Benzinga | Apr 20, 2021 07:33AM EDT

AutoNation Q1 Adj. EPS $2.79 Beats $1.87 Estimate, Sales $5.90B Beat $5.04B Estimate

AutoNation (NYSE:AN) reported quarterly earnings of $2.79 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.87 by 49.2 percent. This is a 206.59 percent increase over earnings of $0.91 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $5.90 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $5.04 billion by 17.14 percent. This is a 26.50 percent increase over sales of $4.67 billion the same period last year.