O`Reilly Automotive Inc. Reveals 5% Gain In Q3 Bottom Line

(RTTNews) - O`Reilly Automotive Inc. (ORLY) reported a profit for its third quarter that gained ground compared to the same period last year.

The company said its bottom line advanced to $278.49 million, or $2.90 per share. This was up from $266.27 million, or $2.64 per share, in last year's third quarter.

The company said revenue for the quarter rose 6.7% to $2.22 billion. This was up from $2.08 billion last year.

O`Reilly Automotive Inc. earnings at a glance:

-Earnings (Q3): $278.49 Mln. vs. $266.27 Mln. last year. -Earnings Growth (Y-o-Y): 4.6% -EPS (Q3): $2.90 vs. $2.64 last year. -EPS Growth (Y-o-Y): 9.8% -Revenue (Q3): $2.22 Bln vs. $2.08 Bln last year. -Revenue Change (Y-o-Y): 6.7%

-Guidance: Next quarter EPS guidance: $2.44 - $2.54 Full year EPS guidance: $10.58 - $10.68