What Happened?
Shares of boat and marine products retailer MarineMax (NYSE: HZO) fell 8.8% in the afternoon session after the company reported a wider-than-expected loss for its fourth quarter, overshadowing a beat on revenue.
MarineMax announced an adjusted loss of $0.21 per share, which was worse than what analysts had forecast. While the company's revenue of $505.2 million did surpass estimates, its profitability was squeezed. The company stated that its gross profit margin decreased, driven by a challenging retail environment that required more promotions. Despite the loss, same-store sales showed strength, increasing by 10%. MarineMax also maintained its full-year earnings guidance.
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What Is The Market Telling Us
MarineMax’s shares are very volatile and have had 29 moves greater than 5% over the last year. In that context, today’s move indicates the market considers this news meaningful but not something that would fundamentally change its perception of the business.
The biggest move we wrote about over the last year was 9 months ago when the stock gained 15.6% on the news that the company reported strong first-quarter 2025 results, which significantly exceeded analysts' expectations across revenue, EPS, and EBITDA. The key highlight for the quarter was an 11% same-store sales increase, a sign that core operations are not just holding up but expanding, despite economic pressures and weakening demand trends across the broader industry. On the other hand, it lowered its full-year EPS guidance. Still, we think this was a decent quarter with some key areas of upside.
MarineMax is up 1.8% since the beginning of the year, but at $24.52 per share, it is still trading 21.3% below its 52-week high of $31.14 from February 2025. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of MarineMax’s shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $586.21.
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