Thor stock set to rally after big earnings beat and record revenue
Published: June 8, 2022 at 6:49 a.m. ET
Shares of Thor Industries Inc.
THO, -0.94% were indicated up nearly 5% in premarket trading Wednesday, after the recreational vehicle (RV) maker reported a big fiscal third-quarter earnings beat, as results were boosted by increases in both average sales prices and units sold. That helped offset a recently lowered industry outlook for RV demand for the year.
Net income for the quarter to April 30 surged to $348.1 million, or
$6.32 a share, from $183.3 million, or $3.29 a share, in the year-ago period. The FactSet
consensus for earnings per share was $4.77.
Sales grew 34.6% to a quarterly record of $4.66 billion
Net sales for the third quarter were $4.66 billion, an increase of 34.6% as compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2021.
Consolidated gross profit margin for the third quarter was 17.3%, a 270 basis point improvement over the comparable prior-year period.
Earnings per share for the third quarter were $6.32 per diluted share, an increase of 92.1% as compared to $3.29 per diluted share in the same period of the prior fiscal year.
Consolidated RV backlog as of April 30, 2022 was $13.88 billion.
During the third quarter, the Company repurchased approximately $40.0 million of common stock under its $250.0 million share repurchase program.
During the third quarter, the Company made principal payments of approximately $124.6 million on its Term Loan. Subsequent to the end of the third fiscal quarter, the Company made additional principal payments of approximately $140.5 million on the Term Loan.
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All that, and watch what happens when Ukraine is over.
100's of thousands of trailers will be ordered to house the 11M returning refugees.
7 factories in Europe.
Good ol Thor. 