Published: 02/23/2016
Copart, Inc. (CPRT) today reported financial results for the quarter ended January 31, 2016.
For the three months ended January 31, 2016, revenue, gross margin and net income were $299.7 million, $124.6 million, and $59.0 million, respectively. These represent an increase in revenue of $23.4 million, or 8.5%; an increase in gross margin of $9.7 million, or 8.5%; and an increase in net income of $6.8 million, or 13.0%, respectively, from the same quarter last year. Fully diluted earnings per share for the three months were $0.48 compared to $0.40 last year, an increase of 20.0%.
For the six months ended January 31, 2016, revenue, gross margin and net income were $588.5 million, $245.5 million and $111.4 million, respectively. These represent an increase in revenue of $21.9 million, or 3.9%; an increase in gross margin of $8.3 million, or 3.5%; and an increase in net income of $6.6 million, or 6.3%, respectively, from the same period last year. Fully diluted earnings per share for the six months were $0.90 compared to $0.80 last year, an increase of 12.5%.
On Wednesday, February 24, 2016, at 11 a.m. Eastern time, Copart will conduct a conference call to discuss the results for the quarter. The call will be webcast live at http://stream.conferenceamerica.com/copart022416. A replay of the call will be available through April 24, 2016 by calling (877) 919-4059. Use confirmation code # 92806653.
About Copart
Copart, founded in 1982, provides vehicle sellers with a full range of remarketing services to process and sell salvage and clean title vehicles to dealers, dismantlers, rebuilders, exporters and, in some locations, to end users. Copart remarkets the vehicles through Internet sales utilizing its VB3 technology. Copart sells vehicles on behalf of insurance companies, banks, financial institutions, charities, car dealerships, fleet operators, vehicle rental companies, as well as cars sourced from the general public. The company currently operates in the United States and Canada (www.copart.com), the United Kingdom (www.copart.co.uk), Brazil (www.copart.com.br), Germany (www.copart.de), the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Bahrain (www.copartmea.com), India (www.copart.in), and Spain (www.autoresiduos.com). Copart links sellers to more than 750,000 members in over 150 countries worldwide through its multi-channel platform. Copart was recently ranked at the top of Deloitte’s “Exceptional 100” list of companies, which reviewed U.S. publicly traded companies based upon a multidimensional approach to measuring financial performance. For more information, or to become a member, visit www.copart.com.
