Gentex: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

ZEELAND, Mich. (AP) — ZEELAND, Mich. (AP) — Gentex Corp. (GNTX) on Friday reported second-quarter earnings of $86 million.

On a per-share basis, the Zeeland, Michigan-based company said it had profit of 37 cents.

The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 52 cents per share.

The maker of automatic-dimming rearview mirrors and other products posted revenue of $572.9 million in the period, which also missed Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $623.3 million.

Gentex expects full-year revenue in the range of $2.4 billion to $2.5 billion.

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