AutoZone, Inc. (NYSE:AZO)

krush22 (< 20) Submitted: 3/3/2007 2:47:36 AM : Start Price: $122.03 AZO Score: +205.13

AutoZone’s initiative to do more of direct importing of merchandise from foreign suppliers will ensure that margins continue to improve

mtthwpigott (95.15) Submitted: 2/12/2007 10:39:22 PM : Start Price: $126.55 AZO Score: +198.30

With todays market, it doesnt get any better. They just started a new IPO and has really been growing. This stock is a great holding stock, not for the day traders

contraguy (34.55) Submitted: 1/4/2007 1:35:07 PM : Start Price: $119.74 AZO Score: -213.20

A value stock?? Don't make me laugh.

jazper292 (< 20) Submitted: 12/20/2006 12:30:07 PM : Start Price: $117.88 AZO Score: -219.16

coming down

zanaf (91.13) Submitted: 12/17/2006 8:31:36 AM : Start Price: $117.00 AZO Score: +221.61

It's one of the most undervalued stock in the market today. Maybe in the short term it won't go up, but believe me, in a five year period, you will be quite suprise.

autoadvance (79.28) Submitted: 12/7/2006 4:21:50 PM : Start Price: $117.65 AZO Score: +218.84

Strong Management Team

B33bl3br0x (77.83) Submitted: 12/7/2006 10:54:54 AM : Start Price: $119.00 AZO Score: +215.75

Growth isnt as high as I'd like to see lately, but ROE and ROA are looking good. If management can continue to deploy AZO resources effectively then we could be looking at a fantastic value opportunity here. There is pleny of room for growth in the balance sheet and income statement so Im setting my timeframe at 2-4 years.

KeesMan (< 20) Submitted: 12/5/2006 11:47:51 PM : Start Price: $118.75 AZO Score: -216.42

Continue growth and upsized stock price not in the Cards. See a downturn in the next 3 months... maybe sooner.

NetscribeRetail (95.38) Submitted: 11/22/2006 11:25:04 AM : Start Price: $115.00 AZO Score: +226.04

AutoZone is the leading retailer of automotive parts and accessories. Each store carries an extensive product line for cars, sport utility vehicles, vans and light trucks, including new and remanufactured automotive hard parts, maintenance items, accessories, and non-automotive products. AutoZone has a high concentration of stores in California, Texas and Florida which are the biggest car markets in the US.

AutoZone largely targets vehicles which are 7 years or more old. In 2005, used vehicle sales (approximately $370 billion), comprised of nearly half of the U.S. auto retail market. There were an estimated 44 million used vehicles sold in the U.S. compared with approximately 17 million new vehicles. The performance of auto parts retail industry hinges on the number of used vehicle sales, gasoline prices and the number of miles driven annually.

The Company performed impressively in 2006 as the top line increased 4.2% primarily on account of opening of 198 new stores mainly in the US and Mexico. Domestic retail sales which contributes 84% to the overall sales grew 4% in 2006. Although, the same store sales recorded a flat growth of 0.4% affected by record level rise in the gasoline prices. However, with the recent fall in oil prices the performance on same store basis should improve in the year ahead. An increase in sale of used vehicles, sale of auto parts should continue to rise in future due to higher repairs and maintenance. Also, AutoZone’s initiative to do more of direct importing of merchandise from foreign suppliers will ensure that margins continue to improve.

We believe that increase in the store count, stable gasoline prices and increase in the miles driven will continue to drive the performance of the company in 2007.

noname25 (61.36) Submitted: 9/20/2006 2:24:52 PM : Start Price: $99.79 AZO Score: +269.13

earnings growth will come back, multiple is way low and ROIC can't be beat

johannesclimacus (< 20) Submitted: 9/19/2006 3:30:28 PM : Start Price: $103.30 AZO Score: -257.39

In case you are interested, I think the opposite of my recommendation on this stock.
I made an error playing around on the format and I guess this pick on my caps for life. Just in case you are wondering why I think the opposite of my recommendation. I did a dcf that puits the IV at about 110. It has consistently high returns on capital (averaging about 20% over the last 5 years), great growth prospects in latin America, and a wonderful head of the comp committe in Edward Lamper. So it should outperform the market in the coming years by at least a couple of percentage points.