Winnebago Industries Goes Negative

Updated

Winnebago Industries (NYS: WGO) reported earnings on March 15. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
For the quarter ended Feb. 25 (Q2), Winnebago Industries beat expectations on revenue and missed expectations on earnings per share.

Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue expanded significantly and GAAP earnings per share dropped to a loss.

Margins dropped across the board.

Revenue details
Winnebago Industries logged revenue of $131.6 million. The four analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ anticipated sales of $114.3 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 23% higher than the prior-year quarter's $106.6 million.

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Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Dollar amounts in millions. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

EPS details
EPS came in at -$0.03. The three earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ anticipated $0.04 per share. GAAP EPS were -$0.03 for Q2 against $0.11 per share for the prior-year quarter.

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Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

Margin details
For the quarter, gross margin was 5.2%, 540 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was -0.9%, 470 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was -0.7%, 380 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $166.4 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.14.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $549.4 million. The average EPS estimate is $0.32.

Investor sentiment
The stock has a two-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 129 members out of 261 rating the stock outperform, and 132 members rating it underperform. Among 81 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 45 give Winnebago Industries a green thumbs-up, and 36 give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Winnebago Industries is outperform, with an average price target of $12.33.

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