secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     AUTONATION, INC. (AN)
CIK:        0000350698
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2021-10-21T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000350698-21-000145
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

AutoNation reports record Q3 GAAP EPS $5.12 (+150% YoY); announces $420M revenue acquisition
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- Q3 2021 GAAP EPS from continuing ops $5.12, up 150% YoY from $2.05; same-store revenue $6.4B, +18% YoY.
- Same-store gross profit +29% YoY; SG&A as % of gross profit 56.9%, improvement of 750 bps.
- Repurchased 7.9M shares (11% of outstanding) for $879M in Q3; board authorized additional $1B buyback.
- Agreed to acquire Priority 1 Automotive Group representing ~$420M in annual revenue.
- New vehicle inventory remains low; demand outpacing supply; used vehicle revenue up 53% YoY.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/350698/000035069821000145/0000350698-21-000145-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/350698/000035069821000145/an-20211021.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000350698-21-000145

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