O'Reilly Automotive: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — O'Reilly Automotive Inc. (ORLY) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter net income of $552.5 million.

The Springfield, Missouri-based company said it had profit of $9.26 per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 12 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $9.07 per share.

The auto parts retailer posted revenue of $3.83 billion in the period, which fell short of Street forecasts. Nine analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $3.84 billion.

For the year, the company reported profit of $2.35 billion, or $38.47 per share. Revenue was reported as $15.81 billion.

O'Reilly Automotive expects full-year earnings to be $41.05 to $41.55 per share, with revenue in the range of $16.8 billion to $17.1 billion.

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