Exhibit 99.1
419 WEST PIKE STREET • P.O. BOX 629 • JACKSON CENTER, OHIO 45334-0629
PHONE 937-596-6849 • FAX 937-596-7937
N E W S R E L E A S E
| Date: |
November 28, 2011 |
| Contact: |
Peter B. Orthwein or Richard E. Riegel III |
THOR ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER FISCAL 2012 SALES, NET INCOME, E.P.S.
Thor Industries, Inc. (NYSE:THO) announced results for the first quarter of fiscal 2012 ended October 31, 2011. Sales for the quarter were $673,000,000, up 11% from $606,684,000 last year. Net income for the quarter was $22,358,000, compared with $23,688,000 last year. Basic earnings per share (E.P.S.) for the quarter were 41¢ versus 44¢ last year.
Total RV segment sales for the quarter were $561,660,000, up 11% from $506,563,000 last year. Towable RV sales for the quarter were $499,104,000, up 18% from $422,449,000 last year. Motorized RV sales for the quarter were $62,556,000, down 26% from $84,114,000 last year. Towable RV sales for both quarterly periods include Heartland RV since its acquisition on September 16, 2010. Bus segment sales for the quarter, including buses and ambulances, were $111,340,000, up 11% from $100,121,000 last year.
Total RV segment income before tax for the quarter was $33,884,000, compared with $34,104,000 last year. Towable RV income before tax for the quarter was $32,591,000, down 2% from $33,100,000 last year. Motorized RV income before tax for the quarter was $1,293,000, up 29% from $1,004,000 last year. Bus segment income before tax for the quarter was $5,266,000, compared with $9,419,000 last year. Bus segment income was positively impacted in fiscal 2011 by a gain of $4,802,000 related to insurance recoveries.
“We are encouraged by our strong towable RV backlog driven by orders from our fall Open House event, coupled with increased RV market retail sales and planned product improvements and introductions at this week’s RVIA Expo in Louisville, KY. However, the RV market remains very competitive with promotional pricing,” said Peter B. Orthwein, Thor Chairman, CEO and President. “We are also seeing public transit agencies and private operators begin to replace their fleets, which provides opportunities for Thor’s bus segment.”
Thor is the world’s largest manufacturer of recreation vehicles and a major builder of commercial buses and ambulances.
This release includes certain statements that are “forward looking” statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended. These forward looking statements involve uncertainties and risks. There can be no assurance that actual results will not differ from our expectations. Factors which could cause materially different results include, among others, fuel prices, lower consumer confidence and the level of discretionary consumer spending, interest rate increases, restrictive lending practices, increased material and component costs, recent management changes, the success of new product introductions, the pace of acquisitions, cost structure improvements, competition and general economic conditions and the other risks and uncertainties discussed more fully in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended July 31, 2011and Part II, Item 1A of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended October 31, 2011. We disclaim any obligation or undertaking to disseminate any updates or revisions to any forward looking statements contained in this release or to reflect any change in our expectations after the date of this release or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based except as required by law.
THOR INDUSTRIES, INC.
STATEMENT OF INCOME FOR THE 3 MONTHS ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2011 and 2010
($000 except per share—unaudited)
| 3 MONTHS ENDED OCTOBER 31, | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | % | 2010 | % | |||||||||||||
| Net sales |
$ | 673,000 | $ | 606,684 | ||||||||||||
| Gross profit |
$ | 74,978 | 11.1 | % | $ | 76,578 | 12.6 | % | ||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative |
$ | 38,460 | 5.7 | % | $ | 44,891 | 7.4 | % | ||||||||
| Amortization of intangibles |
$ | 2,847 | 0.4 | % | $ | 2,075 | 0.3 | % | ||||||||
| Impairment of trademarks |
$ | — | 0.0 | % | $ | 2,036 | 0.3 | % | ||||||||
| Interest income (net) |
$ | 926 | 0.1 | % | $ | 953 | 0.2 | % | ||||||||
| Gain on involuntary conversion |
$ | — | 0.0 | % | $ | 4,802 | 0.8 | % | ||||||||
| Other income |
$ | 51 | 0.0 | % | $ | 455 | 0.1 | % | ||||||||
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| Income before taxes |
$ | 34,648 | 5.1 | % | $ | 33,786 | 5.6 | % | ||||||||
| Taxes |
$ | 12,290 | 1.8 | % | $ | 10,098 | 1.7 | % | ||||||||
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| Net income |
$ | 22,358 | 3.3 | % | $ | 23,688 | 3.9 | % | ||||||||
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| E.P.S.—basic |
41 | ¢ | 44 | ¢ | ||||||||||||
| E.P.S.—diluted |
41 | ¢ | 44 | ¢ | ||||||||||||
| Avg. common shares outstanding-basic |
54,992,184 | 53,621,890 | ||||||||||||||
| Avg. common shares outstanding-diluted |
55,014,007 | 53,708,104 | ||||||||||||||
SUMMARY BALANCE SHEETS—OCTOBER 31, ($000) (unaudited)
| 2011 | 2010 | 2011 | 2010 | |||||||||||||||
| Cash and equivalents |
$ | 207,538 | $ | 141,747 | Current liabilities | $ | 268,550 | $ | 245,849 | |||||||||
| Accounts receivable |
165,248 | 140,323 | Other liabilities | 83,284 | 82,583 | |||||||||||||
| Inventories |
183,125 | 181,100 | Stockholders’ equity | 830,535 | 767,686 | |||||||||||||
| Deferred income tax and other |
55,780 | 47,488 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Total current assets |
611,691 | 510,658 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fixed assets |
166,411 | 161,273 | ||||||||||||||||
| Long term investments |
1,993 | 3,390 | ||||||||||||||||
| Goodwill |
245,209 | 245,766 | ||||||||||||||||
| Other intangible assets |
122,408 | 134,873 | ||||||||||||||||
| Other assets |
34,657 | 40,158 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Total |
$ | 1,182,369 | $ | 1,096,118 | $ | 1,182,369 | $ | 1,096,118 | ||||||||||
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