SAH Sonic Automotive Inc

Price (delayed)

$78.5

Market cap

$2.68B

P/E Ratio

16.92

Dividend/share

$1.35

EPS

$4.64

Enterprise value

$6.73B

Sonic Automotive, Inc., a Fortune 500 company based in Charlotte, North Carolina, is one of the nation's largest automotive retailers.

Highlights
SAH's revenue is up by 4.5% YoY
SAH's gross profit is up by 4% year-on-year and by 2.8% since the previous quarter
The equity is up by 9% year-on-year but it is down by 6% since the previous quarter
The P/E is 50% above the last 4 quarters average of 11.3 and 45% above the 5-year quarterly average of 11.7
SAH's net income is down by 35% since the previous quarter and by 17% year-on-year

Key stats

What are the main financial stats of SAH
Market
Shares outstanding
34.15M
Market cap
$2.68B
Enterprise value
$6.73B
Valuations
Price to earnings (P/E)
16.92
Price to book (P/B)
2.59
Price to sales (P/S)
0.18
EV/EBIT
18.27
EV/EBITDA
13.33
EV/Sales
0.46
Earnings
Revenue
$14.7B
Gross profit
$2.29B
Operating income
$368.8M
Net income
$157.8M
EBIT
$368.7M
EBITDA
$505.1M
Free cash flow
$379.6M
Per share
EPS
$4.64
EPS diluted
$4.49
Free cash flow per share
$11.13
Book value per share
$30.32
Revenue per share
$430.96
TBVPS
$149.59
Balance sheet
Total assets
$5.93B
Total liabilities
$4.9B
Debt
$4.16B
Equity
$1.03B
Working capital
$70.6M
Liquidity
Debt to equity
4.04
Current ratio
1.03
Quick ratio
0.19
Net debt/EBITDA
8.03
Margins
EBITDA margin
3.4%
Gross margin
15.6%
Net margin
1.1%
Operating margin
2.5%
Efficiency
Return on assets
2.7%
Return on equity
15%
Return on invested capital
5.7%
Return on capital employed
11.4%
Return on sales
2.5%
Dividend
Dividend yield
1.72%
DPS
$1.35
Payout ratio
29.1%

SAH stock price

How has the Sonic Automotive stock price performed over time
Intraday
4.24%
1 week
8.2%
1 month
-11.05%
1 year
35.84%
YTD
23.91%
QTD
-1.79%

Financial performance

How have Sonic Automotive's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$14.7B
Gross profit
$2.29B
Operating income
$368.8M
Net income
$157.8M
Gross margin
15.6%
Net margin
1.1%
SAH's net income is down by 35% since the previous quarter and by 17% year-on-year
The net margin has declined by 35% since the previous quarter and by 21% year-on-year
The operating margin has decreased by 26% from the previous quarter and by 22% YoY
Sonic Automotive's operating income has decreased by 26% from the previous quarter and by 19% YoY

Price vs fundamentals

How does SAH's price correlate with its fundamentals

Growth

What is Sonic Automotive's growth rate over time

Valuation

What is Sonic Automotive stock price valuation
P/E
16.92
P/B
2.59
P/S
0.18
EV/EBIT
18.27
EV/EBITDA
13.33
EV/Sales
0.46
The P/E is 50% above the last 4 quarters average of 11.3 and 45% above the 5-year quarterly average of 11.7
The EPS has declined by 35% since the previous quarter and by 17% year-on-year
The P/B is 30% more than the 5-year quarterly average of 2.0 and 23% more than the last 4 quarters average of 2.1
The equity is up by 9% year-on-year but it is down by 6% since the previous quarter
SAH's P/S is 80% above its 5-year quarterly average of 0.1 but 10% below its last 4 quarters average of 0.2
SAH's revenue is up by 4.5% YoY

Efficiency

How efficient is Sonic Automotive business performance
The company's return on equity fell by 37% QoQ and by 29% YoY
SAH's ROA is down by 36% since the previous quarter and by 23% year-on-year
The return on sales has declined by 26% since the previous quarter and by 22% year-on-year
SAH's ROIC is down by 25% from the previous quarter and by 21% YoY

Dividends

What is SAH's dividend history
DPS
$1.35
Dividend yield
1.72%
Payout ratio
29.1%
Recent dividends

Special dividends are included in TTM DPS and yield

Financial health

How did Sonic Automotive financials performed over time
The total assets is 21% greater than the total liabilities
Sonic Automotive's quick ratio has decreased by 14% from the previous quarter
The current ratio has contracted by 6% YoY and by 6% from the previous quarter
Sonic Automotive's debt to equity has decreased by 9% YoY but it has increased by 9% from the previous quarter
The equity is up by 9% year-on-year but it is down by 6% since the previous quarter

All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise specified.