OneWater Marine is transitioning from frequent acquisitions to focusing on reducing debt and slowly enhancing its product mix with higher-priced boats. In Q1, new boat sales dropped 12%, but increased sales of premium yachts and better margins on used boats raised the gross margin to 23.8%, the highest in two years. The company also sold Ocean Bio-Chem for $50 million and managed free cash flow carefully, lowering its net long-term debt to EBITDA ratio to about 4.1x, below its target of 4.5x. Trading near fair value at 8.4x adjusted EBITDA, OneWater is expected to perform modestly well as it continues deleveraging and premiumizing, though no immediate catalysts are anticipated.
Oil prices are rising sharply due to renewed US naval blockades on Iranian shipping and increased tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical oil transit route. Brent crude is holding above $85 and WTI above $80, with forecasts suggesting WTI could ...
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