Copart announced an all-cash agreement to acquire ACV, a digital auto marketplace that moved roughly $10 billion of vehicles last year, alongside fourth-quarter results that showed revenue rising 2.4% to $1.2 billion while net income fell 17.4% to $327.4 million and diluted earnings per share dropped 14.6% to $0.35. The deal, structured as an all-cash tender offer funded from cash on hand, pairs ACV's more than 22,000 active buyers and inspection and valuation technology with Copart's over 275 locations, roughly 4 million vehicles sold annually, and about 1 million members across more than 185 countries, with a close targeted by the end of the calendar year and earnings accretion expected in fiscal 2028. International revenue grew 11.7% to $222.1 million on 15% service revenue growth, and international buyers accounted for 45.7% of total US sales dollars despite making up only 38.2% of units, while global average selling prices climbed 3.5%. The core insurance business cooled, with global insurance units down 4.2% and domestic insurance assignments down 7.5%, though management said that figure would have been up 2.3% excluding the loss of a single customer. Operating expense per car jumped 12.7% year over year and US facility costs rose 7.7%, pressures that management hopes the ACV acquisition and continued international expansion will offset as the company diversifies beyond its traditional salvage engine.
ACV Auctions Inc.Copart agreed to acquire ACV in an all-cash tender offer, a positive M&A outcome for ACV shareholders.
Copart IncCopart announced the all-cash ACV acquisition and Q4 net income fell 17.4% with EPS down 14.6%, mixing M&A and weaker earnings.
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