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Finning reports Q4 profit down, hit by foreign exchange loss

Feb 7, 2024 | 11:57 AM

VANCOUVER — Finning International Inc. reported its fourth-quarter profit fell compared with a year ago as it was hit by a foreign exchange loss in Argentina due to government currency restrictions and a devaluation of the Argentine peso.

The heavy equipment dealer says its net income attributable to shareholders totalled $85 million or 59 cents per diluted share for the quarter ended Dec. 31, down from $136 million or 89 cents per share in the same quarter last year.

Net revenue for the quarter totalled $2.40 billion, up from $2.37 billion in the last three months of 2022.

The company says used equipment sales were up 48 per cent compared with a year earlier, while new equipment sales were down four per cent.