Earnings Roundup: Copart, Williams-Sonoma

Among the earnings stories for Wednesday, June 4, from AP Financial News:

FAIRFIELD, Calif. (AP) _ Copart Inc., a junk car auction service, said its third-quarter earnings jumped 20 percent on an increase North American sales and the benefit of an acquisition.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Home-furnishings retailer Williams-Sonoma Inc. on Wednesday said fiscal first-quarter profit fell 42 percent amid weak sales in a difficult housing environment, but results beat the high end of company guidance.

WINCHESTER, Va. (AP) _ American Wooodmark Corp. said Wednesday its fiscal fourth-quarter profit slid partly due to overhead and freight costs as well as escalating gas prices as sales declined.

BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) _ Conn's Inc. said Wednesday that first-quarter earnings dropped 18 percent as the specialty retailer took a charge related to securitized assets and expenses rose.

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