---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001590976-26-000005"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MBUU"
cik: "0001590976"
company_name: "MALIBU BOATS, INC."
filed_at: "2026-02-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T04:26:33.072498+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Malibu Boats Q2 net loss $2.5M; sales down 5.8%, gross margin plunges to 13.3%

## Summary
- Net loss of $2.5M (diluted EPS loss $0.13) vs net income of $2.4M ($0.12) YoY; revenue down 5.8% to $188.6M.
- Gross profit fell 32.9% to $25.1M; margin dropped 540 bps to 13.3% due to fixed cost deleverage and higher per-unit costs.
- Unit volume decreased 9.5% to 1,106 units; all segments (Malibu, Saltwater Fishing, Cobalt) saw lower wholesale shipments.
- Adjusted EBITDA down 52.5% to $8.0M; adjusted net loss per share $0.02 vs income $0.32.
- FY2026 guidance: net sales flat to down mid-single digits; Adj. EBITDA margin 8%-9%; $21M share repurchases in Q2.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001590976-26-000005
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MBUU
- cik: 0001590976
- company_name: MALIBU BOATS, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-02-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1590976/000159097626000005/0001590976-26-000005-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1590976/000159097626000005/mbuu-20260205.htm

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