AUTOZONE INC 10-Q

Item 1. Financial Statements. AUTOZONE, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ May 9, ​ August 31, (in thousands) ​ 2020 ​ 2019 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Assets ​ ​ ​ ​ Current assets: ​ ​ ​ ​ Cash and cash equivalents ​ $ 509,118 ​ $ 176,300 Accounts receivable ​ 266,920 ​ 308,995 Merchandise inventories ​ 4,440,602 ​ 4,319,113 Other current assets ​ 181,353 ​ 224,277 Total current assets ​ 5,397,993 ​ 5,028,685 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Property and equipment: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Property and equipment ​ 7,899,183 ​ 7,713,196 Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization ​ ( 3,514,597 ) ​ ( 3,314,445 ) ​ ​ 4,384,586 ​ 4,398,751 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Operating lease right-of-use assets ​ ​ 2,613,849 ​ ​ — Goodwill ​ 302,645 ​ 302,645 Deferred income taxes ​ 23,345 ​ 26,861 Other long-term assets ​ 179,713 ​ 138,971 ​ ​ 3,119,552 ​ 468,477 ​ ​ $ 12,902,131 ​ $ 9,895,913 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Current liabilities: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Accounts payable ​ $ 4,806,329 ​ $ 4,864,912 Current portion of operating lease liabilities ​ ​ 236,759 ​ ​ — Accrued expenses and other ​ 687,991 ​ 621,932 Income taxes payable ​ 37,997 ​ 25,297 Total current liabilities ​ 5,769,076 ​ 5,512,141 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Long-term debt ​ 5,418,272 ​ 5,206,344 Operating lease liabilities, less current portion ​ ​ 2,481,280 ​ ​ — Deferred income taxes ​ 325,919 ​ 311,980 Other long-term liabilities ​ 540,320 ​ 579,299 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Commitments and contingencies ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Stockholders’ deficit: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Preferred stock, authorized 1,000 shares; no shares issued ​ — ​ — Common stock, par value $ .01 per share, authorized 200,000 shares; 23,669 shares issued and 23,348 shares outstanding as of May 9, 2020; 25,445 shares issued and 24,038 shares outstanding as of August 31, 2019 ​ 237 ​ 254 Additional paid-in capital ​ 1,259,457 ​ 1,264,448 Retained deficit ​ ( 2,191,427 ) ​ ( 1,305,347 ) Accumulated other comprehensive loss ​ ( 344,516 ) ​ ( 269,322 ) Treasury stock, at cost ​ ( 356,487 ) ​ ( 1,403,884 ) Total stockholders’ deficit ​ ( 1,632,736 ) ​ ( 1,713,851 ) ​ ​ $ 12,902,131 ​ $ 9,895,913 ​ See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. 3 Table of Contents AUTOZONE, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Twelve Weeks Ended ​ Thirty-Six Weeks Ended ​ ​ May 9, ​ May 4, ​ May 9, ​ May 4, (in thousands, except per share data) ​ 2020 ​ 2019 ​ 2020 ​ 2019 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Net sales $ 2,779,299 $ 2,783,006 $ 8,085,999 $ 7,875,307 Cost of sales, including warehouse and delivery expenses ​ ​ 1,288,651 ​ ​ 1,290,986 ​ ​ 3,728,221 ​ ​ 3,640,706 Gross profit ​ ​ 1,490,648 ​ 1,492,020 ​ ​ 4,357,778 ​ 4,234,601 Operating, selling, general and administrative expenses ​ ​ 998,975 ​ ​ 944,497 ​ ​ 2,958,144 ​ ​ 2,799,239 Operating profit ​ ​ 491,673 ​ ​ 547,523 ​ ​ 1,399,634 ​ ​ 1,435,362 Interest expense, net ​ ​ 47,450 ​ ​ 43,239 ​ ​ 135,528 ​ ​ 123,608 Income before income taxes ​ ​ 444,223 ​ 504,284 ​ ​ 1,264,106 ​ 1,311,754 Income tax expense ​ ​ 101,327 ​ ​ 98,335 ​ ​ 271,591 ​ ​ 259,762 Net income ​ $ 342,896 ​ $ 405,949 ​ $ 992,515 ​ $ 1,051,992 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Weighted average shares for basic earnings per share ​ 23,386 ​ 24,836 ​ 23,610 ​ 25,210 Effect of dilutive stock equivalents ​ ​ 442 ​ ​ 558 ​ ​ 550 ​ ​ 501 Weighted average shares for diluted earnings per share ​ 23,828 ​ 25,394 ​ 24,160 ​ 25,711 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Basic earnings per share ​ $ 14.66 ​ $ 16.35 ​ $ 42.04 ​ $ 41.73 Diluted earnings per share ​ $ 14.39 ​ $ 15.99 ​ $ 41.08 ​ $ 40.92 ​ ​ See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. AUTOZONE, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Unaudited) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Twelve Weeks Ended ​ Thirty-Six Weeks Ended ​ May 9, May 4, May 9, May 4, (in thousands) ​ 2020 ​ 2019 ​ 2020 ​ 2019 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Net income ​ $ 342,896 ​ $ 405,949 ​ $ 992,515 ​ $ 1,051,992 Other comprehensive loss: ​ ​ ​ ​ Foreign currency translation adjustments ​ ( 104,920 ) ​ ( 1,409 ) ​ ( 64,702 ) ​ ( 2,650 ) Unrealized gains on marketable debt securities, net of taxes (1) ​ 1,160 ​ 246 ​ 1,150 ​ 677 Net derivative activities, net of taxes (2) ​ ( 12,419 ) ​ 388 ​ ( 11,642 ) ​ 1,166 Total other comprehensive loss ​ ( 116,179 ) ​ ( 775 ) ​ ( 75,194 ) ​ ( 807 ) Comprehensive income ​ $ 226,717 ​ $ 405,174 ​ $ 917,321 ​ $ 1,051,185 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (1) Unrealized gains on marketable debt securities are presented net of taxes of $ 309 in fiscal 2020 and $ 65 in fiscal 2019 for the twelve weeks ended and $ 306 in fiscal 2020 and $ 180 in fiscal 2019 for the thirty-six weeks ended. (2) Net derivative activities are presented net of tax benefits of $ 3,913 in fiscal 2020 and net of taxes of $ 120 in fiscal 2019 for the twelve weeks ended and net of tax benefits of $ 3,673 in fiscal 2020 and net of taxes of $ 360 in fiscal 2019 for the thirty-six weeks ended. See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. ​ 4 Table of Contents AUTOZONE, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Thirty-Six Weeks Ended ​ ​ May 9, ​ May 4, (in thousands) ​ 2020 ​ 2019 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Cash flows from operating activities: ​ ​ Net income ​ $ 992,515 ​ $ 1,051,992 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: ​ ​ Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment and intangibles ​ 272,115 ​ 251,118 Amortization of debt origination fees ​ 6,572 ​ 5,506 Deferred income taxes ​ 24,281 ​ 17,111 Share-based compensation expense ​ 32,251 ​ 31,529 Changes in operating assets and liabilities: ​ ​ Accounts receivable ​ 36,843 ​ ( 21,616 ) Merchandise inventories ​ ( 175,284 ) ​ ( 384,883 ) Accounts payable and accrued expenses ​ 20,907 ​ 259,629 Income taxes payable ​ 12,334 ​ 10,585 Other, net ​ 80,574 ​ 65,664 Net cash provided by operating activities ​ 1,303,108 ​ 1,286,635 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Cash flows from investing activities: ​ ​ Capital expenditures ​ ( 273,888 ) ​ ( 313,847 ) Purchase of marketable debt securities ​ ( 82,525 ) ​ ( 38,855 ) Proceeds from sale of marketable debt securities ​ 106,690 ​ 61,052 Proceeds from disposal of capital assets and other, net ​ 1,800 ​ 6,358 Net cash used in investing activities ​ ( 247,923 ) ​ ( 285,292 ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Cash flows from financing activities: ​ ​ Net payments of commercial paper ​ ( 1,030,000 ) ​ ( 348,500 ) Proceeds from issuance of debt ​ 1,250,000 ​ 750,000 Repayment of debt ​ — ​ ( 250,000 ) Net proceeds from sale of common stock ​ 56,306 ​ 164,927 Purchase of treasury stock ​ ( 930,903 ) ​ ( 1,313,116 ) Repayment of principal portion of finance lease liabilities ​ ​ ( 43,776 ) ​ ​ ( 38,428 ) Other, net ​ ( 13,779 ) ​ ( 8,360 ) Net cash used in financing activities ​ ( 712,152 ) ​ ( 1,043,477 ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Effect of exchange rate changes on cash ​ ( 10,215 ) ​ ( 1,632 ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents ​ 332,818 ​ ( 43,766 ) Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period ​ 176,300 ​ 217,824 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period ​ $ 509,118 ​ $ 174,058 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. ​ 5 Table of Contents AUTOZONE, INC. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT (Unaudited) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Twelve Weeks Ended May 9, 2020 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Accumulated ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Common ​ ​ ​ ​ Additional ​ ​ ​ ​ Other ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Shares Common Paid-in Retained Comprehensive Treasury ​ ​ (in thousands) ​ Issued ​ Stock ​ Capital ​ Deficit ​ Loss ​ Stock ​ Total Balance at February 15, 2020 23,653 ​ $ 237 ​ $ 1,241,734 ​ $ ( 2,534,323 ) ​ $ ( 228,337 ) ​ $ ( 190,430 ) ​ $ ( 1,711,119 ) Net income — ​ — ​ — ​ 342,896 ​ — ​ — ​ 342,896 Total other comprehensive loss — ​ — ​ — ​ — ​ ( 116,179 ) ​ — ​ ( 116,179 ) Purchase of 156 shares of treasury stock — ​ — ​ — ​ — ​ — ​ ( 166,057 ) ​ ( 166,057 ) Issuance of common stock under stock options and stock purchase plans 16 ​ — ​ 7,599 ​ ​ — ​ ​ — ​ ​ — ​ 7,599 Share-based compensation expense — ​ — ​ 10,124 ​ — ​ — ​ — ​ 10,124 Balance at May 9, 2020 23,669 ​ $ 237 ​ $ 1,259,457 ​ $ ( 2,191,427 ) ​ $ ( 344,516 ) ​ $ ( 356,487 ) ​ $ ( 1,632,736 ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Twelve Weeks Ended May 4, 2019 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Accumulated ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Common ​ ​ ​ ​ Additional ​ ​ ​ ​ Other ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Shares Common Paid-in Retained Comprehensive Treasury ​ ​ (in thousands) ​ Issued ​ Stock ​ Capital ​ Deficit ​ Loss ​ Stock ​ Total Balance at February 9, 2019 25,259 ​ $ 253 ​ $ 1,163,831 ​ $ ( 2,276,525 ) ​ $ ( 235,837 ) ​ $ ( 246,084 ) ​ $ ( 1,594,362 ) Net income — ​ — ​ — ​ 405,949 ​ — ​ — ​ 405,949 Total other comprehensive income — ​ — ​ — ​ — ​ ( 775 ) ​ — ​ ( 775 ) Purchase of 472 shares of treasury stock — ​ — ​ — ​ — ​ — ​ ( 466,019 ) ​ ( 466,019 ) Issuance of common stock under stock options and stock purchase plans 126 ​ 1 ​ 57,347 ​ ​ — ​ ​ — ​ ​ — ​ 57,348 Share-based compensation expense — ​ — ​ 8,346 ​ — ​ — ​ — ​ 8,346 Balance at May 4, 2019 25,385 ​ $ 254 ​ $ 1,229,524 ​ $ ( 1,870,576 ) ​ $ ( 236,612 ) ​ $ ( 712,103 ) ​ $ ( 1,589,513 ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Thirty-Six Weeks Ended May 9, 2020 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Accumulated ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Common ​ ​ ​ ​ Additional ​ ​ ​ ​ Other ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Shares Common Paid-in Retained Comprehensive Treasury ​ ​ (in thousands) ​ Issued ​ Stock ​ Capital ​ Deficit ​ Loss ​ Stock ​ Total Balance at August 31, 2019 25,445 ​ $ 254 ​ $ 1,264,448 ​ $ ( 1,305,347 ) ​ $ ( 269,322 ) ​ $ ( 1,403,884 ) ​ $ ( 1,713,851 ) Net income — ​ — ​ — ​ 992,515 ​ — ​ — ​ 992,515 Total other comprehensive loss — ​ — ​ — ​ — ​ ( 75,194 ) ​ — ​ ( 75,194 ) Retirement of treasury shares ( 1,912 ) ​ ( 19 ) ​ ( 99,686 ) ​ ( 1,878,595 ) ​ — ​ 1,978,300 ​ — Purchase of 826 shares of treasury stock — ​ — ​ — ​ — ​ — ​ ( 930,903 ) ​ ( 930,903 ) Issuance of common stock under stock options and stock purchase plans 136 ​ 2 ​ 62,899 ​ ​ — ​ ​ — ​ ​ — ​ 62,901 Share-based compensation expense — ​ — ​ 31,796 ​ — ​ — ​ — ​ 31,796 Balance at May 9, 2020 23,669 ​ $ 237 ​ $ 1,259,457 ​ $ ( 2,191,427 ) ​ $ ( 344,516 ) ​ $ ( 356,487 ) ​ $ ( 1,632,736 ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Thirty-Six Weeks Ended May 4, 2019 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Accumulated ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Common ​ ​ ​ ​ Additional ​ ​ ​ ​ Other ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Shares Common Paid-in Retained Comprehensive Treasury ​ ​ (in thousands) ​ Issued ​ Stock ​ Capital ​ Deficit ​ Loss ​ Stock ​ Total Balance at August 25, 2018 27,530 ​ $ 275 ​ $ 1,155,426 ​ $ ( 1,208,824 ) ​ $ ( 235,805 ) ​ $ ( 1,231,427 ) ​ $ ( 1,520,355 ) Cumulative effect of adoption of ASU 2014-09 — ​ — ​ — ​ ( 6,773 ) ​ — ​ — ​ ( 6,773 ) Balance at August 25, 2018, as adjusted 27,530 ​ $ 275 ​ $ 1,155,426 ​ $ ( 1,215,597 ) ​ $ ( 235,805 ) ​ $ ( 1,231,427 ) ​ $ ( 1,527,128 ) Net income — ​ — ​ — ​ 1,051,992 ​ — ​ — ​ 1,051,992 Total other comprehensive loss — ​ — ​ — ​ — ​ ( 807 ) ​ — ​ ( 807 ) Retirement of treasury shares ( 2,563 ) ​ ( 26 ) ​ ( 125,443 ) ​ ( 1,706,971 ) ​ — ​ 1,832,440 ​ — Purchase of 1,548 shares of treasury stock — ​ — ​ — ​ — ​ — ​ ( 1,313,116 ) ​ ( 1,313,116 ) Issuance of common stock under stock options and stock purchase plans 418 ​ 5 ​ 171,289 ​ ​ — ​ ​ — ​ ​ — ​ 171,294 Share-based compensation expense — ​ — ​ 28,252 ​ — ​ — ​ — ​ 28,252 Balance at May 4, 2019 25,385 ​ $ 254 ​ $ 1,229,524 ​ $ ( 1,870,576 ) ​ $ ( 236,612 ) ​ $ ( 712,103 ) ​ $ ( 1,589,513 ) ​ See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. ​ 6 Table of Contents AUTOZONE, INC. NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) Note A – General The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with United States (“U.S.”) generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and are presented in accordance with the requirements of Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “SEC”) rules and regulations. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, including normal recurring accruals, considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and related notes included in the AutoZone, Inc. (“AutoZone” or the “Company”) Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended August 31, 2019. Operating results for the twelve and thirty-six weeks ended May 9, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full fiscal year ending August 29, 2020. Each of the first three quarters of AutoZone’s fiscal year consists of 12 weeks, and the fourth quarter consists of 16 or 17 weeks. The fourth quarter of fiscal 2020 has 16 weeks and fiscal 2019 had 17 weeks. COVID-19 Impact The outbreak of a novel strain of the coronavirus (“COVID-19”), which was declared a global pandemic on March 11, 2020 by the World Health Organization, has led to adverse impacts on the national and global economy. While sales were initially negatively impacted and store operating hours were reduced, virtually all our stores have remained open. Sales have since recovered and store operating hours have been reinstated; however, we are unable to accurately predict the ultimate impact that COVID-19 will have on our business and financial condition. During the third quarter of 2020, the Company provided additional paid time off for both full-time and part-time eligible hourly employees. During the quarter, we invested in supplies for the protection of our employees and customers. These expanded benefits, supply costs and other COVID-19 related costs resulted in approximately $ 75 million of expense included in Operating, selling, general and administrative expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the twelve weeks ended and thirty-six weeks ended May 9, 2020. Additionally, to strengthen our financial position and ability to be responsive during this ever-changing environment, the Company issued $ 1.250 billion in Senior notes and closed on a new 364-day Senior unsecured revolving credit facility in the principal amount of $ 750 million. Refer to “Note G – Financing” for details. Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements: In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) , and subsequently amended this update by issuing additional ASU’s that provided clarification and further guidance for areas identified as potential implementation issues. ASU 2016-02 requires a two-fold approach for lessee accounting, under which a lessee will account for leases as finance leases or operating leases. For all leases with original terms greater than 12 months, both lease classifications will result in the lessee recognizing a right-of-use asset and a corresponding lease liability on its balance sheet, with differing methodologies for income statement recognition. This guidance also requires certain quantitative and qualitative disclosures about leasing arrangements. ASU 2016-02 and its amendments were effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and early adoption was permitted. The ASU’s transition provisions could be applied under a modified retrospective approach to each prior reporting period presented in the financial statements or only at the beginning of the period of adoption using the alternative transition method. ​ 7 Table of Contents The Company adopted this standard and its amendments as of September 1, 2019, using the modified retrospective transition method. Under this method, existing leases were recorded at the adoption date, comparative periods were not restated and prior period amounts were not adjusted and continue to be reported under the accounting standards in effect for the prior periods. In addition, the Company elected the package of practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance within the new standard, which among other things, allowed the carry forward of prior lease identification under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 840. The Company made the accounting policy election for short-term leases resulting in lease payments being recorded as an expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The Company also elected the practical expedient to not separate lease components from the non-lease components (typically fixed common-area maintenance costs at its retail store locations) for all classes of leased assets, except vehicles. The Company chose not to elect the hindsight practical expedient to determine the reasonably certain lease term for existing leases. Adoption of the leasing standard resulted in operating lease right-of-use assets of approximately $ 2.5 billion and operating lease liabilities of approximately $ 2.7 billion as of September 1, 2019. Existing prepaid and deferred rent were netted and recorded as an offset to our gross operating lease right-of-use assets. There was no adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings upon adoption. The standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income, Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows or covenant compliance under its existing credit agreement. Refer to “Note L – Leases”. In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-07, Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting . ASU 2018-07 aims to simplify the accounting for share-based payments to nonemployees by aligning it with the accounting for share-based payments to employees, with certain exceptions. The Company adopted this standard beginning with its first quarter ending November 23, 2019. The Company determined that the provisions of ASU 2018-07 did not have an impact on its Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income, Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets or Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. ​ Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements: In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-15, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other Internal Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract . The amendments in this update align the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract with the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software. ASU 2018-15 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. The Company will adopt this standard beginning with its first quarter ending November 21, 2020. The Company is currently evaluating the new guidance to determine the impact the adoption will have on its Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income, Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets or Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments which was subsequently amended in November 2018 through ASU 2018-19, Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments Credit Losses . ASU 2016-13 will require entities to estimate lifetime expected credit losses for trade and other receivables, net investments in leases, financial receivables, debt securities, and other instruments, which will result in earlier recognition of credit losses. Further, the new credit loss model will affect how entities estimate their allowance for loss receivables that are current with respect to their payment terms. ASU 2016-13 will be effective for the Company at the beginning of its fiscal 2021 year. The Company will adopt this standard beginning with its first quarter ending November 21, 2020. The Company is currently evaluating the new guidance to determine the impact the adoption will have on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income, Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets or Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. ​ ​ 8 Table of Contents Note B – Share-Based Payments AutoZone maintains several equity incentive plans, which provide equity-based compensation to non-employee directors and eligible employees for their service to AutoZone, its subsidiaries or affiliates. The Company recognizes compensation expense for share-based payments based on the fair value of the awards at the grant date. Share-based payments include stock option grants, restricted stock grants, restricted stock unit grants, stock appreciation rights, discounts on shares sold to employees under share purchase plans and other awards. Additionally, directors’ fees are paid in restricted stock units with value equivalent to the value of shares of common stock as of the grant date. The change in fair value of liability-based stock awards is also recognized in share-based compensation expense. Stock Options: The Company made stock option grants of 188,324 shares during the thirty-six week period ended May 9, 2020 and granted options to purchase 172,750 shares during the comparable prior year period. The Company grants options to purchase common stock to certain of its employees under its plan at prices equal to the market value of the stock on the date of grant. The fair value of each option is amortized into compensation expense on a straight-line basis between the grant date for the award and each vesting date. ​ The weighted average fair value of the stock option awards granted during the thirty-six week periods ended May 9, 2020 and May 4, 2019, using the Black-Scholes-Merton multiple-option pricing valuation model, was $ 252.39 and $ 208.37 per share, respectively, using the following weighted average key assumptions: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Thirty-Six Weeks Ended ​ ​ ​ May 9, ​ May 4, ​ ​ ​ 2020 ​ 2019 ​ Expected price volatility 22 % 21 % Risk-free interest rate 1.4 % 3.0 % Weighted average expected lives (in years) 5.5 5.6 Forfeiture rate 10 % 10 % Dividend yield 0 % 0 % ​ During the thirty-six week period ended May 9, 2020, 121,236 stock options were exercised at a weighted average exercise price of $ 480.39 . In the comparable prior year period, 408,657 stock options were exercised at a weighted average exercise price of $ 412.75 . Restricted Stock Units: Restricted stock unit awards are valued at the market price of a share of the Company’s stock on the date of grant. Grants of employee restricted stock units vest ratably on an annual basis over a four-year service period and are payable in shares of common stock on the vesting date. Compensation expense for grants of employee restricted stock units is recognized on a straight-line basis over the four-year service period, less estimated forfeitures, which are consistent with stock option forfeiture assumptions. Grants of non-employee director restricted stock units are made and expensed on January 1 of each year, as they vest immediately. As of May 9, 2020, total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to nonvested restricted stock unit awards, net of estimated forfeitures, was approximately $ 10.1 million, before income taxes, which we expect to recognize over an estimated weighted average period of 2.9 years. ​ ​ 9 Table of Contents Transactions related to restricted stock units for the thirty-six weeks ended May 9, 2020 were as follows: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Weighted- ​ Number Average Grant ​ ​ of Shares ​ Date Fair Value Nonvested at August 31, 2019 10,049 $ 773.61 Granted 8,735 ​ ​ 1,086.61 Vested ( 4,183 ) ​ 945.58 Canceled or forfeited ( 313 ) ​ 938.64 Nonvested at May 9, 2020 14,288 ​ $ 911.01 ​ Total share-based compensation expense (a component of Operating, selling, general and administrative expenses) was $ 10.1 million for the twelve week period ended May 9, 2020, and $ 10.0 million for the comparable prior year period. Total share-based compensation expense was $ 32.3 million for the thirty-six week period ended May 9, 2020, and $ 31.5 million for the comparable prior year period. For the twelve week period ended May 9, 2020, 187,965 stock options were excluded from the diluted earnings per share computation because they would have been anti-dilutive. For the comparable prior year period, 4,177 anti-dilutive shares were excluded from the dilutive earnings per share computation. There were 161,321 anti-dilutive shares excluded from the diluted earnings per share computation for the thirty-six week period ended May 9, 2020, and 149,648 anti-dilutive shares excluded for the comparable prior year period. See AutoZone’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended August 31, 2019, for a discussion regarding the methodology used in developing AutoZone’s assumptions to determine the fair value of the option awards and a description of AutoZone’s Amended and Restated 2011 Equity Incentive Award Plan, the 2011 Director Compensation Program and the 2014 Director Compensation Plan. Note C – Fair Value Measurements The Company defines fair value as the price received to transfer an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In accordance with ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures , the Company uses the fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value. The hierarchy, as defined below, gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are set forth below: Level 1 inputs —unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company can access at the measurement date. Level 2 inputs —inputs other than quoted market prices included within Level 1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly, for the asset or liability. Level 3 inputs —unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, which are based on the Company’s own assumptions as there is little, if any, observable activity in identical assets or liabilities. 10 Table of Contents Financial Assets & Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis The Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis were as follows: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ May 9, 2020 (in thousands) Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Fair Value ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Other current assets ​ $ 34,381 ​ $ — ​ $ — ​ $ 34,381 Other long-term assets ​ 70,726 ​ 11,110 ​ — ​ 81,836 ​ ​ $ 105,107 ​ $ 11,110 ​ $ — ​ $ 116,217 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Accrued expenses and other ​ $ — ​ $ ( 16,842 ) ​ $ — ​ $ ( 16,842 ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ August 31, 2019 (in thousands) Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Fair Value ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Other current assets ​ $ 65,344 ​ $ 2,614 ​ $ — ​ $ 67,958 Other long-term assets ​ 65,573 ​ 5,395 ​ — ​ 70,968 ​ ​ $ 130,917 ​ $ 8,009 ​ $ — ​ $ 138,926 ​ At May 9, 2020, the fair value measurement amounts for assets and liabilities recorded in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets consisted of short-term marketable debt securities of $ 34.4 million, which are included within Other current assets; long-term marketable debt securities of $ 81.8 million, which are included in Other long-term assets; and cash flow hedging instruments of $ 16.8 million, which are included within Accrued expenses and other. The Company’s marketable debt securities are typically valued at the closing price in the principal active market as of the last business day of the quarter or through the use of other market inputs relating to the securities, including benchmark yields and reported trades. The fair values of the marketable debt securities, by asset class, are described in “Note D – Marketable Debt Securities.” The fair values of derivative assets and liabilities traded in the over-the-counter markets are determined using quantitative models that require the use of multiple inputs including interest rates, prices and indices to generate pricing and volatility factors. Refer to “Note E – Derivative Financial Instruments”. Financial Instruments not Recognized at Fair Value The Company has financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, other current assets and accounts payable. The carrying amounts of these financial instruments approximate fair value because of their short maturities. A discussion of the carrying values and fair values of the Company’s debt is included in “Note G – Financing.” ​ ​ 11 Table of Contents Note D – Marketable Debt Securities The Company’s basis for determining the cost of a security sold is the “Specific Identification Model.” Unrealized gains (losses) on marketable debt securities are recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive loss. The Company’s available-for-sale marketable debt securities consisted of the following: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ May 9, 2020 ​ Amortized Gross Gross ​ ​ ​ Cost ​ Unrealized ​ Unrealized ​ Fair (in thousands) ​ Basis ​ Gains ​ Losses ​ Value ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Corporate debt securities ​ $ 52,423 ​ $ 715 ​ $ ( 28 ) ​ $ 53,110 Government bonds ​ 45,683 ​ 1,468 ​ ( 13 ) ​ 47,138 Mortgage-backed securities ​ 2,958 ​ 58 ​ — ​ 3,016 Asset-backed securities and other ​ 12,944 ​ 70 ​ ( 61 ) ​ 12,953 ​ ​ $ 114,008 ​ $ 2,311 ​ $ ( 102 ) ​ $ 116,217 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Amortized Gross Gross ​ ​ ​ Cost ​ Unrealized ​ Unrealized ​ Fair (in thousands) ​ Basis ​ Gains ​ Losses ​ Value ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Corporate debt securities ​ $ 36,998 ​ $ 29 ​ $ ( 19 ) ​ $ 37,008 Government bonds ​ 45,741 ​ 763 ​ — ​ 46,504 Mortgage-backed securities ​ 2,089 ​ 2 ​ ( 15 ) ​ 2,076 Asset-backed securities and other ​ 53,345 ​ — ​ ( 7 ) ​ 53,338 ​ ​ $ 138,173 ​ $ 794 ​ $ ( 41 ) ​ $ 138,926 ​ The debt securities held at May 9, 2020, had effective maturities ranging from less than one year to approximately three years . The Company did not realize any material gains or losses on its marketable debt securities during the thirty-six week period ended May 9, 2020. The Company holds six securities that are in an unrealized loss position of approximately $ 102 thousand at May 9, 2020. The Company has the intent and ability to hold these investments until recovery of fair value or maturity and does not deem the investments to be impaired on an other than temporary basis. In evaluating whether the securities are deemed to be impaired on an other than temporary basis, the Company considers factors such as the duration and severity of the loss position, the credit worthiness of the investee, the term to maturity and the intent and ability to hold the investments until maturity or until recovery of fair value. Included above in total available-for-sale marketable debt securities are $ 30.0 million of marketable debt securities transferred by the Company’s insurance captive to a trust account to secure its obligations to an insurance company related to future workers’ compensation and casualty losses. Note E – Derivative Financial Instruments During the third quarter of fiscal 2020, the Company entered into two treasury rate locks, each with a notional amount of $ 300 million. These agreements were cash flow hedges used to manage our exposure to interest rate volatility associated with anticipated debt financing. The fixed rates for both treasury rate locks are 1.0 % and are benchmarked based on the 10-year U.S. treasury notes. These outstanding cash flow derivative instruments are designed as cash flow hedges and deemed highly effective both at inception and at May 9, 2020. Both treasury rate locks expire on August 6, 2020. During the quarter ended May 9, 2020, the Company recorded $ 16.8 million of pre-tax losses in unrealized losses on derivative activity on our condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive loss related to the change in fair value since inception. At May 9, 2020, $ 12.8 million was recorded in accrued expenses and other on our condensed consolidated balance sheets related to these instruments. ​ 12 Table of Contents At May 9, 2020, the Company had $ 4.1 million recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive loss related to realized losses associated with terminated interest rate swap and treasury rate lock derivatives, which were designated as hedging instruments. Net losses are amortized into Interest expense over the remaining life of the associated debt. During the twelve week period ended May 9, 2020, the Company reclassified $ 509 thousand of net losses from Accumulated other comprehensive loss to Interest expense. During the comparable prior year period, the Company reclassified $ 508 thousand of net losses from Accumulated other comprehensive loss to Interest expense. During the thirty-six week period ended May 9, 2020, and the comparable prior year period, the Company reclassified $ 1.5 million of net losses from Accumulated other comprehensive loss to Interest expense. The Company expects to reclassify $ 2.3 million of net losses from Accumulated other comprehensive loss to Interest expense over the next 12 months. ​ Note F – Merchandise Inventories Merchandise inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Merchandise inventories include related purchasing, storage and handling costs. Inventory cost has been determined using the last-in, first-out (“LIFO”) method for domestic inventories and the weighted average cost method for Mexico and Brazil inventories. Due to historical price deflation on the Company’s merchandise purchases, the Company has exhausted its LIFO reserve balance. The Company’s policy is not to write up inventory in excess of replacement cost, which is based on average cost. The difference between LIFO cost and replacement cost, which has been reduced due to recent price inflation on the Company’s merchandise purchases, was $ 348.1 million at May 9, 2020 and $ 404.9 million at August 31, 2019. Note G – Financing The Company’s long-term debt consisted of the following: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ May 9, August 31, (in thousands) ​ 2020 ​ 2019 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 4.000 % Senior Notes due November 2020 , effective interest rate of 4.43 % ​ $ 500,000 ​ $ 500,000 2.500 % Senior Notes due April 2021 , effective interest rate of 2.62 % ​ 250,000 ​ 250,000 3.700 % Senior Notes due April 2022 , effective interest rate of 3.85 % ​ 500,000 ​ 500,000 2.875 % Senior Notes due January 2023 , effective interest rate of 3.21 % ​ 300,000 ​ 300,000 3.125 % Senior Notes due July 2023 , effective interest rate of 3.26 % ​ 500,000 ​ 500,000 3.125 % Senior Notes due April 2024 , effective interest rate 3.32 % ​ 300,000 ​ 300,000 3.250 % Senior Notes due April 2025 , effective interest rate 3.36 % ​ 400,000 ​ 400,000 3.625 % Senior Notes due April 2025 , effective interest rate 3.78 % ​ ​ 500,000 ​ ​ — 3.125 % Senior Notes due April 2026 , effective interest rate of 3.28 % ​ 400,000 ​ 400,000 3.750 % Senior Notes due June 2027 , effective interest rate of 3.83 % ​ 600,000 ​ 600,000 3.750 % Senior Notes due April 2029 , effective interest rate of 3.86 % ​ 450,000 ​ 450,000 4.000 % Senior Notes due April 2030 , effective interest rate 4.09 % ​ ​ 750,000 ​ ​ — Commercial paper, weighted average interest rate of 2.28 % at August 31, 2019 ​ — ​ 1,030,000 Total debt before discounts and debt issuance costs ​ 5,450,000 ​ 5,230,000 Less: Discounts and debt issuance costs ​ 31,728 ​ 23,656 Long-term debt ​ $ 5,418,272 ​ $ 5,206,344 ​ As of May 9, 2020, the $ 500 million 4.000 % Senior Notes due November 2020 and the $ 250 million 2.500 % Senior Notes due April 2021 are classified as long-term in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets as the Company has the ability and intent to refinance them on a long-term basis through available capacity in its revolving credit facilities. As of May 9, 2020, the Company had $ 2.747 billion of availability under its $ 2.75 billion revolving credit facilities which would allow the Company to replace these short-term obligations with long-term financing facilities. ​ 13 Table of Contents On March 30, 2020, the Company issued $ 500 million in 3.625 % Senior Notes due April 2025 and $ 750 million in 4.000 % Senior Notes due April 2030 under its automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3, filed with the SEC on April 4, 2019 (File No. 333-230719) (the “2019 Shelf Registration”). The 2019 Shelf Registration allows the Company to sell an indeterminate amount in debt securities to fund general corporate purposes, including repaying, redeeming or repurchasing outstanding debt and for working capital, capital expenditures, new store openings, stock repurchases and acquisitions. Proceeds from the debt issuance were used for general corporate purposes. The Company entered into a Master Extension, New Commitment and Amendment Agreement dated as of November 18, 2017 (the “Extension Amendment”) to the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of November 18, 2016, as amended, modified, extended or restated from time to time (the “Revolving Credit Agreement”). Under the Extension Amendment: (i) the Company’s borrowing capacity under the Revolving Credit Agreement was increased from $ 1.6 billion to $ 2.0 billion; (ii) the Company’s option to increase its borrowing capacity under the Revolving Credit Agreement was “refreshed” and the amount of such option remained at $ 400 million; (iii) the maximum borrowing under the Revolving Credit Agreement may, at the Company’s option, subject to lenders approval, be increased from $ 2.0 billion to $ 2.4 billion; (iv) the termination date of the Revolving Credit Agreement was extended from November 18, 2021 until November 18, 2022; and (v) the Company has the option to make one additional written request of the lenders to extend the termination date then in effect for an additional year. Under the Revolving Credit Agreement, the Company may borrow funds consisting of Eurodollar loans, base rate loans or a combination of both. Interest accrues on Eurodollar loans at a defined Eurodollar rate, defined as LIBOR plus the applicable percentage, as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement, depending upon the Company’s Senior, unsecured, (non-credit enhanced) long-term debt ratings. Interest accrues on base rate loans as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement. On April 3, 2020, the Company entered into a 364-Day Credit Agreement (the “364-Day Credit Agreement”) to augment the Company’s access to liquidity due to current macroeconomic conditions and supplements the Company’s existing Revolving Credit Agreement. The 364-Day Credit Agreement provides for loans in the aggregate principal amount of up to $ 750 million. The 364-Day Credit Agreement will terminate, and all amounts borrowed under the 364-Day Credit Agreement will be due and payable, on April 2, 2021. Revolving loans under the 364-Day Credit Agreement may be base rate loans, Eurodollar loans, or a combination of both, at the Company’s election. As of May 9, 2020, the Company had no outstanding borrowings under each of the revolving credit facilities and $ 3.2 million of outstanding letters of credit under the Revolving Credit Agreement. The fair value of the Company’s debt was estimated at $ 5.723 billion as of May 9, 2020, and $ 5.419 billion as of August 31, 2019, based on the quoted market prices for the same or similar issues or on the current rates available to the Company for debt of the same terms (Level 2). Such fair value is greater than the carrying value of debt by $ 304.9 million at May 9, 2020, which reflects their face amount, adjusted for any unamortized debt issuance costs and discounts. At August 31, 2019, the fair value was greater than the carrying value of debt by $ 212.7 million. All Senior Notes are subject to an interest rate adjustment if the debt ratings assigned to the Senior Notes are downgraded (as defined in the agreements). Further, the Senior Notes contain a provision that repayment of the Senior Notes may be accelerated if the Company experiences a change in control (as defined in the agreements). The Company’s borrowings under its Senior Notes contain minimal covenants, primarily restrictions on liens. Under its revolving credit facilities, covenants include restrictions on liens, a maximum debt to earnings ratio, a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio and a change of control provision that may require acceleration of the repayment obligations under certain circumstances. All of the repayment obligations under its borrowing arrangements may be accelerated and come due prior to the scheduled payment date if covenants are breached or an event of default occurs. As of May 9, 2020, the Company was in compliance with all covenants and expects to remain in compliance with all covenants under its borrowing arrangements. Note H – Stock Repurchase Program From January 1, 1998 to May 9, 2020, the Company has repurchased a total of 147.7 million shares of its common stock at an aggregate cost of $ 22.354 billion, including 826,002 shares of its common stock at an aggregate cost of $ 930.9 million during the thirty-six week period ended May 9, 2020. 14 Table of Contents On October 7, 2019, the Board voted to increase the repurchase authorization by $ 1.25 billion. This raised the total value of shares authorized to be repurchased to $ 23.15 billion. Considering the cumulative repurchases as of May 9, 2020, the Company had $ 795.9 million remaining under the Board’s authorization to repurchase its common stock. During the thirty-six week period ended May 9, 2020, the Company retired 1.9 million shares of treasury stock which had previously been repurchased under the Company’s share repurchase program. The retirement increased Retained deficit by $ 1.879 billion and decreased Additional paid-in capital by $ 99.7 million. During the comparable prior year period, the Company retired 2.6 million shares of treasury stock, which increased Retained deficit by $ 1.707 billion and decreased Additional paid-in capital by $ 125.4 million. During the twelve week period ended May 9, 2020, the Company temporarily ceased share repurchases under its share repurchase program to conserve liquidity in response to the uncertainty related to COVID-19, and the Company will continue to evaluate current and expected business conditions and resume share repurchases under its share repurchase program when the Company deems appropriate. Note I – Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Accumulated other comprehensive loss includes foreign currency translation adjustments, activity for interest rate swaps and treasury rate locks that qualify as cash flow hedges and unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale debt securities. Changes in Accumulated other comprehensive loss for the twelve week periods ended May 9, 2020 and May 4, 2019 consisted of the following: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Net ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Foreign ​ Unrealized ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Currency and ​ Gain (Loss) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (in thousands) Other (2) on Securities ​ Derivatives ​ Total ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Balance at February 15, 2020 ​ $ ( 225,380 ) ​ $ 581 ​ $ ( 3,538 ) ​ $ ( 228,337 ) Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications (1) ​ ( 104,920 ) ​ 1,116 ​ ( 12,808 ) (5) ( 116,612 ) Amounts reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) (1) ​ — ​ 44 (3) 389 (4) 433 Balance at May 9, 2020 ​ $ ( 330,300 ) ​ $ 1,741 ​ $ ( 15,957 ) ​ $ ( 344,516 ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Net ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Foreign ​ Unrealized ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Currency and ​ Gain (Loss) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (in thousands) Other (2) on Securities ​ Derivatives ​ Total ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Balance at February 9, 2019 ​ $ ( 230,140 ) ​ $ ( 442 ) ​ $ ( 5,255 ) ​ $ ( 235,837 ) Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications (1) ​ ( 1,409 ) ​ 277 ​ — ​ ( 1,132 ) Amounts reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) (1) ​ — ​ ( 31 ) (3) 388 (4) 357 Balance at May 4, 2019 ​ $ ( 231,549 ) ​ $ ( 196 ) ​ $ ( 4,867 ) ​ $ ( 236,612 ) ​ (1) Amounts in parentheses indicate debits to Accumulated other comprehensive loss. (2) Foreign currency is shown net of U.S. tax to account for foreign currency impacts of certain undistributed non-U.S. subsidiaries earnings. Other foreign currency is not shown net of additional U.S. tax as other basis differences of non-U.S. subsidiaries are intended to be permanently reinvested. (3) Represents realized gains on marketable debt securities, net of taxes of $ 12 for the twelve weeks ended May 9, 2020, and $ 8 for the twelve weeks ended May 4, 2019, which is recorded in Operating, selling general and administrative expenses on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. See “Note D – Marketable Debt Securities” for further discussion. (4) Represents losses on derivatives, net of tax benefit of $ 120 for the twelve weeks ended May 9, 2020 and for the twelve weeks ended May 4, 2019, which is recorded in Interest expense, net, on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. See “Note E – Derivative Financial Instruments” for further discussion. (5) Represents change in fair value for derivatives, net of tax benefit of $ 4,034 for the twelve weeks ended May 9, 2020. ​ 15 Table of Contents Changes in Accumulated other comprehensive loss for the thirty-six week periods ended May 9, 2020 and May 4, 2019 consisted of the following: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Net ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Foreign ​ Unrealized ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Currency and ​ Gain (Loss) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (in thousands) Other (2) on Securities ​ Derivatives ​ Total ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Balance at August 31, 2019 ​ $ ( 265,598 ) ​ $ 591 ​ $ ( 4,315 ) ​ $ ( 269,322 ) Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications (1) ​ ( 64,702 ) ​ 1,063 ​ ( 12,808 ) (5) ( 76,447 ) Amounts reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) (1) ​ — ​ 87 (3) 1,166 (4) 1,253 Balance at May 9, 2020 ​ $ ( 330,300 ) ​ $ 1,741 ​ $ ( 15,957 ) ​ $ ( 344,516 ) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Net ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Foreign ​ Unrealized ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Currency and ​ Gain (Loss) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (in thousands) Other (2) on Securities ​ Derivatives ​ Total ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Balance at August 25, 2018 ​ $ ( 228,899 ) ​ $ ( 873 ) ​ $ ( 6,033 ) ​ $ ( 235,805 ) Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications (1) ​ ( 2,650 ) ​ 707 ​ — ​ ( 1,943 ) Amounts reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) (1) ​ — ​ ( 30 ) (3) 1,166 (4) 1,136 Balance at May 4, 2019 ​ $ ( 231,549 ) ​ $ ( 196 ) ​ $ ( 4,867 ) ​ $ ( 236,612 ) ​ (1) Amounts in parentheses indicate debits to Accumulated other comprehensive loss. (2) Foreign currency is shown net of U.S. tax to account for foreign currency impacts of certain undistributed non-U.S. subsidiaries earnings. Other foreign currency is not shown net of additional U.S. tax as other basis differences of non-U.S. subsidiaries are intended to be permanently reinvested. (3) Represents realized gains on marketable debt securities, net of taxes of $ 24 for the thirty-six weeks ended May 9, 2020 and $ 8 for thirty-six weeks ended May 4, 2019, which is recorded in Operating, selling general and administrative expenses on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. See “Note D – Marketable Debt Securities” for further discussion. (4) Represents losses on derivatives, net of tax benefits of $ 360 for the thirty-six weeks ended May 9, 2020 and for thirty-six weeks ended May 4, 2019, which is recorded in Interest expense, net, on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. See “Note E – Derivative Financial Instruments” for further discussion. (5) Represents the change in fair value for derivatives, net of tax benefit of $ 4,034 for the thirty-six weeks ended May 9, 2020. ​ Note J – Goodwill and Intangibles As of May 9, 2020, there were no changes to the carrying amount of goodwill as described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended August 31, 2019. The carrying amounts of intangible assets are included in Other long-term assets as follows: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Estimated Gross ​ ​ Net ​ ​ Useful ​ Carrying ​ Accumulated ​ Carrying (in thousands) ​ Life ​ Amount ​ Amortization ​ Amount ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Amortizing intangible assets: ​ ​ ​ Technology 3 - 5 years ​ $ 870 ​ $ ( 870 ) ​ $ — Customer relationships 3 - 10 years ​ 29,376 ​ ( 26,648 ) ​ 2,728 Total intangible assets other than goodwill ​ ​ ​ $ 30,246 ​ $ ( 27,518 ) ​ $ 2,728 ​ Amortization expense of intangible assets for the twelve and thirty-six week periods ended May 9, 2020 and May 4, 2019 were $ 1.0 million and $ 2.9 million, respectively. 16 Table of Contents Note K – Litigation The Company is involved in various legal proceedings incidental to the conduct of its business, including, but not limited to, several lawsuits containing class-action allegations in which the plaintiffs are current and former hourly and salaried employees who allege various wage and hour violations and unlawful termination practices. While the resolution of these matters cannot be predicted with certainty, management does not currently believe that, either individually or in the aggregate, these matters will result in liabilities material to the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income, Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets or Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. Note L – Leases The Company adopted ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) , beginning with its first quarter ended November 23, 2019 which requires leases to be recognized on the balance sheet. Leases with an original term of 12 months or less are not recognized in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, and the lease expense related to these short-term leases is recognized over the lease term. The Company elected the practical expedient to not separate lease components from the non-lease components, which includes fixed common-area maintenance costs at its retail store locations, for all classes of leased assets, except vehicles. The Company’s vehicle leases typically include variable non-lease components, such as maintenance and fuel charges, which contain observable standalone prices. The Company has elected to exclude these variable non-lease components from vehicle lease payments for the purpose of calculating the right-of-use assets and liabilities. These variable lease payments are expensed as incurred. The Company’s leases primarily relate to its retail stores, distribution centers and vehicles under various non-callable leases. Leases are categorized at their commencement date, which is the date the Company takes possession or control of the underlying asset. Most of the Company’s leases are operating leases; however, certain land and vehicles are leased under finance leases. The leases have varying terms and expire at various dates through 2040. Retail leases typically have initial terms of between one and 20 years, with one to six optional renewal periods of one to five years each. Finance leases for vehicles typically have original terms between one and five years , and finance leases for real estate leases typically have terms of 20 or more years. The exercise of lease renewal options is at the Company’s sole discretion. The Company evaluates renewal options at lease commencement and on an ongoing basis and includes options that are reasonably certain to exercise in its expected lease terms when classifying leases and measuring lease liabilities. The Company subleases certain properties that are not used in its operations. Sublease income was not significant for the periods presented. Certain lease agreements require variable payments based upon actual costs of common-area maintenance, real estate taxes and insurance. The Company’s lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants. The Company’s finance leases for vehicles have a stated borrowing rate which it uses in determining the present value of the lease payments over the lease term. Substantially all the operating leases and finance leases for real estate do not provide a stated borrowing rate. Accordingly, we use the Company’s incremental borrowing rate at commencement or modification date is used in determining the present value of lease payments over the lease term. For operating leases that commenced prior to the date of adoption of the new standard, the Company used the incremental borrowing rate that corresponded to the remaining lease term as of the date of adoption. ​ 17 Table of Contents Lease-related assets and liabilities recorded on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet are as follows: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (in thousands) Classification May 9, 2020 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Assets: ​ Operating Operating lease right-of-use assets ​ $ 2,613,849 Finance Property and equipment ​ 291,873 Total lease assets ​ $ 2,905,722 Liabilities: ​ Current: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Operating Current portion of operating lease liabilities ​ $ 236,759 Finance Accrued expenses and other ​ 58,018 Noncurrent: ​ Operating Operating lease liabilities, less current portion ​ 2,481,280 Finance Other long-term liabilities ​ 126,258 Total lease liabilities ​ $ 2,902,315 ​ Accumulated amortization related to finance lease assets was $ 101.6 million as of May 9, 2020. Lease costs for finance and operating leases for the twelve and thirty-six weeks ended May 9, 2020 are as follows: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Twelve Thirty-Six ​ ​ ​ ​ Weeks Ended ​ Weeks Ended (in thousands) ​ Statement of Income Location ​ May 9, 2020 ​ May 9, 2020 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Finance lease cost: ​ ​ Amortization of lease assets Depreciation and amortization ​ $ 13,044 ​ $ 38,572 Interest on lease liabilities Interest expense, net ​ 933 ​ 3,600 Operating lease cost (1) Selling, general and administrative expenses ​ 82,258 ​ 244,454 Total lease cost ​ ​ ​ $ 96,235 ​ $ 286,626 ​ ​ (1) Includes short-term leases, variable lease costs and sublease income, which are immaterial. The future rental payments, inclusive of renewal options that have been included in defining the expected lease term, of our operating and finance lease obligations as of May 9, 2020 having initial or remaining lease terms in excess of one year are as follows: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Finance Operating ​ (in thousands) ​ Leases ​ Leases ​ Total ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 2020 ​ $ 15,052 ​ $ 79,958 ​ $ 95,010 2021 ​ 61,531 ​ 320,888 ​ 382,419 2022 ​ 49,532 ​ 317,806 ​ 367,338 2023 ​ 34,827 ​ 298,900 ​ 333,727 2024 ​ 12,837 ​ 275,164 ​ 288,001 Thereafter ​ 38,271 ​ 2,246,943 ​ 2,285,214 Total lease payments ​ ​ 212,050 ​ ​ 3,539,659 ​ 3,751,709 Less: Interest ​ ( 27,774 ) ​ ( 821,620 ) ​ ( 849,394 ) Present value of lease liabilities ​ $ 184,276 ​ $ 2,718,039 ​ $ 2,902,315 ​ ​ 18 Table of Contents The following table summarizes the Company’s lease term and discount rate assumptions: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ May 9, 2020 Weighted-average remaining lease term in years, inclusive of renewal options that are reasonably certain to be exercised ​ Finance leases – real estate 30 ​ Finance leases – vehicles 3 ​ Operating leases 15 ​ Weighted-average discount rate: ​ Finance leases – real estate 3.24 % Finance leases – vehicles 2.70 % Operating leases 3.43 % ​ The following table summarizes the other information related to the Company’s lease liabilities: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Thirty-Six ​ ​ Weeks Ended (in thousands) ​ May 9, 2020 ​ ​ ​ ​ Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities – operating cash flows from operating leases ​ $ 98,356 Leased assets obtained in exchange for new finance lease liabilities ​ 48,236 Leased assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities ​ 163,066 ​ ​ As of May 9, 2020, the Company has entered into additional leases which have not yet commenced and are therefore not part of the right-of-use asset and liability. These leases are generally for real estate and have undiscounted future payments of approximately $ 14.2 million and will commence when the Company obtains possession of the underlying leased asset. Commencement dates are expected to be from fiscal 2020 to fiscal 2022 . Note M – Segment Reporting The Company’s operating segments (Domestic Auto Parts, Mexico and Brazil) are aggregated as one reportable segment: Auto Parts Stores. The criteria the Company used to identify the reportable segment are primarily the nature of the products the Company sells and the operating results that are regularly reviewed by the Company’s chief operating decision maker to make decisions about the resources to be allocated to the business units and to assess performance. The accounting policies of the Company’s reportable segment are the same as those described in “Note A – Significant Accounting Policies” in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended August 31, 2019. The Auto Parts Stores segment is a retailer and distributor of automotive parts and accessories through the Company’s 6,484 stores in the U.S., Mexico and Brazil. Each store carries an extensive product line for cars, sport utility vehicles, vans and light trucks, including new and remanufactured automotive hard parts, maintenance items, accessories and non-automotive products. The Other category reflects business activities of two operating segments that are not separately reportable due to the materiality of these operating segments. The operating segments include ALLDATA, which produces, sells and maintains diagnostic and repair information software used in the automotive repair industry, and E-commerce, which includes direct sales to customers through www.autozone.com for sales that are not fulfilled by local stores. 19 Table of Contents The Company evaluates its reportable segment primarily on the basis of net sales and segment profit, which is defined as gross profit. Segment results for the periods presented were as follows: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Twelve Weeks Ended ​ Thirty-Six Weeks Ended ​ May 9, May 4, May 9, May 4, (in thousands) ​ 2020 ​ 2019 ​ 2020 ​ 2019 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Net Sales ​ ​ ​ ​ Auto Parts Stores ​ $ 2,724,604 ​ $ 2,731,900 ​ $ 7,932,831 ​ $ 7,728,173 Other ​ 54,695 ​ 51,106 ​ 153,168 ​ 147,134 Total ​ $ 2,779,299 ​ $ 2,783,006 ​ $ 8,085,999 ​ $ 7,875,307 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Segment Profit ​ ​ ​ ​ Auto Parts Stores ​ $ 1,454,705 ​ $ 1,457,608 ​ $ 4,252,136 ​ $ 4,132,358 Other ​ 35,943 ​ 34,412 ​ 105,642 ​ 102,243 Gross profit ​ 1,490,648 ​ 1,492,020 ​ 4,357,778 ​ 4,234,601 Operating, selling, general and administrative expenses ​ ( 998,975 ) ​ ( 944,497 ) ​ ( 2,958,144 ) ​ ( 2,799,239 ) Interest expense, net ​ ( 47,450 ) ​ ( 43,239 ) ​ ( 135,528 ) ​ ( 123,608 ) Income before income taxes ​ $ 444,223 ​ $ 504,284 ​ $ 1,264,106 ​ $ 1,311,754 ​ ​ ​ 20 Table of Contents Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm The Board of Directors and Stockholders AutoZone, Inc. Results of Review of Interim Financial Statements We have reviewed the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet of AutoZone, Inc. (the Company) as of May 9, 2020, the related condensed consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income and stockholders’ deficit for the twelve and thirty-six week periods ended May 9, 2020 and May 4, 2019, the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the thirty-six week periods ended May 9, 2020 and May 4, 2019, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “condensed consolidated interim financial statements”). Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements for them to be in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of August 31, 2019, the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, stockholders’ deficit and cash flows for the year then ended, and the related notes (not presented herein); and in our report dated October 28, 2019, we expressed an unqualified audit opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of August 31, 2019, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived. Basis for Review Results These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and the PCAOB. We conducted our review in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. A review of interim financial statements consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion. /s/ Ernst & Young LLP ​ Memphis, Tennessee ​ June 12, 2020 ​ 21 Table of Contents