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Market Cap:$3.8B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$6.1B
- Public
- US
Dow Jones Description
Harley-Davidson, Inc. is the parent company for the group of companies doing business as Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Buell Motorcycle Company and Harley-Davidson Financial Services. Harley-Davidson Motor Company, the only major U.S.-based motorcycle manufacturer, produces heavyweight motorcycles and offers a complete line of motorcycle parts, accessories, apparel, and general merchandise. Buell Motorcycle Company produces sport motorcycles. Harley-Davidson Financial Services provides wholesale and retail financing and insurance programs to Harley-Davidson dealers and their retail customers.
Chief Executive OfficerKeith E. Wandell
Number of Employees 9,300
Contact Information
3700 West Juneau Avenue
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53208
(414) 343-4680
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Motorcycle, Bicycle, and Parts Manufacturing: 336991
Recent Events
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Four Must-See Charts: Auto Stocks
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More trouble for Harley-Davidson
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BRIEF: Johnson Controls chairman, CEO adds president title
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New Hire to Bring More Hollywood to Harley
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Biker: I Swear I Could Not Win the Lotto with All the Numbers
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Expansion during slowdown works for Professional Plating
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Harley-Davidson's CFO resigns
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BRIEF-Harley Davidson says CFO Bergmann departs, John Olin named interim CFO
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BRIEF-Harley-Davidson completes funding agreements
News & Analysis
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Harley-Davidson Fights Back from Negative Analysis
Ockham Research submits: Harley-Davidson, Inc. HOG has endured some very bitter comments from analysts in the past couple of trading sessions. On Friday it was a downgrade to “Sell” from a Citigroup C analyst that sent shares tumbling 7% on the day. On Tuesday a research note...
Harley-Davidson Short Base in Decline
Jessica Johnson submits: The Utilization the measure of supply and demand in the securities lending market of the luxury motorbike builder Harley-Davidson HOG, is down 9% to 58% over the last month. A Utilization of 58% is still high, but is well off its 52 week high of 71% which...
TALF Funding Harley Purchases, High-Interest Credit Cards
Tom Lindmark submits: Missed this until this evening. It’s from the Saturday WSJ. It seems that TALF is providing financing for some securitizations that are a bit out on the curve. Lately they’ve been involved with a $500 million deal for Harley Davidson and a $709 million one for Alliance...
The Bull and the Bear Case for HOG
Trader Mark submits: An interesting dual of analysts in this Fortune piece over Harley Davidson HOG . After seeing a raft of "consumer discretionary" companies report quite awful year over year results but "better than expected" and watching their stocks soar, I did some double takes this week. Here is...
Harley-Davidson, Inc. Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Earnings Call Excerpt Harley-Davidson, Inc. HOG Q1 2009 Earnings Call April 16, 2009 9:00 am ET Executives Amy Guiffre – Director of Investor Relations James L. Ziemer – President and Chief Executive Officer Thomas E. Bergmann – Chief Financial Officer Analysts Timothy Conder – Wells Fargo Craig...
Harley Gets Boost on Sportster Sales, Polaris' Business Slows
TickerMine submits: Victory Brand Strong, Sales Not as Vigorous in AprilOver the past week, we surveyed dealers that sell Polaris Victory brand motorcylces and Polaris brand ATV's. Many of these dealers sell multiple brands, with the exception of Harley HOG. The survey's intent is to guage...
Wild Lending Lands Harley-Davidson in Trouble
Joshua Morgan Brown submits: 40 Years Ago...Now What? It will come as no surpirse to you to read that people who bought Harley-Davidson HOG motorcycles with sub prime loans have started to default on their payments. What? Yep, the crisis has finally gotten ugly for...
NYT Butchers HOG
Todd Kenyon submits: The NYT just did a real hack job on Harley HOG with a very negative article that conveniently left out some positive aspects of the story. Yes, Harley has issues, and this article didn't hesitate to roll out the same hackneyed concerns: aging boomer demographic,...
Harley Davidson: Plan for More Downside
Daniel Shepard submits: click to enlarge ANALYST CALL by Daniel Shepard
Harley Davidson's Yield No Longer Brings Home the Bacon
Trader Mark submits: Bang head on wall. Self, why didn't you short Harley when you mention it every 2 weeks?Harley Davidson HOG, despite Buffet riding to the ahem rescue with onerous terms [Feb 3: Buffet Provides Financing to Harley Davidson] is slashing its dividend... this lending arm is going...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Keith E. Wandell | Chief Executive Officer |
| James M. Brostowitz | CFO, Vice President & Treasurer |
| Tom Bergmann | Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer |
| Willie G. Davidson | Senior Vice President & Chief Styling Officer |
| James A. McCaslin | Executive Vice President, Corporate Product Planning |
| Gail A. Lione | General Counsel, Vice President & Secretary |
| Harold A. Scott | Vice President, HR |
| Jerry Wilke | Vice President & General Manager, Asia, Pacific & Latin America |
| Joanne M. Bischmann | Vice President, Marketing |
| John A. Hevey | Vice President, Strategic Planning & New Business Development |
| John Russell | Managing Director, European Operations & Vice President |
| Jon R. Flickinger | Vice President |
| Karl M. Eberle | Vice President & General Manager |
| Kathleen A. Demitros | Vice President, Communications |
| Timothy Hoelter | Vice President, Govt Affairs |
| W. Kenneth Sutton Jr. | Vice President, Engineering |
| William Dannehl | Vice President, Strategic Planning, New Business Development |
| Enrico D'Onofrio | Managing Director, MV Agusta |
| Brian Ruffert | Design Engr |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Barry K. Allen | Chairman |
| Donald A. James | Board of Directors |
| George H. Conrades | Board of Directors |
| George L. Miles | Board of Directors |
| James A. Norling | Board of Directors |
| Jeff Bleustein | Board of Directors |
| Jochen Zeitz | Board of Directors |
| Judson C. Green | Board of Directors |
| Richard I. Beattie | Board of Directors |
| Sara L. Levinson | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Harley-Davidson, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Johnson Controls, Inc. | President | Current |
| Johnson Controls, Inc. | Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Johnson Controls, Inc. | President & Chief Operating Officer | Former |
| Johnson Controls, Inc. | Executive Vice President | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Harley-Davidson, Inc. | CFO, Vice President & Treasurer | Current |
| Harley-Davidson, Inc. | Vice President & Treasurer | Former |
| Harley-Davidson, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
Before joining Harley-Davidson as CFO in 2006, Bergmann was the CEO of USF Corporation, a $2.5 billion publicly traded transportation and logistics company. Bergmann also served as Corporate Controller and Vice President of Finance for Financial Services at Sears, Roebuck and Co., and in senior level positions at The St. Paul Companies, Inc. and Johnson & Johnson, among other executive positions he has held.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Harley-Davidson, Inc. | Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Milwaukee, Inc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Harley-Davidson, Inc. | Senior Vice President & Chief Styling Officer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Harley-Davidson, Inc. | Executive Vice President, Corporate Product Planning | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Harley-Davidson, Inc. | General Counsel, Vice President & Secretary | Current |
| Sargento Foods Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Imperial Sugar Company | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Harley-Davidson, Inc. | Vice President, HR | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Harley-Davidson, Inc. | Vice President & General Manager, Asia, Pacific & Latin America | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Harley-Davidson, Inc. | Vice President, Marketing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Harley-Davidson, Inc. | Vice President, Strategic Planning & New Business Development | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Harley-Davidson, Inc. | Managing Director, European Operations & Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Harley-Davidson, Inc. | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Harley-Davidson, Inc. | Vice President & General Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Harley-Davidson, Inc. | Vice President, Communications | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Harley-Davidson, Inc. | Vice President, Govt Affairs | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Harley-Davidson, Inc. | Vice President, Engineering | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Harley-Davidson, Inc. | Vice President, Strategic Planning, New Business Development | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Harley-Davidson, Inc. | Managing Director, MV Agusta | Current |
| Ducati Motor Holding Spa | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| Ducati Motor Holding Spa | Manager, Finance | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Harley-Davidson, Inc. | Design Engr | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Harley-Davidson, Inc. | Chairman | Current |
| Harley-Davidson, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Harley-Davidson, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Polaris Ventures Partners | Venture Partner | Current |
| Ohio Wesleyan University | Trustee | Current |
| The Scripps Research Institute | Trustee | Current |
| Akamai Technologies, Inc. | Chairman | Current |
| Harley-Davidson, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Oracle Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Qoof Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Akamai Technologies, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Qwest Communications International Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| BBN Corporation | CEO | Former |
| GTE Internetworking | President | Former |
| GTE Internetworking | Executive Vice President | Former |
| International Business Machines Corporation | IBM senior vice president | Former |
| Ohio Wesleyan University | Physics and Mathematics degrees | Former |
| Cardinal Health, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| University of Chicago | MBA | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Harley-Davidson, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
and as our Chairman of the Board since August 1, 2002. Mr. Norling also served as interim Chief Executive Officer from May 2002 to June 2002. He has 37 years of working experience in the electronics industry. Mr. Norling was with Motorola Inc. from 1965 to 2000 holding various positions, including President of the Semiconductor Products Sector in 1986, President of the Europe, Middle East and Africa region in 1993, Deputy to the Chief Executive Officer in 1998 and President of the Personal Communications Sector in 1999 until his retirement. He has previously served as a board member and the Chairman of the Semiconductor Industry Association. Mr. Norling is currently a board member of Harley-Davidson, Inc. Mr. Norling holds a B.Sc and a Masters degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd. | Chairman | Current |
| Harley-Davidson, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| University of Illinois | Masters degree in Electrical Engineering | Former |
| University of Illinois | B.Sc | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Harley-Davidson, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Harley-Davidson, Inc. | Chairman & CEO | Former |
| Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc. | President & CEO | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Puma AG Rudolf Dassler Sport | CEO | Current |
| Puma AG Rudolf Dassler Sport | Chairman | Current |
| Harley-Davidson, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| NAVTEQ North America, LLC | CEO | Current |
| NAVTEQ Corp. | President & CEO | Current |
| Harley-Davidson, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| NAVTEQ Corp. | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Walt Disney Company | President | Former |
| The Walt Disney Company | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| University of Chicago | M.B.A. | Former |
| DePauw University | bachelor's degree in economics | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Public Schools | Founder | Current |
| Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Llp | Partner | Current |
| Public Schools | Chairman of the Board | Former |
| Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Llp | Chairman | Former |
| Who's Who Legal | Board of Directors | Current |
| Law Center | Board of Directors | Current |
| Votevets.Org | Board of Directors | Current |
| Harley-Davidson, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Simpson Thacher | Former | |
| Bank One Corp | Former | |
| Carnegie Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| University of Pennsylvania Law School | Former | |
| Dartmouth College | Former | |
| Council on Foreign Relations | member | Former |
| Harley-Davidson, Inc. | member | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Harley-Davidson, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
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