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Country: UNITED STATES

Sector: Auto and Truck Dealerships

Sonic Automotive, Inc. operates as an automotive retailer in the United States. It operates in two segments, Franchised Dealerships and EchoPark. The Franchised Dealerships segment is involved in the sale of new and used cars and light trucks, and replacement parts; provision of vehicle maintenance, manufacturer warranty repair, and paint and collision repair services; and arrangement of extended warranties, service contracts, financing, insurance, and other aftermarket products. The EchoPark segment sells used cars and light trucks; and arranges finance and insurance product sales in pre-owned vehicle specialty retail locations. As of December 31, 2019, the company operated 99 new vehicle franchises representing 21 brands of cars and light trucks; 15 collision repair centers in 12 states; and 9 EchoPark stores. Sonic Automotive, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Website: sonicautomotive.com


Growth: Bad revenue growth rate -3.1%, there is slowdown compared to average historical growth rates 13.0%. The revenue growth dynamics is unstable Site traffic for the last 3 months showed a change of +9.8%

Profitability: LTM EBITDA margin is positive, +3.0%. On average the margin is improving unsteadily. Gross margin is low, +14.8%. In the last quarter the company did not beat the estimated EPS, -28.5%. The company was ahead of estimated EPS in 20% of quarters (showing a gain of -$0.13 per share on average)

Cash Flow Generation: Dividend yield for the last twelve months 2.0%. Free cash flow yield 0.0% (LTM)

Undervaluation: Fundamental value created in LTM (estimate)


Entry Point: Share price is 71.1% higher than minimum and 4.9% lower than maximum for the last 3 years

AI Insight: the companies with similar growth trajectories, EBITDA margin, industries and geography on average are valued 2.1x by EV / Sales multiple , the company can be >100% undervalued

Insiders: For the last 3 months insiders sold company shares on $4.2 mln (-0.172% of cap.)

Key Financials (Download financials)

Ticker: SAH
Share price, USD:  (0.0%)59.24
year average price 50.84  


year start price 40.52 2023-05-17

min close price 40.52 2023-05-17

max close price 62.30 2024-04-26

current price 59.24 2024-05-15
Common stocks: 41 561 000
Dividend Yield:  2.0%
EV / LTM EBITDA: 5.8x
EV / EBITDA annualized: 4.3x
Last revenue growth (y/y):  -3.1%
Last growth of EBITDA (y/y):  98.6%
Historical revenue growth:  13.0%
Historical growth of EBITDA:  17.7%
EV / Sales: 0.2x
Margin (EBITDA LTM / Revenue): 3.0%
Fundamental value created in LTM:
Market Cap ($m): 2 462
Net Debt ($m): 0
EV (Enterprise Value): 2 462
Price to Book: 2.7x

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