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Oct. 31, 2012 Source: Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers news release To view entire report, click here. Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated (NYSE and TSX: RBA), the world's largest auctioneer of industrial equipment, announces net earnings for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 of $57.4 million, or $0.54 per diluted share, and adjusted net earnings of $60.2 million, or $0.56 per diluted share. This compares to net earnings of $49.9 million, or $0.47 per diluted share, and adjusted net earnings of $46.9 million, or $0.44 per diluted share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, representing a 28% increase in adjusted net earnings. Adjusted net earnings is a non-GAAP financial measure and is defined below. The Company's auction revenues for the first nine months of 2012 grew 13% to $320.8 million compared to $282.7 million for the same period in 2011. All dollar amounts in this release are presented in U.S. dollars. For the quarter ended September 30, 2012 net earnings were $8.2 million or $0.08 per diluted share and adjusted net earnings were $9.7 million or $0.09 per diluted share compared to net earnings and adjusted net earnings of $6.5 million or $0.06 per diluted share for the same period in 2011, representing a 25% increase in net earnings and 48% increase in adjusted net earnings. The Company's auction revenues for the third quarter of 2012 grew 16% to a record $92.3 million compared to $79.7 million for the same period in 2011, the largest third quarter in Company history. Quarterly dividend The Company also announces the declaration of a quarterly cash dividend of $0.1225 per common share payable on December 7, 2012 to shareholders of record as of November 16, 2012. Gross auction proceeds and auction revenues For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, gross auction proceeds were $2.9 billion, 9% higher than in the first nine months of 2011. Gross auction proceeds is a non-GAAP financial measure and is defined below. The Company's auction revenue rate (auction revenues as a percentage of gross auction proceeds) was 11.03% during the first nine months of 2012 compared to 10.57% in the same period in 2011. The Company's at risk business, which is comprised of guarantee and purchase contracts, represented 33% of gross auction proceeds in the first nine months of 2012 (2011: 35%). For the three months ended September 30, 2012, gross auction proceeds were $848.5 million, 26% higher than in the same period in 2011. The Company's auction revenue rate was 10.88% during the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to 11.84% in the same period in 2011. Summary comments "During the quarter we continued to see new equipment supply and demand becoming more balanced, contributing to rising new and used equipment inventory levels and a more predictable flow of used equipment to our auctions," said Peter Blake, Ritchie Bros. CEO. "We are confident about our growth prospects for the remainder of 2012 and into 2013 as we believe the evolving market conditions are very favourable for our business." Mr. Blake continued: "Our at risk business volume remained above historic levels during the third quarter, though we are starting to see a more predictable competitive environment and we expect that it will trend down. The performance of our at risk business did not improve in the third quarter compared to the second, mainly because of the variability and downward trend in used equipment values in September that kept the rate below our historic range. In particular, a number of deals that were signed in Q2 and sold in Q3 eroded our Q3 performance, primarily in Australia where market conditions changed quickly. With increased availability of used equipment and improved competitive dynamics, we are looking forward to a strong finish to the year." Tweet |
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