LKQ Corporation's Recent Financial Performance and Shareholder Activities

• Dominick P. Zarcone sold 10,000 shares of LKQ Corporation (NASDAQ:LKQ) at $41.66 each, leaving him with 359,462 shares.
• LKQ reported adjusted earnings of $0.80 per share for Q4 2024, surpassing estimates but showing a year-over-year decline.
• The company has been actively returning value to shareholders, repurchasing $80 million worth of shares in Q4 2024.

On February 20, 2025, Dominick P. Zarcone, a director at LKQ Corporation (NASDAQ:LKQ), sold 10,000 shares of the company's common stock at $41.66 each. This transaction leaves Zarcone with around 359,462 shares. LKQ, a key player in the automotive replacement parts industry, competes with companies like Genuine Parts Company and Advance Auto Parts.

LKQ's recent financial performance shows mixed results. In the fourth quarter of 2024, the company reported adjusted earnings of $0.80 per share, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.75. However, this was a decline from the $0.84 per share reported in the same quarter the previous year. Despite exceeding earnings expectations, LKQ's revenue of $3.36 billion fell short of the $3.42 billion estimate and was lower than the $3.5 billion recorded in the prior year.

The company's Wholesale North American segment faced challenges, with revenues of $1.37 billion, a 6.9% decrease from the previous year, missing the forecasted $1.44 billion. However, the segment's EBITDA of $231 million exceeded expectations of $216.1 million, although it was lower than the $239 million generated in the same period last year. LKQ's Europe segment achieved a record EBITDA margin of 10.1% in the fourth quarter, marking the third consecutive quarter of double-digit EBITDA margins.

Looking ahead, LKQ anticipates parts and services organic revenue growth for 2025 to be in the range of 0-2% year over year. The company has been actively returning value to shareholders, repurchasing $80 million worth of shares in the fourth quarter of 2024 and exceeding its commitment to return 50% of free cash flow to shareholders by returning over 80% through share repurchases and cash dividends.