secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     AUTONATION, INC. (AN)
CIK:        0000350698
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-07-21T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000350698-22-000100
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

AutoNation Q2 2022 EPS $6.48 (+34% YoY); announces acquisition of CIG Financial and $1B buyback authorization
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- Q2 diluted EPS $6.48, up 34% from $4.83; operating income $558M (record, +5% YoY).
- Revenue $6.9B, down 2% YoY; new vehicle revenue -14%, used vehicle revenue +13%.
- After-sales gross profit $482M (+11% YoY); new vehicle GPU $6,106 (+47% YoY).
- Repurchased 3.7M shares for $404M in Q2; Board authorized additional $1B buyback.
- Announced acquisition of CIG Financial (auto finance) to expand captive finance; expected close within 90 days.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/350698/000035069822000100/0000350698-22-000100-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/350698/000035069822000100/an-20220721.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000350698-22-000100

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