secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ADVANCE AUTO PARTS INC (AAP)
CIK:        0001158449
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-08-22T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001158449-24-000192
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.90
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Advance Auto Parts sells Worldpac for $1.5B; Q2 EPS $0.75 vs $1.32 YoY
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- Net sales $2.7B flat YoY; comparable store sales +0.4%.
- GAAP diluted EPS $0.75 vs $1.32 in Q2 2023; operating margin fell to 2.7% from 4.7%.
- Announced sale of Worldpac for $1.5B to sharpen focus on Advance blended box.
- Full-year 2024 guidance: net sales $11.15B-$11.25B, diluted EPS $2.00-$2.50.
- Regular quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share declared; payable Oct 25, 2024.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1158449/000115844924000192/0001158449-24-000192-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1158449/000115844924000192/aap-20240822.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001158449-24-000192

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