Benzinga | Oct 21, 2020 07:25AM EDT

AutoNation Q3 Adj. EPS $2.38 Beats $1.60 Estimate, Sales $5.40B Beat $5.12B Estimate

AutoNation (NYSE:AN) reported quarterly earnings of $2.38 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.60 by 48.75 percent. This is a 101.69 percent increase over earnings of $1.18 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $5.40 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $5.12 billion by 5.47 percent. This is a 1.12 percent decrease over sales of $5.46 billion the same period last year.