BNET Industries

Market Cap:$1.6B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$2.6B
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Traveling on the road may get thorny but with the right RV from Thor its all smooth sailing! Thor Industries Incorporated (NYSE: THO) is a recreation vehicle and small and mid-sized bus manufacturer and distributor. It manufactures motor homes and travel trailers for towing passenger automobiles, pickup trucks or vans. Travel trailers have self contained living facilities for short periods of time. The company also makes buses for transit, airport car rentals, hotel and motel shuttles, and others. Founded in 1980 and based in Jackson Center, OH, the company employs about 8,200 people and has revenue of $2.6 billion. In 2005, Thor became the largest US mid-size bus manufacturer after acquiring Goshen Coach.

Chief Executive Officer
Wade F.B. Thompson
Number of Employees 7,064
Contact Information

419 W Pike St

PO Box 629

Jackson Center, Ohio 45334

www.thorindustr...

(937) 596-6849

NAICS Code Motor Home Manufacturing: 336213

Recent Events

  • Thor Industries THO Reports Preliminary Sales and Backlog Data

    11/03/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Market Report -- In Play THO

    10/05/09 - Stock Split / Dividend - View Story

  • Soleil Securities Maintains a 'Buy' on Thor Industries THO; Raises PT & Estimates

    9/30/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Demand for Airstream trailers up, says company president: Dealers are ordering more trailers, which means...

    10/04/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Thor Announces Preliminary Sales for Quarter, 12 Months

    8/04/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • RV maker Thor sees 3Q profit drop

    6/12/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Thor Announces Launch of Thor Credit; Exclusive Retail Finance Program Will Help Thor RV Dealers

    6/02/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Wade F.B. Thompson Chief Executive Officer
Andy Imanse President, Thor Commercial Business
Daniel L. Dimich President, General Coach, Bc
Jeff Kime President, Four Winds
Manuel A. Caravia President, Komfort
Mark R. Lucas President, Crossroads
Richard W. Florea President, Dutchmen
Robert H. Wheeler, III President, Airstream
Robert N. Thompson President, Thor California
Ronald J. Fenech President, Keystone
Tim J. Howard President, Breckenridge
William C. Fenech President, Damon
Christian G. Farman Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Richard E. Riegel Chief Operating Officer
Walter L. Bennett Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and Secretary
Willam C. Fenech Executive Vice President, Keystone
Clare G. Wentworth Senior Vice President, Purchasing
Sheldon E. Walle Senior Vice President, Eldorado National, Ks
Anthony W. Wayne Vice President, Eldorado National, Ca
John A. Resnik Vice President, Champion Business
Roger W. Faulkner Vice President, General Coach, on
Ted Bartus Vice President, Purchasing
Troy Snyder General Manager, Goshen Coach Thor
Jeff Thompson Lead Director
John Beaver Director, Marketing Communications
Alan Siegel Director
Jan H. Suwinski Director
Neil D. Chrisman Director
Peter B. Orthwein Treasurer
William C. Tomson Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Gary L. Groom Chairman, Damon
Lawrence J. Huttle Chairman, Airstream

Wade F. B. Thompson, age 68, has been the President and Chief Executive Officer and a Director of the Company since its founding in 1980. He currently serves as Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Company. Mr. Thompson is not related to Geoffrey A. Thompson.

Organization Position Status
Thor Industries, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Current
Thor Industries, Inc. President Current
Thor Industries, Inc. Chairman Current
Thor Industries, Inc. Director Current

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Thor Industries, Inc. President, Thor Commercial Business Current
El Dorado National President Current

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Thor Industries, Inc. President, General Coach, Bc Current

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Thor Industries, Inc. President, Four Winds Current
Four Winds International Corp. President Current

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Thor Industries, Inc. President, Komfort Current
Komfort Corporation President Former

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Thor Industries, Inc. President, Crossroads Current

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Dutchmen Manufactoring, Inc. President Current
Thor Industries, Inc. President, Dutchmen Current
Dutchmen Manufacturing, Inc. President Former

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Thor Industries, Inc. President, Airstream Current

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Thor Industries, Inc. President, Thor California Current

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Thor Industries, Inc. President, Keystone Current

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Thor Industries, Inc. President, Breckenridge Current

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Thor Industries, Inc. President, Damon Current

Christian G. Farman, age 49, has been with the Company since May 2008 serving as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Farman, served as Chief Financial Officer of Deutsch, a leading manufacturer of electrical connectors, from May 2006 to May 2007. From December 2003 to December 2005, Mr. Farman served as Chief Financial Officer of Insituform Technologies, Inc., a NASDAQ listed infrastructure company, first as Vice President, from December 2003 to January 2005, and then as Senior Vice President, from January 2005 to December 2005. From February 2003 to April 2003, Mr. Farman served as Chief Operating Officer of the National Audubon Society. Prior to that, from 1989 to 2001, Mr. Farman was employed by Vivendi North America (previously Anjou International), a water treatment and environmental services company, which he joined as Controller and was ultimately promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to Vivendi North America, he was employed as a senior audit manager at Price Waterhouse (now known as PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP), where he worked from 1979 to 1989. Mr. Farman is a Certified Public Accountant.

Organization Position Status
Thor Industries, Inc. Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Current
Insituform Technologies, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
Insituform Technologies, Inc. Vice President Former
PricewaterhouseCoopers Senior Audit Manager Former
Insituform Technologies, Inc. Senior Vice President Former

Richard E. Riegel, III, age 42, has been with the Company since May 1998. Mr. Riegel was appointed as Chief Operating Officer of the Company in October 2007 and from August 2005 to October 2007 served as Group President. From 1998 through April 2002, Mr. Riegel served as Vice President, Corporate Development of the Company, and from April 2002 through August 2005, he served as President and CEO of Airstream, Inc. Mr. Riegel is the son-in-law of Wade F. B. Thompson.

Organization Position Status
Thor Industries, Inc. Chief Operating Officer Current
Thor Industries, Inc. Group President Former
Thor Industries, Inc. Vice President, Corporate Development Former

Walter L. Bennett, age 62, has been with the Company and its predecessor since July 1977 and currently serves as Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and Secretary of the Company. He became Vice President, Finance, of Airstream, Inc., in September 1980; Vice President, Finance, of the Company in September 1983; Chief Administrative Officer/Secretary of the Company in November 1985; Senior Vice President of the Company in February, 1989; Chief Financial Officer of the Company in March 1999 and Executive Vice President of the Company in January 2004. Mr. Bennett relinquished his Chief Financial Officer duties when Mr. Christian G. Farman joined the Company in May 2008.

Organization Position Status
Thor Industries, Inc. Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and Secretary Current
Thor Industries, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
Thor Industries, Inc. Senior Vice President Former
Thor Industries, Inc. Vice President, Finance Former

Organization Position Status
Thor Industries, Inc. Executive Vice President, Keystone Current

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Thor Industries, Inc. Senior Vice President, Purchasing Current

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Thor Industries, Inc. Senior Vice President, Eldorado National, Ks Current

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Thor Industries, Inc. Vice President, Eldorado National, Ca Current
El Dorado National Vice President Current

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Thor Industries, Inc. Vice President, Champion Business Current

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Thor Industries, Inc. Vice President, General Coach, on Current

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Thor Industries, Inc. Vice President, Purchasing Current

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Thor Industries, Inc. General Manager, Goshen Coach Thor Current

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Nordeman Grimm, Inc. President Current
Palisades Advisors, LLC Partner Current
Thor Industries, Inc. Lead Director Current
Palisades Advisors, LLC Leader and Manager of Businesses Current
Marine Midland Bank Chairman of Board Current
Stoneleigh Partners Acquisition Corp. Board of Directors Current
Palisades Advisors, LLC Board of Directors Current
General Electric Credit Corporation President and CEO Former
HSBC Plc CEO Former
Kohlberg & Company, L.L.C. Partner Former
Palisades Advisors, LLC Specialist Former
Citibank, N.A. Former
Harvard University MBA Former
Columbia College BA Former
Columbia University B.A. Former

Organization Position Status
Thor Industries, Inc. Director, Marketing Communications Current
Thor Industries, Inc. Director, Marketing Communications Former

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Thor Industries, Inc. Chairman, Damon Current
Damon Corporation Chairman, President & CEO Former
Thor Industries, Inc. President, Damon Former

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Thor Industries, Inc. Chairman, Airstream Current

Alan Siegel, age 73, who became a Director in September 1983, is a retired partner of the law firm of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP. Mr. Siegel is also a director of The Wet Seal, Inc. and Ermenegildo Zegna Corporation.

Organization Position Status
Thor Industries, Inc. Director Current

Jan H. Suwinski, age 67, who was appointed as a Director in July 1999, has been a Professor of Business Operations at the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University since July 1996. From 1990 to 1996, Mr. Suwinski was Executive Vice President, Opto Electronics Group at Corning, Incorporated and Chairman of Siecor, a Siemens/Corning joint venture. Mr. Suwinski is a director of Tellabs, Inc. and ACI Worldwide, Inc.

Organization Position Status
Cornell University Professor of Business Operations, Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management Current
Thor Industries, Inc. Director Current
Tellabs, Inc. Director Current
Visual Web Solutions, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Corning Incorporated Executive Vice President, Opto Electronics Group Former
Cornell University M.B.A. Former
Cornell University B.M.E Former

Neil D. Chrisman, age 71, who was appointed as a Director in July 1999, is a retired Managing Director of J. P. Morgan & Co. Mr. Chrisman retired from J. P. Morgan in 1993.

Organization Position Status
Thor Industries, Inc. Director Current

Peter B. Orthwein, age 63, has served as Treasurer and a Director of the Company since its founding in 1980. He currently serves as Vice Chairman, Treasurer and Director of the Company.

Organization Position Status
Thor Industries, Inc. Treasurer Current
Thor Industries, Inc. Vice Chairman Current
Thor Industries, Inc. Director Current

William C. Tomson, age 72, who became a Director in June 1988, is the Vice Chairman of Board Member, Inc. Mr. Tomson has been with the firm since 1995. Board Member, Inc. publishes Bank Director and Corporate Board Member magazines.

Organization Position Status
Thor Industries, Inc. Director Current
Bank Director Vice Chairman Current
Board Member, Inc. Vice Chairman Current

Executive News

  • Thor Announces Launch of Thor Credit; Exclusive Retail Finance Program Will Help Thor RV Dealers

    SYS-CON Media - 6/02/09 - View Story

  • Thor Announces Launch of Thor Credit; Exclusive Retail Finance Program Will Help Thor RV Dealers

    TradingMarkets - 6/02/09 - View Story

  • Thor Announces Launch of Thor Credit; Exclusive Retail Finance Program Will Help Thor RV Dealers

    Biz Journals - 6/02/09 - View Story

     THO $29.60 -0.32 (-1.07% )
Average Volume 555,608
Shares Outstanding 55.44M
Market Cap 1.6B
Year High 32.98
Year Low 9.54
Earnings Per Share 0.31
P/E Ratio 95.48
Dividend 2.28
Yield 7.70
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