# Malibu Boats Inc. (MBUU) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Consumer Cyclical / Recreational Vehicles. Price $27.88, market value $549 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 309.8×** (5-yr avg 91.2×, 3-yr avg 173.0×). Malibu Boats Inc. trades at 309.8× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 91.2×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Consumer Cyclical median in the September 2026 study was 19.5×. Forward P/E is 8.8×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 0.6×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.6×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 1.0×**. The shares trade at 1.0× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 7.8%** (5-yr avg 6.1%). Free cash flow equals 7.8% of the market value, above its five-year average of 6.1%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 0.3%**. The inverse of the P/E: 0.3% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 16.0%**. Malibu Boats Inc. keeps 16.0% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, a thin margin typical of retail, distribution and commodity businesses.
- **Operating margin: 0.3%**. 0.3% of revenue is left after running the business, which leaves little cushion in a downturn.
- **Net margin: 0.2%**. 0.2% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 0.3%**. 0.3% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 0.4%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 0.4%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: 0.2%**. Each dollar of assets produces 0.2% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 13.3%** (3-yr -13.0%/yr, 5-yr -0.3%/yr). Revenue grew 13.3% over the last year, against -0.3% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -88.2%** (3-yr -73.9%/yr, 5-yr -55.6%/yr). Earnings per share fell 88.2%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -30.9%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -30.9% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.31**. Debt is 0.31 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Current ratio: 1.43** (quick 1.43). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 1.43 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 2.48**. A Z-score of 2.48 is in the grey zone; not distressed, not clearly safe.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Malibu Boats Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (9 analysts). 9 analysts cover Malibu Boats Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $34.56 (+24% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -16.0%** (YTD -1.2%, 3-mo 5.6%). The shares are down 16.0% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -20.5%** (16.9% above the low). Trading 20% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 49**. An RSI of 49 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.50** (volatility 49%). Beta of 1.50 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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