AutoNation Q4 Revenue at $6.93B, Below Consensus
Reports Q4 revenue $$6.93B, consensus $7.21B. "We are pleased to report another quarter of strong performance with record gross profit in After-Sales and unit profitability in Customer Financial Services. For the full year we grew unit volume for both new and used vehicles, increased revenues across all our business lines and grew gross profit for After-Sales, Customer Financial Services and Used vehicles," said Mike Manley, CEO of AutoNation. "Full year adjusted earnings per share and Adjusted Free Cash flow increased significantly from a year ago, and we deployed significant capital for share repurchases and acquisitions to improve density in existing markets. AutoNation Finance continued to scale, growing the portfolio to $2.2 billion while improving profitability and funded status. AutoNation's multiple revenue streams, flexible cost structure, cash flow generation, and investment grade balance sheet position us to continue delivering strong results and deploying capital to generate attractive shareholder returns," Manley concluded.