AutoZone (AZO) Tops Q3 EPS by 41c, Comps Increase 0.6%

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AutoZone 3rd Quarter Same Store Sales Increase 0.6%; EPS Increases 17.3% to $13.42

May 22, 2018 6:59 AM EDT

MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 22, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AutoZone, Inc. (NYSE: AZO) today reported net sales of $2.7 billion for its third quarter (12 weeks) ended May 5, 2018, an increase of 1.6% from the third quarter of fiscal 2017 (12 weeks).  Domestic same store sales, or sales for stores open at least one year, increased 0.6% for the quarter.

Net income for the quarter increased 10.6% over the same period last year to $366.7 million, while diluted earnings per share increased 17.3% to $13.42 per share from $11.44 per share in the year-ago quarter.  Net income and diluted earnings per share benefitted from a... More