Autozone Inc.

In this paper I intend to provide a sound financial analysis of Tesla Motors Incorporated. I will do so by calculating and providing liquidity, profitability, and solvency ratios and then evaluating those results. Assessment of these ratios will more or less define Tesla Motors’ abilities to meet its short-term debts and obligations (liquidity), performance in relation to sales, assets, and profits or losses (profitability), and the resulting income amount, after tax deductions, against the company’s liabilities (solvency). Additionally I will compare

This memo is in regard to the recent proposal of leasing or buying the bi-level and tri-level Auto Rack equipment for Burlington Northern Railroad Company. As indicated before, this equipment is a great investment for our company as it exceeds our company’s 20% hurdle rate and therefore investing in them would be a great decision for the company. Hence this memo will seek to explain the optimal way to finance this investment; in other words, this memo will try and

A2 Auto Corporation is one of the world’s largest manufacturers and distributors of automobiles and automobile ancillary parts. In its Form 10-K, filed with the SEC, the following information was disclosed.

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Autozone, the top retailer in the United States has always based its strategy on DIY customers with cars over seven years old (Parnell, 2014). As technology has evolved, cars have become more difficult to work on, hence, a new target market of do-it-for-me is continuing to grow. Sales of 2.3 billion were reported for the second quarter of 2017, and the company cited higher supply chain and shrink costs (Landis, 2017).

Overview: The Hertz buyout is one of the largest private equity deals. It drew criticism in the media and from union members, after the company’s new owners paid themselves $1.3 billion in dividends not long after the transaction closed and ultimately financed the payments by selling stock to the public. The company has realized hundreds of millions of dollars in improved financial results annually, but also has cut thousands of jobs as it has sought to make operations more efficient. Figure 7 provides an overview of the LBO transaction, including a time line of key events. Background: Hertz says it is the world’s largest general use car rental company, with approximately 8,100 locations in about 145

Autozone started as a small retail auto part store in the late 1970’s. Auto Shack was founded by J.R. “Pitt” Hyde III. Auto Shack was the first name that was given to the company. AutoZone official name was given in the 1980’s. Autozone made their first impression in New York stock exchange in 1991 (Autozone, 2014-15). Autozone become one of the first auto part store that was able to put in customer warranties in a computer database. By allowing the company to increase in technology devices that allows the company to help each autozone communicate between stores. By using this business structure helped Autozone increase their sales significantly, banking up to 1.5 billions dollars in sales. In 1995 Autozone created their own Duralast and

For example as AutoZone expands all over the United States it scans every environment to identify changing tendencies and decorations, watching over a particular tendency and decoration, and asses their business influence. In 1979 AutoZone opened their first store in Arkansas, and they started the company from scratch. They looked up to PEP boys though they were and are still strong competitors; they kept working hard in small margins and were very tight operators so that discipline helped them as they learn the business. Now AutoZone is now the nation’s largest retail auto parts chain.

I would classify AutoZones as part of the retailer of the aftermarket auto parts and accessories supply industry. The AutoZone Company currently provide service to customers in 48 states and employs over 65,000 employees. AutoZone retails car and light truck parts, chemicals and accessories around the world. AutoZone is the top seller and a leading supplier of automotive replacement parts and equipment in the United States (AutoZone, 2015). AutoZone provides the elements that the consumers need to repair their vehicles themselves. AutoZone primary mission is to provide the customers with the parts they need at the lowest price possible.

All too many times individuals will misconstrue the definition of the word industry, in considering that a single business is the industry. However, Parnell (2008) defines the term industry as “a group of companies that produces competing products or services” (p. 38). For example, the local pizzeria would not be a representation of the entire pizza industry, but rather being a part of the food industry. Now that the terminology is understood, it is time to define the type of industry in which AutoZone is within. According to AutoZone, Inc. (2017) the organization serves in the automotive aftermarket industry. The automotive aftermarket industry simply is explained as a secondary market that specializes in the refurbishing and selling

Auto Zone has major competitions from many other competitors such as O’Reillys, Advance Auto Parts who offer similar services not to mention their distant competitors like Sam’s and Walmart who may not offer the exact same products as Auto Zone but they also bring something different by being able to actually fix your cars with their products.

In reviewing the case, I would define AutoZone’s industry as an industry that primarily focuses on selling replacement automotive parts as well as accessories for the consumers that are “do it yourself”, which would fall under the category of the automotive aftermarket industry. The aftermarket industry includes supplies accessories, spare parts, second-hand equipment, and other goods and services used in repair and maintenance (Business Dictionary, 2017). In some aftermarkets, such as those for automobile add-ons, parts, tires, wheels, are very large also called replacement market or secondary market. I believe AutoZone would be considered secondary to the automotive manufacturing industry, which currently AutoZone is considered to be the

AutoZone, the retail auto parts giant, has witnessed an exceptional recognition in value in recent years. Consequently, the majority of other resources have been confined by an economic decline. AutoZone overcame the recession while other companies struggled (Georgopoulos, 2011).

The 2008 financial crisis was a difficult time for all participants of the automobile industry. Jackson Automotive System’s reluctance to carry debt coupled with a strong working capital position and a conservative financial policy helped bring the company through the financial crisis. After the

The company understands the risks for working with U.S. auto industry especially during the recession in 2008, so they venture out to produce four new business units to minimize it by looking into investing on early-stage opportunities.