Thor Announces Preliminary Sales for Quarter

Thor Announces Preliminary Sales for Quarter, Six Months; Cash and Investments at... JACKSON CENTER, Ohio, -- Thor Industries announced today preliminary sales for the quarter and six months ended January 31, 2009. Sales in the quarter were $227 million, down from $599 million last year. RV sales were $135 million, down from $505 million last year. Bus sales were $92 million versus $94 million last year. Sales in the 6 months were $665 million, down from $1.36 billion last year. RV sales were $465 million, down from $1.17 billion last year. Bus sales were a record $200 million, up 4% from $193 million last year. Cash, cash equivalents and investments on January 31, 2009 were $306 million versus $234 million last year. Backlog on January 31, 2009 was $392 million, down from $568 million last year. RV backlog was $175 million, down from $318 million last year. Bus backlog was $217 million versus $250 million last year. Source : http://www.automotive.com (2/3/2009)