Exhibit 99.1
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Skyline Corporation
2520 By-Pass Road
P.O. Box 743
Elkhart, Indiana 46515-0743
(574) 294-6521
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Subject: THIRD QUARTER REPORT | | Approved by: JAMES R. WEIGAND |
ELKHART, INDIANA — APRIL 6, 2007
SKYLINE REPORTS THIRD QUARTER AND NINE MONTHS RESULTS
Sales for the third quarter of Skyline Corporation’s 2007 fiscal year were $66,345,000 compared to $117,491,000 last year. Net loss for the three-month period was $2,175,000, equal to $0.26 per share, compared to net earnings of $2,290,000, or $0.27 per share, for the same period a year ago.
Sales for the first nine months of fiscal 2007 were $276,937,000 compared to $372,324,000 for the first nine months of fiscal 2006. For the first nine months of fiscal 2007, net earnings were $346,000, or $0.04 per share, compared to $9,139,000, or $1.09 per share, for the first nine months of fiscal 2006. Net earnings per share for the first nine months of fiscal 2006 included a gain on the sale of vacant land of $0.03.
Sales of Skyline’s manufactured housing group for the third quarter of fiscal 2007 were $51,247,000 compared to the $83,199,000 of a year ago. For the first nine months of fiscal 2007, sales by the manufactured housing group were $208,348,000 compared to the $279,006,000 recorded for the first nine months of fiscal 2006.
For the recreational vehicle (RV) group, sales for the third quarter of fiscal 2007 were $15,098,000 compared to the $34,292,000 of the third quarter of fiscal 2006. For the first nine months of fiscal 2007, sales by the RV group were $68,589,000 compared to the $93,318,000 of the same period a year ago.
Skyline continues to maintain its traditionally strong balance sheet with no long-term debt and a healthy position in cash and temporary cash investments. This financial strength, along with a seasoned management team, should help the company meet the challenges ahead.
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