earnings
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.65
AutoZone Q4 EPS $51.58, sales $6.2B (+9%); FY EPS $149.55, repurchased $3.2B
AUTOZONE INC
2024-FY EPS reported
$149.55
revenue$18,490,268,000
- Q4 net sales $6.2B, up 9.0% (includes extra week); adjusted sales up 2.6%; total company same store sales +1.3% constant currency.
- Diluted EPS $51.58, up 11% YoY; net income $902.2M vs $864.8M; operating profit $1.3B.
- Domestic same store sales +0.2% (16 weeks); international constant currency +9.9%; CEO cites discretionary deferrals.
- FY24 sales $18.5B (+5.9%), EPS $149.55 (+13.0%), operating profit $3.8B (+9.1%), gross margin 53.1%.
- Repurchased 244k shares in Q4 ($710.6M) and 1.1M shares in FY24 ($3.2B); opened 213 net new stores, total 7,353.