

 

169

 

bps
Used vehicles

 

20.7

%

 

20.6

%

 

10

 

bps
Products, service and other

 

36.1

%

 

33.6

%

 

255

 

bps
Finance and insurance, net

 

100.0

%

 

100.0

%

unch.
Good Sam Club

 

79.6

%

 

67.5

%

 

1,204

 

bps
Subtotal RV and Outdoor Retail

 

28.3

%

 

26.7

%

 

156

 

bps
Total gross margin

 

29.5

%

 

28.0

%

 

144

 

bps
 
Inventories ($ in 000's)
New vehicles

$

1,053,802

 

$

1,062,448

 

$

(8,646

)

(0.8

%)

Used vehicles

 

151,058

 

 

120,418

 

 

30,640

 

25.4

%

Products, parts, accessories and misc.

 

234,555

 

 

439,697

 

 

(205,142

)

(46.7

%)

Total RV and Outdoor Retail inventories

$

1,439,415

 

$

1,622,563

 

$

(183,148

)

(11.3

%)

 
Vehicle inventory per location ($ in 000's)
New vehicle inventory per dealer location

$

6,712

 

$

7,228

 

$

(515

)

(7.1

%)

Used vehicle inventory per dealer location

 

962

 

 

819

 

 

143

 

17.5

%

 
Vehicle inventory turnover(2)
New vehicle inventory turnover

 

2.1

 

 

2.2

 

 

(0.1

)

(3.4

%)

Used vehicle inventory turnover

 

4.6

 

 

4.9

 

 

(0.2

)

(5.0

%)

 
Retail locations
RV dealerships

 

157

 

 

147

 

 

10

 

6.8

%

RV service & retail centers

 

10

 

 

12

 

 

(2

)

(16.7

%)

Subtotal

 

167

 

 

159

 

 

8

 

5.0

%

Other retail stores

 

1

 

 

67

 

 

(66

)

(98.5

%)

Total

 

168

 

 

226

 

 

(58

)

(25.7

%)

 
Other data
Active customers(3)

 

4,921,246

 

 

5,123,032

 

 

(201,786

)

(3.9

%)

Good Sam Club members

 

2,094,134

 

 

2,149,627

 

 

(55,493

)

(2.6

%)

Finance and insurance gross profit as a % of total vehicle revenue

 

13.1

%

 

12.9

%

 

18

 

bps

n/a

 

Same store locations

 

146

 

 

n/a

 

 

n/a

 

n/a

 

(1)

Front end yield is calculated as gross profit from new vehicles, used vehicles and finance and insurance (net), divided by combined new and used retail unit revenue.

(2)

Inventory turnover calculated as vehicle costs applicable to revenue divided by average vehicle inventory.

(3)

An Active Customer is a customer who has transacted with us in any of the eight most recently completed fiscal quarters prior to the date of measurement.

Camping World Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited)
($ in Thousands Except Per Share Amounts)
 

March 31,

December 31,

2020

2019

Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents

$

109,406

 

$

147,521

 

Contracts in transit

 

54,794

 

 

44,947

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

71,989

 

 

81,847

 

Inventories

 

1,439,453

 

 

1,358,539

 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

51,829

 

 

57,827

 

Total current assets

 

1,727,471

 

 

1,690,681

 

Property and equipment, net

 

304,234

 

 

314,374

 

Operating lease assets

 

810,562

 

 

807,537

 

Deferred tax asset, net

 

127,746

 

 

129,710

 

Intangibles assets, net

 

28,824

 

 

29,707

 

Goodwill

 

386,945

 

 

386,941

 

Other assets

 

16,779

 

 

17,290

 

Total assets

$

3,402,561

 

$

3,376,240

 

Liabilities and stockholders' deficit
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable

$

159,189

 

$

106,959

 

Accrued liabilities

 

133,611

 

 

130,316

 

Deferred revenues

 

82,187

 

 

87,093

 

Current portion of operating lease liabilities

 

60,300

 

 

58,613

 

Current portion of Tax Receivable Agreement liability

 

6,563

 

 

6,563

 

Current portion of long-term debt

 

13,962

 

 

14,085

 

Notes payable – floor plan, net

 

846,424

 

 

848,027

 

Other current liabilities

 

46,833

 

 

44,298

 

Total current liabilities

 

1,349,069

 

 

1,295,954

 

Operating lease obligations, net of current portion

 

845,106

 

 

843,312

 

Tax Receivable Agreement liability, net of current portion

 

108,286

 

 

108,228

 

Revolving line of credit

 

40,885

 

 

40,885

 

Long-term debt, net of current portion

 

1,151,097

 

 

1,153,551

 

Deferred revenues

 

57,915

 

 

58,079

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

34,621

 

 

35,467

 

Total liabilities

 

3,586,979

 

 

3,535,476

 

Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' deficit:
Preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share – 20,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019

Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share – 250,000,000 shares authorized; 37,768,220 issued and 37,539,786 outstanding as of March 31, 2020 and 37,701,584 issued and 37,488,989 outstanding as of December 31, 2019

 

375

 

 

375

 

Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share – 75,000,000 shares authorized; 69,066,445 issued; and 50,706,629 outstanding as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019

 

5

 

 

5

 

Class C common stock, par value $0.0001 per share – one share authorized, issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019

Additional paid-in capital

 

51,596

 

 

50,152

 

Retained deficit

 

(97,046

)

 

(83,134

)

Total stockholders' deficit attributable to Camping World Holdings, Inc.

 

(45,070

)

 

(32,602

)

Non-controlling interests

 

(139,348

)

 

(126,634

)

Total stockholders' deficit

 

(184,418

)

 

(159,236

)

Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit

$

3,402,561

 

$

3,376,240

 

 

Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share of Class A common stock is computed by dividing net income (loss) available to Camping World Holdings, Inc. by the weighted-average number of shares of Class A common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share of Class A common stock is computed by dividing net income (loss) available to Camping World Holdings, Inc. by the weighted-average number of shares of Class A common stock outstanding adjusted to give effect to potentially dilutive securities.

The following table sets forth reconciliations of the numerators and denominators used to compute basic and diluted earnings per share of Class A common stock (unaudited):

Three Months Ended
March 31, March 31,
(In thousands except per share amounts)

2020

2019

Numerator:
Net loss

$

(14,129

)

$

(26,807

)

Less: net loss attributable to non-controlling interests

 

5,969

 

 

7,412

 

Net loss attributable to Camping World Holdings, Inc. — basic and diluted

 

(8,160

)

 

(19,395

)

Denominator:
Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding — basic and diluted

 

37,534

 

 

37,195

 

 
Loss per share of Class A common stock — basic

$

(0.22

)

$

(0.52

)

Loss per share of Class A common stock — diluted

$

(0.22

)

$

(0.52

)

 
Weighted-average anti-dilutive securities excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share of Class A common stock:
Stock options to purchase Class A common stock

 

738

 

 

859

 

Restricted stock units

 

1,732

 

 

1,444

 

Common units of CWGS, LLC that are convertible into Class A common stock

 

51,649

 

 

51,673

 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement our consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”), we use the following non-GAAP financial measures: EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted Net Income Attributable to Camping World Holdings, Inc. – Basic, Adjusted Net Income Attributable to Camping World Holdings, Inc. – Diluted, Adjusted Earnings Per Share – Basic, and Adjusted Earnings Per Share – Diluted (collectively the "Non-GAAP Financial Measures"). We believe that these Non-GAAP Financial Measures, when used in conjunction with GAAP financial measures, provide useful information about operating results, enhance the overall understanding of past financial performance and future prospects, and allow for greater transparency with respect to the key metrics we use in our financial and operational decision making. These Non-GAAP Financial Measures are also frequently used by analysts, investors and other interested parties to evaluate companies in the Company’s industry. The presentation of this financial information is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP, and they should not be construed as an inference that the Company’s future results will be unaffected by any items adjusted for in these Non-GAAP Financial Measures. In evaluating these Non-GAAP Financial Measures, you should be aware that in the future the Company may incur expenses that are the same as or similar to some of those adjusted in this presentation. The Non-GAAP Financial Measures that we use are not necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies due to different methods of calculation.

EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin

We define “EBITDA” as net income before other interest expense, net (excluding floor plan interest expense), provision for income tax expense and depreciation and amortization. We define “Adjusted EBITDA” as EBITDA further adjusted for the impact of certain non-cash and other items that we do not consider in our evaluation of ongoing operating performance. These items include, among other things, loss and expense on debt restructure, goodwill impairment, long-lived asset impairment, loss (gain) on disposal of assets, equity-based compensation, Tax Receivable Agreement liability adjustment, restructuring costs related to the 2019 Strategic Shift, lease termination, and other unusual or one-time items. We define “Adjusted EBITDA Margin” as Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of total revenue. We caution investors that amounts presented in accordance with our definitions of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted EBITDA Margin may not be comparable to similar measures disclosed by our competitors, because not all companies and analysts calculate EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted EBITDA Margin in the same manner. We present EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted EBITDA Margin because we consider them to be important supplemental measures of our performance and believe they are frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies in our industry. Management believes that investors’ understanding of our performance is enhanced by including these Non-GAAP Financial Measures as a reasonable basis for comparing our ongoing results of operations.

The following table reconciles EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted EBITDA Margin to the most directly comparable GAAP financial performance measures, which are net loss and net loss as a percentage of revenue, respectively (unaudited):

 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
($ in thousands)

2020

2019

 
EBITDA:
Net loss

$ (14,129

)

$ (26,807

)

Other interest expense, net

14,658

 

17,643

 

Depreciation and amortization

14,078

 

13,594

 

Income tax expense

4,132

 

22,913

 

Subtotal EBITDA

18,739

 

27,343

 

Long-lived asset impairment (a)

6,569

 

-

 

Lease termination (b)

584

 

-

 

Loss (gain) on disposal of assets, net (c)

511

 

(214

)

Equity-based compensation (d)

3,312

 

2,716

 

Tax Receivable Agreement liability adjustment (e)

-

 

(8,477

)

Restructuring costs (f)

6,282

 

-

 

Adjusted EBITDA

$ 35,997

 

$ 21,368

 

 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
(as percentage of total revenue)

2020

2019

 
EBITDA margin:
Net loss margin

(1.4

%)

(2.5

%)

Other interest expense, net

1.4

%

1.7

%

Depreciation and amortization

1.4

%

1.3

%

Income tax expense

0.4

%

2.2

%

Subtotal EBITDA margin

1.8

%

2.6

%

Long-lived asset impairment (a)

0.6

%

Lease termination (b)

0.1

%

Loss (gain) on disposal of assets, net (c)

0.0

%

(0.0

%)

Equity-based compensation (d)

0.3

%

0.3

%

Tax Receivable Agreement liability adjustment (e)

(0.8

%)

Restructuring costs (f)

0.6

%

Adjusted EBITDA margin

3.5

%

2.0

%

(a)

Represents long-lived asset impairment charges related to the RV and Outdoor Retail segment, which primarily relate to locations affected by the 2019 Strategic Shift.

(b)

Represents the loss on the termination of operating leases relating primarily to the 2019 Strategic Shift, net of lease termination fees.

(c)

Represents an adjustment to eliminate the losses and gains on disposal and sales of various assets.

(d)

Represents non-cash equity-based compensation expense relating to employees and directors of the Company.

(e)

Represents an adjustment to eliminate the loss on remeasurement of the Tax Receivable Agreement primarily due to changes in our effective income tax rate and the transfer of certain assets from GSS to CWI.

(f)

Represents restructuring costs relating to our 2019 Strategic Shift. These restructuring costs include one-time employee termination benefits, incremental inventory reserve charges, and other associated costs. These costs do not include lease termination costs, which are presented separately above.

Adjusted Net Income Attributable to Camping World Holdings, Inc. and Adjusted Earnings Per Share

We define “Adjusted Net Income Attributable to Camping World Holdings, Inc. – Basic” as net income attributable to Camping World Holdings, Inc. adjusted for the impact of certain non-cash and other items that we do not consider in our evaluation of ongoing operating performance. These items include, among other things, loss and expense on debt restructure, goodwill impairment, long-lived asset impairment, loss on disposal of assets, equity-based compensation, Tax Receivable Agreement liability adjustment, restructuring costs related to the 2019 Strategic Shift, lease termination, other unusual or one-time items, the income tax expense effect of these adjustments, and the effect of net income attributable to non-controlling interests from these adjustments.

We define “Adjusted Net Income Attributable to Camping World Holdings, Inc. – Diluted” as Adjusted Net Income Attributable to Camping World Holdings, Inc. – Basic adjusted for the reallocation of net income attributable to non-controlling interests from stock options and restricted stock units, if dilutive, or the assumed exchange, if dilutive, of all outstanding common units in CWGS, LLC for shares of newly-issued Class A common stock of Camping World Holdings, Inc.

We define “Adjusted Earnings Per Share – Basic” as Adjusted Net Income Attributable to Camping World Holdings, Inc. - Basic divided by the weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding. We define “Adjusted Earnings Per Share – Diluted” as Adjusted Net Income Attributable to Camping World Holdings, Inc. – Diluted divided by the weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding, assuming (i) the exchange of all outstanding common units in CWGS, LLC for newly-issued shares of Class A common stock of Camping World Holdings, Inc., if dilutive, and (ii) the dilutive effect of stock options and restricted stock units, if any. We present Adjusted Net Income Attributable to Camping World Holdings, Inc. – Basic, Adjusted Net Income Attributable to Camping World Holdings, Inc. – Diluted, Adjusted Earnings Per Share – Basic, and Adjusted Earnings Per Share – Diluted because we consider them to be important supplemental measures of our performance and we believe that investors’ understanding of our performance is enhanced by including these non-GAAP financial measures as a reasonable basis for comparing our ongoing results of operations.

The following table reconciles Adjusted Net Income Attributable to Camping World Holdings, Inc. – Basic, Adjusted Net Income Attributable to Camping World Holdings, Inc. – Diluted, Adjusted Earnings Per Share – Basic, and Adjusted Earnings Per Share – Diluted to the most directly comparable GAAP financial performance measure, which is net income attributable to Camping World Holdings, Inc., in the case of the Adjusted Net Income non-GAAP financial measures, and weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding – basic, in the case of the Adjusted Earnings Per Share non-GAAP financial measures (unaudited):

 
Three Months Ended
March 31, March 31,
(In thousands except per share amounts)

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Numerator:
Net loss attributable to Camping World Holdings, Inc.

 

(8,160

)

 

(19,395

)

Adjustments related to basic calculation:
Long-lived asset impairment (a):
Gross adjustment

 

6,569

 

Income tax expense for above adjustment (b)

 

(13

)

Lease termination (c):
Gross adjustment

 

584

 

Income tax benefit for above adjustment (b)
Loss on disposal of assets and other expense, net (d):
Gross adjustment

 

511

 

 

(214

)

Income tax (expense) benefit for above adjustment (b)

 

(1

)

 

9

 

Equity-based compensation (e):
Gross adjustment

 

3,312

 

 

2,716

 

Income tax expense for above adjustment (b)

 

(302

)

 

(221

)

Tax Receivable Agreement liability adjustment (f):
Gross adjustment

 

(8,477

)

Income tax benefit for above adjustment (b)

 

2,143

 

Restructuring costs (g):
Gross adjustment

 

6,282

 

Income tax expense for above adjustment (b)

 

(35

)

Adjustment to net loss attributable to non-controlling interests resulting from the above adjustments (h)

 

(9,994

)

 

(1,453

)

Adjusted net income (loss) attributable to Camping World Holdings, Inc. – basic and diluted

$

(1,247

)

$

(24,892

)

Denominator:
Weighted-average Class A common shares outstanding – basic

 

37,534

 

 

37,195

 

Adjusted weighted average Class A common shares outstanding – diluted

 

37,534

 

 

37,195

 

 
Adjusted earnings (loss) per share - basic

$

(0.03

)

$

(0.67

)

Adjusted earnings (loss) per share - diluted

$

(0.03

)

$

(0.67

)

 
Anti-dilutive amounts (i):
Numerator:
Reallocation of net loss attributable to non-controlling interests from the anti-dilutive exchange of common units in CWGS, LLC (j)

$

4,025

 

$

(5,959

)

Income tax on reallocation of net loss attributable to non-controlling interests from the anti-dilutive exchange of common units in CWGS, LLC (k)

$

(5,734

)

$

(4,563

)

Assumed income tax benefit of combining C-corporations with full valuation allowances with the income of other consolidated entities after the anti-dilutive exchange of common units in CWGS, LLC (l)

$

8,143

 

$

10,567

 

Denominator:
Anti-dilutive exchange of common units in CWGS, LLC for shares of Class A common stock (m)

 

51,649

 

 

51,673

 

Anti-dilutive restricted stock units (m)

 

284

 

 

7

 

(a)

Represents long-lived asset impairment charges related to the RV and Outdoor Retail segment, which primarily relate to locations affected by the 2019 Strategic Shift.

(b)

Represents the current and deferred income tax expense or benefit effect of the above adjustments, many of which are related to entities with full valuation allowances for which no tax benefit can be currently recognized. This assumption uses an effective tax rate of 25.0% and 25.3% for the adjustments for the three month ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, which represents the estimated tax rate that would apply had the above adjustments been included in the determination of our non-GAAP metric.

(c)

Represents the termination of operating leases relating primarily to the 2019 Strategic Shift, net of lease termination costs.

(d)

Represents an adjustment to eliminate the gains and losses on sales of various assets, and losses on the disposal or sale of real estate at closed RV and Outdoor Retail locations.

(e)

Represents non-cash equity-based compensation expense relating to employees and directors of the Company.

(f)

Represents an adjustment to eliminate the loss on remeasurement of the Tax Receivable Agreement primarily due to changes in our effective income tax rate and the transfer of certain assets from GSS to CWI.

(g)

Represents restructuring costs relating to our 2019 Strategic Shift. These restructuring costs include one-time employee termination benefits, incremental inventory reserve charges, and other associated costs. These costs do not include lease termination costs, which are presented separately above.

(h)

Represents the adjustment to net income attributable to non-controlling interests resulting from the above adjustments that impact the net income of CWGS, LLC. This adjustment uses the non-controlling interest’s weighted average ownership of CWGS, LLC of 57.9% and 58.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

(i)

The below amounts have not been considered in our adjusted earnings per share – diluted amounts as the effect of these items are anti-dilutive.

(j)

Represents the reallocation of net income attributable to non-controlling interests from the impact of the assumed change in ownership of CWGS, LLC from stock options, restricted stock units, and/or common units of CWGS, LLC.

(k)

Represents the income tax expense effect of the above adjustment for reallocation of net income attributable to non-controlling interests. This assumption uses an effective tax rate of 25.0% and 25.3% for the adjustments for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

(l)

Represents adjustments to reflect the income tax benefit of losses of consolidated C-corporations that under the Company’s current equity structure cannot be used against the income of other consolidated subsidiaries of CWGS, LLC. Subsequent to the exchange of all common units in CWGS, LLC, the Company believes certain actions could be taken such that the C-corporations’ losses could offset income of other consolidated subsidiaries. The adjustment reflects the income tax benefit assuming effective tax rate of 25.0% and 25.3% during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, for the losses experienced by the consolidated C-corporations for which valuation allowances have been recorded. No assumed release of valuation allowance established for previous periods are included in these amounts.

(m)

Represents the impact to the denominator for stock options, restricted stock units, and/or common units of CWGS, LLC.

Uses and Limitations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Management and our board of directors use the Non-GAAP Financial Measures:

  • as a measurement of operating performance because they assist us in comparing the operating performance of our business on a consistent basis, as they remove the impact of items not directly resulting from our core operations;
  • for planning purposes, including the preparation of our internal annual operating budget and financial projections;
  • to evaluate the performance and effectiveness of our operational strategies; and
  • to evaluate our capacity to fund capital expenditures and expand our business.

By providing these Non-GAAP Financial Measures, together with reconciliations, we believe we are enhancing investors’ understanding of our business and our results of operations, as well as assisting investors in evaluating how well we are executing our strategic initiatives. In addition, our Senior Secured Credit Facilities use EBITDA to measure our compliance with covenants such as consolidated leverage ratio. The Non-GAAP Financial Measures have limitations as analytical tools, and should not be considered in isolation, or as an alternative to, or a substitute for net income or other financial statement data presented in our unaudited consolidated financial statements included in this press release as indicators of financial performance. Some of the limitations are:

  • such measures do not reflect our cash expenditures, or future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments;
  • such measures do not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs;
  • some of such measures do not reflect the interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments on our debt;
  • some of such measures do not reflect our tax expense or the cash requirements to pay our taxes;
  • although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized will often have to be replaced in the future and such measures do not reflect any cash requirements for such replacements; and
  • other companies in our industry may calculate such measures differently than we do, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures.

Due to these limitations, the Non-GAAP Financial Measures should not be considered as measures of discretionary cash available to us to invest in the growth of our business. We compensate for these limitations by relying primarily on our GAAP results and using these Non-GAAP Financial Measures only supplementally. As noted in the tables above, certain of the Non-GAAP Financial Measures include adjustments for loss and expense on debt restructure, long-lived asset impairment, lease termination, loss on disposal of assets, equity-based compensation, Tax Receivable Agreement liability, restructuring costs related to the 2019 Strategic Shift, other unusual or one-time items, and the income tax expense effect described above, as applicable. It is reasonable to expect that certain of these items will occur in future periods. However, we believe these adjustments are appropriate because the amounts recognized can vary significantly from period to period, do not directly relate to the ongoing operations of our business and complicate comparisons of our internal operating results and operating results of other companies over time. Each of the normal recurring adjustments and other adjustments described in this paragraph and in the reconciliation tables above help management with a measure of our core operating performance over time by removing items that are not related to day-to-day operations.

Contacts

Investors:
John Rouleau
John.Rouleau@CampingWorld.com

Media Outlets:
Karen Porter
PR-CWGS@CampingWorld.com

Contacts

Investors:
John Rouleau
John.Rouleau@CampingWorld.com

Media Outlets:
Karen Porter
PR-CWGS@CampingWorld.com