Rollins' (ROL) Q4 Earnings Miss Estimates, Revenues Beat
Zacks Investment Research | Jan 29, 2020 02:34AM ET
Rollins, Inc.’s (NYSE:ROL) fourth-quarter 2019 earnings missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate but revenues beat the same.
Adjusted earnings of 16 cents per share missed the consensus mark by 5.9%, remaining flat year over year. Revenues of $506 million marginally beat the consensus mark of $504 million and improved 13.8% year over year.
For full-year 2019, adjusted earnings climbed 1.4% to 73 cents per share. Revenues increased 10.6% to $2 billion. The Zacks Consensus Estimate was of earnings of $7.03 per share on revenues of $46.9 billion.
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Income before income taxes of $72 million increased slightly year over year. Net income of $50.8 million decreased 3.6% year over year. Sales, general and administrative expenses of $154.8 million were up 14% year over year.
Rollins exited the fourth quarter with cash and cash equivalents balance of $94.3 million compared with $104.4 million in the prior quarter. Long-term debt at the end of the quarter was $279 million.
We observe that shares of the company have gained 1.4% over the past year against no movement for the industry it belongs to in the said time frame.
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