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LKQ Corporation Announces Results for Third Quarter 2019
Revenue growth of 1% to $3.15 billionParts and services organic revenue increased 2.3%; 0.9% on a per day basisNet income from continuing operations
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[{"type":"text","content":"Revenue growth of 1% to $3.15 billionParts and services organic revenue increased 2.3%; 0.9% on a per day basisNet income from continuing operations attributable to LKQ stockholders of $152 million (up 13%); adjusted net income of $189 million (up 6%)Diluted EPS from continuing operations attributable to LKQ stockholders of $0.49 (up 17%); adjusted diluted EPS of $0.61 (up 9%)Operating cash flow of $965 million (up 85%) year-to-date September 30 and free cash flow of $800 million (up 129%)Repurchased 3.9 million shares for $101 million in the quarter and paid down $109 million of debt$500 million increase to stock repurchase program announced, raising the aggregate authorization to $1 billion2019 annual guidance updated CHICAGO, Oct. 31, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LKQ Corporation (Nasdaq:LKQ) today reported revenue for the third quarter of 2019 of $3.15 billion, an increase of 0.8% as compared to $3.12 billion in the third quarter of 2018. For the third quarter of 2019, parts and services organic revenue increased 2.3% (0.9% on a per day basis), and acquisition revenue growth was 0.8%, while the impact of exchange rates was (2.3%), for total parts and services revenue growth of 0.8%.\n Net income1 for the third quarter of 2019 was $152 million, an increase of 13% year-over-year. On an adjusted basis, net income was $189 million, an increase of 6% as compared to the $177 million for the same period of 2018. Diluted earnings per share1 for the third quarter of 2019 was $0.49 as compared to $0.42 for the same period of 2018, an increase of 17%. On an adjusted basis, diluted earnings per share for the third quarter of 2019 was $0.61, an increase of 9% as compared to $0.56 for the same period of 2018. Dominick Zarcone, President and Chief Executive Officer of LKQ Corporation, stated: “Our focus on profitable revenue, margin expansion and cash conversion continued to yield positive results this quarter. Despite soft macroeconomic conditions in Europe and declining scrap prices, the Company was able to generate Segment EBITDA expansion, driven by a 60-basis point improvement in our North American segment. I am particularly pleased with the ongoing growth in cash flows as the Company added $327 million in operating cash flows this quarter.” On a nine-month year-to-date basis, revenue was $9.5 billion, an increase of 7.0% from $8.9 billion...