---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001590976-26-000040"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MBUU"
cik: "0001590976"
company_name: "MALIBU BOATS, INC."
filed_at: "2026-08-28T11:45:03+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-28T11:50:38.897224+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Malibu Boats completes $203.9M Saxdor acquisition; pro forma FY26 net loss $2.2M

## Summary
- Acquired Saxdor Yachts on 3/2/2026 for ~$203.9M: $131.3M cash, 1.52M shares, $32.6M earnout (max $84.2M).
- Financed with $140M revolver drawdown at 4.88%, maturing 7/10/2031; incremental interest expense $4.5M.
- Pro forma FY2026 net sales $1.05B (Malibu $914.6M + Saxdor $136.3M); net loss attributable $2.2M vs Malibu standalone income $1.7M.
- Pro forma diluted EPS -$0.11 vs standalone $0.09; includes $7.9M amortization from backlog and dealer relationships.
- Saxdor results reclassed and converted from IFRS to U.S. GAAP; transaction costs of $14.8M expensed.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001590976-26-000040
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MBUU
- cik: 0001590976
- company_name: MALIBU BOATS, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-08-28T11:45:03+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1590976/000159097626000040/0001590976-26-000040-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1590976/000159097626000040/mbuu-20260828.htm

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