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Article: Advance Auto Parts Third Quarter Comparable Store Sales Increase 4.7%; Year-to-Date Free Cash Flow Increased 53% to $414 Million.(Financial report)
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- Business Wire
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- November 11, 2009
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ROANOKE, Va. -- Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE:AAP), a leading retailer of automotive aftermarket parts, accessories, batteries, and maintenance items, today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended October 10, 2009. Third quarter earnings per diluted share (EPS) were $0.65 which included a $0.04 charge related to store divestitures. Excluding the impact of the store divestitures, EPS increased 19% to $0.69. On a year-to-date basis and excluding the $0.15 impact of store divestitures, EPS increased 17% to $2.61 on top of a 16% increase in EPS last year.
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