Advance Auto Parts Bottom Line Declines In Q4

(RTTNews) - Advance Auto Parts (AAP) revealed a profit for fourth quarter that retreated from last year.

The company said its bottom line came in at $113.70 million, or $0.77 per share. This was lower than $125.60 million, or $1.00 per share, in last year's fourth quarter.

Analysts had expected the company to earn $0.63 per share, according figures compiled by Thomson Reuters. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

The company said revenue for the quarter fell 1.9% to $2.04 billion. This was down from $2.08 billion last year.

Advance Auto Parts earnings at a glance:

-Earnings (Q4): $113.70 Mln. vs. $125.60 Mln. last year. -Earnings Decline (Y-o-Y): -9.5% -EPS (Q4): $0.77 vs. $1.00 last year. -EPS Decline (Y-o-Y): -23.0% -Analysts Estimate: $0.63 -Revenue (Q4): $2.04 Bln vs. $2.08 Bln last year. -Revenue Change (Y-o-Y): -1.9%