AutoNation
reported third-quarter earnings and revenue above Wall Street consensus estimates as unit sales grew.
AutoNation
(ticker: AN) reported third quarter earnings of $5.54 a share on revenue of $6.89 billion, beating estimates of $5.49 a share on revenue of $6.71 billion, according to FactSet.
Earnings for the seller of new and used cars declined 8% from the prior year while revenue was up 3%.
“During the quarter, we saw double-digit year-over-year growth in new vehicle sales and strong sequential growth in used-vehicle volume. This resulted in the first year-over-year growth in total unit sales in eight quarters,” Chief Executive Mike Manley said in the earnings release.
Total retail vehicle units sold in the quarter were 134,805, a 3% increase from the same period last year.
Shares of
AutoNation
were rising 2.7% in premarket trading Friday to $133.98. Coming into the session, the stock has gained 22% in 2023.
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