Announces Asset Optimization Program Targeting Reduction of 500 Corporate Stores, 200 Independently Owned Locations and Four Distribution Centers by Mid-2025 Introduces New Fiscal 2027 Financial Objectives Targeting Approximately 7% Adjusted Operating Income Margin (1) and Approximately 2.5x Debt Leverage Ratio; Provides Preliminary 2025 Guidance Identifies Over 500-basis points of Operating Margin Expansion Opportunity Through Fiscal 2027 With Focus on Core Retail Fundamental Excellence Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE:AAP), a leading automotive aftermarket parts provider in North America that serves both professional installer and do-it-yourself customers, announced its financial

Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE:AAP), a leading automotive aftermarket parts provider in North America that serves both professional installers and do-it-yourself customers, will report financial results for its third quarter ended October 5, 2024, before the market opens on Thursday, November 14, 2024. The company has scheduled a conference call and webcast to begin at 8:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, November 14, 2024. A live webcast will be available on the company's Investor Relations website (ir.AdvanceAutoParts.com). To join by phone, please pre-register online for dial-in and passcode information. Upon registering, participants will receive confirmation with call details and a registrant ID

Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE:AAP), a leading automotive aftermarket parts provider in North America that serves both professional installer and do-it-yourself customers, announced its financial results for the second quarter ended July 13, 2024. "Our team delivered positive comparable sales growth while navigating a challenging demand environment during the second quarter. I would like to thank the team for their hard work and dedication to serving our customers," said Shane O'Kelly, president and chief executive officer. "We continue to make progress on our decisive actions with an increased focus on the Advance blended box. This morning, we announced the sale of Worldpac for $1.5 bill

Sale simplifies Advance's enterprise structure and sharpens focus on the blended box business Net proceeds to be used primarily to strengthen balance sheet and invest in the business Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE:AAP), a leading automotive aftermarket parts provider in North America that serves both professional installer and do-it-yourself customers, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Worldpac, Inc., an automotive parts wholesale distribution business, to funds managed by global investment firm Carlyle (NASDAQ:CG) for $1.5 billion in cash. The transaction is expected to close before the end of the year. "We are pleased to announce the sale of the World

Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE:AAP), a leading automotive aftermarket parts provider in North America that serves both professional installers and do-it-yourself customers, will report its second quarter 2024 results before the market opens on Thursday, August 22, 2024. Interested parties can listen to the event via a webcast scheduled to begin at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, August 22, 2024. The webcast will be accessible via the company's Investor Relations website (ir.AdvanceAutoParts.com). To join by phone, please pre-register online for dial-in and passcode information. Upon registering, participants will receive a confirmation with call details and a registrant ID. While regi

Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE:AAP), a leading automotive aftermarket parts provider in North America that serves both professional installer and do-it-yourself customers, announced its financial results for the first quarter ended April 20, 2024. "Our team continues to execute against our decisive actions, including commencing our supply chain consolidation and making meaningful progress toward the potential sale of Worldpac," said Shane O'Kelly, president and chief executive officer. "While the industry experienced a slower start to 2024 compared with our expectations, the actions we began in the back half of last year will help us streamline our operations for the long term. Our leader

Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE:AAP), a leading automotive aftermarket parts provider in North America that serves both professional installer and do-it-yourself customers, will report its first quarter results before the market opens on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. Interested parties can listen to the event via a webcast scheduled to begin at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. The webcast will be accessible via the company's Investor Relations website (ir.AdvanceAutoParts.com). To join by phone, please pre-register online for dial-in and passcode information. Upon registering, participants will receive a confirmation with call details and a registrant ID. While registration is

Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE:AAP), a leading automotive aftermarket parts provider in North America, that serves both professional installer and do-it-yourself customers, announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 30, 2023. "As we closed out 2023, we continued to act with a sense of urgency to stabilize the business and position the company to return to profitable growth," said Shane O'Kelly, president and chief executive officer. "Our full year results are well below our expectations, and we are focused on instilling greater discipline and accountability both in the fundamental business and in how the organization executes across the board. In a

Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE:AAP), a leading automotive aftermarket parts provider in North America that serves both professional installer and do-it-yourself customers, will report its fourth quarter and full year 2023 results before the market opens on Wednesday, February 28, 2024. Interested parties can listen to the event via a webcast scheduled to begin at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, February 28, 2024. The webcast will be accessible via the company's Investor Relations website (ir.AdvanceAutoParts.com). To join by phone, please pre-register online for dial-in and passcode information. Upon registering, participants will receive a confirmation with call details and a regist

Q3 Net Sales Increased 2.9% to $2.7 Billion; Comparable Store Sales Increased 1.2% Executing on New $150 Million Cost Reduction Program Initiates Sale Processes for Worldpac and Canadian Business Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE:AAP), a leading automotive aftermarket parts provider in North America, that serves both professional installer and do-it-yourself customers, announced its financial results for the third quarter ended October 7, 2023. "Since joining Advance, I have partnered with the board and management team to move with speed in conducting a comprehensive review of the business," said Shane O'Kelly, president and chief executive officer. "We are taking decisive actions to p

Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE:AAP), a leading automotive aftermarket parts provider in North America that serves both professional installer and do-it-yourself customers, today announced that Ken Bush, senior vice president, chief merchant, will retire from the company after nearly 20 years and be succeeded by Bruce Starnes, who has been named executive vice president, chief merchant, effective June 24, 2024. Mr. Starnes, 48, who will lead all aspects of merchandising strategy, joins Advance from the Target Corporation where he spent nearly 20 years in a variety of product management roles of increasing responsibility. Most recently, he served as senior vice president, merchandising capa

One winner and a guest will "Do the Double" by attending the Greatest Spectacle in Racing® before traveling to Charlotte for NASCAR's 600-mile race Advance Auto Parts (NYSE:AAP), a leading automotive aftermarket parts provider, the official auto parts retailer of NASCAR, and official partners of the NTT INDYCAR SERIES and Indianapolis Motor Speedway, is kicking off the summer travel season by offering its Speed Perks loyalty rewards members the chance to win a bucket-list motorsports experience to "Do the Double." This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240501521239/en/ On May 26, Advance will send one winner and their

Enters into Cooperation Agreement with Third Point LLC and Saddle Point Management L.P. Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE:AAP), a leading automotive aftermarket parts provider in North America that serves both professional installer and do-it-yourself customers, today announced that it has appointed A. Brent Windom, Gregory L. Smith and Thomas W. Seboldt as independent directors to the Advance Auto Parts board, effective immediately. In connection with these appointments, the company has entered into a cooperation agreement with Third Point LLC (together with its affiliates, "Third Point") and Saddle Point Management, L.P. (together with its affiliates, "Saddle Point"). "We are pleased to

Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE:AAP), a leading automotive aftermarket parts provider in North America that serves both professional installer and do-it-yourself customers, today announced that it has appointed Elizabeth Dreyer as senior vice president, controller and chief accounting officer, effective January 9, 2024. In this role, Dreyer will be responsible for enterprise-wide accounting operations, tax, external financial reporting and all related compliance. "I'm excited to welcome Elizabeth to the Advance family as our new chief accounting officer," said Ryan Grimsland, executive vice president and chief financial officer. "Elizabeth's breadth of experience in financial management wi

Investors can contact the law firm at no cost to learn more about recovering their losses ​LOS ANGELES, Dec. 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Portnoy Law Firm advises Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE:AAP) investors that a lawsuit filed on behalf of investors that purchased AAP securities between Nov. 16, 2022 and May 30, 2023, inclusive (the "Class Period"). Investors are encouraged to contact attorney Lesley F. Portnoy, by phone 844-767-8529 or email: [email protected], to discuss their legal rights, or click here to join the case via www.portnoylaw.com. The Portnoy Law Firm can provide a complimentary case evaluation and discuss investors' options for pursuing claims to recover t

Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE:AAP), a leading automotive aftermarket parts provider in North America that serves both professional installer and do-it-yourself customers, today announced that it has appointed Ryan Grimsland as executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective November 27, 2023. Tony Iskander, who has served as interim chief financial officer since August 2023 will continue in his role as senior vice president, finance and treasurer. "I am excited to welcome Ryan to the Advance family and look forward to partnering with him as we begin a new chapter in the company's 90-year history," said Shane O'Kelly, president and CEO. "Following a robust search, we are c

Investors can contact the law firm at no cost to learn more about recovering their losses ​LOS ANGELES, Nov. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Portnoy Law Firm advises Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE:AAP) investors that a lawsuit filed on behalf of investors that purchased AAP securities between Nov. 16, 2022 and May 30, 2023, inclusive (the "Class Period") Investors are encouraged to contact attorney Lesley F. Portnoy, by phone 844-767-8529 or email: [email protected], to discuss their legal rights, or click here to join the case via www.portnoylaw.com. The Portnoy Law Firm can provide a complimentary case evaluation and discuss investors' options for pursuing claims to recover th

Investors can contact the law firm at no cost to learn more about recovering their losses LOS ANGELES, Nov. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Portnoy Law Firm advises Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE:AAP) investors that a lawsuit filed on behalf of investors that purchased AAP securities between Nov. 16, 2022 and May 30, 2023, inclusive (the "Class Period") Investors are encouraged to contact attorney Lesley F. Portnoy, by phone 844-767-8529 or email: [email protected], to discuss their legal rights, or click here to join the case via www.portnoylaw.com. The Portnoy Law Firm can provide a complimentary case evaluation and discuss investors' options for pursuing claims to recover the

Investors can contact the law firm at no cost to learn more about recovering their losses LOS ANGELES, Oct. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Portnoy Law Firm advises Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE:AAP) investors that a lawsuit filed on behalf of investors that purchased AAP securities between Nov. 16, 2022 and May 30, 2023, inclusive (the "Class Period"). Investors are encouraged to contact attorney Lesley F. Portnoy, by phone 844-767-8529 or email: [email protected], to discuss their legal rights, or click here to join the case via www.portnoylaw.com. The Portnoy Law Firm can provide a complimentary case evaluation and discuss investors' options for pursuing claims to recover their

Appoints Shane O'Kelly as President and Chief Executive Officer Names Tony Iskander as Interim Chief Financial Officer Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE:AAP), a leading automotive aftermarket parts provider in North America that serves both professional installer and do-it-yourself customers, today announced that its board of directors has appointed Shane O'Kelly as president and chief executive officer, effective September 11, 2023. Mr. O'Kelly will succeed Tom Greco, who has served as president and CEO since April 2016. Mr. Greco announced his planned retirement in February 2023 and will stay on as an advisor to ensure a seamless transition. Mr. O'Kelly has also been appointed to the A

Evercore ISI Group analyst Greg Melich maintains Advance Auto Parts (NYSE:AAP) with a In-Line and lowers the price target from $70 to $68.

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Evercore ISI Group analyst Greg Melich maintains Advance Auto Parts (NYSE:AAP) with a In-Line and lowers the price target from $73 to $70.

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Evercore ISI Group analyst Greg Melich maintains Advance Auto Parts (NYSE:AAP) with a In-Line and raises the price target from $72 to $73.

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Mizuho analyst David Bellinger maintains Advance Auto Parts (NYSE:AAP) with a Neutral and lowers the price target from $78 to $64.