NEW YORK, July 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bragar Eagel & Squire, P.C., a nationally recognized shareholder rights law firm, is investigating potential claims against Malibu Boats, Inc. (NASDAQ:MBUU) on behalf of long-term stockholders following a class action complaint that was filed against Malibu Boats on April 29, 2024 with a Class Period from November 4, 2022 to April 11, 2024. Our investigation concerns whether the board of directors of Malibu Boats have breached their fiduciary duties to the company.
On February 20, 2024, before the market opened, Malibu Boats announced the Company's Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") had "mutually agreed" to cease to serve as CEO.
On this news, the Company's stock price fell $4.33 or 9.1%, to close at $43.15 per share on February 20, 2024, on unusually heavy trading volume.
Then, on April 11, 2024, after the market closed, Malibu Boats revealed that Tommy's Boats ("Tommy's") had filed a complaint against the Company. After the Company disclosed news of the lawsuit, various media outlets publicized the Complaint, which alleged the Company "engaged in an elaborate scheme" to "pump nearly $100 million" worth of inventory into Tommy dealerships since late 2022 to "artificially inflate Malibu's sales performance." According to the Complaint, Malibu Boats forced the Company's highest priced, highest margin, slow moving "Malibu" branded inventory (as ...