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FOREST CITY, IA, June 15, 2007 –
Winnebago Industries, Inc. (NYSE:WGO), a leading United States motor
home manufacturer, today reported financial results for the Company’s
third quarter and first nine months of fiscal year 2007 ended May 26,
2007.
Revenues for the quarter were $231.7
million, an increase of 5.2 percent, compared to revenues of $220.3
million for the third quarter last fiscal year. Net income for the third
quarter was $11.3 million, a decrease of 14.4 percent compared to net
income of $13.2 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2006. On a
diluted per share basis, the Company earned 35 cents a share for the
third quarter of fiscal 2007, compared to 40 cents per diluted share for
the third quarter last fiscal year.
Revenues increased 5.2 percent for the
quarter due to a higher mix of Class A motor home deliveries. However,
gross profit for the third quarter was negatively impacted by an
increase in the mix of lower-margin motor homes in both Class A and
Class C categories, as well as escalating materials and labor costs
related to model year 2007 products. Net income for the third quarter
was additionally impacted by increased selling expenses due to the
acceleration of the Company’s Dealer Days event from the fourth quarter
to the third quarter, and increased general and administrative expenses
primarily as a result of increased bonus expense due to the Company
achieving a portion of its incentive compensation objectives.
Revenues for the first nine months of
fiscal 2007 were $632.5 million, a decrease of 4.0 percent compared to
$659.0 million for the same period last fiscal year. Net income for the
first nine months of fiscal 2007 was $26.7 million, a decrease of 24.6
percent compared to $35.4 million for the same period of fiscal 2006. On
a diluted per share basis, the Company earned 84 cents a share for the
first nine months of fiscal 2007, compared to $1.08 a share for the
first nine months of fiscal 2006.
“We were pleased with the positive
reaction to the introduction of our new 2008 Winnebago and Itasca
products at our recent Dealer Days event in Las Vegas,” said Winnebago
Industries’ Chairman and CEO Bruce Hertzke. “It is our goal to increase
our Class A diesel market share and I believe our new and redesigned
diesel product lines will have a positive impact going forward.
“Production of our new 2008 models began
in April,” said Winnebago Industries’ President Bob Olson. “We scheduled
our Dealer Days event in May, a full month earlier than last year, in
order to more closely align the model year production schedule with the
model year introduction to our dealer partners. Moving this event into
the Company’s third quarter also had a positive impact on our sales
order backlog, which showed a 45 percent increase compared to the third
quarter last year. Most dramatically impacted by our Dealer Days event
was the sales order backlog of both our Class A gas and diesel motor
homes with 1,316 units as of May 26, 2007, a 137 percent increase
compared to 556 units as of May 27, 2006.”
“We believe the sales order backlog
increase is due to the timing of our Dealer Days event and the
acceptance of our new 2008 products at that event and not a reflection
of the current market,” said Olson. Statistical Surveys, Inc., a retail
reporting service for the RV industry, recently reported continued
softness in the retail market, with a decrease in retail sales of Class
A and C motor homes of 9.5 percent year to date through April 2007.
“We continued our long-term strategy of
returning profits to our shareholders and as a result, during the
Company’s third quarter ended May 26, 2007, Winnebago Industries
repurchased 627,900 shares of common stock for $20.5 million,” said
Hertzke. As of May 26, 2007, $1.7 million remained available under the
April 12, 2006 Board of Directors common stock repurchase authorization.
Winnebago Industries has repurchased 24.4 million shares of common stock
for $356.8 million since December 31, 1997.
Winnebago Industries will conduct a
conference call in conjunction with this release at 9 a.m. Central Time
today, Friday, June 15, 2007. Members of the news media, investors and
the general public are invited to access a live broadcast of the
conference call via the Investor Relations page of the Company’s website
at
http://www.winnebagoind.com/investor.html. The event will be
archived and available for replay for the next 90 days.
About Winnebago Industries
Winnebago Industries, Inc. is a leading
U.S. manufacturer of motor homes, self-contained recreation vehicles
used primarily in leisure travel and outdoor recreation activities. The
Company builds quality motor homes under the Winnebago and Itasca brand
names with state-of-the-art computer-aided design and manufacturing
systems on automotive-styled assembly lines. The Company’s common stock
is listed on the New York and Chicago Stock Exchanges and traded under
the symbol WGO. Options for the Company’s common stock are traded on the
Chicago Board Options Exchange. For access to Winnebago Industries’
investor relations material, to add your name to an automatic email list
for Company news releases or for information on a dollar-based stock
investment service for the Company’s stock, visit,
http://www.winnebagoind.com/investor.html.
This press release may contain
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that
forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain. A number of factors
could cause actual results to differ materially from these statements,
including, but not limited to the effect of global tensions, declines in
consumer confidence, the availability and price of fuel, a significant
increase in interest rates, a slowdown in the economy, availability of
chassis or other key component parts, sales order cancellations, slower
than anticipated sales of new or existing products, new products
introduced by competitors and other factors. Additional information
concerning certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results to differ materially from that projected or suggested is
contained in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) over the last 12 months, copies of which are available
from the SEC or from the Company upon request.
Contact: Sheila Davis – PR/IR Mgr.
– 641-585-6803 –
sdavis@winnebagoind.com
Winnebago Industries, Inc.
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Income
(In thousands, except percent and per share data)
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Quarter Ended |
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May 26, 2007 |
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May 27, 2006 |
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% |
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% |
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Net revenues |
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$ |
231,692 |
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100.0 |
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$ |
220,312 |
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100.0 |
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Cost of goods sold |
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205,436 |
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88.7 |
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192,236 |
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87.3 |
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Gross profit |
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26,256 |
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11.3 |
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28,076 |
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12.7 |
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Operating expenses |
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Selling |
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5,511 |
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2.4 |
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4,536 |
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2.1 |
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General and administrative |
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6,086 |
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2.6 |
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5,160 |
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2.3 |
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Total operating expenses |
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11,597 |
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5.0 |
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9,696 |
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4.4 |
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Operating income |
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14,659 |
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6.3 |
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18,380 |
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8.3 |
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Financial income |
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1,799 |
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0.8 |
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1,418 |
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0.7 |
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Income before income taxes |
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16,458 |
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7.1 |
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19,798 |
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9.0 |
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Provision for taxes |
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5,205 |
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2.2 |
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6,641 |
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3.0 |
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Net income |
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$ |
11,253 |
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4.9 |
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$ |
13,157 |
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6.0 |
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Income per common share: |
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Basic |
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$ |
0.36 |
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$ |
0.41 |
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Diluted |
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$ |
0.35 |
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$ |
0.40 |
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Weighted average common shares outstanding |
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Basic |
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31,524 |
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32,195 |
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Diluted |
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31,761 |
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32,496 |
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Nine Months Ended |
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May 26, 2007 |
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May 27, 2006 |
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% |
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% |
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Net revenues |
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$ |
632,471 |
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100.0 |
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$ |
658,992 |
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100.0 |
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Cost of goods sold |
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565,866 |
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89.5 |
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579,432 |
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87.9 |
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Gross profit |
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66,605 |
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10.5 |
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79,560 |
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12.1 |
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Operating expenses |
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Selling |
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