Marcus Lemonis, insider at Camping World

Marcus Lemonis Insider Information

Marcus Lemonis is a Lebanese-born businessman, TV personality, and the CEO of Camping World, Good Sam Enterprises, Gander Outdoors, and The House Boardshop, as well as the producer and star of CNBC reality show, The Profit.

Left at a Beirut orphanage in the midst of civil war and unrest, he was adopted by a Florida couple, Sophia and Leo Lemonis, as an infant.

Lemonis grew up with exposure to the automotive industry from a young age. His great uncle, Anthony Abraham, owned two of the country’s largest Chevrolet dealerships, and Ford and Chrysler executive, Lee Iacocca, was a friend of the family and later a mentor and investor.

After graduating with a political science degree and making an unsuccessful political bid for the Florida House of Representatives, Lemonis turned back to the auto industry, working for his grandfather’s South Florida car dealership until it was acquired in 1997 by AutoNation. He stayed on with the new ownership in a variety of management and sales roles until Iacocca approached him to help create what he hoped would be the country’s largest RV company.

Together, they acquired Holiday RV Superstores, and from 2001 to 2003, Lemonis served as CEO. He then co-founded a company, FreedomRoads, where he began acquiring more dealerships. In 2006, FreedomRoads merged with Camping World, with Lemonis at the helm as CEO, and in 2011, it merged again with Good Sam Enterprises.

Camping World went public in 2016 with market value around $2 billion. The company acquired camping, hunting, and fishing retailer, Gander Mountain, and online skateboard, wakeboard, and outdoor gear retailer, The House Boardshop in 2017. Today, Camping World is America’s largest retailer of recreational vehicles and related products.

Lemonis had several TV appearances on NBC’s Celebrity Apprentice and ABC’s Secret Millionaire, and in 2013, he launched his CNBC reality show, The Profit, in which he finds struggling small businesses to invest in.

Lemonis has received numerous accolades, including a feature in Crain's Chicago Business 40 under 40 in 2005, and recognition as Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year in 2008. In 2020, he launched both The Lemon-Aid Foundation and The Business Learning Center as ways to provide resources for struggling businesses and individuals. The Business Learning Center is a free, online business tool with myriad resources for entrepreneurs. Lemonis and his wife endowed the Lemon-Aid Foundation with a $50 million pledge to support underserved communities and small businesses.

Lemonis received his bachelor’s degree in political science from Marquette University. He lives in Lake Forest, Illinois with his wife, Bobbi.

Marcus Lemonis has not been actively trading shares of Camping World during the last quarter. Most recently, on Friday, March 5th, Marcus Lemonis bought 3,178 shares of Camping World stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $31.32 per share, with a total value of $99,534.96. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 553,673 shares of the company's stock, valued at $17,341,038.36.

Transaction Date	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction	Shares Held After Transaction
3/5/2021	Buy	3,178	$31.32	$99,534.96	553,673
3/3/2021	Buy	3,127	$32.04	$100,189.08
9/4/2020	Buy	3,395	$29.57	$100,390.15	544,221
9/2/2020	Buy	3,105	$32.26	$100,167.30	537,726
8/31/2020	Buy	17,525	$29.04	$508,926.00	534,621
8/27/2020	Buy	3,200	$31.21	$99,872.00	514,011
8/24/2020	Buy	15,475	$32.23	$498,759.25	494,036
8/19/2020	Buy	2,690	$37.17	$99,987.30	470,996
8/17/2020	Buy	2,958	$33.80	$99,980.40	465,501
8/14/2020	Buy	2,975	$33.63	$100,049.25	462,543
8/12/2020	Buy	3,012	$33.22	$100,058.64	456,614
8/10/2020	Buy	3,080	$32.56	$100,284.80
6/11/2020	Buy	23,500	$21.27	$499,845.00	447,423
6/5/2020	Buy	13,975	$21.48	$300,183.00	423,923
5/21/2020	Buy	2,444	$20.48	$50,053.12	409,948
3/12/2020	Buy	100,000	$6.33	$633,000.00	407,504
3/5/2020	Buy	50,000	$10.74	$537,000.00	257,504
6/6/2019	Buy	8,410	$11.91	$100,163.10	207,504
5/13/2019	Buy	100,000	$11.24	$1,124,000.00
3/15/2019	Buy	99,094	$13.27	$1,314,977.38
11/12/2018	Buy	5,800	$17.28	$100,224.00
11/9/2018	Buy	5,700	$17.59	$100,263.00
9/14/2018	Buy	25,000	$19.74	$493,500.00
5/16/2018	Buy	8,000	$22.11	$176,880.00
5/14/2018	Buy	10,000	$21.29	$212,900.00
3/15/2018	Sell	130,000	$35.51	$4,616,300.00
11/1/2017	Sell	100,695	$40.50	$4,078,147.50
10/30/2017	Sell	700,000	$40.50	$28,350,000.00

Marcus Lemonis Buying and Selling Activity at Camping World

Camping World Company Overview

Camping World Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a recreational vehicle (RV) and outdoor retailer. It operates through two segments, Good Sam Services and Plans; and RV and Outdoor Retail. The company provides a portfolio of services, protection plans, products, and resources in the RV industry. It also offers extended vehicle service contracts; roadside assistance plans; property and casualty insurance programs; travel assist travel protection plans; and RV and outdoor related consumer shows, as well as produces various monthly and annual RV focused consumer magazines; travel and planning directories; and operates the Coast to Coast Club. In addition, the company provides new and used RVs; vehicle financing; RV repair and maintenance services; range of RV parts, equipment, supplies, and accessories, which include towing and hitching products, satellite and GPS systems, electrical and lighting products, appliances and furniture, and other products; and collision repair services comprising of fiberglass front and rear cap replacement, windshield replacement, interior remodel solutions, and paint and body work. Further, it offers equipment, gears, and supplies for camping, hunting, fishing, skiing, snowboarding, bicycling, skateboarding, marine and watersports, and other outdoor activities, as well as operates Good Sam Club, a membership organization that offers savings on a range of products and services and provides co-branded credit cards. As of March 08, 2021, the company operated a network of approximately 170 retail locations in 38 states of the United States. It serves customers through dealerships, and online and e-commerce platforms. The company was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Lincolnshire, Illinois.

Today's Range

Now: $38.27

$37.51

$38.65

50 Day Range

MA: $36.75

$31.30

$43.43

52 Week Range

Now: $38.27

$6.42

$44.10

Volume

669,625 shs

Average Volume

1,439,367 shs

Market Capitalization

$3.38 billion

P/E Ratio

20.47

Dividend Yield

0.94%

Beta

3.45