DealerTrack Down 10% After Missing Earnings Estimates

Shares of DealerTrack

are down nearly 10% after the company missed earnings estimates. Revenue for the quarter was $91.3 million, as compared to $62.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2010. GAAP net income for the quarter was $32.9 million, as compared to a GAAP net loss of ($26.4) million for the fourth quarter of 2010. Diluted GAAP net income per share for the quarter was $0.76, as compared to a GAAP net loss of ($0.65) for the fourth quarter of 2010. GAAP net income for the fourth quarter 2011 was positively impacted by a $26.8 million (net of tax), or $0.62 per share, non-cash gain related to the sale of ALG and a $2.8 million, or $0.06 per share, non-cash tax benefit related to a reversal in the valuation allowance against the company's net U.S. deferred tax assets including disposed deferred tax liabilities. GAAP net loss for the fourth quarter 2010 was negatively impacted by a $28.4 million, or $0.70 per share, non-cash tax expense related to an increase in the valuation allowance against the company's net U.S. deferred tax assets.