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Cult of Wawa

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🗓️ 7 March 2017

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Dick’s Sporting Goods and Casey’s General Stores watch their stocks fall in the wake of earnings. Motley Fool Funds analyst Bill Barker discusses the latest results from RV-maker Thor Industries, and hhgregg’s filing Chapter 11. Plus, we discuss the relative appeal of Wawa.

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fool. It's Tuesday March 7th. Welcome to Market Foolery. I'm Chris Hill

0:20.4

joining me in studio today for Molly Fool Funds, Bill Barker.

0:24.0

Thanks for being here.

0:25.0

Thanks for having me.

0:26.0

We got a lot of retail news we've got to get to, but before we do that we're going to start with a topic that is near and dear to your heart and I would

0:34.8

argue your circle of competence and that is recreational vehicles.

0:38.9

Second quarter profits for Thor Industries came in a little higher than expected, so to their revenue, and yet shares

0:47.8

down 8%. Is this a guidance thing? Is this a valuation thing? I mean, Thor Industries has had a heck of a nice run,

0:56.0

so I'm wondering if at least part of what we're seeing in the market today is just the fact that the stock was trading at a premium.

1:05.0

Yeah, it's a valuation thing.

1:06.5

It was a good quarter and, well, a couple of things.

1:10.0

One, the last three or four quarters, Thor has, and things have been very good in the

1:16.4

RV industry, and Thor is the leader.

1:20.2

And they are, whereas people think Winnebago,

1:23.4

it was probably the most known name, Thor, has Airstream

1:27.3

and a whole bunch of other brands

1:30.3

under its roof and then Forest River which is owned by Berkshire Hathaway is the

1:37.5

number two player. So it's been a great time for RVs gas prices are good

1:42.0

interest rates which is what most purchasers for RVs, gas prices are good.

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