secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     AUTONATION, INC. (AN)
CIK:        0000350698
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2021-07-19T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-21-013992
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 1.00
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

AutoNation Q2 2021: Record EPS $4.83, Revenue $7.0B, $1B Buyback Authorized
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- GAAP EPS from continuing ops $4.83 (record), up 52% YoY; no adjustments in Q2 2021.
- Total revenue $7.0B (record); same-store revenue up 54% YoY, up 33% vs Q2 2019.
- SG&A as % of gross profit improved 1,170 bps to 56.5% vs 68.2% adjusted prior year.
- Repurchased 7.5M shares (9% outstanding) for $736M in Q2; YTD $1.2B for 12.9M shares.
- Board authorized an additional $1B common stock repurchase program.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/350698/000162828021013992/0001628280-21-013992-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/350698/000162828021013992/an-20210719.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-21-013992

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