** Shares of Australia's Eagers Automotive APE.AX rise as much as 4.2% to A$26.66, their biggest intraday pct gain in a month

** Stock touches highest level since February 3

** The automotive retail co posts FY25 underlying operating profit before tax of A$424.1 million ($299.80 million), up from A$371.2 million last year

** Co logs FY25 revenue of A$13,045.2 million, up from A$11,193.7 million last year

** Declares final dividend of 50 Australian cents apiece

** APE up 8% YTD, including session's moves

($1 = 1.4146 Australian dollars)

(Reporting by Aamir Sheik Khalid in Bengaluru)

((Aamir.SheikKhalid@thomsonreuters.com))