Financial Performance - Consolidated net sales decreased by 60.9million,or10.4525.1 million for the three months ended January 31, 2025, compared to 586.0millionintheprioryearquarter[92][93].−Grossprofitincreasedby6.9 million, or 11.0%, to 69.8million,withagrossmarginof13.3164.5 million, or 90.0%, to 18.2millionforthethreemonthsendedJanuary31,2025,comparedto182.7 million in the prior year quarter[100]. - Adjusted EBITDA increased by 6.3million,or20.736.8 million, with a significant increase of 78.6% when excluding the impact of the Bus Manufacturing Businesses[101]. - Adjusted Net Income increased by 6.2million,or42.220.9 million, driven by higher contributions from the Specialty Vehicles segment[102]. Segment Performance - The Specialty Vehicles segment saw increased shipments of fire apparatus and a favorable mix of ambulance units, contributing to higher net sales[93]. - Specialty Vehicles segment net sales decreased by 47.0million,or11.3370.2 million for the three months ended January 31, 2025, compared to 417.2millionintheprioryearquarter[104].−AdjustedEBITDAfortheSpecialtyVehiclessegmentincreasedby9.0 million, or 34.4%, to 35.2millionforthethreemonthsendedJanuary31,2025,comparedto26.2 million in the prior year quarter[105]. - The Recreational Vehicles segment experienced a decrease in unit shipments, impacting overall sales negatively[93]. - Recreational Vehicles segment net sales decreased by 14.4million,or8.5155.0 million for the three months ended January 31, 2025, compared to 169.4millionintheprioryearquarter[106].OperationalChanges−ThecompanyannouncedthediscontinuationofmanufacturingoperationsatENCandsoldCollinsandENC,whichwerepartoftheBusManufacturingBusinesses[91].−Thecompanyincurredtransactionexpensesof5.0 million in the three months ended January 31, 2024, primarily related to the sale of Collins[128]. - Restructuring related charges for the three months ended January 31, 2024, included write-offs of inventory associated with next-generation propulsion technology[128]. - The company reported impairment charges of 12.6millionprimarilyassociatedwiththediscontinuationofmanufacturingoperationsattheENCfacility[128].CashFlowandFinancing−Netcashusedinoperatingactivitieswas13.1 million for the three months ended January 31, 2025, an improvement from 69.7millionintheprioryear[112].−Netcashprovidedbyfinancingactivitieswas24.9 million for the three months ended January 31, 2025, primarily from net proceeds of 55.0millionfromtherevolvingcreditfacility[115].−Thecompanyrepurchased579,165sharesatacostof19.2 million during the three months ended January 31, 2025, at an average price of approximately 33.09pershare[118].−Thecompanyexpectstopayaquarterlycashdividendof0.06 per share, with cash dividends of 3.9millionpaidduringthefirstquarteroffiscalyear2025[116].−AsofJanuary31,2025,thecompany′soutstandingdebtunderthe2021ABLFacilitywas140.0 million, with availability of 262.9million[121].−Thecompanyamendedthe2021ABLAgreementtodecreasetheaggregatecommitmentsforrevolvingloansandlettersofcreditfrom550.0 million to 450.0million[122].TaxandAccounting−Theprovisionforincometaxesdecreasedsignificantlyto3.8 million, or 17.3% of pre-tax income, compared to $61.5 million, or 25.2% of pre-tax income, in the prior year quarter[99]. - There were no off-balance sheet arrangements or special-purpose entities created for raising capital or incurring debt[129]. - The company has not experienced any material changes in exposure to interest rate risk, foreign exchange risk, or commodity price risk[132]. - The preparation of financial statements requires estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts, as detailed in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2024[130]. - Recent accounting pronouncements and their impacts on financial statements are discussed in Note 1 of the Notes to Condensed Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements[131].