BNET Industries

Copart Inc.

(CPRT) is in the Auto Industry

Market Cap:$2.7B

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$784.8M

Public
US

Dow Jones Description

Auction & Towing Services to Licensed Used Vehicle Dealers, Dismantlers & Rebuilders

CEO

Willis J. Johnson

Number of Employees 2,975

Contact Information

4665 Business Center Dr

Fairfield, California 94534

www.copart.com

(707) 639-5000

Peer Companies

NAICS Code All Other Motor Vehicle Dealers: 441229

Recent Events

Zacks Sell List Highlights: Hooker Furniture Corp., Copart, Inc., CLARCOR Inc. and Analogic Corp.

10/16/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
RBC Capital Downgrades Copart CPRT to Sector Perform

9/25/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story
Copart Dropped To Over Two-Month Low Thursday

9/25/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

copart inc. - All News and Analysis

Copart: Another Beneficiary of Cash for Clunkers

Seeking Alpha - 2009-08-10

Andrew Horowitz submits: Company Description: Copart, Inc. CPRT provides vehicle suppliers, primarily insurance companies, with a variety of services to process and sell salvage vehicles through auctions. Salvaged vehicles are primarily sold to licensed dismantlers, rebuilders, and used vehicle dealers. We perceive Copart to be...

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Copart, Inc. F2Q09 (Qtr End 01/31/09) Earnings Call Transcript

Seeking Alpha - 2009-03-17

Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. Operator instructions We'll take our first question today from Tony Cristello with BB&T Capital Markets. Tony Cristello – BB&T Capital Partners Thanks, good morning, guys. Will Franklin Hi. Good morning, Tony. Jay Adair Hi, Tony. Tony Cristello – BB&T Capital Partners Jay, maybe if...

Tags: Car, Copart Inc., Call Transcript, Earnings, Seeking Alpha
Jana Partners (Barry Rosenstein): Portfolio Update

Seeking Alpha - 2009-01-23

Market Folly submits: Jana Partners, the hedge fund ran by Barry Rosenstein, has filed an amended 13D with the SEC and has disclosed a 4.6% ownership stake in Copart CPRT. The 13D was filed due to its activity on December 5, 2008. It has decreased its position to 3,864,494 shares....

Tags: US Market, Market Folly, Copart Inc.
Copart Inc. F4Q08 (Qtr End 07/31/08) Earnings Call Transcript

Seeking Alpha - 2008-09-25

Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Robert Labick – CJS Securities. Robert Labick – CJS Securities The first question I wanted to ask relates to the gross profits particularly in the U.S. It was I think a sequential almost 300 basis points...

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Copart, Inc. F3Q08 (Qtr End 04/30/08) Earnings Call Transcript

Seeking Alpha - 2008-06-04

Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from the line of Bob Labick – CJS Securities Bob Labick – CJS Securities You obviously touched on it in your opening remarks, but could you expand upon the towing costs and the impact of diesel fuel and...

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Copart Inc. F2Q08 (Qtr End 01/31/08) Earnings Call Transcript

Seeking Alpha - 2008-03-07

Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you, Mr. Franklin. Operator Instructions Now we'll take our first question from Bob Labick with CJS Securities. Bob Labick - CJS Securities Good morning. Thanks for taking my question. Jay Adair Hi, Bob. Will Franklin Good morning, Bob. Bob Labick - CJS Securities Hi Jay, good...

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Copart Announces Universal Salvage Shareholder Approval of Pending Transaction

- 2007-05-21

FAIRFIELD, Calif. -- Copart, Inc. (Nasdaq:CPRT) today announced that at an Extraordinary General Meeting and a related Court Meeting each held on May 21, 2007 the shareholders of Universal Salvage plc ("Universal Salvage") voted to approve the scheme of arrangement to implement a recommended cash offer by Copart UK Limited,...

Tags: Copart Inc., Universal Salvage Plc.
Offer by Copart, Inc for Universal Salvage Plc

- 2007-04-05

FAIRFIELD, Calif. -- Copart, Inc. (Nasdaq:CPRT) today announced that it has reached agreement with the board of Universal Salvage Plc, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the symbol UVS, with respect to a recommended cash offer (the "Offer") by a wholly-owned Copart subsidiary organized under the laws...

Tags: Copart Inc., Universal Salvage Plc.
Copart Announces Pursuit of IRS Ruling for Planned Tax-free Spin-off

- 1999-12-17

BENICIA, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Dec. 17, 1999-- Copart, Inc. (Nasdaq:CPRT), today announced that its Board of Directors has approved the creation of a subsidiary to operate and expand Copart's Internet businesses which provide quotes of salvage vehicle values Copart ProQuote and locate used automobile parts CoPartfinder. Copart has initiated the process...

Tags: Copart Inc., FINANCE, Insurance, Internal Revenue Service, tax
E-Salvage: The Internet Revs Up Vehicle Auctions.

- 1999-08-01

When-one mentions the word salvage, several things may come to mind: wrecked cars, rusted machinery, algae-covered boats, quick cash, risky bids at sandlot auctions. Rarely does one use the terms high-tech or "e-commerce" with an industry known for extracting treasure from trash. Not anymore. ...

Tags: Copart Inc., Insurance Auto Auctions Inc.

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio)	Position
Willis J. Johnson	CEO
A. Jayson Adair	President
David L. Bauer	Chief Information Officer
William E. Franklin	Chief Financial Officer
Vincent W. Mitz	Executive Vice President
Paul A. Styer	General Counsel, Secretary & Senior Vice President
Robert H. Vannuccini	Senior Vice President, Marketing
Thomas E. Wylie	Senior Vice President & HR
Simon E. Rote	Vice President & Finance
Angel Hennick	General Manager
Lorenzo Rendon	General Manager
Patricia Hobbs	General Manager
Luis Barthel	Reg Manager
James Grosfeld	Director
Thomas W. Smith	Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio)	Position
Barry S. Rosenstein	Board of Directors
Daniel Englander	Board of Directors
James E. Meeks	Board of Directors
Matt Blunt	Board of Directors
Steven D. Cohan	Board Director

Organization	Position	Status
Copart, Inc.	CEO	Current
Copart, Inc.	Board Chairman	Current
Copart, Inc.	President	Former
Copart, Inc.	Board Director	Former

Organization	Position	Status
Copart, Inc.	President	Current
Copart, Inc.	Board of Directors	Current
Copart, Inc.	Vice President of Sales and Operations	Former
Copart, Inc.	Manager of Operations	Former

Organization	Position	Status
Copart, Inc.	Chief Information Officer	Current
Copart, Inc.	Senior Vice President of Information Technology	Current
University of California, Davis	MBA	Former
University of California, San Diego	BA	Former

Organization	Position	Status
Copart, Inc.	Chief Financial Officer	Current
Copart, Inc.	Senior Vice President	Former
University of Southern California	MBA	Former

Organization	Position	Status
Copart, Inc.	Executive Vice President	Current
Copart, Inc.	Senior Vice President, Marketing	Former

Organization	Position	Status
Copart, Inc.	General Counsel, Secretary & Senior Vice President	Current
Copart, Inc.	General Counsel	Former
Copart, Inc.	Secretary	Former
University of the Pacific	Jd	Former
University of California, Davis	Bachelors Degree	Former

Organization	Position	Status
Copart, Inc.	Senior Vice President, Marketing	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Copart, Inc.	Senior Vice President & HR	Current
Kaiser Permanente	Vice President, Human Resources, Systems and Administration	Former

Organization	Position	Status
Copart, Inc.	Vice President & Finance	Current
Copart, Inc.	Assistant Controller	Former
St. Mary's College	B.S	Former

Organization	Position	Status
Copart, Inc.	General Manager	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Copart, Inc.	General Manager	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Copart, Inc.	General Manager	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Copart, Inc.	Reg Manager	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Copart, Inc.	Board of Directors	Current

Daniel Englander is the founder and currently the Managing Partner of Ursula Investors, an investment partnership founded in 2004. Prior to that, Mr. Englander served as a Managing Director of Allen & Company. Mr. Englander has over 15 years of Wall Street experience and is a graduate of Yale University. Mr. Englander is currently on the Board of Directors of Copart, Inc. He is a member of both the Compensation Committee and the Nominating Committee of Car-Mart's Board of Directors.

Organization	Position	Status
America's Car-Mart, Inc.	Board of Directors	Current
Copart, Inc.	Board of Directors	Current
Prescott Securities Ltd	Partner	Former

Organization	Position	Status
Copart, Inc.	Board of Directors	Current
Copart, Inc.	COO & Executive Vice President	Former
Copart, Inc.	Advisor	Former

James Grosfeld, Director since 1999, a private investor, was formerly Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Pulte Homes, Inc., a home builder and mortgage banking and financing company from 1974 to 1990.

Organization	Position	Status
Blackrock, Inc.	Board of Directors	Current
Anthracite Capital, Inc.	Director	Current
Lexington Corporate Properties Trust	Board of Directors	Current
Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust	Director	Current
Copart, Inc.	Director	Current
Newkirk Realty Trust, Inc.	Board of Directors	Current
Pulte Homes, Inc.	Chief Executive Officer	Former
Pulte Home Corporation	Chief Executive Officer	Former
Pulte Homes, Inc.	Chairman of the Board	Former
Pulte Home Corporation	Chairman	Former
Interstate Bakeries Corporation	Director	Former
Amherst College	B.A.	Former
Columbia University Law School	L.L.B.	Former

Organization	Position	Status
Copart, Inc.	Board of Directors	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Copart, Inc.	Board Director	Current

Mr. Smith is the largest outside shareholder of the Company and is the managing partner of Prescott Investors, Inc, a private investment firm he founded in 1973. He currently serves as a director of Copart, Inc.