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Elias Tsepouridis (November 14th, 2009) Writes:

After reviewing the recent Advance Auto Parts (AAP) financial results that were released on November 11th, I was impressed by the same store sales growth of 4.7% that AAP was able to capture within... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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Advance Auto Outdoes Estimates – Analyst Blog

Zacks Market Commentaries (November 12th, 2009) Writes:

Advance Auto Parts (AAP) posted a profit of 69 cents per share, before special items, in the third quarter of its fiscal ended Oct 10, 2009. This represents a 19% increase from 59 cents reported in the year-ago quarter. With this, the company also exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 66 cents per share. Total sales in the quarter rose 6% to $1.26 billion. This was attributed to a net addition of 66 new stores during the past 12 months and a comparable-store sales gain of 4.7% compared to a decrease of 0.1% during the third quarter last year. The comparable-store sales gain was comprised of an 11.8% increase in Commercial, or do-it-for-me (DIFM), and a 1.7% increase in do-it-yourself (DIY) sales. Gross profit rate was 49.2% of sales compared to 47.3% in the prior year. This 190 basis-point improvement reflects continued investments in pricing and ...

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Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Las Vegas Sands, Wynn Resorts Ltd., MGM Mirage, Advance Auto Parts and O’Reilly Automotive – Press Releases

Zacks Market Commentaries (October 14th, 2009) Writes:

For Immediate Release

Chicago, IL – October 14, 2009 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Las Vegas Sands (LVS), Wynn Resorts Ltd. (WYNN), MGM Mirage (MGM), Advance Auto Parts (AAP) and O’Reilly Automotive (ORLY).

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Here are highlights from Tuesday’s Analyst Blog:

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The explosive growth of the casino industry in Macau may be threatened as the government of Macau − the Chinese gambling Mecca − is considering ways to impose restrictions on age, number of tables and locations of casinos.

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