Revenues for the quarter were $231.7 million, an increase of 5.2 percent, compared to revenues of $220.3 million for the third quarter last fiscal year. Net income for the third quarter was $11.3 million, a decrease of 14.4 percent compared to net income of $13.2 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2006. On a diluted per share basis, the Company earned 35 cents a share for the third quarter of fiscal 2007, compared to 40 cents per diluted share for the third quarter last fiscal year.

Revenues increased 5.2 percent for the quarter due to a higher mix of Class A motor home deliveries. However, gross profit for the third quarter was negatively impacted by an increase in the mix of lower-margin motor homes in both Class A and Class C categories, as well as escalating materials and labor costs related to model year 2007 products. Net income for the third quarter was additionally impacted by increased selling expenses due to the acceleration of the Company's Dealer Days event from the fourth quarter to the third quarter, and increased general and administrative expenses primarily as a result of increased bonus expense due to the Company achieving a portion of its incentive compensation objectives.

Revenues for the first nine months of fiscal 2007 were $632.5 million, a decrease of 4.0 percent compared to $659.0 million for the same period last fiscal year. Net income for the first nine months of fiscal 2007 was $26.7 million, a decrease of 24.6 percent compared to $35.4 million for the same period of fiscal 2006. On a diluted per share basis, the Company earned 84 cents a share for the first nine months of fiscal 2007, compared to $1.08 a share for the first nine months of fiscal 2006.

"We were pleased with the positive reaction to the introduction of our new 2008 Winnebago and Itasca products at our recent Dealer Days event in Las Vegas," said Winnebago Industries' Chairman and CEO Bruce Hertzke. "It is our goal to increase our Class A diesel market share and I believe our new and redesigned diesel product lines will have a positive impact going forward."

"Production of our new 2008 models began in April," said Winnebago Industries' President Bob Olson. "We scheduled our Dealer Days event in May, a full month earlier than last year, in order to more closely align the model year production schedule with the model year introduction to our dealer partners. Moving this event into the Company's third quarter also had a positive impact on our sales order backlog, which showed a 45 percent increase compared to the third quarter last year. Most dramatically impacted by our Dealer Days event was the sales order backlog of both our Class A gas and diesel motor homes with 1,316 units as of May 26, 2007, a 137 percent increase compared to 556 units as of May 27, 2006."

"We believe the sales order backlog increase is due to the timing of our Dealer Days event and the acceptance of our new 2008 products at that event and not a reflection of the current market," said Olson. Statistical Surveys, Inc., a retail reporting service for the RV industry, recently reported continued softness in the retail market, with a decrease in retail sales of Class A and C motor homes of 9.5 percent year to date through April 2007.

"We continued our long-term strategy of returning profits to our shareholders and as a result, during the Company's third quarter ended May 26, 2007, Winnebago Industries repurchased 627,900 shares of common stock for $20.5 million," said Hertzke. As of May 26, 2007, $1.7 million remained available under the April 12, 2006 Board of Directors common stock repurchase authorization. Winnebago Industries has repurchased 24.4 million shares of common stock for $356.8 million since December 31, 1997.