FirstService Reports Strong Fourth Quarter Results

Operating highlights:

	Three months ended December 31		Year ended December 31
	2012	2011	2012	2011
Revenues (millions)	$ 632.5	$ 594.9	$ 2,305.5	$ 2,224.2
Adjusted EBITDA (millions) (note 1)	54.9	44.5	155.7	161.6
Adjusted EPS (note 2)	0.68	0.52	1.62	1.81

TORONTO, Feb. 13, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FirstService Corporation (TSX:FSV) (Nasdaq:FSRV) (TSX:FSV.PR.U) today reported results for its fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2012. All amounts are in US dollars.

Revenues for the fourth quarter were $632.5 million, a 6% increase relative to the same quarter in the prior year, Adjusted EBITDA (note 1) was $54.9 million, up 23%, and Adjusted EPS (note 2) was $0.68, up 31% from the prior year quarter. GAAP EPS was $0.14 per share in the quarter, compared to $2.01 for the same quarter a year ago. The GAAP EPS for the prior year quarter was significantly impacted by the reversal of a deferred income tax valuation allowance amounting to $1.80 per share; excluding this, GAAP EPS would have been $0.21.

For the year ended December 31, 2012, revenues were $2.31 billion, a 4% increase relative to the prior year, while Adjusted EBITDA was $155.7 million, down 4% from the prior year. Adjusted EPS was $1.62, down 10% versus the prior year. GAAP EPS for the year was a loss of $0.12, compared to $2.03 in the prior year. The GAAP EPS reported in the prior year was significantly impacted by the reversal of a deferred income tax valuation allowance amounting to $1.46 per share; excluding this, GAAP EPS would have been $0.57.

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