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Old Jan 29, 2007 | 01:36 PM
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Taken in part from the Year End 2006 Financial Statement;

"For the fiscal year ended 2006, revenue totaled $5.80 billion, an 8.6 percent increase over 2005. EPS were $3.93, an increase of 15.2 percent compared to 2005.

Shipments of Harley-Davidson motorcycles were 349,196 units in 2006, a 6.1 percent increase compared to last year's 329,017 units. Harley-Davidson motorcycle revenue was $4.55 billion, up 8.8 percent compared to last year's $4.18 billion.

P&A revenue totaled $862.3 million, a 5.7 percent increase over last year's $815.7 million.

General Merchandise revenue totaled $277.5 million, a 12.0 percent increase compared to $247.9 million during 2005."

 
Old Jan 29, 2007 | 01:43 PM
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Well, I know i've done my part in contributing to those numbers.
 
Old Jan 29, 2007 | 01:47 PM
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Well, I know i've done my part in contributing to those numbers.
Yeah, me too.
 
Old Jan 29, 2007 | 01:54 PM
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Same here[&:]. But, the dividend (ridin the Ultra) was a helluva return on investment
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Old Jan 29, 2007 | 01:58 PM
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ya'll keep spending that money. I love the way my portfolio is looking.
 
Old Jan 29, 2007 | 02:04 PM
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at leats 1k in the last 2 weeks for me
 
Old Jan 29, 2007 | 02:14 PM
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The MOCO gets richer and we get poorer.
 
Old Jan 29, 2007 | 03:00 PM
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Same Here

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ditto!

and i bet the gas prices also helped get people over the fence last year faster
 
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