Overall AN gets a fundamental rating of 5 out of 10. We evaluated AN against 122 industry peers in the Specialty Retail industry. AN has an excellent profitability rating, but there are concerns on its financial health. A decent growth rate in combination with a cheap valuation! Better keep an eye on AN.

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1. Profitability

2. Health

3. Growth

4. Valuation

5. Dividend

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year AN was profitable.
AN had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
Each year in the past 5 years AN has been profitable.
Each year in the past 5 years AN had a positive operating cash flow.

1.2 Ratios

Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of 4.67%, AN is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 66.39% of the companies in the same industry.
The Return On Equity of AN (26.40%) is better than 86.07% of its industry peers.
AN has a better Return On Invested Capital (8.73%) than 71.31% of its industry peers.
AN had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 14.61%. This is above the industry average of 12.19%.
The last Return On Invested Capital (8.73%) for AN is well below the 3 year average (14.61%), which needs to be investigated, but indicates that AN had better years and this may not be a problem.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	4.67%
ROE	26.4%
ROIC	8.73%

ROA(3y)9.18%

ROA(5y)9.35%

ROE(3y)47.19%

ROE(5y)42.23%

ROIC(3y)14.61%

ROIC(5y)15.84%

1.3 Margins

With a decent Profit Margin value of 2.38%, AN is doing good in the industry, outperforming 62.30% of the companies in the same industry.
In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of AN has grown nicely.
AN has a Operating Margin of 5.09%. This is in the better half of the industry: AN outperforms 67.21% of its industry peers.
AN's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
The Gross Margin of AN (17.82%) is worse than 80.33% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of AN has grown nicely.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	5.09%
PM (TTM)	2.38%
GM	17.82%

OM growth 3Y-11.91%

OM growth 5Y5.79%

PM growth 3Y-21.33%

PM growth 5Y4.16%

GM growth 3Y-2.29%

GM growth 5Y1.6%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

AN has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is creating some value.
AN has less shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
The number of shares outstanding for AN has been reduced compared to 5 years ago.
Compared to 1 year ago, AN has an improved debt to assets ratio.

2.2 Solvency

An Altman-Z score of 3.15 indicates that AN is not in any danger for bankruptcy at the moment.
With a decent Altman-Z score value of 3.15, AN is doing good in the industry, outperforming 74.59% of the companies in the same industry.
AN has a Debt/Equity ratio of 3.52. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
AN has a Debt to Equity ratio of 3.52. This is in the lower half of the industry: AN underperforms 73.77% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	3.52
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	3.15

ROIC/WACC1

WACC8.73%

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 0.79 indicates that AN may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
AN's Current ratio of 0.79 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. AN is outperformed by 86.07% of its industry peers.
AN has a Quick Ratio of 0.79. This is a bad value and indicates that AN is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
AN has a worse Quick ratio (0.20) than 87.70% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	0.79
Quick Ratio	0.2

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

AN shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 14.84%, which is quite good.
AN shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been growing by 30.42% yearly.
Looking at the last year, AN shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 6.06% in the last year.
The Revenue has been growing slightly by 4.64% on average over the past years.

EPS 1Y (TTM)14.84%

EPS 3Y-1.89%

EPS 5Y30.42%

EPS Q2Q%24.63%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)6.06%

Revenue growth 3Y1.17%

Revenue growth 5Y4.64%

Sales Q2Q%6.85%

3.2 Future

Based on estimates for the next years, AN will show a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 11.64% on average per year.
The Revenue is expected to grow by 7.66% on average over the next years.

EPS Next Y18%

EPS Next 2Y11.72%

EPS Next 3Y11.25%

EPS Next 5Y11.64%

Revenue Next Year5.62%

Revenue Next 2Y4.18%

Revenue Next 3Y4.05%

Revenue Next 5Y7.66%

3.3 Evolution

The estimated forward EPS growth is still strong, although it is decreasing when compared to the stronger growth in the past years.
The Revenue growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

Based on the Price/Earnings ratio of 10.19, the valuation of AN can be described as reasonable.
Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Earnings ratio of AN indicates a rather cheap valuation: AN is cheaper than 84.43% of the companies listed in the same industry.
AN's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a rather cheap valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 28.32.
A Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 9.40 indicates a reasonable valuation of AN.
Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of AN indicates a rather cheap valuation: AN is cheaper than 86.89% of the companies listed in the same industry.
The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 25.57. AN is valued rather cheaply when compared to this.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	10.19
Fwd PE	9.4

4.2 Price Multiples

Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, AN is valued a bit cheaper than 71.31% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	N/A
EV/EBITDA	7.63

4.3 Compensation for Growth

The low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
The excellent profitability rating of AN may justify a higher PE ratio.