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AUTOZONE INC 8-K/A Report, Financial Results (Feb 28, 2018)

Filed February 28, 2018For Securities:AZO

Summary

This 8-K/A filing from AutoZone Inc. (AZO) on February 28, 2018, serves as an amendment to a previous 8-K filed on February 27, 2018. The primary purpose of this amendment is to correct typographical errors in the initial press release regarding store count and square footage data. Specifically, AutoZone is revising the total square footage for its stores to 40,091,000 for the 12 and 24 weeks ended February 10, 2018, and updating sales per average square foot for the trailing four quarters ended February 10, 2018, to $269. This filing does not alter any other financial results or disclosures presented in the original 8-K. Investors should note that this is a correction of specific operational metrics, not a revision of the company's overall financial performance for the period. The company is furnishing a revised Exhibit 99.1 with this amendment to reflect these corrections.

Key Highlights

  • 1AutoZone Inc. (AZO) filed an 8-K/A on February 28, 2018, to amend a previous filing.
  • 2The amendment corrects typographical errors in a press release dated February 27, 2018.
  • 3The errors pertained to store location counts and total square footage.
  • 4Revised total square footage for AutoZone stores is 40,091,000 for the 12 and 24 weeks ended February 10, 2018.
  • 5Sales per average square foot for the trailing four quarters ended February 10, 2018, is now stated as $269.
  • 6This 8-K/A does not modify or update any other disclosures from the initial 8-K filing.
  • 7A revised Press Release dated February 27, 2018 (Exhibit 99.1) is furnished with this amendment.

Frequently Asked Questions

This filing is an amendment to correct typographical errors related to store location counts and square footage information that were present in AutoZone's previous earnings press release and 8-K filing from February 27, 2018.

No, this 8-K/A specifically addresses and corrects only the store square footage and sales per square foot data. It does not alter any other financial results or disclosures provided in the initial 8-K filing.

The total square footage of AutoZone stores is revised to 40,091,000 for the 12 and 24 weeks ended February 10, 2018. The sales per average square foot for the trailing four quarters ended February 10, 2018, is revised to $269.

Investors should read this 8-K/A in conjunction with the Initial 8-K filing and refer to the revised Exhibit 99.1 for the accurate store square footage and sales per square foot data. Other disclosures in the initial filing remain unchanged.