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Earnings Preview For AutoNation (AN)

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 04:31:50 GMT

AutoNation (AN) will release its sales and earnings results for the third quarter ended Sep 30, 2009, on Thursday, Oct 29, 2009, before the market opens. The Florida-based automotive retailer reported earnings of $55 million or 31 cents per share in the second quarter of 2009. This was above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 24 cents per share despite a difficult industry environment. The company believed its cost reduction initiatives, lower interest expense, disciplined operating model and inventory management helped it to maintain the profits during the quarter.[More...]

'Cash for Clunkers' Ends Run

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:44:02 GMT

Today, the extremely popular vehicle exchange program "Cash for Clunkers" will complete its tenure. “Cash for Clunkers," a.k.a. the Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS), introduced by the U.S. Government in late July, is a $3 billion cash incentive program[More...]

Stock Trading Tip: AutoNation Inc. (AN)

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:29:30 GMT

AN is one of the leading automotive retailers in the US. It distributes new vehicles, used vehicles, part and services, automotive financing and insurance for both domestic and imported brands, through its 232 stores located in major metropolitan marke[More...]

Prospecting AutoNation (AN)

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:05:15 GMT

Aside from valuation (19x forward) which apparently is no longer a valid reason to either not buy a stock or to sell one, I like the story of AutoNation (AN). Less competition is always a good thing - at least from a corporate standpoint. (Oct 1, 2008: Reuters - 1 in 5 Auto Dealers Could go Under by 2009) And if we do the "compartively it's cheap game" I suppose compared to some stocks being bought day after day on 50, 70, 90x FORWARD estimates it's cheap. But that game was popular in late 90s NASDAQ and it meant nothing other than we are happy to overpay for 1 stock relative to overpaying even more of another. The quandry here is what sort of multiple could this expand to? Are we willing to pay 28x for a car dealer? I guess since investors are willing to pay anything on most stocks nowadays,[More...]

Better Jobs Data, Slow Recovery

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:05:33 GMT

Employers shed 247,000 jobs last month, while the unemployment rate unexpectedly fell to 9.4%. Nonfarm payrolls showed the smallest drop since August of last year, and the June loss was revised down to just 303,000 (from the originally reported 322,000 drop). The unemployment rate fell for the first time since April 2008. The numbers were better than forecast. Economists had projected 300,000 jobs to be lost, though the range of forecasts was very wide. Unemployment had been predicted to rise to 9.6%. A big reason for the improvement in the unemployment rate is that many people have either given up on looking for work or settled for part-time jobs. If those people are included, the rate would have been 16.3%. Today's report was just one of many signaling that the economy is finding a bottom, setting the stage for an eventual recovery. But what kind of recovery? Some bulls are calling for 3%[More...]

Wall Street Ends Mostly Higher On Economic Optimism, Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS) Tumbles

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:04:21 GMT

US stocks finished mostly higher on Friday as better than expected GDP data reinforced expectations of economic recovery.[More...]

AutoNation (AN) Solid Results; A Way to Play Cash for Clunkers 1.0 and 2.0

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:02:09 GMT

I have a few interesting emails the past week that, combined with what I've been writing, made me think about the direction of the country. When you take a few steps back from the day to day, it really is amazing how involved government now has their hands in almost everything. I used to snicker (pre 2007) by all those who preached America is about "free market capitalism" and now I think anyone who speaks like this has simply reverted to some idealistic text book world. He/she looks at what America with an asterisk (or perhaps longs for some long forgotten era)... i.e. well if you just don't count these 87,000 programs we're full on free market capitalism. As we wrote in this post, even the champions of US Industry understand there is very little free market[More...]

US Stock Futures Decline After GDP Data, Disney (NYSE: DIS) Eyed

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:03:00 GMT

US stock futures turned red before the opening bell on Friday after a government release showed that real gross domestic product fell at a 1.0% annualized rate in the second quarter.[More...]

S&P 500 Stocks With Highest Short Interest

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:48:17 GMT

Going into earnings season it is always interesting to see which stocks have the highest short interest. The reason for that is if there are any "surprises" to the upside, these tend to be the stocks that take off like a rocket as shorts are forced to cover (buy). Courtesy of Bespoke blog we have an interesting list below - including many names we discuss, cover, or have shorted from time to time! (click to enlarge) [More...]

S&P 500 Stocks

Sun, 05 Apr 2009 01:35:00 GMT

The S&P 500 comprises of 500 large cap common stocks actively traded in the United States. The largees public companies that are traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and NASDAQ are included in the S&P 500 index. The S&P 500 index was lunched in 1957 and is a value weighted index which is based on the 500 American stocks with the largest market capitalizations. The S&P 500 is the most widely followed index After the Dow Jones Industrial Average index and it is considered a barometer for the American economy. The S&P 500 index is included in the Index of Leading Indicators. There are the number of trading vehicle that are designed to follow the S&P 500 index. Hundreds of billions of US dollars have been invested in this index. The SPY (Exchange Traded Fund) is one of the most actively trading stock over the world. The Rydex,[More...]

UPI NewsTrack Business

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:03:00 GMT

U.S. markets gains hold up Friday
NEW YORK, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Narrow gains held up in U.S. markets Friday, despite news the unemployment rate rose to 10.2 percent.
The Labor Department said 190,000 jobs were lost in October, pushing the unemployment rate up 0.4 percentage points from the previous month's 9.8 percent.

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Earnings Preview For AutoNation (AN)

'Cash for Clunkers' Ends Run

Stock Trading Tip: AutoNation Inc. (AN)

Prospecting AutoNation (AN)

Better Jobs Data, Slow Recovery

Wall Street Ends Mostly Higher On Economic Optimism, Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS) Tumbles

AutoNation (AN) Solid Results; A Way to Play Cash for Clunkers 1.0 and 2.0

US Stock Futures Decline After GDP Data, Disney (NYSE: DIS) Eyed

S&P 500 Stocks With Highest Short Interest

S&P 500 Stocks

UPI NewsTrack Business

Chrysler wins over a key executive

AutoNation posts profit in 3Q on lower costs

UPI NewsTrack Business

Analyst upgrades dealer chain AutoNation to 'Buy'

Torrance Nissan Dealership Will Move to Vacated Hawthorne Spot

AutoNation Q2 Net Income Down

Cash for Clunkers Drives Traffic to Tampa Bay's Foreign-Car Dealers

AutoNation Profits Fall 29 Percent but Second Half Recovery Forecast

AutoNation 2Q profit falls 29 pct, revenue falls

AutoNation Reports 2009 Second Quarter Results of Operations

Dobbs Nissan Grand Opening Celebration Raises Funds for Ronald McDonald House Charities(R) of Memphis

AutoNation Announces 2nd Quarter 2009 Earnings Conference Call and Audio Webcast Scheduled for Friday, July 31, 2009

Free Growth Strategy Report on AN, CF, ESV and HPT By MaybachFinancial.Com

AutoNation Supports General Motors Consolidation Plan

AutoNation Supports Chrysler Consolidation Plan

AutoNation Reports 2009 First Quarter Results of Operations

AutoNation Announces 1st Quarter 2009 Earnings Conference Call and Audio Webcast Scheduled for Thursday, April 23, 2009

AutoNation Direct Earns WomenCertified(R) Seal, Launches Car Buying Her Way

Mike Jackson and T. Boone Pickens to Host Energy-themed Town Hall Meeting Via the Web

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Form 4 AUTONATION, INC. For: Dec 01 Filed by: WESTFALL KEVIN P (10K)

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