WINNIPEG – New Flyer Industries Inc. (TSX:NFI) is reporting net earnings of $5.5 million, or 10 cents per share, in the first quarter of this year.
That’s up from $3.5 million, or eight cents a share, in the same quarter a year ago.
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The Winnipeg bus manufacturer attributes the improvement mainly to improved earnings from operations offset by increased income taxes.
Revenue for the quarter was $323.9 million, up from $245.1 million during the year ago quarter.
New Flyer says it delivered 554 buses during the quarter, compared with 490 a year ago.
Looking forward, the company expects average bus margins be lower this year than in 2013.
New Flyer reports in U.S. dollars.
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