Ritchie Bros Reports 2Q Improvement; Integration Efforts With IronPlanet on Target
We maintain our wide moat rating and fair value estimate on Ritchie Bros. Second-quarter 2017 EPS fell $0.04 to $0.33 from the prior year but surprised consensus by $0.03. Second-quarter revenue increased 5% to $166.2 million, primarily due to the incremental revenue associated with the acquisition of IronPlanet. Despite gross auction proceeds slightly decreasing 1% year-over-year to $1.3 billion, second-quarter revenue rate increased 2% to 13.2% as the company expanded its value-added service o...Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers sells industrial equipment and other assets for the construction, agricultural, transportation, energy, mining, forestry, material handling, marine and real estate industries at its unreserved auctions and online marketplaces. The auction items are sold during live on site auctions without a minimum or reserve price. Through EquipmentOne (Co.'s online marketplace), equipment sellers are able to list their equipment on the online marketplace, receive and accept offers, and complete and settle their sale. Co.'s other services include Private Treaty, in which Co. acts as a private sales agent and conduct negotiated sales of equipment items between buyers and sellers.
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