AutoZone Results Impacted by Consumer Discretionary Spending Woes

Key TakeawaysAutoZone missed fourth-quarter profit and sales estimates as higher costs and weaker consumer discretionary spending hurt results.Domestic same-store sales were up just 0.2%, but they jumped 4.9% internationally.AutoZone added 117 new stores in the quarter. Auto parts retailer AutoZone (AZO) posted worse-than-expected quarterly results Tuesday as costs rose and the company faced a decline in American customers' discretionary spending. However, it got a boost from store expansion. AutoZone repor ...