雅虎香港財經 Thor (THO) Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates, Guidance Revised
Thor Industries, Inc. THO reported earnings of $2.13 per share for the third quarter of fiscal 2024 (ended Apr 30, 2024), which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.89. The bottom line, however, tumbled 4.9% from the year-ago quarter’s earnings of $2.24 per share.
The company registered revenues of $2.80 billion for the fiscal third quarter, outpacing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.72 billion. The top line declined 4.4% year over year.
Thor Industries, Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
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Segmental Results
North American Towable RVs: Revenues from the segment came in at $1.07 billion, down 4.7% year over year due to a decrease in overall net price per unit. The figure, however, topped our estimate of $1.02 billion.
Gross profit totaled $138 million, down 4.1% year over year. The pretax income totaled $68.4 million, up from $77.6 million recorded in the year-ago period, primarily due to lower North American Towable RV net sales. The unit’s total backlog was $741.3 million at the quarter's end, down from $757.1 million as of Apr 30, 2023.
North American Motorized RVs: Revenues from the segment totaled $646.9 million, which fell 18.7% year over year, owing to a decrease in unit shipments. The figure also missed our estimate of $726.8 million.
Gross profit totaled $71.8 million, falling 23.1% year over year. Consequently, pretax profit came in at $33.1 million, declining 31.2% from the year-ago period due to lower sales and gross margin percentage. The segment’s backlog was $925.8 million, down from $1.26 billion as of Apr 30, 2023.
European RVs: Revenues from the segment came in at $931.1 million, up 7.4% from the year-ago period, driven by an increase in net price per unit. The figure also beat our estimate of $859.4 million.
Gross profit of $162.9 million increased 7.3% year over year. The segment reported a pretax income of $77.4 million, higher than the year-ago pretax income of $72.4 million. The backlog of the segment was $1.94 billion, which declined from $3.47 billion recorded as of Apr 30, 2023.
Financials
As of Apr 30, 2024, Thor had cash and cash equivalents of $371.8 million and long-term debt of $1.21 billion. During the third quarter of fiscal 2024, THO repurchased 126,754 shares of its common stock.
Revised Guidance for Fiscal 2024
Thor has revised its full-year guidance for fiscal 2024. It now projects its full-year consolidated net sales in the range of $9.8-$10.1 billion, down from the previous guidance of $10-$10.5 billion. The consolidated gross profit margin is now expected in the band of 13.75-14%, down from the previous range of 14-14.5%. Earnings per share (EPS) are now expected in the range of $4.50-$4.75, down from the previous guidance of $5-$5.50.
Zacks Rank & Key Picks
THO currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
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