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Business Segments
12 Months Ended
Aug. 25, 2018
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Business Segments
Business Segments

Beginning in the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2018, we have revised our segment presentation and now have five operating segments: 1) Winnebago motorhomes, 2) Winnebago towables, 3) Grand Design towables, 4) Winnebago specialty vehicles, and 5) Chris-Craft marine. 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) Motorhome (comprised of products that include a motorized chassis as well as other related manufactured products and services) and 2) 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.

The Corporate / All Other category includes the Winnebago specialty vehicles and Chris-Craft marine 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. Previously, these expenses were allocated to each operating segment.

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.

Prior year segment information has been reclassified to conform to the current reportable segment presentation. The reclassifications included removing the corporate administration expenses from both the Motorhome and Towable reportable segments and removing Winnebago specialty vehicles from the Motorhome reportable segment, as we begin to dedicate leadership and focus on these operations separately from our Winnebago motorhomes operations.

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 Motorhome segment, and the Towable segment. The Motorhome segment management and Towable 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 period to period. Examples of items excluded from Adjusted EBITDA include the postretirement health care benefit income from terminating the plan and transaction costs related to acquisitions. These types of adjustments are also specified in the definition of certain measures required under the terms of our Credit Agreement.

The following table shows information by reportable segment for Fiscal 2018, 2017, and 2016:
 
Year Ended
(In thousands)
August 25, 2018
 
August 26, 2017
 
August 27, 2016
Net revenues
 
 
 
 
 
Motorhome
$
860,675

 
$
853,360

 
$
881,363

Towable
1,127,723

 
685,197

 
89,412

Corporate / All Other
28,431

 
8,562

 
4,451

Consolidated
$
2,016,829

 
$
1,547,119

 
$
975,226

 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted EBITDA
 
 
 
 
 
Motorhome
$
35,508

 
$
56,518

 
$
66,127

Towable
157,010

 
89,734

 
1,721

Corporate / All Other
(10,772
)
 
(7,375
)
 
(5,531
)
Consolidated
$
181,746

 
$
138,877

 
$
62,317

 
 
 
 
 
 
Capital expenditures
 
 
 
 
 
Motorhome
$
9,302

 
$
9,563

 
$
23,909

Towable
18,460

 
4,406

 
631

Corporate / All Other
906

 
24

 
11

 Consolidated
$
28,668

 
$
13,993

 
$
24,551

 
Year Ended
(In thousands)
August 25, 2018
 
August 26, 2017
Total assets
 
 
 
Motorhome
$
322,048

 
$
277,015

Towable
626,588

 
576,262

Corporate / All Other
103,169

 
49,235

 Consolidated
$
1,051,805

 
$
902,512


The following table reconciles net income to consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for Fiscal 2018, 2017, and 2016:
 
Year Ended
(In thousands)
August 25, 2018
 
August 26, 2017
 
August 27, 2016
Net income
$
102,357

 
$
71,330

 
$
45,496

Interest expense
18,246

 
16,837

 

Provision for income taxes
40,283

 
37,269

 
20,702

Depreciation
9,849

 
7,315

 
5,745

Amortization
9,328

 
24,660

 

EBITDA
180,063

 
157,411

 
71,943

Postretirement health care benefit income

 
(24,796
)
 
(6,124
)
Legal settlement

 

 
(3,400
)
Transaction costs
2,177

 
6,592

 
355

Non-operating income
(494
)
 
(330
)
 
(457
)
Adjusted EBITDA
$
181,746

 
$
138,877

 
$
62,317



The following table reconciles net revenue by geographic area for Fiscal 2018, 2017, and 2016:
 
Year Ended
(In thousands)
August 25, 2018
 
August 26, 2017
 
August 27, 2016
United States
$
1,860,613

92.3
%
 
$
1,445,401

93.4
%
 
$
940,230

96.4
%
International
156,216

7.7
%
 
101,718

6.6
%
 
34,996

3.6
%
Total net revenues
$
2,016,829

100.0
%
 
$
1,547,119

100.0
%
 
$
975,226

100.0
%