LCII | Market Cap: $2.5B (07/13/26)
Industry:
Automotive Manufacturing

DESCRIPTION

LCI Industries, operating through its Lippert Components subsidiary, supplies engineered components to RV, transportation, marine, and housing OEMs. The RV market is Lippert's core end market, accounting for roughly 61% of OEM segment revenue. Lippert supplies components to virtually every RV brand — including chassis, axles, suspension systems, furniture, appliances, windows, slide-outs, leveling systems, and hitches — and its three largest customers, Thor Industries, Forest River, and Winnebago, collectively account for a large majority of RV OEM volume. Lippert also sells to adjacent OEM markets including school and transit buses, marine vessels, and manufactured housing. Beyond OEM, Lippert operates an aftermarket business (~23% of total revenue) selling replacement parts and accessories to RV dealers, distributors, and consumers, driven largely by its CURT brand of hitches and towing products. The aftermarket earns a significantly higher operating margin than the OEM segment, underpinned by Lippert's proprietary installed base — management estimates over $20B of replaceable Lippert content has been embedded in the RV fleet over the past decade. Lippert grows through three levers: organic content-per-unit expansion via product innovation, tuck-in M&A (77 acquisitions since 2001), and aftermarket infrastructure investment. Revenue is primarily driven by RV wholesale shipment volumes and content per unit, the latter of which has grown roughly 67% since 2020. Steel and aluminum costs are largely passed through to OEM customers, though with a short lag.

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