Earnings To Watch: AutoZone (AZO) Reports Q3 Results Tomorrow

Auto parts and accessories retailer AutoZone (NYSE:AZO) will be reporting earnings tomorrow before the bell. Here’s what to look for.

AutoZone missed analysts’ revenue expectations by 1.3% last quarter, reporting revenues of $4.24 billion, up 3.5% year on year. It was a mixed quarter for the company, with a narrow beat of analysts’ gross margin estimates. On the other hand, its revenue unfortunately missed analysts' expectations on lower-than-expected same-store sales.

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This quarter, analysts are expecting AutoZone’s revenue to grow 9.3% year on year to $6.22 billion, improving from the 6.4% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $53.55 per share.

The majority of analysts covering the company have reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. AutoZone has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates three times over the last two years.

With AutoZone being the first among its peers to report earnings this season, we don’t have anywhere else to look to get a hint at how this quarter will unravel for automotive and marine retail stocks. However, investors in the segment have had steady hands going into earnings, with share prices flat over the last month. AutoZone is down 4.3% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $3,229 (compared to the current share price of $3,021).

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