AutoZone Inc. Q4 adjusted earnings of $18.54 per share

(RTTNews) - AutoZone Inc. (AZO) announced earnings for fourth quarter that dropped from last year.

The company's profit came in at $400.28 million, or $15.02 per share. This compares with $433.90 million, or $15.27 per share, in last year's fourth quarter.

Excluding items, AutoZone Inc. reported adjusted earnings of $493.97 million or $18.54 per share for the period.

The company's revenue for the quarter rose 1.4% to $3.56 billion from $3.51 billion last year.

AutoZone Inc. earnings at a glance:

-Earnings (Q4): $493.97 Mln. vs. $433.90 Mln. last year. -EPS (Q4): $18.54 vs. $15.27 last year. -Revenue (Q4): $3.56 Bln vs. $3.51 Bln last year.