Financial Performance - Fourth quarter net sales increased 8% to 846millioncomparedto781 million in Q4 2023, driven by a 12% improvement in Housing end market revenue and acquisitions[4] - Operating income decreased 31% to 40million,withanoperatingmarginof4.715 million, or 0.42perdilutedshare,comparedto31 million, or 0.94perdilutedshareinQ42023;adjusteddilutedEPSwas0.52[5] - Full year 2024 net sales reached 3.7billion,a7452 million, up 6%[10] - Net income for the year ended December 31, 2024, was 138,401,aslightdecreasefrom142,897 in 2023[21] - Basic earnings per share for the fourth quarter of 2024 was 0.45,downfrom0.96 in the fourth quarter of 2023[21] - For the year ended December 31, 2024, net income was 138,401thousand,slightlydownfrom142,897 thousand in 2023, with adjusted net income increasing to 146,242thousandfrom143,418 thousand[34] Cash Flow and Dividends - Free cash flow for 2024 was 251million,with55 million returned to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases[11] - Free cash flow for the year ended December 31, 2024, was 251,159,downfrom349,685 in 2023[33] - The company reported a net cash provided by operating activities of 326,841fortheyearendedDecember31,2024,comparedto408,672 in 2023[33] - The company declared a quarterly cash dividend of 0.40pershare,payableonMarch3,2025[14]AcquisitionsandMarketPresence−Thecompanycompletedtwokeyacquisitionsin2024:Sportech,LLCandRecPro,enhancingitspresenceinthePowersportsandOutdoorEnthusiastmarkets[6]−Lookingahead,thecompanyisoptimisticaboutgrowthopportunitiesintheOutdoorEnthusiastspaceandplanstoinvestininventoryinanticipationofincreasedRVdemandin2025[13]−RevenuefromtheRVsectoraccountedfor421.3 billion, with a net leverage ratio of 2.7x; available liquidity was around 804million[12]−Totalassetsincreasedto3,020,954 as of December 31, 2024, compared to 2,562,448in2023[24]−Totalcurrentliabilitiesincreasedto353,615 in 2024 from 308,496in2023[24]−Thecompany’sgoodwillandintangibleassetsincreasedto1,600,125 in 2024, up from 1,288,546in2023,indicatingpotentialgrowththroughacquisitions[24]ProfitabilityMetrics−GrossprofitfortheyearendedDecember31,2024,was835,890, up from 782,233in2023,reflectingagrossmarginimprovement[21]−Operatingincomeforthefourthquarterof2024decreasedto39,592, down 30.9% from 57,316inthesamequarterof2023[21]−OperatingmarginforQ42024decreasedto4.74,998 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2024, which were not present in the previous year[34] - The loss on extinguishment of debt contributed 2,549thousandtoboththefourthquarterandtheyearendedDecember31,2024,withnosuchlossreportedinthepreviousyear[34]−Thecompanyreportedafair−valueinventorystep−upof2,166 thousand for Q4 2024, compared to 87thousandinQ42023[34]−ThetaximpactofadjustmentsfortheyearendedDecember31,2024,was(2,694) thousand, compared to $(176) thousand in 2023[34] - The company experienced a three-for-two stock split on December 13, 2024, affecting the prior year periods' earnings per share calculations[34]