Western Canada’s two publicly held farm equipment dealerships, Rocky Mountain Dealerships and Cervus Equipment Corp., reported second-quarter earnings one day apart, and results for both reflect the ongoing sluggishness of farm machinery sales throughout North America.
Farm equipment sales in western Canada remained robust through the second-quarter as one of John Deere’s largest retailers of ag machinery in the region, Cervus Equipment Corp., posted record revenues for the period.
For farm equipment dealers, planning for agriculture's business cycles must involve close contact with customers. In addition to observing economic indicators over a period of time, it's essential for dealers to put the data into context with history and customer input, says Graham Drake, president and CEO of Cervus Equipment Co.
Cervus Equipment Corporation ("Cervus") (TSX: CVL) today announced that it has entered into Purchase and Sales Agreements with Bayquip Agricultural Limited and Fieldpower Northland Limited to acquire a total of five John Deere dealership branches in New Zealand. Cervus also announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to acquire all of the remaining shares of Agriturf Limited that it does not already own.
Cervus Equipment Corp. says it has provided a $10.2-million short-term loan to its chief executive officer, Peter Lacey, who is also the company's largest shareholder, president and chairman of its board.
Proventure Income Fund and Cervus Equipment Corp. (TSX: CVL) announced that they have completed the previously announced sale from Proventure to Cervus of certain real estate assets that Cervus had leased from Proventure for the purposes of operating Cervus' agricultural and construction equipment dealerships for aggregate consideration equal to $25,900,000.
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