The collision repair industry part supplier surpassed $7 billion in annual revenue for the first time in 2015. The LKQ Corporation (NASDAQ:LKQ) today announced results for its fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2015. For the fourth quarter of 2015, revenue was $1.75 billion compared with $1.68 billion for the fourth quarter of […]
Copart Reports Revenue Up 8.5%
Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPRT) reported financial results for its fiscal second quarter ended January 31. For the quarter, revenue was $299.7 million, representing an increase in revenue of $23.4 million, or 8.5 percent. Gross margin was $124.6 million, an increase of $9.7 million, or 8.5 percent. Net income was $59.0 million, an increase in of $6.8 […]
KAR Acquires Eight Brasher’s Auto Auctions, Announces Earnings
KAR Auction Services, Inc. (NYSE: KAR) announced that its subsidiary, ADESA, Inc., has signed a definitive agreement to acquire eight auctions owned by the Brasher family. Brasher’s eight locations are: Brasher’s Salt Lake, Brasher’s Sacramento, Brasher’s Portland, Brasher’s Boise, Brasher’s San Jose, Brasher’s Northwest, Brasher’s Reno and Brasher’s Fresno. Brasher’s key corporate and local auction […]
Uni-Select Reports Growth in Paint Sales
Parent of FinishMaster reports growth in refinish sales for both the fourth quarter and full year. Uni-Select Inc. the distributor automotive refinish and industrial paint and related products across North America, as well as in the automotive aftermarket parts business in Canada, reported financial results with increased EBITDA margins for the fourth quarter ended December […]
Property/Casualty Insurers More Profitable in First Nine-Months of 2015
Net written premiums and investment income both up. Profitability measure grows 1.2 percentage points. Private U.S. property/casualty insurers’ net income after taxes grew to $44.0 billion in the first nine months of 2015 from $37.8 billion in nine-months 2014, with insurers’ overall profitability as measured by their rate of return on average policyholders’ surplus growing […]
Axalta Releases Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2015 Financial Results
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (AXTA) reported fourth quarter net sales of $1.0 billion, a 4.5 percent year-over-year increase before the impact of unfavorable foreign currency translation of 11.5 percent. Sales decreased 7.0 percent on an as-reported basis. For the quarter ended December 31, 2015, adjusted EBITDA was $212.8 million up 4.0 percent compared to 2014 […]
Allstate Reports Growth in Auto Premiums Written in 2015
While premiums are growing, so are auto accidents. The Allstate Corporation (ALL) yesterday reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2015. Auto insurance net premiums written for all three brands, Allstate, Esurance and Encompass, grew 5.1 percent to $20.7 billion in 2015 versus $19.7 billion in 2014. Allstate brand auto, the largest […]
Solera Reports Second Quarter Revenue Up 9%
Solera Holdings, Inc. (SLH) reported results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2016. Revenue for the second quarter was $308.0 million, a 9.0 percent increase over the prior year revenue of $282.7 million. On a constant currency basis, revenue for the second quarter increased by approximately 16.3 percent over the prior year second quarter […]
PPG Reports Higher Sales in Q4
PPG Industries yesterday reported fourth quarter 2015 net sales from continuing operations of $3.7 billion, consistent with the prior year. Net sales in local currencies grew 7 percent year-over-year, with acquisition-related sales adding 5 percent and sales volume growth contributing nearly 2 percent. Unfavorable foreign currency translation impacted net sales by 7 percent, or about […]
Copart Reports Lower Sales, Earnings in Fiscal 2016 First Quarter
Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPRT) yesterday reported its financial results for the quarter ended October 31. For the three months ended October 31, 2015, revenue was $288.8 million, a decrease in revenue of $1.5 million, or 1.5 percent from the same quarter last year. Gross margin was $120.9 million, a decrease in gross margin of $1.4 million, […]