Toro Completes Another Year of Record Growth
For the first quarter of 2013, Toro expects net earnings to be positively impacted by anticipated accelerated purchases of diesel products in advance of the Tier 4 price change.
The Toro Company reported net earnings of $129.5 million, or $2.14 per share, on a net sales increase of 4 percent to $1,958.7 million for its fiscal year ended October 31, 2012. In fiscal 2011, the company delivered net earnings of $117.7 million, or $1.85 per share, on net sales of $1,884 million.
For the fourth quarter, Toro reported net earnings of $0.3 million, on a net sales decrease of 7.8 percent to $339.3 million. In the comparable fiscal 2011 period, the company posted net earnings of $5 million, or $0.08 per share, on net sales of $368.1 million.
