MBUUMalibu Boats, Inc.

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RyuScore

Seven criteria, each scored 0 to 100 on a published scale, weighted into one number.

RyuScore 53 out of 100, Average
Today's price. Only valuation depends on it.

Average. Malibu Boats, Inc. scores higher than 49% of the 2,291 companies Ryufin scores.

Carried by cycle position and capital allocation, held back by return on new capital and the balance sheet.

Consumer Cyclical median 65 · all companies 54

Valuation

26% of the score

51median 50

Malibu Boats, Inc. is valued at 24.8x its operating profit before acquisition amortisation (EBITA), including debt: a rich multiple.

60x
50x
35x
25x
18x
12x
8x
24.8x
Full points at 8x or less, none from 60xfull points

Return on capital

18% of the score

60median 23

Over 7 years the business earned 11% a year after tax on the capital it uses.

2%
8%
15%
25%
11%
None at 2% or less, full points from 25%full points
Return on capital by year
7 years agolatest 0.3%

Return on new capital

16% of the score

0median 33

Over 6 years yearly profit fell by 55 cents for every dollar earned. New capital earned -386%, and 14% of profit went back into the business.

-5%
12%
-55%
None at minus 5 cents, full points from 12 centsfull points

Capital allocation

14% of the score

66median 63

How management spends the money: shares bought back or issued, and whether assets grow faster than the business they serve.

Share countDown 1.6% a year over 5 years: buybacks
83
5%
-3%
-1.6%
0 pointsfull points
Assets against salesAssets grew 6% a year, sales -0.3%
41
12%
-2%
6.3%
0 pointsfull points

Cycle position

12% of the score

100median 63

Today's operating margin of 0.3% is 0.03x its normal 10%: near a trough. Normal is half the 10 year median, half the last four years, so a margin that has held is not taken for a peak.

2x
1.5x
1x
0.7x
0x
A trough earns points, a peak costs themfull points
Operating margin by year, against its normal level
10 years agonow 0.3%

Balance sheet

8% of the score

25median 50

What the debt weighs against the profit that has to carry it.

Net debt to EBITDA2.5x a year of EBITDA
50
4.5x
0.5x
2.5x
0 pointsfull points
Interest coverOperating profit covers interest 1x
0
1.5x
12x
0.9x
0 pointsfull points

Earnings quality

6% of the score

98median 90

Whether the reported profit arrives as cash, and whether the accounts show the usual signs of stretching.

AccrualsCash ran ahead of profit by 7.6% of assets
98
8%
0%
-8%
-7.6%
0 pointsfull points

How the RyuScore works

Each criterion earns 0 to 100 points on the scale drawn under it, and the RyuScore is their average weighted 26, 18, 16, 14, 12, 8 and 6. Scales bend in the company's favour between their ends, so an ordinary figure is never already near zero. Where a criterion cannot be measured from the filings it is taken out and the remaining weights scale up; a company needs 60% of the weight covered, and always a price, to get a score.

Built from the company's annual and quarterly filings with the SEC and today's share price. Banks, insurers and property trusts are not scored: their debt is their raw material, so these yardsticks mean something else there. Figures as of 2026-06-30, latest annual report FY2026.