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Sonic Automotive Inc

Sonic Automotive Inc

SAH · NYSE · Consumer Cyclical / Auto & Truck Dealerships

59.48USD-0.70 (-1.16%)

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Market Stats

Previous Close60.18
Open60.54
Day Range58.36 – 60.76
52-Week Range53.22 – 113.06
Volume151.10K
Market Cap1.97B
P/E (TTM)10.34
Forward P/E8.42
EPS6.04
Dividend Yield2.53%
Beta0.86
50-Day Avg81.09
200-Day Avg73.47

About

Sonic Automotive, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an automotive retailer in the United States. It operates in three segments: Franchised Dealerships, EchoPark, and Powersports. The Franchised Dealerships segment engages in the sale of new and used cars and light trucks; sale of replacement parts; provision of vehicle maintenance, manufacturer warranty repairs, and paint and collision repair services; and arrangement of third-party financing, extended warranties, service contracts, insurance, and other aftermarket products. The EchoPark segment sells used cars and light trucks; and arranges third-party finance and insurance product sales for its guests in pre-owned vehicle specialty retail locations. The Powersports segment is involved in the sale of new and used powersports vehicles, such as motorcycles, personal watercraft, and all-terrain vehicles; and provision of fixed operations services, and third-party finance and insurance services. Sonic Automotive, Inc. was incorporated in 1997 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Company Details

  • SectorConsumer Cyclical
  • IndustryAuto & Truck Dealerships
  • CEOMr. David Bruton Smith
  • Employees11.00K
  • Headquarters4401 Colwick Road, Charlotte, NC, United States, 28211, USA
  • Websitehttps://www.sonicautomotive.com

Leadership

  • Mr. David Bruton SmithCEO & Chairman · b. 1975
  • Mr. Frank Jeff DykePresident & Director · b. 1967
  • Mr. B. Scott SmithCo-Founder & Director · b. 1968
  • Mr. Heath R. ByrdExecutive VP & CFO · b. 1966
  • Mr. Thomas KeenChief Operating Officer
  • Mr. Stephen CarvelliChief Technology Officer
  • Mr. Danny WielandVice President of Investor Relations & Financial Reporting
  • Mr. Stephen K. CossSenior VP, General Counsel & Secretary
  • Mr. Dino BernacchiChief Marketing Officer · b. 1970
  • Mr. Steve WittmanChief Digital Retail Officer

Financials

Income Statement

Currency: USD1996-12-311997-12-311998-12-311999-12-312000-12-312001-12-312002-12-312003-12-312004-12-312005-12-312006-12-312007-12-312008-12-312009-12-312010-12-312011-12-312012-12-312013-12-312014-12-312015-12-312016-12-312017-12-312018-12-312019-12-312020-12-312021-12-312022-12-312023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Total Revenue376.90M536.00M1.60B3.31B5.44B5.44B6.42B6.95B6.47B7.32B7.99B8.34B7.01B6.06B6.58B7.52B8.37B8.84B9.20B9.62B9.73B9.87B9.95B10.45B9.77B12.40B14.00B14.37B14.22B15.15B
Growth (%)-+42.21%+199.20%+106.48%+64.42%-0.13%+18.12%+8.20%-6.90%+13.12%+9.10%+4.41%-15.94%-13.60%+8.63%+14.33%+11.23%+5.71%+4.00%+4.64%+1.12%+1.39%+0.86%+5.05%-6.57%+26.92%+12.94%+2.65%-1.03%+6.53%
Cost of Revenue332.10M473.00M1.40B2.84B4.63B4.59B5.42B5.89B5.48B6.20B6.76B7.05B5.89B5.02B5.51B6.36B7.13B7.54B7.83B8.21B8.30B8.41B8.51B8.93B8.34B10.48B11.68B12.13B12.03B12.77B
Gross Profit44.80M63.00M207.40M467.50M816.59M847.00M1.01B1.06B992.25M1.12B1.23B1.29B1.12B1.03B1.06B1.16B1.24B1.30B1.37B1.41B1.43B1.46B1.45B1.52B1.42B1.91B2.32B2.25B2.19B2.38B
Gross Margin11.89%11.75%12.93%14.12%15.00%15.58%15.69%15.32%15.34%15.26%15.38%15.49%16.01%17.05%16.18%15.41%14.76%14.72%14.85%14.70%14.69%14.77%14.53%14.55%14.58%15.44%16.55%15.63%15.42%15.72%
Operating Expense33.70M48.10M154.70M455.92M616.04M652.41M771.57M854.88M786.47M871.48M966.14M995.01M1.78B887.56M880.53M939.07M994.75M1.07B1.13B1.20B1.20B1.25B1.27B1.21B1.39B1.38B1.68B1.74B1.73B1.84B
Operating Income11.10M14.90M52.70M11.58M200.54M194.59M235.85M209.77M205.78M245.69M262.15M296.57M-655.80M145.11M184.04M219.54M240.40M234.60M233.61M217.29M232.91M211.56M177.66M307.70M33.90M538.40M634.40M502.90M465.40M541.30M
Operating Margin2.95%2.78%3.29%0.35%3.68%3.58%3.67%3.02%3.18%3.36%3.28%3.56%-9.36%2.40%2.80%2.92%2.87%2.65%2.54%2.26%2.39%2.14%1.79%2.94%0.35%4.34%4.53%3.50%3.27%3.57%
EBITDA12.20M16.20M57.30M23.28M223.55M220.70M246.02M223.53M223.96M268.46M288.52M330.43M-618.68M162.76M187.08M239.79M252.69M248.55M280.33M277.17M303.64M286.63M272.00M391.00M119.00M619.20M441.70M566.00M605.10M525.30M
EBITDA Margin3.24%3.02%3.57%0.70%4.11%4.06%3.83%3.22%3.46%3.67%3.61%3.96%-8.83%2.69%2.84%3.19%3.02%2.81%3.05%2.88%3.12%2.90%2.73%3.74%1.22%4.99%3.15%3.94%4.25%3.47%
Net Income3.00M3.70M18.60M44.60M74.17M79.33M106.56M71.56M86.07M91.86M81.12M95.50M-692.35M31.55M89.93M76.25M89.10M81.62M97.22M86.31M93.19M92.98M51.65M144.10M-51.40M348.90M88.50M178.20M216.00M118.70M
Net Income Margin0.80%0.69%1.16%1.35%1.36%1.46%1.66%1.03%1.33%1.26%1.02%1.15%-9.88%0.52%1.37%1.01%1.07%0.92%1.06%0.90%0.96%0.94%0.52%1.38%-0.53%2.81%0.63%1.24%1.52%0.78%
R&D---------------0000000--------
R&D as % of Total Revenue---------------0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%--------
Interest Expense00000024.52M21.04M75.50M96.36M102.39M107.43M92.69M111.45M96.68M86.55M66.45M65.47M71.78M64.86M72.79M86.08M102.52M104.35M69.14M63.20M123.50M180.80M204.30M194.80M
Interest Expense % of Total Revenue0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.38%0.30%1.17%1.32%1.28%1.29%1.32%1.84%1.47%1.15%0.79%0.74%0.78%0.67%0.75%0.87%1.03%1.00%0.71%0.51%0.88%1.26%1.44%1.29%

Balance Sheet

Currency: USD1996-12-311997-12-311998-12-311999-12-312000-12-312001-12-312002-12-312003-12-312004-12-312005-12-312006-12-312007-12-312008-12-312009-12-312010-12-312011-12-312012-12-312013-12-312014-12-312015-12-312016-12-312017-12-312018-12-312019-12-312020-12-312021-12-312022-12-312023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Total Assets111.00M291.50M576.10M1.50B1.79B1.81B2.38B2.69B2.90B3.03B3.12B3.28B2.41B2.07B2.25B2.34B2.78B3.05B3.18B3.56B3.64B3.82B3.80B4.07B3.75B4.98B4.98B5.36B5.90B5.97B
Total Liabilities84.40M207.10M433.70M1.10B1.34B1.29B1.74B1.99B2.13B2.19B2.22B2.35B2.22B1.70B1.79B1.82B2.25B2.44B2.52B2.83B2.91B3.03B2.97B3.13B2.93B3.90B4.08B4.47B4.83B4.90B
Total Equity26.30M84.40M142.40M402.60M450.92M517.26M637.18M698.33M769.69M830.80M903.84M930.83M189.79M368.75M464.69M522.74M526.54M613.64M666.72M729.05M725.16M786.76M823.12M944.76M814.80M1.08B895.20M891.90M1.06B1.07B
Cash6.70M18.30M51.80M83.10M109.33M127.94M10.58M82.08M9.99M7.57M12.70M16.51M6.97M30.04M21.84M1.91M3.37M3.02M4.18M77.63M3.11M6.35M5.85M29.10M170.31M299.40M229.20M28.90M44.00M6.30M
Total Debt69.70M172.40M367.20M937.30M1.17B1.10B1.49B1.69B1.72B1.70B1.67B1.83B1.67B1.34B1.42B1.42B1.81B2.00B2.04B2.33B2.41B2.54B2.48B2.63B2.45B3.32B3.49B3.86B4.13B4.23B
Net Debt63.00M154.10M315.40M854.20M1.06B974.43M1.48B1.61B1.71B1.70B1.65B1.81B1.67B1.31B1.40B1.41B1.81B2.00B2.03B2.33B2.41B2.53B2.47B2.60B2.28B3.02B3.26B3.83B4.08B4.22B

Cash Flow

Currency: USD1996-12-311997-12-311998-12-311999-12-312000-12-312001-12-312002-12-312003-12-312004-12-312005-12-312006-12-312007-12-312008-12-312009-12-312010-12-312011-12-312012-12-312013-12-312014-12-312015-12-312016-12-312017-12-312018-12-312019-12-312020-12-312021-12-312022-12-312023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Operating Cash Flow2.10M7.70M13.00M46.10M81.25M126.67M139.58M138.57M209.75M84.08M-61.86M34.05M120.64M403.58M255.04M153.63M-67.38M126.45M161.05M69.72M216.37M162.88M143.68M170.91M281.08M306.30M406.10M-15.70M109.20M567.40M
Investing Cash Flow-11.50M-86.80M-74.90M-368.60M-109.63M-136.88M-234.99M-88.59M-200.04M-131.89M-117.96M-195.62M-115.34M-9.68M-58.66M-157.02M-21.71M-244.53M-108.35M-163.87M-220.77M-272.11M-15.33M136.78M-100.18M-1.30B-299.70M-218.70M-178.30M-499.00M
Financing Cash Flow7.10M90.70M95.40M353.80M29.65M8.94M105.98M21.53M-81.80M45.38M184.95M165.38M-14.84M-370.83M-204.57M-16.54M90.54M117.73M-51.53M93.60M3.89M112.47M-128.84M-284.45M-39.69M1.12B-176.60M34.10M84.30M-106.10M
Capital Expenditure1.90M87.70M76.50M382.20M73.17M43.60M92.52M96.08M104.38M81.64M99.85M78.30M137.09M43.28M85.19M158.72M95.38M157.62M146.43M173.25M206.23M234.25M163.62M125.58M127.18M298.20M227.10M203.60M187.30M149.90M
Free Cash Flow200.00K-80.00M-63.50M-336.10M8.08M83.07M47.06M42.49M105.37M2.44M-161.71M-44.24M-16.45M360.30M169.84M-5.09M-162.75M-31.17M14.62M-103.53M10.14M-71.36M-19.94M45.34M153.90M8.10M179.00M-219.30M-78.10M417.50M
Dividends Paid-------4.10M17.36M20.08M20.41M20.93M19.11M4.86M269.77M5.29M6.74M3.99M5.26M5.08M8.70M8.85M9.83M15.49M17.13M18.30M34.50M40.00M40.80M48.80M
FCF to OCF9.52%-1038.96%-488.46%-729.07%9.94%65.58%33.72%30.67%50.24%2.91%261.40%-129.93%-13.64%89.28%66.60%-3.31%241.55%-24.65%9.08%-148.51%4.68%-43.81%-13.88%26.53%54.75%2.64%44.08%1396.82%-71.52%73.58%
Dividend Paid to FCF-------9.65%16.48%821.82%-12.62%-47.31%-116.11%1.35%158.84%-103.93%-4.14%-12.81%35.99%-4.90%85.84%-12.40%-49.27%34.17%11.13%225.93%19.27%-18.24%-52.24%11.69%

Earnings

Report DateMar 2, 1998May 5, 1998Aug 5, 1998Nov 4, 1998Feb 16, 1999Apr 26, 1999Jul 26, 1999Oct 25, 1999Feb 22, 2000Apr 24, 2000Jul 25, 2000Oct 30, 2000Feb 26, 2001Apr 24, 2001Jul 31, 2001Oct 30, 2001Feb 26, 2002Apr 23, 2002Jul 30, 2002Oct 29, 2002Mar 4, 2003Apr 29, 2003Jul 29, 2003Oct 28, 2003Feb 24, 2004Apr 27, 2004Jul 27, 2004Oct 26, 2004Feb 22, 2005Apr 26, 2005Jul 26, 2005Oct 25, 2005Feb 21, 2006Apr 25, 2006Aug 2, 2006Oct 31, 2006Feb 27, 2007May 1, 2007Jul 31, 2007Oct 30, 2007Feb 26, 2008Apr 29, 2008Jul 29, 2008Oct 28, 2008Mar 31, 2009May 8, 2009Jul 28, 2009Oct 27, 2009Feb 23, 2010Apr 27, 2010Jul 30, 2010Oct 26, 2010Feb 22, 2011Apr 26, 2011Jul 26, 2011Oct 25, 2011Feb 28, 2012Apr 23, 2012Jul 23, 2012Oct 23, 2012Feb 20, 2013Apr 23, 2013Jul 23, 2013Nov 8, 2013Feb 19, 2014Apr 22, 2014Jul 22, 2014Oct 21, 2014Feb 24, 2015Apr 21, 2015Jul 20, 2015Oct 28, 2015Feb 23, 2016Apr 26, 2016Jul 26, 2016Nov 1, 2016Feb 21, 2017Apr 26, 2017Jul 28, 2017Oct 24, 2017Feb 27, 2018Apr 26, 2018Jul 27, 2018Oct 25, 2018Feb 20, 2019Apr 25, 2019Jul 25, 2019Oct 24, 2019Feb 19, 2020Apr 29, 2020Jul 30, 2020Oct 29, 2020Feb 17, 2021Apr 29, 2021Jul 29, 2021Oct 28, 2021Feb 16, 2022Apr 28, 2022Jul 28, 2022Oct 27, 2022Feb 15, 2023Apr 27, 2023Jul 27, 2023Oct 26, 2023Feb 14, 2024Apr 25, 2024Aug 5, 2024Oct 24, 2024Feb 12, 2025Apr 24, 2025Jul 24, 2025Oct 23, 2025Feb 18, 2026Apr 30, 2026Jul 30, 2026Oct 22, 2026
EPS Estimate0.090.090.170.200.190.160.260.310.310.330.470.490.290.230.430.510.460.460.680.720.490.480.720.810.470.480.740.530.420.450.630.610.510.460.420.640.600.520.640.700.650.490.480.330.03-0.040.150.240.150.190.280.260.260.250.350.310.380.330.410.400.500.410.520.500.590.410.530.490.620.380.460.470.580.390.500.540.620.240.460.400.810.260.340.420.840.230.470.570.880.220.311.171.400.921.561.921.852.372.552.472.221.851.681.771.871.301.381.431.461.441.631.741.531.401.751.82
EPS Actual0.070.100.200.210.240.240.300.370.380.390.580.510.290.330.550.530.510.530.690.730.510.430.680.660.450.530.730.530.480.470.660.650.580.500.420.660.630.520.650.700.680.440.490.25-0.120.130.190.210.180.140.270.270.300.240.360.330.430.300.460.400.530.410.500.460.640.380.440.460.630.370.460.530.610.390.540.470.660.230.400.400.840.260.350.430.760.390.620.660.970.400.641.291.501.232.631.962.662.332.452.232.611.331.832.021.631.361.471.261.511.482.191.411.521.621.82-
Surprise-22.22%11.11%17.65%5.00%26.32%50.00%15.38%19.35%22.58%18.18%23.40%4.08%0.00%43.48%27.91%3.92%10.87%15.22%1.47%1.39%4.08%-10.42%-5.56%-18.52%-4.26%10.42%-1.35%0.00%14.29%4.44%4.76%6.56%13.73%8.70%0.00%3.13%5.00%0.00%1.56%0.00%4.62%-10.20%2.08%-24.24%-500.00%425.00%26.67%-12.50%20.00%-26.32%-3.57%3.85%15.38%-4.00%2.86%6.45%13.16%-9.09%12.20%0.00%6.00%0.00%-3.85%-8.00%8.47%-7.32%-16.98%-6.12%1.61%-2.63%0.00%12.77%5.17%0.00%8.00%-12.96%6.45%-4.17%-13.04%0.00%3.70%0.00%2.94%2.38%-9.52%69.57%31.91%15.79%10.23%81.82%106.45%10.26%7.14%33.70%68.59%2.08%43.78%-1.69%-3.92%-9.72%17.57%-28.11%8.93%14.12%-12.83%4.62%6.52%-11.89%3.35%2.78%34.36%-18.97%-0.65%15.71%4.00%-
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Key Statistics & Ratios

Market Cap1.97B
Enterprise Value6.62B
Trailing P/E10.34
Forward P/E8.42
PEG Ratio0.60
Price / Sales0.13
Price / Book1.92
EPS6.04
Book Value32.45
Revenue (TTM)15.47B
Gross Profit (TTM)2.43B
EBITDA656.30M
Profit Margin1.37%
Operating Margin3.38%
Return on Equity20.63%
Return on Assets5.25%
Shares Outstanding19.59M
Shares Float12.07M
Beta0.86
Dividend Yield2.53%
Dividend Rate1.64
Payout Ratio24.80%

Analyst Ratings

Buy
Based on 9 analystsTarget 98.55
  • Strong Buy
    3
  • Buy
    2
  • Hold
    4

Ownership Breakdown

Institutions
75.78%
Insiders
38.95%
Retail / Other
0.00%

Top Institutional Holders

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    1.33M4.22%
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    828.87K2.62%
  • LSV Asset Management
    733.98K2.32%
  • State Street Corp
    675.85K2.14%
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    634.93K2.01%
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    607.88K1.92%
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    577.89K1.83%
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    450.18K1.42%
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    366.89K1.16%
  • Geode Capital Management, LLC
    360.94K1.14%
  • Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc
    326.68K1.03%
  • Nuveen, LLC
    315.50K1.00%
  • Northern Trust Corp
    251.42K0.80%

Top Fund Holders

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    797.98K2.52%
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    477.46K1.51%
  • Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest
    372.51K1.18%
  • iShares Russell 2000 ETF
    310.86K0.98%
  • Vanguard Small Cap Index
    270.10K0.85%
  • Invesco S&P SmallCap 600 Revenue ETF
    235.00K0.74%

Dividends

20263×
0.41Sep 15, 20260.41Jun 15, 20260.38Mar 13, 2026
20254×
0.38Dec 15, 20250.38Sep 15, 20250.35Jun 13, 20250.35Mar 14, 2025
20244×
0.35Dec 13, 20240.30Sep 13, 20240.30Jun 14, 20240.30Mar 14, 2024
20234×
0.30Dec 14, 20230.29Sep 14, 20230.29Jun 14, 20230.28Mar 14, 2023
20224×
0.28Dec 14, 20220.25Sep 14, 20220.25Jun 14, 20220.25Mar 14, 2022
20214×
0.12Dec 14, 20210.12Sep 14, 20210.12Jun 14, 20210.10Mar 12, 2021
20201×
0.10Dec 14, 2020

Stock Splits

  • Jan 26, 19992:1