LKQ Corp Q4 Profit Increases, beats estimates

(RTTNews) - LKQ Corp (LKQ) revealed earnings for its fourth quarter that increased from the same period last year and beat the Street estimates.

The company's bottom line came in at $236.28 million, or $0.81 per share. This compares with $181.01 million, or $0.59 per share, in last year's fourth quarter.

Excluding items, LKQ Corp reported adjusted earnings of $253.85 million or $0.87 per share for the period.

Analysts on average had expected the company to earn $0.77 per share, according to figures compiled by Thomson Reuters. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

The company's revenue for the quarter rose 8.1% to $3.19 billion from $2.95 billion last year.

LKQ Corp earnings at a glance (GAAP) :

-Earnings (Q4): $236.28 Mln. vs. $181.01 Mln. last year. -EPS (Q4): $0.81 vs. $0.59 last year. -Analyst Estimate: $0.77 -Revenue (Q4): $3.19 Bln vs. $2.95 Bln last year.