** Camping World's CWH.N shares down 8.8% at $20.74 before the
bell after RV (recreational vehicle) retailer raises equity
** Good Sam brand owner late Weds announced pricing ~14.6 mln
shares at $20.50 for gross raise of $300 mln
** Offering price represents 9.8% discount to last sale
** CWH to use net proceeds to purchase common units from
CWGS Enterprises
** In turn, CWGS to use proceeds for strengthening balance
sheet, working capital for growth and debt pay down
** CWH has ~85 mln shares outstanding for ~$1.9 bln market
cap, per LSEG
** Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan leading stock offering
** CWH late Mon reported Q3 rev of $1.72 bln, topping LSEG
estimate of $1.64 bln
** Through Weds close, shares down 13% YTD. They closed at
$16.75 a yr ago
(Lance Tupper is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed
are his own)
((lance.tupper@thomsonreuters.com
lance.tupper@tr.com 1-646-279-6380))