Aviall Continues Double-Digit Growth

Jason Sandefur

Aviall Inc. reported sales during 2004 for its Services segment, including fasteners, grew 15.2% to 1.14 billion, while profit grew 17.2% to $82.4 million.
During the fourth quarter of 2004, segment revenue grew 3.9% to $264.5 million, and profit improved 15.7% to $20.4 million.
Overall revenue during 2004 continued Aviall”s double-digit annual growth trend, as sales gained 15% $1.16 billion. This increase was driven by Aviall Services in all sectors and geographic regions. Operating income for the year climbed 16.6% to $92.7 million.
Fourth quarter results included a 4% revenue increase to $271.7, while operating profit gained 9.4% to $22.9 million. Web: aviall.com �2005 FastenerNews.com