New student starts up 14.8 percent. Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (NYSE: UTI), reported financial results for the fiscal 2019 first quarter ended December 31, 2018. Revenues increased 2.3 percent to $83.1 million, compared to $81.2 million for the prior year period. An additional earning day and higher average tuition with virtually flat average students led […]
Axalta Reports Refinish Sales Up 3.1 Percent in Fourth Quarter
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (NYSE:AXTA) reported net sales of $1,158.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2018 ended December 31, 2018, a decrease of 0.6 percent, including 3.3 percent negative foreign currency translation impact. Constant currency net sales increased 2.7 percent in the period, driven by 4.4 percent higher average selling prices, offset partly by […]
Boyd Group Reports Third Quarter Sales Up 17.3%
Same store sales up 4.9 percent. The Boyd Group Income Fund (TSE:BYD.UN) today reported sales increased by 17.3 percent to CA$459.6 million ($347.5 million) from CA$391.9 million ($296.3 million) in 2017 for the quarter ended September 30. Same-store sales increased 4.9 percent. Normalizing for the impact of hurricanes last year, same-store sales increased 3.6 percent. […]
Uni-Select Inc. Reports Third Quarter Sales up 13.4%
Uni-Select Inc. (TSE: UNS) today reported its sales increased 13.4 percent to $448.8 million for the third quarter ended September 30, driven by the sales generated from business acquisitions of $47.8 million or 12.1 percent, essentially from The Parts Alliance UK segment. All three segments reported positive organic growth for the quarter, producing a consolidated […]
Axalta Reports Refinish Sales Up 11.5% in Third Quarter
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (NYSE:AXTA) reported its refinish end-market net sales increased 11.5 percent to $440.7 million in the third quarter of 2018 that ended September 30 and increased 13.9 percent excluding foreign currency with significantly positive pricing coupled with mid-single digit volume growth. Axalta’s overall third quarter net sales of $1,139.3 million increased 4.4 […]
LKQ Corporation Reports Revenue Growth of 26.6% in Q3
Reports organic revenue growth for parts and services of 4.3 percent, announces $500 million stock repurchase program. LKQ Corporation (NASDAQ:LKQ) today reported record revenue for the third quarter of 2018 of $3.12 billion, an increase of 26.6 percent as compared to $2.47 billion in the third quarter of 2017. For the third quarter of 2018, […]
Property/Casualty Insurance Industry Net Income More Than Doubles to $34 Billion in First-Half 2018
Lower catastrophe losses and growing premiums drive profits higher. Private U.S. property/casualty insurers saw their net income after taxes more than double to $34 billion in first-half 2018 from $15.5 billion in first-half 2017, with the help of lower catastrophe losses, growing premiums, and an increase in investment income, according to ISO, a Verisk (NASDAQ:VRSK) […]
Copart Reports Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2018 Revenue Up 18.7%
Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ: CPRT) reported financial results for the quarter and year ended July 31. For the three months ended July 31, revenue, gross profit, and net income were $449.2 million, $188.4 million, and $109.7 million, respectively. These represent an increase in revenue of $70.6 million, or 18.7 percent; an increase in gross profit of […]
Universal Technical Institute Reports Revenue Down 1.8% in Third Quarter 2018
Universal Technical Institute, Inc. (NYSE: UTI), the provider of transportation technician training, reported financial results for the fiscal 2018 third quarter ended June 30,. Revenues for the quarter were $74.9 million, down 1.8 percent compared to $76.3 million for the prior year period. The year-over-year revenue variance was primarily attributable to a 5.1 percent decrease […]
Boyd Group Reports Second Quarter Sales Up 18.9% from 2017
Same store sales up 3.2 percent. The Boyd Group Income Fund (TSE:BYD.UN) on Friday reported its financial results for the three and six-month periods ended June 30. Sales increased by 18.9 percent to CA$456.6 million ($348.11 million) from CA$384.0 million ($292.76 million) in 2017, including same-store sales increases of 3.2 percent. Adjusted earnings before interest, […]