Winnebago shows mixed results, but long-term trend brightens
Motor home manufacturer Winnebago Industries Inc. delivered fewer motor homes to dealers in the second quarter of fiscal year 2011 than in the same period a year earlier, but the average unit price increased. The Forest City-based company said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that wholesale deliveries were down 18 percent in the quarter that ended Feb. 26, but the average price rose 12 percent, increasing to $107,000 from $96,000.
However, a rolling 12-month comparison of sales figures showed that wholesale deliveries were up 46 percent in the period that ended in February.
Winnebago also reported to the SEC: “For the first six months of Fiscal 2011 compared to the same period in Fiscal 2010, our retail registrations are up nearly 20 percent, and they were up nearly 22 percent in the second quarter of Fiscal 2011 compared to the same period in Fiscal 2010, which is a very encouraging trend.”