Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, recreation vehicle manufacturer Thor Industries (THO 0.26%) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Thor and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Thor facts
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Headquarters (founded) |
Jackson Center, Ohio (1980) |
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Market Cap |
$2.0 billion |
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Industry |
Automobile manufacturers |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$3.3 billion |
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Management |
Co-Founder/Chairman/CEO Peter Orthwein |
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Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) |
14.5% |
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Cash / Debt |
$214.5 million / $0 |
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Dividend Yield |
1.9% |
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Competitors |
Forest River |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 86% of the 234 members who have rated Thor believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
A couple of months ago, one of those Fools, All-Star coryjobe, brought Thor's recent purchase to our community's attention:
Thor has been active on the acquisition trail, in early October they announced that its Eldorado National Kansas subsidiary had purchased the bus operation assets of Krystal Infinity for $3.9 million in cash. They plan on moving the assets to Salina, Kansas and will produce the buses there. This should boost sales by $30 million. The world's largest manufacturer of RVs and major builder of commercial buses and ambulances finished 2012 with 18% year over year earnings advance. Wall Street has started to take notice since shares are up 30% since August. In September they upped the dividend by 20% making it the third increase in three years.
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