AutoNation, Inc.
General ticker "AN" information:
- Sector: Consumer Discretionary
- Industry: Specialty Retail
- Capitalization: $7.4B (TTM average)
AutoNation, Inc. follows the US Stock Market performance with the rate: 69.5%.
Estimated limits based on current volatility of 1.3%: low 210.62$, high 216.15$
Factors to consider:
- Total employees count: 25100 as of 2024
- Company does not operate outside North America (retrieved using AI)
- Top business risk factors: Climate change and natural disasters, Manufacturer bankruptcy, Concentration risk, Liquidity and credit risks, Cybersecurity threats
- Earnings for 9 months up through Q3 are close to our estimates
Stock Forecast*
* forecast is subjective and experimental, should not be used for any investment decisions
Long term estimates were made for the period from 2024-12-31 to 2026-12-31
- 2024-12-31 to 2025-12-31 estimated range: [155.67$, 212.73$]
- 2025-12-31 to 2026-12-31 estimated range: [169.68$, 231.30$]
Financial Metrics affecting the AN estimates:
- Negative: with PPE of 9.8 at the end of fiscal year the price was very high
- Positive: -3.60 < Operating profit margin, % of 4.87
- Positive: 5.52 < Industry operating cash flow per share per price (median), % of 5.67
- Positive: -8.75 < Industry operating profit margin (median), % of 1.77
- Positive: 1.87 < Return on assets ratio (scaled to [-100,100]) of 4.92
- Negative: Shareholder equity ratio, % of 18.35 <= 18.93
- Negative: 0.79 < Interest expense per share per price, % of 2.64
- Positive: 0.33 < Operating cash flow per share per price, % of 4.62
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Financial data
| YTD | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Revenue | $26,970.60MM | $26,943.00MM | $26,802.60MM |
| Operating Expenses | $24,946.10MM | $25,291.10MM | $25,497.10MM |
| Operating Income | $2,024.50MM | $1,651.90MM | $1,305.50MM |
| Non-Operating Income | $-191.00MM | $-301.70MM | $-388.80MM |
| Interest Expense | $134.90MM | $181.40MM | $179.70MM |
| Income(Loss) | $1,833.50MM | $1,350.20MM | $916.70MM |
| Taxes | $455.80MM | $330.00MM | $224.50MM |
| Other Income(Loss) | $-0.30MM | $0.90MM | $0.00MM |
| Profit(Loss)* | $1,377.10MM | $1,022.00MM | $692.20MM |
| Stockholders Equity | $2,047.80MM | $2,211.40MM | $2,457.30MM |
| Inventory | $2,048.30MM | $3,033.40MM | $3,360.00MM |
| Assets | $10,059.70MM | $11,980.00MM | $13,388.60MM |
| Operating Cash Flow | $1,668.10MM | $724.00MM | $314.70MM |
| Capital expenditure | $329.00MM | $410.30MM | $328.50MM |
| Investing Cash Flow | $-479.30MM | $-569.90MM | $12.30MM |
| Financing Cash Flow | $-1,154.00MM | $-172.50MM | $-300.60MM |
| Earnings Per Share** | $24.46 | $22.91 | $17.35 |
* Profit(Loss) attributable to entity.
** EPS are Split Adjusted, recent splits may be reflected with a delay.