AutoNation, Inc. (AN) Presents at Morgan Stanley's 14th Annual Laguna Conference Transcript

AutoNation, Inc. ( AN ) Morgan Stanley's 14th Annual Laguna Conference September 17, 2026 10:00 AM EDT

Company Participants Derek Fiebig - Vice President of Investor Relations Thomas Szlosek - Executive VP & CFO

Conference Call Participants Daniela Haigian - Morgan Stanley, Research Division

Presentation Daniela Haigian Morgan Stanley, Research Division All right. Tom, Derek, thank you for joining us. My name is Daniela Haigian. I'm the auto retail analyst at Morgan Stanley. I have to read some quick disclosures here, and then we can kick it off. So for important disclosures, please see the Morgan Stanley research website at morganstanley.com/researchdisclosures. If you have any questions, please reach out to your Morgan Stanley representative.

With us today, we have Tom Szlosek, Chief Financial Officer; and Derek Fiebig, VP, IR. So thank you for joining us, and I'll kick it over to Derek for some other disclosures. Derek Fiebig Vice President of Investor Relations Yes. Thanks, Daniela. Great to be here. This is being webcast, and I'd like to remind people that certain statements made during this presentation, including any statements regarding our anticipated financial results and objectives, constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Federal Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks that may cause our actual results or performance to differ materially from such forward-looking statements. Additional discussions of factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially as contained in our filings with the SEC. So, thank you.

Question-and-Answer Session Daniela Haigian Morgan Stanley, Research Division All right. Thank you. Tom, why don't we kick it off with you? What's some key messages you want to share with investors here today, key strategic priorities? What's the AutoNation story? Thomas Szlosek Executive VP & CFO Thanks, Daniela, and thanks for having us here. I have