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Business Segments
12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2019
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Business Segments
Business Segments

We have identified five operating segments: 1) Grand Design towables, 2) Winnebago towables, 3) Winnebago motorhomes, 4) Chris-Craft marine, and 5) Winnebago specialty vehicles. We evaluate performance based on each operating segment's Adjusted EBITDA, as defined below, which excludes certain corporate administration expenses and non-operating income and expense.

Our two reportable segments include: 1) Towable (comprised of products which are not motorized and are generally towed by another vehicle as well as other related manufactured products and services), which is an aggregation of the Winnebago towables and Grand Design towables operating segments and 2) Motorhome (comprised of products that include a motorized chassis as well as other related manufactured products and services).

The Corporate / All Other category includes the Chris-Craft marine and Winnebago specialty vehicles operating segments as well as expenses related to certain corporate administration expenses for the oversight of the enterprise. These expenses include items such as corporate leadership and administration costs.

Identifiable assets of the reportable segments exclude general corporate assets, which principally consist of cash and cash equivalents and certain deferred tax balances. The general corporate assets are included in the Corporate / All Other category.

Our chief operating decision maker ("CODM") is our Chief Executive Officer. Our CODM relies on internal management reporting that analyzes consolidated results to the net earnings level and operating segment's Adjusted EBITDA. Our CODM has ultimate responsibility for enterprise decisions. Our CODM determines, in particular, resource allocation for, and monitors the performance of, the consolidated enterprise, the Towable segment, and the Motorhome segment. The Towable segment management and Motorhome segment management have responsibility for operating decisions, allocating resources, and assessing performance within their respective segments. The accounting policies of both reportable segments are the same and are described in Note 1, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.

We evaluate the performance of our reportable segments based on Adjusted EBITDA. EBITDA is defined as net income before interest expense, provision for income taxes, and depreciation and amortization expense. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income before interest expense, provision for income taxes, depreciation and amortization expense, and other adjustments made in order to present comparable results from year to year. Examples of items excluded from Adjusted EBITDA include the postretirement health care benefit income from terminating the plan, acquisition-related costs, restructuring expenses, and non-operating income.

The following table shows information by reportable segment:
(in thousands)
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Net Revenues
 
 
 
 
 
Towable
$
1,197,327

 
$
1,127,723

 
$
685,197

Motorhome
706,927

 
860,675

 
853,360

Corporate / All Other
81,420

 
28,431

 
8,562

Consolidated
$
1,985,674

 
$
2,016,829

 
$
1,547,119

 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted EBITDA
 
 
 
 
 
Towable
$
163,677

 
$
157,010

 
$
89,734

Motorhome
27,455

 
35,508

 
56,518

Corporate / All Other
(11,480
)
 
(10,772
)
 
(7,375
)
Consolidated
$
179,652

 
$
181,746

 
$
138,877

 
 
 
 
 
 
Capital expenditures
 
 
 
 
 
Towable
$
27,679

 
$
18,460

 
$
4,406

Motorhome
9,969

 
9,302

 
9,563

Corporate / All Other
3,210

 
906

 
24

Consolidated
$
40,858

 
$
28,668

 
$
13,993

(in thousands)
August 31, 2019
 
August 25, 2018
Total Assets
 
 
 
Towable
$
628,994

 
$
626,588

Motorhome
332,157

 
322,048

Corporate / All Other
143,080

 
103,169

Consolidated
$
1,104,231

 
$
1,051,805


The following table reconciles net income to consolidated Adjusted EBITDA:
(in thousands)
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Net income
$
111,798

 
$
102,357

 
$
71,330

Interest expense
17,939

 
18,246

 
16,837

Provision for income taxes
27,111

 
40,283

 
37,269

Depreciation
13,682

 
9,849

 
7,315

Amortization of intangible assets
9,635

 
9,328

 
24,660

EBITDA
180,165

 
180,063

 
157,411

Postretirement health care benefit income

 

 
(24,796
)
Restructuring(1)
1,068

 

 

Acquisition-related costs

 
2,177

 
6,592

Non-operating income
(1,581
)
 
(494
)
 
(330
)
Adjusted EBITDA
$
179,652

 
$
181,746

 
$
138,877


(1)
Balance excludes depreciation expense classified as restructuring as the balance is already included in the EBITDA calculation.

The following table reconciles net revenues by geographic area:
(in thousands)
2019
 
2018
 
2017
United States
$
1,836,472

 
$
1,860,613

 
$
1,445,401

International
149,202

 
156,216

 
101,718

Net Revenues
$
1,985,674

 
$
2,016,829

 
$
1,547,119