Advance Auto Parts Reports Second Quarter 2025 Results and Reaffirms Full Year Sales, Operating Margin and Free Cash Flow Guidance

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RALEIGH, N.C., August 14, 2025 --( BUSINESS WIRE )--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 12, 2025. "The Advance team delivered solid second-quarter results, with both sales and operating margin at the upper end of our expectations. I want to thank the team for their dedication and hard work throughout the quarter," said Shane O'Kelly, president and chief executive officer. "Our comparable sales performance was fueled by growth in the Pro business, and we are encouraged by the early signs of stabilization in our DIY business. Our strategic plan is designed to establish a strong foundation for consistently delivering exceptional customer service, and I am pleased with the progress being made by the team. Q2 also marked an important milestone with Advance returning to profitability. Over the past year, we have taken decisive actions aimed at creating long-term value for our shareholders, and we remain focused on positioning the Company for sustained, profitable growth." Second Quarter 2025 Results (1,2) Second quarter 2025 net sales totaled $2.0 billion, compared with $2.2 billion in the second quarter of the prior year. Comparable store sales for the second quarter 2025 increased 0.1%. The Company's second quarter 2025 gross profit was $0.9 billion, or 43.5% of net sales compared with $1.0 billion, or 43.6% in the second quarter of the prior year. Adjusted gross profit was $0.9 billion, or 43.8% of net sales compared with $1.0 billion, or 43.6% in the second quarter of the prior year. The margin expansion was driven by savings associated with the footprint optimization activity completed in March. These savings were partially offset by the reversal of previously capitalized inventory costs. The Company's second quarter 2025 selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses were $0.9 billion, or 42.4% of net sales compared with $0.9 billion, or 41.1% in the second quarter of the prior year. Adjusted SG&A expenses were $0.8 billion, or 40.7% of net sales in the second quarter of 2025 compared with $0.9 billion, or 40.8% in the second quarter of 2024. The reduction in SG&A expenses was primarily related to operation of fewer stores compared to last year. The Company's second quarter 2025 operating income was $22 million, or 1.1% of net sales, compared with operating income of $54 million, or 2.5% in the second quarter of the prior year. Adjusted operating income was $61 million, or 3.0% of net sales, compared with adjusted operating income of $62 million, or 2.8% in the second quarter of 2024. The Company's second quarter 2025 effective tax rate was 28.6%, compared with an effective tax rate of 29.5% in the second quarter of 2024. The Company's diluted earnings per share for the quarter was $0.25, compared with $0.51 in the second quarter of 2024. The Company's adjusted diluted earnings per share was $0.69 compared with adjusted diluted earnings per share of $0.62 in the second quarter of 2024. Net cash used in operating activities was $106 million through the second quarter of 2025 versus $39 million of cash provided by operating activities in the same period of the prior year. Free cash flow through the second quarter of 2025 was an outflow of $201 million compared with an outflow of $48 million in the same period of the prior year. Capital Allocation On August 5, 2025, the Company declared a regular cash dividend of $0.25 per share to be paid on October 24, 2025, to all common stockholders of record as of October 10, 2025. Full Year 2025 Guidance (53 weeks) The Company has revised adjusted diluted EPS guidance to account for higher net interest expense related to its recent senior notes offering. Other guidance items remain unchanged, as shown in the table below. Full year 2025 guidance assumes current tariffs remain in place for the remainder of 2025. Investor Conference Call The Company will detail its results for the second quarter ended July 12, 2025, via a webcast scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, August 14, 2025. The webcast will be accessible via the Investor Relations page of the Company's 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 open through the live call, the Company suggests registering a day in advance or at minimum 10 minutes before the start of the call. A replay of the conference call will be available on the Company's Investor Relations website for one year. About Advance Auto Parts Advance Auto Parts, Inc. is a leading automotive aftermarket parts provider that serves both professional installers and do-it-yourself customers. As of July 12, 2025, Advance operated 4,292 stores primarily within the United States, with additional locations in Canada, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Company also served 842 independently owned Carquest branded stores across these locations in addition to Mexico and various Caribbean islands. Additional information about Advance, including employment opportunities, customer services and online shopping for parts, accessories and other offerings can be found at www.AdvanceAutoParts.com . Forward-Looking Statements Certain statements herein are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are usually identifiable by words such as "anticipate," "believe," "could," "estimate," "expect," "forecast, "guidance," "intend," "likely," "may," "plan," "position," "possible," "potential," "probable," "project," "should," "strategy," "target," "will," or similar language. All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, statements about the Company’s strategic initiatives, restructuring and asset optimization plans, financial objectives, including with respect to the Company's reorganized debt capital structure, operational plans and objectives, statements about the benefits of the Company's Worldpac sale and use of proceeds therefrom, statements regarding expectations for economic conditions, future business and financial performance, including with respect to tariffs, as well as statements regarding underlying assumptions related thereto. Forward-looking statements reflect the Company’s views based on historical results, current information and assumptions related to future developments. Except as may be required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements made herein. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or implied by the forward-looking statements. They include, among others, the Company’s ability to hire, train and retain qualified employees, the timing and implementation of strategic initiatives, risks associated with the Company’s restructuring and asset optimization plans, risks relating to incurrence of indebtedness and increased leverage, risks relating to the Company's credit ratings or perceived creditworthiness, deterioration of general macroeconomic conditions, geopolitical factors including increased tariffs and trade restrictions, the highly competitive nature of the industry, demand for the Company’s products and services, risks relating to the impairment of assets, including intangible assets such as goodwill, access to financing on favorable terms, complexities in the Company’s inventory and supply chain and challenges with transforming and growing its business. Please refer to "Item 1A. Risk Factors" of the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), as updated by the Company’s subsequent filings with the SEC, for a description of these and other risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or implied by the forward-looking statements. Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures The Company uses certain non-GAAP financial measures described below to supplement the Company's unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP and to understand and evaluate the Company's core operating performance. These non-GAAP financial measures, which may be different than similarly titled measures used by other companies, are presented as the Company believes that such non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information about our financial performance, enhance the overall understanding of our past performance and future prospects, and allow for greater transparency with respect to important metrics used by management for financial and operational decision-making. The Company is presenting these non-GAAP metrics to provide investors insight to the information used by our management to evaluate our business and financial performance. The Company believes that these measures provide investors increased comparability of our core financial performance over multiple periods with other companies in our industry. The Company's Non-GAAP financial measures reflect results from continuing operations, including Adjusted Net (loss) Income, Adjusted Diluted (loss) Earnings Per Share ("Adjusted Diluted EPS"), Adjusted Gross Profit, Adjusted Gross Profit Margin, Adjusted Selling, General and Administrative expense ("Adjusted SG&A"), Adjusted SG&A Margin, Adjusted Operating (loss) Income, Adjusted Operating (loss) Income Margin, Free Cash Flow and Adjusted Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDAR and should not be used as a substitute for GAAP financial measures, or considered in isolation, for the purpose of analyzing operating performance, financial position or cash flows. The Company has presented these non-GAAP financial measures as the Company believes that the presentation of the financial results that exclude (1) transformation expenses under the Company’s turnaround plan, inclusive of the Worldpac divestiture and (2) other significant expenses, are useful and indicative of the Company's base operations because the expenses vary from period to period in terms of size, nature and significance. The income tax impact of these non-GAAP adjustments is also adjusted for using the estimated tax rate in effect for the respective non-GAAP adjustments. These measures assist in comparing the Company’s current operating results with past periods and with the operational performance of other companies in the industry. The disclosure of these measures allows investors to evaluate the Company’s performance using the same measures management uses in developing internal budgets and forecasts and in evaluating management’s compensation. Included below is a description of the expenses the Company has determined are not normal, recurring cash operating expenses necessary to operate the Company’s business and the rationale for why providing these measures is useful to investors as a supplement to the GAAP measures. Transformation Expenses Expenses incurred in connection with the Company's turnaround plan and specific transformative activities related to asset optimization that the Company does not view to be normal cash operating expenses. These expenses primarily include: Other Expenses Expenses incurred by the Company that are not viewed as normal cash operating expenses and vary from period to period in terms of size, nature, and significance. These expenses primarily include: Reconciliation of Diluted Earnings Per Share (GAAP) and Adjusted Diluted (Loss) Earnings Per Share (Non-GAAP) Store Information During the twenty-eight weeks ended July 12, 2025, 18 stores were opened and 514 were closed, resulting in a total of 4,292 stores as of July 12, 2025, compared with a total of 4,788 stores as of December 28, 2024. The below table summarizes the changes in the number of company-operated stores during the twelve and twenty-eight weeks ended July 12, 2025:   View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250813195418/en/ Contacts Investor Relations Contact: Lavesh Hemnani T: (919) 227-5466 E: [email protected] Media Contact: Nicole Ducouer T: (984) 389-7207 E: [email protected]

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