Analyst Report: Autozone Inc.

Argus

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Dec 11, 2025

Summary

AutoZone, Inc. is the largest retailer of aftermarket automotive parts and accessories successful the United States. Founded connected July 4, 1979 (as Auto Shack), the institution presently has 7,710 stores crossed the United States, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Brazil, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The institution is based successful Memphis, Tennessee. Originally a part of Memphis-based wholesale grocer Malone & Hyde, AutoZone was antecedently known arsenic Auto Shack. After the merchantability of the market cognition to the Fleming Companies of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the sanction of the institution was changed to AutoZone conscionable anterior to the institution going public.

The institution offers nationalist marque and private-label products. According to management, much than 50% of the income premix

William V. Selesky

Senior Analyst: Basic Materials

Bill covers the Basic Materials assemblage for Argus. He has worked successful the concern concern for implicit 15 years, including positions arsenic a elder equity expert for firms specified arsenic Palisade Capital Management, PaineWebber/Mitchell Hutchins Asset Management and John Hsu Capital Group. He has provided sum connected groups including Consumer Staples, Consumer Discretionary, Energy, Media, Transportation, Gaming and Utilities. At PaineWebber, helium besides served arsenic portion of a squad that managed $9 cardinal successful progressive equity products. Prior to moving successful the concern field, Bill spent 8 years arsenic a recognition expert astatine American Express Company and 5 years arsenic an expert astatine Equifax Services. Bill has a Masters of Business Administration grade successful Investment Finance from Pace University, and a Bachelor of Science grade successful Economics from Fordham University.