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sonic automotive inc. - SAH

SAH

Close Chg Chg %
61.62 1.52 2.47%

Closed Market

63.14

+1.52 (2.47%)

Volume: 158.43K

Last Updated:

Nov 21, 2024, 3:59 PM EDT

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Company Overview: sonic automotive inc. - SAH

SAH Key Data

Open

$62.01

 Day Range

61.95 - 63.80

52 Week Range

47.99 - 67.15

 Market Cap

$2.11B

Shares Outstanding

34.19M

 Public Float

12.90M

Beta

1.62

 Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

10.97

 EPS

$5.77

Yield

194.55%

 Dividend

$0.35

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Dec 13, 2024

 SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

195.51K

  

SAH Performance

1 Week
 
 -1.17%
 
1 Month
 
 11.13%
 
3 Months
 
 1.02%
 
1 Year
 
 19.72%
 
5 Years
 
 92.80%
 

SAH Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 10
Full Ratings ➔

About sonic automotive inc. - SAH

Sonic Automotive, Inc. operates as a automotive retailer. Its services include sales of both new and used cars and light trucks, sales of replacement parts and performance of vehicle maintenance, warranty, paint and repair services and arrangement of extended service contracts, financing, insurance, vehicle protection products and other aftermarket products for automotive customers. The firm operates through the following segments: Franchised Dealerships and EchoPark. The Franchised Dealerships segment provides comprehensive services, which include sales of both new and used cars and light trucks, sales of replacement parts and performance of vehicle maintenance, manufacturer warranty repairs, and paint and collision repair services. The EchoPark segment sales used cars and light trucks. The company was founded by Ollen Bruton Smith and Bryan Scott Smith in January 1997 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

SAH At a Glance

Sonic Automotive, Inc.
4401 Colwick Road
Charlotte, North Carolina 28211
Phone 1-704-566-2400 Revenue 14.37B
Industry Specialty Stores Net Income 178.20M
Sector Retail Trade 2023 Sales Growth 2.652%
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2024 Employees 10,500
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SAH Valuation

P/E Current 10.971
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 11.324
Price to Sales Ratio 0.14
Price to Book Ratio 2.14
Price to Cash Flow Ratio N/A
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 8.788
Enterprise Value to Sales 0.407
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.66

SAH Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 1,368,800.00
Income Per Employee 16,971.429
Receivables Turnover 27.215
Total Asset Turnover 2.779

SAH Liquidity

Current Ratio 1.099
Quick Ratio 0.411
Cash Ratio 0.013

SAH Profitability

Gross Margin 14.635
Operating Margin 3.643
Pretax Margin 1.683
Net Margin 1.24
Return on Assets 3.446
Return on Equity 19.943
Return on Total Capital 3.748
Return on Invested Capital 5.931

SAH Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 433.132
Total Debt to Total Capital 81.243
Total Debt to Total Assets 72.011
Long-Term Debt to Equity 234.354
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 43.958
  • Income Statement
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  • Cash Flow Statement

Annual Financials for Sonic Automotive Inc. - SAH

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All values USD millions. 2020 2021 2022 2023 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
9.77B 12.40B 14.00B 14.37B
Sales Growth
-6.57% +26.92% +12.94% +2.65%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
8.43B 10.58B 11.81B 12.27B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
91.02M 101.10M 127.50M 142.30M
Depreciation
- 101.10M 127.50M 142.30M
Amortization of Intangibles
- - - -
-
COGS Growth
-6.56% +25.48% +11.61% +3.87%
Gross Income
1.33B 1.81B 2.19B 2.10B
Gross Income Growth
-6.67% +36.06% +20.75% -3.93%
Gross Profit Margin
+13.64% +14.63% +15.64% +14.63%
2020 2021 2022 2023 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
1.04B 1.28B 1.55B 1.58B
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
1.04B 1.28B 1.55B 1.58B
SGA Growth
-11.34% +23.04% +21.85% +1.63%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
269.68M 4.60M 321.70M 80.30M
EBIT after Unusual Expense
26.03M 532.80M 313.30M 443.30M
Non Operating Income/Expense
8.34M (11.40M) 200.00K (20.60M)
Non-Operating Interest Income
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
69.14M 63.20M 123.50M 180.80M
Interest Expense Growth
-33.74% -8.59% +95.41% +46.40%
Gross Interest Expense
69.91M 65.00M 125.10M 183.00M
Interest Capitalized
774.00K 1.80M 1.60M 2.20M
Pretax Income
(34.76M) 458.20M 190.00M 241.90M
Pretax Income Growth
-117.41% +1,418.03% -58.53% +27.32%
Pretax Margin
-0.36% +3.70% +1.36% +1.68%
Income Tax
15.90M 109.30M 101.50M 63.70M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
50.37M 97.00M 114.20M 82.30M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
(34.47M) 12.30M (12.70M) (18.60M)
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
(50.66M) 348.90M 88.50M 178.20M
Minority Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Net Income
(50.66M) 348.90M 88.50M 178.20M
Net Income Growth
-135.05% +788.65% -74.63% +101.36%
Net Margin Growth
-0.52% +2.81% +0.63% +1.24%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
(50.66M) 348.90M 88.50M 178.20M
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
(50.66M) 348.90M 88.50M 178.20M
EPS (Basic)
-1.1926 8.4267 2.2868 5.0914
EPS (Basic) Growth
-135.49% +806.58% -72.86% +122.64%
Basic Shares Outstanding
42.48M 41.40M 38.70M 35.00M
EPS (Diluted)
-1.1926 8.0615 2.2292 4.9638
EPS (Diluted) Growth
-136.07% +775.96% -72.35% +122.67%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
42.48M 43.28M 39.70M 35.90M
EBITDA
386.73M 638.50M 762.50M 665.90M
EBITDA Growth
+10.03% +65.10% +19.42% -12.67%
EBITDA Margin
+3.96% +5.15% +5.45% +4.63%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation OVERWEIGHT Average Target Price 66.571
Number of Ratings 10 Current Quarters Estimate 1.465
FY Report Date 12 / 2024 Current Year's Estimate 5.559
Last Quarter’s Earnings 1.26 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 6.81 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 6.127
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 7 3 7 7
Mean Estimate 1.47 1.34 5.56 6.13
High Estimates 1.51 1.48 5.70 6.40
Low Estimate 1.41 1.22 5.50 6.00
Coefficient of Variance 2.39 9.72 1.29 2.13

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 3 3 3
OVERWEIGHT 0 0 0
HOLD 7 7 5
UNDERWEIGHT 0 0 0
SELL 0 0 1
MEAN Overweight Overweight Hold

Insider Actions for Sonic Automotive Inc. - SAH

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Jul 19, 2024 Heath R. Byrd EVP and CFO 173,618 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $60 per share 10,417,080.00
May 29, 2024 Jeff Dyke President; Director 161,622 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $56.76 per share 9,173,664.72
May 16, 2024 David Bruton Smith Chairman and CEO; Director 599,700 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $16.76 per share 10,050,972.00
May 16, 2024 David Bruton Smith Chairman and CEO; Director 583,054 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $59.36 per share 34,610,085.44
May 16, 2024 David Bruton Smith Chairman and CEO; Director N/A Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
May 15, 2024 David Bruton Smith Chairman and CEO; Director 16,646 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
May 15, 2024 David Bruton Smith Chairman and CEO; Director 58,416 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
May 15, 2024 David Bruton Smith Chairman and CEO; Director 79,069 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
May 15, 2024 David Bruton Smith Chairman and CEO; Director 603,707 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $16.76 per share 10,118,129.32
May 15, 2024 David Bruton Smith Chairman and CEO; Director 624,824 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $16.76 per share 10,472,050.24
May 15, 2024 David Bruton Smith Chairman and CEO; Director 583,054 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $59.27 per share 34,557,610.58
May 10, 2024 David Bruton Smith Chairman and CEO; Director 80,816 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Apr 29, 2024 Michael Hodge Director 13,566 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Apr 29, 2024 Keri A Kaiser Director 18,810 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Apr 26, 2024 Marcus G. Smith Director 93,730 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Apr 26, 2024 Roger Eugene Taylor Director 57,741 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Apr 26, 2024 William I. Belk Director 100,983 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Apr 26, 2024 Bryan Scott Smith Director 391,066 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Apr 26, 2024 William R. Brooks Director 111,554 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 14, 2024 Heath R. Byrd EVP and CFO 208,059 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $57.25 per share 11,911,377.75

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