Venice-based PGT Innovations took a big hit on Wall Street after Hurricane Irma destroyed the gains the company had made earlier in the year. The storm caused a sharp drop in sales and higher operating costs, which led to a big drop in third quarter earnings. The company fell short of Wall Street expectations after posting net income of 12 cents per share in the 3rd quarter, down more than 40 percent from the same time last year. Quarterly sales had been up 5 percent through August, but Irma’s devastation reversed those gains for the rest of the quarter.
