1.	Description of Company and Basis of Presentation

Description of the Business

OneWater Marine Inc. (“OneWater Inc”) was incorporated in Delaware on April 3, 2019 and was a wholly-owned subsidiary of One Water Marine Holdings, LLC (“OneWater LLC”). Pursuant to a reorganization on February 11, 2020 into a holding company structure for the purpose of facilitating an initial public offering (the “Offering”) and related transactions in order to carry on the business of OneWater LLC and its subsidiaries (together with OneWater Marine Inc., the “Company”), OneWater Inc is the holding company and its sole material asset is the equity interest in OneWater LLC. OneWater LLC was organized as a limited liability company under the law of the State of Delaware in 2014 and is the parent company of One Water Assets & Operations (“OWAO”), and its wholly-owned subsidiaries.

The Company is one of the largest recreational boat retailers in the United States. The Company engages primarily in the retail sale, brokerage, and service of new and pre-owned boats, motors, trailers, marine parts and accessories, and offers slip and storage accommodations in certain locations. The Company also arranges related boat financing, insurance, and extended service contracts for customers with third-party lenders and insurance companies. As of September 30, 2020, the Company operates a total of 61 stores in ten states, consisting of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, and Texas.

Operating results are generally subject to seasonal variations. Demand for products is generally highest during the third and fourth quarters of the fiscal year and, accordingly, revenues are generally expected to be higher during these periods. General economic conditions and consumer spending patterns can negatively impact the Company’s operating results. Unfavorable local, regional, national, or global economic developments, global public health concerns, including the COVID-19 pandemic, or uncertainties could reduce consumer spending and adversely affect the Company’s business. Consumer spending on discretionary goods may also decline as a result of lower consumer confidence levels, even if prevailing economic conditions are otherwise favorable. Economic conditions in areas in which the Company operates stores, particularly in the Southeast, can have a major impact on the Company’s overall results of operations. Local influences such as corporate downsizing, inclement weather such as hurricanes and other storms, environmental conditions, and other events could adversely affect the Company’s operations in certain markets and in certain periods. Any extended period of adverse economic conditions or low consumer confidence is likely to have a negative effect on the Company’s business.

Sales of new boats from the Company’s top ten brands represent approximately 41.1%, 40.4% and 40.0% of total sales for the years ended September 30, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively, making them major suppliers of the Company. Of this amount, Malibu Boats, Inc, including its brands Malibu, Axis, Cobalt and Pursuit, accounted for 16.2%, 15.9% and 13.4% of our consolidated revenue for the years ended September 30, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. As is typical in the industry, the Company contracts with most manufacturers under renewable annual dealer agreements, each of which provides the right to sell various makes and models of boats within a given geographic region. Any change or termination of these agreements, or the agreements discussed above, for any reason, or changes in competitive, regulatory, or marketing practices, including rebate or incentive programs, could adversely affect results of operations. Pre-owned boats are usually trade-ins from retail customers who are purchasing a boat from the Company.

Initial Public Offering

On February 11, 2020, OneWater Inc completed its Offering of 5,307,693 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Class A common stock”), which includes the exercise in full of the underwriters’ option to purchase up to 692,308 additional shares of Class A common stock pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, at a price to the public of $12.00 per share. After deducting underwriting discounts and commissions, OneWater Inc received net proceeds of $59.2 million. OneWater Inc contributed all of the net proceeds of the Offering received to OneWater LLC in exchange for limited liability company interests in OneWater LLC (“LLC Units”). OneWater LLC used the net proceeds, cash on hand and borrowings under its Amended and Restated Credit and Guaranty Agreement by and among OneWater Inc, OneWater LLC and its subsidiaries, with Goldman Sachs Specialty Lending Group, L.P. (i) to pay $3.2 million to one Legacy Owner in exchange for the surrender of a preferred distribution right and (ii) to contribute cash to OWAO in exchange for additional units therein, and OWAO used such cash to fully redeem the preferred interest in subsidiary held by Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and certain of its affiliates (collectively, “Goldman”) and affiliates of The Beekman Group (“Beekman”). Additionally, the Company provided certain of the existing owners of OneWater LLC, including Goldman and Beekman and certain members of the Company’s management team, the right to receive a tax distribution to cover taxable income arising as a result of OneWater LLC’s operating income through the period ending on the date of the closing of the Offering.

Organizational Transactions

In connection with the Offering and the related reorganization, OneWater Inc and OneWater LLC completed the following transactions (collectively, the “Organizational Transactions”):

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OneWater LLC amended and restated its limited liability company agreement (the “Limited Liability Company Agreement”) to, among other things, provide for a single class of common units representing ownership interests in OneWater LLC and provide a mechanism pursuant to which holders of OneWater LLC Units (“LLC Unitholders”) may exchange LLC Units, together with an equal number of shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Class B common stock”), of OneWater Inc, for shares of Class A common stock of OneWater Inc on a one-for-one basis or, at OneWater LLC’s election, cash;

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OneWater Inc amended and restated its certificate of incorporation and bylaws to, among other things, authorize (i) 40,000,000 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share, (ii) 10,000,000 shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share, and (iii) 1,000,000 shares of Preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Preferred stock”). Shares of Class A common stock have one vote per share and have economic rights. Shares of Class B common stock have no economic rights, but have one vote per share;

•	Legacy Owners (references made herein to “Legacy Owners” refer to the owners of OneWater LLC as they existed immediately prior to OneWater Inc’s public offering) exchanged their existing membership interests in OneWater LLC for LLC Units;

•	Certain Legacy Owners contributed, directly or indirectly, their OneWater LLC Units to OneWater Inc in exchange for 780,213 shares of Class A common stock;

•	OneWater Inc entered into a tax receivable agreement (the “Tax Receivable Agreement”) with certain of the Legacy Owners that will continue to be LLC Unitholders. See Note 16 for additional details regarding the Tax Receivable Agreement; and

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In connection with the Offering, the Board of Directors of OneWater Inc (the “Board”) adopted a long-term incentive plan (the “LTIP”) to incentivize individuals providing services to OneWater Inc and its subsidiaries and affiliates. The total number of shares reserved for issuance under the LTIP that may be issued pursuant to incentive stock options (which generally are stock options that meet the requirements of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”)) is 1,385,799. The LTIP is administered by the Board, except to the extent the Board elects a committee of directors to administer the LTIP.

September Offering

On September 22, 2020, OneWater Inc completed an underwritten public offering (the “September Offering”) of 3,170,868 shares of Class A common stock, at a public offering price of $20.00 per share, less underwriting discounts and commissions. OneWater Inc sold 425,000 shares of Class A common stock, and certain stockholders of the Company (the “Selling Stockholders”) sold 2,745,868 shares of Class A common stock. In connection with the September Offering, Goldman granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 475,630 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock (the “Optional Shares”). On September 29, 2020, the underwriters notified OneWater Inc and Goldman of their intent to purchase an additional 387,458 Optional Shares. The sale of the Optional Shares closed on October 2,2020. The Company did not receive any proceeds from the sale of the Optional Shares or the Class A common stock sold by Selling Stockholders.

After deducting underwriting discounts and commissions, OneWater Inc received net proceeds of $8.1 million. OneWater Inc contributed all of the net proceeds of the September Offering received to OneWater LLC in exchange for LLC Units. OneWater LLC used the net proceeds for general corporate purposes.

Principles of Consolidation

As the sole managing member of OneWater LLC, OneWater Inc operates and controls all of the businesses and affairs of OneWater LLC, and through OneWater LLC and its subsidiaries One Water Assets and Operations, South Shore Assets and Operations, Bosun’s Assets and Operations, Singleton Assets and Operations, Legendary Assets and Operations, South Florida Assets and Operations and Midwest Assets and Operations (collectively, the “Subsidiaries”), conducts its business. As a result, OneWater Inc consolidates the financial results of OneWater LLC and its subsidiaries and reports non-controlling interests related to the portion of LLC Units not owned by OneWater Inc, which will reduce net income (loss) attributable to OneWater Inc’s Class A stockholders. As of September 30, 2020, OneWater Inc owned 69.4% of the economic interest of OneWater LLC.

Basis of Financial Statement Preparation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). All adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring adjustments considered necessary for fair presentation, have been reflected in these consolidated financial statements.

All intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. In addition, certain reclassifications of amounts previously reported have been made to the accompanying consolidated financial statements in order to conform to current presentation. The Company operates on a fiscal year basis with the first day of the fiscal year being October 1, and the last day of the year ending on September 30. Additionally, since there are no differences between net income and comprehensive income, all references to comprehensive income have been excluded from the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

As discussed above, as a result of the Organizational Transactions, OneWater Inc is the sole managing member for OneWater LLC and consolidates OneWater LLC and its subsidiaries. The Organizational Transactions were considered transactions between entities under common control. As a result, the financial statements for periods prior to the completion of the Offering and Organizational Transactions have been adjusted to combine the previously separate entities for presentation purposes. Thus, for periods prior to completion of the Offering, the accompanying consolidated financial statements include the historical financial position and results of operations of OneWater LLC and its subsidiaries.

COVID-19 Pandemic

In the last two weeks of March 2020, the Company began seeing the impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic on its business. Based on the guidance of local governments and health officials, we temporarily closed or reduced staffing at certain departments and locations. The Company has implemented cleaning and social distancing techniques at each of its locations. In light of the current environment, the Company’s sales team members are providing certain customers with virtual walkthroughs of inventory and/or private, at home or on water showings. The duration and related impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements is currently uncertain, and it is possible that the pandemic, including the resurgence of COVID-19 in certain geographic areas, may negatively impact the Company’s future results of operations. The Company is monitoring and assessing the situation and preparing for implications to the business, including the ability to safely operate its stores, access to inventory and customer demand.