Mirror and electronics supplier Gentex said it grew second quarter sales 5% year on year despite a 1% decline in relevant light vehicle production.
Sales of US$443.1m compared with $423.8m a year ago helped by a 6% rise in auto-dimming mirror unit shipments.
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Gross profit margin fell to 37.7% from 39.4% due to price reductions not fully offset by purchasing cost reductions. More customers ordered base auto-dimming mirrors that advanced feature mirrors than in the same period in 2016.
Operating profit fell 2% to $125.9m as a result.
Net income increased 2% to $88.5m and earnings per share rose 3% to $0.31.
Automotive sales alone rose 5% to $433.9m.
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By GlobalDataOther sales in the second quarter of 2017, of products including dimmable aircraft windows and fire protection fell 2% to $9.2m.
During the quarter, the supplier repurchased 2.2m shares and plans to buy 3.1m more depending on macroeconomic issues, market trends and other factors.
It also paid down $25m of debt on its term loan and plans further debt reduction.
