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Monaco Coach Corporation Reports Second Quarter 2005 Profits COBURG, Ore., July 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Monaco Coach Corporation (NYSE:MNC), one of the leading manufacturers of motorized and towable recreational vehicle products, today reported revenues and earnings for its second quarter ended July 2, 2005. Second quarter earnings per share, on a diluted basis, were 3 cents versus last year's second quarter earnings of 40 cents. Earnings per share for the quarter included a one-time charge of 5 cents for the relocation of Beaver manufacturing to Coburg, Oregon. Revenues for the second quarter were $306.2 million compared to last year's second quarter revenues of $357.8 million. Net income for the second quarter was $755,000 compared to $11.9 million for the second quarter last year. For the six months ended July 2, 2005, earnings per share, on a diluted basis, were 20 cents compared to 80 cents per share for the same period last year. Revenues for the six months ended July 2, 2005 were $637.7 million compared to $712.8 million for the first six months of last year. Net income for the six months ended July 2, 2005 was $6.1 million compared to $23.9 million earned for the comparable period last year. Unit sales of Monaco Coach Corporation products for the six months ended July 2, 2005 totaled 5,836 units. Six month motorhome sales totaled 3,404 units and six month towable recreational vehicles sales totaled 2,432 units. Recreational Vehicle Segment "As we stated last week, the market conditions throughout the RV segment were very challenging in the second quarter," said Monaco Coach Chairman and CEO, Kay Toolson. "Wholesale ordering was down due to the slower retail sales environment and the model-year changeover. Because of lackluster wholesale demand, manufacturers were forced to provide incentives to maintain shelf space on dealer lots." The RV segment reported sales of $293.7 million during the second quarter, down 16.4% from $351.5 million during the second quarter of 2004. Second quarter 2005 motorhome sales totaled 1,606 units, down 24.4% compared to second quarter 2004, and second quarter towable sales totaled 1,205 units, down 1.4%. The Company sold 2,811 units for the quarter, down 16% as compared to the same period last year. The RV segment reported gross profit of $24.9 million, or 8.5% of sales in the second quarter of 2005, compared to $43.2 million and 12.3% of sales in the second quarter of 2004. "The decline in margin was the result of greater discounts and lower absorption of costs as we managed our production run rates to remain below our level of retail sales," said Toolson. "We have faced these challenges head-on and we believe our dealer motorhome inventories, which have been reduced by over 500 units since the beginning of the year, are in very good shape. The Company will continue to produce at levels that are equal to or less than retail demand." Net sales for the RV segment in the first six months of 2005 were $619.9 million, a 13.0% decline from $700.4 million last year. Gross profit for the first six months of 2005 declined 32.2% to $57.7 million or 9.3% of sales versus 12.1% of sales and $85.1 million last year. "We recently announced several moves designed to increase our overall manufacturing efficiency and to generate additional market share for the motorized side of our business, including: closure of the Royale Coach subsidiary, relocation of Beaver manufacturing and Franchise for the Future," said Toolson. "Over the past few quarters, we have placed an emphasis on increasing sales of our towable products, and we are pleased that our six month wholesale towable units sold were up almost 10% and through May our share of the fifth-wheel and travel trailer retail market is up 33.8%." "Our focus in the third and fourth quarters of 2005 will be on how to most efficiently produce the highest quality products in our industry," said Toolson. "To that end, we will further review our internal manufacturing platform and methods, and look for additional steps we can take to increase our profitability in the second half of 2005." "We wrote over 2,700 orders at our June Dealer Congress," said Monaco Coach Vice President of Sales and Marketing Mike Snell. "Our Franchise for the Future program, which we unveiled at Dealer Congress, has been a tremendous success. Over 75% of the units we are selling today fall under the new franchise program. This is significant because the 2006 model Monaco, Holiday Rambler, Beaver and Safari motorhomes will be highlighted in distinctive areas at the majority of dealer lots by name, logo and key benefits, differentiating the value of Monaco's products from the vast majority of units parked on the lot." Monaco Coach Corporation's 2006 model motorhomes are distinguished from other brands by industry-leading after-the-sale support and some key new benefits such as one-piece windshields and higher ceilings on almost every model. "The timing is perfect to drive home our brand benefits at dealer lots starting with the new 2006 models," said Snell. Through May, data from Statistical Surveys, Inc. indicates Monaco Coach Corporation has increased its retail Class A motorhome market share to 17.3%, a 6.1% increase. "Our market share results were solid in light of the soft retail motorhome markets," said Snell. Motorhome Resorts Segment "The success of the Outdoor Resorts projects in our motorhome resorts segment added significantly to our gross profit margin in the second quarter," said Monaco Coach President John Nepute. "The acceptance of the lots in the new phases has been overwhelming. We sold 40 lots at Outdoor Resorts of Las Vegas in the second quarter, up from 33 in the second quarter last year. The lot sales at the Outdoor Resorts Motorcoach Country Club in the Palm Springs area were also outstanding. Lot sales in the second quarter totaled 31 versus 21 in the second quarter last year." The Company's motorhome resorts segment reported record sales and gross profits in the second quarter. Sales were $12.5 million up 98% from $6.3 million during the second quarter of 2004. Gross profit for the segment was $8.2 million, or 65.5% of sales, up 227% from $2.5 million and 39.5% of sales for the same period last year. Gross margins on lots have been positively impacted due to heavier absorption of costs in earlier phases. Through the first six months of 2005, the motorhome resorts segment reported sales of $17.8 million, up 43.5% from sales of $12.4 million last year. Gross profit for the segment increased to $11.6 million, up 127.5% from $5.1 million for the first six months of last year. Selling, General and Administrative Expenses and Outlook "Sales, general, and administrative expenses for the Company were higher than expected due to promotions in conjunction with our dealer partners to stimulate retail activity on their lots," said Monaco Coach Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Marty Daley. "It is our goal that the Franchise for the Future initiative will create a consistent retail and wholesale demand for our products at dealer lots." "We expect to generate third quarter revenues of approximately $325 million - $335 million," said Daley. "Our sales forecast is supported by the number of orders generated at Dealer Congress which has led to a backlog of over $200 million and our internal motorized retail sales report which shows, compared to last year, we have started the third quarter up 10% through July 26, 2005." "Moderately increasing retail demand and consistent restocking of inventory by our dealer partners, due to their current low inventory levels, should result in reducing the amount of discounts and promotional activity," said Daley. "Streamlining our production lines will show an improvement in manufacturing costs. However, this improvement will be partially offset by the motorhome resorts segment results, which will reflect a seasonally slower selling quarter. Gross profit margin should be in the 12.0% to 12.2% range. Sales, general, and administrative expenses for the third quarter are expected to be in the range of 8.9% to 9.1%." These estimates exclude a one-time charge of 3 to 4 cents per share associated with the closure of our Royale Coach subsidiary. Monaco Coach Corporation will conduct a conference call in conjunction with this news release at 2 p.m. ET Wednesday, July 27, 2005. Members of the news media, investors, and the general public are invited to access a live broadcast of the conference call via the Investor Relations page of the Company's website at http://www.monaco-online.com/ . The event will be archived and available for replay for the next 90 days. Headquartered in Coburg, Oregon, with additional manufacturing facilities in Indiana, Monaco Coach Corporation employs more than 5,400 people and is one of the nation's leading manufacturers of recreational vehicles. The Company offers entry-level priced towable RVs up to custom made luxury recreational vehicle models under the Monaco, Holiday Rambler, Safari, Beaver and McKenzie brand names. For additional information about Monaco Coach Corporation please visit http://www.monaco-online.com/ . The statements above regarding the Company's expectations for future production levels, goals for the "Franchise for the Future" program, and projected revenues, conversion of orders to sales, gross margin and sales, general and administrative expenses for the third quarter of 2005 are forward- looking statements based on current information and expectations and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from these statements, including slower than anticipated sales of new and existing products, the availability of floorplan financing for the Company's dealers, further discounting by manufacturers, a general slowdown in the economy, deterioration of consumer confidence, oil and fuel supply and price increases, new product introductions by competitors, a loss of dealers or deterioration in the relationships with dealers. Please refer to the Company's SEC reports, including but not limited to the most recent Form 10-Q, the annual report on Form 10-K for 2004, and the 2004 Annual Report to Shareholders for additional factors. These filings can be accessed over the Internet at http://www.sec.gov/. MONACO COACH CORPORATION CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited: dollars in thousands) January 1, July 2, 2005 2005 ASSETS Current assets: Trade receivables, net $127,380 $105,533 Inventories 169,777 179,860 Resort lot inventory 7,315 6,247 Prepaid expenses 5,190 5,305 Deferred income taxes 33,188 33,873 Total current assets 342,850 330,818 Property, plant, and equipment, net 141,563 143,114 Debt issuance costs net of accumulated amortization of $616, and $661, respectively 571 492 Goodwill 55,254 55,254 Total assets $540,238 $529,678 LIABILITIES Current liabilities: Book Overdraft $1,587 $21,440 Line of Credit 34,062 7,500 Accounts payable 79,072 75,333 Product liability reserve 20,233 19,776 Product warranty reserve 32,369 32,329 Income taxes payable 2,087 2 Accrued expenses and other liabilities 31,533 30,644 Total current liabilities 200,943 187,024 Deferred income taxes 19,679 19,751 Total liabilities 220,622 206,775 STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Preferred stock, $.01 par, 1,934,783 shares authorized, no shares outstanding Common stock, $.01 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized, 29,246,143 and 29,510,198 issued and outstanding, respectively 294 295 Additional paid-in capital 57,454 58,201 Retained earnings 261,868 264,407 Total stockholders' equity 319,616 322,903 Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $540,238 $529,678 MONACO COACH CORPORATION CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited: dollars in thousands, except share and per share data) Quarter Ended Six Months Ended July 3, July 2, July 3, July 2, 2004 2005 2004 2005 Net sales $357,774 $306,187 $712,750 $637,699 Cost of sales 312,125 273,103 622,618 568,398 Gross profit 45,649 33,084 90,132 69,301 Selling, general, and administrative expenses 26,721 29,411 51,521 56,754 Plant relocation costs 0 2,352 0 2,352 Operating income 18,928 1,321 38,611 10,195 Other income, net 127 26 213 140 Interest expense (372) (187) (777) (672) Income before income taxes 18,683 1,160 38,047 9,663 Provision for income taxes 6,735 405 14,176 3,585 Net income $11,948 $755 $23,871 $6,078 Earnings per common share: Basic $.41 $ .03 $ .81 $ .21 Diluted $.40 $ .03 $ .80 $ .20 Weighted average common shares outstanding: Basic 29,357,514 29,502,165 29,326,855 29,481,152 Diluted 30,013,014 29,824,570 29,990,241 29,859,237 MONACO COACH CORPORATION CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited: dollars in thousands) Six Months Ended July 3, July 2, 2004 2005 Increase (Decrease) in Cash: Cash flows from operating activities: Net income $23,871 $6,078 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash (used) provided by operating activities: Loss on sale of assets 43 24 Depreciation and amortization 5,388 5,049 Deferred income taxes 274 (613) Changes in working capital accounts: Trade receivables, net (25,842) 21,847 Inventories (30,885) (10,083) Resort lot inventory 5,842 2,120 Prepaid expenses (3,853) (120) Accounts payable 27,971 (3,739) Product liability reserve 83 ( 457) Product warranty reserve 3,582 (40) Income taxes payable (26) (2,085) Accrued expenses and other liabilities 5,122 (889) Net cash provided by operating activities 11,570 17,092 Cash flows from investing activities: Additions to property, plant, and equipment (4,110) (7,650) Proceeds from sale of assets 145 68 Net cash used in investing activities (3,965) (7,582) Cash flows from financing activities: Book overdraft 0 19,853 Payments on lines of credit, net 0 (26,562) Payments on long-term notes payable (7,500) 0 Debt issuance costs 0 (10) Dividends paid (2,934) (3,539) Issuance of common stock 1,416 748 Net cash used by financing activities (9,018) (9,510) Net change in cash (1,413) 0 Cash at beginning of period 13,398 0 Cash at end of period $11,985 $0 Monaco Coach Corporation Segment Reporting Results of Consolidated Operations Quarter Quarter Ended % of Ended % of July 3, Sales July 2, Sales 2004 2005 Net Sales $357,774 100.0% $306,187 100.0% Cost of Sales 312,125 87.2% 273,103 89.2% Gross Profit 45,649 12.8% 33,084 10.8% Selling, General and Administrative Expenses 26,721 7.5% 29,411 9.6% Plant Relocation Costs 0 0.0% 2,352 0.8% Operating Income 18,928 5.3% 1,321 0.4% Other Income and Interest Expense 245 0.1% 161 0.0% Income Before Income Taxes 18,683 5.2% 1,160 0.4% Income Taxes 6,735 1.9% 405 0.2% Net Income $11,948 3.3% $755 0.2% Recreational Vehicle Segment Quarter Quarter Ended % of Ended % of July 3, July 2, 2004 Sales 2005 Sales Net Sales $351,467 100.0% $293,730 100.0% Cost of Sales 308,311 87.7% 268,804 91.5% Gross Profit 43,156 12.3% 24,926 8.5% Selling, General and Administrative Expenses 12,436 3.5% 16,253 5.5% Corporate Overhead Allocation 11,917 3.4% 9,843 3.4% Plant Relocation Costs 0 0.0% 2,352 0.8% Operating Income $18,803 5.4% -$3,522 -1.2% Motorhome Resorts Segment Quarter Quarter Ended % of Ended % of July 3, July 2, 2004 Sales 2005 Sales Net Sales $6,307 100.0% $12,457 100.0% Cost of Sales 3,814 60.5% 4,299 34.5% Gross Profit 2,493 39.5% 8,158 65.5% Selling, General and Administrative Expenses 1,044 16.6% 2,221 17.8% Corporate Overhead Allocation 1,324 21.0% 1,094 8.8% Operating Income $125 2.0% $4,843 38.9% Monaco Coach Corporation Segment Reporting Results of Consolidated Operations Six Months Six Months Ended % of Ended % of July 3, July 2, 2004 Sales 2005 Sales Net Sales $712,750 100.0% $637,699 100.0% Cost of Sales 622,618 87.4% 568,398 89.1% Gross Profit 90,132 12.6% 69,301 10.9% Selling, General and Administrative Expenses 51,521 7.2% 56,754 8.9% Plant Relocation Costs 0 0.0% 2,352 0.4% Operating Income 38,611 5.4% 10,195 1.6% Other Income and Interest Expense 564 0.1% 532 0.1% Income Before Income Taxes 38,047 5.3% 9,663 1.5% Income Taxes 14,176 2.0% 3,585 0.5% Net Income $23,871 3.3% $6,078 1.0% Recreational Vehicle Segment Six Months Six Months Ended % of Ended % of July 3, Sales July 2, Sales 2004 2005 Net Sales $700,392 100.0% $619,949 100.0% Cost of Sales 615,310 87.9% 562,226 90.7% Gross Profit 85,082 12.1% 57,723 9.3% Selling, General and Administrative Expenses 25,280 3.6% 32,519 5.2% Corporate Overhead Allocation 21,555 3.1% 18,455 3.0% Plant Relocation Costs 0 0.0% 2,352 0.4% Operating Income $38,247 5.4% $4,397 0.7% Motorhome Resorts Segment Six Months Six Months Ended % of Ended % of July 3, Sales July 2, Sales 2004 2005 Net Sales $12,358 100.0% $17,750 100.0% Cost of Sales 7,308 59.1% 6,172 34.8% Gross Profit 5,050 40.9% 11,578 65.2% Selling, General and Administrative Expenses 2,291 18.5% 3,729 21.0% Corporate Overhead Allocation 2,395 19.4% 2,051 11.6% Operating Income $364 3.0% $5,798 32.6% FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Craig Wanichek - Investor Relations Monaco Coach Corporation (541) 681-8011 http://www.monaco-online.com/ DATASOURCE: Monaco Coach Corporation CONTACT: Craig Wanichek, Investor Relations for Monaco Coach Corporation, +1-541-686-8011 Web site: http://www.monaco-online.com/

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