AutoZone (AZO) Tops Q3 EPS by $6.34

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AutoZone 3rd Quarter Same Store Sales Increase 28.9%; EPS Increases to $26.48

May 25, 2021 6:55 AM EDT

MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AutoZone, Inc. (NYSE: AZO) today reported net sales of $3.7 billion for its third quarter (12 weeks) ended May 8, 2021, an increase of 31.4% from the third quarter of fiscal 2020 (12 weeks). Domestic same store sales, or sales for stores open at least one year, increased 28.9% for the quarter.

For the quarter, gross profit, as a percentage of sales, was 52.4%, a decrease of 118 basis points versus the prior year. The decrease in gross margin was primarily driven by the accelerated growth in our Commercial business and our investment in pricing... More