Harley-Davidson 1Q profit up nearly 30 per cent, beats Wall Street estimates
MILWAUKEE – Harley-Davidson says its first-quarter net profit rose almost 30 per cent as it shipped more motorcycles to dealerships across the globe.
The Milwaukee company says it earned $224.1 million, or 99 cents per share, from January through March. That’s up from $172 billion, or 74 cents per share, a year earlier.
Harley says the increase came because of lower costs due to restructuring and a 17 per cent increase in motorcycle shipments. The company shipped more than 75,000 motorcycles to dealerships in the quarter, up from 64,000 last year.
Revenue rose almost 10 per cent to $1.57 billion from $1.43 billion.
The performance beat Wall Street’s expectations. Analysts polled by FactSet expected earnings of 97 cents per share on revenue of $1.47 billion.
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