Copart, Inc. (CPRT - Free Report) reported second-quarter fiscal 2021 (ended Jan 31, 2021) adjusted earnings per share of 80 cents, marginally surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 79 cents. The bottom line also increased 25% year over year from the 64 cents reported in the prior-year quarter.
Total revenues came in at $617 million, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $631 million. Moreover, the top line increased from the year-ago reported figure of $575.1 million.
For the fiscal second quarter, service revenues came in at $532.6 million, up from the $510 million recorded in the year-earlier period. Service revenues accounted for 86.3% of the total revenues. Vehicle sales summed $84.4 million for the quarter, up from the prior-year level of $65.1 million.
Gross profit was up 18.3% year over year to $307.5 million. Total operating expenses edged down 1.8% year on year to $358.8 million. Notably, general and administrative expenses were down 8.2% from the prior-year quarter to $36 million. Resultantly, operating income increased to $258.2 million from the year-earlier period’s $209.9 million. Net income came in at $193.4 million compared with the year-ago figure of $168.7 million.
Financial Position
The online auto auction leader had cash and cash equivalents of $616.4 million as of Jan 31, 2021 compared with $477.7 million as of Jul 31, 2020. Long-term debt and financial lease obligations summed $402.7 million as of Jan 31, 2021, up from $397 million as of Jul 31, 2020.
Copart — peers of which include Byd Co., Ltd (BYDDY - Free Report) , Liquidity Services, Inc. (LQDT - Free Report) and Ritchie Bros Auctioneers Incorporated (RBA - Free Report) — currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
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Copart, Inc. (CPRT - Free Report) reported second-quarter fiscal 2021 (ended Jan 31, 2021) adjusted earnings per share of 80 cents, marginally surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 79 cents. The bottom line also increased 25% year over year from the 64 cents reported in the prior-year quarter.
Total revenues came in at $617 million, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $631 million. Moreover, the top line increased from the year-ago reported figure of $575.1 million.
For the fiscal second quarter, service revenues came in at $532.6 million, up from the $510 million recorded in the year-earlier period. Service revenues accounted for 86.3% of the total revenues. Vehicle sales summed $84.4 million for the quarter, up from the prior-year level of $65.1 million.
Gross profit was up 18.3% year over year to $307.5 million. Total operating expenses edged down 1.8% year on year to $358.8 million. Notably, general and administrative expenses were down 8.2% from the prior-year quarter to $36 million. Resultantly, operating income increased to $258.2 million from the year-earlier period’s $209.9 million. Net income came in at $193.4 million compared with the year-ago figure of $168.7 million.
Financial Position
The online auto auction leader had cash and cash equivalents of $616.4 million as of Jan 31, 2021 compared with $477.7 million as of Jul 31, 2020. Long-term debt and financial lease obligations summed $402.7 million as of Jan 31, 2021, up from $397 million as of Jul 31, 2020.
Copart — peers of which include Byd Co., Ltd (BYDDY - Free Report) , Liquidity Services, Inc. (LQDT - Free Report) and Ritchie Bros Auctioneers Incorporated (RBA - Free Report) — currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
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The COVID-19 outbreak has shifted consumer behavior dramatically, and a handful of high-tech companies have stepped up to keep America running. Right now, investors in these companies have a shot at serious profits. For example, Zoom jumped 108.5% in less than 4 months while most other stocks were sinking.
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From thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.
It’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.
This company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.
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