Winnebago lays out its situation amid plunging RV sales
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Forest City-based Winnebago Industries Inc. filed its annual report for the fiscal year ended Aug. 29 with the Securities and Exchange Commission last week. Among the details:
• “The RV (recreational vehicle) industry saw substantial reductions in wholesale motor home shipments (down nearly 50 percent) and retail registrations (down nearly 40 percent) during Calendar 2008 as compared to 2007. The trend has worsened thus far in Calendar 2009, with motor home shipments down nearly 70 percent and retail registrations down over 40 percent.”
• “As of August 29, 2009, we had $36.6 million of cash. … we expect to receive a federal tax refund in excess of $17 million in the second quarter of Fiscal 2010. … we expect to have sufficient liquidity for at least the next 12 months, even at the current depressed sales levels.”
• “We placed multiple assets for sale, including our plane and two manufacturing facilities. Total listing price of these assets is in excess of $10 million.”
• “We also have in place a new $20 million revolving credit facility … that allows us to borrow up to $12.5 million without financial covenant restrictions if there is adequate asset coverage. … This (additional capacity) may be beneficial to us if inventory levels need to substantially increase rapidly as a result of product demand.”