While the housing market and construction market have remained strong in the Richmond region during the COVID-19 pandemic and economic downturn, “You don’t see many affordable housing units being built,” she said. “The demand for affordable housing exceeds the supply. There are many low-income families and seniors who struggle to pay the rent.”
General Finance Corporation Reports Second Quarter Results For Fiscal Year 2021
PASADENA, Calif., Feb. 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — General Finance Corporation (NASDAQ: GFN), a leading specialty rental services company offering portable storage, modular space and liquid containment solutions in North America and in the Asia-Pacific region of Australia and New Zealand (the “Company”), today announced its consolidated financial results for the second quarter and six months (“YTD”) ended December 31, 2020.
Second Quarter 2021 Highlights
- Rental revenues from our core non-liquid containment products in North America increased by 9% from the second quarter of fiscal year 2020.
- Leasing revenues were $58.4 million, compared to $60.8 million for the second quarter of fiscal year 2020.
- Leasing revenues, excluding the oil and gas sector, increased by 5% in North America and by 4% in the Asia-Pacific from the second quarter of fiscal year 2020.
- Leasing revenues comprised 66% of total non-manufacturing revenues versus 67% for the second quarter of fiscal year 2020.