{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001171843-23-001223","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"AZO","cik":"0000866787","company_name":"AUTOZONE INC","filed_at":"2023-02-28T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:48.315200+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-18T23:05:10.258222+00:00","sec_items":["2.02","9.01"],"event_type":"earnings","sentiment":"positive","materiality_score":0.75,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.75,"confidence":"high","headline":"AutoZone Q2 net sales up 9.5% to $3.7B; EPS rises 10.5% to $24.64; same store sales +5.3%","bullets":["Net sales $3.7B (+9.5% YoY); domestic same store sales +5.3% on top of prior year's 13.8%.","Diluted EPS $24.64 (+10.5% from $22.30); net income $476.5M (+1.0%).","Gross margin 52.3% (-69 bps) impacted by $10M non-cash LIFO charge; operating profit $670M (+6.9%).","Repurchased 372k shares for $906M at avg $2,434; $1.8B remaining authorization.","Opened 30 new US stores, 1 Mexico, 5 Brazil; total store count 7,014."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-23-001223","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-23-001223.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-23-001223.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-23-001223.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/866787/000117184323001223/0001171843-23-001223-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/866787/000117184323001223/f8k_022723.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-18T23:05:10.258222+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"fcf1a2b554678d54c0479bd21c18efce3bf5f8b6","claim":"AUTOZONE INC reported second quarter (12 weeks) ended February 11, 2023 results: revenue $3.7 billion, net income $476.5 million, EPS $24.64.","evidence_excerpt":"AutoZone, Inc. (NYSE: AZO) today reported net sales of $3.7 billion for its second quarter (12 weeks) ended February 11, 2023, an increase of 9.5% from the second quarter of fiscal 2022 (12 weeks). Domestic same store sales, or sales for stores open at least one year, increased 5.3% for the quarter. “We are proud to report solid same store sales growth on top of last year’s 13.8%. We could not have achieved these results without phenomenal contributions from across the organization. Once again, our AutoZoners’ efforts generated double digit domestic Commercial growth and single digit domestic Retail sales growth. We continue to believe the initiatives we have in place position us well for the remainder of our fiscal year,” said Bill Rhodes, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. For the quarter, gross profit, as a percentage of sales, was 52.3%, a decrease of 69 basis points versus the prior year. The decrease in gross margin was impacted by a 27 basis point ($10 million) non","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 2.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/866787/000117184323001223/0001171843-23-001223-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Earnings Releases","details":[{"label":"Period","value":"second quarter (12 weeks) ended February 11, 2023"},{"label":"Revenue","value":"$3.7 billion"},{"label":"Net income","value":"$476.5 million"},{"label":"EPS","value":"$24.64"},{"label":"Result","value":"reported results"}],"fact_type":"earnings_release"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}