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Polaris Industries, Inc. (PII) Tops Q4 EPS by 2c; Guides FY12 EPS; Pushed Dividend Date Back

January 25, 2012 6:29 AM
Polaris Industries, Inc. (NYSE: PII) reported Q4 EPS of $0.90, $0.02 better than the analyst estimate of $0.88. Revenue for the quarter came in at $781.97 million versus the consensus estimate of $752.7 million.

Polaris Industries, Inc. sees FY2012 EPS of $3.65-$3.80, versus the consensus of $3.77.

Also, from the release: "Due to the scheduling timetable of the Company’s 2012 Board of Directors’ meetings, each of the quarterly dividend declarations by the Board of Directors in 2012 are anticipated to be approximately two weeks later than historically declared. As a result, the anticipated quarterly dividend pay dates will be approximately one month later in 2012 than in prior years. Polaris has increased dividends for 16 consecutive years through 2011 and management will recommend to the Board of Directors to once again increase the dividend for 2012. The Board of Directors expects to declare the first quarter 2012 dividend amount sometime in the first week of February 2012."

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