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Profile - AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE:AN)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug  8Conference call: Investor Presentation - JP Morgan/Harbour Auto
Location
110 S.E. 6th Street
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301
Phone: (954) 769-6000
Fax: (954) 779-3884
Email: republicind@republicind.com
Employees (last reported count): 31,000
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 ·Industry: Retail (Specialty)
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 49%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · one insider sell; 1.00M shares
  (0.6% of insider shares)
·Institutional: 51% (100% of float)
(266 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 48.7M shares (+22.27%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
AutoNation, Inc. is an automotive retailer that owns and operates about 400 new vehicle franchises from dealership locations in major metropolitan markets in 18 states, predominantly in the Sunbelt. The Company's dealerships offer new and used vehicles for sale. AutoNation also offers financing for vehicle purchases, extended service contracts and other finance and insurance products, as well as other aftermarket products. The Company offers a wide range of vehicle maintenance and repair services and operates collision repair centers. The core brands of vehicles that the Company sells are Ford (Ford, Lincoln and Mercury), General Motors (Chevrolet, Pontiac, GMC and Buick), Chrysler (Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge), Nissan, Toyota and Honda. The Company also sells several luxury vehicle brands, including Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Lexus and Porsche. In total, the Company offers 35 different brands of vehicles.
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Financial Summary
AutoNation, Inc. is a automotive retailer. AN's business consists primarily of the sale, financing and servicing of new and used vehicles. For the six months ended 6/01, total revenues fell 7% to $9.83 billion. Net income from continuing operations fell 9% to $146.2 million. Revenues reflect a decrease in new vehicle sales due to lower demand. Earnings reflect a decrease in gross margin attributable to a low volume of vehicle sales.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY1999 Pay

H. Wayne Huizenga, 62
Chairman
$1.0M
Michael Jackson, 51
CEO, Director
605K
Michael Maroone, 46
Pres, COO
1.1M
Harris Hudson, 57
Vice Chairman
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Craig Monaghan
CFO
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Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-1999 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc..
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Statistics at a Glance -- NYSE:ANAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 19-Dec-2000
$4.625
Recent Price$10.76 
52-Week High
on 22-June-2001
$12.59 
Beta0.69 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)780.6K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)865.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+75.7%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+135.7%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$3.58B
Shares Outstanding332.5M
Float169.6M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Split: 2 for 1 on 10-June-1996
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$11.58 
Earnings (ttm)$0.90 
Earnings (mrq)$0.26 
Sales (ttm)$56.85 
Cash (mrq)$0.08 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)0.93 
Price/Earnings (ttm)12.02 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.19 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$19.9B
EBITDA (ttm)$834.4M
Income available to common (ttm)$313.0M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)1.6%
Operating Margin (ttm)3.5%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)3.61%
Return on Equity (ttm)8.18%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)1.36 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0.73 
Total Cash (mrq)$26.1M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short9.19M
Percent of Float5.4%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
8.81M
Short Ratio12.64 
Daily Volume727.0K
See Profile Help for a description of each item above;   K = thousands;   M = millions;   B = billions;   mrq = most-recent quarter;   ttm = trailing twelve months;   (as of 30-June-2001)

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