Rush Enterprises, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2024 Results, Announces $0.18 per Share Dividend

SAN ANTONIO, Feb. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rush Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: RUSHA & RUSHB), which operates the largest network of commercial vehicle dealerships in North America, today announced that for the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company achieved revenues of $7.8 billion and net income of $304.2 million, or $3.72 per diluted share, compared with revenues of $7.9 billion and net income of $347.1 million, or $4.15 per diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2023. In the third quarter of 2024, the Company recognized a one-time, pre-tax charge of approximately $3.3 million, or $0.03 per share, related to property damage caused by Hurricane Helene. In the third quarter of 2023, the Company recognized a one-time, pre-tax charge of approximately $2.5 million, or $0.02 per share, related to a fire loss at our San Antonio, Texas facility. Excluding the one-time losses related to those incidents, the Company’s adjusted net income for the year ended December 31, 2024, was $306.7 million, or $3.75 per diluted share, while the Company’s adjusted net income for the year ended December 31, 2023, was $349.0 million, or $4.17 per diluted share. Additionally, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.18 per share of Class A and Class B common stock, to be paid on March 18, 2025, to all shareholders of record as of March 3, 2025.