This salesman definitely sounds like the kind of guy that you do NOT want to ask about towing capacity of, say, the 1978 Datsun B210...;)
Here quoting from Thor's 2013 financial report
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Thor Industries wrote:
By any measure, your Company’s Fiscal Year 2013 performance was a great success. Thor surpassed last year’s record sales level by nearly 23%. Our stock price returned from the depressed value caused by the recession-driven industry collapse of 2008-2009, and our diluted earnings per share of $2.88 surpasses any prior year in
our history after adjusting for stock splits.
Financial highlights of Fiscal Year 2013 were:
- Record sales from continuing operations of $3.2 billion, an increase of 23% from $2.6 billion in fiscal 2012
- Income from continuing operations for the year was up 36% to $151.7 million, compared to $111.4 in fiscal 2012
-Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations were up 38% to $2.86 versus $2.07 in fiscal 2012
- Net income including discontinued operations was up 26% to $152.9 million from $121.7 million in fiscal 2012
- Towable RV sales increased by 16% over fiscal 2012;
towable income before tax increased by 29% over fiscal
2012
- Motorized RV sales increased by 67% over fiscal 2012;
motorized income before tax increased by 138% over fiscal
2012
