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Earnings Analysis: 
AutoZone Net down, Misses Estimate
Author: Ivaylo Dagnev
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Last Update: 9:46 AM EDT May 24 2006



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AutoZone Inc, automotive parts retailer, reported Q3 earnings of $144.4 million, or $1.89 a share, down from a profit of $147.8 million, or $1.86 a share a year-earlier. The company missed analysts’ estimate for a profit of $1.95 a share.

 
AutoZone Inc, (AZO: chart), reported that the per share figure in Q3 was higher because the number of outstanding shares fell compared to the year-ago period. On an adjusted basis, outside stock option expensing, the company earned $1.92 a share in Q3 on 5.9% sales growth and 2.1% same-store sales growth.

Williams-Sonoma, (WSM: chart), home products retailer, reported Q1 net income fell 12% to 20 cents a share, despite 10% revenue growth. Q1 included 6 cents a share in charges for new accounting measures and for the Hold Everything consolidation, the company announced. The company beat analysts’ views for earnings of 17 cents a share. The group lowered its Q2 guidance, now seeing earnings outside charges between 27 and 29 cents a share, which is a reduction of two cents a share.

Eaton Vance Corp., (EV: chart), asset manager, reported fiscal Q2 earnings advanced 23% from the year-ago period to 29 cents a share, missing analysts’ forecasts for a profit of 32 cents a share.

Payless ShoeSource Inc, (PSS: chart), retailer, reported Q1 net income advanced 19% to 53 cents a share, from 45 cents in the year-earlier period despite revenue decline, topping analysts’ estimates for earnings of 40 cents a share.

Dollar Tree Stores Inc, (DLTR: chart), retailer, reported that Q1 income advanced to 31 cents a share, from 26 cents a year earlier on sales and same-store sales growth. The company topped analysts’ views by a penny.

Delek U.S. Holdings, (DK: chart), petroleum refining and supply and on retail marketing company, reported Q1 net income advanced to 33 cents a share, from break-even in the year-earlier period. Sales soared 188%. The company launched its IPO at $16 a share on May 4.
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