On a day adjusted basis, same store sales were up 6.6 percent. Overall sales increased by 23.1 percent over 2018. Boyd Group Income Fund (TSE:BYD.UN) today reported its first quarter sales increased by 23.1 percent to CA$557.9 million ($415.47 million) from CA$453.3 million ($337.57 million) in 2018, including same-store sales growth of 5.3 percent. Same […]
Universal Technical Institute Reports Revenue Up 1.3%
New student starts were up 11.2 percent for the fiscal second quarter and 12.7 percent year to date. Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (NYSE: UTI) reported revenues increased 1.3 percent to $81.7 million, driven by higher average full-time enrollment in its fiscal 2019 second quarter ended March 31. The increase occurred despite one less earning day […]
KAR Auction Services Reports First Quarter Revenue Up 10%
CEO says firm advancing proposed spin-off of Insurance Auto Auctions. KAR Auction Services, Inc. (NYSE: KAR) reported its first quarter revenue of $1.0468 billion as compared with revenue of $950.5 million for the first quarter of 2018, an increase of 10 percent. Net income for the first quarter of 2019, ended March 31, decreased 14 […]
U.S. Property-Casualty Insurers Report 66% Increase in Net Income in 2018
Results driven by growth in premiums and decline in catastrophe losses. Private U.S. property/casualty insurers saw their net income after taxes rise to $60 billion in 2018 from $36.1 billion in 2017—a 66.3 percent increase—helped by double-digit premium growth and a significant decline in catastrophe losses, according to Verisk (NASDAQ:VRSK) and the American Property Casualty […]
Allstate Reports Revenue Up 12.5% in First Quarter
The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) reported revenue of $10.99 billion for the first quarter of 2019, up 12.5 percent from $9.77 billion in the first quarter of 2018. Net income was $1.261 billion, up 29.1 percent from 2018. Adjusted net income was $776 million, due to a better than expected property and liability insurance underlying […]
Uni-Select Reports 2019 First Quarter Sales of $420 Million
Finishmaster US reports organic growth of 3.1 percent. Uni-Select Inc. (TSE:UNS) today reported sales of $420 million for the first quarter ended March 31, down from $422 million in the first quarter of 2018 but up 2.5 percent organically. The company reported earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) of $21.356 million, down from […]
LKQ Reports First Quarter Sales of $3.1 Billion
Overall parts and service growth 15.2 percent, organic revenue growth just 0.1 percent. LKQ Corporation (Nasdaq:LKQ) today reported revenue for the first quarter of 2019 of $3.1 billion, an increase of 14 percent as compared to $2.7 billion in the first quarter of 2018. For the first quarter, parts and services organic revenue growth was […]
Axalta Reports First Quarter Sales Down on Foreign Currency Impact
Refinish sales down 2.1 percent, but were up 3.5 percent on constant currency basis. Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (NYSE: AXTA) announced that net sales for its first quarter ending March 31 of $1,119.3 million decreased 4.5 percent year-over-year including a 4.8 percent negative foreign currency impact. Constant currency net sales increased 0.3 percent in the […]
Boyd Group Reports Record Revenue of CA$1.9 billion in 2018
Collision repair facility operators same store sales Up 4.4 percent on per day basis. The Boyd Group Income Fund (TSE:BYD.UN) today reported its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2018 and full year ended December 31, 2018. Sales increased by 18.8 percent to CA$1.9 billion ($1.42 billion) from CA$1.6 billion ($1.23 billion) in 2017, […]
American Family Reports 107 Auto Combined Ratio in 2018
American Family reported its financial results for 2018. The insurer added $955 million to policyholder equity in 2018. This brings the group’s total equity to $9 billion, due largely to its merger with Florida-based mutual insurance company Main Street America, completed Oct. 31. American Family was not immune to drops in the financial markets as […]