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Advance Auto Parts, Inc.
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Annual Report 2006
4
Five-year Financials
Financially, 2006 was a challenging year. Nonetheless, Advance continued to grow its
store count, comparable-store sales and earnings per share – a real testament to our
resilience and determination. We continue to focus on our four key financial metrics:
sales per store, operating margin, free cash flow and return on invested capital. In 2006,
we became the industry leader in sales per store, and we enter 2007 as a leaner, more
tenacious company.
02 03 04 05
$3,204 $3,494
$3,770
$4,265
Sales
(in millions)
02 03 04 05
$0.87
$1.39
$1.66
$2.13
Comparable Earnings per Share from
Continuing Operations
(in dollars)
02 03 04 05
$1,303
$1,379
$1,453
$1,551
Average Sales per Store
(in thousands)
06
$4,617
06
$1,552
06
$2.16
02 03 04 05
2,435 2,539 2,652
2,872
Number of Stores
06
3,082