Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
Camping World Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Financial Statements
Years Ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022
Contents
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID No. 34 )
93
Consolidated Financial Statements
Consolidated Balance Sheets
96
Consolidated Statements of Operations
97
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
98
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
100
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
102
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the stockholders and the Board of Directors of Camping World Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Camping World Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of December 31, 2024, and December 31, 2023, the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity, and cash flows, for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2024, and the related notes and the schedules listed in the Index at Item 15(a)(1) (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2024, and December 31, 2023, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2024, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2024, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated February 28, 2025, expressed an adverse opinion on the Company's internal control over financial reporting because of a material weakness.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matters
The critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising from the current-period audit of the financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matters below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.
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Revenue Recognition — Chargebacks related to Extended Service Contracts and Other Insurance Products - Refer to Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements
Critical Audit Matter Description
The Company acts as an agent in selling certain extended service contracts and other insurance products (“insurance product contracts”) with multi-year terms to customers on behalf of third-party insurance providers. The proceeds the Company receives for selling insurance product contracts are subject to chargebacks if the customer terminates the respective contract earlier than a stated period. The proceeds are recorded as variable consideration, net of estimated chargebacks. The Company estimates chargebacks by developing an estimate of ultimate future cancellation rates using a combination of actuarial methods which leverage the Company’s historical chargeback experience.
Given the judgment involved in developing an estimate of ultimate future cancellation rates used to estimate the chargeback liabilities, auditing this assumption required a high degree of auditor judgment, including the use of our actuarial specialists, in performing audit procedures to evaluate the reasonableness of management’s estimate. Therefore, we identified this as a critical audit matter.
How the Critical Audit Matter Was Addressed in the Audit
Our audit procedures related to the ultimate future cancellation rates used to estimate the chargeback liabilities included the following, among others:
● Testing the design and operating effectiveness of controls over the calculation of the chargeback liabilities, which includes the estimation of future cancellation rates.
● Inspecting standard insurance product contracts for each contract type to evaluate whether the arrangements in effect were consistent with the assumptions used to calculate the chargeback liabilities.
● Testing the underlying data that served as the basis for the actuarial analyses, to evaluate whether the inputs to the actuarial estimate were accurate and complete.
● With the assistance of our actuarial specialists we:
● Developed a range of the chargeback liabilities based on independently estimated ultimate future cancellation rates, which we compared to the liabilities estimated by management.
● Evaluated the Company’s ability to estimate the ultimate future cancellation rates by comparing its historical estimates with actual chargeback payments.
Long-Lived Asset Impairment — Refer to Notes 1 and 5 to the consolidated financial statements
Critical Audit Matter Description
The Company reviews its long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Its long-lived asset groups exist predominantly at the individual store location level and the associated impairment analysis involves the comparison of an asset group’s estimated future undiscounted cash flows over its remaining useful life to its respective carrying value, which primarily includes furniture, equipment, leasehold improvements, and operating lease assets.
Management exercises significant judgment in identifying whether events or changes in circumstances indicate that an asset group’s long-lived asset carrying amount may not be recoverable and in the estimation of an asset group’s future cash flows. As a result, a high degree of auditor judgment and an increased extent of effort is required. Therefore, we have identified this as a critical audit matter.
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How the Critical Audit Matter Was Addressed in the Audit
Our audit procedures related to management’s identification of impairment indicators and estimation of an asset group’s future cash flows included the following, among others:
● Testing the design and operating effectiveness of controls over i) the identification of impairment indicators of long-lived asset groups and ii) the estimation of future cash flows for asset groups that had impairment indicators.
● Evaluating the methodology and assumptions used by management to identify impairment indicators by:
● Inspecting the Company’s impairment indicator analysis to determine if contradictory evidence existed as to the completeness of the population of potentially impaired store locations.
● Evaluating the accuracy of long-lived assets recorded to individual asset groups, as well as the identification of store level cash flows attributable to each asset group.
● Comparing individual store level current and historical operating results to the general ledger to assess the reliability of information used.
● Reading board of director meeting minutes, while considering available industry information and macroeconomic trends.
● Evaluating the reasonableness of the methodology used by management and the assumptions used in the estimation of future cash flows by performing the following procedures for selected store locations:
● Comparing the minimum projected cash flows required to recover the carrying amount of the store location to historical chain-wide average cash flows for comparable locations with similar economic circumstances and relevant location characteristics.
● Analyzing the duration of projected cash flows used to assess store profitability.
● Evaluating the consistency of projected cash flows with other relevant information obtained in our audit, such as internal forecasts and industry information.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Chicago, Illinois
February 28, 2025
We have served as the Company's auditor since 2018.
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Camping World Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In Thousands Except Per Share Amounts)
December 31,
December 31,
2024
2023
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$
208,422
$
39,647
Contracts in transit
61,222
60,229
Accounts receivable, net
120,412
128,070
Inventories
1,821,837
2,042,949
Prepaid expenses and other assets
58,045
48,353
Assets held for sale
1,350
29,864
Total current assets
2,271,288
2,349,112
Property and equipment, net
846,760
834,426
Operating lease assets
739,352
740,052
Deferred tax assets, net
215,140
201,094
Intangible assets, net
19,469
13,717
Goodwill
734,023
711,222
Other assets
37,245
39,829
Total assets
$
4,863,277
$
4,889,452
Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
$
145,346
$
133,516
Accrued liabilities
118,557
149,096
Deferred revenues
92,124
92,366
Current portion of operating lease liabilities
61,993
63,695
Current portion of finance lease liabilities
7,044
17,133
Current portion of Tax Receivable Agreement liability
—
12,943
Current portion of long-term debt
23,275
22,121
Notes payable – floor plan, net
1,161,713
1,371,145
Other current liabilities
70,900
68,536
Liabilities related to assets held for sale
—
17,288
Total current liabilities
1,680,952
1,947,839
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion
764,113
763,958
Finance lease liabilities, net of current portion
131,004
97,751
Tax Receivable Agreement liability, net of current portion
150,372
149,866
Revolving line of credit
—
20,885
Long-term debt, net of current portion
1,493,318
1,498,958
Deferred revenues
63,642
66,780
Other long-term liabilities
94,927
85,440
Total liabilities
4,378,328
4,631,477
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, par value $ 0.01 per share – 20,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding
—
—
Class A common stock, par value $ 0.01 per share – 250,000 shares authorized; 62,502 and 49,571 shares issued, respectively; 62,502 and 45,020 shares outstanding, respectively
625
496
Class B common stock, par value $ 0.0001 per share – 75,000 shares authorized; 39,466 and 39,466 shares issued, respectively; 39,466 and 39,466 shares outstanding, respectively
4
4
Class C common stock, par value $ 0.0001 per share – 0.001 share authorized, issued and outstanding
—
—
Additional paid-in capital
193,692
131,665
Treasury stock, at cost; none and 4,551 shares, respectively
—
( 159,440 )
Retained earnings
132,241
195,627
Total stockholders' equity attributable to Camping World Holdings, Inc.
326,562
168,352
Non-controlling interests
158,387
89,623
Total stockholders' equity
484,949
257,975
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$
4,863,277
$
4,889,452
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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Camping World Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In Thousands Except Per Share Amounts)
Year Ended December 31,
2024
2023
2022
Revenue:
Good Sam Services and Plans
$
194,575
$
193,827
$
192,128
RV and Outdoor Retail
New vehicles
2,825,640
2,576,278
3,228,077
Used vehicles
1,613,849
1,979,632
1,877,601
Products, service and other
820,111
870,038
999,214
Finance and insurance, net
599,718
562,256
623,456
Good Sam Club
46,081
44,516
46,537
Subtotal
5,905,399
6,032,720
6,774,885
Total revenue
6,099,974
6,226,547
6,967,013
Costs applicable to revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below):
Good Sam Services and Plans
70,726
59,391
71,966
RV and Outdoor Retail
New vehicles
2,418,169
2,175,819
2,576,276
Used vehicles
1,317,152
1,574,238
1,418,053
Products, service and other
463,640
533,625
631,010
Good Sam Club
4,791
4,825
7,424
Subtotal
4,203,752
4,288,507
4,632,763
Total costs applicable to revenue
4,274,478
4,347,898
4,704,729
Operating expenses:
Selling, general, and administrative
1,573,117
1,538,988
1,606,984
Depreciation and amortization
81,190
68,643
80,304
Long-lived asset impairment
15,061
9,269
4,231
Lease termination
( 2,297 )
( 103 )
1,614
Loss (gain) on sale or disposal of assets
9,855
( 5,222 )
622
Total operating expenses
1,676,926
1,611,575
1,693,755
Income from operations
148,570
267,074
568,529
Other expense:
Floor plan interest expense
( 95,121 )
( 83,075 )
( 42,031 )
Other interest expense, net
( 140,444 )
( 135,270 )
( 75,745 )
Tax Receivable Agreement liability adjustment
—
2,442
114
Other expense, net
( 3,262 )
( 1,769 )
( 752 )
Total other expense
( 238,827 )
( 217,672 )
( 118,414 )
(Loss) income before income taxes
( 90,257 )
49,402
450,115
Income tax benefit (expense)
11,377
3,527
( 112,283 )
Net (loss) income
( 78,880 )
52,929
337,832
Less: net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests
40,243
( 19,557 )
( 214,084 )
Net (loss) income attributable to Camping World Holdings, Inc.
$
( 38,637 )
$
33,372
$
123,748
(Loss) earnings per share of Class A common stock:
Basic
$
(0.80)
$
0.75
$
2.92
Diluted
$
(0.80)
$
0.57
$
2.91
Weighted average shares of Class A common stock outstanding:
Basic
48,005
44,626
42,386
Diluted
48,005
84,972
42,854
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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Camping World Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
(In Thousands)
Additional
Non-
Class A Common Stock
Class B Common Stock
Class C Common Stock
Paid-In
Treasury Stock
Retained
Controlling
Shares
Amounts
Shares
Amounts
Shares
Amounts
Capital
Shares
Amounts
Earnings
Interest
Total
Balance at January 1, 2022
47,521
$
475
41,466
$
4
—
$
—
$
97,562
( 3,390 )
$
( 130,006 )
$
210,725
$
75,837
$
254,597
Stock-based compensation
—
—
—
—
—
—
13,897
—
—
—
16,830
30,727
Exercise of stock options
—
—
—
—
—
—
( 349 )
25
890
—
—
541
Non-controlling interest adjustment for capital contribution of proceeds from the exercise of stock options
—
—
—
—
—
—
( 245 )
—
—
—
245
—
Vesting of restricted stock units
—
—
—
—
—
—
( 35,831 )
1,211
42,640
—
( 6,600 )
209
Repurchases of Class A common stock for withholding taxes on vested RSUs
—
—
—
—
—
—
2,371
( 383 )
( 13,499 )
—
—
( 11,128 )
Repurchases of Class A common stock to treasury stock
—
—
—
—
—
—
27,561
( 2,593 )
( 79,757 )
—
( 37,774 )
( 89,970 )
Redemption of LLC common units for Class A common stock
50
1
—
—
—
—
41,844
—
—
—
( 45 )
41,800
Disgorgement of short-swing profits by Section 16 officer
—
—
—
—
—
—
58
—
—
—
—
58
Distributions to holders of LLC common units
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
( 162,963 )
( 162,963 )
Dividends (1)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
( 105,387 )
—
( 105,387 )
Establishment of liabilities under the Tax Receivable Agreement and related changes to deferred tax assets associated with that liability
—
—
—
—
—
—
294
—
—
—
—
294
Non-controlling interest adjustment
—
—
—
—
—
—
( 242 )
—
—
—
242
—
Net income
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
123,748
214,084
337,832
Balance at December 31, 2022
47,571
$
476
41,466
$
4
—
$
—
$
146,920
( 5,130 )
$
( 179,732 )
$
229,086
$
99,856
$
296,610
Stock-based compensation
—
—
—
—
—
—
9,458
—
—
—
11,391
20,849
Exercise of stock options
—
—
—
—
—
—
( 238 )
18
627
—
—
389
Non-controlling interest adjustment for capital contribution of proceeds from the exercise of stock options
—
—
—
—
—
—
( 485 )
—
—
—
161
( 324 )
Vesting of restricted stock units
—
—
—
—
—
—
( 25,080 )
844
29,542
—
( 4,024 )
438
Repurchases of Class A common stock for withholding taxes on vested RSUs
—
—
—
—
—
—
3,016
( 283 )
( 9,877 )
—
—
( 6,861 )
Redemption of LLC common units for Class A common stock
2,000
20
( 2,000 )
—
—
—
1,169
—
—
—
( 4,739 )
( 3,550 )
Distributions to holders of LLC common units
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
( 31,510 )
( 31,510 )
Dividends (1)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
( 66,831 )
—
( 66,831 )
Establishment of liabilities under the Tax Receivable Agreement and related changes to deferred tax assets associated with that liability
—
—
—
—
—
—
( 4,164 )
—
—
—
—
( 4,164 )
Non-controlling interest adjustment
—
—
—
—
—
—
1,069
—
—
—
( 1,069 )
—
Net income
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
33,372
19,557
52,929
Balance at December 31, 2023
49,571
$
496
39,466
$
4
—
$
—
$
131,665
( 4,551 )
$
( 159,440 )
$
195,627
$
89,623
$
257,975
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Additional
Non-
Class A Common Stock
Class B Common Stock
Class C Common Stock
Paid-In
Treasury Stock
Retained
Controlling
Shares
Amounts
Shares
Amounts
Shares
Amounts
Capital
Shares
Amounts
Earnings
Interest
Total
Public offering of Class A common stock, net of underwriting discounts and commissions
12,601
126
—
—
—
—
185,080
4,229
148,150
—
—
333,356
Offering costs related to public offering of Class A common stock
—
—
—
—
—
—
( 980 )
—
—
—
—
( 980 )
Non-controlling interest adjustment for capital contribution of proceeds from the public offering of Class A common stock
—
—
—
—
—
—
( 118,798 )
—
—
—
118,798
—
Stock-based compensation
—
—
—
—
—
—
11,764
—
—
—
9,842
21,606
Exercise of stock options
—
—
—
—
—
—
( 345 )
25
894
—
—
549
Non-controlling interest adjustment for capital contribution of proceeds from the exercise of stock options
—
—
—
—
—
—
( 239 )
—
—
—
239
—
Vesting of restricted stock units
280
3
—
—
—
—
( 13,097 )
437
15,320
—
( 2,226 )
—
Repurchases of Class A common stock for withholding taxes on vested RSUs
( 99 )
( 1 )
—
—
—
—
( 487 )
( 140 )
( 4,924 )
—
—
( 5,412 )
Redemption of LLC common units for Class A common stock
149
1
—
—
—
—
1,531
—
—
—
( 682 )
850
Distributions to holders of LLC common units
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
( 18,682 )
( 18,682 )
Dividends (1)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
( 24,749 )
—
( 24,749 )
Establishment of liabilities under the Tax Receivable Agreement and related changes to deferred tax assets associated with that liability
—
—
—
—
—
—
( 684 )
—
—
—
—
( 684 )
Non-controlling interest adjustment
—
—
—
—
—
—
( 1,718 )
—
—
—
1,718
—
Net loss
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
( 38,637 )
( 40,243 )
( 78,880 )
Balance at December 31, 2024
62,502
$
625
39,466
$
4
—
$
—
$
193,692
—
$
—
$
132,241
$
158,387
$
484,949
(1) The Company declared dividends per share of Class A common stock of $ 0.50 , $ 1.50 and $ 2.50 per share in 2024, 2023, and 2022, respectively.
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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Camping World Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In Thousands)
Year Ended December 31,
2024
2023
2022
Operating activities
Net (loss) income
$
( 78,880 )
$
52,929
$
337,832
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
81,190
68,643
80,304
Stock-based compensation
21,585
24,086
33,847
(Gain) loss on lease termination
( 6,813 )
( 103 )
1,614
Long-lived asset impairment
15,061
9,269
4,231
Loss (gain) on sale or disposal of assets
9,855
( 5,222 )
622
Provision for losses on accounts receivable
754
( 892 )
669
Noncash lease expense
56,685
61,045
59,647
Accretion of original debt issuance discount
2,416
2,207
2,602
Noncash interest
3,109
2,846
2,077
Deferred income taxes
( 12,946 )
( 14,208 )
56,500
Tax Receivable Agreement liability adjustment
—
( 2,442 )
( 114 )
Change in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
Receivables and contracts in transit
10,173
( 23,957 )
( 4,111 )
Inventories
228,024
200,940
( 254,319 )
Prepaid expenses and other assets
( 9,824 )
16,070
( 5,104 )
Accounts payable and other accrued expenses
( 8,908 )
287
( 42,303 )
Payment pursuant to Tax Receivable Agreement
( 13,350 )
( 10,937 )
( 11,322 )
Deferred revenues
( 3,380 )
( 6,796 )
1,451
Operating lease liabilities
( 59,150 )
( 60,033 )
( 67,097 )
CARES Act deferral of payroll taxes
—
—
( 14,706 )
Other, net
9,558
( 2,925 )
7,463
Net cash provided by operating activities
245,159
310,807
189,783
Investing activities
Purchases of property and equipment
( 90,837 )
( 131,080 )
( 154,926 )
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment
4,025
3,204
1,623
Purchases of real property
( 9,602 )
( 67,194 )
( 55,666 )
Proceeds from the sale of real property
58,153
40,785
7,352
Purchases of businesses, net of cash acquired
( 72,323 )
( 209,459 )
( 217,034 )
Proceeds from divestiture of business
19,957
—
—
Purchases of and loans to other investments
—
( 3,444 )
( 3,000 )
Purchases of intangible assets
( 143 )
( 2,218 )
( 884 )
Proceeds from sale of intangible assets
2,595
—
—
Net cash used in investing activities
$
( 88,175 )
$
( 369,406 )
$
( 422,535 )
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (continued)
(In Thousands)
Year Ended December 31,
2024
2023
2022
Financing activities
Proceeds from long-term debt
55,624
59,227
127,759
Payments on long-term debt
( 80,939 )
( 38,958 )
( 12,322 )
Net (payments) proceeds on notes payable – floor plan, net
( 217,857 )
59,280
314,061
Borrowings on revolving line of credit
43,000
—
—
Payments on revolving line of credit
( 63,885 )
—
—
Proceeds from landlord funded construction on finance leases
—
—
6,028
Payments on finance leases
( 7,485 )
( 5,497 )
( 5,977 )
Proceeds from sale-leaseback arrangement
—
—
27,951
Payments on sale-leaseback arrangement
( 198 )
( 187 )
( 132 )
Payment of debt issuance costs
( 1,123 )
( 937 )
( 3,181 )
Proceeds from issuance of Class A common stock sold in a public offering, net of underwriter discounts and commissions
333,356
—
—
Payments of stock offering costs
( 408 )
—
—
Dividends on Class A common stock
( 24,749 )
( 66,831 )
( 105,387 )
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
549
389
541
RSU shares withheld for tax
( 5,412 )
( 6,861 )
( 11,128 )
Repurchases of Class A common stock to treasury stock
—
—
( 79,757 )
Disgorgement of short-swing profits by Section 16 officer
—
—
58
Distributions to holders of LLC common units
( 18,682 )
( 31,510 )
( 162,963 )
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
11,791
( 31,885 )
95,551
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
168,775
( 90,484 )
( 137,201 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period
39,647
130,131
267,332
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period
$
208,422
$
39,647
$
130,131
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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Camping World Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2024
1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Camping World Holdings, Inc. (“CWH”) and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) and are presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). All intercompany accounts and transactions of the Company and its subsidiaries have been eliminated in consolidation.
CWH was formed on March 8, 2016 as a Delaware corporation for the purpose of facilitating an initial public offering (the “IPO”) and other related transactions in order to carry on the business of CWGS Enterprises, LLC (“CWGS, LLC”). CWGS, LLC was formed in March 2011 when it received, through contribution from its then parent company, all of the membership interests of Affinity Group Holding, LLC and FreedomRoads Holding Company, LLC (“FreedomRoads”). The IPO and related reorganization transactions that occurred on October 6, 2016 resulted in CWH as the sole managing member of CWGS, LLC, with CWH having sole voting power in and control of the management of CWGS, LLC (see Note 19 — Stockholders’ Equity). As of December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022, CWH owned 61.0 %, 52.9 % and 50.2 %, respectively, of CWGS, LLC. Accordingly, the Company consolidates the financial results of CWGS, LLC and reports a non-controlling interest in its consolidated financial statements.
The Company does not have any components of other comprehensive income recorded within its consolidated financial statements and, therefore, does not separately present a statement of comprehensive income in its consolidated financial statements.
Description of the Business
Camping World Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, is the world’s largest retailer of RVs and related products and services. As noted above, CWGS, LLC is a holding company and operates through its subsidiaries. The Company has the following two reportable segments: (i) Good Sam Services and Plans and (ii) RV and Outdoor Retail. See Note 23 – Segments Information for further information about the Company’s segments. Within the Good Sam Services and Plans segment, the Company primarily derives revenue from the sale of the following offerings: emergency roadside assistance plans; commissions on property and casualty insurance programs; travel assist programs; extended vehicle service contracts; vehicle financing and refinancing assistance; and consumer publications and directories. Within the RV and Outdoor Retail segment, the Company primarily derives revenue from the sale of new and used RVs; commissions on the finance and insurance contracts related to the sale of RVs; the sale of RV service and collision work; the sale of RV parts, accessories, and supplies; the sale of outdoor products, equipment, gear and supplies; and the sale of Good Sam Club memberships and co-branded credit cards. The Company operates a national network of RV dealerships and service centers as well as a comprehensive e-commerce platform, primarily under the Camping World brand, and markets its products and services primarily to RV and outdoor enthusiasts.
Revisions to Prior Period Consolidated Financial Statements
Subsequent to the issuance of the Company's consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company's management identified prior period misstatements related to the measurement of the realizable portion of the Company’s outside basis difference deferred tax asset in CWGS, LLC, including the associated valuation allowance. As a result, deferred tax assets, net, additional paid-in capital, and income tax benefit (expense) have been revised from the amounts previously reported as of and for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022. The misstatements affecting additional paid-in capital and income tax benefit (expense) as of and for the year ended December 31, 2021, are reflected as adjustments to additional paid-in capital and retained earnings, respectively, as of January 1, 2022. The Company evaluated
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the materiality of these errors both qualitatively and quantitatively in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 99, Materiality, and SAB No. 108, Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements When Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements, and determined the effect of these revisions was not material to the previously issued financial statements. However, correcting the cumulative error during the year ended December 31, 2024 would have been material to the current period. Therefore, the Company has revised the consolidated financial statements for the prior periods presented, including the comparative prior period amounts in the applicable notes to the consolidated financial statements. The Company will also revise previously reported financial information for such immaterial misstatements in future consolidated financial statements, as applicable. These immaterial misstatements did not impact the Company’s reportable segments, since they only related to the public holding company, CWH.
The following table presents the effect of the immaterial misstatements on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet for the period indicated:
As of December 31, 2023
($ in thousands)
As Previously Reported
Adjustment
As Revised
Deferred tax assets, net
$
157,326
$
43,768
$
201,094
Total assets
4,845,684
43,768
4,889,452
Additional paid-in capital
98,280
33,385
131,665
Retained earnings
185,244
10,383
195,627
Total stockholders' equity attributable to Camping World Holdings, Inc.
124,584
43,768
168,352
Total stockholders' equity
214,207
43,768
257,975
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
4,845,684
43,768
4,889,452
The following table presents the effect of the immaterial misstatements on the consolidated statements of operations for the periods indicated:
Year Ended December 31, 2023
Year Ended December 31, 2022
($ in thousands except per share amounts)
As Previously Reported
Adjustment
As Revised
As Previously Reported
Adjustment
As Revised
Income tax benefit (expense)
$
1,199
$
2,328
$
3,527
$
( 99,084 )
$
( 13,199 )
$
( 112,283 )
Net income
50,601
2,328
52,929
351,031
( 13,199 )
337,832
Net income attributable to Camping World Holdings, Inc.
31,044
2,328
33,372
136,947
( 13,199 )
123,748
Earnings per share of Class A common stock:
Basic
$
0.70
$
0.05
$
0.75
$
3.23
$
( 0.31 )
$
2.92
Diluted
$
0.55
$
0.02
$
0.57
$
3.22
$
( 0.31 )
$
2.91
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The following table presents the effect of the immaterial misstatements on the consolidated statements of stockholders’ equity for the periods indicated:
Additional Paid-In Capital
Retained Earnings
Total Stockholders' Equity
($ in thousands)
As Previously Reported
Adjustment
As Revised
As Previously Reported
Adjustment
As Revised
As Previously Reported
Adjustment
As Revised
Balance at January 1, 2022
$
98,113
$
( 551 )
$
97,562
$
189,471
$
21,254
$
210,725
$
233,894
$
20,703
$
254,597
Stock-based compensation
13,897
—
13,897
—
—
—
30,727
—
30,727
Exercise of stock options
( 349 )
—
( 349 )
—
—
—
541
—
541
Non-controlling interest adjustment for capital contribution of proceeds from the exercise of stock options
( 245 )
—
( 245 )
—
—
—
—
—
—
Vesting of restricted stock units
( 35,831 )
—
( 35,831 )
—
—
—
209
—
209
Repurchases of Class A common stock for withholding taxes on vested RSUs
2,371
—
2,371
—
—
—
( 11,128 )
—
( 11,128 )
Repurchases of Class A common stock to treasury stock
27,561
—
27,561
—
—
—
( 89,970 )
—
( 89,970 )
Redemption of LLC common units for Class A common stock
424
41,420
41,844
—
—
—
380
41,420
41,800
Disgorgement of short-swing profits by Section 16 officer
58
—
58
—
—
—
58
—
58
Distributions to holders of LLC common units
—
—
—
—
—
—
( 162,963 )
—
( 162,963 )
Dividends
—
—
—
( 105,387 )
—
( 105,387 )
( 105,387 )
—
( 105,387 )
Establishment of liabilities under the Tax Receivable Agreement and related changes to deferred tax assets associated with that liability
294
—
294
—
—
—
294
—
294
Non-controlling interest adjustment
( 242 )
—
( 242 )
—
—
—
—
—
—
Net income
—
—
—
136,947
( 13,199 )
123,748
351,031
( 13,199 )
337,832
Balance at December 31, 2022
$
106,051
$
40,869
$
146,920
$
221,031
$
8,055
$
229,086
$
247,686
$
48,924
$
296,610
Stock-based compensation
9,458
—
9,458
—
—
—
20,849
—
20,849
Exercise of stock options
( 238 )
—
( 238 )
—
—
—
389
—
389
Non-controlling interest adjustment for capital contribution of proceeds from the exercise of stock options
( 485 )
—
( 485 )
—
—
—
( 324 )
—
( 324 )
Vesting of restricted stock units
( 25,080 )
—
( 25,080 )
—
—
—
438
—
438
Repurchases of Class A common stock for withholding taxes on vested RSUs
3,016
—
3,016
—
—
—
( 6,861 )
—
( 6,861 )
Redemption of LLC common units for Class A common stock
8,653
( 7,484 )
1,169
—
—
—
3,934
( 7,484 )
( 3,550 )
Distributions to holders of LLC common units
—
—
—
—
—
—
( 31,510 )
—
( 31,510 )
Dividends
—
—
—
( 66,831 )
—
( 66,831 )
( 66,831 )
—
( 66,831 )
Establishment of liabilities under the Tax Receivable Agreement and related changes to deferred tax assets associated with that liability
( 4,164 )
—
( 4,164 )
—
—
—
( 4,164 )
—
( 4,164 )
Non-controlling interest adjustment
1,069
—
1,069
—
—
—
—
—
—
Net income
—
—
—
31,044
2,328
33,372
50,601
2,328
52,929
Balance at December 31, 2023
$
98,280
$
33,385
$
131,665
$
185,244
$
10,383
$
195,627
$
214,207
$
43,768
$
257,975
The following table presents the effect of the immaterial misstatements on the consolidated statements of cash flows for the periods indicated. These immaterial misstatements resulted in no change in net cash provided from operating activities for the periods indicated:
Year Ended December 31, 2023
Year Ended December 31, 2022
($ in thousands)
As Previously Reported
Adjustment
As Revised
As Previously Reported
Adjustment
As Revised
Net income
$
50,601
$
2,328
$
52,929
$
351,031
$
( 13,199 )
$
337,832
Deferred income taxes
( 11,880 )
( 2,328 )
( 14,208 )
43,301
13,199
56,500
Use of Estimates
The preparation of these consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP 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 consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from those estimates. In preparing these consolidated financial statements, management has made its best estimates and judgments of certain amounts included in the consolidated financial statements, giving due consideration to
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materiality. The Company bases its estimates and judgments on historical experience and other assumptions that management believes are reasonable. However, application of these accounting policies involves the exercise of judgment and use of assumptions as to future uncertainties and, as a result, actual results could differ materially from these estimates. The Company periodically evaluates estimates and assumptions used in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements and makes changes on a prospective basis when adjustments are necessary. Significant estimates made in the accompanying consolidated financial statements include certain assumptions related to accounts receivable, inventory, goodwill, intangible assets, long-lived assets, long-lived asset impairments, program cancellation reserves, chargebacks, accruals related to estimated tax liabilities, product return reserves, and other liabilities.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all short-term, highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity date of three months or less to be cash equivalents. The carrying amount approximates fair value because of the short-term maturity of these instruments. Outstanding checks that are in excess of the cash balances at certain banks are included in accrued liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets, and changes in the amounts are reflected in operating cash flows in the accompanying consolidated statement of cash flows.
Contracts in Transit, Accounts Receivable and Current Expected Credit Losses
Contracts in transit consist of amounts due from non-affiliated financing institutions on retail finance contracts from vehicle sales for the portion of the vehicle sales price financed by the Company’s customers. These retail installment sales contracts are typically funded within ten days of the initial approval of the retail installment sales contract by the third-party lender.
Accounts receivable are stated at realizable value, net of an allowance for credit losses. Accounts receivable balances due in excess of one year were $ 7.4 million at December 31, 2024 and $ 8.8 million at December 31, 2023, which are included in other assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
The allowance for credit losses is based on management’s assessment of the collectability of its customer accounts. The Company regularly reviews the composition of the accounts receivable aging, historical bad debts, changes in payment patterns, customer creditworthiness, current economic trends, and reasonable and supportable forecasts about the future. Relevant risk characteristics include customer size and historical loss patterns. Management has evaluated the expected credit losses related to contracts in transit and determined that no allowance for credit losses was required at December 31, 2024 and 2023. Management additionally has evaluated the expected credit losses related to accounts receivable and determined that allowances for credit losses of approximately $ 2.7 million as of December 31, 2024 and $ 3.0 million as of December 31, 2023 were required.
The following table details the changes in the allowance for credit losses relating to current receivables (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31,
2024
2023
Allowance for credit losses:
Balance, beginning of period
$
2,978
$
4,222
Charged to bad debt expense
754
( 954 )
Deductions (1)
( 984 )
( 290 )
Balance, end of period
$
2,748
$
2,978
(1) These amounts primarily relate to the write off of uncollectable accounts after collection efforts have been exhausted.
Concentration of Credit Risk
The Company’s most significant industry concentration of credit risk is with financial institutions from which the Company has recorded receivables and contracts in transit. These financial institutions provide financing to the Company’s customers for the purchase of a vehicle in the normal course of business. These
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receivables are short-term in nature and are from various financial institutions located throughout the United States.
The Company has cash deposited in various financial institutions that is in excess of the insurance limits provided by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The amount in excess of FDIC limits at December 31, 2024 and 2023 was approximately $ 231.5 million and $ 47.4 million, respectively.
The Company is potentially subject to concentrations of credit risk in accounts receivable. Concentrations of credit risk with respect to accounts receivable are limited due to the large number of customers and their geographic dispersion.
Inventories
New and used RV inventories consist primarily of new and used recreational vehicles held for sale valued using the specific-identification method and valued at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Cost includes purchase costs, reconditioning costs, dealer-installed accessories, freight, and rebates. For vehicles accepted in trades, the cost is the fair value of such used vehicles at the time of the trade-in plus reconditioning costs. Products, parts, accessories, and other inventories primarily consist of installable parts, as well as retail travel and leisure specialty merchandise and are stated at lower of cost, including freight and rebates, or net realizable value using the first in, first out method. Prior to the divestiture of the RV and Outdoor Retail segment’s RV furniture business in May 2024 (see Note 6 — Assets Held for Sale and Business Divestiture for further details), a portion of the products, parts, accessories and other inventory included capitalized labor relating to assembly.
Assets Held for Sale
The Company continually evaluates its portfolio for non-strategic assets and classifies assets and liabilities to be sold (“Disposal Group”) as held for sale in the period in which all specified GAAP criteria are met. Upon determining that a Disposal Group meets the criteria to be classified as held for sale, but does not meet the criteria for discontinued operations, the Company reports the assets and liabilities of the Disposal Group, if material, as separate line items on the consolidated balance sheets and ceases to record depreciation and amortization relating to the Disposal Group.
The Company initially measures a Disposal Group that is classified as held for sale at the lower of its carrying value or fair value less any costs to sell. Any loss resulting from this measurement is recognized in the period in which the held for sale criteria are met. Conversely, gains are not recognized on the sale of a Disposal Group until the date of sale. The estimated fair value for Disposal Groups comprised of properties are typically based on appraisals and/or offers from prospective buyers.
Property and Equipment, net
Property and equipment is recorded at historical cost, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization, and, if applicable, impairment charges. Depreciation of property and equipment is provided using the straight-line method over the following estimated useful lives of the assets:
Years
Building and improvements
40
Leasehold improvements
3 - 40
Furniture, fixtures and equipment
3 - 12
Software
3 - 5
Leasehold improvements are amortized over the useful lives of the assets or the remaining term of the respective lease, whichever is shorter.
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Leases
Leases are recorded in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 842, Leases (“ASC 842”) (see Note 11 — Lease Obligations). The Company leases property and equipment throughout the United States primarily under finance and operating leases. For leases with initial lease terms at commencement that are greater than 12 months, the Company records the related asset and obligation at the present value of lease payments over the term. Many of the Company’s leases include rental escalation clauses, renewal options and/or termination options that are factored into the determination of lease payments when appropriate. The Company aggregates non-lease components with the related lease components when evaluating the accounting treatment for property, equipment, and billboard leases.
Many of the Company’s lease agreements include fixed rental payments. Certain of its lease agreements include fixed rental payments that are adjusted periodically for changes in the Consumer Price Index (“CPI”). Payments based on a change in an index or a rate, rather than a specified index or rate, are not considered in the determination of lease payments for purposes of measuring the related lease liability. While lease liabilities are not remeasured as a result of changes to the CPI, changes to the CPI are typically treated as variable lease payments and recognized in the period in which the obligation for those payments is incurred. Common area maintenance, property tax, and insurance associated with triple net leases, as well as payments based on revenue generated at certain leased locations, are included in variable lease costs, but are not included in the measurement of the lease liability.
Most of the Company’s real estate leases include one or more options to renew , with renewal terms that can extend the lease term from one to five years or more. The exercise of lease renewal options is at the Company’s sole discretion. If it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise such options, the periods covered by such options are included in the lease term and are recognized as part of the operating lease assets and operating lease liabilities. The depreciable life of assets and leasehold improvements are limited to the shorter of the lease term or useful life if there is a transfer of title or purchase option reasonably certain of exercise.
The Company cannot readily determine the rate implicit in its leases. Therefore, the Company must estimate its incremental borrowing rate to discount the lease payments based on information available at lease commencement. The Company estimates its incremental borrowing rate using a yield curve based on the credit rating of its collateralized debt and maturities that are commensurate with the lease term at the applicable commencement or remeasurement date.
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
Goodwill is evaluated for impairment on an annual basis as of the beginning of the fourth quarter, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the Company’s goodwill might be impaired. The Company has the option to assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If the Company determines it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount or the Company elects to not perform a qualitative analysis, then it is required to perform a quantitative impairment test by calculating the fair value of the reporting unit and comparing the fair value with the carrying amount of the reporting unit. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, then the Company records an impairment of goodwill equal to the amount that the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value. (see Note 8 – Goodwill and Intangible Assets). Finite-lived intangibles are recorded at cost, net of accumulated amortization and, if applicable, impairment charges.
Long-Lived Assets
Long lived assets are included in property and equipment, which also includes capitalized software costs to be held and used. For the Company’s major software systems, such as its accounting and membership systems, its capitalized costs may include some internal or external costs to configure, install and test the software during the application development stage. The Company does not capitalize preliminary project costs, nor does it capitalize training, data conversion costs, maintenance or post development stage costs. The Company’s long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances
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indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. The Company’s long-lived asset groups exist predominantly at the individual location level and the associated impairment analysis involves the comparison of an asset group’s estimated future undiscounted cash flows over its remaining useful life to its respective carrying value, which primarily includes furniture, equipment, leasehold improvements, and operating lease assets. For long-lived asset groups identified with carrying values not recoverable by future undiscounted cash flows, impairment charges are recognized to the extent the sum of the discounted future cash flows from the use of the asset group is less than the carrying value. The impairment charge is allocated to the individual long-lived assets within an asset group; however, an individual long-lived asset is not impaired below its individual fair value, if readily determinable. The measurement of any impairment loss includes estimation of the fair value of the asset group’s respective operating lease assets, which includes estimates of market rental rates based on comparable lease transactions.
Long-Term Debt
The fair value of the Company’s long-term debt is estimated based on the quoted market prices for the same or similar issues or on the current rates offered for debt of the same or similar remaining maturities.
Revenue Recognition
Revenues are recognized by the Company when control of the promised goods or services is transferred to its customers in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. Sales and other taxes collected from the customer concurrent with revenue-producing activities are excluded from revenue. Incidental items that are immaterial in the context of the contract are recognized as expense. The Company’s contracts with customers may include multiple performance obligations. For such arrangements, the Company allocates revenue to each performance obligation based on its relative stand-alone selling price. The Company generally determines stand-alone selling prices based on the prices charged to customers or using the adjusted market assessment approach. The Company presents disaggregated revenue on its consolidated statements of operations.
The Company does not adjust the promised amount of consideration for the effects of a significant financing component if the Company expects, at contract inception, that the period of time between payment and transfer of the promised goods or services will be one year or less. The Company expenses sales commissions when incurred in cases where the amortization period of those otherwise capitalized sales commissions would have been one year or less. The Company does not disclose the value of unsatisfied performance obligations for revenue streams for (i) contracts with an original expected length of one year or less and (ii) contracts for which the Company recognizes revenue at the amount to which it has the right to invoice for services performed. The Company accounts for shipping and handling as activities to fulfill the promise to transfer the good to the customer and does not evaluate whether shipping and handling is a separate performance obligation.
Good Sam Services and Plans
Good Sam Services and Plans revenue consists primarily of revenue from publications and marketing fees from various consumer services and plans. Roadside Assistance (“RA”) revenues are deferred and recognized over the contractual life of the membership. RA claim expenses are recognized when incurred. Marketing fees for finance, insurance, extended service and other similar products are recognized as variable consideration, net of estimated cancellations, if applicable, when a product contract payment has been received or financing has been arranged. These marketing fees are recorded net as the Company acts as an agent in the transaction. The related estimate for cancellations on the marketing fees for multi-year finance and insurance products utilize actuarial analysis to estimate the exposure. Promotional expenses consist primarily of direct mail advertising expenses and renewal expenses and are expensed at the time related materials are mailed. Newsstand sales of publications and related expenses are recorded as variable consideration at the time of delivery, net of estimated returns. Subscription sales of publications are reflected in income over the lives of the subscriptions. The related selling expenses are expensed as incurred. Advertising revenues and related expenses are recorded at the time of delivery.
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New and Used Vehicles
RV vehicle revenue consists of sales of new and used recreational vehicles, sales of RV parts and services, and commissions on the related finance and insurance contracts. Revenue from the sale of recreational vehicles is recognized upon completion of the sale to the customer. Conditions to completing a sale include having an agreement with the customer, including pricing, whereby the sales price must be reasonably expected to be collected and having control transferred to the customer.
Products, Service and Other
Revenue from RV-related parts, service and other products sales is recognized over time as work is completed, and when parts or other products are delivered to the Company’s customers. For service and parts revenues recorded over time, the Company utilizes a method that considers total costs incurred to date and the applicable margin in relation to total expected efforts to complete our performance obligation in order to determine the appropriate amount of revenue to recognize over time.
The remaining RV and Outdoor retail revenue consists of sales of products, service and other, including RV accessories and supplies; outdoor products, equipment, gear and supplies; and, prior to the divestiture of RV and Outdoor Retail segment’s RV furniture business in May 2024 (see Note 6 — Assets Held for Sale and Business Divestiture for further details), the distribution of RV furniture. Revenue from products, service and other is recognized over time as work is completed, and when parts or other products are delivered to the Company’s customers. E-commerce sales are recognized when the product is shipped and recorded as variable consideration, which is net of anticipated merchandise returns that reduce revenue and cost of sales in the period that the related sales are recorded.
When points are awarded to customers under the Good Sam Club program for purchases of products or services, a portion of the product or service revenue is allocated to the points liability based on the relative standalone selling price of the points, net of estimated breakage. The resulting point liability is deferred until the revenue is recognized (i) when the points are redeemed by the customer as a reduction of the purchase price of future purchases of the Company’s products or services or (ii) when the point liability is adjusted to reflect changes in breakage estimates. Points generally expire twelve months after the date that they are credited to a customer’s account.
Finance and Insurance, net
Finance and insurance revenue is recorded net, since the Company is acting as an agent in the transaction, and is recognized when a finance and insurance product contract payment has been received or financing has been arranged. The proceeds the Company receives for arranging financing contracts, selling extended service contracts, and selling other insurance products, are subject to chargebacks if the customer terminates the respective contract earlier than a stated period. In the case of insurance products and extended service contracts, the stated period typically extends from one to seven years with the refundable revenue declining over the contract term. These proceeds are recorded as variable consideration, net of estimated chargebacks. Chargebacks are estimated based on ultimate future cancellation rates by product type and year sold using a combination of actuarial methods and leveraging the Company’s historical experience from the past ten years , adjusted for new consumer trends. The chargeback liabilities included in the estimate of variable consideration totaled $ 65.4 million and $ 68.2 million as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, which are recorded as part of other current liabilities and other long-term liabilities on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.
Good Sam Club
Good Sam Club revenue consists of revenue from club membership fees and royalty fees from co-branded credit cards. Membership revenue is generated from annual, multiyear and lifetime memberships. The revenue and expenses associated with these memberships are deferred and amortized over the membership period. Unearned revenue and profit are subject to revisions as the membership progresses to completion. Revisions to membership period estimates would change the amount of income and expense amortized in future accounting periods. For lifetime memberships, an 18-year period is used, which is the actuarially
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determined estimated fulfillment period. Royalty revenue is earned under the terms of an arrangement with a third-party credit card provider based on a percentage of the Company’s co-branded credit card portfolio retail spending with such third-party credit card provider and for acquiring new cardholders.
When points are awarded to cardholders under the co-branded credit card program relating to sign-up or card activity, a portion of the revenue from the third-party credit card provider is allocated to the points liability based on the relative standalone selling price of the points, net of estimated breakage. The resulting point liability is deferred until the revenue is recognized (i) when the points are redeemed by the cardholder as a reduction of the purchase price of future purchases of the Company’s products or services, (ii) as a credit to their credit card balance, (iii) or when the point liability is adjusted to reflect changes in breakage estimates. Points generally expire twelve months after the date that they are credited to a customer’s account.
Advertising Expenses
Advertising expenses are expensed as incurred. Advertising expenses for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 were $ 127.0 million, $ 101.1 million and $ 150.7 million, respectively. Advertising expenses relating to RV and Outdoor Retail segment were included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations. Advertising expenses relating to the Good Sam Services and Plans segment were included in costs applicable to revenues in the consolidated statements of operations, since, by the nature of those revenue streams, they are integral to the generation of those revenues.
Vendor Allowances
As a component of the Company’s consolidated procurement program, the Company frequently enters into contracts with vendors that provide for payments of rebates or other allowances. These vendor payments are reflected in the carrying value of the inventory when earned or as progress is made toward earning the rebate or allowance and as a component of cost of sales as the inventory is sold. Certain of these vendor contracts provide for rebates and other allowances that are contingent upon the Company meeting specified performance measures such as a cumulative level of purchases over a specified period of time. Such contingent rebates and other allowances are given accounting recognition at the point at which achievement of the specified performance measures are deemed to be probable and reasonably estimable.
Shipping and Handling Fees and Costs
The Company reports shipping and handling costs billed to customers as a component of revenues, and related costs are reported as a component of costs applicable to revenues. For the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022, $ 2.9 million, $ 4.4 million, and $ 7.2 million of shipping and handling fees, respectively, were included in the RV and Outdoor Retail segment as revenue.
Income Taxes
The Company recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities based on the asset and liability method, which requires an adjustment to the deferred tax asset or liability to reflect income tax rates currently in effect. When income tax rates increase or decrease, a corresponding adjustment to income tax expense is recorded by applying the rate change to the cumulative temporary differences. The Company recognizes the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position in accordance with accounting guidance on accounting for uncertainty in income taxes. The Company classifies interest and penalties relating to income taxes as income tax expense. See Note 12 — Income Taxes for additional information.
Seasonality
The Company has experienced, and expects to continue to experience, variability in revenue, net income, and cash flows as a result of annual seasonality in its business. Because RVs are used primarily by vacationers and campers, demand for services, protection plans, products, and resources generally declines during the winter season, while sales and profits are generally highest during the spring and summer months. In addition, unusually severe weather conditions in some geographic areas may impact demand.
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The Company generates a disproportionately higher amount of its annual revenue in its second and third fiscal quarters, which include the spring and summer months. The Company incurs additional expenses in the second and third fiscal quarters due to higher sale volumes, increased staffing in its store locations and program costs. If, for any reason, the Company miscalculates the demand for its products or its product mix during the second and third fiscal quarters, its sales in these quarters could decline, resulting in higher labor costs as a percentage of gross profit, lower margins and excess inventory, which could cause the Company’s annual results of operations to suffer and its stock price to decline.
Additionally, selling, general, and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses as a percentage of gross profit tend to be higher in the first and fourth quarters due to the seasonality of the Company’s business.
Due to the Company’s seasonality, the possible adverse impact from other risks associated with its business, including atypical weather, consumer spending levels and general business conditions, is potentially greater if any such risks occur during the Company’s peak sales seasons.
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In March 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-01, Leases (Topic 842): Common Control Arrangements. For public companies, this standard requires the amortization of leasehold improvements associated with common control leases over the useful life to the common control group. The standard is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2023, with early adoption permitted. The Company’s adoption of the provisions of this ASU as of January 1, 2024 did not materially impact the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In August 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-05, Business Combinations―Joint Venture Formations (Subtopic 805-60): Recognition and Initial Measurement. This ASU requires joint ventures to recognize a new basis of accounting for contributed net assets as of the formation date, to measure the contributed identifiable net assets at fair value on the formation date using the business combination guidance in ASC 805-20 (with certain exceptions) regardless of whether an investor contributes a business, to measure the net assets’ fair value based on 100% of the joint venture’s equity immediately following formation, to record goodwill (or an equity adjustment, if negative) for the difference between the fair value of the joint venture’s equity and its net assets and to provide disclosures about the nature and financial effect of the formation transaction. The standard is effective prospectively for all joint venture formations with a formation date on or after January 1, 2025, with early adoption permitted. Additionally, for joint ventures that were formed before January 1, 2025, the Company may elect to apply the standard retrospectively. The Company’s early adoption of the provisions of this ASU as of January 1, 2024 did not materially impact the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures. This ASU requires public entities to disclose significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker (CODM) and included within each reported measure of segment profit or loss. The title and position of the CODM must be disclosed with an explanation of how the CODM uses the reported measure(s) of segment profit or loss in assessing segment performance and deciding how to allocate resources. If the CODM uses more than one measure of a segment’s profit or loss in assessing segment performance, and deciding how to allocate resources, an entity may report one or more of those additional measures of segment profit. Additionally, public entities must disclose an amount for “other segment items” by reportable segment representing the difference between segment revenue less the significant expenses disclosed and each reported measure of segment profit or loss, and a description of its composition. Moreover, all annual disclosures about a reportable segment's profit or loss and assets are to be presented in interim periods. The standard should be applied retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the financial statements. Upon transition, the segment expense categories and amounts disclosed in the prior periods should be based on the significant expense categories identified and disclosed in the period of adoption. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023 and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted the provisions of this ASU as of January 1, 2024, with respect to the annual disclosures beginning with the year ended December 31, 2024 and interim disclosures beginning with the three months ending March 31, 2025, including
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the presentation of the comparable prior periods. The adoption of this ASU resulted in additional segment reporting disclosures and did not otherwise have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. This ASU requires that public business entities on an annual basis disclose (1) consistent categories and greater disaggregation of information in the rate reconciliation, and (2) income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdiction. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. The Company expects that the adoption of this ASU will impact certain of its income tax disclosures and will not otherwise have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement―Reporting Comprehensive Income―Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses. This ASU requires that at each interim and annual reporting period entities present a new tabular disclosure in the notes to the financial statements, presenting disaggregation of the amounts of purchases of inventory, employee compensation, depreciation, intangible asset amortization and depletion. Furthermore, the ASU requires entities to include certain amounts that are already required to be disclosed under GAAP in the same disclosure as other disaggregation requirements and disclose a qualitative description of the amounts remaining in relevant expense captions that are not separately disaggregated quantitatively. Additionally, entities are required to disclose the total amount of selling expenses and, in annual reporting period, an entity’s definition of selling expenses. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026 and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of the provisions of the ASU will have on its consolidated financial statements.
2. Revenue
Contract Assets and Capitalized Costs to Acquire a Contract
As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, contract assets of $ 10.0 million and $ 16.1 million, respectively, related to RV service revenues were included in accounts receivable in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company had capitalized costs to acquire a contract consisting of $ 4.4 million and $ 4.5 million, respectively, from the deferral of sales commissions expenses relating to multi-year consumer services and plans and the recording of such expenses over the same period as the recognition of the related revenues.
Deferred Revenues
The Company records deferred revenues when cash payments are received or due in advance of the Company’s performance, net of estimated refunds that are presented separately as a component of accrued liabilities. For the year ended December 31, 2024, $ 90.3 million of revenues recognized were included in the deferred revenues balance at the beginning of the period. For the year ended December 31, 2023, $ 92.6 million of revenues recognized were included in the deferred revenues balance at the beginning of the period.
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As of December 31, 2024, the Company had unsatisfied performance obligations primarily relating to plans for its roadside assistance, Good Sam Club memberships, Good Sam Club loyalty program, Coast to Coast memberships, the annual campground guide, and magazine publication revenue streams. The total unsatisfied performance obligations for these revenue streams at December 31, 2024 and the periods during which the Company expects to recognize the amounts as revenue are presented as follows (in thousands):
As of
December 31, 2024
2025
$
92,124
2026
31,678
2027
16,911
2028
8,453
2029
4,174
Thereafter
2,426
Total
$
155,766
The Company’s payment terms vary by the type and location of its customer and the products or services offered. The term between invoicing and when payment is due is not significant. For certain products or services and customer types, the Company requires payment before the products or services are delivered to the customer.
3. Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivable consisted of the following at December 31, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands):
December 31,
December 31,
2024
2023
Good Sam Services and Plans
$
14,373
$
17,589
RV and Outdoor Retail
New and used vehicles
2,310
2,830
Parts, service and other
34,210
35,748
Trade accounts receivable
38,313
27,773
Due from manufacturers
22,008
37,190
Other
11,946
9,365
Corporate
—
553
123,160
131,048
Allowance for credit losses
( 2,748 )
( 2,978 )
$
120,412
$
128,070
As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company had Good Sam Services and Plans receivables that were expected to be collected after one year of $ 7.4 million and $ 8.8 million, respectively, which were included in other assets in the consolidated balance sheets.
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4. Inventories and Floor Plan Payables
Inventories consisted of the following at December 31, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands):
December 31,
December 31,
2024
2023
Good Sam services and plans
$
263
$
452
New RVs
1,241,533
1,378,403
Used RVs
413,546
464,833
Products, parts, accessories and other
166,495
199,261
$
1,821,837
$
2,042,949
Substantially all of the Company’s new RV inventory and certain of its used RV inventory, included in the RV and Outdoor Retail segment, is financed by a floor plan credit agreement with a syndication of banks (“Floor Plan Lenders”). The borrowings under the floor plan credit agreement are collateralized by substantially all of the assets of FreedomRoads, LLC (“FR”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of FreedomRoads, which operates the RV dealerships. The floor plan borrowings are tied to specific vehicles and principal is due upon the sale of the related vehicle or upon reaching certain aging criteria.
As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, FR maintained floor plan financing through the Eighth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (as amended from time to time, the “Floor Plan Facility”) entered into in September 2021. The Floor Plan Facility at December 31, 2024 allowed FR to borrow (a) up to $ 1.85 billion under a floor plan facility of which 30 % may be used to finance used RV inventory, (b) up to $ 30.0 million under a letter of credit facility and (c) up to a maximum amount outstanding of $ 70.0 million under the revolving line of credit.
The Floor Plan Facility also includes an accordion feature allowing FR, at its option, to request to increase the aggregate amount of the floor plan notes payable in $ 50.0 million increments up to a maximum amount of $ 300.0 million. The Floor Plan Lenders are not under any obligation to provide commitments in respect of any future increase under the accordion feature.
As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the applicable interest rate for the floor plan notes payable under the Floor Plan Facility was 6.72 % and 7.28 %, respectively. As of December 31, 2024, under the Floor Plan Facility, at the Company’s option, the floor plan notes payable, and borrowings for letters of credit, in each case, bear interest at a rate per annum equal to (a) the floating Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”), plus a SOFR adjustment of 0.11 %, plus the applicable rate of 1.90 % to 2.50 % determined based on FR’s consolidated current ratio, or, (b) the base rate (as described below) plus the applicable rate of 0.40 % to 1.00 % determined based on FR’s consolidated current ratio.
The outstanding balance of the revolving line of credit under the Floor Plan Facility was paid off in November 2024 and there was no balance outstanding as of December 31, 2024. As of December 31, 2023, the applicable interest rate for revolving line of credit borrowings under the Floor Plan Facility was 7.63 %. As of December 31, 2024, under the Floor Plan Facility, revolving line of credit borrowings bear interest at a rate per annum equal to, at the Company’s option, either: (a) a floating SOFR rate, plus a SOFR adjustment of 0.11 %, plus 2.25 %, in the case of floating SOFR rate loans, or (b) a base rate determined by reference to the greatest of: (i) the federal funds rate plus 0.50 % or (ii) the prime rate published by Bank of America, N.A., plus 0.75 %, in the case of base rate loans. Additionally, under the Floor Plan Facility, the revolving line of credit borrowings are subject to a borrowing base calculation, which did not limit the borrowing capacity at December 31, 2024 and 2023.
The Floor Plan Facility includes a flooring line aggregate interest reduction (“FLAIR”) offset account that allows the Company to transfer cash to the Floor Plan Lenders as an offset to the payables under the Floor
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Plan Facility. These transfers reduce the amount of liability outstanding under the floor plan borrowings that would otherwise accrue interest, while retaining the ability to withdraw amounts from the FLAIR offset account subject to the financial covenants under the Floor Plan Facility. As a result of using the FLAIR offset account, the Company experiences a reduction in floor plan interest expense in its consolidated statements of operations. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, FR had $ 79.5 million and $ 145.0 million, respectively, in the FLAIR offset account. The maximum FLAIR percentage of outstanding floor plan borrowings is 35 % under the Floor Plan Facility. The FLAIR offset account does not reduce the outstanding amount of loans under the Floor Plan Facility for purposes of determining the unencumbered borrowing capacity under the Floor Plan Facility.
Management has determined that the credit agreement governing the Floor Plan Facility includes subjective acceleration clauses, which could impact debt classification. Management believes that no events have occurred at December 31, 2024 that would trigger a subjective acceleration clause. Additionally, the credit agreement governing the Floor Plan Facility contains certain financial covenants. FR was in compliance with all financial debt covenants at December 31, 2024 and 2023.
In February 2025, FR entered into an amendment to the Floor Plan Facility (the “Floor Plan Amendment”), which (a) increased the commitment for floor plan borrowings by $ 300.0 million to $ 2.15 billion, (b) increased the commitment for the letter of credit facility by $ 15.0 million to $ 45.0 million, and (c) extended the maturity date from September 30, 2026 to the earlier of, if applicable, (i) February 18, 2030 or (ii) March 5, 2028, if the Company’s Term Loan Facility (as defined and discussed in Note 10 — Long-Term Debt) has not been repaid, refinanced, or defeased and the maturity has not been extended by at least 180 days after February 18, 2030.
The following table details the outstanding amounts and available borrowings under the Floor Plan Facility as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 (in thousands):
December 31,
December 31,
2024
2023
Floor Plan Facility:
Notes payable — floor plan:
Total commitment
$
1,850,000
$
1,850,000
Less: borrowings, net of FLAIR offset account
( 1,161,713 )
( 1,371,145 )
Less: FLAIR offset account (1)
( 79,472 )
( 145,047 )
Additional borrowing capacity
608,815
333,808
Less: short-term payable for sold inventory (2)
( 33,152 )
( 41,577 )
Less: purchase commitments (3)
( 9,340 )
( 27,420 )
Unencumbered borrowing capacity
$
566,323
$
264,811
Revolving line of credit
$
70,000
$
70,000
Less: borrowings
-
( 20,885 )
Additional borrowing capacity
$
70,000
$
49,115
Letters of credit:
Total commitment
$
30,000
$
30,000
Less: outstanding letters of credit
( 14,300 )
( 12,300 )
Additional letters of credit capacity
$
15,700
$
17,700
(1) Flooring line aggregate interest reduction (“FLAIR”) offset account that allows the Company to transfer cash to the Floor Plan Lenders as offset to the payables under the Floor Plan Facility. The FLAIR offset account does not reduce the outstanding amount of loans under the Floor Plan Facility for purposes of determining the unencumbered borrowing capacity under the Floor Plan Facility.
(2) The short-term payable represents the amount due for sold inventory. A payment for any floor plan units sold is due within three to ten business days of sale. Due to the short term nature of these payables, the Company reclassifies the amounts from notes payable‒floor plan, net to accounts payable in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Changes in the vehicle floor plan payable are reported as cash flows from financing activities in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
(3) Purchase commitments represent vehicles approved for floor plan financing where the inventory has not yet been received by the Company from the supplier and no floor plan borrowing is outstanding.
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The following table rolls forward the Company's outstanding supplier finance program obligations confirmed as valid under its Floor Plan Facility for the year ended December 31, 2024 (in thousands):
Year Ended
December 31, 2024
Notes payable - floor plan, net, beginning of year
$
1,371,145
Add: FLAIR offset account, beginning of year
145,047
Add: short-term payable for sold inventory, beginning of year
41,577
Confirmed obligations outstanding, beginning of year
1,557,769
Add: new obligations confirmed during the period
2,292,615
Less: confirmed obligations paid during the period
( 2,576,047 )
Confirmed obligations outstanding, end of period
1,274,337
Less: FLAIR offset account, end of period
( 79,472 )
Less: short-term payable for sold inventory, end of period
( 33,152 )
Notes payable - floor plan, net, end of period
$
1,161,713
5. Restructuring and Long-Lived Asset Impairment
Restructuring – 2019 Strategic Shift
On September 3, 2019, the Board of Directors of CWH approved a plan (the “2019 Strategic Shift”) to strategically shift its business away from locations where the Company does not have the ability or where it is not feasible to sell and/or service RVs at a sufficient capacity (the “Outdoor Lifestyle Locations”). Of the Outdoor Lifestyle Locations in the RV and Outdoor Retail segment operating at September 3, 2019, the Company has closed or divested 39 Outdoor Lifestyle Locations, two distribution centers, and 20 specialty retail locations relating to the 2019 Strategic Shift. As of December 31, 2020, the Company had completed the store closures and divestitures relating to the 2019 Strategic Shift. During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company completed its analysis of its retail product offerings that were not RV-related.
As of December 31, 2021, the activities under the 2019 Strategic Shift were completed with the exception of certain lease termination costs and other associated costs relating to the leases of previously closed locations under the 2019 Strategic Shift. The process of identifying subtenants and negotiating lease terminations has been delayed, which initially was in part due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The timing of these negotiations will vary as both subleases and terminations are contingent on landlord approvals. The Company expects that the ongoing lease-related costs relating to the 2019 Strategic Shift, net of associated sublease income, will be less than $ 3.5 million per year.
As of December 31, 2024, the Company had incurred total restructuring costs associated with the 2019 Strategic Shift of $ 128.0 million. The breakdown of these costs is as follows:
● one-time employee termination benefits relating to retail store or distribution center closures/divestitures of $ 1.2 million;
● lease termination costs of $ 23.1 million;
● incremental inventory reserve charges of $ 57.4 million; and
● other associated costs of $ 46.3 million.
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The following table details the costs incurred associated with the 2019 Strategic Shift for the periods presented (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31,
2024
2023
2022
2019 Strategic Shift restructuring costs:
Lease termination costs (1)
( 1,575 )
—
1,316
Other associated costs (2)
3,368
3,965
7,026
Total 2019 Strategic Shift restructuring costs
$
1,793
$
3,965
$
8,342
(1) These costs were included in lease termination charges in the consolidated statements of operations. This reflects termination fees paid, net of any gain from derecognition of the related operating lease assets and liabilities.
(2) Other associated costs primarily represent lease and other operating expenses incurred during the post-close wind-down period for the locations related to the 2019 Strategic Shift. For the years ended December 31, 2024 , 2023 and 2022, these costs were included in selling, general, and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations.
The following table details changes in the restructuring accrual associated with the 2019 Strategic Shift (in thousands):
Lease
Other
Termination
Associated
Costs (1)
Costs (2)
Total
Balance at December 31, 2021
$
—
$
926
$
926
Charged to expense
6,097
7,026
13,123
Paid or otherwise settled
( 6,097 )
( 7,083 )
( 13,180 )
Balance at December 31, 2022
—
869
869
Charged to expense
—
3,965
3,965
Paid or otherwise settled
—
( 3,676 )
( 3,676 )
Balance at December 31, 2023
—
1,158
1,158
Charged to expense
1,860
3,368
5,228
Paid or otherwise settled
( 1,860 )
( 4,526 )
( 6,386 )
Balance at December 31, 2024
$
—
$
—
$
—
(1) Lease termination costs exclude the $ 7.6 million and $ 4.8 million of gains from the derecognition of the operating lease assets and liabilities relating to the terminated leases as part of the 2019 Strategic Shift for the thirty months ended December 31, 2021 and for the year ended December 31, 2022, respectively.
(2) Other associated costs primarily represent labor, lease and other operating expenses incurred during the post-close wind-down period for the locations related to the 2019 Strategic Shift.
The Company evaluated the requirements of ASC No. 205-20, Presentation of Financial Statements – Discontinued Operations relative to the 2019 Strategic Shift and determined that discontinued operations treatment is not applicable. Accordingly, the results of operations of the locations impacted by the 2019 Strategic Shift are reported as part of continuing operations in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
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Restructuring – Active Sports
On March 1, 2023, management of the Company determined to implement plans (the “Active Sports Restructuring”) to exit and restructure operations of its indirect subsidiary, Active Sports, LLC, a specialty products retail business (“Active Sports”) as part of its review of underperforming assets and business lines. Upon liquidating a significant amount of inventory and exiting the related distribution centers, the Company reevaluated its exit plan and concluded instead that it would integrate the remaining operations into its existing distribution and fulfillment infrastructure while maintaining lower inventory levels and a smaller fixed cost structure. These plans have resulted in a much smaller operation and included the closure of the specialty retail location. The incremental inventory reserve charges were based, in part, on the Company’s estimates of the discounting necessary to liquidate the Active Sports inventory.
The activities under the Active Sports Restructuring were substantially completed by December 31, 2023. Certain lease costs continued to be incurred until the termination of the last remaining significant lease during the year ended December 31, 2024.
As of December 31, 2024, the total restructuring costs associated with the Active Sports Restructuring were $ 8.1 million. The breakdown of these restructuring costs is as follows:
● one-time employee termination benefits relating to the specialty retail store and distribution center closures of $ 0.2 million;
● incremental inventory reserve charges of $ 4.3 million;
● lease termination charges of $ 1.7 million; and
● other associated costs of $ 1.9 million.
The following table details the costs incurred associated with the Active Sports Restructuring (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31,
2024
2023
2022
Active Sports Restructuring costs:
One-time termination benefits (1)
$
—
$
193
$
—
Incremental inventory reserve charges (1)
—
4,344
—
Lease termination costs (2)
1,343
375
—
Other associated costs (3)
868
1,003
—
Total Active Sports Restructuring costs
$
2,211
$
5,915
$
—
(1) These costs were included in costs applicable to revenues – products, service and other in the consolidated statements of operations.
(2) These costs were included in lease termination charges in the consolidated statements of operations. This reflects termination fees paid or to be paid, net of any gain from derecognition of the related operating lease assets and liabilities. The Company paid $ 1.5 million lease termination fee for a lease terminated during the year ended December 31, 2024.
(3) Other associated costs primarily represent labor, lease and other operating expenses incurred during the post-close wind-down period for the Active Sports Restructuring for the periods presented and were included primarily in selling, general, and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations.
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The following table details changes in the restructuring accrual associated with the Active Sports Restructuring (in thousands):
One-time
Lease
Other
Termination
Termination
Associated
Benefits
Costs (1)
Costs (2)
Total
Balance at March 31, 2023
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
—
Charged to expense
193
—
1,003
1,196
Paid or otherwise settled
( 193 )
—
( 1,003 )
( 1,196 )
Balance at December 31, 2023
—
—
—
—
Charged to expense
—
1,492
868
2,360
Paid or otherwise settled
—
( 1,492 )
( 868 )
( 2,360 )
Balance at December 31, 2024
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
—
(1) Lease termination costs exclude the $ 0.1 million of gain from the derecognition of the operating lease assets and liabilities relating to the terminated leases as part of the Active Sports Restructuring for the year ended December 31, 2024.
(2) Other associated costs primarily represent labor, lease and other operating expenses incurred during the post-close wind-down period for the specialty retail location and distribution centers related to the Active Sports Restructuring.
Long-Lived Asset Impairment
During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company recorded an impairment charge totaling $ 6.6 million related to the Active Sports Restructuring, of which $ 4.5 million related to intangible assets, and $ 2.1 million related to other long-lived asset categories.
During the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, the Company had indicators of impairment of the long-lived assets for certain locations, which were unrelated to the Active Sports Restructuring. Such indicators primarily included decreases in market rental rates or market value of real property for closed locations, or based on the Company’s review of location performance in the normal course of business. As a result of updating certain assumptions in the long-lived asset impairment analysis for these locations, the Company determined that the fair value of certain long-lived assets were below their carrying value and were impaired.
The long-lived asset impairment charges were calculated as the amount that the carrying value of these locations exceeded the estimated fair value, except that individual assets cannot be impaired below their individual fair values when that fair value can be determined without undue cost and effort. Estimated fair value is typically based on estimated discounted future cash flows, while property appraisals or market rent analyses are utilized for determining the fair value of certain assets related to properties and leases.
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The following table details long-lived asset impairment charges by type of long-lived asset and by restructuring activity, all of which relate to the RV and Outdoor Retail segment (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31,
2024
2023
2022
Long-lived asset impairment charges by type of long-lived asset:
Leasehold improvements
$
4,032
$
1,857
$
2,557
Operating lease right of use assets
7,242
1,107
1,613
Building and improvements
3,787
—
—
Furniture and equipment
—
329
61
Software
—
1,362
—
Construction in progress and software in development
—
113
—
Intangible assets
—
4,501
—
Total long-lived asset impairment charges
$
15,061
$
9,269
$
4,231
Long-lived asset impairment charges by restructuring activity:
2019 Strategic Shift
—
—
1,614
Active Sports Restructuring
—
6,648
—
Unrelated to restructuring activities
15,061
2,621
2,617
Total long-lived asset impairment charges
$
15,061
$
9,269
$
4,231
6. Assets Held for Sale and Business Divestiture
As of December 31, 2024, two properties from the RV and Outdoor Retail segment relating to real estate met the criteria to be classified as held for sale.
The following table presents the components of assets held for sale and liabilities related to assets held for sale at December 31, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands):
December 31,
December 31,
2024
2023
Assets held for sale:
Property and equipment, net
$
1,350
$
29,864
$
1,350
$
29,864
Liabilities related to assets held for sale:
Current portion of long-term debt
$
—
$
864
Long-term debt, net of current portion
—
16,424
$
—
$
17,288
Additionally, on May 3, 2024, the Company closed on the sale of certain assets of the RV and Outdoor Retail segment’s RV furniture business (“CWDS”) and, in connection with the sale, entered into a supply agreement (“Supplier Agreement”) with the buyer and the sublease of certain properties and equipment to the buyer. The approximately $ 30.4 million fair value of consideration received from the divestiture were comprised of approximately $ 20.0 million of cash consideration, $ 9.5 million of an intangible asset for the Supplier Agreement, and $ 0.9 million of cash consideration as a holdback to be released by the buyer after one year less any offset for expenditures that were indemnified by the Company. The divested net assets of CWDS were comprised primarily of approximately $ 28.8 million of products, parts, accessories and other inventories, $ 0.9 million of net intangible assets, $ 1.2 million of accounts payable assumed and $ 8.9 million of goodwill allocated from the RV and Outdoor Retail segment based on the relative fair value of CWDS. This divestiture transaction resulted in a loss of $ 7.1 million and is included in loss (gain) on sale or disposal of assets in the consolidated statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2024. The Company believes that it has gained operational efficiencies by exiting the manufacture of RV furniture and focusing its resources on the sourcing and sale of its RV and aftermarket accessory products. The fair value of the Supplier Agreement intangible asset was estimated as the present value of the estimated benefits that a market participant would receive
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under the Supplier Agreement, such as favorable pricing and rebates, over the term of the agreement, which is categorized as a Level 3 measurement. This Supplier Agreement intangible asset is expected to be amortized over the term of the agreement of approximately 10 years .
7. Property and Equipment, net
Property and equipment consisted of the following at December 31, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands):
December 31,
December 31,
2024
2023
Land
$
133,984
$
142,020
Buildings and improvements
348,315
321,054
Leasehold improvements
369,791
339,439
Furniture and equipment
277,801
261,114
Software
93,769
90,835
Construction in progress and software in development
45,682
59,954
1,269,342
1,214,416
Less: accumulated depreciation
( 422,582 )
( 379,990 )
Property and equipment, net
$
846,760
$
834,426
8. Goodwill and Intangible Assets
Goodwill
The following is a summary of changes in the Company’s goodwill by business line for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands):
Good Sam
Services and
RV and
Plans
Outdoor Retail
Consolidated
Balance at December 31, 2022 (excluding impairment charges)
$
71,118
$
793,142
$
864,260
Accumulated impairment charges
( 46,884 )
( 194,953 )
( 241,837 )
Balance at December 31, 2022
24,234
598,189
622,423
Acquisitions
—
88,799
88,799
Balance at December 31, 2023
24,234
686,988
711,222
Acquisitions
1,561
30,140
31,701
Divestiture (1)
—
( 8,900 )
( 8,900 )
Balance at December 31, 2024
$
25,795
$
708,228
$
734,023
(1) See Note 6 ― Assets Held for Sale and Business Divestiture.
In the fourth quarter of 2024 and 2023, the Company performed its annual goodwill impairment test of the RV and Outdoor Retail, the Good Sam Show, Good Sam Media, and GSS Enterprise reporting units by performing a quantitative analysis. The RV and Outdoor Retail reporting unit is comprised of the entire RV and Outdoor Retail segment. The Good Sam Show, GSS Enterprise, Good Sam Media, and Good Sam RA and Tire Rescue reporting units are comprised of a portion of the Good Sam Services and Plans segment. These annual goodwill impairment tests resulted in the determination that the estimated fair value of these reporting units exceeded their carrying value. Therefore, no impairment charge was recorded during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023. The Company estimated the fair value of these reporting units using a combination of the guideline public company method under the market approach and the discounted cash flow analysis method under the income approach.
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Intangible Assets
Finite-lived intangible assets and related accumulated amortization consisted of the following at December 31, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands):
December 31, 2024
Wtd. Average
Carrying
Accumulated
Useful Life
Value
Amortization
Net
(in years)
Good Sam Services and Plans:
Membership, customer lists and other
$
9,740
$
( 9,537 )
$
203
5.3
Trademarks and trade names
2,132
( 379 )
1,753
15.0
Websites and developed technology
3,650
( 1,614 )
2,036
6.7
RV and Outdoor Retail:
Customer lists, domain names and other
4,154
( 2,752 )
1,402
5.5
Supplier lists and agreements
9,500
( 594 )
8,906
11.0
Trademarks and trade names
26,526
( 22,005 )
4,521
15.0
Websites and developed technology
6,348
( 5,700 )
648
10.1
$
62,050
$
( 42,581 )
$
19,469
11.6
December 31, 2023
Wtd. Average
Carrying
Accumulated
Useful Life
Value
Amortization
Net
(in years)
Good Sam Services and Plans:
Membership, customer lists and other
$
9,640
$
( 9,246 )
$
394
5.4
Trademarks and trade names
2,132
( 238 )
1,894
15.0
Websites and developed technology
3,050
( 1,118 )
1,932
7.0
RV and Outdoor Retail:
Customer lists and domain names
5,543
( 3,269 )
2,274
5.3
Supplier lists and agreements
1,696
( 1,102 )
594
5.0
Trademarks and trade names
27,251
( 21,390 )
5,861
15.0
Websites and developed technology
6,325
( 5,557 )
768
10.0
$
55,637
$
( 41,920 )
$
13,717
11.2
Amortization expense related to finite-lived intangibles for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022 was $ 3.6 million, $ 3.8 million and $ 13.5 million, respectively. The aggregate future five-year amortization of finite-lived intangibles at December 31, 2024, was as follows (in thousands):
2025
$
3,643
2026
3,519
2027
3,479
2028
1,950
2029
1,173
Thereafter
5,705
$
19,469
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9. Accrued Liabilities
Accrued liabilities consisted of the following at December 31, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands):
December 31,
December 31,
2024
2023
Compensation and benefits
$
42,652
$
51,999
Other accruals
75,905
97,097
$
118,557
$
149,096
10. Long-Term Debt
The following reflects outstanding long-term debt as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, (in thousands):
December 31,
December 31,
2024
2023
Term Loan Facility (1)
$
1,335,535
$
1,346,229
Real Estate Facilities (2)
173,132
166,604
Other Long-Term Debt
7,926
8,246
Subtotal
1,516,593
1,521,079
Less: current portion
( 23,275 )
( 22,121 )
Total
$
1,493,318
$
1,498,958
(1) Net of $ 9.6 million and $ 12.0 million of original issue discount at December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $ 3.8 million and $ 4.7 million of finance costs at December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
(2) Net of $ 3.1 million and $ 3.3 million of finance costs at December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
The aggregate future maturities of long-term debt at December 31, 2024, excluding original issue discount of $ 9.6 million and finance costs of $ 6.9 million , were as follows (in thousands):
Long-term debt instruments
2025
$
25,083
2026
27,856
2027
166,450
2028
1,309,686
2029
248
Thereafter
3,776
Total
$
1,533,099
Senior Secured Credit Facilities
As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, CWGS Group, LLC (the “Borrower”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of CWGS, LLC, was party to a credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) for senior secured credit facilities (as amended from time to time, the “Senior Secured Credit Facilities”). The Senior Secured Credit Facilities consist of a $ 1.4 billion term loan facility (the “Term Loan Facility”) and a $ 65.0 million revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”). Under the Senior Secured Credit Facilities, the Company has the ability to request to increase the amount of term loans or revolving loans in an aggregate amount not to exceed the greater of (a) a “fixed” amount set at $ 725.0 million and (b) 100 % of consolidated EBITDA for the most recent four consecutive fiscal quarters on a pro forma basis (as defined in the Credit Agreement). The lenders under the Senior Secured Credit Facilities are not under any obligation to provide commitments in respect of any such increase.
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The Term Loan Facility requires mandatory principal payments in equal quarterly installments of $ 3.5 million. Additionally, the Company is required to prepay the borrowings under the Term Loan Facility in an aggregate amount up to 50 % of excess cash flow, as defined in the Credit Agreement, for such fiscal year depending on the Total Leverage Ratio (as defined by the Credit Agreement) beginning with the year ended December 31, 2022. No additional excess cash flow payment was required relating to 2024 or 2023. The Term Loan Facility matures in June 2028.
The funds available under the Revolving Credit Facility may be utilized for borrowings or letters of credit; however, a maximum of $ 25.0 million may be allocated to such letters of credit. The Revolving Credit Facility matures at the earlier of (i) ninety-one days prior to the maturity date of the Floor Plan Facility (September 30, 2026 as of December 31, 2024 and amended in February 2025 to a maturity date of at least March 5, 2028 as detailed in Note 4 — Inventories and Floor Plan Payables) or (ii) March 3, 2028.
The following table details the outstanding amounts and available borrowings under the Senior Secured Credit Facilities as of (in thousands):
December 31,
December 31,
2024
2023
Senior Secured Credit Facilities:
Term Loan Facility:
Principal amount of borrowings
$
1,400,000
$
1,400,000
Less: cumulative principal payments
( 51,049 )
( 37,034 )
Less: unamortized original issue discount
( 9,600 )
( 12,016 )
Less: unamortized finance costs
( 3,816 )
( 4,721 )
1,335,535
1,346,229
Less: current portion
( 14,015 )
( 14,015 )
Long-term debt, net of current portion
$
1,321,520
$
1,332,214
Revolving Credit Facility:
Total commitment
$
65,000
$
65,000
Less: outstanding letters of credit
( 4,902 )
( 4,930 )
Less: total net leverage ratio borrowing limitation
( 37,348 )
( 37,320 )
Additional borrowing capacity
$
22,750
$
22,750
As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the average interest rate on the Term Loan Facility was 6.97 % and 7.97 %, respectively, and the effective interest rate on the Term Loan Facility was 7.43 % and 8.21 %, respectively.
The Senior Secured Credit Facilities are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior secured basis by each of the Company’s existing and future domestic restricted subsidiaries with the exception of FreedomRoads Intermediate Holdco, LLC, the direct parent of FR, and FR, and its subsidiaries. The Credit Agreement contains certain restrictive covenants pertaining to, but not limited to, mergers, changes in the nature of the business, acquisitions, additional indebtedness, sales of assets, investments, and the payment of dividends subject to certain limitations and minimum operating covenants. Additionally, management has determined that the Senior Secured Credit Facilities include subjective acceleration clauses, which could impact debt classification. Management believes that no events have occurred at December 31, 2024 that would trigger a subjective acceleration clause.
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The Credit Agreement requires the Borrower and its subsidiaries to comply on a quarterly basis with a maximum Total Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement), which covenant is in effect only if, as of the end of each calendar quarter, the aggregate amount of borrowings under the revolving credit facility, letters of credit and unreimbursed letter of credit disbursements outstanding at such time is greater than 35 % of the total commitment on the Revolving Credit Facility (excluding (i) up to $ 15.0 million attributable to any outstanding undrawn letters of credit and (ii) any cash collateralized or backstopped letters of credit), as defined in the Credit Agreement. As of December 31, 2024, the Company was not subject to this covenant as borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility did not exceed the 35 % threshold, however the Company’s borrowing capacity was reduced by $ 37.3 million in light of this covenant. The Company was in compliance with all applicable financial debt covenants at December 31, 2024 and 2023.
Real Estate Facilities
As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, subsidiaries of FRHP Lincolnshire, LLC (“FRHP”), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of CWGS, LLC, were party to a credit agreement with a syndication of banks for a real estate credit facility (as amended from time to time, the “M&T Real Estate Facility”) with aggregate maximum principal capacity of $ 300.0 million (an increase from $ 250.0 million through an amendment entered into in August 2024) with an option that allows FRHP to request an additional $ 100.0 million of principal capacity. The lenders under the M&T Real Estate Facility are not under any obligation to provide commitments in respect of any such increase. The M&T Real Estate Facility bears interest at FRHP’s option of either (as defined in the credit agreement for the M&T Real Estate Facility): (a) the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) plus the applicable rate of 2.30 % or (b) the highest of (i) the Federal Funds Rate plus 1.80 %, (ii) the Prime Rate plus 1.30 %, or (iii) SOFR plus 2.30 %. The M&T Real Estate Facility has an unused commitment fee of 0.20 % of the aggregate unused principal amount and it matures in October 2027. Additionally, the M&T Real Estate Facility is subject to a debt service coverage ratio covenant (as defined in the credit agreement for the M&T Real Estate Facility). All obligations under the M&T Real Estate Facility and the guarantees of those obligations, are secured, subject to certain exceptions, by the mortgaged real property assets. During the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, FRHP borrowed an additional $ 55.6 million and $ 59.2 million under the M&T Real Estate Facility, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2024, FRHP repaid $ 46.5 million of the M&T Real Estate Facility to pay off the remaining principal balances relating to eight properties.
In November 2018, September 2021, and December 2021, Camping World Property, Inc. (the ‘‘Real Estate Borrower’’), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of CWGS, LLC, and CIBC Bank USA (“Lender”), entered into loan and security agreements for real estate credit facilities (as amended from time to time, the “First CIBC Real Estate Facility”, the “Second CIBC Real Estate Facility”, and the “Third CIBC Real Estate Facility”, respectively, and collectively the “CIBC Real Estate Facilities” and together with the M&T Real Estate Facility, the “Real Estate Facilities”) with aggregate maximum principal capacities of $ 21.5 million, $ 9.0 million, and $ 10.1 million for the First CIBC Real Estate Facility, Second CIBC Real Estate Facility, and Third CIBC Real Estate Facility, respectively. Borrowings under the CIBC Real Estate Facilities are guaranteed by CWGS Group, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CWGS, LLC. The CIBC Real Estate Facilities may be used to finance the acquisition of real estate assets. The CIBC Real Estate Facilities are secured by a first priority security interest on the real estate assets acquired with the proceeds of the CIBC Real Estate Facilities (“CIBC Real Estate Facility Properties”).
In June 2023, the Real Estate Borrower sold one of the CIBC Real Estate Facility Properties located in Franklin, Kentucky, which was secured by the Second CIBC Real Estate Facility. As part of the settlement of the property sale, the outstanding balance of the Second CIBC Real Estate Facility of $ 7.4 million was repaid and terminated by the Real Estate Borrower. In May 2024, the Real Estate Borrower repaid the outstanding balance of the Third Real Estate Facility of $ 8.9 million, which related to the facility for the operations of CWDS in Elkhart, Indiana (see Note 6 — Assets Held for Sale and Business Divestiture), and the Third Real Estate Facility was terminated. The First CIBC Real Estate Facility matures in October 2028.
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The following table shows a summary of the outstanding balances, remaining available borrowings, and weighted average interest rate under the Real Estate Facilities at December 31, 2024:
As of December 31, 2024
Remaining
Wtd. Average
(In thousands)
Outstanding (1)
Available (2)
Interest Rate
Real Estate Facilities
M&T Real Estate Facility
$
169,756
$
57,390
(3)
6.55 %
First CIBC Real Estate Facility
3,376
—
7.89 %
$
173,132
$
57,390
(1) Outstanding principal amounts are net of unamortized finance costs.
(2) Amounts cannot be reborrowed.
(3) Additional borrowings on the M&T Real Estate Facility are subject to a debt service coverage ratio covenant and to the property collateral requirements under the M&T Real Estate Facility.
Management has determined that the credit agreements governing the Real Estate Facilities include subjective acceleration clauses, which could impact debt classification. Management believes that no events have occurred at December 31, 2024 that would trigger a subjective acceleration clause. Additionally, the Real Estate Facilities are subject to certain cross default provisions, a debt service coverage ratio, and other customary covenants. The Company was in compliance with all financial debt covenants at December 31, 2024 and 2023.
Other Long-Term Debt
In December 2021, FRHP assumed a mortgage as part of a real estate purchase. This mortgage is secured by the acquired property and is guaranteed by CWGS Group, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CWGS, LLC and matures in December 2026. In June 2023, FRHP assumed a promissory note as part of a real estate purchase. This note is secured by the acquired property and matures in April 2041. As of December 31, 2024, the outstanding principal balance of these debt instruments was $ 7.9 million with a weighted average interest rate of 4.27 %.
11. Lease Obligations
The Company leases most of the properties for its store locations through 236 operating leases and 18 finance leases. The Company also leases billboards and certain of its equipment. The related operating lease assets and finance lease assets are included in the operating lease assets and property and equipment, respectively, in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, finance lease assets of $ 120.0 million and $ 100.4 million, respectively, were included in property and equipment, net in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
The following table presents certain information related to the costs for leases where the Company is the lessee (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31,
2024
2023
Operating lease cost
$
116,370
$
118,082
Finance lease cost:
Amortization of finance lease assets
11,160
3,253
Interest on finance lease liabilities
9,285
6,069
Short-term lease cost
1,839
1,940
Variable lease cost
23,874
22,913
Sublease income
( 3,355 )
( 2,726 )
Net lease costs
$
159,173
$
149,531
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The following table presents supplemental cash flow information related to leases (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31,
2024
2023
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows for operating leases
$
118,848
$
117,160
Operating cash flows for finance leases
9,285
6,064
Financing cash flows for finance leases
7,520
5,496
Lease assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities:
New, remeasured and terminated operating leases
$
63,228
$
59,858
New, remeasured and terminated finance leases
30,771
20,557
The following table presents other information related to leases:
December 31,
2024
2023
Weighted average remaining lease term:
Operating leases
11.2
years
11.3
years
Financing leases
13.7
years
17.4
years
Weighted average discount rate:
Operating leases
7.1
%
7.1
%
Financing leases
6.4
%
6.0
%
The following reconciles the undiscounted cash flows for each of the first five years and total of the remaining years to the lease liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2024 (in thousands):
Operating
Finance
Leases
Leases
2025
$
118,276
$
15,612
2026
117,606
15,531
2027
110,931
14,978
2028
107,374
14,598
2029
103,684
14,644
Thereafter
656,331
135,821
Total lease payments
1,214,202
211,184
Less: Imputed interest
( 388,096 )
( 73,136 )
Total lease obligations
826,106
138,048
Less: current portion
( 61,993 )
( 7,044 )
Noncurrent lease obligations
$
764,113
$
131,004
Sale-Leaseback Arrangement Recorded as Financing Transaction
On February 8, 2022, FRHP sold three properties for a total sale price of $ 28.0 million. Concurrent with the sale of these properties, the Company entered into three separate twenty-year lease agreements, whereby the Company agreed to lease back the properties from the acquiring company. Under each lease agreement, FR has four consecutive options to extend the lease term for additional periods of five years for each option. This transaction is accounted for as a financing transaction. The Company recorded a liability for the amount received, will continue to depreciate the non-land portion of the assets, and has imputed an interest rate so that the net carrying amount of the financial liability and remaining non-land assets will be zero at the end of the initial lease terms. The financial liability is included in other long-term liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2024 and 2023.
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12. Income Taxes
CWH is organized as a Subchapter C corporation (“C-Corp”) and, as of December 31, 2024, is a 61.0 % owner of CWGS, LLC (see Note 19 — Stockholders’ Equity and Note 20 — Non-Controlling Interests). CWGS, LLC is organized as a limited liability company (“LLC”) and treated as a partnership for U.S. federal and most applicable state and local income tax purposes and as such, is generally not subject to any U.S. federal entity-level income taxes. However, certain active CWGS, LLC subsidiaries, including Americas Road and Travel Club, Inc., Camping World, Inc. (“CW”) prior to the LLC Conversion (defined below), and FreedomRoads RV, Inc. and their wholly-owned subsidiaries, are subject to entity-level taxes as they are C-Corps.
Income Tax Expense
The components of the Company’s income tax (benefit) expense from operations for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 consisted of (in thousands):
2024
2023
2022
Current:
Federal
$
880
$
9,123
$
44,613
State
689
1,558
11,170
Deferred:
Federal
( 10,377 )
( 11,173 )
28,543
State
( 2,569 )
( 3,035 )
27,957
Income tax (benefit) expense
$
( 11,377 )
$
( 3,527 )
$
112,283
A reconciliation of income tax (benefit) expense from operations to the federal statutory rate for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 were as follows (in thousands):
2024
2023
2022
Income taxes computed at federal statutory rate (1)
$
( 18,955 )
$
10,374
$
94,524
State income taxes – net of federal benefit (1)
( 1,774 )
( 2,645 )
8,362
Other differences:
State and local taxes on pass-through entities
674
1,948
3,736
Income taxes computed at the effective federal and state statutory rate for pass-through entities not subject to tax for the Company (2)
9,411
( 3,927 )
( 53,461 )
Effect of LLC Conversion (3)
—
( 85,790 )
208,833
(Decrease) increase in valuation allowance (4)
( 1,568 )
64,351
( 151,058 )
Impact of other state tax rate changes
( 241 )
4,900
967
Accrual to return
420
8,314
( 1,135 )
Tax credits
( 501 )
( 582 )
( 743 )
Uncertain Tax Positions
( 128 )
( 547 )
1,519
Other
1,285
77
739
Income tax (benefit) expense
$
( 11,377 )
$
( 3,527 )
$
112,283
(1) Federal and state income tax includes $ 0.6 million and $ 0.1 million of income tax expense relating to the revaluation in the Tax Receivable Agreement liability due to fluctuations in state income tax rates for 2023, and 2022, respectively. There were no changes to the Tax Receivable Agreement liability due to fluctuations in state tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2024.
(2) The related income is taxable to the non-controlling interest.
(3) For 2023, these amounts represent a reduction of $ 81.7 million to CWH’s outside basis deferred tax assets as a result of the LLC Conversion and $ 4.1 million related to the entity classification election, which was filed in the third quarter of 2023 with an effective date of January 2, 2023 (defined and discussed below). For 2022, these amounts represent the tax impact of the LLC Conversion, which is comprised of a $ 209.4 million adjustment to CW’s deferred tax assets inclusive of tax operating losses, net of a $ 0.6 million reduction to CWH’s outside basis deferred tax asset.
(4) For 2024, the decrease in valuation allowance was primarily related to utilization of a portion of the capital loss carryforward. For 2023, the valuation allowance increased by $ 64.4 million. The valuation allowance increased by $ 132.2 million related to capital loss carryforward. Additionally, valuation allowance decreased by $ 52.5 million as a result of the LLC Conversion and its impact on realization of the CWH’s outside basis deferred tax asset and decreased by $ 15.3 million for activities not related to the LLC Conversion. For 2022, these amounts include a $ 180.4 million decrease in valuation allowance associated with the LLC Conversion, partially offset by $ 16.8 million of increases to the valuation allowance for activity not related to the LLC conversion, which is primarily
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resulting from losses of CW for which no benefit is recognized for the U.S. federal and non-unitary states. Additionally, the valuation allowance increased by $ 12.5 million associated with CWH’s outside basis deferred tax asset in CWGS, LLC.
LLC Conversion
Prior to 2023, CW, including certain of its subsidiaries, were taxable as C-Corps and subject to entity-level taxes. CW had historically generated operating losses for tax purposes. Only losses subject to taxes in certain state jurisdictions were available to offset taxable income generated by the Company’s other businesses. The Company completed the steps necessary to convert CW and certain of its subsidiaries from C-Corps to LLCs with an effective date of January 2, 2023 (the “LLC Conversion”). All required filings for conversion to LLC were made by December 31, 2022. Accordingly, certain effects of the LLC Conversion were recorded during the year ended December 31, 2022, as the filings were perfunctory pursuant to the rules prescribed under ASC 740, Income Taxes. Beginning with the year ending December 31, 2023, the operating losses of CW and its subsidiaries have and will offset taxable income generated by the Company’s other LLC businesses. As a result, both income tax expense recognized by CWH and the amount of required tax distributions paid to holders of common units in CWGS, LLC, under the CWGS LLC Agreement, have and will decrease. The LLC Conversion has allowed the Company to more easily integrate its retail and dealership operations and more seamlessly share resources within the RV and Outdoor Retail segment, while providing an expected future cash flow benefit for the operating companies.
For the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company recorded an additional tax benefit of $ 2.0 million related to the LLC Conversion. Additionally, the Company recorded an income tax benefit of $ 4.1 million related to an entity classification election that was filed in the third quarter of 2023 with a January 2, 2023 effective date. The LLC Conversion resulted in additional income tax expense in the year ended December 31, 2022 of $ 28.4 million, which was comprised of $ 208.8 million of gross deferred tax assets written off, partially offset by the release of $ 180.4 million of valuation allowance (see table above for reconciliation of income tax expense from operations to the federal statutory rate).
Deferred Income Taxes
Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Significant items comprising the net deferred tax assets at December 31, 2024 and 2023 were (in thousands):
2024
2023
Deferred tax liabilities
Operating lease assets
$
( 6,068 )
$
( 5,375 )
Other
( 105 )
( 101 )
( 6,173 )
( 5,476 )
Deferred tax assets
Investment in partnership ("Outside Basis Deferred Tax Asset") (1)
216,572
194,764
Capital loss carryforward
131,371
132,248
Tax Receivable Agreement liability
37,639
40,702
Operating lease liabilities
6,482
5,678
Business interest expense carryforward
21,164
5,597
Net operating loss and tax credit carryforward
17,472
2,061
Other investments
17,011
17,011
Other reserves
1,207
1,195
448,918
399,256
Valuation allowance
( 227,605 )
( 192,686 )
Net deferred tax assets
$
215,140
$
201,094
(1) This amount is the deferred tax asset the Company recognizes for its book to tax basis difference in its investment in CWGS, LLC.
The Company evaluates its deferred tax assets on a quarterly basis to determine if they can be realized and establishes valuation allowances when it is not more likely than not that all or a portion of the deferred tax
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assets can be realized. At December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company recorded a valuation allowance on the Outside Basis Deferred Tax Asset and the capital loss carryforward that are not more likely than not to be realized. The capital loss has a five-year carryforward period. The Company maintains a valuation allowance against the Outside Basis Deferred Tax Asset pertaining to the portion that is not amortizable for tax purposes, since the Company would likely only realize the non-amortizable portion of the Outside Basis Deferred Tax Asset if the investment in CWGS, LLC was divested.
Net Operating Loss and Tax Carryforwards
As of January 2, 2023, certain subsidiaries of CWH had federal and state net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $ 151.7 million and $ 3.9 million, respectively, which are no longer available after the LLC Conversion. The conversion loss generated a net operating loss that was immediately written off as CW’s net operating losses are lost as a result of the conversion. Accordingly, the tax effect of 2023 conversion loss was zero . At December 31, 2024, the Company accumulated $ 11.4 million of federal net operating losses which can be carried forward indefinitely and $ 5.5 million of state net operating losses which will begin to expire in 2028. At December 31, 2024, the Company had federal general business credit carryforwards of $ 0.5 million that can be carried forward through 2044.
Tax Legislation
On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”) was signed into law. One of the provisions of the TCJA was to amend Section 163(j) of the Internal Revenue Code, which, beginning for tax years after December 31, 2021, limits the amount of net interest expense that can be deducted by a percentage of adjusted taxable income. For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the reduction in earnings along with an increase in interest expense resulted in excess business interest expense of $ 110.7 million and $ 42.6 million, respectively, at CWGS, LLC. Additionally, this limitation on net interest expense deductibility applied to the calculation of tax distributions to common unit holders of CWGS, LLC, including CWH, under the CWGS LLC Agreement in 2023, which increased the tax distributions required to be paid. During the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company recorded an income tax benefit of $ 15.6 million and $ 5.6 million, respectively, related to its business interest expense carryforward.
On August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (“IRA”) was signed into law. The IRA contains several revisions to the Internal Revenue Code, including a 15% corporate minimum income tax and a 1% excise tax on corporate stock repurchases in tax years beginning after December 31, 2022 with certain exclusions for (a) repurchased shares for withholding taxes on vested restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and (b) treasury shares reissued in the same tax year for settlement of stock option exercises or vesting of RSUs. While these tax law changes have no immediate effect and are not expected to have a material adverse effect on our results of operations going forward, the Company will continue to evaluate its impact as further information becomes available.
Uncertain Tax Positions
As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the balance of the Company’s uncertain tax positions was $ 3.0 million and $ 3.3 million, respectively. The Company does not expect the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits to significantly change in the next 12 months.
Tax Receivable Agreement
The Company is party to a tax receivable agreement (the “Tax Receivable Agreement”) that provides for the payment by the Company to the Continuing Equity Owners and Crestview Partners II GP, L.P. of 85 % of the amount of tax benefits, if any, the Company actually realizes, or in some circumstances is deemed to realize, as a result of (i) increases in the tax basis from the purchase of common units from Crestview Partners II GP, L.P. in exchange for Class A common stock in connection with the consummation of the IPO and the related transactions and any future redemptions that are funded by the Company and any future redemptions of common units by Continuing Equity Owners as described above and (ii) certain other tax benefits attributable to payments made under the Tax Receivable Agreement. The above payments are predicated on CWGS, LLC making an election under Section 754 of the Internal Revenue Code effective for each tax year in which a
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redemption of common units for cash or stock occur. These tax benefit payments are not conditioned upon one or more of the Continuing Equity Owners or Crestview Partners II GP, L.P. maintaining a continued ownership interest in CWGS, LLC. In general, the Continuing Equity Owners’ or Crestview Partners II GP, L.P.’s rights under the Tax Receivable Agreement are assignable, including to transferees of its common units in CWGS, LLC (other than the Company as transferee pursuant to a redemption of common units in CWGS, LLC). The Company expects to benefit from the remaining 15 % of the tax benefits, if any, which may be realized.
During the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, 149,143 and 2,000,000 common units in CWGS, LLC, respectively, were redeemed for Class A common stock subject to the provisions of the Tax Receivable Agreement. The Company recognized a liability for the Tax Receivable Agreement payments due to those parties that redeemed common units, representing 85 % of the aggregate tax benefits the Company expects to realize from the tax basis increases related to the redemption, after concluding it was probable that the Tax Receivable Agreement payments would be paid based on estimates of future taxable income. During the year ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Tax Receivable Agreement liability increased $ 0.9 million and $ 5.6 million, respectively, as a result of common unit redemptions.
As of December 31, 2024, and December 31, 2023, the amount of Tax Receivable Agreement payments due under the Tax Receivable Agreement was $ 150.4 million and $ 162.8 million, respectively, of which $ 13.4 million of the December 31, 2023 balance was paid during the year ended December 31, 2024. The Company does not expect a cash tax reduction for tax benefits subject to the Tax Receivable Agreement during the year ended December 31, 2024 and, therefore, does not expect a payment under the Tax Receivable Agreement to be made during the year ending December 31, 2025.
Income Tax Audits
For tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2018, CWGS, LLC is subject to partnership audit rules enacted as part of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (the “Centralized Partnership Audit Regime”). Under the Centralized Partnership Audit Regime, any IRS audit of CWGS, LLC would be conducted at the CWGS, LLC level, and if the IRS determines an adjustment, the default rule is that CWGS, LLC would pay an “imputed underpayment” including interest and penalties, if applicable. CWGS, LLC may instead elect to make a “push-out” election, in which case the partners for the year that is under audit would be required to take into account the adjustments on their own personal income tax returns. If CWGS, LLC does not elect to make a “push-out” election, CWGS, LLC has agreements in place requiring former partners to indemnify CWGS, LLC for their share of the imputed underpayment. The partnership agreement does not stipulate how CWGS, LLC will address imputed underpayments. If CWGS, LLC receives an imputed underpayment, a determination will be made based on the relevant facts and circumstances that exist at that time. Any payments that CWGS, LLC ultimately makes on behalf of its current partners will be reflected as a distribution, rather than tax expense, at the time such distribution is declared.
The Company and its subsidiaries file U.S. federal income tax returns and tax returns in various states. During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company was notified by the state of New York that its 2021 and 2022 state income tax returns were under examination. The Company finalized its 2020 and 2021 California income tax audits with no adjustments. The Company is not under any other material audits in any jurisdiction. With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal, state, and local income tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2021.
13. Fair Value Measurements
Accounting guidance for fair value measurements establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. These tiers include Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets; Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable; and Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions.
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Recurring Fair Value Measurements
The following table presents the reported carrying values and the fair values by level of the Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
December 31, 2024
December 31, 2023
($ in thousands)
Carrying Value
Level 3
Carrying Value
Level 3
Assets:
Derived participation investment (1)
$
156
$
156
$
—
$
—
Liabilities:
Acquisition-related contingent consideration (2)
368
368
—
—
(1) Derived participation investment was included in other assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
(2) The $ 0.2 million currently and $ 0.2 million non-current portions of acquisition-related contingent consideration were included in accrued liabilities and other long-term liabilities, respectively, in the accompanying balance sheets.
The following table presents fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3):
Year Ended December 31, 2024
($ in thousands)
Derived Participation Investment
Acquisition-related contingent consideration
Beginning balance
$
—
$
—
Business combinations
—
368
Purchases
5,269
—
Settlements
( 5,779 )
—
Gains included in earnings
666
—
Ending balance
$
156
$
368
Derived Participation Investment
The Company has entered into an arrangement with a consumer financing partner to invest in a participation interest in the cash flows of certain financing transactions under the white label financing program with such consumer financing partner. The fair value of this investment was estimated by discounting the projected cash flows subject to the participation interest. The assumptions in the analysis included loan losses, prepayments, and recoveries derived based on historical observation of such data pertaining to the RV industry, as well as other relevant industries with loan structure similar to that of the RV industry. This is categorized as a Level 3 measurement and there was no significant change in unrealized gains or losses during the year ended December 31, 2024.
Contingent Consideration
The Company’s contingent consideration liability was established as part of the consideration for the acquisition of a tire rescue roadside assistance business in June 2024. The fair value of this liability was estimated as the present value of the probability weighted milestone payments at each of the first two anniversaries of the date of the acquisition for a maximum aggregate payment of $ 0.5 million if all milestones are reached. The assumptions in the analysis included the Company’s assessment of the probability that the milestones will be reached and a discount rate based primarily on the Company’s credit risk and its ability to pay. This is categorized as a Level 3 measurement and there was no significant change in unrealized gains or losses during the year ended December 31, 2024.
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Other Fair Value Disclosures
There have been no transfers of assets or liabilities between the fair value measurement levels and there were no material re-measurements to fair value during 2024 and 2023 of assets and liabilities that are no t measured at fair value on a recurring basis.
For floor plan notes payable under the Floor Plan Facility, the amounts reported in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets approximate the fair value due to their short-term nature or the existence of variable interest rates that approximate prevailing market rates.
The following table presents the reported carrying value and fair value information for the Company’s debt instruments. The fair values shown below for the Term Loan Facility, as applicable, are based on quoted prices in the inactive market for identical assets (Level 2) and the fair values shown below for the Floor Plan Facility, the Revolving Line of Credit, the Real Estate Facilities and the Other Long-Term Debt are estimated by discounting the future contractual cash flows at the current market interest rate that is available based on similar financial instruments.
Fair Value
December 31, 2024
December 31, 2023
($ in thousands)
Measurement
Carrying Value
Fair Value
Carrying Value
Fair Value
Term Loan Facility
Level 2
$
1,335,535
$
1,320,286
$
1,346,229
$
1,328,892
Floor Plan Facility Revolving Line of Credit
Level 2
—
—
20,885
21,732
Real Estate Facilities (1)
Level 2
173,132
176,684
183,892
195,029
Other Long-Term Debt
Level 2
7,926
6,652
8,246
6,702
(1) The carrying value of Real Estate Facilities at December 31, 2023 includes the $ 17.3 million reported as liabilities related to assets held for sale in the consolidated balance sheet.
14. Commitments and Contingencies
Sponsorship and Other Agreements
The Company enters into sponsorship and brand licensing agreements from time to time. Current sponsorship agreements run through 2028. The sponsorship and brand licensing agreements consist of annual fees payable in the aggregate of $ 2.6 million in 2025, $ 1.8 million in 2026, $ 0.4 million in 2027, and $ 0.4 million in 2028, which are recognized to expense over the expected benefit period.
The Company enters into subscription agreements from time to time. Currently there are subscription agreements for future software services consisting of annual fees payable as follows: $ 26.0 million in 2025, $ 20.9 million in 2026, $ 12.7 million in 2027, $ 3.0 million in 2028, and $ 1.2 million in 2029. Expense is recognized ratably over the term of the agreement.
Self-Insurance Program
Self-insurance reserves represent amounts established as a result of insurance programs under which the Company self-insures portions of the business risks. The Company carries substantial premium-paid, traditional risk transfer insurance for various business risks. The Company self-insures and establishes reserves for the retention on workers’ compensation insurance, general liability, automobile liability, and employee health claims. The self-insured claims liability was approximately $ 34.7 million and $ 29.4 million at December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The determination of such claims and expenses and the appropriateness of the related liability are continually reviewed and updated. The self-insurance accruals are calculated by actuaries and are based on claims filed and include estimates for claims incurred but not yet reported. Projections of future losses, including incurred but not reported losses, are inherently uncertain because of the varying nature of insurance claims and could be substantially affected if occurrences and claims differ significantly from these assumptions and historical trends. In addition, the Company has obtained letters of credit as required by insurance carriers. As of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, these letters of credit were $ 19.2 million and $ 17.2 million, respectively. This includes $ 14.3 million and $ 12.3 million for December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, issued under the Floor Plan Facility (see Note 4 —
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Inventories and Floor Plan Payables), and the balance issued under the Company’s Senior Secured Credit Facilities (see Note 10 — Long-Term Debt).
Litigation
Weissmann Complaint
On June 22, 2021, FreedomRoads Holding Company, LLC (“FR Holdco”), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of CWGS, LLC, filed a one -count complaint captioned FreedomRoads Holding Company, LLC v. Steve Weissmann in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois against Steve Weissmann (“Weissmann”) for breach of contractual obligation under note guarantee (the “Note”) (the “Weissmann Complaint”). On October 8, 2021, Weissmann brought a counterclaim against FR Holdco and third-party defendants Marcus A. Lemonis, NBCUniversal Media, LLC, the Consumer National Broadcasting Company, Camping World, Inc. (“CW”), and Machete Productions (“Machete”) (the “Weissmann Counterclaim”), in which he alleges claims in connection with the Note and his appearance on the reality television show The Profit. Weissmann alleges the following causes of action against FR Holdco and all third-party defendants, including CW: (i) fraud; (ii) fraud in the inducement; (iii) fraudulent concealment; (iv) breach of fiduciary duty; (v) defamation; (vi) defamation per se; (vii) false light; (viii) intentional infliction of emotional distress; (ix) negligence; (x) unjust enrichment; and (xi) RICO § 1962. Weissmann seeks costs and damages in an amount to be proven at trial but no less than the amount in the Note (approximately $ 2.5 million); in connection with his RICO claim, Weissmann asserts he is entitled to damages in the amount of three times the Note. On February 18, 2022, NBCUniversal, CNBC, and Machete filed a motion to compel arbitration (the “NBC Arbitration Motion”). On May 5, 2022, an agreed order was filed staying the litigation in favor of arbitration. On May 31, 2022, FR Holdco filed an arbitration demand against Weissmann for collection on the Note. Weissmann filed his response and counterclaims, and third-party claims against FR Holdco, CW, Marcus A. Lemonis, NBCUniversal, and Machete on July 7, 2022. On or about July 21, 2022, FR Holdco and the other respondents filed their responses and affirmative defenses. On March 11, 2024, FR Holdco’s arbitration demand and the Weissmann arbitration demand were tried before a single arbitrator pursuant to the JAMS streamlined arbitration rules in a confidential arbitration hearing. On May 23, 2024, the arbitrator issued an interim award in favor of FR Holdco in the amount of $ 4,318,892 , plus interest, costs, and attorneys’ fees as set forth in the Tumbleweed bankruptcy plan and to be determined by the arbitrator in subsequent proceedings. On July 31, 2024, the arbitrator heard the parties’ arguments on the amount of attorneys’ fees and costs owed to FR Holdco, after Weissmann conceded in a written briefing the obligation to pay attorneys’ fees and costs to FR Holdco as the prevailing party. On September 12, 2024, the arbitrator issued a final award in favor of FR Holdco in the amount of $ 4,990,006 , in the manner described in the Tumbleweed bankruptcy plan. Weissmann is jointly and severally liable for $ 4,106,884 of that amount. On September 24, 2024, Weissmann and Tumbleweed filed a Petition to Vacate Arbitration Award in the Superior Court for the State of California, County of Los Angeles. On September 27, 2024, FR Holdco, CW, Marcus A. Lemonis, NBCUniversal, and Machete filed a Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award in the Superior Court for the State of California, County of Los Angeles. On January 16, 2025, Superior Court for the State of California, County of Los Angeles granted the Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award and denied the Petition to Vacate Arbitration Award, concluding the litigation. There can be no assurances that we will be able to collect amounts owed pursuant to the Arbitration Award.
Tumbleweed Complaint
On November 10, 2021, Tumbleweed Tiny House Company, Inc. (“Tumbleweed”) filed a complaint against FR Holdco, CW, Marcus A. Lemonis, NBCUniversal Media, LLC, and Machete Productions in which Tumbleweed alleges claims in connection with the Note and its appearance on the reality television show The Profit (the “Tumbleweed Complaint”), seeking primarily monetary damages. Tumbleweed alleges the following claims against the defendants, including FR Holdco and CW: (i) fraud; (ii) false promise; (iii) breach of fiduciary duty (and aiding and abetting the same); (iv) breach of contract; (v) breach of oral contract; (vi) tortious interference with prospective economic advantage; (vii) fraud in the inducement; (viii) negligent misrepresentation; (ix) fraudulent concealment; (x) conspiracy; (xi) unlawful business practices; (xii) defamation; and (xiii) declaratory judgment. On April 21, 2022, the Court granted a motion to compel arbitration
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filed by NBCUniversal and joined by all defendants, including FR Holdco, CW, and Marcus A. Lemonis, compelling Tumbleweed’s claims to arbitration. Tumbleweed served its arbitration demand on FR Holdco, CW, and Marcus A. Lemonis on May 17, 2022. FR Holdco, CW, and Marcus A. Lemonis filed responses and affirmative defenses on May 31, 2022. On July 20, 2022, pursuant to the JAMS streamlined arbitration rules, the Tumbleweed Complaint was consolidated together with the Weissmann Complaint. The parties have exchanged discovery. On March 11, 2024, FR Holdco’s arbitration demand and the Weissman arbitration demand were tried before a single arbitrator pursuant to the JAMS streamlined arbitration rules in a confidential arbitration hearing. On May 23, 2024, the arbitrator issued an interim award in favor of all respondents, including FR Holdco, CW, and Lemonis. On July 31, 2024, the arbitrator heard the parties arguments on the amount of attorneys’ fees and costs owed to FR Holdco, CW, Lemonis, and the other defendants, after Tumbleweed conceded the obligation to pay attorneys’ fees and costs to the prevailing parties. On September 12, 2024, the arbitrator issued a final award in favor of FR Holdco, CW, Lemonis in the amount of $ 3,793,455 in attorneys’ fees and $ 626,611 in costs. The arbitrator also awarded $ 4,990,006 in favor of FR Holdco. On September 24, 2024, Weissmann and Tumbleweed filed a Petition to Vacate Arbitration Award in the Superior Court for the State of California, County of Los Angeles. On September 27, 2024, FR Holdco, CW, Marcus A. Lemonis, NBCUniversal, and Machete filed a Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award in the Superior Court for the State of California, County of Los Angeles. On January 16, 2025, Superior Court for the State of California, County of Los Angeles granted the Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award and denied the Petition to Vacate Arbitration Award, concluding the litigation. There can be no assurances that we will be able to collect amounts owed pursuant to the Arbitration Award.
Precise Complaint
On May 3, 2022, Lynn E. Feldman, Esquire, in her capacity as the Chapter 7 Trustee (the “Trustee”) for the Estate of Precise Graphix, LLC (the “Precise Estate”) filed a complaint against NBCUniversal Media, LLC, Machete Corporation, and CW in which the Trustee alleges claims on behalf of the Precise Estate in connection with its appearance on The Profit and subsequent commercial relationship with CW (the “Precise Complaint”), seeking primarily monetary damages from CW. The Trustee alleges the following claims against defendants, including CW: (i) fraud; (ii) false promise; (iii) breach of fiduciary duty; (iv) breach of contract; (v) breach of oral contract; (vi) fraud in the inducement; (vii) negligent misrepresentation; (viii) fraudulent concealment; (ix) conspiracy; (x) unlawful business practices in violation of California Business and Professions Code §17200; (xi) aiding and abetting; (xii) breach of fiduciary duty; and (xiii) declaratory judgment. The Trustee did not serve the Precise Complaint on CW. On July 3, 2022, the Precise Estate filed its arbitration demand against CW, NBCUniversal, and Machete alleging substantially similar claims as the Precise Complaint. On April 4, 2023, the Precise Estate’s arbitration demand was tried before a single arbitrator pursuant to the JAMS streamlined arbitration rules in a confidential arbitration hearing. On May 31, 2023, the Arbitration was concluded and an award was entered by the Arbitrator against the Precise Estate in the amount of $ 7.1 million (the “Final Award”), of which CW would be entitled to $ 3.7 million. On June 13, 2023, the Trustee filed a notice of appeal of the Final Award with JAMS. On June 29, 2023, CW advanced the Trustee’s portion of the fee required by JAMS to advance the appeal. On July 5, 2023, CW filed an application in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (the “USBC”) seeking an order, inter alia, allowing the JAMS fee as an administrative expense of the Precise Estate. On July 14, 2023, the Trustee and respondents, including CW, filed a stipulation and agreed order (the “Stipulation”) as follows: (1) upon approval and entry of the Stipulation, CW’s claim for $ 3,500 shall be allowed and reimbursed; (2) the Trustee will notify JAMS that she is irrevocably withdrawing and ending her pending appeal of the Final Award; and (3) the Trustee will not dispute the amount of the Final Award. On July 17, 2023, the USBC entered the Stipulation as an order, which became final upon the expiration of the ten ( 10 ) day appeal period. Precise withdrew its appeal and on August 14, 2023 JAMS closed the arbitration. On September 25, 2023, the Superior Court of the State of California, upon motion by defendants, confirmed the arbitration award. On October 6, 2023, defendants filed an application in the matter of In re: Precise Graphix, LLC, pending in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (the “Bankruptcy Court”) seeking to have the fee award deemed an administrative expense in the Precise Estate. On April 4, 2024, the Trustee, CW, and the Precise Estate entered into a settlement agreement which provides for, among other things, an allowed claim against the Precise
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Estate in favor of CW in the amount of $ 3.7 million, a portion of which is payable upon the entry of a final order of the Bankruptcy Estate approving the settlement agreement and mutual releases from the parties (the “Settlement Agreement”). On May 7, 2024, the Bankruptcy Court approved the Settlement Agreement. There can be no assurances that we will be able to collect amounts owed pursuant to the Settlement Agreement.
General
From time to time, the Company is involved in litigation arising in the normal course of business operations. While the outcome of litigation cannot be predicted with certainty, and some lawsuits, claims or proceedings may be determined adversely to the Company, management does not believe that the disposition of any pending matters is likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial statements. The Company records a liability in its consolidated financial statements for these matters when a loss is known or considered probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated. The Company reviews these estimates each accounting period as additional information is known and adjusts the loss provision when appropriate. If a matter is both probable to result in a liability and the amounts of loss can be reasonably estimated, the Company estimates and discloses the possible loss or range of loss to the extent necessary to make the consolidated financial statements not misleading. If the loss is not probable or cannot be reasonably estimated, a liability is not recorded in its consolidated financial statements.
Supplier Agreement
In connection with the divestiture of CWDS, the Company entered into a Supplier Agreement with the buyer that requires the Company to purchase an aggregate $ 250.0 million of product over the approximately 10-year term of the Supplier Agreement. See Note 6 — Assets Held for Sale and Business Divestiture for a discussion of the divestiture of CWDS.
Employment Agreements
The Company has employment agreements with certain officers. The agreements include, among other things, an annual bonus based on certain performance-based criteria and certain severance benefits in the event of a qualifying termination.
Financial Assurances
In the normal course of business, the Company obtains standby letters of credit and surety bonds from financial institutions and other third parties. These instruments guarantee the Company’s own future performance and provide third parties with financial and performance assurance in the event that the Company does not perform. These instruments support a wide variety of the Company’s business activities. As of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, outstanding standby letters of credit issued through our Floor Plan Facility were $ 14.3 million and $ 12.3 million, respectively, (see Note 4 — Inventories and Floor Plan Payables) and outstanding standby letters of credit issued through the Senior Secured Credit Facilities were $ 4.9 million and $ 4.9 million, respectively (see Note 10 — Long-Term Debt). As of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, outstanding surety bonds were $ 26.6 million and $ 23.2 million, respectively. The underlying liabilities to which these instruments relate are reflected on the Company’s accompanying consolidated balance sheets, where applicable. Therefore, no additional liability is reflected for the letters of credit and surety bonds themselves.
15. Related Party Transactions
Transactions with Directors, Equity Holders and Executive Officers
FR leases various RV dealership locations from managers and officers. During 2023 and 2022, the related party lease expense for these locations were $ 3.4 million and $ 3.4 million, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2024 there was no related party lease expense.
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In January 2012, FR entered into a lease for what is now its previous corporate headquarters in Lincolnshire, Illinois, which was amended as of March 2013, November 2019, October 2020, and October 2021 (the “Lincolnshire Lease”). This lease expired in March 2024. For the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022, rental payments for the Lincolnshire Lease, including common area maintenance charges, were $ 0.2 million, $ 0.9 million, and $ 0.9 million, respectively. The Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer had personally guaranteed the Lincolnshire Lease.
In October 2022, the Company purchased a property to be used as office space in Lincolnshire, Illinois, for $ 4.5 million from the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. This office space became the Company’s corporate headquarters in February 2024.
Other Transactions
The Company paid Adams Outdoor Advertising, Inc., an entity for which Andris A. Baltins serves as a member of its Board of Directors, $ 0.1 million for both of the years ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 for advertising services.
The Company paid Kaplan, Strangis and Kaplan, P.A., of which Andris A. Baltins is a member, and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors $ 0.1 million and $ 0.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2023, and 2022, respectively, for legal services. Amounts paid for the year ended December 31, 2024 were immaterial.
16. Acquisitions
In 2024 and 2023, subsidiaries of the Company acquired the assets of multiple RV dealerships that constituted businesses under GAAP. The Company used cash and borrowings under its Floor Plan Facility to complete the acquisitions. The Company considers acquisitions of independent dealerships to be a fast and capital efficient alternative to opening new greenfield store locations to expand its business and grow its customer base. The acquired businesses were recorded at their estimated fair values under the acquisition method of accounting. The balance of the purchase prices in excess of the fair values of net assets acquired were recorded as goodwill.
In 2024, the RV and Outdoor Retail segment acquired the assets of various RV dealerships comprised of nine locations for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $ 69.4 million. Separate from these acquisitions, during the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company purchased real property for an aggregate purchase price of $ 9.6 million. Additionally, in June 2024, the Good Sam Services and Plans segment acquired the assets of a tire rescue roadside assistance business for $ 1.8 million in cash and up to an aggregate $ 0.5 million of milestone payments of which half is potentially payable at each of the first two anniversaries of the date of the acquisition. These potential milestone payments were recorded as contingent consideration with a fair value of $ 0.4 million. The tire rescue roadside assistance business includes a robust dispatch platform and strong network of service providers, which provide an opportunity to serve our customer base more effectively and reduce cost.
In 2023, the RV and Outdoor Retail segment acquired the assets of various RV dealerships comprised of 18 locations for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $ 209.5 million, of which four RV dealerships had not opened by December 31, 2023. Separate from these acquisitions, during the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company purchased real property for an aggregate purchase price of $ 72.4 million, of which $ 5.2 million was paid through the assumption of the related promissory note (see Note 10 — Long-Term Debt — Other Long-Term Debt).
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The estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed for the acquisitions of dealerships and the outdoor publication consist of the following, net of insignificant measurement period adjustments relating to acquisitions from the respective previous year:
Year Ended December 31,
($ in thousands)
2024
2023
Tangible assets (liabilities) acquired (assumed):
Accounts receivable, net
$
4
$
—
Inventories, net
36,431
119,672
Prepaid expenses and other assets
—
170
Property and equipment, net
296
1,407
Operating lease assets
15,328
916
Accounts payable
( 5 )
( 6 )
Accrued liabilities
( 35 )
( 63 )
Current portion of operating lease liabilities
( 1,112 )
( 208 )
Other current liabilities
( 23 )
( 520 )
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion
( 14,216 )
( 708 )
Total tangible net assets acquired
36,668
120,660
Intangible assets acquired:
Supplier and customer relationships
2,595
—
Websites and developed technology
600
—
Total intangible assets acquired
3,195
—
Goodwill
31,701
88,799
Purchase price of acquisitions
71,564
209,459
Application of deposit paid in prior period
( 8,873 )
—
Contingent consideration
( 368 )
—
Lazydays acquisition deposit
10,000
—
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired
72,323
209,459
Inventory purchases financed via floor plan
( 49,162 )
( 100,331 )
Cash payment net of floor plan financing
$
23,161
$
109,128
The fair values above for the year ended December 31, 2024 are preliminary as they are subject to measurement period adjustments for up to one year from the date of acquisition as new information is obtained about facts and circumstances that existed as of the acquisition date relating to the valuation of the acquired assets, primarily the acquired inventories.
During the year ended December 31, 2024, the fair values include a measurement period adjustment to record $ 2.6 million of other intangible assets from a RV dealership acquisition that occurred during the year ended December 31, 2023. These intangible assets had an estimated useful life of 15 years ; however, these intangible assets were sold for $ 2.6 million during the 2024. Developed technology intangible asset acquired of $ 0.6 million has an estimated useful life of five years .
The primary items that generated the goodwill are the value of the expected synergies between the acquired businesses and the Company and the acquired assembled workforce, neither of which qualify for recognition as a separately identified intangible asset. For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, acquired goodwill of $ 31.7 million and $ 88.8 million is expected to be deductible for tax purposes.
Included in the consolidated financial results for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 were $ 99.6 million and $ 99.8 million of revenue, respectively, and $ 0.2 million and $ 8.1 million of pre-tax loss, respectively, from the acquisitions as of their applicable acquisition dates. Pro forma information on these acquisitions has not been included, because the Company has deemed them to not be individually or cumulatively material.
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In November 2024, the Company entered into an agreement with Lazydays Holdings, Inc. (“Lazydays”) to acquire the assets and certain real estate of seven RV dealerships from Lazydays, which the Company expects will close in March 2025. In November 2024, the Company paid a $ 10.0 million deposit to Lazydays that will convert to 9.7 million shares of Lazydays common stock upon closing of the transaction. At December 31, 2024, this deposit was included in other assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. During February 2025, the Company closed on the purchase of three locations from the Lazydays transaction, which included the purchase of associated real estate of $ 35.5 million.
17. Statements of Cash Flows
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information for the following periods (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31,
2024
2023
2022
Cash paid (received) during the period for:
Interest
$
238,553
$
214,082
$
106,997
Income taxes
( 116 )
3,352
54,579
Noncash investing and financing activities:
Leasehold improvements paid by lessor
—
256
361
Capital expenditures in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
8,153
5,833
12,377
Contingent consideration recognized as partial consideration for purchase of a business
368
—
—
Fair value of holdback receivable recognized as partial consideration for divestiture of a business
933
—
—
Supplier agreement intangible asset recognized as partial consideration for divestiture of a business
9,500
—
—
Prior period deposit applied to portion of purchase price of RV dealership acquisition
8,873
—
—
Purchase of real property through assumption of other long-term debt
—
5,185
—
Note receivable exchanged for amounts owed by other investment
—
2,153
Par value of Class A common stock issued for redemption of common units in CWGS, LLC
1
20
1
Cost of treasury stock issued for vested restricted stock units
15,320
29,542
42,640
18. Benefit Plan
The Freedom Roads 401(k) Defined Contribution Plan (“FreedomRewards 401(k) Plan”) is qualified under Sections 401(a) and 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Service Code of 1986, as amended. All employees over age 18 , including the executive officers, are eligible to participate in the Freedom Rewards 401(k) Plan. Any favorable vesting was permitted for any affected participants pursuant to FreedomRewards 401(k) Plan Amendment No. 3 signed December 15, 2011, and effective January 1, 2012. Non-highly compensated employees may defer up to 75 % of their eligible compensation up to the Internal Revenue Service limits. Highly compensated employees may defer up to 15 % of their eligible compensation up to the Internal Revenue Service limits. The Company contributed $ 2.8 million to the Company’s 401(k) Plan for 2023. There were no contributions by the Company to the Company’s 401(k) Plan for 2024 or 2022.
19. Stockholders’ Equity
CWGS, LLC Ownership
CWH is the sole managing member of CWGS, LLC and has the sole voting power in, and controls the management of, CWGS, LLC (See Note 20 – Non-Controlling Interests for further information about the ownership of CWGS, LLC). The remaining interest in CWGS, LLC, was held by the Continuing Equity Owners, who may redeem at each of their options their common units for, at the Company’s election (determined solely by the Company’s independent directors (within the meaning of the rules of the New York Stock Exchange)
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who are disinterested), cash or newly issued shares of the Company’s Class A common stock. Accordingly, the Company consolidated the financial results of CWGS, LLC and reported a non-controlling interest in its consolidated financial statements. In accordance with the CWGS LLC Agreement, CWGS, LLC has made cash distributions to all common unit holders of CWGS, LLC in an amount sufficient for 1) CWH to pay the portion of its regular quarterly cash dividend to holders of its Class A common stock that is unrelated to tax distributions, if any, and 2) the common unit holders of CWGS, LLC to pay their income tax obligation on their allocated portion of CWGS, LLC income at the highest tax rate for all common unit holders of CWGS, LLC. The payment of these cash distributions by CWGS, LLC to Continuing Equity Owners are recorded as distributions to holders of CWGS, LLC common units in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity and Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. The payment of these cash distributions by CWGS, LLC to CWH are within the consolidated group and, therefore, are not included in the distributions to holders of CWGS, LLC common units in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity and Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
Common Stock Economic and Voting Rights
Each share of the Company’s Class A common stock and Class B common stock entitles its holders to one vote per share on all matters presented to the Company’s stockholders generally; provided that, for as long as ML Related Parties, directly or indirectly, beneficially own in the aggregate 27.5 % or more of all of the outstanding common units of CWGS, LLC, the shares of Class B common stock held by the ML Related Parties will entitle the ML Related Parties to the number of votes necessary such that the ML Related Parties, in the aggregate, cast 47 % of the total votes eligible to be cast by all of the Company’s stockholders on all matters presented to a vote of the Company’s stockholders generally. Additionally, the one share of Class C common stock entitles its holder to the number of votes necessary such that the holder casts 5 % of the total votes eligible to be cast by all of the Company’s stockholders on all matters presented to a vote of the Company’s stockholders generally. The one share of Class C common stock is owned by ML RV Group, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, wholly-owned by the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Marcus A. Lemonis.
Holders of the Company’s Class B and Class C common stock are not entitled to receive dividends and will not be entitled to receive any distributions upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company. Shares of Class B common stock may only be issued to the extent necessary to maintain the one-to-one ratio between the number of common units of CWGS, LLC held by funds controlled by Crestview Partners II GP, L.P. and the ML Related Parties (the “Class B Common Owners”) and the number of shares of Class B common stock held by the Class B Common Owners. Shares of Class B common stock are transferable only together with an equal number of common units of CWGS, LLC. Only permitted transferees of common units held by the Class B Common Owners will be permitted transferees of Class B common stock. Shares of Class B common stock will be canceled on a one-for-one basis upon the redemption of any of the outstanding common units of CWGS, LLC held by the Class B Common Owners. Upon the occurrence of certain change in control events, the Class C common stock would no longer have any voting rights, such share of the Company’s Class C common stock will be cancelled for no consideration and will be retired, and the Company will not reissue such share of Class C common stock.
The Company must, at all times, maintain a one-to-one ratio between the number of outstanding shares of Class A common stock and the number of common units of CWGS, LLC owned by CWH (subject to certain exceptions for treasury shares and shares underlying certain convertible or exchangeable securities).
November 2024 Public Offering
On November 1, 2024, the Company completed a public offering (the “November 2024 Public Offering”) in which the Company sold 14,634,146 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock at a public offering price of $ 20.50 per share (or $ 19.81 per share after underwriting discounts and commissions). The Company received $ 289.9 million in proceeds, net of underwriting discounts and commissions, which were used to purchase 14,634,146 common units from CWGS, LLC at a price per unit equal to the public offering price per share of Class A common stock in the November 2024 Public Offering, less underwriting discounts and commissions.
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Additionally, in November 2024, the underwriters exercised their option to purchase an additional 2,195,121 shares of Class A common stock and the Company received $ 43.5 million in additional proceeds, net of underwriting discounts and commissions, which were used to purchase 2,195,121 common units from CWGS, LLC at a price per unit equal to the public offering price per share of Class A common stock in the November 2024 Public Offering, less underwriting discounts and commissions.
Of the 16,829,267 shares Class A common stock sold in the November 2024 Public Offering, 4,228,700 were issued from treasury stock and the remainder were newly-issued shares. The Company incurred approximately $ 1.0 million of offering costs that were recorded as a reduction in the additional paid-in capital recorded for the proceeds from the November 2024 Public Offering in the consolidated statement of stockholders’ equity.
Short-Swing Profit Disgorgement
In November 2022, the Company received approximately $ 58,000 from short-swing profit disgorgement remitted by Marcus A. Lemonis, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, which is included as an increase to additional paid-in capital in the consolidated statement of stockholders’ equity and as a financing activity in the consolidated statement of cash flows.
Stock Repurchase Program
In October 2020, the Company’s Board of Directors initially authorized a stock repurchase program for the repurchase of up to $ 100.0 million of the Company’s Class A common stock, expiring on October 31, 2022. In August 2021 and January 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized increases to the stock repurchase program for the repurchase of up to an additional $ 125.0 million and $ 152.7 million, respectively, of the Company’s Class A common stock and extended the stock repurchase program to expire on August 31, 2023 and December 31, 2025, respectively. Repurchases under the program are subject to any applicable limitations on the availability of funds to be distributed to the Company by CWGS, LLC to fund repurchases and may be made in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise, with the amount and timing of repurchases to be determined at the Company’s discretion, depending on market conditions and corporate needs. Open market repurchases will be structured to occur in accordance with applicable federal securities laws, including within the pricing and volume requirements of Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Company may also, from time to time, enter into Rule 10b5-1 plans to facilitate repurchases of its shares under this authorization. This program does not obligate the Company to acquire any particular amount of Class A common stock and the program may be extended, modified, suspended or discontinued at any time at the Board’s discretion. The Company expects to fund the repurchases using cash on hand.
During the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company did no t repurchase Class A common stock under the stock repurchase program. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company repurchased 2,592,524 shares of Class A common stock under this program for approximately $ 79.8 million including commissions paid, at a weighted average price per share of $ 30.76 , which is recorded as treasury stock on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Class A common stock held as treasury stock is not considered outstanding. During the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company reissued 322,271 and 579,176 shares of Class A common stock from treasury stock to settle the exercises of stock options, vesting of restricted stock units, and settlement of other stock-based awards under the Company’s 2016 Incentive Award Plan (the “2016 Plan”), respectively, (see Note 21 — Stock-Based Compensation Plans). As discussed above, the Company reissued 4,228,700 shares of Class A common stock held as treasury in the November 2024 Public Offering. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the remaining approved amount for repurchases of Class A common stock under the share repurchase program was approximately $ 120.2 million.
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20. Non-Controlling Interests
As described in Note 19 — Stockholders’ Equity, CWH is the sole managing member of CWGS, LLC and, as a result, consolidates the financial results of CWGS, LLC. The Company reports a non-controlling interest representing the common units of CWGS, LLC held by Continuing Equity Owners. Changes in CWH’s ownership interest in CWGS, LLC while CWH retains its controlling interest in CWGS, LLC will be accounted for as equity transactions. As such, future redemptions of common units of CWGS, LLC by the Continuing Equity Owners will result in a change in ownership and reduce or increase the amount recorded as non-controlling interest and increase or decrease additional paid-in capital when CWGS, LLC has positive or negative net assets, respectively. At the end of each period, the Company will record a non-controlling interest adjustment to additional paid-in capital such that the non-controlling interest on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet is equal to the non-controlling interest’s ownership share of the underlying CWGS, LLC net assets (see the consolidated statement of stockholders’ equity).
The following table summarizes the CWGS, LLC common unit ownership by CWH and the Continuing Equity Owners:
As of December 31, 2024
As of December 31, 2023
Common Units
Ownership %
Common Units
Ownership %
CWH
62,502,096
61.0 %
45,020,116
52.9 %
Continuing Equity Owners
39,895,393
39.0 %
40,044,536
47.1 %
Total
102,397,489
100.0 %
85,064,652
100.0 %
During the year ended December 31, 2022, CWGS Holding, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of ML Acquisition Company, LLC, which is indirectly owned by each of the estate of Stephen Adams, a former member of the Company’s Board of Directors, and Marcus A. Lemonis, the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer gifted 2,000,000 common units of CWGS, LLC in total to a college and hospital in 2022 (“2022 Common Unit Giftees”), which resulted in the corresponding 2,000,000 of Class B common stock being transferred to the 2022 Common Unit Giftees. On January 1, 2023, the 2022 Common Unit Giftees redeemed the 2,000,000 common units of CWGS, LLC for 2,000,000 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, which also resulted in the cancellation of 2,000,000 shares of the Company’s Class B common stock that had been transferred to the 2022 Common Unit Giftees with no additional consideration provided.
The following table summarizes the effects of changes in ownership in CWGS, LLC on the Company’s equity:
Year Ended December 31,
($ in thousands)
2024
2023
2022
Net (loss) income attributable to Camping World Holdings, Inc.
$
( 38,637 )
$
33,372
$
123,748
Transfers to non-controlling interests:
Decrease in additional paid-in capital as a result of the purchase of common units from CWGS, LLC with proceeds from the public offering
( 118,798 )
—
—
Decrease in additional paid-in capital as a result of the purchase of common units from CWGS, LLC with proceeds from the exercise of stock options
( 239 )
( 485 )
( 245 )
Decrease in additional paid-in capital as a result of the vesting of restricted stock units
( 13,097 )
( 25,080 )
( 35,831 )
(Decrease) increase in additional paid-in capital as a result of repurchases of Class A common stock for withholding taxes on vested RSUs
( 487 )
3,016
2,371
Increase in additional paid-in capital as a result of repurchases of Class A common stock for treasury stock
—
—
27,561
Increase in additional paid-in capital as a result of the redemption of common units of CWGS, LLC
1,531
1,169
41,844
Change from net (loss) income attributable to Camping World Holdings, Inc. and transfers to non-controlling interests
$
( 169,727 )
$
11,992
$
159,448
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21. Stock-Based Compensation Plans
The following table summarizes the stock-based compensation that has been included in the following line items within the consolidated statements of operations during:
Year Ended December 31,
($ in thousands)
2024
2023
2022
Stock-based compensation expense:
Costs applicable to revenue
$
372
$
895
$
689
Selling, general, and administrative
21,213
23,191
33,158
Total stock-based compensation expense
$
21,585
$
24,086
$
33,847
Total income tax benefit recognized related to stock-based compensation
$
2,963
$
3,205
$
3,809
2016 Incentive Award Plan
In October 2016, the Company adopted the 2016 Plan under which the Company may grant up to 14,693,518 stock options, restricted stock units, and other types of stock-based awards to employees, consultants or non-employee directors of the Company through September 2026. The Company does not intend to use cash to settle any of its stock-based awards. Upon the exercise of a stock option award, the vesting of a restricted stock unit or the award of common stock or restricted stock, shares of Class A common stock are issued from authorized but unissued shares or from shares held in treasury. Stock options and restricted stock units granted to employees generally vest in equal annual installments over a three to five-year period and are canceled upon termination of employment, although vested stock options may generally be exercised for a limited period of time after termination. Stock options are granted with an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the Company’s Class A common stock on the date of grant. Stock option grants expire after ten years unless canceled earlier due to termination of employment. Restricted stock units granted to non-employee directors vest in equal annual installments over a one-year or three-year period subject to voluntary deferral elections made prior to the grant.
The Company did not grant any stock options during the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022. A summary of stock option activity for the year ended December 31, 2024 is as follows:
Weighted Average
Aggregate
Remaining
Stock Options
Weighted Average
Intrinsic Value
Contractual Life
(in thousands)
Exercise Price
(in thousands)
(years)
Outstanding at December 31, 2023
193
$
21.92
Exercised
( 26 )
$
21.53
Forfeited
( 12 )
$
22.00
Outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2024
155
$
21.98
$
—
1.8
At December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, all stock options were fully vested. The intrinsic value of stock options exercised was insignificant, $ 0.1 million and $ 0.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The actual tax benefit for the tax deductions from the exercise of stock options was not significant for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022.
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A summary of restricted stock unit activity for the year ended December 31, 2024 is as follows:
Restricted
Weighted Average
Stock Units
Grant Date
(in thousands)
Fair Value
Outstanding at December 31, 2023
1,875
$
29.39
Granted
633
$
21.51
Vested
( 717 )
$
29.65
Forfeited
( 139 )
$
28.14
Outstanding at December 31, 2024
1,652
$
25.61
The weighted-average grant date fair value of restricted stock units granted during the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 was $ 21.51 , $ 19.72 , and $ 23.12 , respectively. At December 31, 2024, the intrinsic value of unvested restricted stock units was $ 34.8 million. At December 31, 2024, total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested restricted stock units was $ 34.6 million and is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.9 years.
The fair value of restricted stock units that vested during the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 was $ 16.2 million, $ 20.7 million, and $ 35.1 million, respectively. The actual tax benefit for the tax deductions from the vesting of restricted stock units was $ 2.2 million, $ 2.8 million, and $ 4.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022, respectively. A portion of the actual tax benefit for tax deductions from the vesting of restricted stock units relating to the year ended December 31, 2024 was subject to limitations on deductibility of executive compensation. The restricted stock units that vested were typically net share settled such that the Company withheld shares with value equivalent to the employees’ statutory obligation for the applicable income and other employment taxes, and remitted the cash to the appropriate taxing authorities. The total shares withheld were based on the value of the restricted stock units on their respective vesting dates as determined by the Company’s closing stock price. Total payments for the employees’ tax obligations to taxing authorities are reflected as a financing activity within the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. These net share settlements had the effect of share repurchases by the Company as they reduced the number of shares that would have otherwise been issued as a result of the vesting and did not represent an expense to the Company.
In January 2025, the Company granted a total of 447,350 RSUs to employees with an aggregate grant date fair value of $ 9.8 million and weighted-average grant date fair value of $ 21.85 per RSU, which will be recognized, net of forfeitures, over a vesting period of five years .
In January 2025, pursuant to the approval of the amended and restated employment agreement with Marcus A. Lemonis, the Company granted Mr. Lemonis (i) an award of 600,000 RSUs with a grant date fair value of $ 22.13 per RSU, which will be recognized, net of forfeitures, over a vesting period of approximately three years , and (ii) an award of performance stock units (“PSU”) under the 2016 Plan with respect to 750,000 PSUs if earned at “target” levels of performance, which will be eligible to vest based on the achievement of specified stock price hurdles over a three year performance period. The PSUs have a weighted-average grant date fair value of $ 13.84 per PSU, which will be recognized over a weighted-average derived service period of approximately one year if the respective derived service period and/or vesting conditions are satisfied.
22. (Loss) Earnings Per Share
Basic (loss) earnings per share of Class A common stock is computed by dividing net (loss) income available to Camping World Holdings, Inc. by the weighted-average number of shares of Class A common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted (loss) earnings per share of Class A common stock is computed by dividing net (loss) income 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.
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The following table sets forth reconciliations of the numerators and denominators used to compute basic and diluted (loss) earnings per share of Class A common stock:
Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands except per share amounts)
2024
2023
2022
Numerator:
Net (loss) income
$
( 78,880 )
$
52,929
$
337,832
Less: net (loss) income attributable to non-controlling interests
40,243
( 19,557 )
( 214,084 )
Net (loss) income attributable to Camping World Holdings, Inc. — basic
( 38,637 )
33,372
123,748
Add: reallocation of net income attributable to non-controlling interests from the assumed dilutive effect of stock options and RSUs
—
—
938
Add: reallocation of net income attributable to non-controlling interests from the assumed redemption of common units of CWGS, LLC for Class A common stock
—
15,392
—
Net (loss) income attributable to Camping World Holdings, Inc. — diluted
$
( 38,637 )
$
48,764
$
124,686
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding — basic
48,005
44,626
42,386
Dilutive options to purchase Class A common stock
—
20
56
Dilutive restricted stock units
—
281
412
Dilutive common units of CWGS, LLC that are convertible into Class A common stock
—
40,045
—
Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding — diluted
48,005
84,972
42,854
(Loss) earnings per share of Class A common stock — basic
$
( 0.80 )
$
0.75
$
2.92
(Loss) earnings per share of Class A common stock — diluted
$
( 0.80 )
$
0.57
$
2.91
Weighted-average anti-dilutive securities excluded from the computation of diluted (loss) earnings per share of Class A common stock:
Stock options to purchase Class A common stock
175
50
—
Restricted stock units
1,979
1,364
2,146
Common units of CWGS, LLC that are convertible into Class A common stock
40,007
—
42,045
Shares of the Company’s Class B common stock and Class C common stock do not share in the earnings or losses of the Company and are therefore not participating securities. As such, separate presentation of basic and diluted (loss) earnings per share of Class B common stock or Class C common stock under the two-class method has not been presented.
23. Segment Information
The Company has the following two reportable segments: (i) Good Sam Services and Plans, and (ii) RV and Outdoor Retail (see Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies – Description of the Business for a discussion of the primary revenue generating activities of each segment).
The reportable segments identified above represent operating segments that are the business activities of the Company for which discrete financial information is available and for which operating results are regularly reviewed by the Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) to allocate resources and assess performance. The Company’s CODM is Marcus A. Lemonis, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer.
The accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as those described in Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies except intersegment receivables and investments in intersegment entities, which are eliminated in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets, are not included in segment assets. Intersegment revenues consist of segment revenues that are eliminated in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. Intersegment revenues include transactions with other segments and revenue recognition that differs between a segment standalone basis versus a consolidated basis, such as point-in-time recognition versus over-time recognition. The reportable segments generally account for intersegment revenues with other segments at prices that approximate wholesale prices or discounted pricing to a third party depending on the nature of the intersegment sale.
The Company evaluates performance for all of its reportable segments based on Segment Adjusted EBITDA. The Company defines “Segment Adjusted EBITDA” as the reportable segments’ total revenue less segment expenses which are comprised of (i) adjusted costs applicable to revenue, (ii) intersegment costs applicable to revenues, (iii) adjusted selling, general, and administrative expense, (iv) floor plan interest expense, and (v) other segment items. Segment expenses exclude depreciation and amortization and certain
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noncash and other items that the CODM does not consider in his evaluation of ongoing operating performance. These excluded items include (a) stock-based compensation, (b) restructuring costs related to the Active Sports Restructuring and the 2019 Strategic Shift, and (c) loss and/or impairment on investments in equity securities. For periods beginning after December 31, 2022 for the 2019 Strategic Shift and for periods beginning after December 31, 2023 for the Active Sports Restructuring, the other associated costs category of expenses relating to those restructuring activities were not excluded from Segment Adjusted EBITDA as restructuring costs, since these costs are not expected to be significant in future periods. For periods ended on or before December 31, 2022, loss and/or impairment on investments in equity securities were not excluded from Segment Adjusted EBITDA and these expenses were not significant for the year ended December 31, 2022.
The CODM uses Segment Adjusted EBITDA to allocate resources (including employees, property, and financial or other capital resources) for each segment predominantly in the annual budget and forecasting process. The CODM considers budget-to-actual and/or forecast-to-actual Segment Adjusted EBITDA variances on a monthly basis when making decisions about allocating capital and personnel to the segments. The CODM will also use Segment Adjusted EBITDA as a component of the compensation for certain employees and when considering opening new greenfield or acquired RV dealership locations, new Good Sam services, or changes to Good Sam service partners.
Reportable segment revenue, Segment Adjusted EBITDA, depreciation and amortization, other interest expense, net, total assets, and capital expenditures are as follows:
Year Ended December 31, 2024
Year Ended December 31, 2023
Year Ended December 31, 2022
Good Sam
RV and
Good Sam
RV and
Good Sam
RV and
Services
Outdoor
Services
Outdoor
Services
Outdoor
($ in thousands)
and Plans
Retail
and Plans
Retail
and Plans
Retail
Revenue:
Good Sam Services and Plans
$
194,575
$
—
$
193,827
$
—
$
192,128
$
—
New vehicles
—
2,825,640
—
2,576,278
—
3,228,077
Used vehicles
—
1,613,849
—
1,979,632
—
1,877,601
Products, service and other
—
820,111
—
870,038
—
999,214
Finance and insurance, net
—
599,718
—
562,256
—
623,456
Good Sam Club
—
46,081
—
44,516
—
46,537
Intersegment revenue (1)
1,055
11,358
1,000
12,154
494
28,393
Total revenue before intersegment eliminations
195,630
5,916,757
194,827
6,044,874
192,622
6,803,278
Segment expenses:
Adjusted costs applicable to revenue (2)
70,557
4,203,549
58,765
4,283,700
71,518
4,632,523
Intersegment costs applicable to revenue (3)
784
9,780
909
9,814
244
24,174
Adjusted selling, general and administrative (4)
29,774
1,509,557
24,273
1,479,642
25,856
1,529,087
Floor plan interest expense
—
95,121
—
83,075
—
42,031
Other segment items (5)
—
188
—
314
—
1,502
Segment Adjusted EBITDA
$
94,515
$
98,562
$
110,880
$
188,329
$
95,004
$
573,961
(1) Intersegment revenue consists of segment revenue that is eliminated in our consolidated statements of operations.
(2) Adjusted costs applicable to revenue exclude stock-based compensation expense, restructuring costs, and intersegment costs applicable to revenue.
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(3) Intersegment costs applicable to revenue consist of segment costs applicable to revenue that are eliminated in our consolidated statements of operations.
(4) Adjusted selling, general, and administrative expenses excludes stock-based compensation expense, restructuring costs, and intersegment operating expenses.
(5) Other segment items include (i) intersegment operating expenses, which are eliminated in our consolidated statements of operations, and (ii) other expense, net excluding loss and/or impairment on investments in equity securities.
Year Ended December 31,
($ in thousands)
2024
2023
2022
Revenue:
Good Sam Services and Plans Segment
$
195,630
$
194,827
$
192,622
RV and Outdoor Retail Segment
5,916,757
6,044,874
6,803,278
Total segment revenue
6,112,387
6,239,701
6,995,900
Intersegment eliminations
( 12,413 )
( 13,154 )
( 28,887 )
Total revenue
6,099,974
6,226,547
6,967,013
Segment Adjusted EBITDA:
Good Sam Services and Plans Segment
94,515
110,880
95,004
RV and Outdoor Retail Segment
98,562
188,329
573,961
Total Segment Adjusted EBITDA
193,077
299,209
668,965
Corporate selling, general, and administrative excluding stock-based compensation (1)
( 12,573 )
( 10,880 )
( 11,856 )
Depreciation and amortization
( 81,190 )
( 68,643 )
( 80,304 )
Long-lived asset impairment
( 15,061 )
( 9,269 )
( 4,231 )
Lease termination
2,297
103
( 1,614 )
(Gain) loss on sale or disposal of assets
( 9,855 )
5,222
( 622 )
Stock-based compensation (2)
( 21,585 )
( 24,086 )
( 33,847 )
Restructuring costs (3)
—
( 5,540 )
( 7,026 )
Loss and impairment on investments in equity securities (4)
( 3,262 )
( 1,770 )
—
Other interest expense, net
( 140,444 )
( 135,270 )
( 75,745 )
Tax Receivable Agreement liability adjustment
—
2,442
114
Corporate other expense, net
—
—
139
Intersegment eliminations (5)
( 1,661 )
( 2,116 )
( 3,858 )
(Loss) income before income taxes
$
( 90,257 )
$
49,402
$
450,115
(1) Corporate selling, general, and administrative excluding stock-based compensation represents corporate selling, general, and administrative expenses that are not allocated to the segments and are comprised primarily of the costs associated with being a public company. This amount excludes the stock-based compensation relating to the Board of Directors for their service as board members that is not allocated to the segments, since it is presented as part of the stock-based compensation reconciling line item in this table.
(2) This stock-based compensation amount includes stock-based compensation allocated to the segments and stock-based compensation relating to the Board of Directors for their service as board members that is not allocated to the segments (See Note 21 — Stock-Based Compensation Plans).
(3) Represents restructuring costs relating to the Active Sports Restructuring for periods ended on or before December 31, 2023 and our 2019 Strategic Shift for the period ended December 31, 2022. These restructuring costs include one-time employee termination benefits, incremental inventory reserve charges, and other associated costs. These costs exclude lease termination costs, which are presented as a separate reconciling line item. See Note 5 – Restructuring and Long-Lived Asset Impairment for additional information.
(4) Represents loss and/or impairment on investments in equity securities and interest income relating to any notes receivables with those investments for periods beginning after December 31, 2022. Amounts relating to periods prior to 2023 were not significant. These amounts are included in other expense, net in the consolidated statements of operations. During the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, these amounts included $ 0.9 million and $ 1.3 million of impairment on an equity method investment, respectively.
(5) Represents the net impact of intersegment eliminations on (loss) income before income taxes.
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Year Ended December 31,
($ in thousands)
2024
2023
2022
Depreciation and amortization:
Good Sam Services and Plans
$
3,280
$
3,278
$
3,353
RV and Outdoor Retail
77,910
65,365
76,951
Total depreciation and amortization
$
81,190
$
68,643
$
80,304
Year Ended December 31,
($ in thousands)
2024
2023
2022
Other interest expense, net:
Good Sam Services and Plans
$
( 77 )
$
( 204 )
$
57
RV and Outdoor Retail
30,373
27,131
14,802
Subtotal
30,296
26,927
14,859
Corporate & other
110,148
108,343
60,886
Total other interest expense, net
$
140,444
$
135,270
$
75,745
As of December 31,
($ in thousands)
2024
2023
Assets:
Good Sam Services and Plans
$
121,876
$
113,619
RV and Outdoor Retail
4,509,509
4,568,372
Subtotal
4,631,385
4,681,991
Corporate & other
231,892
207,461
Total assets
$
4,863,277
$
4,889,452
Year Ended December 31,
($ in thousands)
2024
2023
2022
Capital expenditures:
Good Sam Services and Plans
$
8,534
$
4,040
$
5,099
RV and Outdoor Retail
91,905
194,234
205,491
Subtotal
100,439
198,274
210,590
Corporate and other
—
—
2
Total capital expenditures
$
100,439
$
198,274
$
210,592
(1)
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Schedule I: Condensed Financial Information of Registrant
Camping World Holdings, Inc.
Condensed Balance Sheets
(Parent Company Only)
(In Thousands Except Per Share Amounts)
December 31,
December 31,
2024
2023
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$
10,141
$
1,905
Affiliate Loan
6,000
30,000
Prepaid income taxes and other
2,817
39
Total current assets
18,958
31,944
Deferred tax asset
213,642
199,696
Investment in subsidiaries
248,127
100,759
Total assets
$
480,727
$
332,399
Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Current liabilities:
Accrued liabilities
96
1,238
Current portion of liabilities under Tax Receivable Agreement
—
12,943
Total current liabilities
96
14,181
Liabilities under Tax Receivable Agreement, net of current portion
150,372
149,866
Other long-term liabilities
3,697
—
Total liabilities
154,165
164,047
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, par value $ 0.01 per share – 20,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2024 and 2023
—
—
Class A common stock, par value $ 0.01 per share – 250,000 shares authorized; 62,502 issued and 62,502 outstanding as of December 31, 2024 and 49,571 issued and 45,020 outstanding as of December 31, 2023
625
496
Class B common stock, par value $ 0.0001 per share – 75,000 shares authorized; 39,466 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2024; 39,466 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2023
4
4
Class C common stock, par value $ 0.0001 per share – 0.001 share authorized, issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2024 and 2023
—
—
Additional paid-in capital
193,692
131,665
Treasury stock, at cost; none and 4,551 shares as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively
—
( 159,440 )
Retained earnings
132,241
195,627
Total stockholders' equity
326,562
168,352
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$
480,727
$
332,399
See accompanying Notes to Condensed Financial Information
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Schedule I: Condensed Financial Information of Registrant (continued)
Camping World Holdings, Inc.
Condensed Statements of Operations
(Parent Company Only)
(In Thousands)
Year Ended December 31,
2024
2023
2022
Revenue:
Intercompany revenue
$
12,637
$
10,584
$
10,069
Total revenue
12,637
10,584
10,069
Operating expenses:
Selling, general, and administrative
12,715
10,646
10,069
Total operating expenses
12,715
10,646
10,069
Loss from operations
( 78 )
( 62 )
—
Interest income, net
1,209
1,426
477
Affiliate Loan interest income
141
39
—
Tax Receivable Agreement liability adjustment
—
2,442
114
Other income, net
—
—
139
Equity in net (loss) income of subsidiaries
( 53,442 )
21,463
215,271
(Loss) income before income taxes
( 52,170 )
25,308
216,001
Income tax benefit (expense)
13,533
8,064
( 92,253 )
Net (loss) income
$
( 38,637 )
$
33,372
$
123,748
See accompanying Notes to Condensed Financial Information
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Schedule I: Condensed Financial Information of Registrant (continued)
Camping World Holdings, Inc.
Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
(Parent Company Only)
(In Thousands)
For the Year Ended December 31,
2024
2023
2022
Operating activities
Net (loss) income
$
( 38,637 )
$
33,372
$
123,748
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash used in operating activities:
Equity in net income of subsidiaries
53,442
( 21,463 )
( 215,271 )
Deferred tax expense
( 12,846 )
( 14,229 )
41,871
Tax Receivable Agreement liability adjustment
—
( 2,442 )
( 114 )
Change in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
Prepaid income taxes and other assets
( 2,590 )
6,219
2,914
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities
( 1,238 )
1,238
—
Payment pursuant to Tax Receivable Agreement
( 13,350 )
( 10,937 )
( 11,322 )
Other, net
3,697
—
—
Net cash used in operating activities
( 11,522 )
( 8,242 )
( 58,174 )
Investing activities
Purchases of LLC Interest from CWGS, LLC
( 333,905 )
( 389 )
( 541 )
Return of LLC Interest to CWGS, LLC for funding of treasury stock purchases
—
—
79,757
Distributions received from CWGS, LLC
20,507
36,716
162,767
Lent funds under Affiliate Loan
( 79,000 )
( 30,000 )
—
Repaid funds under Affiliate Loan
103,000
—
—
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
( 289,398 )
6,327
241,983
Financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of Class A common stock sold in a public offering net of underwriter discounts and commissions
333,356
—
—
Dividends paid to Class A common stockholders
( 24,749 )
( 66,831 )
( 105,387 )
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
549
389
541
Repurchases of Class A common stock to treasury
—
—
( 79,757 )
Disgorgement of short-swing profits by Section 16 officer
—
—
58
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
309,156
( 66,442 )
( 184,545 )
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
8,236
( 68,357 )
( 736 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
1,905
70,262
70,998
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year
$
10,141
$
1,905
$
70,262
See accompanying Notes to Condensed Financial Information
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Schedule I: Condensed Financial Information of Registrant (continued)
Camping World Holdings, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Financial Information
(Parent Company Only)
December 31, 2024
1. Organization
Camping World Holdings, Inc. (the “Parent Company”) was formed on March 8, 2016 as a Delaware corporation and is a holding company with no direct operations. The Parent Company's assets consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, its equity interest in CWGS Enterprises, LLC ("CWGS, LLC”), its Affiliate Loan (as defined in Note 4 – Affiliate Loan), and certain deferred tax assets.
The Parent Company's cash inflows are primarily from cash dividends or distributions and other transfers from CWGS, LLC. The amounts available to the Parent Company to fulfill cash commitments and pay cash dividends on its common stock are subject to certain restrictions in CWGS, LLC’s Senior Secured Credit Facilities. See Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements.
2. Basis of Presentation
These condensed parent company financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements of Camping World Holdings, Inc. and the accompanying notes thereto, included in this Form 10-K. For purposes of this condensed financial information, the Parent Company's interest in CWGS, LLC is recorded based upon its proportionate share of CWGS, LLC's net assets (similar to presenting them on the equity method).
The Parent Company is the sole managing member of CWGS, LLC, and pursuant to the Amended and Restated LLC Agreement of CWGS, LLC (the “LLC Agreement”), receives compensation in the form of reimbursements for all costs associated with being a public company. Intercompany revenue consists of these reimbursement payments and is recognized when the corresponding expense to which it relates is recognized.
Certain intercompany balances presented in these condensed Parent Company financial statements are eliminated in the consolidated financial statements. For the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022, the full amounts of intercompany revenue and equity in net income of subsidiaries in the accompanying Parent Company Statements of Operations were eliminated in consolidation. No intercompany receivable was owed to the Parent Company by CWGS, LLC at December 31, 2024 and 2023 (see Note 4 – Affiliate Loan for other amounts owed to the Parent Company). Related party amounts that were not eliminated in the consolidated financial statements include the Parent Company's liabilities under the tax receivable agreement, which totaled $ 150.4 million and $ 162.8 million as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
3. Revisions to Prior Period Condensed Financial Statements
Subsequent to the issuance of the Parent Company's condensed financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023, the Parent Company's management identified prior period misstatements related to the measurement of the realizable portion of the Parent Company’s outside basis difference deferred tax asset in CWGS, LLC, including the associated valuation allowance. As a result, deferred tax assets, net, additional paid-in capital, and income tax benefit (expense) have been revised from the amounts previously reported as of and for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022. The Parent Company evaluated the materiality of these errors both qualitatively and quantitatively in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 99, Materiality, and SAB No. 108, Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements When Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements, and determined the effect of these revisions was not material to the previously issued financial statements. However, correcting the cumulative error during the year ended December 31, 2024 would have been material to the current period. Therefore, the Parent Company has revised the condensed financial statements for the prior periods presented, including the comparative prior period amounts in the applicable notes to the condensed financial statements.
The following table presents the effect of the immaterial misstatements on the Parent Company’s condensed balance sheet for the period indicated:
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As of December 31, 2023
($ in thousands)
As Previously Reported
Adjustment
As Revised
Deferred tax assets, net
$
155,928
$
43,768
$
199,696
Total assets
288,631
43,768
332,399
Additional paid-in capital
98,280
33,385
131,665
Retained earnings
185,244
10,383
195,627
Total stockholders' equity
124,584
43,768
168,352
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
288,631
43,768
332,399
The following table presents the effect of the immaterial misstatements on the Parent Company’s condensed statement of income (loss) for the periods indicated:
Year Ended December 31, 2023
Year Ended December 31, 2022
($ in thousands)
As Previously Reported
Adjustment
As Revised
As Previously Reported
Adjustment
As Revised
Income tax benefit (expense)
$
5,736
$
2,328
$
8,064
$
( 79,054 )
$
( 13,199 )
$
( 92,253 )
Net income
31,044
2,328
33,372
136,947
( 13,199 )
123,748
The following table presents the effect of the immaterial misstatements on the Parent Company’s condensed statement of cash flows for the periods indicated. These immaterial misstatements resulted in no change in net cash used in operating activities for the periods indicated:
Year Ended December 31, 2023
Year Ended December 31, 2022
($ in thousands)
As Previously Reported
Adjustment
As Revised
As Previously Reported
Adjustment
As Revised
Net income
$
31,044
$
2,328
$
33,372
$
136,947
$
( 13,199 )
$
123,748
Deferred income taxes
( 11,901 )
( 2,328 )
( 14,229 )
28,672
13,199
41,871
4. Affiliate Loan
In December 2023, the Parent Company (the “Lender”) and CWGS Group, LLC (the “Borrower”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of CWGS, LLC, entered into a loan agreement (the “Affiliate Loan”) whereby the Borrower may borrow up to $ 40.0 million from the Lender at an interest rate of the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) plus 6.50 % per annum. The Lender may demand repayment with thirty-day notice, there are no prepayment restrictions or penalties, and the Affiliate Loan expires in December 2025.
At December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Borrower had outstanding balances of $ 6.0 million and $ 30.0 million, respectively, under the Affiliate Loan that were each repaid with accrued interest early in January of the following year. At December 31, 2024 and 2023, the interest rate on the Affiliate Loan was 10.86 % and 11.86 %, respectively, and accrued interest was less than $ 0.1 million at December 31, 2024 and 2023.
5. Commitments and Contingencies
The Parent Company is party to a tax receivable agreement with certain holders of common units in CWGS, LLC (the "Continuing Equity Owners") that provides for the payment by the Parent Company to the Continuing Equity Owners of 85 % of the amount of any tax benefits that the Parent Company actually realizes, or in some cases are deemed to realize, as a result of certain transactions. See Note 12 to the consolidated financial statements for more information regarding the Parent Company's tax receivable agreement. As described in Note 12 to the consolidated financial statements, amounts payable under the tax receivable agreement are contingent upon, among other things, (i) generation of future taxable income of Camping World Holdings, Inc. over the term of the tax receivable agreement and (ii) future changes in tax laws. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, liabilities under the tax receivable agreement totaled $ 150.4 million and $ 162.8 million, respectively. The Parent Company does not expect a cash tax reduction for tax benefits subject to the Tax Receivable Agreement during the year ended December 31, 2024 and, therefore, does not expect a payment under the Tax Receivable Agreement to be made during the year ending December 31, 2025.
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See Note 14 to the consolidated financial statements for information regarding pending and threatened litigation. Pursuant to the LLC Agreement, the Parent Company receives reimbursements for all costs associated with being a public company, which includes costs of litigation and cybersecurity incidents.
6. Income Taxes
CWGS, LLC completed the steps necessary to convert Camping World, Inc. (“CW”) and certain of its subsidiaries from Subchapter C Corporations to limited liability companies (“LLCs”) with an effective date of January 2, 2023 (the “LLC Conversion”). All required filings for conversion to LLC were made by December 31, 2022. Accordingly, the effect of the LLC Conversion was recorded during the year ended December 31, 2022, as the filings were perfunctory pursuant to the rules prescribed under ASC 740, Income Taxes. Beginning with the year ending December 31, 2023, the operating losses of CW and its subsidiaries will offset taxable income generated by CWGS, LLC’s other LLC businesses. As a result, both income tax expense recognized by the Parent Company and the amount of required tax distributions paid to holders of common units in CWGS, LLC, under the CWGS LLC Agreement, will decrease. The LLC Conversion will allow CWGS, LLC to more easily integrate its retail and dealership operations and more seamlessly share resources within the RV and Outdoor Retail segment, while providing an expected future cash flow benefit for the operating companies.
During the year ended December 31, 2023, the above LLC Conversion resulted in additional income tax benefit for the Parent Company of $ 3.1 million. Additionally, the Parent Company recorded an income tax benefit of $ 4.1 million related to an entity classification election that was filed in the third quarter of 2023 with a January 2, 2023 effective date.
7. November 2024 Public Offering
On November 1, 2024, the Parent Company completed a public offering (the “November 2024 Public Offering”) in which the Parent Company sold 14,634,146 shares of the Parent Company’s Class A common stock at a public offering price of $ 20.50 per share (or $ 19.81 per share after underwriting discounts and commissions). The Parent Company received $ 289.9 million in proceeds, net of underwriting discounts and commissions, which were used to purchase 14,634,146 common units from CWGS, LLC at a price per unit equal to the public offering price per share of Class A common stock in the November 2024 Public Offering, less underwriting discounts and commissions.
Additionally, in November 2024, the underwriters exercised their option to purchase an additional 2,195,121 shares of Class A common stock and the Parent Company received $ 43.5 million in additional proceeds, net of underwriting discounts and commissions, which were used to purchase 2,195,121 common units from CWGS, LLC at a price per unit equal to the public offering price per share of Class A common stock in the November 2024 Public Offering, less underwriting discounts and commissions.
Of the 16,829,267 shares Class A common stock sold in the November 2024 Public Offering, 4,228,700 were issued from treasury stock and the remainder were newly-issued shares. CWGS, LLC, on behalf of the Parent Company, incurred approximately $ 1.0 million of offering costs that were recorded as a reduction in the additional paid-in capital recorded by the Parent Company for the proceeds from the November 2024 Public Offering.
8. Stock Repurchase Program
During the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Parent Company did not repurchase Class A common stock under the stock repurchase program. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Parent Company repurchased 2,592,524 shares of Class A common stock, under this program for approximately $ 79.8 million, including commissions paid, at a weighted average price per share of $ 30.76 , which is recorded as treasury stock on the Parent Company’s balance sheet. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the $ 79.8 million was concurrently funded by CWGS, LLC in exchange for the return of 2,592,524 common units in CWGS, LLC, which reduced the Parent Company’s ownership interest in CWGS, LLC. Class A common stock held as treasury stock is not considered outstanding. During the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, the Parent Company reissued 322,271 , 579,176 and 852,508 shares of Class A common stock, respectively, from treasury stock to settle the exercises of stock options, vesting of restricted stock units, and settlement of other stock-based awards under the Parent Company’s 2016 Incentive Award Plan. As discussed in Note 7 — November 2024 Public Offering, the Company reissued 4,228,700 shares of Class A common stock held as treasury in the November 2024 Public Offering. As of December 31, 2024, the remaining approved
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amount for repurchases of Class A common stock under the share repurchase program was approximately $ 120.2 million.
9. Statements of Cash Flows
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information are as follows (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31,
2024
2023
2022
Cash (refunded) paid during the period for:
Interest
$
—
$
—
$
—
Income taxes
( 4,989 )
( 646 )
47,601
Noncash financing activities:
Par value of Class A common stock issued for redemption of common units in CWGS, LLC
1
20
1
Cost of treasury stock issued for vested restricted stock units
15,320
29,542
42,640
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Schedule II: Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
Balance at
Additions
Charged
Charges
Balance
Beginning
Charged to
to Other
Utilized
at End
(In Thousands)
of Period
Expense (1)
Accounts (2)
(Write-offs)
of Period
Accounts receivable allowance (3) :
Year ended December 31, 2024
$
2,978
$
754
$
—
$
( 984 )
$
2,748
Year ended December 31, 2023
4,222
( 954 )
14
( 304 )
2,978
Year ended December 31, 2022
4,711
675
297
( 1,461 )
4,222
(1) Additions to allowance for credit losses are charged to expense.
(2) Additions to returns allowances are credited against revenue.
(3) Accounts receivable allowance includes the allowance for credit losses and the allowance for returns.
Balance at
Additions
Charged
Charges
Balance
Beginning
Charged to
to Other
Utilized
at End
(In Thousands)
of Period
Expense
Accounts
(Write-offs)
of Period
Noncurrent other assets allowance:
Year ended December 31, 2024
$
61
$
—
$
—
$
( 61 )
$
—
Year ended December 31, 2023
37
61
—
( 37 )
61
Year ended December 31, 2022
42
( 5 )
—
—
37
Tax Valuation
Tax Valuation
Allowance
Allowance
Charged or
Balance at
Charged to
Credited to
(Credited)
Balance
Beginning
Income Tax
Income Tax
to Other
at End
(In Thousands)
of Period
Provision
Provision
Accounts (1)
of Period
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets:
Year ended December 31, 2024
$
192,686
$
—
$
( 1,568 )
$
36,487
$
227,605
Year ended December 31, 2023
106,052
64,351
—
22,283
192,686
Year ended December 31, 2022
291,386
—
( 151,058 )
( 34,276 )
106,052
(1) Amounts charged to additional paid-in capital relating to the outside basis in the investment in CWGS, LLC.
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ITEM 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
None.