Camping World Stock Surges After Posting Strong Second Quarter Earnings

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One of Friday’s most advanced stocks on the New York Stock Exchange was Camping World Holdings (NYSE:$CWH). I suppose that’s what happens when your second quarter earnings surpass the market’s expectations on both the top and bottom lines.

For the second quarter, revenue was $1.3 billion, which generated a diluted EPS of $0.91, which completely exceeded analysts’ expectations of $1.17 billion revenue and earnings of $0.68.

As of 3 p.m. EDT on Friday – the day after the second-quarter earnings report was posted – CWH stock increased by more than 11%, which suggests that investors were extremely happy with the company’s results.

So What Happened?

To be frank, it is hard to find anything negative to say about Camping World’s second-quarter earnings report. Why? Well, sales increased 20% year over year, while net income grew by 40%. Additionally, same-store sales were up by 10.6%, and operating margins widened by 98 basis points.

Even though the average new-vehicle sales price declined by 4.5%, new-vehicle sales increased by a whopping 38.2%, all thanks to high demand and a shortage of used vehicles. While it’s true the price drop might look like a negative data point at first, this sort of drop was actually a health one, caused by an increase in sales of non-motorized towable units. This is a possible reflection of a rush of younger customers.

Now What’s Going to Happen?

It seems the millennial generation has taken a liking to the RV culture. After all, there is a tremendous amount of value in a living space that can be moved throughout the country.

Since going public less than a year ago, Camping World is up by 60%. However, there is still room to grow. After all, much of the Millennial generation is just now entering into their prime earnings years, and by 2020, that generation could be worth a staggering $24 trillion.

That’s a lot of spending power, therefore we may start to see more and more RVs out on the road over the next couple of years.

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About the author: Caroline Harris is a third-year student at Capilano University in North Vancouver, Canada. Having already completed an Associates Degree in Psychology, Caroline is now finishing her Bachelor's degree in Communications. In preparation for working in the advertisement sector, Caroline is writing financial content and analysis. On a daily basis, Caroline works on articles regarding the following topics: finance, cryptocurrency, technology, and politics.