Thor Industries (THO) Earnings Miss, Revenues Beat in Q2

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Thor Industries Inc. (THO - Free Report) reported second-quarter fiscal 2017 (ended Jan 31, 2017) earnings of $1.23 per share that missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.26. Net income from continuing operations increased 45.6% to $64.8 million from $45.2 million in the prior-year quarter.

Revenues rose 62.9% year over year to a second quarter record of $1.59 billion, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.51 billion. The year-over-year improvement was driven by higher organic growth, along with benefits from the Jayco’s acquisition.

Gross profit improved 42.3% to $211.7 million from $148.8 million in second-quarter fiscal 2016. Gross profit margin was 13.3% compared with 15.3% in the year-ago quarter, due to acquisition-related dilution.

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