AutoNation Q2 Adj. EPS $5.56 Beats $5.50 Estimate, Sales $6.929B Miss $7.023B Estimate

AutoNation (NYSE:AN) reported quarterly earnings of $5.56 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $5.50 by 1.09 percent. This is a 1.83 percent increase over earnings of $5.46 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $6.929 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $7.023 billion by 1.33 percent. This is a 0.65 percent decrease over sales of $6.974 billion the same period last year.