O’Reilly Automotive Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY) revealed a 25% increase in profit to $147 million in the first quarter of 2012 from $118 million in the same quarter of 2011. These are equivalent to earnings per share of $1.14 during the quarter, up 37% from 83 cents in the first quarter of 2011 and the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.04 (all excluding non-recurring items).
Sales during the quarter scaled up 11% to $1.5 billion from $1.4 billion in the same period a year ago. Comparable store sales (adjusted … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards