{
  "url": "https://struct.news/briefs/autonation-looks-cheap-on-paper-messy-in-the-filings",
  "title": "AutoNation’s EPS popped on buybacks and cheaper floorplan costs, not stronger sales",
  "summary": "Revenue fell 0.6% to $6.9B and gross profit slipped, while EPS jumped to $5.39 as shares fell 11.7% and inventory climbed.",
  "published_at": "2026-07-31T20:43:22.350660+00:00",
  "publisher": "Struct",
  "usage": "Figures are as reported by the company. Quote with attribution to the source filing.",
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    "ticker": "AN",
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    "form": "10-Q",
    "filed": "2026-07-31",
    "accession": "0001628280-26-051427",
    "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/350698/000162828026051427/an-20260630.htm"
  },
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    "form": "10-Q",
    "filed": "2025-07-25",
    "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/350698/000035069825000100/an-20250630.htm"
  },
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      "label": "Last close",
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      "display": "$212.96",
      "unit": "usd_per_share",
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      "group": "Market snapshot",
      "label": "P/E",
      "value": 12.49974657217686,
      "display": "12.5x",
      "unit": "multiple",
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      "source": {
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        "label": "Calculated from filed company results",
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  "watch_next": [
    {
      "type": "demand",
      "statement": "Company reports decreased same-store new vehicle unit volume, citing prior-year accelerated consumer demand after tariff-related announcements and lower EV volume partly due to phasing out of EV tax credits.",
      "importance": "medium",
      "evidence": "First Six Months 2026 compared to First Six Months 2025 Same store new vehicle revenue decreased during the six months ended June 30, 2026, as compared to the same period in 2025, primarily due to a decrease in same store unit volume largely as a result of the prior year period benefiting from accelerated consumer demand in the later part of March 2025 into April 2025 following tariff-related announcements and a decrease in EV unit volume in the current year period due in part to the phasing out",
      "source_date": "2026-07-31"
    }
  ],
  "related_tickers": [
    "AN"
  ],
  "disclaimer": "Descriptive reporting of filed results. Not investment advice, and contains no forecast or recommendation."
}