CHICAGO , July 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LKQ Corporation (Nasdaq: LKQX) today announced results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2007 , with revenue of $233.3 million , net income of $14.0 million and diluted earnings per share of $0.25 .

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'We exceeded our previously issued earnings estimates for the second quarter. We were highly encouraged by the expansion of our operating income margin to 11.4% compared to 10.6% in the second quarter of 2006,' said Joe Holsten, President and Chief Executive Officer. 'In addition, the supply of wholesale salvage vehicles was fairly robust and as such we significantly increased the number of vehicles we purchased in the quarter by over 17% from the level we obtained in the second quarter of 2006.'

Commenting on business acquisitions, Holsten said 'We were particularly pleased with our two recent Canadian business acquisitions that spearhead our entry into the Canadian markets. Of course our primary acquisition efforts over the last few months related to our previously announced signing of a definitive merger agreement on July 16 with Keystone Automotive Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: KEYS) the leading distributor of collision repair aftermarket parts with over $700 million in annual revenue.'

2007 Reported Results

For the second quarter of 2007, revenue increased 19.6% to $233.3 million compared with $195.0 million for the second quarter of 2006. Our organic revenue growth for the quarter was 10.5%. Net income for the quarter increased 20.2% to $14.0 million compared with $11.7 million for the second quarter of 2006. Diluted earnings per share was $0.25 for the quarter compared with $0.21 for the second quarter of 2006. As we indicated in our first quarter earnings release, we were required to write-off certain deferred tax assets in the second quarter due to an April 2007 state tax law change in a state where we operate. This had the effect of reducing our second quarter net income by $600,000 and diluted earnings per share by $0.01 .

For the six months ended June 30, 2007 , revenue increased 21.0% to $468.6 million compared with $387.2 million for the same period in 2006. This included organic revenue growth of 10.1%. For the six months ended June 30, 2007 , net income increased 25.5% to $29.8 million compared with $23.7 million for the same period in 2006. Diluted earnings per share was $0.53 for the six months ended June 30, 2007 compared with $0.43 for the same period a year ago.

Our consolidated aftermarket collision replacement parts, refurbished wheels and refurbished lighting revenue for the first six months was $118.1 million . In addition a subsidiary operates an aluminum smelter that melts damaged and unusable wheel cores as a means of product disposal. For the first six months of 2007, the smelter's revenue was $19.9 million at a gross margin of approximately 6.0%, compared to $12.2 million of revenue at a gross margin of approximately 5.0% for the five months we owned the smelter in the first half of 2006.

The weighted average diluted shares outstanding for the second quarter of 2007 was 56.2 million compared to 55.7 million for the second quarter of 2006, and for the six months ended June 30, 2007 was 56.1 million compared to 55.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006 .

Business Acquisitions in 2007

In January we acquired Northern Light Refinishing, near Grand Rapids , MI, that refurbishes head and tail lights. While currently a small business, we believe many of our light cores can be refurbished into high quality replacement lights that can be sold to our collision repair and retail customers.

In February we acquired Potomac German Auto, a recycling business that serves the professional repair market from two locations totaling 13 acres. One facility is in Frederick, MD and the other is in St. Augustine, FL. These locations specialize in Mercedes Benz and BMW vehicles.

In March and April we acquired three businesses that had approximately $9.0 million in trailing annual revenue prior to our acquisition of them. These businesses are Al's Atomic, a retail oriented recycling business with two facilities in Dallas , TX operating on 50 acres, Crash Parts Warehouse, a small aftermarket business in Birmingham , AL, and Thruway, a small recycling business on 30 acres in Parryville, PA that will be a start-up for us to better serve the professional repair market in the greater Philadelphia area.

In May we acquired two businesses that operated at annual revenue levels of approximately $9.0 million (U.S.). These businesses are Dominion Auto Recycling located near Toronto , Canada , that serves the professional repair market and operates out of an approximately 13 acre facility and Cenla Body Parts, an aftermarket business located in Alexandria, Louisiana.

In July we acquired Pintendre Autos, a recycled parts business near Quebec City, Canada that generates annual revenue of approximately $29 million (U.S.). This business primarily serves the professional repair market for not only automobiles but also for heavy trucks and several types of light duty vehicles and operates on property totaling approximately 125 acres.

On July 16 , we signed a definitive merger agreement to acquire Keystone, a leader in providing aftermarket vehicle collision replacement parts, for $48.00 per share in cash. The merger, which is subject to approval of the shareholders of Keystone and other customary conditions, is currently expected to close early in the fourth quarter of 2007. Total cash consideration is approximately $811 million on a fully diluted basis. For the twelve months ended March 31, 2007 Keystone reported sales and net income of $714 million and $30 million , respectively.

Company Outlook

The following estimates below exclude any impact of acquiring Keystone which we anticipate closing in the fourth quarter of 2007.

We expect that 2007 organic revenue growth will be in the low double digits, with the balance of the growth being the full year impact of 2006 business acquisitions and the acquisitions that we have completed so far in 2007. We expect net income to be within a range of $56.0 million to $58.0 million and diluted earnings per share to be between $0.99 and $1.03 .

For the third quarter of 2007, we expect net income to be within a range of $12.5 million to $13.5 million and diluted earnings per share to be between $0.22 and $0.24 .

We anticipate that net cash provided by operating activities for 2007 will be over $55.0 million . We estimate our full year 2007 capital expenditures related to property and equipment, excluding expenditures for acquiring businesses, will be between $49.0 to $53.0 million . This includes approximately $1.9 million in property and equipment related to businesses we have acquired to date in 2007 and approximately $5.0 million related to capital expenditures originally planned in late 2006 on projects that became delayed. As of July 25, 2007 , we had outstanding debt under our bank credit facility of $158.0 million .

In April 2007 we increased the capacity of our bank credit facility from $135 million to $205 million with an accordion feature that could increase it to $305 million with the consent of banks participating in such increase. We also extended the maturity date of the facility to April 2012 . We plan to retire our existing credit facility with proceeds from a $1.09 billion senior secured financing from Lehman Brothers Inc. and Deutsche Bank that is related to the closing of the Keystone business acquisition that we expect will occur early in the fourth quarter of 2007.

We estimate the weighted average diluted shares outstanding for the full year 2007 will be approximately 56.5 million. These share numbers are estimates and will be affected by factors such as any future stock issuances, the number of our options exercised in subsequent periods, and changes in our stock price.

Quarterly Conference Call

We will host an audio webcast to discuss our second quarter 2007 earnings results on Thursday, July 26, 2007 at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time . The live audio webcast can be accessed on the internet at www.lkqcorp.com in the Investor Relations section. An online replay of the webcast will be available on our website approximately two hours after the live presentation and will remain on the site until August 9, 2007 .

About LKQ Corporation

LKQ Corporation is the largest nationwide provider of recycled light vehicle OEM products and related services and the second largest nationwide provider of aftermarket collision replacement products and refurbished wheels. LKQ operates over 130 facilities offering its customers a broad range of replacement systems, components, and parts to repair light vehicles.

Forward Looking Statements

The statements in this press release that are not historical are forward looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding our expectations, beliefs, hopes, intentions or strategies. Forward looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, some of which are not currently known to us. Actual events or results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward looking statements as a result of various factors. These factors include:

    -- failure of the proposed Keystone transaction to close due to the
       failure to obtain regulatory or other approvals;
    -- failure of Keystone's shareholders to approve the transaction;
    -- the risk that Keystone's business will not be integrated successfully
       or that LKQ will incur unanticipated costs of integration;
    -- the ability to maintain Keystone's vendor and key customer
       relationships and retain key employees;
    -- the availability and cost of inventory;
    -- pricing of new OEM replacement parts;
    -- variations in vehicle accident rates;
    -- changes in state or federal laws or regulations affecting our business;
    -- fluctuations in fuel prices;
    -- changes in the demand for our products and the supply of our inventory
       due to severity of weather and seasonality of weather patterns;
    -- changes in the types of replacement parts that insurance carriers will
       accept in the repair process;
    -- the amount and timing of operating costs and capital expenditures
       relating to the maintenance and expansion of our business, operations
       and infrastructure;
    -- declines in asset values;
    -- uncertainty as to changes in U.S. general economic activity and the
       impact of these changes on the demand for our products;
    -- uncertainty as to our future profitability;
    -- increasing competition in the automotive parts industry;
    -- our ability to increase or maintain revenue and profitability at our
       facilities;
    -- uncertainty as to the impact on our industry of any terrorist attacks
       or responses to terrorist attacks;
    -- our ability to operate within the limitations imposed by financing
       arrangements;
    -- our ability to obtain financing on acceptable terms to finance our
       growth;
    -- our ability to integrate and successfully operate recently acquired
       companies and any companies acquired in the future and the risks
       associated with these companies;
    -- our ability to develop and implement the operational and financial
       systems needed to manage our growing operations; and
    -- other risks that are described in our Form 10-K filed February 28, 2007
       and in other reports filed by us from time to time with the Securities
       and Exchange Commission.

You should not place undue reliance on the forward looking statements. We assume no obligation to update any forward looking statement to reflect events or circumstances arising after the date on which it was made.

    CONTACT:
    LKQ Corporation
    Mark T. Spears, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
    312-621-1950
    irinfo@lkqcorp.com



                         LKQ CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Income
                     ( In thousands, except per share data )

                                  Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended
                                       June 30,              June 30,
                                    2007        2006       2007       2006

    Revenue                      $233,278   $195,037   $468,596   $387,176

    Cost of goods sold            128,195    106,921    256,417    210,649

      Gross margin                105,083     88,116    212,179    176,527

    Facility and warehouse
     expenses                      24,634     20,086     50,244     40,580

    Distribution expenses          22,213     19,808     44,388     39,734

    Selling, general and
     administrative expenses       28,130     24,731     56,862     49,641

    Depreciation and amortization   3,464      2,893      6,781      5,629

      Operating income             26,642     20,598     53,904     40,943

    Other (income) expense:
      Interest expense, net         2,093      1,347      3,826      2,290
      Other income, net               (27)      (127)      (675)      (933)

      Total other expense           2,066      1,220      3,151      1,357

      Income before provision
       for income taxes            24,576     19,378     50,753     39,586

    Provision for income taxes     10,560      7,716     20,943     15,840

      Net income                  $14,016    $11,662    $29,810    $23,746


    Net income per share:
      Basic                         $0.26      $0.22      $0.56      $0.45

      Diluted                       $0.25      $0.21      $0.53      $0.43


    Weighted average common
     shares outstanding:
      Basic                        53,523     52,802     53,420     52,434

      Diluted                      56,247     55,706     56,123     55,595



                         LKQ CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
            Unaudited Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
                                 ( In thousands )

                                                   Six Months Ended June 30,
                                                        2007           2006

    CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
     Net income                                      $29,810        $23,746
     Adjustments to reconcile net income
      to net cash provided by operating activities:
      Depreciation and amortization                    7,056          5,629
      Share-based compensation expense                 1,760          1,131
      Deferred income taxes                            1,985            559
      Excess tax benefit from exercise of
       stock options                                  (2,171)        (3,861)
      Gain on sale of investment securities               --           (719)
      Other adjustments                                  (48)             7
      Changes in operating assets and liabilities,
       net of effects from purchase transactions:
        Receivables                                   (4,173)        (1,518)
        Inventory                                    (27,350)       (15,365)
        Income taxes payable                           4,917          3,705
        Other operating assets and liabilities         1,653           (253)

          Net cash provided by operating
           activities                                 13,439         13,061

    CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
     Purchases of property and equipment, net        (18,106)       (16,427)
     Purchases of investment securities               (5,885)            --
     Proceeds from sale of investment securities          --            849
     Repayment of escrow                                  --         (2,561)
     Decrease in restricted cash in escrow                --            450
     Cash used in acquisitions                       (24,239)       (56,254)

        Net cash used in investing activities        (48,230)       (73,943)

    CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
     Proceeds from the sale of common stock
      and warrant exercises                            1,988          4,063
     Excess tax benefit from exercise of
      stock options                                    2,171          3,861
     Repurchase and retirement of redeemable
      common stock                                    (1,125)            --
     Debt issuance costs                                (193)            --
     Net borrowings of long-term debt                 36,773         53,992

        Net cash provided by financing activities     39,614         61,916

    Net increase in cash and equivalents               4,823          1,034

    Cash and equivalents, beginning of period          4,031          3,173

    Cash and equivalents, end of period               $8,854         $4,207



                         LKQ CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 Unaudited Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets
                 (In thousands, except share and per share data)

                                                    June 30,    December 31,
                                                      2007          2006
                           Assets

    Current Assets:
      Cash and equivalents                            $8,854         $4,031
      Receivables, net                                54,143         49,254
      Inventory                                      156,557        124,541
      Deferred income taxes                            3,172          2,619
      Prepaid expenses                                 3,670          3,369

        Total Current Assets                         226,396        183,814

    Property and Equipment, net                      140,557        127,084
    Intangibles                                      263,573        246,300
    Other Assets                                      15,543          7,157

        Total Assets                                $646,069       $564,355

            Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

    Current Liabilities:
      Accounts payable                               $17,714        $19,242
      Accrued expenses                                30,805         29,504
      Income taxes payable                             3,416            304
      Deferred revenue                                 4,391          3,859
      Current portion of long-term obligations         9,802          8,485

        Total Current Liabilities                     66,128         61,394

    Long-Term Obligations, Excluding Current
     Portion                                         128,905         91,962
    Deferred Income Tax Liability                      4,959          1,848
    Other Noncurrent Liabilities                       8,787          7,332

    Redeemable Common Stock, $0.01 par value,
     100,000 shares issued at December 31, 2006           --            617

    Commitments and Contingencies

    Stockholders' Equity:
      Common stock, $0.01 par value, 500,000,000
       shares authorized, 53,631,660 and
       53,299,827 shares issued at June 30, 2007
       and December 31, 2006, respectively.              536            533
      Additional paid-in capital                     328,597        323,189
      Retained earnings                              105,948         76,422
      Accumulated other comprehensive income           2,209          1,058

        Total Stockholders' Equity                   437,290        401,202

        Total Liabilities and Stockholders'
         Equity                                     $646,069       $564,355



                         LKQ CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                           Unaudited Supplementary Data
                                ( $ in thousands )

                                    Three Months Ended June 30,
    Operating Highlights    2007              2006
                                 % of              % of
                               Revenue           Revenue $ Growth % Growth


    Revenue         $233,278   100.0%  $195,037  100.0%   $38,241   19.6%

    Cost of goods
     sold            128,195    55.0%   106,921   54.8%    21,274   19.9%

      Gross margin   105,083    45.0%    88,116   45.2%    16,967   19.3%

    Facility and
     warehouse
     expenses         24,634    10.6%    20,086   10.3%     4,548   22.6%

    Distribution
     expenses         22,213     9.5%    19,808   10.2%     2,405   12.1%

    Selling,
     general and
     administrative
     expenses         28,130    12.1%    24,731   12.7%     3,399   13.7%

    Depreciation and
     amortization      3,464     1.5%     2,893    1.5%       571   19.7%

      Operating
       income         26,642    11.4%    20,598   10.6%     6,044   29.3%

    Other (income)
     expense:
      Interest
       expense, net    2,093     0.9%     1,347    0.7%       746   55.4%
      Other income,
      net                (27)    0.0%      (127)  -0.1%       100  -78.7%

      Total other
       expense         2,066     0.9%     1,220    0.6%       846   69.3%

      Income before
       provision for
       income taxes   24,576    10.5%    19,378    9.9%     5,198   26.8%

    Provision for
     income taxes     10,560     4.5%     7,716    4.0%     2,844   36.9%

      Net income     $14,016     6.0%   $11,662    6.0%    $2,354   20.2%



                         LKQ CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                           Unaudited Supplementary Data
                                ( $ in thousands )

                                     Six Months Ended June 30,
    Operating Highlights    2007               2006
                                % of             % of
                               Revenue          Revenue  $ Growth % Growth

    Revenue         $468,596   100.0%  $387,176  100.0%   $81,420   21.0%

    Cost of goods
     sold            256,417    54.7%   210,649   54.4%    45,768   21.7%

      Gross margin   212,179    45.3%   176,527   45.6%    35,652   20.2%

    Facility and
     warehouse
     expenses         50,244    10.7%    40,580   10.5%     9,664   23.8%

    Distribution
     expenses         44,388     9.5%    39,734   10.3%     4,654   11.7%

    Selling,
     general and
     administrative
     expenses         56,862    12.1%    49,641   12.8%     7,221   14.5%

    Depreciation and
     amortization      6,781     1.4%     5,629    1.5%     1,152   20.5%

      Operating
       income         53,904    11.5%    40,943   10.6%    12,961   31.7%

    Other (income)
     expense:
      Interest
       expense, net    3,826     0.8%     2,290    0.6%     1,536   67.1%
      Other income,
       net              (675)   -0.1%      (933)  -0.2%       258  -27.7%

      Total other
       expense         3,151     0.7%     1,357    0.4%     1,794  132.2%

      Income before
       provision for
       income taxes   50,753    10.8%    39,586   10.2%    11,167   28.2%

    Provision for
     income taxes     20,943     4.5%    15,840    4.1%     5,103   32.2%

      Net income     $29,810     6.4%   $23,746    6.1%    $6,064   25.5%



    The following table reconciles EBITDA to net income:


                                     Three Months            Six Months
                                    Ended June 30,         Ended June 30,
                                     2007       2006      2007       2006
                                               (In thousands)

    Net income                    $14,016    $11,662   $29,810    $23,746
    Depreciation and amortization   3,604      2,893     7,056      5,629
    Interest, net                   2,093      1,347     3,826      2,290
    Provision for income taxes     10,560      7,716    20,943     15,840

    Earnings before interest,
     taxes, depreciation and
     amortization (EBITDA)        $30,273    $23,618   $61,635    $47,505

    EBITDA as a percentage of
     revenue                        13.0%      12.1%     13.2%      12.3%


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