UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q



☒		QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended ~~December 29, 2019~~June 28, 2020



☐		TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission file number 1-36597

Vista Outdoor Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)



Delaware			47-1016855
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)			(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1 Vista Way	Anoka	MN	55303
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)			(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (763) 433-1000

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:



Title of Each Class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $.01	VSTO	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.



Large accelerated filer	☒☐	Accelerated filer	☐☒	Non-accelerated filer	☐	Smaller reporting company	☐	Emerging growth company	☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

As of ~~January~~July 27, 2020, there were ~~57,876,765~~58,062,203 shares of the registrant's ~~voting~~ common stock outstanding.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I— FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

VISTA OUTDOOR INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(unaudited)


(Amounts in thousands except share data)	December 29, 2019			March 31, 2019			June 28, 2020			March 31, 2020
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	32,068		$	21,935		$	36,059		$	31,375
Net receivables	319,990			344,249			324,619			313,517
Net inventories	334,729			344,491			332,210			331,293
Income tax receivable	564			—			7,649			7,626
Assets held for sale	—			207,607
Other current assets	18,075			21,180			21,605			25,200
Total current assets	705,426			939,462			722,142			709,011
Net property, plant, and equipment	191,945			215,592			175,569			184,733
Operating lease assets	67,934			—			67,237			69,024
Goodwill	204,496			204,496			83,167			83,167
Net intangible assets	345,615			360,520			301,300			306,100
Deferred charges and other non-current assets, net	33,517			17,953			39,031			39,254
Total assets	$	1,548,933		$	1,738,023		$	1,388,446		$	1,391,289
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	$	—		$	19,335
Accounts payable	96,555			99,283			115,043			89,996
Accrued compensation	27,263			36,456			26,990			38,806
Accrued income taxes	—			436
Federal excise, use, and other taxes	18,707			18,482			20,892			19,702
Liabilities held for sale	—			46,030
Other current liabilities	100,984			97,175			106,202			98,197
Total current liabilities	243,509			317,197			269,127			246,701
Long-term debt	523,860			684,670			443,927			511,806
Deferred income tax liabilities	17,677			17,757			12,744			12,810
Long-term operating lease liabilities	72,347			—			71,686			73,738
Accrued pension and postemployment benefits	41,001			46,083			52,440			60,225
Other long-term liabilities	45,589			63,276			49,017			43,504
Total liabilities	943,983			1,128,983			898,941			948,784
Commitments and contingencies (Notes 3, 13, and 16)
Commitments and contingencies (Notes 3, 12, and 15)
Common stock — $.01 par value:
Authorized — 500,000,000 shares
Issued and outstanding — 57,909,645 shares as of December 29, 2019 and 57,710,934 shares as of March 31, 2019	578			577
Issued and outstanding — 58,066,959 shares as of June 28, 2020 and 58,038,822 shares as of March 31, 2020							581			580
Additional paid-in capital	1,749,545			1,752,419			1,746,919			1,744,096
Accumulated deficit	(818,834		)	(804,969		)	(919,572		)	(960,048		)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(78,242		)	(82,967		)	(98,774		)	(100,994		)
Common stock in treasury, at cost — 6,054,794 shares held as of December 29, 2019 and 6,253,505 shares held as of March 31, 2019	(248,097		)	(256,020		)
Common stock in treasury, at cost — 5,897,480 shares held as of June 28, 2020 and 5,925,617 shares held as of March 31, 2020							(239,649		)	(241,129		)
Total stockholders' equity	604,950			609,040			489,505			442,505
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	1,548,933		$	1,738,023		$	1,388,446		$	1,391,289

See Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

VISTA OUTDOOR INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(unaudited)


	Three months ended						Nine months ended						Three months ended
(Amounts in thousands except per share data)	December 29, 2019			December 30, 2018			December 29, 2019			December 30, 2018			June 28, 2020			June 30, 2019
Sales, net	$	424,770		$	467,771		$	1,329,560		$	1,543,192		$	479,140		$	459,774
Cost of sales	335,980			373,535			1,055,428			1,226,861			353,772			364,696
Gross profit	88,790			94,236			274,132			316,331			125,368			95,078
Operating expenses:
Research and development	5,703			6,503			17,750			20,681			5,010			6,494
Selling, general, and administrative	64,418			86,418			231,298			284,754			72,315			83,909
Goodwill and intangibles impairment (Note 11)	—			432,612			—			456,023
Impairment of held-for-sale assets (Note 7)	—			83,854			9,429			128,775
Income (loss) before interest, income taxes, and other	18,669			(515,151		)	15,655			(573,902		)
Other income (expense), net (Note 7)	—			(1,871		)	(433		)	(6,796		)
Impairment of held-for-sale assets (Note 2)													—			9,429
Earnings (loss) before interest and income taxes													48,043			(4,754		)
Interest expense, net	(8,373		)	(16,003		)	(31,811		)	(46,340		)	(6,418		)	(11,124		)
Earnings (loss) before income taxes	10,296			(533,025		)	(16,589		)	(627,038		)	41,625			(15,878		)
Income tax provision (benefit)	(4,352		)	(18,383		)	(2,724		)	(27,230		)
Income tax provision													1,149			737
Net income (loss)	$	14,648		$	(514,642	)	$	(13,865	)	$	(599,808	)	$	40,476		$	(16,615	)
Earnings (loss) per common share:
Basic and Diluted	$	0.25		$	(8.94	)	$	(0.24	)	$	(10.43	)
Basic													$	0.70		$	(0.29	)
Diluted													$	0.69		$	(0.29	)
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic	57,878			57,572			57,812			57,525			58,057			57,722
Diluted	57,978			57,572			57,812			57,525			58,957			57,722

Net income (loss) (from above)	$	14,648		$	(514,642	)	$	(13,865	)	$	(599,808	)	$	40,476		$	(16,615	)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
Pension and other postretirement benefit liabilities:
Reclassification of prior service credits for pension and postretirement benefit plans recorded to net income, net of tax benefit of $0 and $19 for the three months ended, respectively, and $0 and $57 for the nine months ended, respectively.	(79		)	(60		)	(235		)	(180		)
Reclassification of net actuarial loss for pension and postretirement benefit plans recorded to net income, net of tax expense of $0 and $(172) for the three months ended, respectively, and $0 and $(516) for the nine months ended, respectively.	812			543			2,435			1,629
Change in derivatives, net of tax benefit (expense) of $0 and $88 for the three months ended, respectively, and $0 and $235 for the nine months ended, respectively.	(725		)	(279		)	(1,175		)	(743		)
Currency translation gains reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	—			—			3,150			—
Reclassification of prior service credits for pension and postretirement benefit plans recorded to net income, net of tax benefit of $0 and $0													(78		)	(78		)
Reclassification of net actuarial loss for pension and postretirement benefit plans recorded to net income, net of tax expense of $0 and $0													968			811
Change in derivatives, net of tax benefit (expense) of $0 and $0													981			(1,150		)
Change in cumulative translation adjustment.	263			76			550			29,592			349			764
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	271			280			4,725			30,298
Total other comprehensive income													2,220			347
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	14,919		$	(514,362	)	$	(9,140	)	$	(569,510	)	$	42,696		$	(16,268	)

See Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

VISTA OUTDOOR INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)


	Nine months ended						Three months ended
(Amounts in thousands)	December 29, 2019			December 30, 2018			June 28, 2020			June 30, 2019
Operating Activities:
Net income (loss)	$	(13,865	)	$	(599,808	)	$	40,476		$	(16,615	)
Adjustments to net income (loss) to arrive at cash provided by operating activities:
Adjustments to net income (loss) to arrive at cash provided by (used for) operating activities:
Depreciation	36,207			40,112			11,533			11,290
Amortization of intangible assets	14,996			19,284			4,953			5,097
Impairment of held-for-sale assets (Note 7)	9,429			128,775
Goodwill and intangibles impairment	—			456,023
Impairment of held-for-sale assets (Note 2)							—			9,429
Amortization of deferred financing costs	5,569			10,458			377			580
Deferred income taxes	348			(26,610		)	(94		)	(168		)
(Gain) loss on disposal of property, plant, and equipment	(48		)	8,098
Loss on divestitures (Note 7)	431			4,925
Loss on disposal of property, plant, and equipment							195			—
Share-based compensation	5,167			5,838			4,404			2,190
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Net receivables	38,098			47,088			(10,986		)	(4,749		)
Net inventories	(7,510		)	(88,657		)	(761		)	(53,811		)
Accounts payable	(4,676		)	36,961			26,526			29,098
Accrued compensation	(9,865		)	(6,911		)	(11,820		)	(11,026		)
Accrued income taxes	(3,744		)	(4,872		)	982			992
Federal excise, use, and other taxes	(2,243		)	(3,630		)	1,180			(881		)
Pension and other postretirement benefits	(2,521		)	(555		)	(6,894		)	101
Other assets and liabilities	(2,719		)	34,429			17,292			(7,695		)
Cash provided by operating activities	63,054			60,948
Cash provided by (used for) operating activities							77,363			(36,168		)
Investing Activities:
Capital expenditures	(21,977		)	(30,911		)	(4,472		)	(9,212		)
Proceeds from sale of our Firearms business and Eyewear business (Note 7)	156,567			151,595
Proceeds from the disposition of property, plant, and equipment	270			365			20			85
Cash provided by investing activities	134,860			121,049
Cash used for investing activities							(4,452		)	(9,127		)
Financing Activities:
Borrowings on lines of credit	272,321			440,000			9,076			120,239
Payments on lines of credit	(312,623		)	(180,000		)	(77,332		)	(60,240		)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	—			149,343
Payments made on long-term debt	(144,509		)	(576,000		)	—			(4,834		)
Payments made for debt issuance costs and prepayment premiums	(903		)	(10,271		)
Settlement from former parent	—			13,047
Deferred payments for acquisitions	(1,348		)	(1,348		)
Shares withheld for payroll taxes	(507		)	(1,001		)
Cash used for financing activities	(187,569		)	(166,230		)
Payments made for debt issuance costs							—			(103		)
Payment of employee taxes related to vested stock awards							(100		)	(297		)
Cash (used for) provided by financing activities							(68,356		)	54,765
Effect of foreign exchange rate fluctuations on cash	(212		)	(1,013		)	129			190
Increase in cash and cash equivalents	10,133			14,754			4,684			9,660
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	21,935			22,870			31,375			21,935
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	32,068		$	37,624		$	36,059		$	31,595
Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosures:
Non-cash investing activity:
Capital expenditures included in accounts payable	$	1,331		$	1,756		$	1,034		$	2,531

See Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

VISTA OUTDOOR INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

(unaudited)


	Common Stock $.01 Par Value																			Common Stock $.01 Par Value
(Amounts in thousands except share data)	Shares		Amount		Additional Paid-In Capital			Accumulated Deficit			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			Treasury Stock			Total Equity			Shares	Amount		Additional Paid-In Capital			Accumulated Deficit			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			Treasury Stock			Total Equity
Balance, September 29, 2019	57,787,433		$	578	$	1,752,175		$	(833,482	)	$	(78,513	)	$	(252,257	)	$	588,501
Comprehensive income (loss)	—		—		—			14,648			271			—			14,919
Balance, March 31, 2020																				58,038,822	$	580	$	1,744,096		$	(960,048	)	$	(100,994	)	$	(241,129	)	$	442,505
Comprehensive income																				—	—		—			40,476			2,220			—			42,696
Exercise of stock options																				5,000	—		(203		)	—			—			203			—
Share-based compensation	—		—		1,593			—			—			—			1,593			—	—		4,404			—			—			—			4,404
Restricted stock vested and shares withheld	55,385		—		(3,392		)	—			—			3,191			(201		)	21,824	—		(1,324		)	—			—			1,224			(100		)
Employee stock purchase plan	11,980		—		(419		)	—			—			489			70			—	—		—			—			—			—			—
Other	54,847		—		(412		)	—			—			480			68			1,313	1		(54		)	—			—			53			—
Balance, December 29, 2019	57,909,645		$	578	$	1,749,545		$	(818,834	)	$	(78,242	)	$	(248,097	)	$	604,950
Balance, June 28, 2020																				58,066,959	$	581	$	1,746,919		$	(919,572	)	$	(98,774	)	$	(239,649	)	$	489,505

Balance September 30, 2018	57,551,275		$	576	$	1,759,481		$	(241,692	)	$	(74,278	)	$	(264,888	)	$	1,179,199
Comprehensive income (loss)	—		—		—			(514,642		)	280			—			(514,362		)
Share-based compensation	—		—		1,958			—			—			—			1,958
Restricted stock vested and shares withheld	23,234		—		(1,368		)	—			—			1,212			(156		)
Other	(796	)	—		4			—			—			(17		)	(13		)
Balance, December 30, 2018	57,573,713		$	576	$	1,760,075		$	(756,334	)	$	(73,998	)	$	(263,693	)	$	666,626

	Common Stock $.01 Par Value
(Amounts in thousands except share data)	Shares		Amount		Additional Paid-In Capital			Accumulated Deficit			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			Treasury Stock			Total Equity
Balance, March 31, 2019	57,710,934		$	577	$	1,752,419		$	(804,969	)	$	(82,967	)	$	(256,020	)	$	609,040		57,710,934	$	577	$	1,752,419		$	(804,969	)	$	(82,967	)	$	(256,020	)	$	609,040
Comprehensive income (loss)	—		—		—			(13,865		)	4,725			—			(9,140		)
Comprehensive loss																				—	—		—			(16,615		)	347			—			(16,268		)
Share-based compensation	—		—		5,167			—			—			—			5,167			—	—		2,190			—			—			—			2,190
Restricted stock vested and shares withheld	91,110		—		(5,785		)	—			—			5,437			(348		)	23,059	—		(1,534		)	—			—			1,428			(106		)
Employee stock purchase plan	23,008		—		(777		)	—			—			940			163			11,028	—		(358		)	—			—			451			93
Other	84,593		1		(1,479		)	—			—			1,546			68			724	—		43			—			—			(43		)	—
Balance, December 29, 2019	57,909,645		$	578	$	1,749,545		$	(818,834	)	$	(78,242	)	$	(248,097	)	$	604,950

Balance, March 31, 2018	57,431,299		$	574	$	1,746,182		$	(156,526	)	$	(104,296	)	$	(268,444	)	$	1,217,490
Comprehensive income (loss)	—		—		—			(599,808		)	30,298			—			(569,510		)
Share-based compensation	—		—		5,940			—			—			(102		)	5,838
Restricted stock vested and shares withheld	71,192		—		(3,577		)	—			—			3,139			(438		)
Employee stock purchase plan	13,083		—		(334		)	—			—			540			206
Settlement from former parent	—		—		13,047			—			—			—			13,047
Other	58,139		2		(1,183		)	—			—			1,174			(7		)
Balance, December 30, 2018	57,573,713		$	576	$	1,760,075		$	(756,334	)	$	(73,998	)	$	(263,693	)	$	666,626
Balance, June 30, 2019																				57,745,745	$	577	$	1,752,760		$	(821,584	)	$	(82,620	)	$	(254,184	)	$	594,949

See Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

VISTA OUTDOOR INC.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)

Three ~~and nine months ended December 29, 2019~~Months Ended June 28, 2020

(Amounts in thousands except share and per share data unless otherwise indicated)

1. Significant Accounting Policies

Nature of Operations—Vista Outdoor Inc. (together with our subsidiaries, "Vista Outdoor", "we", "our", and "us"), unless the context otherwise requires) is a leading global designer, manufacturer and marketer of ~~consumer products in the~~ outdoor and shooting sports products. We conduct our operations through 2 reportable segments, Shooting Sports and ~~recreation markets.~~Outdoor Products. We ~~operate in 2 segments, Outdoor Products and Shooting Sports. Vista Outdoor is~~are headquartered in Anoka, Minnesota and ~~has~~have 14 manufacturing and distribution facilities in ~~15 U.S.~~the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico along with international customer service, sales and sourcing operations in Asia, Canada, and Europe. Vista Outdoor was incorporated in Delaware in 2014. The condensed consolidated financial statements reflect our financial position, results of operations, and cash flows in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, ~~2019~~2020 (“fiscal ~~2019”~~2020”).

Basis of Presentation—Our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") for interim reporting. As permitted under those rules, certain disclosures and other financial information that normally are required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States have been condensed or omitted. Our accounting policies are described in the notes to the consolidated financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal ~~2019.~~2020. Management is responsible for the condensed consolidated financial statements included in this report, which are unaudited but, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of our financial position as of ~~December 29, 2019~~June 28, 2020 and March 31, ~~2019,~~2020, our results of operations for the three ~~and nine~~ months ended ~~December 29,~~June 28, 2020 and June 30, 2019, ~~and December 30, 2018,~~ and our cash flows for the ~~nine~~three months ended ~~December 29, 2019~~June 28, 2020 and ~~December~~June 30, ~~2018.~~2019.

New Accounting Pronouncements

Our accounting policies are described in Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in our fiscal year ~~2019~~2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Such significant accounting policies are applicable for periods prior to the following new accounting standards.

Accounting Standards Adopted During this Fiscal Year

In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards update ("ASU") 2016-02, “Leases" (Topic 842), which requires lessees to recognize a right-of-use asset and lease liability for all leases with terms of more than 12 months. Recognition, measurement and presentation of expenses will depend on classification as a finance or operating lease. WeOn April 1, 2020, we adopted ASU ~~2016-02 prospectively starting~~No. 2016-13, "Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments" ("Topic 326"). This new standard is intended to improve financial reporting by requiring more timely recording of credit losses on our trade account receivable and requires the measurement of all expected credit losses based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements and disclosures. For further information, see Note 7, Receivables.

On April 1, ~~2019. As part~~2020, we adopted ASU No. 2018-13, "Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework-Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement." The amendments in this ASU removed, modified or added to the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements in ASC Topic 820, "Fair Value Measurement" ("Topic 820"). The adoption of ~~the adoption, we elected the package of practical expedients, which permits us under the new standard~~this ASU did not ~~to reassess historical lease classification, not to recognize short-term leases~~have a material impact on our balance sheet, and not to separate lease and non-lease components for all our leases. In addition, we elected the use of hindsight to determine the lease term of our leases and applied our incremental borrowing rate based on the remaining term of our leases as of the adoption date. The impact upon adoption, on April 1, 2019, resulted in the recognition of right-of-use assets of approximately $75,749, and lease liabilities of approximately $91,604 on our unaudited condensed consolidated ~~balance sheet. See Note 3,~~ ~~Leases,~~ ~~for additional information.~~financial statements and disclosures.

Accounting Standards Yet to Be Adopted

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-15, “Intangibles – Goodwill and Other – Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract.” ASU 2018-15 clarifies the accounting treatment for fees paid by a customer in a cloud computing arrangement (hosting arrangement) by providing guidance for determining when the arrangement includes a software license. ASU 2018-15 is effective for public business entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted. ASU 2018-15 may be applied either retrospectively or prospectively to all implementation costs incurred after the date of adoption. We are currently assessing the impact that adoption of ASU 2018-15 will have on our consolidated financial statements.

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes (“ASU 2019-12”), which simplifies the accounting for income taxes, eliminates certain exceptions within ASC 740, Income Taxes, and clarifies certain aspects of the current guidance to promote consistency among reporting entities. ASU 2019-12 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, although early adoption is permitted. Most amendments within the standard are required to be applied on a prospective basis, while certain amendments must be applied on a retrospective or modified retrospective basis. We are currently evaluating the impacts of the provisions of ASU 2019-12 on our consolidated financial statements.

2. Fair Value of Financial Instruments

~~The current authoritative guidance on~~We measure and disclose our financial assets and liabilities at fair value ~~clarifies the definition of fair value, prescribes~~on a ~~framework for measuring fair value, establishes a fair value hierarchy based on the inputs used to measure fair value,~~recurring and ~~expands disclosures about the use of fair value measurements.~~nonrecurring basis. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or the price paid to transfer a liability ~~(an~~(the exit price) in the principal orand most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market ~~participants on the measurement date.~~

~~The valuation techniques required by the current authoritative literature~~participants. Assets and liabilities carried at fair value are based upon observable and unobservable inputs. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect internal market assumptions. These two types of inputs createclassified using the following ~~fair value~~three-tier hierarchy:

Level 1—Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets.

Level 2—Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations whose inputs are observable or whose significant value drivers are observable.

Level 3—Significant inputs to the valuation model are unobservable.

The following section describes the valuation methodologies we ~~used~~use to measure our financial instruments at fair ~~value.~~

~~Long-term Debt—The fair~~ value ~~of the variable-rate long-term debt is calculated based~~ on ~~current market rates for debt of the same risk and maturities. The fair value of the fixed-rate debt is based on market quotes for each issuance. We consider these to be Level 2 instruments.~~a recurring basis:

Interest Rate Swaps—We periodically enter into floating-to-fixed interest rate swap agreements in order to hedge our forecasted interest payments on our outstanding variable-rate debt. The fair value of those swaps is determined using a pricing model based on observable inputs for similar instruments and other market assumptions. We consider these to be Level 2 instruments. See Note ~~13,~~4, ~~Long-term Debt,~~Derivative Financial Instruments, for additional information.

Commodity Price Hedging Instruments—We periodically enter into commodity forward contracts to hedge our exposure to price fluctuations on certain commodities we use for raw material components in our manufacturing process. When actual commodity prices exceed the fixed price provided by these contracts, we receive this difference from the counterparty, and when actual commodity prices are below the contractually provided fixed price, we pay this difference to the counterparty. We consider these to be Level 2 instruments. See Note 4, Derivative Financial Instruments, for additional information.

Note Receivable—In connection with the sale of our Firearms business in July 2019, we received a $12,000 interest-free, five-year pre-payable promissory note due June 2024. Based on the general market conditions and the credit quality of the buyer at the time of the sale, we discounted the Note Receivable at an effective interest rate of 10% and estimated fair value using a discounted cash flow approach. We consider this to be a Level 3 instrument. See Note 8,7, Receivables, for additional information.

Disclosures about the Fair Value of Financial Instruments

~~Contingent Consideration~~The carrying amount of our receivables, inventory, accounts payable and accrued liabilities at June 28, 2020— and March 31, 2020, approximates fair value because of the short maturity of these instruments. The ~~acquisition-related contingent consideration liability represents~~carrying values of cash and cash equivalents at June 28, 2020 and March 31, 2020 are categorized within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

The table below discloses information about carrying values and estimated fair value relating to our financial assets and liabilities:



	June 28, 2020				March 31, 2020
	Carrying amount		Fair value		Carrying amount		Fair value
Fixed-rate debt (1)	$	350,000	$	344,750	$	350,000	$	284,375
Variable-rate debt (2)	99,000		99,000		167,256		167,256

(1) In fiscal 2016, we issued $350,000 aggregate principal amount of ~~additional future earn-outs payable for acquisitions of businesses~~5.875% Senior Notes (the "5.875% Notes") that ~~included earn-out clauses.~~mature on October 1, 2023. These notes are unsecured and senior obligations. The ~~valuation~~fair value of the ~~contingent consideration~~fixed-rate long-term debt is ~~evaluated on an ongoing basis and is~~calculated based on ~~management estimates~~current market rates for debt of the same risk and ~~entity-specific assumptions which are considered~~maturities, based on market quotes for each issuance. We consider these to be Level ~~3 inputs. On September 1, 2016, we completed~~2 instruments. See Note 12, Long-term Debt, for information on long-term debt, including certain risks and uncertainties.

(2) The carrying value of the ~~acquisition~~amounts outstanding under our ABL Revolving Credit Facility approximates the fair value due to the short-term nature of ~~privately-owned~~these obligations. The fair value of this debt is categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy based on the observable market borrowing rates. See Note 12, Long-term Debt, for additional information on our credit facilities, including related certain risks and uncertainties.

~~Logan Outdoor Products, LLC and Peak Trades, LLC ("Camp Chef"),~~We measure certain nonfinancial assets at fair value on a ~~leading provider of outdoor cooking solutions. Under the terms of the transaction, approximately $10,000 of the purchase price is earned over a three-year period from the closing date~~nonrecurring basis if certain ~~incremental growth milestones~~indicators are met and key members of Camp Chef management continue their employment with us through the respective milestone dates. The approximately $10,000 is being expensed over the three-year measurement period and ispresent. These assets include long-lived assets that are written down to fair value when they are held for sale or determined to be paid in 3 equal installments after each milestone is achieved. The growth milestones for all three years have been met and therefore, we paid $3,371 during fiscal 2020, 2019, and 2018. The final installment was paid duringimpaired. During the three months ended ~~December 29, 2019.~~

~~The following table presents~~June 28, 2020 there were no impairments recorded related to our ~~financial~~ assets ~~and liabilities~~ that are ~~not~~ measured at fair value on a ~~recurring~~nonrecurring basis. ~~The carrying values and estimated fair values were as follows:~~

December 29, 2019 March 31, 2019
Carrying
amount Fair
value Carrying
amount Fair
value
Fixed-rate debt $ 350,000
$ 337,750
$ 350,000
$ 326,375
Variable-rate debt 179,699
179,699
364,509
364,509

During the three months ended June 30, 2019, we recognized an impairment of $9,429 related to an expected loss on the sale of the held-for-sale assets of our Firearms business.

3. Leases

We lease certain warehouse and distribution space, manufacturing space, office space, retail locations, equipment and vehicles. All of these leases are classified as operating leases. Operating lease assets and liabilities are recognized at the commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. We use our incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. These rates are assessed on a quarterly basis. The operating lease assets also include any lease payments made less lease incentives. Leases with an initial term of twelve months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet. For operating leases, expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Variable lease payments associated with ~~the Company's~~our leases are recognized upon occurrence of the event, activity, or circumstance in the lease agreement on which those payments are assessed. Tenant improvement allowances ~~were~~are recorded as leasehold improvements with an offsetting adjustment included in ~~the Company’s~~our calculation of ~~its right-of-use asset.~~our operating lease assets.

Many leases include one or more options to renew, with renewal terms that can extend the lease term for three years or more. The exercise of lease renewal options is at our sole discretion. The depreciable life of assets and leasehold improvements are limited by the expected lease term.

The amounts of assets and liabilities related to our operating leases ~~follow.~~

were as follows:


	Balance Sheet Caption	December 29, 2019		Balance Sheet Caption	June 28, 2020		March 31, 2020
Assets:
Operating lease assets	Operating lease assets	$	67,934	Operating lease assets	$	67,237	$	69,024

Liabilities:
Current:
Operating lease liabilities	Other current liabilities	$	11,431	Other current liabilities	$	10,758	$	10,780
Long-term:
Operating lease liabilities	Long-term operating lease liabilities	72,347		Long-term operating lease liabilities	71,686		73,738
Total lease liabilities		$	83,778		$	82,444	$	84,518

The components of lease expense are recorded to cost of sales and selling, general and administration expenses in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss). The components of lease expense were as follows:


						Three months ended
	Three months ended December 29, 2019		Nine months ended December 29, 2019			June 28, 2020			June 30, 2019
Fixed operating lease costs (1)	$	5,733	$	15,349		$	5,059		$	5,017
Variable operating lease costs	846		2,085			582			535
Sublease income	—		(386		)	(388		)	(281		)
Net Lease costs	$	6,579	$	17,048		$	5,253		$	5,271

(1) Includes short-term leases, which are immaterial.



	~~December 29, 2019~~
~~Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term (Years):~~
~~Operating leases~~	~~9.74~~

~~Weighted Average Discount Rate:~~
~~Operating leases~~	~~8.65~~	%



	June 28, 2020		March 31, 2020
Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term (Years):
Operating leases	9.44		9.55

Weighted Average Discount Rate:
Operating leases	8.66	%	8.64	%

The approximate ~~future~~ minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases as of ~~December 29, 2019~~June 28, 2020 are as follows:


Remainder of fiscal 2020	$	4,855
Fiscal 2021	17,157
Remainder of fiscal 2021				$	13,151
Fiscal 2022	13,813			15,105
Fiscal 2023	12,061			13,379
Fiscal 2024	10,650			11,748
Fiscal 2025				10,718
Thereafter	70,013			60,714
Total lease payments	128,549			124,815
Less imputed interest	(44,771		)	(42,371		)
Present value of lease liabilities	$	83,778		$	82,444

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases is as follows:


			Three months ended
	Nine months ended December 29, 2019		June 28, 2020		June 30, 2019
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows - operating leases	$	15,111	$	4,652	$	5,205
Right of use assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities:
Operating lease assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities:
Operating leases	1,848		815		701

4. Derivative Financial Instruments

WeIn the normal course of business, we are exposed to market risks arising from adverse changes in:

commodity prices affecting the cost of raw materials, and

interest rates ~~and~~

~~foreign exchange risks.~~

~~In the normal course of business, these risks are managed through a variety of strategies, including the use of derivative instruments. See Note 13,~~ ~~Long-term Debt,~~ ~~for additional information on~~We record our interest rate ~~swaps.~~swaps and commodity forward contracts that are accounted for as designated hedges pursuant to ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging” ("ASC Topic 815"). ASC Topic 815 requires that an entity recognize all derivatives as either assets or liabilities on the balance sheet, measure those instruments at fair value and recognize changes in the fair value of derivatives in earnings in the period of change unless the derivative qualifies as designated cash flow hedge that offsets certain exposures. Certain criteria must be satisfied in order for derivative financial instruments to be classified and accounted for as a cash flow hedge. Derivatives that are not elected for hedge accounting treatment are recorded immediately in earnings.

From time to time, we have entered into floating-to-fixed interest rate swap agreements in order to hedge our forecasted interest payments on our outstanding variable-rate debt. Gains and losses from the remeasurement of our interest rate swap contract agreement are recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and released into earnings as a component of interest expense during the period in which the hedged transaction takes place. There are no cash flow hedge interest rate swaps in place as of June 28, 2020.

We entered into various commodity forward contracts during fiscal ~~2020~~2021 and ~~2019.~~2020. These contracts are used to hedge our exposure to price fluctuations on lead we purchase for raw material components in our ammunition manufacturing process and are designated and qualify as effective cash flow hedges. The effectiveness of cash flow hedge contracts is assessed quantitatively at inception and qualitatively thereafter considering transactions critical terms and counterparty credit quality.

The gains and losses on these hedges are included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and are reclassified into earnings at the time the forecasted revenue or expense is recognized. The ~~fair value of~~gains or losses on the lead forward contracts are recorded in inventory as the commodities are purchased and in cost of sales when the related inventory is ~~recorded within other assets or liabilities, as appropriate.~~sold. As of June 28, 2020, we had outstanding lead forward contracts on 25.25 million pounds of lead. In the event the underlying forecasted transaction does not occur, or it becomes probable that it will not occur, the related change in fair value of the derivative instrument would be reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and recognized in earnings.

The ~~gains or losses on~~asset related to the lead forward contracts ~~are~~is immaterial and is recorded ~~in inventory~~ as ~~the commodities are purchased and in cost~~part of ~~sales when the related inventory is sold. As of December 29, 2019, we had outstanding lead forward contracts on 8.6 million pounds of lead.~~

The derivative gains or losses in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss) related to lead forward contracts during the nine months ended December 29, 2019 were immaterial.other non-current assets. The liability related to the lead forward contracts is immaterial and is recorded as part of other current liabilities.

5. Revenue Recognition

The following tables disaggregate our net sales by major category:


													Three months ended
	Three months ended December 29, 2019						Three months ended December 30, 2018						June 28, 2020						June 30, 2019(1)
	Outdoor Products		Shooting Sports		Total		Outdoor Products		Shooting Sports		Total		Shooting Sports		Outdoor Products		Total		Shooting Sports		Outdoor Products		Total
Ammunition	$	—	$	202,316	$	202,316	$	—	$	197,554	$	197,554	$	261,762	$	—	$	261,762	$	213,810	$	—	$	213,810
Firearms	—		—		—		—		43,775		43,775		—		—		—		24,017		—		24,017
Hunting and Shooting Accessories	101,674		—		101,674		109,287		—		109,287
Hunting and Shooting													72,396		—		72,396		70,970		—		70,970
Action Sports	75,661		—		75,661		73,682		—		73,682		—		72,859		72,859		—		67,909		67,909
Outdoor Recreation	45,119		—		45,119		43,473		—		43,473
Outdoor Recreation (2)													—		72,123		72,123		—		83,068		83,068
Total	$	222,454	$	202,316	$	424,770	$	226,442	$	241,329	$	467,771	$	334,158	$	144,982	$	479,140	$	308,797	$	150,977	$	459,774

Geographic Region
Geographic Region:
United States	$	165,137	$	179,864	$	345,001	$	160,582	$	208,541	$	369,123	$	307,388	$	115,017	$	422,405	$	267,823	$	113,333	$	381,156
Rest of the World	57,317		22,452		79,769		65,860		32,788		98,648		26,770		29,965		56,735		40,974		37,644		78,618
Total	$	222,454	$	202,316	$	424,770	$	226,442	$	241,329	$	467,771	$	334,158	$	144,982	$	479,140	$	308,797	$	150,977	$	459,774

(1) We changed our operating segments during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020 (see Note 17, Operating Segment Information). Accordingly, prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform with the current period presentation.

Nine months ended December 29, 2019 Nine months ended December 30, 2018
Outdoor Products Shooting Sports Total Outdoor Products Shooting Sports Total
Ammunition $ —
$ 626,298
$ 626,298
$ —
$ 639,158
$ 639,158
Firearms —
24,577
24,577
—
134,347
134,347
Hunting and Shooting Accessories 303,484
—
303,484
327,211
—
327,211
Action Sports 227,531
—
227,531
230,117
—
230,117
Outdoor Recreation 147,670
—
147,670
160,500
—
160,500
Eyewear —
—
—
51,859
—
51,859
Total $ 678,685
$ 650,875
$ 1,329,560
$ 769,687
$ 773,505
$ 1,543,192

Geographic Region
United States $ 516,142
$ 582,483
$ 1,098,625
$ 541,646
$ 679,144
$ 1,220,790
Rest of the World 162,543
68,392
230,935
228,041
94,361
322,402
Total $ 678,685
$ 650,875
$ 1,329,560
$ 769,687
$ 773,505
$ 1,543,192
(2) Outdoor Recreation includes the operating segments: Hydration, Outdoor Cooking, and Golf.

Product Sales

We recognize revenue for our products at a point in time upon the transfer of control of the products to the customer, which typically occurs upon shipment and coincides with our right to payment, the transfer of legal title, and the transfer of the significant risks and rewards of ownership of the product.

Typically, our contracts require customers to pay within 30-60 days of product delivery with a discount available to some customers for early payment. In some cases, we offer extended payment terms to customers. However, we do not consider these extended payment terms to be a significant financing component of the contract because the payment terms are less than a year.

In limited circumstances, our contract with a customer may have shipping terms that indicate a transfer of control of the products upon their arrival at the destination rather than upon shipment. In those cases, we recognize revenue only when the product reaches the customer destination, which may require us to estimate the timing of transfer of control based on the expected delivery date. In all cases, however, we consider our costs related to shipping and handling to be a cost of fulfilling the contract with the customer.

The total amount of revenue we recognize for the sale of our products reflects various sales adjustments for discounts, returns, refunds, allowances, rebates, and other customer incentives. These sales adjustments can vary based on market conditions, customer preferences, timing of customer payments, volume of products sold, and timing of new product launches. These adjustments require management to make reasonable estimates of the amount we expect to receive from the customer. We estimate sales adjustments by customer or by product category on the basis of our historical experience with similar contracts with customers, adjusted as necessary to reflect current facts and circumstances and our expectations for the future. Sales taxes, firearms and ammunition excise tax and other similar taxes are excluded from revenue.

Incentives in the form of cash paid to the customer (or a reduction of a customer cash payment to us) typically are recognized as a reduction of sales unless the incentive is for a distinct benefit that we receive from the customer (e.g., advertising or marketing).

We provide consumer warranties against manufacturing defects on certain products within the Shooting Sports and Outdoor Products segments. Our warranty periods typically range from one year to the lifetime of the product. The costs of such product warranties are recognized upon delivery of the product at the time the sale is recorded and are estimated based on our past experience.

We pay commissions to some of our employees based on agreed-upon sales targets. We recognize the incremental costs of obtaining a contract as an expense when incurred because our sales contracts with commissions are a year or less.

6. Earnings Per Share

The computation of basic earnings per share ("EPS") is based on the weighted average number of shares that were outstanding during the period. The computation of diluted EPS is based on the number of basic weighted average shares outstanding plus the number of common shares that would be issued assuming the exercise of all potentially dilutive common shares, such as common stock to be issued upon exercise of options, contingently issuable shares and restricted stock units, using the treasury stock method.

The following tables set forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:


	Three months ended					Nine months ended						Three months ended
(Amounts in thousands except per share data unless otherwise indicated)	December 29, 2019		December 30, 2018			December 29, 2019			December 30, 2018			June 28, 2020		June 30, 2019
Numerator:
Net income (loss)	$	14,648	$	(514,642	)	$	(13,865	)	$	(599,808	)	$	40,476	$	(16,615	)
Denominator:
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding basic:	57,878		57,572			57,812			57,525			58,057		57,722
Dilutive effect of share-based awards (1)	100		—			—			—			900		—
Diluted shares	57,978		57,572			57,812			57,525			58,957		57,722
Earnings (loss) per common share:
Basic and Diluted	$	0.25	$	(8.94	)	$	(0.24	)	$	(10.43	)
Basic												$	0.70	$	(0.29	)
Diluted												$	0.69	$	(0.29	)

(1) Due to the loss from continuing operations for the three months ended December 30, 2018 and for the nine months ended December 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018, there are no common shares added to calculate dilutive EPS because the effect would be antidilutive. Potentially dilutive securities, which were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share, because either the effect would have been anti-dilutive, or the options’ exercise prices were greater than the average market price of the common stock, were ~~958~~528 for the three months ended ~~December 29,~~June 28, 2020. Due to the loss from continuing operations for the three months ended June 30, 2019,.

there are no common shares added to calculate dilutive EPS because the effect would be antidilutive.

7. ~~Divestitures and Held for Sale~~Receivables

Our trade accounts receivable are recorded at net realizable value, which includes an appropriate allowance for estimated credit losses as described in Note 1, Significant Accounting Policies. Under ASC Topic 326, the “expected credit loss” model replaces the “incurred loss” model and will require consideration of a broader range of information to estimate expected credit losses over the life of the asset. Our prior methodology for estimating credit losses on trade accounts receivable did not differ significantly from the new requirements of ASC 326.

~~On July 5, 2019, Vista Outdoor Inc. and one of its subsidiaries, Vista Outdoor Operations LLC, sold our Firearms business, which was part~~We maintain an allowance for credit losses related to accounts receivable for future expected credit losses resulting from the inability or unwillingness of our ~~Shooting Sports segment~~customers to make required payments. We estimate the allowance based upon historical bad debts, current customer receivable balances, age of customer receivable balances and ~~comprised our Firearms reporting unit, for~~the customers' financial condition and in relation to a ~~total purchase price~~representative pool of ~~$170,000. We received cash proceeds net of transactions costs of $154,123 and $12,000 in the form~~assets consisting of a ~~sellers note due~~large number of customers with similar risk characteristics. The allowance is adjusted as appropriate to reflect differences in current conditions as well as changes in forecasted macroeconomic conditions. Receivables that do not share risk characteristics are evaluated on ~~July 5, 2024. See Notes 2,~~ ~~Fair Value~~an individual basis, including those associated with customers that have a higher probability of ~~Financial Instruments~~default. Our estimate of credit losses includes expected current and 8, ~~Receivables~~ ~~for additional information. The proceeds from this sale were used to pay off~~future economic and market conditions surrounding the ~~balance of~~COVID-19 pandemic which did not significantly impact our ~~Term Loan and reduce our ABL Revolving Credit Facility. See Note 13,~~ ~~Long-term Debt~~.

~~During the nine months ended December 29, 2019, we recognized a pretax loss on this divestiture of $433, which is included in other expense.~~

~~During the nine months ended December 29, 2019, we recognized an impairment of $9,429 related to the expected loss on the sale of our Firearms business when it was held for sale.~~

~~8. Receivables~~allowance.

Net receivables are summarized as follows:


	December 29, 2019			March 31, 2019			June 28, 2020			March 31, 2020
Trade receivables	$	330,483		$	356,035		$	335,484		$	323,436
Other receivables	4,102			7,106			4,286			4,841
Less: allowance for doubtful accounts and discounts	(14,595		)	(18,892		)
Less: allowance for estimated credit losses and discounts							(15,151		)	(14,760		)
Net receivables	$	319,990		$	344,249		$	324,619		$	313,517

Walmart represented ~~12%~~15% and ~~14%~~13% of the total trade receivables balance as of ~~December 29, 2019~~June 28, 2020 and March 31, ~~2019,~~2020, respectively. No other customer represented more than 10% of our total trade receivables balance as of ~~December 29, 2019 and~~June 28, 2020 or March 31, ~~2019.~~2020.

The following provides a reconciliation of the activity related to the allowance for estimated credit losses and discounts during the three months ended June 28, 2020:



Balance, March 31, 2020	$	14,760
Provision for credit losses	707
Write-off of uncollectible amounts, net of recoveries	(261		)
Discounts and other adjustments	(55		)
Balance, June 28, 2020	$	15,151

Note Receivable is summarized as follows:


	December 29, 2019			March 31, 2019		June 28, 2020			March 31, 2020
Principal	$	12,000		$	—	$	12,000		$	12,000
Less: unamortized discount	(4,176		)	—		(3,804		)	(3,990		)
Note receivable, net, included within Deferred charges and other non-current assets	$	7,824		$	—	$	8,196		$	8,010

9.8. Inventories

~~Net~~Current net inventories consist of the following:


	December 29, 2019		March 31, 2019		June 28, 2020		March 31, 2020
Raw materials	$	75,320	$	65,240	$	92,636	$	85,609
Work in process	35,619		32,213		35,514		33,622
Finished goods	223,790		247,038		204,060		212,062
Net inventories	$	334,729	$	344,491	$	332,210	$	331,293

We consider inventories to be long-term if they are not expected to be sold within one year. Long-term inventories are presented on the balance sheet net of reserves within deferred charges and other non-current assets and totaled ~~$24,595~~$27,925 and ~~$16,227~~$27,984 as of ~~December 29, 2019~~June 28, 2020 and March 31, ~~2019,~~2020, respectively.

~~10.~~9. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (AOCL)

The components of AOCL, net of income taxes, are as follows:


	December 29, 2019			March 31, 2019			June 28, 2020			March 31, 2020
Pension and other postretirement benefits	$	(72,470	)	$	(74,670	)
Derivatives	(440		)	735			$	(445	)	$	(1,426	)
Pension and other postretirement benefits liabilities							(92,463		)	(93,353		)
Cumulative translation adjustment	(5,332		)	(9,032		)	(5,866		)	(6,215		)
Total AOCL	$	(78,242	)	$	(82,967	)	$	(98,774	)	$	(100,994	)

The following tables ~~summarize~~detail the amounts reclassified from AOCL to earnings as well as the changes in ~~the balance of AOCL,~~derivatives, pension and other postretirement benefits and foreign currency translation, net of income tax:


	Three months ended December 29, 2019												Nine months ended December 29, 2019												Three months ended June 28, 2020
	Pension and other postretirement benefits			Derivatives			Cumulative translation adjustment			Total			Pension and other postretirement benefits			Derivatives			Cumulative translation adjustment			Total			Derivatives			Pension and other postretirement benefits liabilities			Cumulative translation adjustment			Total
Beginning balance in AOCL	$	(73,203	)	$	285		$	(5,595	)	$	(78,513	)	$	(74,670	)	$	735		$	(9,032	)	$	(82,967	)	$	(1,426	)	$	(93,353	)	$	(6,215	)	$	(100,994	)
Change in fair value of derivatives																									(5		)	—			—			(5		)
Net losses reclassified from AOCL																									986			—			—			986
Net actuarial losses reclassified from AOCL ⁽¹⁾	812			—			—			812			2,435			—			—			2,435			—			968			—			968
Prior service costs reclassified from AOCL ⁽¹⁾	(79		)	—			—			(79		)	(235		)	—			—			(235		)	—			(78		)	—			(78		)
Net change in fair value of derivatives	—			(725		)	—			(725		)	—			(1,175		)	—			(1,175		)
Currency translation gains reclassified from AOCL⁽²⁾	—			—			—			—			—			—			3,150			3,150
Net change in cumulative translation adjustment	—			—			263			263			—			—			550			550			—			—			349			349
Ending balance in AOCL	$	(72,470	)	$	(440	)	$	(5,332	)	$	(78,242	)	$	(72,470	)	$	(440	)	$	(5,332	)	$	(78,242	)	$	(445	)	$	(92,463	)	$	(5,866	)	$	(98,774	)


~~(1)~~	(1) Amounts related to our pension and other postretirement benefits that were reclassified from AOCL were recorded as a component of net periodic benefit cost for each period presented.


~~(2)~~	~~Amounts related to the foreign currency translation gains realized upon the divestiture of our Firearms business in the three months ended September 29, 2019.~~


	Three months ended December 30, 2018												Nine months ended December 30, 2018												Three months ended June 30, 2019
	Pension and other postretirement benefits			Derivatives			Cumulative translation adjustment			Total			Pension and other postretirement benefits			Derivatives			Cumulative translation adjustment			Total			Derivatives			Pension and other postretirement benefits liabilities			Cumulative translation adjustment			Total
Beginning balance in AOCL	$	(65,690	)	$	1,440		$	(10,028	)	$	(74,278	)	$	(66,656	)	$	1,904		$	(39,544	)	$	(104,296	)	$	735		$	(74,670	)	$	(9,032	)	$	(82,967	)
Change in fair value of derivatives																									(1,150		)	—			—			(1,150		)
Net actuarial losses reclassified from AOCL⁽¹⁾	543			—			—			543			1,629			—			—			1,629			—			811			—			811
Prior service costs reclassified from AOCL⁽¹⁾	(60		)	—			—			(60		)	(180		)	—			—			(180		)	—			(78		)	—			(78		)
Net change in fair value of derivatives	—			(279		)	—			(279		)	—			(743		)	—			(743		)
Net change in cumulative translation adjustment	—			—			76			76			—			—			29,592			29,592			—						764			764
Ending balance in AOCL	$	(65,207	)	$	1,161		$	(9,952	)	$	(73,998	)	$	(65,207	)	$	1,161		$	(9,952	)	$	(73,998	)	$	(415	)	$	(73,937	)	$	(8,268	)	$	(82,620	)


~~(1)~~	(1) Amounts related to our pension and other postretirement benefits that were reclassified from AOCL were recorded as a component of net periodic benefit cost for each period presented.

~~11.~~10. Goodwill and Intangible Assets

There were 0 changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the ~~nine~~three months ended ~~December 29, 2019.~~June 28, 2020. The ~~carrying amounts~~entire goodwill balance of ~~goodwill for~~$83,167 as of June 28, 2020 and March 31, 2020 is allocated to our ~~Outdoor Products and~~ Shooting Sports ~~segments as of December 29, 2019 were $121,329 and $83,167, respectively, for a consolidated balance of $204,496.~~segment.

~~Net intangible~~Intangible assets ~~other than goodwill~~by major asset class consisted of the following:


	December 29, 2019							March 31, 2019							June 28, 2020							March 31, 2020
	Gross carrying amount		Accumulated amortization			Total		Gross carrying amount		Accumulated amortization			Total		Gross carrying amount		Accumulated amortization			Total		Gross carrying amount		Accumulated amortization			Total
Trade names	$	48,360	$	(13,494	)	$	34,866	$	48,360	$	(10,694	)	$	37,666	$	48,360	$	(15,361	)	$	32,999	$	48,360	$	(14,428	)	$	33,932
Patented technology	16,684		(10,273		)	6,411		16,684		(9,604		)	7,080		16,684		(10,708		)	5,976		16,684		(10,490		)	6,194
Customer relationships and other	238,742		(79,768		)	158,974		238,595		(68,185		)	170,410		238,483		(87,261		)	151,222		238,220		(83,349		)	154,871
Total	303,786		(103,535		)	200,251		303,639		(88,483		)	215,156		303,527		(113,330		)	190,197		303,264		(108,267		)	194,997
Non-amortizing trade names	145,364		—			145,364		145,364		—			145,364		111,103		—			111,103		111,103		—			111,103
Net intangible assets	$	449,150	$	(103,535	)	$	345,615	$	449,003	$	(88,483	)	$	360,520	$	414,630	$	(113,330	)	$	301,300	$	414,367	$	(108,267	)	$	306,100

Amortization expense for the three months ended ~~December 29,~~June 28, 2020 and June 30, 2019 was $4,953 and ~~December 30, 2018 was $5,214 and $5,664, respectively, and for the nine months ended December 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018 was $14,996 and $19,284,~~$5,097, respectively.

As of ~~December 29, 2019,~~June 28, 2020, we expect amortization expense related to these assets to be as follows:


Remainder of fiscal 2020	$	4,974
Fiscal 2021	19,886
Remainder of fiscal 2021			$	14,912
Fiscal 2022	19,831		19,831
Fiscal 2023	19,715		19,715
Fiscal 2024	19,663		19,663
Fiscal 2025			19,645
Thereafter	116,182		96,431
Total	$	200,251	$	190,197

~~12.~~11. Other Current and Non-Current Liabilities

Other current and non-current liabilities consisted of the following:


	December 29, 2019		March 31, 2019		June 28, 2020		March 31, 2020
Other current liabilities:
Rebates					$	11,927	$	16,225
Accrual for in-transit inventory	$	10,374	$	11,275	18,557		11,064
Rebate accrual	15,692		13,911
Other	74,918		71,989		75,718		70,908
Total other current liabilities	$	100,984	$	97,175	$	106,202	$	98,197

Other non-current liabilities:
Non-current portion of accrued income tax liability	$	31,402	$	34,118	$	31,158	$	30,159
Other	14,187		29,158		17,859		13,345
Total other non-current liabilities	$	45,589	$	63,276	$	49,017	$	43,504

We provide consumer warranties against manufacturing defects on certain products ~~within the Shooting Sports and Outdoor Products segments~~ with warranty periods ranging from one year to the expected lifetime of the product. The estimated costs of such product warranties are recorded at the time the sale is recorded based upon actual past experience, our current production environment as well as specific and identifiable warranties as applicable. The warranty liability recorded at each balance sheet date reflects the estimated liability for warranty coverage for products delivered based on historical information and current trends.

The following is a reconciliation of the changes in our product warranty liability during the periods presented:

Balance, March 31, 2019 $ 8,144
Payments made (2,786 )
Warranties issued 3,753
Other adjustments (100 )
Changes related to pre-existing warranties (79 )
Balance, December 29, 2019 $ 8,932



Balance, March 31, 2020	$	9,149
Payments made	(858		)
Warranties issued	771
Changes related to pre-existing warranties and other adjustments	(82		)
Balance, June 28, 2020	$	8,980

~~13.~~12. Long-term Debt

Long-term debt ~~including the current portion,~~ consisted of the following:

December 29, 2019 March 31, 2019
Credit Agreements:
ABL Revolving Credit Facility $ 179,699
$ 220,000
Term Loan —
104,509
Junior Term Loan —
40,000
Total principal amount of Credit Agreements 179,699
364,509
5.875% Senior Notes 350,000
350,000
Principal amount of long-term debt 529,699
714,509
Less: unamortized deferred financing costs (5,839 ) (10,504 )
Carrying amount of long-term debt 523,860
704,005
Less: current portion —
(19,335 )
Carrying amount of long-term debt, excluding current portion $ 523,860
$ 684,670



	June 28, 2020			March 31, 2020
ABL Revolving Credit Facility	$	99,000		$	167,256
5.875% Senior Notes	350,000			350,000
Principal amount of long-term debt	449,000			517,256
Less: unamortized deferred financing costs	(5,073		)	(5,450		)
Carrying amount of long-term debt	$	443,927		$	511,806

Credit Agreements—In fiscal 2019, we refinanced our Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated April 1, 2016, by entering into the New Credit Facilities, which provide for (a) a $450,000 senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility (the “ABL Revolving Credit Facility”), comprised of $20,000 in first-in, last-out (“FILO”) revolving credit commitments and $430,000 in non-FILO revolving credit commitments, (b) a $109,343 senior secured asset-based term loan facility (the “Term Loan”) and (c) the $40,000 Junior Term Loan. The amount available under the ABL Revolving Credit Facility is the lesser of the total commitment of $450,000 or a borrowing base based on percentages of eligible receivables, inventory, and cash, minus certain reserves. As of ~~December 29, 2019,~~June 28, 2020, based on the borrowing base less outstanding borrowings of ~~$179,699~~$99,000 and outstanding letters of credit of ~~$28,436,~~$21,692, the amount available to us under the ABL Revolving Credit Facility was ~~$150,072.~~$289,705.

The New Credit Facilities each mature on November 19, 2023 (the “Maturity Date”), subject to a customary springing maturity in respect of the 5.875% Notes due 2023. The Term Loan was subject to quarterly principal repayments of $4,834 on the first business day of each January, April, July, and October, with the remaining balance due on the Maturity Date. ~~During the nine months ended December 29, 2019, we used proceeds from the sale of our Firearms business to pay off the balance of the~~The Term Loan and the Junior Term Loan have been paid in full, and have no future required principal payments. Debt issuance costs of

approximately $6,300 are being amortized over the term of the New Credit Facilities. This expense is included in interest expense in the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss).

The FILO commitments under the ABL Revolving Credit Facility are subject to reductions of $1,667 on the first business day of each fiscal quarter beginning on April 1, 2019. The balance of the FILO revolving credit commitment as of ~~December 29, 2019~~June 28, 2020 was ~~$14,999.~~$11,667. Any outstanding revolving loans under the ABL Revolving Credit Facility will be payable in full on the Maturity Date.

~~The payoff of Term Loan and the Junior Term Loan reduced our interest rate on the ABL revolving Credit Facility.~~ As of ~~December 29, 2019,~~June 28, 2020, borrowings under the ABL Revolving Credit Facility bear interest at a rate equal to, in the case of (a) non-FILO revolving credit loans, either the sum of a base rate plus a margin ranging from 0.25% to 0.75% or the sum of a LIBO rate plus a margin ranging from 1.25% to 1.75%, and (b) FILO revolving credit loans, a rate that is 1.00% higher than the rate paid on the non-FILO revolving credit loans. All such rates vary based on our Average Excess Availability under the ABL Revolving Credit Facility. As of ~~December 29, 2019,~~June 28, 2020, the margin under the (1) ABL Revolving Credit Facility was, in the case of (a) non-FILO revolving credit loans, 0.50% for base rate loans and 1.50% for LIBO rate loans and (b) FILO revolving credit loans, 1.50% for base rate loans and 2.50% for LIBO rate loans. The weighted average interest rate for our borrowings under the New Credit Facilities as of ~~December 29, 2019~~June 28, 2020 was ~~3.51%~~1.99%, excluding the impact of the interest rate ~~swaps~~swap that ~~are discussed below.~~was in place during the quarter. See Note 4, Derivative Financial Instruments, for additional information. We pay a commitment fee on the unused commitments under the ABL Revolving Credit Facility of 0.25% per annum.

Substantially all domestic tangible and intangible assets of Vista Outdoor and our domestic subsidiaries, as well as the tangible and intangible assets of Advanced Arrow S. de R.L. de C.V. and Hydrosport, S. de R.L. de C.V., are pledged as collateral under the New Credit Facilities.

In connection with the repayment of the Term Loan and the Junior Term Loan, unamortized debt issuance costs of $3,428 were written off during the nine months ended December 29, 2019. This expense is included in interest expense in the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss). The remaining debt issuance costs of approximately $6,300 are being amortized over the term of the New Credit Facilities.

5.875% Notes—In fiscal 2016, we issued $350,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.875% Senior Notes (the "5.875% Notes") that mature on October 1, 2023. These notes are unsecured and senior obligations. Interest on the notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on April 1 and October 1 of each year. We have the right to redeem some or all of these notes from time to time at specified redemption prices. Debt issuance costs of approximately $4,300 are being amortized to interest expense over eight years, the term of the notes.

Rank and guarantees—The New Credit Facilities' obligations are guaranteed on a secured basis, jointly and severally and fully and unconditionally by substantially all of our domestic subsidiaries and by Advanced Arrow S. de R.L. de C.V. and Hydrosport, S. de R.L. de C.V. Vista Outdoor (the parent company issuer) has no independent assets or operations. We own 100% of all of these guarantor subsidiaries. The 5.875% Notes are senior unsecured obligations of Vista Outdoor and will rank equally in right of payment with any future senior unsecured indebtedness and senior in right of payment to any future subordinated indebtedness of Vista Outdoor. The 5.875% Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, by our existing and future domestic subsidiaries that guarantee indebtedness under our New Credit Facilities or that guarantee certain of our other indebtedness, or indebtedness of any subsidiary guarantor, in an aggregate principal amount in excess of $50,000. These guarantees are senior unsecured obligations of the applicable subsidiary guarantors. The guarantee by any subsidiary guarantor of our obligations in respect of the 5.875% Notes will be released in any of the following circumstances:

if, as a result of the sale of its capital stock, such subsidiary guarantor ceases to be a restricted subsidiary

if such subsidiary guarantor is designated as an “Unrestricted Subsidiary”

upon defeasance or satisfaction and discharge of the 5.875% Notes

if such subsidiary guarantor has been released from its guarantees of indebtedness under the New Credit Facilities and all capital markets debt securities

~~Interest rate swaps~~—During fiscal 2018, we entered into floating-to-fixed interest rate swap agreements in order to hedge our forecasted interest payments on our outstanding variable-rate debt. As of December 29, 2019, we had the following cash flow hedge interest rate swap in place:

Notional Fair Value Pay Fixed Receive Floating Maturity Date
Non-amortizing swap 100,000
24
1.629% 1.691% June 2020

~~The amount paid or received under these swaps is recorded as an adjustment to interest expense. The asset related to the swaps is recorded as part of other current assets.~~

Covenants

New Credit Facilities— Our New Credit Facilities impose restrictions on us, including limitations on our ability to pay cash dividends, incur debt or liens, redeem or repurchase Vista Outdoor stock, enter into transactions with affiliates, make investments, merge or consolidate with others or dispose of assets. ~~During the three months ending September 30, 2019, the Term Loan was paid in full, and during the three months ended December 29, 2019, the Junior Term Loan was paid in full, which triggered the~~The financial covenants of the New Credit Facilities ~~to be reduced. Our new requirement which is in effect beginning with the quarter ending December 29, 2019 is~~are to maintain Excess Availability under the ABL Revolving Credit Facility of $42,500 at all times. If Excess Availability falls below $42,500 we must maintain a Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio ("FCCR"), as defined below, of not less than 1.00:1.00. As noted above, the Excess Availability under the ABL Revolving Credit Facility was ~~$150,072 at December 29, 2019.~~$289,705 as of June 28, 2020. If we do not comply with the covenants in any of the New Credit Facilities, the lenders may, subject to customary cure rights, require the immediate payment of all amounts outstanding under each of the New Credit Facilities.

The FCCR is Covenant EBITDA ("earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization"), (which includes adjustments for items such as non-recurring or extraordinary items, non-cash charges related to stock-based compensation, and intangible asset impairment charges, as well as adjustments for acquired or divested business units on a pro forma basis) less

capital expenditures (subject to certain adjustments) for the past four fiscal quarters, divided by fixed charges (which includes debt principal and interest payments made over the past four fiscal quarters; plus income tax payments and restricted payments over the past four fiscal quarters).

5.875% Notes—The indenture governing the 5.875% Notes contains covenants that, among other things, limit our ability to incur or permit to exist certain liens, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of assets, consolidate, amalgamate, merge or sell all or substantially all of our assets, enter into transactions with affiliates, enter into agreements restricting our subsidiaries’ ability to pay dividends, incur additional indebtedness, pay dividends or make other distributions or repurchase or redeem our capital stock, prepay, redeem or repurchase certain debt and make loans and investments.

The New Credit Facilities and the indenture governing the 5.875% Notes contain cross-default provisions so that noncompliance with the covenants within one debt agreement could also cause a default under the other debt agreements. As of ~~December 29, 2019,~~June 28, 2020, we were in compliance with the covenants of all of the debt agreements. However, we cannot provide assurance that we will be able to comply with such ~~financial~~ covenants in the future ~~because of~~due to various risks and uncertainties, some of which may be beyond our control. Any failure to comply with the restrictions in the New Credit Facilities may prevent us from drawing under the ABL Revolving Credit Facility and may result in an event of default under the New Credit Facilities, which default may allow the creditors to accelerate the related indebtedness and the indebtedness under our 5.875% Notes and proceed against the collateral that secures the indebtedness. We may not have sufficient liquidity to repay the indebtedness in such circumstances.

Cash paid for interest on debt—Cash paid for interest on debt, including commitment fees and prepayment premium fees, for the three months ended ~~December 29,~~June 28, 2020 and June 30, 2019 totaled $7,302 and ~~December 30, 2018 totaled $12,880 and $15,108,~~$15,654, respectively. ~~Cash paid for interest on debt, including commitment fees, for the nine months ended December 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018 totaled $32,912 and $29,646, respectively.~~

~~14.~~13. Employee Benefit Plans

During the three months ended ~~December 29, 2019,~~June 28, 2020, we recognized an aggregate net benefit for employee defined benefit plans of ~~$101~~$21 compared to ~~$186~~$101 during the three months ended ~~December~~June 30, ~~2018.~~2019. The decrease in income was primarily due to the lower than expected return on plan ~~assets.~~

During the nine months ended December 29, 2019, we recognized an aggregate net benefit for employee defined benefit plans of $305 compared to $556 during the nine months ended December 30, 2018. The decrease in income was primarily due to expected return on plan assets.assets and increased loss amortization, partially offset by decreased interest rates.

Employer contributions and distributions—We made the entire fiscal 2021 required contributions to the pension trust during the three ~~and nine~~ months ended ~~December 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018~~June 28, 2020 of ~~$2,400~~$7,100, and $0 ~~respectively.~~in contributions were required for the three months ended June 30, 2019. For those same periods, we made 0 contributions to our other postretirement benefit plans, and we made 0 distributions to retirees under the non-qualified supplemental executive retirement plan.

~~During~~NaN additional contributions are required to be made to the pension trust for the remainder of fiscal ~~2020,~~2021. NaN additional contributions are required, and we ~~expect~~are not expecting to make ~~additional contributions to the pension trust of $1,200. There are no expected~~any contributions to our other postretirement benefit plans, or directly to retirees under our non-qualified supplemental executive retirement ~~plans.~~plans for the remainder of fiscal 2021.

~~15.~~14. Income Taxes

Our provision for income taxes includes federal, foreign, and state income taxes. Income tax provisions for interim periods are based on the year-to-date effective tax rate for both the current and prior year.

The income tax provisions for the three months ended ~~December 29,~~June 28, 2020 and June 30, 2019 ~~and December 30, 2018~~ represent effective tax rates of ~~(42.3)%~~2.8% and ~~3.4%~~(4.6)%, respectively. The ~~decrease~~increase in the rate from the prior year quarter is primarily caused by ~~release~~impairment of ~~uncertain tax positions~~held-for-sale assets in the prior year quarter, offset by a decrease in the valuation allowance due to operating income in the current ~~period.~~ quarter.

The effective tax rate for the three months ended ~~December 29,~~June 28, 2020 was lower than the statutory rate primarily because of the decreased valuation allowance. The effective tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2019 was lower than the statutory rate primarily because of the release of uncertain tax positions. The effective tax rate for the three months ended December 30, 2018 was lower than the statutory rate primarily because of the recognition of nondeductible impairment charges.

~~The income tax provisions for the nine months ended December 29, 2019~~increased valuation allowance and December 30, 2018 represent effective tax rates of 16.4% and 4.3%, respectively. The increase in the rate from the prior year period is primarily due to the release of tax reserves for uncertain tax positions in the current period. Because of losses in the current and prior period, favorable tax adjustments cause an increase in the rate. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended December 29, 2019 was lower than the statutory rate primarily because of the loss in the current period, which caused unfavorable tax adjustments such as interest expense on uncertain tax ~~positions,~~positions. The operating loss in the prior year quarter caused the unfavorable tax adjustments to decrease the ~~rate, partially~~rate.

On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) was enacted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The CARES Act, among other things, permits NOL carryovers and carrybacks to offset by100% of taxable income for taxable years beginning before 2021. In addition, the ~~release~~CARES Act allows NOLs incurred in tax years 2018, 2019, and 2020 to be carried back to each of ~~uncertain~~the five preceding taxable years to generate a refund of previously paid income taxes. The CARES Act also contains modifications on the limitation of business interest for tax ~~positions.~~years beginning in 2019 and 2020. The ~~effective~~modifications to Section 163(j) increase the allowable interest expense deduction. We anticipate that the CARES Act will impact our tax ~~rate~~provision for the ~~nine months~~tax year ended ~~December 30, 2018 was lower than~~March 31, 2021 due to the ~~statutory rate primarily because of the nondeductible impairment charges.~~

increased allowable interest expense deduction.

On February 9, 2015, we entered into a Tax Matters Agreement with Orbital ATK that governs the respective rights, responsibilities and obligations of Vista Outdoor and Orbital ATK following the distribution of all of the shares of our common stock on a pro rata basis to the holders of Alliant Techsystems Inc. common stock (the “Spin-Off”) with respect to tax liabilities and benefits, tax attributes, tax contests and other tax sharing regarding U.S. federal, state, local and foreign income taxes, other tax matters and related tax returns. We have joint and several liability with Orbital ATK to the IRS for the consolidated U.S.

federal income taxes of the Orbital ATK consolidated group relating to the taxable periods in which we were part of that group. However, the Tax Matters Agreement specifies the portion, if any, of this tax liability for which we bear responsibility, and Orbital ATK agrees to indemnify us against any amounts for which we are not responsible. The Tax Matters Agreement also provides special rules for allocating tax liabilities in the event that the Spin-Off is determined not to be tax-free. Though valid between the parties, the Tax Matters Agreement is not binding on the IRS.

The allocation of tax liabilities for the period from April 1, 2014 through the date of the Spin-Off was settled on June 15, 2018. Orbital ATK paid Vista Outdoor $13,047 to settle this matter, which was reflected as an adjustment to the distribution from Vista Outdoor to Orbital ATK at the time of the Spin-Off.

Prior to the Spin-Off, Orbital ATK or one of its subsidiaries filed income tax returns in the U.S. federal and various U.S. state jurisdictions that included Vista Outdoor. In addition, certain of our subsidiaries filed income tax returns in foreign jurisdictions. Since the Spin-Off, we file income tax returns in the U.S. federal, foreign and various U.S. state jurisdictions. With a few exceptions, Orbital ATK and its subsidiaries and Vista are no longer subject to U.S. federal, state and local, or foreign income tax examinations by tax authorities prior to ~~2012.~~2013. The IRS has completed the audits of Orbital ATK through fiscal 2014 and is currently auditing Orbital ATK's tax return for fiscal 2015. The IRS has also completed the audit of our tax return for the period that began after the Spin-Off (February 9, 2015) and ended on March 31, 2015. We believe appropriate provisions for all outstanding issues relating to our portion of these returns have been made for all remaining open years in all jurisdictions.

Income taxes paid, net of refunds, totaled ~~$294~~$265 and ~~$3,780~~$(253) for the ~~nine~~three months ended ~~December 29,~~June 28, 2020 and June 30, 2019, ~~and December 30, 2018,~~ respectively.

Although the timing and outcome of income tax audit settlements are uncertain, it is reasonably possible that a ~~$13,414~~$14,072 reduction of the uncertain tax benefits will occur in the next 12 months. The settlement of these unrecognized tax benefits could result in earnings from $0 to ~~$12,286.~~$13,086.

~~16.~~15. Contingencies

Litigation—From time to time, we are subject to various legal proceedings, including lawsuits, which arise out of, and are incidental to, the conduct of our business. We do not consider any of such proceedings that are currently pending, individually or in the aggregate to be material to our business or likely to result in a material adverse effect on our operating results, financial condition, or cash flows.

Environmental liabilities—Our operations and ownership or use of real property are subject to a number of federal, state, and local environmental laws and regulations, as well as applicable foreign laws and regulations, including those governing the discharge of hazardous materials, remediation of contaminated sites, and restoration of damage to the environment. We are obligated to conduct investigation and/or remediation activities at certain sites that we own or operate or formerly owned or operated.

environmental liabilities, based on currently available information, we have concluded that these matters, individually or in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on our operating results, financial condition, or cash flows. We have recorded a liability for environmental remediation of ~~$710~~$708 and ~~$729~~$710 as of ~~December 29, 2019~~June 28, 2020 and March 31, ~~2019,~~2020, respectively.

We could incur substantial additional costs, including cleanup costs, resource restoration, fines, and penalties or third-party property damage or personal injury claims, as a result of violations or liabilities under environmental laws or non-compliance with environmental permits. While environmental laws and regulations have not had a material adverse effect on our operating results, financial condition, or cash flows in the past, and we have environmental management programs in place to mitigate these risks, it is difficult to predict whether they will have a material impact in the future.

~~17.~~ 16. Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements

In accordance with the provisions of the 5.875% Notes, the outstanding notes are guaranteed on an unsecured basis, jointly and severally and fully and unconditionally, by substantially all of Vista Outdoor domestic subsidiaries and by Advanced Arrow S. de R.L. de C.V. and Hydrosport, S. de R.L. de C.V. The parent company has no independent assets or operations. All of these guarantor subsidiaries are 100% owned by Vista Outdoor and any subsidiaries of the parent company other than the subsidiary guarantors are minor. There are no significant restrictions on the Company’s ability, or the ability of any guarantor, to obtain funds from its subsidiaries through dividends or loans, and there are no material restrictions on the ability of our consolidated and unconsolidated subsidiaries to transfer funds to the Company in the form of cash dividends, loans or advances. These guarantees are senior or senior subordinated obligations, as applicable, of the applicable subsidiary guarantors.

~~18.~~17. Operating Segment Information

~~We operate~~During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020, we realigned our ~~business~~internal reporting structure ~~within 2~~and modified our operating ~~segments, which are defined based on the reporting and review process used by the~~segment structure to provide investors with improved disclosure that is consistent with how our chief operating decision maker (CODM), our Chief Executive ~~Officer. Management reviews the~~Officer, allocates resources and makes decisions. Based on these changes, management concluded that we had 6 operating segments, ~~based~~which have been aggregated into 2 reportable segments, Shooting Sports and Outdoor Products.

Shooting Sports is comprised of our Ammunition and Hunting and Shooting operating segments. Outdoor Products is comprised of our Action Sports, Outdoor Cooking, Hydration, and Golf operating segments. The operating segments comprising the Company’s respective reportable segments share numerous commonalities, including similar core consumers, distribution channels and supply chains.

Our CODM relies on internal management reporting that analyzes consolidated results to the net ~~sales~~income level and ~~gross profit.~~operating segment's EBIT, which is defined as earnings (loss) before interest and income taxes. Certain ~~significant selling~~corporate-related costs and ~~general and administrative expenses~~other non-recurring costs are not allocated to the ~~segments. Each segment~~segments in order to present comparable results from period to period. These include impairment charges, restructuring related-costs, merger and acquisition costs, and other non-recurring items.

Shooting Sports generated approximately 70% of our sales in three months ended June 28, 2020. Shooting Sports is ~~described below:~~ comprised of ammunition and hunting shooting accessories product lines. Ammunition products include centerfire ammunition, rimfire ammunition, shotshell ammunition and reloading components. Hunting accessories products include high-performance hunting arrows, game calls, hunting blinds, game cameras, decoys, and optics products such as binoculars, riflescopes and telescopes. Shooting accessories products include reloading equipment, clay targets, premium gun care products and tactical products such as holsters, duty gear, bags and packs. Our Firearms business was divested early in the second quarter of fiscal 2020.

•

Outdoor Products generated approximately 51% of our external sales in the nine months ended December 29, 2019. The Outdoor Products product lines are action sports, archery/hunting accessories, outdoor cooking, golf, hydration products, optics, shooting accessories, and tactical

Outdoor Products generated approximately 30% of our external sales in the three months ended June 28, 2020. Outdoor Products is comprised of sports protection, outdoor cooking, golf, and hydration product lines. Sports protection includes helmets, goggles, and accessories for cycling, snow sports, action sports and powersports. Outdoor cooking includes grills and stoves. Golf products include laser rangefinders and other golf technology products. Action sports includes helmets, goggles, and accessories for cycling, snow sports, action sports, and powersports. Archery/hunting accessories include high-performance hunting arrows, game calls, hunting blinds, game cameras, and decoys. Golf products include laser rangefinders. Hydration products include hydration packs and water bottles. Optics products include binoculars, riflescopes, and telescopes. Shooting accessories products include reloading equipment, clay targets, and premium gun care products. Tactical products include holsters, duty gear, bags and packs.


•	Shooting Sports generated approximately 49% of our external sales in the nine months ended December 29, 2019. Shooting Sports product lines include centerfire ammunition, rimfire ammunition, shotshell ammunition, reloading components, and firearms. Our Firearms business was divested early in the second quarter ending September 29, 2019.

Sales to Walmart represented 10% and 14% of our sales in the ~~nine~~three months ended ~~December 29,~~June 28, 2020 and June 30, 2019, ~~and December 30, 2018.~~respectively. No other single customer contributed 10% or more of our sales in the ~~nine~~three months ended ~~December 29, 2019~~June 28, 2020 and ~~December~~June 30, ~~2018.~~2019.

The following ~~summarizes~~tables contain information utilized by management to evaluate our ~~results by segment:~~operating segments for the interim periods presented:

Three months ended Nine months ended
December 29, 2019 December 30, 2018 December 29, 2019 December 30, 2018
Sales to external customers:
Outdoor Products $ 222,454
$ 226,442
$ 678,685
$ 769,687
Shooting Sports 202,316
241,329
650,875
773,505
Total sales to external customers $ 424,770
$ 467,771
$ 1,329,560
$ 1,543,192

Gross Profit
Outdoor Products $ 56,035
$ 54,143
$ 173,190
$ 186,759
Shooting Sports 32,755
40,095
100,942
129,577
Corporate —
(2 ) —
(5 )
Total gross profit $ 88,790
$ 94,236
$ 274,132
$ 316,331



	Three months ended June 28, 2020
	Shooting Sports		Outdoor Products		(a) Corporate and other reconciling items			Total
Sales, net	$	334,158	$	144,982	$	—		$	479,140
Gross Profit	84,502		40,866		—			125,368
EBIT	54,565		11,506		(18,028		)	48,043



	Three months ended June 30, 2019 (b)
	Shooting Sports		Outdoor Products		(a) Corporate and other reconciling items			Total
Sales, net	$	308,797	$	150,977	$	—		$	459,774
Gross Profit	55,393		39,685		—			$	95,078
EBIT	16,819		6,852		(28,425		)	$	(4,754	)

~~The sales above exclude intercompany sales between Outdoor Products and Shooting Sports of $118 and $1,749, and of$1,251 and $5,530~~(a) There were no reconciling items for the three ~~and nine~~ months ended ~~December 29,~~June 28, 2020. Reconciling items for the three months ended June 30, 2019 include $9,429 of held for sale impairment charges related to the historical shooting sports segment, contingent consideration expenses of $843 and ~~December~~transaction costs of $401.

(b) We modified the structure of our reportable segments during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020. Accordingly, prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform with the current period presentation.

There were 0 significant intersegment sales for the three months ended June 28, 2020 and June 30, ~~2018, respectively.~~2019.

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

(Dollar amounts in thousands unless otherwise indicated)

Forward-Looking Information is Subject to Risk and Uncertainty

Some of the statements made and information contained in this report, excluding historical information, are "forward-looking statements," including those that discuss, among other things: our plans, objectives, expectations, intentions, strategies, goals, outlook or other non-historical matters; projections with respect to future revenues, income, earnings per share or other financial measures for Vista Outdoor; and the assumptions that underlie these matters. The words "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "aim," "should" and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. To the extent that any such information is forward-looking, it is intended to fit within the safe harbor for forward-looking information provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Numerous risks, uncertainties and other factors could cause our actual results to differ materially from the expectations described in such forward-looking statements, including the following:

impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic on our operations, the operations of our customers and suppliers and general economic conditions;

general economic and business conditions in the United States and our markets outside the United States, including conditions affecting employment levels, consumer confidence and spending, conditions in the retail environment, and other economic conditions affecting demand for our products and the financial health of our customers;

our ability to attract and retain key personnel and maintain and grow our relationships with customers, suppliers, and other business partners, including our ability to obtain acceptable third-party licenses;

our ability to adapt our products to changes in technology, the marketplace and customer preferences, including our ability to respond to shifting preferences of the end consumer from brick and mortar retail to online retail;

our ability to maintain and enhance brand recognition and reputation;

others' use of social media to disseminate negative commentary about us and boycotts;

reductions in or unexpected changes in or our inability to accurately forecast demand for ammunition, accessories, or other outdoor sports and recreation products;

risks associated with our sales to significant retail customers, including unexpected cancellations, delays, and other changes to purchase orders;

supplier capacity constraints, production disruptions or quality or price issues affecting our operating costs;

our competitive environment;

risks associated with diversification into new international and commercial markets, including regulatory compliance;

changes in the current tariff structures;

the supply, availability and costs of raw materials and components;

increases in commodity, energy, and production costs;

changes in laws, rules and regulations relating to our business, such as federal and state ammunition regulations;

our ability to realize expected benefits from acquisitions and integrate acquired businesses;

our ability to execute our strategic transformation plan, including our ability to realize expected benefits from the divestiture of non-core brands and profitability improvement initiatives;

our ability to take advantage of growth opportunities in international and commercial markets;

foreign currency exchange rates and fluctuations in those rates;

the outcome of contingencies, including with respect to litigation and other proceedings relating to intellectual property, product liability, warranty liability, personal injury, and environmental remediation;

risks associated with cybersecurity and other industrial and physical security threats;

capital market volatility and the availability of financing;

changes to accounting standards or policies; and

changes in tax rules or pronouncements.

You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements we make. A more detailed description of risk factors that may affect our operating results can be found in Part 1, Item 1A, Risk Factors, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal ~~2019~~2020 and in the filings we make with the SEC from time to time. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, except as otherwise required by law.

Business Overview

We serve the outdoor sports and recreation markets through a diverse portfolio of nearly 40 well-recognized brands that provide consumers with a wide range of performance-driven, high-quality and innovative products, including sporting ammunition, golf rangefinders, hydration products, outdoor accessories, outdoor cooking solutions, and ~~protection~~protective equipment for certain action sports. We serve a broad range of end consumers, including outdoor enthusiasts, hunters and recreational shooters, athletes, as well as law enforcement and military professionals. Our products are sold through a wide variety of mass, specialty and independent retailers and distributors, such as Academy, Amazon, Bass Pro Shops/Cabela's, Big Rock Sports, Sports South, Sportsman's Warehouse, Target, and Walmart. We also sell certain of our products directly to consumers through the relevant brand's website. We have a scalable, integrated portfolio of brands that allows us to leverage our deep customer knowledge, product development and innovation, supply chain and distribution, and sales and marketing functions across product categories to better serve our retail partners and end ~~consumer.~~consumers.

Organizational Structure

We conduct our operations through two ~~operating~~reportable segments which are defined based on the reporting and review process used by the chief operating decision maker, our Chief Executive Officer. As of ~~December 29, 2019, our~~June 28, 2020, Vista Outdoor's two ~~operating~~ segments were Shooting Sports and Outdoor Products:

Shooting Sports generated approximately 70% of our external sales in the three months ended June 28, 2020. Shooting Sports is comprised of ammunition and hunting shooting accessories product lines. Ammunition products include centerfire ammunition, rimfire ammunition, shotshell ammunition and reloading components. Hunting accessories products include high-performance hunting arrows, game calls, hunting blinds, game cameras, decoys, and optics products such as binoculars, riflescopes and telescopes. Shooting accessories products include reloading equipment, clay targets, and premium gun care products and tactical products such as holsters, duty gear, bags and packs. Our Firearms business was divested early in the second quarter of fiscal 2020.

Business Strategy

In fiscal year 2019, Vista Outdoor embarked on its multi-year strategic transformation plan to reposition the Company to be the leading designer, manufacturer, and marketer of consumer products in the outdoor sports and recreation markets. The primary goal of the transformation plan is to drive profitable growth by delivering innovative products and industry leading customer and online customer experiences. Cost savings are re-invested into improvements needed in capabilities, systems, innovation and growth opportunities. Vista Outdoor believes this plan will enable it to deliver long-term sustainable and profitable growth and create value for its shareholders.

To achieve its multi-year strategic transformation goals, we are relentlessly focused on the following five strategic pillars, which define key priorities and investment focus areas:

•

~~Outdoor Products generated approximately 51%~~Optimize our Organizational Structure: Invest in talent while reducing costs and building a culture of our external sales in the nine months ended December 29, 2019. The Outdoor Products product lines are action sports, archery/hunting accessories, outdoor cooking, golf, hydration products, optics, shooting accessories,agility, efficiency, and tactical products. Action sports includes helmets, goggles, and accessories for cycling, snow sports, action sports, and powersports. Archery/hunting accessories include high-performance hunting arrows, game calls, hunting blinds, game cameras, and decoys. Golf products include laser rangefinders. Hydration products include hydration packs and water bottles. Optics products include binoculars, riflescopes, and telescopes. Shooting accessories products include reloading equipment, clay targets, and premium gun care products. Tactical products include holsters, duty gear, bags and packs.innovation.


•	~~Shooting Sports generated approximately 49%~~Create Leading Centers of Excellence in Operational Excellence and E-Commerce: Leverage our shared resources, expertise and scale to:


◦	achieve operational excellence and improve margins across each of our ~~external~~brands; and


◦	accelerate and enhance e-commerce, direct-to-consumer and digital marketing capabilities across all of our brands.


•	Reduce Financial Leverage: Strengthen the Company’s balance sheet, improve financial flexibility, and pay down debt through enhanced cash-flow generation and the divestiture of non-core businesses.


•	Return to Organic Growth: Identify and capture opportunities for organic growth and market share expansion by:


◦	Allocating capital to our brands to aid in their development of new and innovative products that serve the needs and preferences of their core consumers; and


◦	Leveraging and expanding our distribution channels to expand the commercial presence of all of our brands and efficiently deliver product to meet consumer demand and shopping behavior.

•

Explore Tuck-in Acquisitions: After reducing financial leverage, deploy a stronger balance sheet to acquire smaller, complimentary businesses that, through the help of our Centers of Excellence, we can take to the next level in terms of sales ~~in the nine months ended December 29, 2019. Shooting Sports product lines include centerfire ammunition, rimfire ammunition, shotshell ammunition, reloading components,~~ and ~~firearms. Our Firearms business was divested early in the second quarter ending September 29, 2019.~~profitability.

~~Business Strategy~~

~~Our current~~The first phase of our strategic transformation plan focused on stabilizing our business ~~plan is designed to allow us to focus our resources on pursuing growth in our market-leading brands~~and building a strong foundation for the future by ~~serving our target consumer with new~~improving profitability, enhancing operational efficiency, and ~~innovative products; leveraging our channel relationships~~reducing financial leverage through enhanced cash-flow generation and the ~~reputation~~divestiture of non-core businesses. Vista Outdoor has made significant progress to date toward these goals by making key leadership changes, investing in digital and e-commerce platforms, addressing the Company’s cost structure and strengthening the Company’s balance sheet. Lessons from the last two years have been incorporated into our forward-looking plans to continue to improve both financial and operational performance and accelerate value creation.

For the remainder of fiscal year 2021, we intend to build on the capabilities developed during the first two years of our ~~brands~~transformation, with an additional emphasis going forward on driving long-term, profitable organic sales growth. Vista Outdoor has plans in place under each of its five strategic pillars to deliver long-term, sustainable, profitable growth and improved cash generation, solidifying our ~~end consumers; expanding our e-commerce capabilities;~~position as the outdoor sports and ~~continuously improving operations.~~recreation market leader.

Financial Highlights and Notable Events

Certain notable events or activities affecting our ~~third~~first quarter fiscal ~~2020~~2021 financial results included the following:

Quarterly sales ~~were $424,770 and $467,771~~increased $19,366 for the three months ended ~~December 29, 2019 and December~~June 28, 2020 as compared to three months ended June 30, ~~2018, respectively. The decrease was~~2019. Shooting Sports increased $25,361 largely due to strong demand in the market for centerfire pistol and rifle ammunition, quality of sales mix, and pricing actions taken during the quarter. These increases were partially offset by the sale of our ~~Firearm business, which accounted~~Firearms Business in July 2019, of approximately $24,000. Outdoor Products sales decreased $5,995 primarily driven by retail store closures and supply chain interruptions, partially offset by strong demand in the Outdoor Cooking and Action Sports businesses.

Gross profit increased $30,290 for ~~$43,775 of~~ the ~~decrease in~~three months ended June 28, 2020 as compared to three months ended June 30, 2019. Gross profit for Shooting Sports ~~which was offset~~increased $29,109 primarily driven by ~~an increase~~operating efficiencies, sales volume, pricing actions taken during the quarter, the quality of ~~$4,762 in our Ammunition business~~sales mix and for the other reasons described in the Results of Operations section below. Gross profit for Outdoor Products increased $1,181, primarily driven by operating efficiencies, strong direct-to-consumer sales ~~decreased $3,988~~and for the other reasons described in the Results of Operations section below.

~~Gross profit was $88,790 and $94,236~~EBIT increased $52,797 for the three months ended ~~December 29, 2019 and December~~June 28, 2020 as compared to three months ended June 30, ~~2018, respectively.~~2019. The ~~decrease in~~increase is primarily due the reasons described above regarding gross profit as well as a reduction in operating expenses that was ~~primarily due to~~driven by the sale of our ~~Firearm business, which accounted~~Firearms Business in July 2019, decreased travel and trade show expenses due to the COVID-19 pandemic, prior year held for ~~$11,458~~sale asset impairment of $9,429 in the ~~decrease in~~historical Shooting Sports ~~which was offset by an increase in gross profit~~segment and benefits from prior year cost savings initiatives.

We are reporting $0.69 of ~~$4,120 in our Ammunition business and an increase in Outdoor Products gross profit of $1,892 for the reasons described in the Results of Operations section below.~~

~~Income (loss) before interest, income taxes, and other was $18,669 and $(515,151)~~diluted EPS for the three months ended ~~December 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018, respectively. The increase was primarily due~~June 28, 2020 as compared to ~~the decrease in impairment charges and~~diluted EPS of $(0.29) for the ~~reasons described in the Results of Operations section below.~~

three months ended June 30, 2019.

During the three months ended ~~December 29, 2019,~~June 28, 2020, we ~~paid the remaining~~reduced our principal balance on the ~~Junior Term Loan using~~ABL Revolving Credit Facility by $68,256 with cash generated from ~~operations and advances from our ABL Revolving Credit Facility.~~

operations.

Outlook

Shooting Sports Industry

Hunting and shooting-sports related products currently represent a majority of our sales. We design, source, manufacture, and sell ammunition and hunting and shooting related optics and accessories through our Federal, CCI, Speer, Bushnell and Primos brands, among others. Among these categories, we derive the largest portion of our sales from ammunition, which is a consumable, repeat purchase product.

Sales of hunting and shooting-sports related products, including ammunition, are heavily influenced by participation rates and the political environment. The market for shooting sports products softened dramatically following the 2016 United States presidential election but began to recover in the third quarter of our fiscal year 2020. There continues to be a growing trend in the industry with our end users towards empowerment and personal protection. The extent and duration of this increase in demand for hunting and shooting-sports related products is uncertain. We expect that during our fiscal year 2021 demand for hunting and shooting-sports related products will be influenced by the 2020 United States presidential election cycle, the COVID-19 pandemic, nationwide civil unrest and their associated impacts on general economic and retail conditions.

We believe that these long-term participation trends support our expectation of increasing demand for hunting and shooting-sports related products. Participation rates have remained strong despite the COVID-19 pandemic and nationwide civil unrest, and we are seeing a wider demographic of users than of the past. We expect to see continued increases in participation as consumers look to local outdoor activities as a substitute for travel and other competing pursuits that have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. We believe we are well-positioned to succeed and capitalize on this demand given our scale and global operating platform, which we believe is particularly difficult to replicate in the highly regulated and capital-intensive ammunition manufacturing sector.

Outdoor Recreation Industry

The outdoor recreation industry represents a large and ~~accessories business currently represents approximately 51%~~growing focus area of our ~~sales. Examples~~business. We design, source, manufacture, and sell outdoor recreation products through our Bell, Giro, CamelBak, Camp Chef and Bushnell Golf brands, among others. These brands operate in highly competitive and global markets serving cycling, snow sports, hiking, camping, outdoor cooking and golf enthusiasts.

During fiscal 2020, our Outdoor Products brands experienced a challenging retail environment driven by a variety of factors, including the ~~sports and activities we target include archery, camping, cycling, golf, hiking, hunting, snow skiing, target shooting, and wildlife watching. Our consumers often participate~~ongoing shift in ~~more than one of these activities.~~

~~Shooting Sports Industry~~

~~Shooting sports products currently represent approximately 49% of our sales. Examples of the shooting sports activities we target include target shooting, hunting,~~consumer preferences to utilize online platforms, as well as ~~ammunition~~other market pressures. Many of our brands have been able to respond and capitalize on the trend towards on-line shopping platforms, including our brands’ direct-to-consumer websites, but in some cases the shift away from in-person shopping experiences has resulted in a net decrease in sales. We expect that these trends will offset the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on general economic and retail conditions, including store closures, shelter-in-place orders and social distancing. However, a return to widespread store closures, or COVID-19 pandemic related disruption, resulting in deterioration of general economic conditions may adversely affect the brands in our Outdoor Products segment for the remainder of fiscal 2021.

We believe that long-term participation trends support our expectation of increasing demand for the innovative outdoor recreation-related products produced by our Outdoor Products brands. Participation rates have remained strong and we are seeing an expanded demographic within our end users. We expect participation to continue to increase during the global recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic as consumers look to local ~~law enforcement, the U.S. government and international markets. The shooting sports industry historically has been~~outdoor activities as a ~~cyclical business and can be impacted by the current political climate, the timing of national elections,~~substitute for travel and other ~~market factors.~~

competing pursuits. Our Outdoor Products brands hold a strong competitive position in the market-place, and we intend to further differentiate our brands through focused R&D and marketing investments including increased use of social media and other digital marketing. Following significant investments in our brands’ e-commerce capabilities, both directly and through our E-Commerce Center of Excellence, our brands are also well-positioned to benefit from the ongoing shift in consumer shopping behavior to utilize on-line channels.

Results of Operations

~~The following~~We have six operating segments which are aggregated into two reportable segments, Shooting Sports and Outdoor Products.

Shooting Sports is a discussion and analysis of the financial measures that management believes are the key performance indicators for managing and assessing the results of Vista Outdoor Inc.'s consolidated financial condition and results of operations. The discussion should be read in conjunction with the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto.

~~Sales to Walmart represented 14%~~comprised of our ~~sales in the nine months ended December 29, 2019~~Ammunition and ~~December 30, 2018. As a result of Walmart's announcement on September 3, 2019, we expect reduced ammunition~~Hunting and ~~accessories sales to Walmart in the future. No other single customer contributed 10% or more~~Shooting operating segments. Outdoor Products is comprised of our Action Sports, Outdoor Cooking, Hydration and Golf operating segments. The operating segments comprising the Company’s respective new reportable segments share numerous commonalities, including similar core consumers, distribution channels and supply chains.

The CODM evaluates the performance of our reportable segments based on sales, gross profit and EBIT, which is defined as earnings (loss) before interest and income taxes. Certain corporate-related costs and other non-recurring costs included in Corporate and other below are not allocated to the ~~nine months ended December 29, 2019~~reporting segments in order to present comparable results from period to period. These costs include impairment charges, business transformation fees and ~~December 30, 2018.~~restructuring related-costs, merger and acquisition costs, and other non-recurring items.

~~Net Sales~~For further information about our segments, see Note 17, Operating Segment Information, to the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Fiscal 2021 Compared to Fiscal 2020

The Company’s net sales, gross profit, and EBIT by reporting segment and by corporate and other (where applicable) are presented below (dollars in thousands):


	Three months ended									Nine months ended									Three months ended
	December 29, 2019		December 30, 2018		$ Change			% Change		December 29, 2019		December 30, 2018		$ Change			% Change
Net Sales:																			June 28, 2020		June 30, 2019 (1)		$ Change			% Change
Shooting Sports																			$	334,158	$	308,797	$	25,361		8.2	%
Outdoor Products	$	222,454	$	226,442	$	(3,988	)	(1.8	)%	$	678,685	$	769,687	$	(91,002	)	(11.8	)%	144,982		150,977		(5,995		)	(4.0	)%
Shooting Sports	202,316		241,329		(39,013		)	(16.2	)%	650,875		773,505		(122,630		)	(15.9	)%
Total net sales	$	424,770	$	467,771	$	(43,001	)	(9.2	)%	$	1,329,560	$	1,543,192	$	(213,632	)	(13.8	)%	$	479,140	$	459,774	$	19,366		4.2	%

(1) We modified the structure of our reportable segments during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020. Accordingly, prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform with the current period presentation.

Shooting Sports— The ~~total change~~increase in ~~net~~ sales was primarily driven by strong demand in the ~~changes within~~market for centerfire pistol and rifle ammunition, quality of sales mix, and pricing actions taken during the ~~operating segments as described below.~~

~~Three months ended~~quarter. These increases were partially offset by the sale of our Firearms Business in July 2019, of approximately $24,000.

Outdoor Products—The decrease in sales was primarily ~~due to lower~~driven by retail store closures and supply chain interruptions, partially offset by strong demand ~~of our products~~ in ~~our hunt/shoot business, which was offset partially by increased sales in our tactical, hydration~~the Outdoor Cooking and ~~bike products.~~Action Sports businesses.



	Three months ended
Gross Profit:	June 28, 2020		June 30, 2019 (1)		$ Change		% Change
Shooting Sports	$	84,502	$	55,393	$	29,109	52.5	%
Outdoor Products	40,866		39,685		1,181		3.0	%
Total gross profit	$	125,368	$	95,078	$	30,290	31.9	%

Shooting Sports—The ~~decrease~~increase in ~~sales~~gross profit was primarily ~~due to~~driven by operating efficiencies, sales volume, pricing actions taken during the quarter, and the quality of sales mix in our Ammunition business. These increases were partially offset by the sale of our Firearms ~~business~~Business in July 2019, which accounted for ~~$43,775 of the decrease, which was partially offset by increased demand in the market for centerfire ammunition.~~

~~Nine months ended~~

~~Outdoor Products~~—The decrease in sales was primarily due to the sale of our Eyewear brands, which accounted for $51,859 of the decrease. In addition, the hunt/shoot business was impacted by lower demand as well as by increased tariffs. Additional decreases were caused by reduced demand for some products in our other businesses as a result of increased tariffs, as well as increased competition, which were offset partially by increased sales in tactical and bike products.

~~Shooting Sports—The decrease in sales was primarily due to the sale of our Firearms business and lower demand in the market for firearms, which together accounted for~~ approximately ~~$109,770 of the decrease. Additional decreases were due to continued weak demand in the rimfire market, which were partially offset by increased demand in the market for centerfire ammunition.~~

~~Gross Profit~~

Three months ended Nine months ended
December 29, 2019 December 30, 2018 $ Change % Change December 29, 2019 December 30, 2018 $ Change % Change
Outdoor Products $ 56,035
$ 54,143
$ 1,892
3.5 % $ 173,190
$ 186,759
$ (13,569 ) (7.3 )%
Shooting Sports 32,755
40,095
(7,340 ) (18.3 )% 100,942
129,577
(28,635 ) (22.1 )%
Corporate —
(2 ) 2
100.0 % —
(5 ) 5
100.0 %
Total gross profit $ 88,790
$ 94,236
$ (5,446 ) (5.8 )% $ 274,132
$ 316,331
$ (42,199 ) (13.3 )%

~~The total change in gross profit was driven by the changes within the operating segments as described below.~~

~~Three months ended~~$6,000.

Outdoor Products—The increase in our gross profit was ~~caused~~ primarily driven by ~~reduced business transformation consulting costs from the prior year quarter and increased sales volume in some of our brands as described above. Also contributing to the increase was~~ operating efficiencies and ~~benefits from restructuring activities. These increases were~~strong direct-to-consumer sales; partially offset by ~~lower sales volumes in our hunt/shoot business.~~reduced volume.



	Three months ended
EBIT:	June 28, 2020			June 30, 2019 (1)			$ Change		% Change
Shooting Sports	$	54,565		$	16,819		$	37,746	224.4	%
Outdoor Products	11,506			6,852			4,654		67.9	%
Corporate and other	(18,028		)	(28,425		)	10,397		36.6	%
Total EBIT	$	48,043		$	(4,754	)	$	52,797	1,110.6	%

Shooting Sports—The ~~decrease~~increase in EBIT was primarily driven by the gross profit increase and an operating expense reduction of $8,638. The operating expense reduction was primarily ~~due to~~driven by the sale of our Firearms ~~business,~~Business in July 2019, which accounted for ~~$11,458 of~~approximately $4,800, decreased travel and trade show expenses due to the ~~decrease. These decreases were partially offset by increased sales volume as described above~~COVID-19 pandemic, and ~~favorable raw material prices.~~the benefits from prior year cost savings initiatives.

~~Nine months ended~~

Outdoor Products—The ~~decrease~~increase in EBIT primarily driven by the gross profit increase and an operating expense reduction of $3,473. The operating expense reduction was ~~caused~~ primarily by the sale of our Eyewear brands, which accounted for $22,208 of the decrease and lower sales volumes as described above. These decreases were partially offset by reduced transformation costs from the prior year quarter and increased sales volume in our tactical business as described above along with savings driven by ~~operating efficiencies~~decreased travel and ~~benefits from restructuring activities compared to the prior year to date.~~

~~Shooting Sports—The decrease in gross profit was primarily~~trade show expenses due to the ~~sale~~COVID-19 pandemic and the benefits from prior year cost savings initiatives.

Corporate and Other—The operating expense reduction was primarily driven by prior year held for sales asset impairment of $9,429 in our Firearms business and lower demand in the market for firearms, which together accounted for $26,632 of the decrease. Additional decreases resulted from lower sales volumes as described above, partially offset by decreased raw material costs and production costs along with lower business transformation consulting costs compared to the prior year to date.business.

~~Operating Expenses~~

Three months ended Nine months ended
December 29, 2019 As a %
of Sales December 30, 2018 As a %
of Sales $ Change December 29, 2019 As a %
of Sales December 30, 2018 As a %
of Sales $ Change
Research and development $ 5,703
1.3 % $ 6,503
1.4 % $ (800 ) $ 17,750
1.3 % $ 20,681
1.3 % $ (2,931 )
Selling, general, and administrative 64,418
15.2 % 86,418
18.5 % (22,000 ) 231,298
17.4 % 284,754
18.5 % (53,456 )
Goodwill and intangibles impairment —
— % 432,612
92.5 % (432,612 ) $ —
— % 456,023
29.6 % (456,023 )
Impairment of held-for-sale assets —
— % 83,854
17.9 % (83,854 ) 9,429
0.7 % 128,775
8.3 % (119,346 )
Total operating expenses $ 70,121
16.5 % $ 609,387
130.3 % $ (539,266 ) $ 258,477
19.4 % $ 890,233
57.7 % $ (631,756 )



	Three months ended
Interest expense, net:	June 28, 2020		June 30, 2019		$ Change			% Change
Corporate and other	$	6,418	$	11,124	$	(4,706	)	(42.3	)%

~~Three months ended~~

Operating expenses decreased $539,266 primarily due to a decrease in impairment charges related to intangibles, goodwill, held-for-sale assets and our corporate headquarters, reduced business transformation consulting costs and transaction costs from the prior year quarter and a decrease of approximately $5,362 from the sale of our Firearms business.

~~Nine months ended~~

Operating expenses decreased $631,756 primarily due to a decrease in impairment charges related to intangibles, goodwill, held-for-sale assets and our corporate headquarters, a decrease of approximately $27,707 from the sale of our Eyewear brands and Firearms business, and reduced business transformation consulting and transaction costs from the prior year which were offset partially by an increase in restructuring costs of during the current year.

~~Net Interest Expense~~

Three months ended Nine months ended
December 29, 2019 December 30, 2018 $ Change % Change December 29, 2019 December 30, 2018 $ Change % Change
Interest expense, net $ 8,373
$ 16,003
$ (7,630 ) (47.7 )% $ 31,811
$ 46,340
$ (14,529 ) (31.4 )%

~~Three months ended~~

~~The decrease in interest expense was due to a reduction in debt amortization costs, a decrease in the write-off of debt issuance costs, and reduction in our average principal debt balance.~~

~~Nine months ended~~

The decrease in interest expense was due to a reduction in our average principal debt balance ~~a decrease in the write-off of debt issuance costs~~ and a reduction in ~~debt amortization costs.~~our interest rate on the ABL Revolving Credit Facility.

~~Income Tax Provision~~



	Three months ended
Income Tax Provision:	June 28, 2020		Effective Rate		June 30, 2019		Effective Rate		$ Change
Corporate and other	$	1,149	2.8	%	$	737	(4.6	)%	$	412

See Note ~~15,~~14, Income Taxes, to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report for information regarding income taxes.

Three months ended Nine months ended
December 29, 2019 Effective
Rate December 30, 2018 Effective
Rate $ Change December 29, 2019 Effective
Rate December 30, 2018 Effective
Rate $ Change
Income tax provision (benefit) $ (4,352 ) (42.3 )% $ (18,383 ) 3.4 % $ 14,031
$ (2,724 ) 16.4 % $ (27,230 ) 4.3 % $ 24,506

~~Three months ended~~

~~The decrease in the tax rate from the prior year quarter was primarily caused by the release of uncertain tax positions due to statute of limitation expirations.~~

~~Nine months ended~~

The increase in the tax rate from the prior year ~~was~~quarter is primarily caused by impairment of held-for-sale assets in the ~~release of uncertain tax positions~~prior year quarter, offset by a decrease in the valuation allowance due to ~~statute of limitation expirations. Because of the loss~~operating income in the current ~~period, favorable~~quarter. As of March 31, 2020, there were approximately $38 million of tax-effected operating loss, credits and interest deduction carryforwards included in our deferred tax ~~adjustments cause an increase~~assets that can be used to ~~the~~reduce our tax ~~rate.~~liability if qualifying taxable income is generated in fiscal 2021 and future years.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Liquidity

We manage our business to maximize operating cash flows as the primary source of liquidity. In addition to cash on hand and cash generated by operations, our sources of liquidity include committed credit facilities and access to the public debt and equity markets. We use our cash primarily to fund investments in our existing businesses and for debt payments, acquisitions, and other activities.

Our cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities ~~for the nine months ended December 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018~~ are summarized as follows:

December 29, 2019 December 30, 2018
Cash provided by operating activities $ 63,054
$ 60,948
Cash provided by investing activities 134,860
121,049
Cash used for financing activities (187,569 ) (166,230 )
Effect of foreign exchange rate fluctuations on cash (212 ) (1,013 )
Net cash flows $ 10,133
$ 14,754



	Three months ended
Cash Flows:	June 28, 2020			June 30, 2019
Cash provided by (used for) operating activities	$	77,363		$	(36,168	)
Cash used for investing activities	(4,452		)	(9,127		)
Cash (used for) provided by financing activities	(68,356		)	54,765
Effect of foreign exchange rate fluctuations on cash	129			190
Net cash flows	$	4,684		$	9,660

Operating Activities—Cash provided by operating activities ~~was $63,054~~increased $113,531 in the ~~nine~~three months ended ~~December 29, 2019~~June 28, 2020 compared ~~to cash provided of $60,948 in~~ the prior year ~~period, an increase of $2,106.~~period. The change from the prior-year period was primarily ~~a result of decreased operating expense offset~~driven by ~~unfavorable~~increased net income, as well as favorable change in net working capital. The ~~change in~~increased cash from net working capital was driven primarily by the reduction of inventory, which was partially offset by increased pension plan payments and timing of ~~supplier payments, interest payments and inventory purchases.~~receivable collections as compared to the prior year period.

Investing Activities—Cash ~~provided by~~used for investing activities ~~was $134,860~~decreased $4,675 in the ~~nine~~three months ended ~~December 29, 2019~~June 28, 2020 as compared to ~~$121,049 in~~ the prior-year ~~period, an increase of $13,811.~~period. The change was driven by a decrease in capital ~~expenditures in the current fiscal year and increased proceeds from our divestitures year over year.~~expenditures.

Financing Activities—Cash used for financing activities ~~was $187,569 in the nine~~increased by $123,121 for three months ended ~~December 29, 2019~~June 28, 2020 compared to ~~cash used for financing activities of $166,230 in~~ the prior year ~~period, an increase of $21,339.~~period. The change was primarily ~~driven by~~due to the ~~timing of borrowings and payments on long-term debt and~~reduction in the ABL Revolving Credit ~~Facility, a favorable settlement with our former parent in the prior year period and a decrease in payments for debt issuance costs year over year.~~Facility.

Capital Resources

In addition to our normal operating cash requirements, our principal future cash requirements will be to fund capital expenditures, debt repayments, employee benefit obligations, any share repurchases, and any strategic acquisitions. Our short-term cash requirements for operations are expected to consist mainly of capital expenditures to maintain production facilities

and working capital requirements. Our debt service requirements over the next two years consist of required interest payments due under the New Credit Facilities and our 5.875% ~~Notes, as discussed further below.~~Notes.

Our business experiences a certain level of seasonality, which impacts our cash flow. Due to this seasonality, we expect to use cash during the first half of our fiscal year and generate cash during the second half of the year. Based on our current financial condition, management believes that our cash position, combined with anticipated generation of cash flows and the availability of funding, if needed, under our ABL Revolving Credit Facility, access to debt and equity markets, as well as other potential ~~future~~ sources of funding including additional bank financing, will be adequate to fund future growth and as to service our currently anticipated long-term debt and pension obligations and make capital expenditures over the next 12 months. As of June 28, 2020, based on the borrowing base less outstanding borrowings of $99,000 and outstanding letters of credit of $21,692, the amount available to us under the ABL Revolving Credit Facility was $289,705.

We do not expect that our access to liquidity sources will be materially impacted in the near future. There can be no assurance, however, that the cost or availability of future borrowings, if any, will not be materially impacted by capital market conditions, including any disruptions to capital markets as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, or our future financial condition and performance.

~~The allocation of tax liabilities for the period~~ Furthermore, because our ABL Revolving Credit Facility is secured in large part by receivables from ~~April 1, 2014 through the date~~our customers, a sustained deterioration in general economic conditions as a result of the ~~Spin-Off as required by~~COVID-19 pandemic that adversely affects the ~~Tax Matters Agreement with Orbital ATK, as discussed further in Note 15,~~ ~~Income Taxes,~~ ~~was settled~~creditworthiness of our customers could have a negative effect on ~~June 15, 2018. Orbital ATK paid Vista Outdoor $13,047 to settle this matter, which was reflected as an adjustment to~~our future available liquidity under the ~~distribution from us to Orbital ATK at the time of the Spin-off.~~

~~Long-Term Debt and~~ABL Revolving Credit ~~Agreement~~

~~As of December 29, 2019, our indebtedness consisted of the following:~~

December 29, 2019
ABL Revolving Credit Facility $ 179,699
5.875% Senior Notes 350,000
Principal amount of long-term debt 529,699
Less: Unamortized deferred financing costs (5,839 )
Carrying amount of long-term debt 523,860
Less: current portion —
Carrying amount of long-term debt, excluding current portion $ 523,860
Facility.

Our total debt as a percentage of total capitalization (total debt and stockholders' equity) was ~~46.7%~~47.8% as of ~~December 29, 2019.~~

June 28, 2020.

~~See Note 13,~~Additional information about our ABL Revolving Credit Facility, and long-term debt is presented in 12, Long-term Debt, to the Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in Part I, Item 1 of this ~~report for additional discussion of the 5.875% Notes and the New Credit Facilities.~~

~~During fiscal 2019, we refinanced our Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated April 1, 2016~~Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which is incorporated herein by entering into new credit facilities (collectively, the “New Credit Facilities”) consisting of (a) a $450,000 senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility (the “ABL Revolving Credit Facility”), comprised of $20,000 in first-in, last-out (“FILO”) revolving credit commitments and $430,000 in non-FILO revolving credit commitments, (b) a $109,343 senior secured asset-based term loan facility (the “Term Loan”) and (c) a $40,000 junior secured term loan facility (the “Junior Term Loan”). The FILO commitments under the ABL Revolving Credit Facility are subject to reductions of $1,667 on the first business day of each fiscal quarter beginning on April 1, 2019. The balance of the FILO revolving credit commitment as of December 29, 2019 was $14,999.

During fiscal 2020, the Term Loan and the Junior Term Loan were paid in full, using proceeds from the sale of our Firearms business, cash generated from operations and advances from our ABL Revolving Credit Facility.

The payoff of Term Loan and the Junior Term Loan reduced our interest rate on the ABL revolving Credit Facility. As of December 29, 2019, borrowings under the ABL Revolving Credit Facility bear interest at a rate equal to, in the case of (a) non-FILO revolving credit loans, either the sum of a base rate plus a margin ranging from 0.25% to 0.75% or the sum of a LIBO rate plus a margin ranging from 1.25% to 1.75%, and (b) FILO revolving credit loans, a rate that is 1.00% higher than the rate paid on the non-FILO revolving credit loans. All such rates vary based on our Average Excess Availability under the ABL Revolving Credit Facility.

~~Covenants~~

~~New Credit Facilities~~this reference.—Our New Credit Facilities impose restrictions on us, including limitations on our ability to pay cash dividends, incur debt or liens, redeem or repurchase Vista Outdoor stock, enter into transactions with affiliates, make investments, merge or consolidate with others or dispose of assets. As noted above, during the three months ended December 29, 2019, the Junior Term Loan was paid in full which triggered the financial covenants of the New Credit Facilities to be reduced. Our new requirement in effect for the quarter ending December 29, 2019 is to maintain Excess Availability under the ABL Revolving Credit Facility of $42,500 at all times. If Excess Availability falls below $42,500 we must maintain a Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio ("FCCR") of not less than 1.00:1.00. If we do not comply with the covenants in any of the New Credit Facilities, the lenders may, subject to customary cure rights, require the immediate payment of all amounts outstanding under each of the New Credit Facilities.

The FCCR is Covenant EBITDA ("earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization"), which includes adjustments for items such as non-recurring or extraordinary items, non-cash charges related to stock-based compensation, and intangible asset impairment charges, as well as adjustments for acquired or divested business units on a ~~pro forma~~ basis) less capital expenditures (subject to certain adjustments) for the past four fiscal quarters, divided by fixed charges (which includes debt principal and interest payments paid since October 28, 2018, annualized; plus income tax payments and restricted payments over the past four fiscal quarters).

~~5.875% Notes~~—The indenture governing the 5.875% Notes contains covenants that, among other things, limit our ability to incur or permit to exist certain liens, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of assets, consolidate, amalgamate, merge or sell all or substantially all of our assets, enter into transactions with affiliates, enter into agreements restricting our subsidiaries’ ability to pay dividends, incur additional indebtedness, pay dividends or make other distributions or repurchase or redeem our capital stock, prepay, redeem or repurchase certain debt and make loans and investments. A failure to comply with the covenants in the indenture could result in an event of default, which could allow the holders of the 5.875% Notes to accelerate the 5.875% Notes. We may not have sufficient liquidity to repay the 5.875% Notes in such circumstances.

The New Credit Facilities and the indenture governing the 5.875% Notes contain cross-default provisions so that non-compliance with the covenants within one debt agreement could cause a default under other the debt agreements as well. As of December 29, 2019, we were in compliance with the covenants of all the debt agreements and expect to be in compliance for the foreseeable future. However, our business, financial position and results of operations are subject to various risks and uncertainties, including some that may be beyond our control, and we cannot provide any assurance that we will be able to comply with all such financial covenants in the future. For example, during periods in which we experience declines in sales or otherwise experience the adverse impact of seasonality, we may not be able to comply with such financial covenants.

Contractual Obligations and Commitments

The Company leases certain warehouse, distribution and office facilities, vehicles and office equipment under operating leases. ~~The amounts presented in this line item represent commitments for minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases.~~ As of ~~December 29, 2019,~~June 28, 2020, current and long-term operating lease liabilities of ~~$11,431~~$10,758 and ~~$72,347,~~$71,686, respectively, were recorded in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets. For further discussion on minimum lease payment obligations, see Note 3, Leases, to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in Part I, Item 1 of this report.

~~Other than the changes to debt and lease obligations noted above, there have~~There been no material changes with respect to the contractual obligations and commitments or off-balance sheet arrangements described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal ~~2019.~~2020.

Contingencies

Litigation—From time to time, we are subject to various legal proceedings, including lawsuits, which arise out of, and are incidental to, the conduct of our business. We do not consider any of such proceedings that are currently pending, individually or in the aggregate, to be material to our business or likely to result in a material adverse effect on our operating results, financial condition, or cash flows.

Environmental Liabilities—Our operations and ownership or use of real property are subject to a number of federal, state, and local environmental laws and regulations, as well as applicable foreign laws and regulations, including those governing the discharge of hazardous materials, remediation of contaminated sites, and restoration of damage to the environment. We are obligated to conduct investigation and/or remediation activities at certain sites that we own or operate or formerly owned or operated.

Certain of our former subsidiaries have been identified as potentially responsible parties (“PRP”), along with other parties, in regulatory agency actions associated with hazardous waste sites. As a PRP, those former subsidiaries may be required to pay a share of the costs of the investigation and clean-up of these sites. In that event, we would be obligated to indemnify those subsidiaries for those costs. While uncertainties exist with respect to the amounts and timing of ~~the~~our ultimate environmental liabilities, based on currently available information, we ~~have concluded~~do not currently expect that these matters, individually or in the aggregate, will ~~not~~ have a material adverse effect on our operating results, financial condition, or cash flows.

~~New~~Critical Accounting ~~Pronouncements~~Policies and Estimates

~~See~~There have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates from the information provided in Part II, Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” included in the our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020, except for our adoption of the Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No 2016-13, "Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments" which became effective as of April 1, 2020. For further discussion on the adoption of this new accounting standard please see Note 1, Significant Accounting Policies, to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report.

Dependence on Key Customers; Concentration of Credit

The loss of any key customer and our inability to replace revenues provided by a key customer may have a material adverse effect on our business and financial condition. Sales to Walmart represented 10% and 14% of our sales in the ~~nine~~three months ended ~~December 29,~~June 28, 2020 and June 30, 2019, ~~and December 30, 2018. As a result of Walmart's announcement on September 3, 2019, we expect reduced ammunition and accessories sales to Walmart in the future.~~respectively. No other single customer contributed 10% or more of our sales in the ~~nine~~three months ended ~~December 29, 2019~~June 28, 2020 and ~~December~~June 30, ~~2018.~~2019.

If a key customer fails to meet payment obligations, our operating results and financial condition could be adversely affected.

Inflation and Commodity Price Risk

In management’s opinion, inflation has not had a significant impact upon the results of our operations. However, we have been impacted by changes in the prices of raw materials used in production as well as changes in oil and energy costs. In particular, the prices of commodity metals, such as copper, zinc, and lead continue to be volatile. These prices generally impact our Shooting Sports Segment. See Note 4, Derivative Financial Instruments, for additional information.

We have a strategic sourcing, pricing and hedging strategy to mitigate risk from commodity price fluctuation. We will continue to evaluate the need for future price changes in light of these trends, our competitive landscape, and our financial results. If our sourcing and pricing strategy is unable to offset impacts of the commodity price fluctuations, our future results from operations and cash flows would be materially impacted.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

~~We are exposed~~Market risks relating to ~~market risk~~our operations result primarily from changes in interest rates, commodity prices and foreign currency exchange rates. ~~We manage these~~Our market risks by entering into hedging transactions including interest rate swaps, commodity forward contracts and foreign currency forward contracts through derivative financial instruments that have been authorized pursuantat June 28, 2020 are similar to ~~corporate policies. We do not use derivative financial instruments for trading or other speculative purposes. Additional information regarding these financial instruments is included in Note~~ 2,~~Fair Value of Financial Instruments~~, ~~to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of Part I of this report.~~

We measure market risk related to holdings of financial instruments based on changes in interest rates utilizing a sensitivity analysis. The sensitivity analysis measures the potential loss in fair values, cash flows, and earnings based on a hypothetical change (increase and decrease) in interest rates. We used current market rates on the debt portfolio to perform the sensitivity analysis. Certain items such as lease contracts, insurance contracts, and obligations for pension and other postretirement benefits were not included in the analysis.

We are exposed to market risk from changes in interest rates. To mitigate the risks from interest rate exposure, we may enter into hedging transactions, mainly interest rate swaps. Our objective in managing the exposure to changes in interest rates is to limit the impact of such changes on earnings and cash flow.

Lead used for raw material components in our ammunition manufacturing process in the normal course of our operations is subject to price volatility. Depending on market conditions, we may enter into forward contracts in order to reduce the impact of commodity price fluctuations. Potential increases in our cost of inventory purchased, would be substantially offset by a corresponding increase in the value of related hedging instruments.

We conduct business through our subsidiaries in many different countries, and fluctuations in currency exchange rates could have a significant impact on the reported results of operations, which are presented in U.S. dollars. Cross-border transactions, both with external parties and intercompany relationships, result in increased exposure to foreign exchange effects. Accordingly, significant changes in currency exchange rates, particularly the Euro, the British pound, the Chinese renminbi (yuan), and the Canadian dollar, could cause fluctuations in the reported results of our businesses’ operations that could negatively affect our results of operations.

In addition, sales and expenses of our non-U.S. businesses are also translated into U.S. dollars for reporting purposes and the strengthening or weakening of the U.S. dollar could result in unfavorable translation effects. There have been no material changes to the market risksthose disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal ~~2019.~~2020. The information concerning market risk set forth in Part II, Item 7A. of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal 2020, as filed with the SEC on June 3, 2020, under the caption "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk," is hereby incorporated by reference into this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As of ~~December 29, 2019,~~June 28, 2020, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) and have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. These disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file or submit is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

During the three months ended ~~December 29, 2019,~~June 28, 2020, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

From time to time, we are subject to various legal proceedings, including lawsuits, which arise out of, and are incidental to, the conduct of our business. We do not consider any of such proceedings that are currently pending, individually or in the aggregate, to be material to our business or likely to result in a material adverse effect on our operating results, financial condition, or cash flows.

Certain of our former subsidiaries have been identified as potentially responsible parties (“PRP”), along with other parties, in regulatory agency actions associated with hazardous waste sites. As a PRP, those former subsidiaries may be required to pay a share of the costs of the investigation and clean-up of these sites. In that event, we would be obligated to indemnify those subsidiaries for those costs. While uncertainties exist with respect to the amounts and timing of our ultimate environmental liabilities, based on currently available information, we do not currently expect that these matters, individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on our operating results, financial condition, or cash flows.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

While we attempt to identify, manage and mitigate risks and uncertainties associated with our business, some level of risk and uncertainty will always be present. Item 1A of Part I of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, ~~2019~~2020 describes the known material risks and uncertainties associated with our business. These risks and uncertainties have the potential to materially affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, projected results, and future prospects. There have been no material changes to the Risk Factors disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, ~~2019.~~2020.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

Not applicable.

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

Not applicable.

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

None.

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS



Exhibit Number		Description of Exhibit (and document from which incorporated by reference, if applicable)

2.1*		Transaction Agreement, dated as of April 28, 2014, among Alliant Techsystems Inc., Vista SpinCo Inc., Vista Merger Sub Inc. and Orbital Sciences Corporation (Exhibit 2.1 to Vista Outdoor Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form 10, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 13, 2014).
2.5*+		Tax Matters Agreement, dated as of February 9, 2015, among Alliant Techsystems Inc. and Vista Outdoor Inc. (Exhibit 2.5 to Vista Outdoor Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 10, 2014).
2.6*+		Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 5, 2019, by and among Vista Outdoor Operations LLC, Caliber Company, Long Range Acquisition LLC, and Vista Outdoor Inc. (Exhibit 2.1 to Vista Outdoor Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 8, 2019).
3.1*		Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Vista Outdoor Inc. (Exhibit 3.1 to Vista Outdoor Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 10, 2014).
3.2*		Certificate of Amendment to Vista Outdoor Inc. Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (Exhibit 3.1 to Vista Outdoor Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 10, 2018).
3.3*		Vista Outdoor Inc. Amended and Restated Bylaws (Exhibit 3.2 to Vista Outdoor Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 10, 2018).
4.1*		Specimen Common Stock Certificate of Vista Outdoor Inc. (Exhibit 4.1 to Vista Outdoor Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 10, 2014).
4.2*		Indenture, dated as of August 11, 2015, among Vista Outdoor Inc., the subsidiaries of Vista Outdoor Inc. party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (Exhibit 4.1 to Vista Outdoor Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 11, 2015).
4.3*		Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 11, 2015, among Vista Outdoor Inc., the subsidiaries of Vista Outdoor Inc. party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (Exhibit 4.2 to Vista Outdoor Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 11, 2015).
4.4*		Form of 5.875% Senior Note due 2023 (included as Exhibit A to the Supplemental Indenture filed as Exhibit 4.2 to Vista Outdoor Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 11, 2015).
4.5*		Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 9, 2016, among Vista Outdoor Inc., the subsidiaries of Vista Outdoor Inc. party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (Exhibit 4.3 to Vista Outdoor Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-4, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 11, 2016).
4.6*		Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 2, 2016, among Vista Outdoor Inc., the subsidiaries of Vista Outdoor Inc. party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (Exhibit 4.6 to Vista Outdoor Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 9, 2017).
4.7*		Description of Common Stock (Exhibit 4.7 to Vista Outdoor Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 23, 2019).

31.1		Certification of Principal Executive Officer.

31.2		Certification of Principal Financial Officer.

32		Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

~~101.INS~~101		~~XBRL Instance Document-~~The following financial statements from the ~~instance document does not appear~~Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 28, 2020, formatted in Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language (iXBRL): (i) /Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss), (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity, and (v) Notes to the ~~Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.~~

~~101.SCH~~		~~XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.~~

~~101.CAL~~		~~XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.~~

~~101.LAB~~		~~XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document.~~

~~101.DEF~~		~~XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.~~

~~101.PRE~~		~~XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.~~Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, tagged as blocks of text and including detailed tags.

104		The cover page from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June ~~30, 2019,~~28, 2020, formatted in Inline ~~XBRL.~~Extensible Business Reporting Language (iXBRL) (included as Exhibit 101).

* Incorporated by reference.

+ Schedules to exhibits have been omitted from this filing pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. Vista Outdoor agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted schedules to the SEC upon its request; provided, however, that we may request confidential treatment pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the Exchange Act for any document so furnished.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



			VISTA OUTDOOR INC.
Date:	~~February~~August 6, 2020	By:	/s/ ~~Mark R. Kowalski~~Sudhanshu Priyadarshi
		Name:	~~Mark R. Kowalski~~Sudhanshu Priyadarshi
		Title:	~~Controller~~Senior Vice President and Chief ~~Accounting~~Financial Officer
			(On behalf of the Registrant and as ~~principal accounting officer)~~Principal Financial Officer)

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		Page
PART I - Financial Information
Item 1.	Unaudited Financial Statements	2
Item 2.	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	1920
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	27
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	2827
PART II - Other Information
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	2928
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	2928
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	2928
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	2928
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	2928
Item 5.	Other Information	2928
Item 6.	Exhibits	3029
SIGNATURES		3230



Balance, March 31, 2019	$	8,144
Payments made	(2,786		)
Warranties issued	3,753
Other adjustments	(100		)
Changes related to pre-existing warranties	(79		)
Balance, December 29, 2019	$	8,932



	December 29, 2019			March 31, 2019
Credit Agreements:
ABL Revolving Credit Facility	$	179,699		$	220,000
Term Loan	—			104,509
Junior Term Loan	—			40,000
Total principal amount of Credit Agreements	179,699			364,509
5.875% Senior Notes	350,000			350,000
Principal amount of long-term debt	529,699			714,509
Less: unamortized deferred financing costs	(5,839		)	(10,504		)
Carrying amount of long-term debt	523,860			704,005
Less: current portion	—			(19,335		)
Carrying amount of long-term debt, excluding current portion	$	523,860		$	684,670