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EXHIBIT 99.1
EARNINGS RELEASE

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For Immediate Release

Analyst Inquiries:                                                      Media Inquiries:
Mike Eliason                                                             Gene Rodriguez
(317) 249-4559                                                           (317) 343-5243
mike.eliason@karauctionservices.com                     gene.rodriguez@karauctionservices.com    
        
KAR Auction Services, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2018 Financial Results

First quarter 2018 revenue increased 10% to $950.5 million.
Net Income Per Share increased 32%, Operating Adjusted Net Income Per Share increased 32% and Adjusted EBITDA increased 9% over the three months ended March 31, 2017.

Carmel, IN, May 8, 2018 KAR Auction Services, Inc. (NYSE: KAR), today reported its first quarter financial results for the period ended March 31, 2018. For the first quarter of 2018, the company reported revenue of $950.5 million as compared with revenue of $866.6 million for the first quarter of 2017, an increase of 10%. Net income for the first quarter of 2018 increased 30% to $90.0 million, or $0.66 per diluted share, as compared with net income of $69.2 million, or $0.50 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2017. Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 increased 9% to $229.4 million, as compared with Adjusted EBITDA of $210.6 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2017. Operating adjusted net income per diluted share increased 32% to $0.82 for the quarter ended March 31, 2018, as compared with operating adjusted net income per diluted share of $0.62 for the quarter ended March 31, 2017.

“We are pleased with our solid first quarter performance and consolidated results,” said Jim Hallett, chairman and CEO of KAR Auction Services, Inc. “We remain focused on growing our core business, advancing our strategic priorities, and evolving our business to meet the ongoing changes in our industry.”






2018 Outlook

KAR Auction Services' previously stated outlook remains unchanged.
(in millions, except per share amounts)
Annual
Guidance
 
 
Net income
$329.0 - $349.7
Income tax expense
$115.6 - $122.9
Interest expense, net of interest income
$191
Depreciation and amortization
$268
EBITDA
$903.6 - $931.6
Addbacks, net
($8.6) - ($6.6)
Adjusted EBITDA
$895 - $925
Capital expenditures
$185
Cash taxes
$125
Cash interest on corporate debt
$130
Free cash flow
$455 - $485
Effective tax rate
26%
Net income per share
$2.40 - $2.55
Operating adjusted net income per share
$2.89 - $3.04
Weighted average diluted shares
137

Earnings guidance does not contemplate future items such as business development activities, strategic developments (such as restructurings, spin-offs or dispositions of assets or investments), gains/losses associated with step acquisitions, significant expenses related to litigation and changes in applicable laws and regulations (including significant accounting and tax matters). The timing and amounts of these items are highly variable, difficult to predict, and of a potential size that could have a substantial impact on the company’s reported results for any given period. Prospective quantification of these items is generally not practicable. Forward-looking non-GAAP guidance excludes amortization expense associated with acquired intangible assets, as well as one-time charges, net of taxes. See reconciliations of the company's guidance on pages 8 and 9.

Dividend Announcement
The company announced a cash dividend today of $0.35 per share on the company’s common stock. The dividend is payable on July 5, 2018, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on June 21, 2018.

Potential Spin-off
On February 27, 2018, the Company announced that its board of directors had approved a plan to pursue the separation of its salvage auction business through a spin-off, creating a new independent, publicly traded company. The transaction is expected to be tax-free to shareholders and should be completed within 12 months from the announcement date, subject to customary regulatory approvals, the execution of intercompany agreements between the Company and the new salvage auction company, final approval of the board of directors and other customary matters.

Earnings Conference Call Information
KAR Auction Services, Inc. will be hosting an earnings conference call and webcast on Wednesday, May 9, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. EDT (10:00 a.m. CDT). The call will be hosted by KAR Auction Services, Inc.’s Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, Jim Hallett, and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Eric Loughmiller. The conference call may be accessed by calling 1-844-778-4145 and entering participant passcode 3191819, while the live web cast will be available at the investor relations section of www.karauctionservices.com. Supplemental financial information for KAR Auction Services’ first quarter 2018 results is available at the investor relations section of www.karauctionservices.com under the quarterly results page.

A replay of the call will be available for two weeks via telephone starting approximately 30 minutes after the completion of the call. The replay may be accessed by calling 1-855-859-2056 and entering passcode 3191819.

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The archive of the web cast will also be available following the call and will be available at the investor relations section of www.karauctionservices.com for a limited time.

About KAR Auction Services
KAR Auction Services (NYSE: KAR) provides sellers and buyers across the global wholesale used vehicle industry with innovative, technology-driven remarketing solutions. KAR’s unique end-to-end platform supports whole car, salvage, financing, logistics and other ancillary and related services, including the sale of more than 5.5 million units valued at over $40 billion through our auctions. Our integrated physical, online and mobile marketplaces reduce risk, improve transparency and streamline transactions for customers in 120 countries. Headquartered in Carmel, Ind., KAR has approximately 17,500 employees across the United States, Canada, Mexico and the United Kingdom. For more information go to www.karauctionservices.com. For the latest KAR news follow us on Twitter @KARSpeaks.

Forward Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this release include "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and which are subject to certain risks, trends and uncertainties. In particular, statements made that are not historical facts may be forward-looking statements. Words such as “should,” “may,” “will,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Such statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results projected, expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include those matters disclosed in the Company’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements.



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KAR Auction Services, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
(In millions) (Unaudited)


 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
2018
 
2017
Operating revenues
 
 
 
ADESA Auction Services
$
528.1

 
$
498.0

IAA Salvage Services
337.3

 
297.4

AFC
85.1

 
71.2

Total operating revenues
950.5

 
866.6

 
 
 
 
Operating expenses
 
 
 
Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
535.0

 
501.2

Selling, general and administrative
187.4

 
157.4

Depreciation and amortization
70.3

 
64.5

Total operating expenses
792.7

 
723.1

 
 
 
 
Operating profit
157.8

 
143.5

 
 
 
 
Interest expense
41.5

 
40.3

Other income, net
(0.1
)
 
(0.1
)
 
 
 
 
Income before income taxes
116.4

 
103.3

 
 
 
 
Income taxes
26.4

 
34.1

 
 
 
 
Net income
$
90.0

 
$
69.2

 
 
 
 
Net income per share
 
 
 
Basic
$
0.67

 
$
0.51

Diluted
$
0.66

 
$
0.50

 
 
 
 
Dividends declared per common share
$
0.35

 
$
0.32



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KAR Auction Services, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In millions) (Unaudited)


 
March 31,
2018
 
December 31,
2017
Cash and cash equivalents
$
330.8

 
$
317.2

Restricted cash
20.6

 
19.4

Trade receivables, net of allowances
963.6

 
725.5

Finance receivables, net of allowances
1,919.9

 
1,899.6

Other current assets
176.2

 
175.7

Total current assets
3,411.1

 
3,137.4

 
 
 
 
Goodwill
2,212.0

 
2,191.7

Customer relationships, net of accumulated amortization
353.0

 
375.6

Intangible and other assets
380.5

 
371.4

Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation
909.6

 
908.2

Total assets
$
7,266.2

 
$
6,984.3

 
 
 
 
Current liabilities, excluding obligations collateralized by
     finance receivables and current maturities of debt
$
1,256.9

 
$
1,018.7

Obligations collateralized by finance receivables
1,354.2

 
1,358.1

Current maturities of debt
16.8

 
12.4

Total current liabilities
2,627.9

 
2,389.2

 
 
 
 
Long-term debt
2,664.3

 
2,667.7

Other non-current liabilities
453.9

 
442.5

Stockholders’ equity
1,520.1

 
1,484.9

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
7,266.2

 
$
6,984.3




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KAR Auction Services, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In millions) (Unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
2018
 
2017
Operating activities
 
 
 
Net income
$
90.0

 
$
69.2

     Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
       operating activities:
 
 
 
     Depreciation and amortization
70.3

 
64.5

     Provision for credit losses
9.6

 
11.6

     Deferred income taxes
2.4

 
(3.1
)
     Amortization of debt issuance costs
2.7

 
2.5

     Stock-based compensation
6.4

 
5.8

     Gain on disposal of fixed assets
(0.1
)
 
(0.3
)
     Other non-cash, net
(4.4
)
 
2.9

     Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
 
 
 
     Trade receivables and other assets
(249.9
)
 
(94.3
)
     Accounts payable and accrued expenses
225.3

 
83.2

Net cash provided by operating activities
152.3

 
142.0

Investing activities
 
 
 
     Net (increase) decrease in finance receivables held for investment
(29.6
)
 
21.4

     Acquisition of businesses (net of cash acquired)
(23.3
)
 

     Purchases of property, equipment and computer software
(38.7
)
 
(37.2
)
     Advance to equity method investee

 
(5.0
)
     Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment
0.1

 
0.1

Net cash used by investing activities
(91.5
)
 
(20.7
)
Financing activities
 
 
 
     Net increase in book overdrafts
23.1

 
31.4

     Net decrease in borrowings from lines of credit

 
(67.2
)
     Net decrease in obligations collateralized by finance receivables
(3.0
)
 
(41.0
)
     Payments for debt issuance costs/amendments

 
(0.1
)
     Payments on long-term debt

 
(6.1
)
     Payments on capital leases
(7.8
)
 
(7.4
)
     Payments of contingent consideration and deferred acquisition costs
(3.0
)
 
(3.0
)
     Issuance of common stock under stock plans
5.6

 
4.3

     Tax withholding payments for vested RSUs
(9.7
)
 
(3.6
)
     Dividends paid to stockholders
(47.0
)
 
(43.7
)
Net cash used by financing activities
(41.8
)
 
(136.4
)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
(4.2
)
 
1.8

Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
14.8

 
(13.3
)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period
336.6

 
219.7

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period
$
351.4

 
$
206.4

Cash paid for interest
$
29.8

 
$
37.1

Cash paid for taxes, net of refunds
$
28.6

 
$
39.3


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KAR Auction Services, Inc.
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, free cash flow, operating adjusted net income and operating adjusted net income per share as presented herein are supplemental measures of our performance that are not required by, or presented in accordance with, generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”). They are not measurements of our financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as substitutes for net income (loss) or any other performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP. Management believes that these measures provide investors additional meaningful methods to evaluate certain aspects of the company’s results period over period and for the other reasons set forth below.

EBITDA is defined as net income (loss), plus interest expense net of interest income, income tax provision (benefit), depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA is EBITDA adjusted for the items of income and expense and expected incremental revenue and cost savings as described in our senior secured credit agreement covenant calculations. Free cash flow is defined as Adjusted EBITDA less cash interest expense on corporate debt (Credit Facility), capital expenditures and cash taxes related to the calendar year. Management believes that the inclusion of supplementary adjustments to EBITDA applied in presenting Adjusted EBITDA is appropriate to provide additional information to investors about one of the principal measures of performance used by our creditors. In addition, management uses EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow to evaluate our performance.

Depreciation expense for property and equipment and amortization expense of capitalized internally developed software costs relate to ongoing capital expenditures; however, amortization expense associated with acquired intangible assets, such as customer relationships, software, tradenames and noncompete agreements are not representative of ongoing capital expenditures, but have a continuing effect on our reported results. Non-GAAP financial measures of operating adjusted net income and operating adjusted net income per share, in the opinion of the company, provide comparability of the company's performance to other companies that may not have incurred these types of non-cash expenses or that report a similar measure. In addition, operating adjusted net income and operating adjusted net income per share may include adjustments for certain other charges.

EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, free cash flow, operating adjusted net income and operating adjusted net income per share have limitations as analytical tools, and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of the results as reported under GAAP. These measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

The following table reconciles EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to net income for the periods presented:
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
(in millions), (unaudited)
2018
 
2017
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
90.0

 
$
69.2

Add back:
 
 
 
Income taxes
26.4

 
34.1

Interest expense, net of interest income
41.3

 
40.2

Depreciation and amortization
70.3

 
64.5

EBITDA
228.0

 
208.0

Non-cash stock-based compensation
6.7

 
6.0

Acquisition related costs
2.2

 
2.1

Securitization interest
(11.4
)
 
(8.1
)
Minority interest

 
1.7

Severance
1.5

 
0.7

Other
2.4

 
0.2

  Total addbacks
1.4

 
2.6

Adjusted EBITDA
$
229.4

 
$
210.6



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The following table reconciles operating adjusted net income and operating adjusted net income per share to net income and net income per share for the periods presented:
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
(in millions, except per share amounts), (unaudited)
2018
 
2017
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
90.0

 
$
69.2

   Acquired amortization expense
26.9

 
25.2

   Income taxes (1)
(6.1
)
 
(8.3
)
Operating adjusted net income
$
110.8

 
$
86.1

 
 
 
 
Net income per share – diluted
$
0.66

 
$
0.50

   Acquired amortization expense
0.20

 
0.18

   Income taxes
(0.04
)
 
(0.06
)
Operating adjusted net income per share – diluted
$
0.82

 
$
0.62

 
 
 
 
Weighted average diluted shares
135.8

 
138.3


(1)
The effective tax rate at the end of each period presented was used to determine the amount of income tax on the adjustments to net income.

The following table reconciles EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow to net income for the 2018 guidance presented:
 
2018 Outlook
(in millions), (unaudited)
Low
 
High
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
329.0

 
$
349.7

Add back:
 
 
 
Income tax expense
115.6

 
122.9

Interest expense, net of interest income
191.0

 
191.0

Depreciation and amortization
268.0

 
268.0

EBITDA
903.6

 
931.6

  Total addbacks, net
(8.6
)
 
(6.6
)
Adjusted EBITDA
$
895.0

 
$
925.0

Cash interest expense on corporate debt
(130.0
)
 
(130.0
)
Capital expenditures
(185.0
)
 
(185.0
)
Cash taxes related to calendar year
(125.0
)
 
(125.0
)
Free cash flow
$
455.0

 
$
485.0



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The following table reconciles operating adjusted net income and operating adjusted net income per share to net income and net income per share for the 2018 guidance presented:
 
2018 Outlook
(in millions, except per share amounts), (unaudited)
Low
 
High
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
329.0

 
$
349.7

   Acquired amortization expense
90.0

 
90.0

   Income taxes
(23.4
)
 
(23.4
)
Operating adjusted net income
$
395.6

 
$
416.3

 
 
 
 
Net income per share – diluted
$
2.40

 
$
2.55

   Acquired amortization expense
0.66

 
0.66

   Income taxes
(0.17
)
 
(0.17
)
Operating adjusted net income per share – diluted
$
2.89

 
$
3.04

 
 
 
 
Weighted average diluted shares
137

 
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