First Quarter Highlights:
Net income increased 26% to $75.5 million, or $1.07 per diluted share, with sales increasing 11% to $745.9 million, setting new records for first quarter sales and earnings.
Off-Road Vehicle sales increased 7% in the first quarter 2013 despite difficult first quarter 2012 comparisons, and PG&A sales increased 27% during the 2013 first quarter.
Raising guidance for full year 2013 earnings to a range of $5.05 to $5.20 per diluted share, an increase of 15% to 18% over 2012 based on projected full year 2013 sales growth of 12% to 15%.
MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 23, 2013-- Polaris Industries Inc. (NYSE: PII) today reported record first quarter net income of $75.5 million, or $1.07 per diluted share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2013. By comparison, 2012 first quarter net income was $60.1 million, or $0.85 per diluted share. Net sales for the first quarter 2013 totaled $745.9 million, which represents an increase of eleven percent from last year’s first quarter sales of $673.8 million.
“We are pleased that consumers and enthusiasts around the world continued to make Polaris their brand and product of choice during the first quarter of 2013. While Off-Road Vehicles (“ORVs”) and motorcycles faced challenging 2012 comparisons, we were again able to outpace the industry and increase market share in both product lines. Our snowmobile business also generated strong retail sales and market share growth during the first quarter,” commented Scott Wine , Polaris’ Chairman and CEO.
“Two key tenets of Polaris’ long-term strategy are growing globally and growing through adjacencies. Our acquisition earlier this month of Aixam Mega S.A.S., a profitable European on-road quadricycle business, aligns perfectly with those two objectives and furthers our penetration into the $4+ billion global small vehicles market. Aixam Mega broadens our product line portfolio, complements our GEM and Goupil businesses, boosts our European distribution network, and enhances our competitive advantage in small vehicles. Additionally, we finalized the location of our new European manufacturing facility, which will be located in Opole,Poland . This facility will add much needed ORV capacity and serve our European markets with locally designed and manufactured products. We expect to break ground during this years’ second quarter and the facility should be operational by the fall of 2014.”
“During the quarter, we also launched the highly anticipated Polaris Brutus and Bobcat utility vehicles, co-developed with Bobcat. We are pleased with the vehicles’ performance and the initial market reaction from dealers and customers has been positive. Shipments to both the Bobcat and Polaris’ new commercial channels will begin in April.”
Wine concluded, “Not unexpectedly, we saw a degree of timidity in some customer segments that corresponded with the payroll tax increases that took effect at the start of the year. We remain cautious of the economic risks in both North America and Europe , but believe our strong team and commercial plans, along with our near term product pipeline, headed by the new Indian motorcycle, will enhance growth in the second half of 2013. With our solid start to the year, we feel confident in raising our 2013 full year sales and earnings guidance.”
2013 Business Outlook
Based on Polaris’ performance during the 2013 first quarter, projections for the remainder of the calendar year and reflecting the acquisition of Aixam Mega completed in April 2013 , the Company is increasing its 2013 full year sales and earnings guidance. The Company now expects full year 2013 earnings to be in the range of $5.05 to $5.20 per diluted share, an increase of 15 to 18 percent over earnings of $4.40 per diluted share for the full year 2012. Sales for the full year 2013 are now expected to grow in the range of 12 to 15 percent.
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