Selling, General, and Administrative Expense
Selling, general, and administrative expense was $26.6 million for the fiscal quarter ended June 29, 2024, compared to $30.2 million for the fiscal quarter ended July 1, 2023, and decreased as a percentage of net sales by 0.5%. The $3.6 million, or 12.0%, decrease in selling, general, and administrative expense was primarily driven by a $4.3 million decrease in non-cash stock-based compensation expense, as well as our cost containment initiatives and restructuring projects, partially offset by an increase of $4.8 million in accrued performance-based compensation.
Amortization
Amortization was $6.4 million for the fiscal quarter ended June 29, 2024, compared to $6.6 million for the fiscal quarter ended July 1, 2023. The $0.2 million, or 3.1%, decrease in amortization was driven by certain definite-lived intangible assets becoming fully amortized during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.
Interest Expense, net
Interest expense, net was $6.0 million for the fiscal quarter ended June 29, 2024, compared to $4.5 million for the fiscal quarter ended July 1, 2023. The $1.5 million, or 34.0%, increase in interest expense, net was primarily the result of the change in the fair value of our interest rate swap, compared to the fiscal quarter ended July 1, 2023.
Other Expense (Income), Net
Other expense (income), net was $0.8 million for the fiscal quarter ended June 29, 2024, compared to $(1.0) million for fiscal quarter ended July 1, 2023. The $1.8 million increase in other expense (income), net was primarily driven by an unfavorable change in net foreign currency transaction gains and losses associated with our international subsidiaries.
Earnings from Equity Method Investment
Earnings from our equity method investment in Premier Pools & Spa were $0.5 million for the fiscal quarter ended June 29, 2024, compared to $0.7 million for the fiscal quarter ended July 1, 2023, because of the financial performance of Premier Pools & Spa.
Income Tax Expense
Income tax expense was $0.4 million for the fiscal quarter ended June 29, 2024, compared to income tax expense of $4.9 million for the fiscal quarter ended July 1, 2023. Our effective tax rate was 3.2% for the fiscal quarter ended June 29, 2024, compared to 46.1% for the fiscal quarter ended July 1, 2023. The difference between the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate and our effective income tax rate for both the fiscal quarters ended June 29, 2024 and July 1, 2023 was primarily attributable to the impacts of stock-based compensation expense and foreign income.
Net Income
Net income was $13.3 million for the fiscal quarter ended June 29, 2024, compared to $5.7 million for the fiscal quarter ended July 1, 2023. The $7.6 million, or 132.4%, increase in net income was primarily because of the factors described above.
Net Income Margin
Net income margin was 8.3% for the fiscal quarter ended June 29, 2024, compared to 3.2% for the fiscal quarter ended July 1, 2023. The 5.1% increase in net income margin was driven by a $7.6 million increase in net income compared to the fiscal quarter ended July 1, 2023 because of the factors described above.
Adjusted EBITDA
Adjusted EBITDA was $34.5 million for the fiscal quarter ended June 29, 2024, compared to $31.0 million for the fiscal quarter ended July 1, 2023. The $3.5 million, or 11.2%, increase in Adjusted EBITDA was primarily because of the decrease in cost of sales