PII

Polaris Industries Inc.

Consumer


Presented:08/31/2014
Price:$144.80
Cap:$9.55B
Current Price:$81.40
Cap:$4.54B

Presented

Date08/31/2014
Price$144.80
Market Cap$9.55B
Ent Value$9.80B
P/E Ratio23.05x
Book Value$12.99
Div Yield1.4%
Shares O/S65.96M
Ave Daily Vol490,000
Short Int6.40%

Current

Price$81.40
Market Cap$4.54B
Polaris Industries Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, engineers, manufactures, and markets off-road vehicles, snowmobiles, motorcycles, and small vehicles in the United States, Canada, and Western Europe. It offers off-road vehicles, such as all-terrain vehicles and side-by-side vehicles for recreational and utility use; and snowmobiles consisting of various models, including independent front suspension, long travel rear suspension, hydraulic disc brakes, liquid cooling for brakes, and a three cylinder engine, as well as a four-stroke engine. The company also provides V-twin cruiser motorcycles and small vehicles; technical riding gear for the snowmobile and motorcycle industries; and on-road quadricycles. In addition, it offers replacement parts and accessories consisting of winches, bumper/brushguards, plows, racks, mowers, tires, pull-behinds, cabs, cargo box accessories, tracks, and oil for off-road vehicles; covers, traction products, reverse kits, electric starters, tracks, bags, windshields, oil, and lubricants for snowmobiles; and saddle bags, handlebars, backrests, exhausts, windshields, seats, oil, and various chrome accessories for motorcycles. The company sells its products through independent dealers and distributors primarily under the RANGER, RZR, RANGER Crew, Victory Vision, Victory Cross Roads, Cross Country, Indian, and Polaris RUSH brand names. Further, it markets recreational apparel consisting of helmets, jackets, bibs and pants, leathers, and hats through dealers and distributors, as well as through sites polaris.com and klim.com. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Medina, Minnesota.

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Highlights

With shares of Polaris (PII) trading at ~$146 (22x 2014 Street EPS estimates), the presenter sees a favorable risk/ reward on the short side. He stressed the point that PII is an excellent company with a stellar track record; however, the current stock price does not reflect the potential for growth to slow as competition intensifies over the next 6-12 months.

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