SAH: Sonic Automotive, Inc. Company Profile & Statistics

About

Sonic Automotive is one of the leading automotive retailers in the U.S. Apart from selling new and used cars and light trucks, the company offers warranties, service contracts, vehicle financing and insurance. It provides maintenance and repair services, and sells replacement parts and aftermarket automotive products. Each sale of a new or used vehicle provide customers with financing and insurance options and help the firm earn financing fees and insurance and other aftermarket product commissions. Sonic Automotive operates through 2 reportable units: Franchised Dealerships & EchoPark. The Franchised Dealerships unit comprises retail automotive franchises selling new and used vehicles, replacement parts and vehicle repair and maintenance services, and finance and insurance products. The EchoPark unit, which operates independently from the franchised dealerships business, sells used cars and light trucks and arranges F&I product sales for the customers in pre-owned vehicle specialty retail locations.

Info & Links

CEO

David Bruton Smith

Headquarters

4401 COLWICK ROAD
CHARLOTTE, NC 28211, UNITED STATES

Auditor

GRANT THORNTON LLP

Share holders

547

Employees

10,800

Sonic Automotive, Inc. Statistics

Valuation Measures

Market Capitalization²

2.32B

Enterprise Value

6.16B

Enterprise Value/EBITDA(ttm)

10.30

Price to Earnings Ratio(ttm)

12.91

Price to Sales(ttm)

0.17

Price to Book(mrq)

2.33

Price to Cash(ytd)

7.45

Profitability

Gross Margin(ttm)

15.44%

Operating Margin(ttm)

1.38%

Profit Margin(ttm)

1.52%

Return on Equity(ttm)

19.96%

Return on Invested Capital(ttm)

7.48%

Return on Assets(ttm)

3.43%

Income Statement

Revenue(ttm)

14.22B

Revenue Per Share(ttm)

421.81

Gross Profit(ttm)

2.19B

EBITDA(ttm)³

597.70M

Net Income Available to Common(ttm)

216.00M

Diluted EPS(ttm)

6.18

Share Statistics

Beta (5Y Monthly)

1.68

52-Week Change

40.54%

S&P 500 52-Week Change

18.21%

S&P 500 Member

Yes

Stock Optionable

Yes

Total Shares Outstanding¹

33.72M

Dividend Yield

1.94%

Float⁴

20.19M

% Held by Insiders

40.95%

% Held by Institutions

46.92%

Balance Sheet

Total Cash(mrq)

44.00M

Total Cash Per Share(mrq)

1.30

Total Debt(mrq)

3.88B

Total Debt/Equity(mrq)

365.55%

Current Ratio(mrq)

1.09%

Quick Ratio(mrq)

0.35%

Book Value Per Share(mrq)

31.14

Cash Flow

Operating Cash Flow Per Share(ytd)

3.12

Free Cash Flow(ytd)

-22.50M

Table Key

mrq = Most Recent Quarter

ttm = Trailing Twelve Months

ytd = Year To Date

Footnotes

Data provided by Zacks Investment Research or calculated by FXEmpire. All numbers are rounded to the closest decimal.

1 Total Shares outstanding is taken from the most recently filed quarterly or annual report.
2 Market Cap is calculated using total shares outstanding and the most recent share price.
3 EBITDA is calculated using methodology that may differ from that used by a company in its reporting.
4 The float is a measure of the number of shares available for trading by the public. It's calculated by taking the number of issued and outstanding shares minus any restricted stock, which might not be publicly traded.

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