secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     AUTONATION, INC. (AN)
CIK:        0000350698
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-02-17T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000350698-22-000022
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

AutoNation reports record Q4 EPS $5.87, up 239% YoY; revenue $6.6B
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- Q4 GAAP EPS $5.87 (record), up 239% YoY; adjusted EPS $5.76, up 137% YoY.
- Q4 revenue $6.6B, +14% YoY; used vehicle revenue +55%, new vehicle revenue -7%.
- Full year 2021 GAAP EPS $18.31 (record), +326%; adjusted EPS $18.14, +155%; revenue $25.8B, +27%.
- Q4 operating income +72% YoY; adjusted operating income +68%.
- Repurchased 3.1M shares for $382M in Q4.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/350698/000035069822000022/0000350698-22-000022-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/350698/000035069822000022/an-20220217.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000350698-22-000022

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