The market's most-prominent stock split of the year has a number of macroeconomic and company-specific tailwinds in its sails.For the better part of the last three decades, investors have had a next-big-thing technology or innovation to captivate their attention, and their money. Over the last two-plus years, the evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) has been Wall Street's hottest trend.But it's not the only trend responsible for lifting the iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average, broad-based S&P 500, and ...

O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY -0.35%) operates a fairly boring business selling auto parts to consumers and commercial customers. And yet a $10,000 investment in the retailer at the turn of the century would now be worth over $1.2 million. Could putting $10k into the stock today make you a millionaire?What does O'Reilly Automotive do?At its core, O'Reilly Automotive is a retailer. The auto parts it sells place the company into the industrial sector, but the way a retailer grows is basically the same as it would ...

Nothing has captivated the attention of investors more over the last two years than the rise of artificial intelligence (AI). The potential for this game-changing technology to add $15.7 trillion to the global economy by 2030, based on estimates from PwC, suggests a broad swath of AI-hardware and applications companies are going to benefit. But it's far from the only trend that investors have flocked to. For instance, companies completing stock splits have consistently been a bright spot for the investing c ...

It has been about a month since the last earnings report for O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY) . Shares have added about 0.9% in that time frame, underperforming the S&P 500.Will the recent positive trend continue leading up to its next earnings release, or is O'Reilly Automotive due for a pullback? Before we dive into how investors and analysts have reacted as of late, let's take a quick look at the most recent earnings report in order to get a better handle on the important drivers.How Have Estimates Been Moving ...

Group 1: Company Overview - O'Reilly Automotive is primarily a retailer of auto parts, serving both do-it-yourself and professional markets, with approximately 6,400 stores across North America [2] Group 2: Growth Strategies - The company plans to open around 200 new locations in 2025, and same-store sales increased by 3.6% in the first quarter of 2025, contributing to reasonable top-line growth [4] Group 3: Financial Performance - In the first quarter of 2025, O'Reilly's sales increased by 4%, while earnings rose only about 2%, indicating a disparity between sales growth and earnings growth [5][6] - Despite a 4% increase in sales, the company's net income fell from $547 million in Q1 2024 to $538 million in Q1 2025 due to rising selling, general, and administrative costs [8] - Earnings per share increased from $9.20 in Q1 2024 to $9.35 in Q1 2025, attributed to a 3% reduction in share count, despite lower net income [9][10] Group 4: Operational Challenges - The increase in operating costs has been a significant factor affecting profitability, with the earnings advance year over year being around 1.6%, suggesting that stock buybacks only partially mitigated the impact of rising costs [11]

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-Q ☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2025 OR ☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from ________ to ________ O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) incorporation or organization) Missouri 000-21318 27-4358837 (State ...

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O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call April 24, 2025 11:00 AM ET Company Participants Jeremy Fletcher - Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Brad Beckham - Chief Executive Officer Brent Kirby - President Conference Call Participants Michael Lasser - UBS Simeon Gutman - Morgan Stanley Greg Melich - Evercore Chris Bottiglieri - BNP Robbie Ohmes - Bank of America Kate McShane - Goldman Sachs Christopher Horvers - JPMorgan Operator Welcome to the O'Reilly Autom ...

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (ORLY) reported first-quarter 2025 adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $9.35, which lagged the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $9.83. The bottom line, however, increased from $9.20 reported in the prior-year quarter.The automotive parts retailer registered quarterly revenues of $4.14 billion, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.17 billion. The top line, however, increased 4% year over year.During the quarter, comparable store sales grew 3.6%. The company opened 38 stores in the ...

Financial Performance - First quarter 2025 revenue increased by $161 million, or 4%, to $4.14 billion from $3.98 billion year-over-year[2] - Comparable store sales grew by 3.6% in the first quarter, following a 3.4% increase in the same period last year[5] - Gross profit for the first quarter rose 4% to $2.12 billion, representing 51.3% of sales, compared to 51.2% of sales last year[2] - Net income decreased by $9 million, or 2%, to $538 million, which is 13.0% of sales, down from 13.8% last year[3] - Sales for the three months ended March 31, 2025, reached $4.14 billion, up from $3.98 billion in the same period of 2024, representing a year-over-year increase of 4.02%[18] - Net income for the three months ended March 31, 2025, was $538.49 million, compared to $547.24 million in 2024, a decline of 1.36%[18] - Earnings per share (basic) increased to $9.40 for Q1 2025, compared to $9.27 in Q1 2024, reflecting a growth of 1.40%[18] Guidance and Future Plans - The company maintained its full-year comparable store sales guidance of 2.0% to 4.0%[2] - Total revenue guidance for 2025 is set between $17.4 billion and $17.7 billion[7] - Operating income as a percentage of sales is expected to be between 19.2% and 19.7% for the full year[7] - The company plans to open 200 to 210 new stores in 2025, with 38 net new store openings in the first quarter[7] - The company plans to continue its growth strategy with a focus on new store openings and potential acquisitions in key markets[22] Cash Flow and Assets - Net cash provided by operating activities for the first quarter was $755 million[4] - Net cash provided by operating activities was $755.12 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to $704.22 million in 2024, an increase of 7.24%[19] - Free cash flow for the first quarter of 2025 was $455.24 million, up from $438.86 million in the same period of 2024, representing a growth of 3.70%[21] - Total assets increased to $15.29 billion as of March 31, 2025, compared to $14.21 billion a year earlier, reflecting a growth of 7.57%[16] Inventory and Liabilities - Total current liabilities increased to $8.51 billion as of March 31, 2025, from $7.89 billion a year earlier, marking a rise of 7.83%[16] - Inventory turnover ratio was 1.6 for the twelve months ended March 31, 2025, slightly down from 1.7 in 2024, suggesting a minor decrease in inventory efficiency[21] - The company maintained a stable inventory management strategy, with inventory calculated as accounts payable divided by inventory[23] Store Expansion and Employment - The total number of domestic stores increased to 6,298, with 33 new stores opened during the quarter, compared to 36 new stores opened in the same quarter of 2024[22] - The company expanded its presence in Mexico, opening 6 new stores, bringing the total to 93, up from 63 in the previous year[22] - Total employment rose to 93,419, an increase from 90,601 in the prior year, indicating growth in workforce to support expansion[22] - The total ending store count across all regions reached 6,416, an increase from 6,217 in the previous year, reflecting ongoing market expansion efforts[22] Sales Performance - Sales to do-it-yourself customers amounted to $2,051,859, up from $2,003,805, while sales to professional service provider customers increased to $1,998,593 from $1,875,186, reflecting strong demand in both segments[22] - The weighted-average sales per square foot for the three months ended March 31, 2025, was $82.22, slightly down from $82.59 in the same period of 2024[22] - Sales per weighted-average store for the twelve months ended March 31, 2025, was $2,650, compared to $2,601 in the previous year, showing improved productivity[22] Debt Management - Adjusted debt to EBITDAR ratio improved to 2.03 in 2025 from 1.95 in 2024, indicating better leverage management[21]