Brown & Brown, Inc. Announces Record Fourth-Quarter Earnings of $42.6 Million
DAYTONA BEACH, FL and TAMPA, FL -- (MARKETWIRE) -- 02/01/13 -- Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE: BRO) today announced its preliminary, unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter of 2012.
Net income for the fourth quarter of 2012 was $42,637,000, or $0.29 per share, compared with $36,494,000, or $0.25 per share for the same quarter of 2011, an increase of 16.8%. Total revenue for the fourth quarter was $302,830,000, compared with 2011 fourth-quarter revenue of $244,097,000, an increase of 24.1%.
Total revenue for the twelve months ended December 31, 2012 was $1,200,032,000, compared with total revenue for the same period of 2011 of $1,013,542,000, an increase of 18.4%. Net income for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2012 was $184,045,000, or $1.26 per share, compared with $163,995,000, or $1.13 per share for the same period of 2011, an increase of 12.2%.
J. Powell Brown, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, noted, "The fourth-quarter results were the culmination of the hard work of our 6,300-plus teammates throughout 2012. Two of our most important goals for 2012 -- to grow our revenues organically and to improve each and every quarter -- were accomplished. I am very proud of what we achieved in the fourth quarter and for the year. We will continue to work tirelessly for the benefit of our clients in 2013."
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