Article: ADESA seeks to take 3rd turn as public company.(NEWS)(Bayside Auto Auction Inc.'s sales and securities report)(Financial report)(Brief article)

Byline: Arlena Sawyers

The nation's No. 2 auto auction company is preparing for its third stint as a publicly held company.

ADESA Inc. is owned by KAR Holdings Inc., which filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Sept. 14 for a proposed initial public offering of common stock.

According to the SEC filings, financial statements show that KAR Holdings' unaudited net income rose threefold to $9.3 million in the six months that ended June 30, compared with $3.0 million a year earlier. Revenues fell 5 percent to $881.6 million.

ADESA's operating profit rose 15 percent in the six months to $95.0 million, ...

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