Q4 and Year End 2005 Advance Auto Part Earnings Conference Call - Research and Markets Offers a Brief of 'Advance Auto Parts' Conference Call.

DUBLIN, Ireland--Feb. 1, 20066, 2006--The Advance Auto Parts Corporate Conference Call took place on 16-Feb-06 8:00am ET.

The Co. reported that 2005 diluted EPS increased to $2.13 vs. $1.66 last year, a 28% increase. For 4Q05, AAP achieved diluted EPS of $0.36, 24% increase in EPS vs. $0.29 earned in 4Q04. In 2006, AAP is targeting diluted EPS in the range of $2.37-2.47, including approx. $0.12 of stock option expense.

More information on this Conference Call can be obtained from Research and Markets at

http://www.researchandmarkets.com/transcripts/80616

This document provides a non-biased summary of the conference call detailing the key points and the full Q&A session.