United Rentals, Greenwich, Conn., has announced financial results for the first quarter 2012. Total revenue was $656 million and rental revenue was $523 million, compared with $523 million and $434 million, respectively, for the same period last year. Adjusted EBITDA was $231 million and adjusted EBITDA margin was 35.2 percent for the first quarter 2012, an increase of $86 million and 7.5 percentage points over last year.
On a GAAP basis, the company reported first quarter 2012 net income of $13 million, or $0.17 per diluted share, compared with a net loss of $20 million, or $0.34 per diluted share, for the same period in 2011. Adjusted EPS2 for the quarter was $0.36 per diluted share, compared with a loss of $0.32 per diluted share the prior year.
First Quarter 2012 Highlights
- Rental revenue increased 20.5 percent, reflecting year-over-year increases of 6.3 percent in rental rates and 18.4 percent in the volume of equipment on rent. The company has reaffirmed its standalone outlook for an increase in rental rates of approximately 5 percent for the full year.
- Time utilization was 62.3 percent, an increase of 1.2 percentage points from the same period last year, and a first quarter record for the company. The company has reaffirmed its standalone outlook for an increase in time utilization for the full year of approximately 0.5 percentage points.
- The size of the company’s fleet increased by $264 million since year-end 2011, measured on an original equipment cost (OEC) basis, and was 16.2 percent larger, on average, in the first quarter 2012 compared to the same period last year.
- The company generated $76 million of proceeds from used equipment sales at a gross margin of 38.2 percent, compared with $32 million of proceeds at a gross margin of 43.8 percent for the same period last year.
