Recreational boats manufacturer Malibu Boats (NASDAQ:MBUU) reported revenue ahead of Wall Streets expectations in Q3 CY2025, with sales up 13.5% year on year to $194.7 million. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.15 per share was 57.9% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Although Malibu Boats (currently trading at $32.20 per share) has gained 15.3% over the last six months, it has trailed the S&P 500’s 27.3% return during that period. This was partly due to its softer quarterly results and might have investors contemplating their next move.
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Shares of recreational boats manufacturer Malibu Boats (NASDAQ:MBUU)
fell 2.6% in the afternoon session after a major competitor, Brunswick, announced the consolidation of its fiberglass boat manufacturing operations, signaling potential weakness across the industry.
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Shares of recreational boats manufacturer Malibu Boats (NASDAQ:MBUU)
fell 2.8% in the afternoon session after a significant downward revision of U.S. job creation data raised concerns about the health of the economy.
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Recreational boats manufacturer Malibu Boats (NASDAQ:MBUU) reported revenue ahead of Wall Street’s expectations in Q2 CY2025, with sales up 30.4% year on year to $207 million. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.42 per share was 9.4% below analysts’ consensus estimates.
Shares of recreational boats manufacturer Malibu Boats (NASDAQ:MBUU)
fell 14.6% in the morning session after the company reported second-quarter results where a revenue beat was overshadowed by a miss on Wall Street's profit expectations.
Recreational boats manufacturer Malibu Boats (NASDAQ:MBUU) reported revenue ahead of Wall Street’s expectations in Q2 CY2025, with sales up 30.4% year on year to $207 million. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.42 per share was 9.4% below analysts’ consensus estimates.
Recreational boats manufacturer Malibu Boats (NASDAQ:MBUU)
will be announcing earnings results this Thursday before market open. Here’s what to expect.
