Accord Announces Record Second Quarter and First Half Earnings, 15% Increase in Quarterly Dividend and Renewal of Normal Course
July 27 2010 - 12:26PM
PR Newswire (Canada)
TORONTO, July 27 /CNW/ -- TORONTO, July 27 /CNW/ - Accord Financial
Corp. (TSX - ACD), a leading North American provider of factoring
and other asset-based financial services to businesses, today
released its interim unaudited consolidated financial results for
the three and six months ended June 30, 2010. The financial results
presented in this release are reported in Canadian dollars and have
been prepared in accordance with Canadian generally accepted
accounting principles.
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SUMMARY OF FINANCIAL RESULTS ---------------------------- Three
Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30 June 30 2010 2009 2010 2009
---- ---- ---- ---- Factoring volume (millions) $ 500 $ 380 $ 1,005
$ 782 Revenue $ 8,069,232 $ 5,677,356 $ 15,048,156 $ 11,748,251 Net
earnings $ 2,311,864 $ 494,183 $ 3,922,609 $ 1,774,344 Earnings per
share Basic $ 0.25 $ 0.05 $ 0.42 $ 0.19 Diluted $ 0.25 $ 0.05 $
0.42 $ 0.19 Weighted average number of shares Basic 9,408,695
9,408,027 9,408,833 9,418,288 Diluted 9,408,695 9,408,027 9,408,833
9,426,276
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Net earnings for the quarter ended June 30, 2010 were a second
quarter record $2,311,864, 368% higher than the depressed $494,183
last year. Earnings rose due to higher revenue and, to a lesser
extent, a lower provision for credit and loan losses. Diluted
earnings per share increased to 25 cents, five times the 5 cents
last year. Factoring volume rose 31% to a second quarter record
$500 million compared to $380 million last year. Revenue increased
42% to $8,069,232, another second quarter record, compared to
$5,677,356 last year on a combination of higher factoring volume
and funds employed, as well as improved yields and lower
non-earning accounts. Net earnings for the first six months of 2010
rose 121% to a first half record $3,922,609 compared with
$1,774,344 in 2009 for the same reasons noted above. Diluted
earnings per share also rose 121% to 42 cents compared to 19 cents
last year. Factoring volume for the first half of 2010 was a record
$1,005 million. Total revenue, a first half record, increased 28%
to $15,048,156 compared to $11,748,251 last year. Commenting on the
second quarter and first half 2010 results, Mr. Tom Henderson, the
Company's President and CEO stated: "all three of the Company's
operating units have shown improved performance this year. Second
quarter net earnings exceeded those of our excellent first quarter
by 44% and, as noted above, represented our best ever second
quarter. First half net earnings were also a record, exceeding the
previous best in 2008 by 21%. The results reflect weakened
competition and our intensified marketing efforts." The Company's
Board of Directors today declared a 15% increase in its quarterly
dividend. A dividend of $0.075 per share was declared, payable
September 1, 2010 to shareholders of record of August 13, 2010. The
Board also resolved, subject to regulatory approval, to renew its
normal course issuer bid which expires August 7, 2010. %SEDAR:
00001979E Stuart Adair, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer,
Accord Financial Corp., 77 Bloor Street West, 18th floor, Toronto,
ON, M5S 1M2, (416) 961-0304 Ext. 207, sadair@accordfinancial.com
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