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Annual Income Statements for Sonic Automotive

Annual Income Statements for Sonic Automotive

This table shows Sonic Automotive's income and expenses over time, based on annual financial data. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Period end date 12/31/2024 12/31/2023 12/31/2022 12/31/2021 12/31/2020 12/31/2019 12/31/2018 12/31/2017 12/31/2016 12/31/2015
Net Income / (Loss) Attributable to Common Shareholders
216 178 89 349 -51 144 52 93 93 86
Consolidated Net Income / (Loss)
216 178 89 349 -51 144 52 93 93 86
Net Income / (Loss) Continuing Operations
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -51 145 52 94 95 88
Total Pre-Tax Income
256 242 190 458 -35 200 75 108 155 145
Total Operating Income
462 424 314 538 34 308 178 212 233 217
Total Gross Profit
2,193 2,246 2,317 1,914 1,424 1,521 1,446 1,458 1,429 1,415
Total Revenue
14,224 14,372 14,001 12,396 9,767 10,454 9,952 9,867 9,732 9,624
Operating Revenue
14,224 14,372 14,001 12,396 9,767 10,454 9,952 9,867 9,732 9,624
Total Cost of Revenue
12,032 12,127 11,684 10,482 8,343 8,933 8,506 8,410 8,303 8,210
Operating Cost of Revenue
12,032 12,127 11,684 10,482 8,343 8,933 8,506 8,410 8,303 8,210
Total Operating Expenses
1,731 1,822 2,003 1,376 1,390 1,213 1,268 1,246 1,196 1,197
Selling, General & Admin Expense
1,577 1,601 1,555 1,275 1,029 1,099 1,145 1,148 1,111 1,111
Depreciation Expense
150 142 128 101 91 93 94 89 77 69
Impairment Charge
3.90 79 320 0.10 270 21 30 9.39 8.06 18
Total Other Income / (Expense), net
-205 -182 -124 -80 -69 -108 -102 -103 -78 -72
Interest Expense
205 182 124 65 69 102 102 89 78 72
Other Income / (Expense), net
-0.50 0.10 0.20 -16 0.10 -6.60 0.11 -15 0.13 0.10
Income Tax Expense
40 64 102 109 16 55 23 14 61 57
Net Income / (Loss) Discontinued Operations
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.70 -0.40 -0.74 -1.17 -1.32 -1.78
Basic Earnings per Share
$6.34 $5.09 $2.29 $8.43 ($1.21) $3.35 $1.21 $2.11 $2.04 $1.71
Weighted Average Basic Shares Outstanding
34.10M 35M 38.70M 41.40M 42.50M 43.02M 42.71M 44.00M 45.64M 50.49M
Diluted Earnings per Share
$6.18 $4.97 $2.23 $8.06 ($1.21) $3.30 $1.20 $2.09 $2.03 $1.70
Weighted Average Diluted Shares Outstanding
35M 35.90M 39.70M 43.30M 42.50M 43.71M 42.95M 44.36M 45.95M 50.88M
Weighted Average Basic & Diluted Shares Outstanding
33.72M 33.72M 33.72M 33.98M 41.83M - 42.95M 42.41M 45.70M 50.50M

Quarterly Income Statements for Sonic Automotive

This table shows Sonic Automotive's income and expenses over time, based on quarterly financial data. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric Q1 2025 Q4 2024 Q3 2024 Q2 2024 Q1 2024 Q4 2023 Q3 2023 Q2 2023 Q1 2023 Q4 2022 Q3 2022
Period end date 3/31/2025 12/31/2024 9/30/2024 6/30/2024 3/31/2024 12/31/2023 9/30/2023 6/30/2023 3/31/2023 12/31/2022 9/30/2022
Net Income / (Loss) Attributable to Common Shareholders
73 59 74 41 42 39 68 23 48 3,842 87
Consolidated Net Income / (Loss)
71 59 74 41 42 39 68 23 48 3,842 87
Net Income / (Loss) Continuing Operations
0.00 - 0.00 0.00 0.00 - 0.00 0.00 0.00 3,936 0.00
Total Pre-Tax Income
97 82 61 56 58 55 91 33 64 3,850 116
Total Operating Income
145 134 114 108 107 102 137 78 106 3,893 149
Total Gross Profit
566 574 544 539 536 541 582 569 554 576 581
Total Revenue
3,651 3,896 3,492 3,453 3,384 3,585 3,644 3,653 3,491 852 3,448
Operating Revenue
3,651 3,896 3,492 3,453 3,384 3,585 3,644 3,653 3,491 852 3,448
Total Cost of Revenue
3,085 3,322 2,948 2,914 2,848 3,044 3,061 3,084 2,938 -3,762 2,867
Operating Cost of Revenue
3,085 3,322 2,948 2,914 2,848 3,044 3,061 3,084 2,938 -3,762 2,867
Total Operating Expenses
419 440 430 431 430 440 445 491 447 720 432
Selling, General & Admin Expense
380 400 392 393 392 386 410 392 413 366 399
Depreciation Expense
40 39 38 37 36 37 35 36 34 34 33
Impairment Charge
-1.40 1.50 0.00 1.40 1.00 17 0.00 63 0.00 320 0.00
Total Other Income / (Expense), net
-48 -51 -53 -52 -49 -47 -46 -46 -43 -43 -33
Interest Expense
48 51 53 52 49 47 46 46 43 44 33
Other Income / (Expense), net
0.00 -0.10 0.00 -0.50 0.10 -0.40 0.20 0.10 0.20 - 0.00
Income Tax Expense
27 24 -13 15 16 16 23 9.10 16 8.40 29
Net Income / (Loss) Discontinued Operations
0.00 - 0.00 0.00 0.00 - 0.00 0.00 0.00 - 0.00
Basic Earnings per Share
$2.09 $1.71 $2.18 $1.21 $1.24 $1.14 $1.96 $0.66 $1.33 ($4.80) $2.28
Weighted Average Basic Shares Outstanding
33.90M 34.10M 34M 34M 34M 35M 34.90M 35.30M 35.90M 38.70M 38.30M
Diluted Earnings per Share
$2.04 $1.67 $2.13 $1.18 $1.20 $1.11 $1.92 $0.65 $1.29 ($4.67) $2.23
Weighted Average Diluted Shares Outstanding
34.60M 35M 34.90M 34.90M 34.90M 35.90M 35.60M 36M 36.90M 39.70M 39.20M
Weighted Average Basic & Diluted Shares Outstanding
33.96M 33.72M 34.19M 34.12M 33.89M 33.72M 34.19M 34.12M 33.89M 33.72M 33.89M
Cash Dividends to Common per Share
$0.00 - $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 - $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 - $0.00

Annual Cash Flow Statements for Sonic Automotive

This table details how cash moves in and out of Sonic Automotive's business through operations, investing, and financing, using annual figures. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Period end date 12/31/2024 12/31/2023 12/31/2022 12/31/2021 12/31/2020 12/31/2019 12/31/2018 12/31/2017 12/31/2016 12/31/2015
Net Change in Cash & Equivalents
15 -200 -70 129 141 23 -0.50 3.24 -0.52 -0.56
Net Cash From Operating Activities
109 -16 406 306 281 171 144 163 216 70
Net Cash From Continuing Operating Activities
545 678 644 -336 288 239 144 163 216 70
Net Income / (Loss) Continuing Operations
216 178 89 349 -51 144 52 93 93 86
Consolidated Net Income / (Loss)
216 178 89 349 -51 144 52 93 93 86
Depreciation Expense
130 124 114 94 88 90 94 90 78 69
Amortization Expense
5.80 6.50 5.20 3.30 2.90 2.50 2.42 2.54 2.94 2.69
Non-Cash Adjustments To Reconcile Net Income
-66 -40 377 -477 6.10 71 17 -19 -23 210
Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities, net
259 409 60 -305 242 -69 -22 -3.62 65 -299
Net Cash From Investing Activities
-178 -219 -300 -1,297 -100 137 -15 -272 -221 -164
Net Cash From Continuing Investing Activities
306 339 359 1,337 -100 137 -15 -272 -221 -164
Purchase of Property, Plant & Equipment
187 204 227 298 -127 -126 -164 -234 -206 -173
Acquisitions
55 75 102 1,019 -20 0.00 0.00 -77 -16 -
Sale of Property, Plant & Equipment
56 7.80 30 13 37 11 20 0.60 1.32 1.40
Divestitures
8.20 52 0.00 6.60 9.60 251 129 38 0.00 7.98
Other Investing Activities, net
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.80 - 0.00 - -
Net Cash From Financing Activities
84 34 -177 1,120 -40 -284 -129 112 3.89 94
Net Cash From Continuing Financing Activities
229 -23 840 1,200 4.10 -274 -129 112 3.89 94
Repayment of Debt
251 20 142 86 -509 -524 -1,039 -294 -248 -418
Repurchase of Preferred Equity
0.00 0.00 0.00 263 0.00 -294 0.00 -211 0.00 -
Repurchase of Common Equity
34 178 262 93 -72 -2.40 -24 -37 -100 -34
Payment of Dividends
41 40 35 18 -17 -16 -9.83 -8.85 -8.70 -5.08
Issuance of Debt
156 61 327 1,171 519 592 940 630 313 471
Issuance of Common Equity
5.70 13 8.70 7.70 -0.10 0.10 0.35 0.05 0.03 3.66
Other Financing Activities, net
-258 -335 66 -440 83 -30 3.87 34 47 76
Cash Interest Paid
199 172 117 57 69 104 98 90 77 71
Cash Income Taxes Paid
36 86 126 99 57 73 35 43 28 38

Quarterly Cash Flow Statements for Sonic Automotive

This table details how cash moves in and out of Sonic Automotive's business through operations, investing, and financing, using quarterly figures. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric Q1 2025 Q4 2024 Q3 2024 Q2 2024 Q1 2024 Q4 2023 Q3 2023 Q2 2023 Q1 2023 Q4 2022 Q3 2022
Period end date 3/31/2025 12/31/2024 9/30/2024 6/30/2024 3/31/2024 12/31/2023 9/30/2023 6/30/2023 3/31/2023 12/31/2022 9/30/2022
Net Change in Cash & Equivalents
160 230 124 -283 -56 -5.70 -85 -41 -69 90 -188
Net Cash From Operating Activities
196 88 88 -136 70 -120 123 15 -34 -239 339
Net Cash From Continuing Operating Activities
193 529 88 -141 70 578 120 14 -34 0.20 338
Net Income / (Loss) Continuing Operations
71 59 74 41 42 39 68 23 48 -191 87
Consolidated Net Income / (Loss)
71 59 74 41 42 39 68 23 48 -191 87
Depreciation Expense
34 34 33 32 32 32 31 31 30 30 29
Amortization Expense
1.60 1.60 1.30 1.30 1.60 1.60 1.70 1.60 1.60 1.40 1.50
Non-Cash Adjustments To Reconcile Net Income
-3.20 -91 1.20 22 2.40 -93 -8.60 52 9.90 355 30
Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities, net
90 525 -22 -237 -7.40 599 28 -94 -123 -195 191
Net Cash From Investing Activities
-36 -91 -25 -22 -39 -47 -78 14 -108 -24 -157
Net Cash From Continuing Investing Activities
-36 393 -25 -22 -39 510 -79 15 -108 634 -157
Purchase of Property, Plant & Equipment
-45 333 -53 -49 -44 357 -78 -38 -37 425 -97
Acquisitions
0.00 55 - - 0.00 150 - - -75 197 -66
Sale of Property, Plant & Equipment
9.50 4.90 23 23 4.40 2.70 - 0.30 4.80 14 5.70
Divestitures
0.00 - 4.80 3.40 0.00 - -0.10 52 0.00 - -
Net Cash From Financing Activities
-140 30 -112 211 -45 162 -130 -70 73 353 -370
Net Cash From Continuing Financing Activities
2.10 374 61 -120 -87 101 -130 -69 75 1,368 -370
Repayment of Debt
-29 392 -29 -70 -43 90 -8.40 -43 -18 183 -17
Repurchase of Preferred Equity
0.00 - - - 0.00 - - - 0.00 - -
Repurchase of Common Equity
-35 62 - -0.10 -27 355 -87 - -91 507 -152
Payment of Dividends
-12 71 -10 -10 -10 70 -10 -10 -10 60 -10
Issuance of Debt
10 - 15 125 16 61 - - 0.00 327 -
Issuance of Common Equity
0.10 0.90 1.10 3.10 0.60 1.10 1.60 2.40 7.60 0.20 7.20
Other Financing Activities, net
68 -152 84 -167 -23 -477 -26 -18 187 291 -197
Cash Interest Paid
34 63 41 61 34 57 31 58 27 48 16
Cash Income Taxes Paid
0.70 -16 11 40 -0.20 13 27 47 -0.40 31 36

Annual Balance Sheets for Sonic Automotive

This table presents Sonic Automotive's assets and liabilities at the end of each period, using annual balance sheet data. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Period end date 12/31/2024 12/31/2023 12/31/2022 12/31/2021 12/31/2020 12/31/2019 12/31/2018 12/31/2017 12/31/2016 12/31/2015
Total Assets
5,896 5,365 4,978 4,975 3,746 4,071 3,797 3,819 3,639 3,562
Total Current Assets
2,886 2,520 2,206 2,084 1,883 2,018 1,993 2,020 2,031 2,083
Cash & Equivalents
44 29 229 299 170 29 5.85 6.35 3.11 3.63
Accounts Receivable
496 528 462 401 372 433 438 482 430 379
Inventories, net
1,958 1,578 1,217 1,261 1,247 1,518 1,528 1,513 1,571 1,600
Other Current Assets
388 385 298 122 93 38 21 19 27 101
Plant, Property, & Equipment, net
1,607 1,601 1,562 1,459 1,121 1,097 1,178 1,147 1,010 887
Total Noncurrent Assets
1,403 1,243 1,210 1,432 743 956 625 652 598 592
Noncurrent Note & Lease Receivables
317 237 224 180 60 35 0.00 - - -
Goodwill
359 254 231 416 214 476 510 526 472 471
Intangible Assets
430 417 397 480 64 64 70 75 80 81
Other Noncurrent Operating Assets
297 335 359 356 405 381 46 51 45 40
Total Liabilities & Shareholders' Equity
5,896 5,365 4,978 4,975 3,746 4,071 3,797 3,819 3,639 3,562
Total Liabilities
4,833 4,473 4,083 3,899 2,931 3,126 2,974 3,032 2,914 2,833
Total Current Liabilities
2,638 2,293 1,845 1,892 1,831 2,066 1,946 1,955 1,937 1,915
Short-Term Debt
76 60 80 51 68 70 26 61 43 33
Accounts Payable
172 150 138 133 105 135 114 130 118 131
Other Current Liabilities
2,390 2,083 1,628 1,708 1,658 1,850 1,792 1,751 1,763 1,737
Other Current Nonoperating Liabilities
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 11 13 12 13 13
Total Noncurrent Liabilities
2,196 2,180 2,238 2,007 1,100 1,060 1,028 1,077 977 919
Long-Term Debt
1,512 1,617 1,672 1,511 652 637 919 963 840 781
Noncurrent Deferred & Payable Income Tax Liabilities
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 8.93 33 52 76 73
Other Noncurrent Operating Liabilities
684 563 566 496 448 414 76 62 61 64
Commitments & Contingencies
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total Equity & Noncontrolling Interests
1,062 892 895 1,076 815 945 823 787 725 729
Total Preferred & Common Equity
1,062 892 895 1,076 815 945 823 787 725 729
Preferred Stock
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total Common Equity
1,062 892 895 1,076 815 945 823 787 725 729
Common Stock
885 856 820 791 768 757 746 734 722 714
Retained Earnings
1,412 1,239 1,100 1,052 722 790 671 625 541 457
Treasury Stock
-1,239 -1,205 -1,027 -765 -672 -600 -598 -574 -536 -436
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income / (Loss)
3.80 1.60 1.60 -1.30 -3.60 -2.06 4.23 1.31 -2.26 -5.63

Quarterly Balance Sheets for Sonic Automotive

This table presents Sonic Automotive's assets and liabilities at the end of each period, using quarterly balance sheet data. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric Q1 2025 Q3 2024 Q2 2024 Q1 2024 Q3 2023 Q2 2023 Q1 2023 Q3 2022
Period end date 3/31/2025 9/30/2024 6/30/2024 3/31/2024 9/30/2023 6/30/2023 3/31/2023 9/30/2022
Total Assets
5,876 5,758 5,804 5,408 5,050 5,082 2,503 4,828
Total Current Assets
2,868 2,811 2,916 2,511 2,242 2,297 0.00 1,757
Cash & Equivalents
65 18 67 15 35 120 - 139
Accounts Receivable
515 437 441 421 432 401 - 361
Inventories, net
1,877 1,919 1,952 1,701 1,434 1,449 - 1,197
Other Current Assets
412 438 456 375 342 328 - 60
Plant, Property, & Equipment, net
1,615 1,603 1,593 1,599 1,599 1,559 1,592 1,556
Total Noncurrent Assets
1,393 1,344 1,295 1,298 1,210 1,225 911 1,516
Noncurrent Note & Lease Receivables
311 294 301 307 258 262 255 231
Goodwill
358 347 254 254 244 243 - 437
Intangible Assets
430 417 417 417 417 417 419 513
Other Noncurrent Operating Assets
294 286 323 320 290 303 237 334
Total Liabilities & Shareholders' Equity
5,876 5,758 5,804 5,408 5,050 5,082 3,780 4,828
Total Liabilities
4,785 4,743 4,860 4,503 4,193 4,205 2,642 3,721
Total Current Liabilities
2,627 2,539 2,651 2,300 2,009 2,004 406 1,719
Short-Term Debt
85 118 106 68 60 61 - 80
Accounts Payable
180 149 220 144 143 131 - 139
Other Current Liabilities
2,362 2,272 2,326 2,088 1,806 1,813 406 1,499
Other Current Nonoperating Liabilities
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 - 0.00
Total Noncurrent Liabilities
2,158 2,205 2,209 2,204 2,184 2,201 2,236 2,003
Long-Term Debt
1,485 1,578 1,602 1,583 1,623 1,630 1,651 1,442
Capital Lease Obligations
341 319 - 327 276 - - 229
Noncurrent Deferred & Payable Income Tax Liabilities
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 - 0.00
Other Noncurrent Operating Liabilities
332 308 606 293 284 571 585 331
Commitments & Contingencies
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 - 0.00
Total Equity & Noncontrolling Interests
1,091 1,015 945 904 858 877 1,138 1,107
Total Preferred & Common Equity
1,091 1,015 945 904 858 877 1,138 1,107
Preferred Stock
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 - 0.00
Total Common Equity
1,091 1,015 945 904 858 877 1,138 1,107
Common Stock
891 879 872 863 849 841 - 816
Retained Earnings
1,471 1,365 1,301 1,270 1,210 1,151 1,138 1,302
Treasury Stock
-1,274 -1,232 -1,232 -1,232 -1,204 -1,118 - -1,010
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income / (Loss)
2.90 2.30 2.50 2.10 2.70 2.50 - -0.80

Annual Metrics And Ratios for Sonic Automotive

This table displays calculated financial ratios and metrics derived from Sonic Automotive's official financial filings.

Metric 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Period end date 12/31/2024 12/31/2023 12/31/2022 12/31/2021 12/31/2020 12/31/2019 12/31/2018 12/31/2017 12/31/2016 12/31/2015
Growth Metrics
- - - - - - - - - -
Revenue Growth
-1.03% 2.65% 12.94% 26.92% -6.57% 5.05% 0.86% 1.39% 1.12% 4.64%
EBITDA Growth
7.72% 27.95% -30.11% 397.99% -68.36% 43.39% -5.10% -7.95% 8.51% -1.97%
EBIT Growth
8.80% 34.85% -39.91% 1,437.94% -88.71% 69.38% -9.78% -15.44% 7.20% -6.98%
NOPAT Growth
24.73% 113.36% -64.32% 1,627.64% -89.35% 80.24% -32.92% 29.89% 7.55% -7.37%
Net Income Growth
21.21% 101.36% -74.63% 778.79% -135.67% 178.99% -44.45% -0.23% 7.97% -11.22%
EPS Growth
24.35% 122.87% -72.33% 766.12% -136.67% 175.00% -42.58% 2.96% 19.41% -7.61%
Operating Cash Flow Growth
795.54% -103.87% 32.58% 8.96% 64.58% 18.88% -11.79% -24.72% 210.36% -56.71%
Free Cash Flow Firm Growth
69.62% 184.41% 111.86% -292.69% -19.87% 120.93% 1,185.97% -119.90% 502.22% -84.23%
Invested Capital Growth
2.63% 5.04% 3.40% 71.37% -16.46% -8.02% -2.29% 12.33% 4.21% 8.31%
Revenue Q/Q Growth
2.24% 23.48% -14.28% 3.21% 0.52% 1.69% -0.93% 1.14% 0.89% 1.25%
EBITDA Q/Q Growth
6.09% -87.24% 113.11% 7.10% 19.53% 7.21% -6.51% -0.95% 5.06% 3.80%
EBIT Q/Q Growth
7.53% -89.95% 109.19% 7.93% 147.65% 9.78% -9.41% -2.71% 5.91% 3.51%
NOPAT Q/Q Growth
5.65% -92.49% 106.11% 16.38% 66.85% 14.79% -33.30% 41.10% 5.99% 4.12%
Net Income Q/Q Growth
10.15% -95.52% 102.42% 12.61% 17.70% 20.43% -43.72% 35.41% 7.59% 6.06%
EPS Q/Q Growth
9.96% 713.58% -75.58% 11.17% 23.42% 19.57% -42.31% 37.50% 10.93% 7.59%
Operating Cash Flow Q/Q Growth
210.98% 88.38% -40.74% 11.58% -40.12% 556.15% 10.33% -0.05% 20.48% -49.18%
Free Cash Flow Firm Q/Q Growth
132.15% -95.35% 101.84% -316.58% -36.33% 128.80% -9.54% 81.97% -7.77% -63.97%
Invested Capital Q/Q Growth
-13.47% -8.73% -11.09% 57.97% -1.72% -10.92% -1.30% 1.16% 2.30% 1.43%
Profitability Metrics
- - - - - - - - - -
Gross Margin
15.42% 15.63% 16.55% 15.44% 14.58% 14.55% 14.53% 14.77% 14.69% 14.70%
EBITDA Margin
4.20% 3.86% 3.09% 5.00% 1.27% 3.76% 2.76% 2.93% 3.23% 3.01%
Operating Margin
3.24% 2.95% 2.24% 4.34% 0.35% 2.94% 1.79% 2.14% 2.39% 2.26%
EBIT Margin
3.24% 2.95% 2.24% 4.22% 0.35% 2.88% 1.79% 2.00% 2.39% 2.26%
Profit (Net Income) Margin
1.52% 1.24% 0.63% 2.81% -0.53% 1.38% 0.52% 0.94% 0.96% 0.90%
Tax Burden Percent
84.34% 73.67% 46.58% 76.15% 147.70% 72.19% 68.58% 86.00% 60.04% 59.46%
Interest Burden Percent
55.55% 57.09% 60.47% 87.63% -102.35% 66.29% 42.37% 54.87% 66.60% 66.77%
Effective Tax Rate
15.66% 26.33% 53.42% 23.85% 0.00% 27.61% 30.44% 12.92% 39.11% 39.31%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
15.13% 12.59% 6.15% 22.14% 1.58% 13.07% 6.88% 10.73% 8.95% 8.83%
ROIC Less NNEP Spread (ROIC-NNEP)
4.27% 4.15% 2.00% 15.40% -10.55% 3.48% -0.38% 1.24% 3.28% 3.10%
Return on Net Nonoperating Assets (RNNOA)
6.98% 7.35% 2.83% 14.75% -7.43% 3.23% -0.46% 1.57% 3.87% 3.54%
Return on Equity (ROE)
22.11% 19.94% 8.98% 36.90% -5.84% 16.30% 6.42% 12.30% 12.82% 12.37%
Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC)
12.54% 7.67% 2.81% -30.45% 19.52% 21.42% 9.20% -0.89% 4.82% 0.85%
Operating Return on Assets (OROA)
8.19% 8.19% 6.31% 11.99% 0.87% 7.65% 4.67% 5.28% 6.47% 6.46%
Return on Assets (ROA)
3.84% 3.45% 1.78% 8.00% -1.32% 3.66% 1.36% 2.49% 2.59% 2.56%
Return on Common Equity (ROCE)
22.11% 19.94% 8.98% 36.90% -5.84% 16.30% 6.42% 12.30% 12.82% 12.37%
Return on Equity Simple (ROE_SIMPLE)
20.33% 19.98% 9.89% 32.41% -6.31% 15.25% 6.27% 11.82% 12.85% 11.84%
Net Operating Profit after Tax (NOPAT)
389 312 146 410 24 223 124 184 142 132
NOPAT Margin
2.74% 2.17% 1.04% 3.31% 0.24% 2.13% 1.24% 1.87% 1.46% 1.37%
Net Nonoperating Expense Percent (NNEP)
10.86% 8.44% 4.15% 6.74% 12.13% 9.59% 7.25% 9.49% 5.67% 5.73%
Return On Investment Capital (ROIC_SIMPLE)
14.69% 12.15% 5.53% - - - - 10.17% - -
Cost of Revenue to Revenue
84.58% 84.37% 83.45% 84.56% 85.42% 85.45% 85.47% 85.23% 85.31% 85.30%
SG&A Expenses to Revenue
11.09% 11.14% 11.11% 10.28% 10.53% 10.52% 11.51% 11.63% 11.41% 11.54%
R&D to Revenue
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Operating Expenses to Revenue
12.17% 12.68% 14.31% 11.10% 14.23% 11.61% 12.75% 12.63% 12.29% 12.44%
Earnings before Interest and Taxes (EBIT)
461 424 314 523 34 301 178 197 233 217
Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA)
597 554 433 620 125 394 274 289 314 290
Valuation Ratios
- - - - - - - - - -
Price to Book Value (P/BV)
2.04 2.09 1.93 1.79 1.86 1.31 0.65 0.89 1.26 1.37
Price to Tangible Book Value (P/TBV)
7.92 8.44 6.44 10.72 2.83 3.05 2.19 3.77 5.29 5.63
Price to Revenue (P/Rev)
0.15 0.13 0.12 0.16 0.16 0.12 0.05 0.07 0.09 0.10
Price to Earnings (P/E)
10.03 10.46 19.48 5.53 0.00 8.57 10.34 7.56 9.79 11.53
Dividend Yield
1.97% 2.11% 2.19% 0.98% 1.11% 1.40% 1.92% 1.23% 0.98% 0.56%
Earnings Yield
9.97% 9.56% 5.13% 18.10% 0.00% 11.66% 9.67% 13.23% 10.22% 8.67%
Enterprise Value to Invested Capital (EV/IC)
1.42 1.38 1.34 1.36 1.52 1.17 0.83 0.95 1.11 1.16
Enterprise Value to Revenue (EV/Rev)
0.26 0.24 0.23 0.26 0.21 0.18 0.15 0.17 0.18 0.19
Enterprise Value to EBITDA (EV/EBITDA)
6.21 6.33 7.49 5.14 16.61 4.86 5.37 5.95 5.70 6.24
Enterprise Value to EBIT (EV/EBIT)
8.05 8.29 10.33 6.10 60.83 6.35 8.29 8.73 7.69 8.31
Enterprise Value to NOPAT (EV/NOPAT)
9.53 11.25 22.19 7.78 87.15 8.59 11.92 9.34 12.63 13.70
Enterprise Value to Operating Cash Flow (EV/OCF)
33.97 0.00 7.99 10.41 7.36 11.20 10.26 10.57 8.28 25.91
Enterprise Value to Free Cash Flow (EV/FCFF)
11.50 18.47 48.55 0.00 7.07 5.24 8.91 0.00 23.43 142.25
Leverage & Solvency
- - - - - - - - - -
Debt to Equity
1.49 1.88 1.96 1.45 0.88 0.75 1.15 1.30 1.22 1.12
Long-Term Debt to Equity
1.42 1.81 1.87 1.40 0.80 0.67 1.12 1.22 1.16 1.07
Financial Leverage
1.63 1.77 1.41 0.96 0.70 0.93 1.23 1.27 1.18 1.14
Leverage Ratio
5.76 5.79 5.05 4.61 4.44 4.45 4.73 4.93 4.95 4.82
Compound Leverage Factor
3.20 3.30 3.05 4.04 -4.55 2.95 2.00 2.71 3.30 3.22
Debt to Total Capital
59.92% 65.28% 66.18% 59.19% 46.91% 42.80% 53.45% 56.57% 54.90% 52.77%
Short-Term Debt to Total Capital
2.87% 2.34% 3.00% 1.92% 4.44% 4.23% 1.49% 3.38% 2.67% 2.17%
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital
57.05% 62.94% 63.18% 57.27% 42.47% 38.57% 51.96% 53.18% 52.22% 50.60%
Preferred Equity to Total Capital
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Noncontrolling Interests to Total Capital
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Common Equity to Total Capital
40.08% 34.72% 33.82% 40.81% 53.09% 57.20% 46.55% 43.43% 45.10% 47.23%
Debt to EBITDA
2.66 3.02 4.04 2.52 5.78 1.80 3.44 3.54 2.81 2.81
Net Debt to EBITDA
2.59 2.97 3.51 2.04 4.42 1.72 3.42 3.52 2.80 2.80
Long-Term Debt to EBITDA
2.53 2.92 3.86 2.44 5.24 1.62 3.35 3.33 2.67 2.70
Debt to NOPAT
4.08 5.37 11.98 3.81 30.34 3.17 7.65 5.56 6.22 6.18
Net Debt to NOPAT
3.97 5.28 10.41 3.08 23.16 3.04 7.60 5.53 6.20 6.15
Long-Term Debt to NOPAT
3.88 5.18 11.43 3.68 27.47 2.86 7.43 5.23 5.92 5.92
Altman Z-Score
3.33 3.56 3.67 3.48 3.23 3.31 3.15 3.14 3.31 3.35
Noncontrolling Interest Sharing Ratio
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Liquidity Ratios
- - - - - - - - - -
Current Ratio
1.09 1.10 1.20 1.10 1.03 0.98 1.02 1.03 1.05 1.09
Quick Ratio
0.20 0.24 0.37 0.37 0.30 0.22 0.23 0.25 0.22 0.20
Cash Flow Metrics
- - - - - - - - - -
Free Cash Flow to Firm (FCFF)
323 190 67 -564 293 365 165 -15 76 13
Operating Cash Flow to CapEx
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 311.99% 148.91% 99.73% 69.71% 105.59% 40.57%
Free Cash Flow to Firm to Interest Expense
1.57 1.05 0.54 -8.71 4.25 3.60 1.61 -0.17 0.98 0.18
Operating Cash Flow to Interest Expense
0.53 -0.09 3.27 4.73 4.09 1.68 1.40 1.83 2.78 0.97
Operating Cash Flow Less CapEx to Interest Expense
1.72 1.08 5.34 9.55 2.78 0.55 0.00 -0.80 0.15 -1.41
Efficiency Ratios
- - - - - - - - - -
Asset Turnover
2.53 2.78 2.81 2.84 2.50 2.66 2.61 2.65 2.70 2.86
Accounts Receivable Turnover
27.78 29.02 32.43 32.08 24.28 24.01 21.63 21.63 24.07 25.65
Inventory Turnover
6.81 8.68 9.43 8.36 6.03 5.86 5.59 5.45 5.24 5.64
Fixed Asset Turnover
8.87 9.09 9.27 9.61 8.81 9.19 8.56 9.15 10.26 11.42
Accounts Payable Turnover
74.78 84.15 86.01 87.94 69.44 71.62 69.67 67.92 66.70 62.29
Days Sales Outstanding (DSO)
13.14 12.58 11.26 11.38 15.03 15.20 16.88 16.87 15.17 14.23
Days Inventory Outstanding (DIO)
53.64 42.06 38.71 43.67 60.48 62.23 65.25 66.92 69.69 64.72
Days Payable Outstanding (DPO)
4.88 4.34 4.24 4.15 5.26 5.10 5.24 5.37 5.47 5.86
Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC)
61.89 50.30 45.72 50.90 70.26 72.34 76.89 78.42 79.38 73.09
Capital & Investment Metrics
- - - - - - - - - -
Invested Capital
2,606 2,540 2,418 2,338 1,365 1,633 1,776 1,817 1,618 1,553
Invested Capital Turnover
5.53 5.80 5.89 6.70 6.52 6.13 5.54 5.74 6.14 6.45
Increase / (Decrease) in Invested Capital
67 122 79 974 -269 -142 -42 199 65 119
Enterprise Value (EV)
3,710 3,511 3,246 3,190 2,068 1,913 1,473 1,721 1,791 1,806
Market Capitalization
2,166 1,864 1,724 1,928 1,518 1,235 534 703 912 995
Book Value per Share
$31.07 $26.32 $24.47 $26.09 $19.38 $21.90 $19.25 $18.21 $16.16 $14.64
Tangible Book Value per Share
$8.00 $6.51 $7.31 $4.36 $12.76 $9.38 $5.70 $4.32 $3.84 $3.55
Total Capital
2,650 2,569 2,647 2,638 1,535 1,652 1,768 1,811 1,608 1,544
Total Debt
1,588 1,677 1,752 1,561 720 707 945 1,025 883 815
Total Long-Term Debt
1,512 1,617 1,672 1,511 652 637 919 963 840 781
Net Debt
1,544 1,648 1,523 1,262 550 678 939 1,018 880 811
Capital Expenditures (CapEx)
-243 -211 -257 -311 90 115 144 234 205 172
Debt-free, Cash-free Net Working Capital (DFCFNWC)
280 259 211 -56 -51 -7.74 68 120 134 198
Debt-free Net Working Capital (DFNWC)
324 288 440 243 119 21 74 126 137 202
Net Working Capital (NWC)
248 228 361 192 51 -49 48 65 94 168
Net Nonoperating Expense (NNE)
173 134 58 61 75 79 72 91 49 46
Net Nonoperating Obligations (NNO)
1,544 1,648 1,523 1,262 550 689 953 1,031 893 824
Total Depreciation and Amortization (D&A)
136 131 119 97 91 92 97 92 81 72
Debt-free, Cash-free Net Working Capital to Revenue
1.97% 1.80% 1.51% -0.46% -0.52% -0.07% 0.68% 1.22% 1.38% 2.06%
Debt-free Net Working Capital to Revenue
2.28% 2.00% 3.15% 1.96% 1.22% 0.20% 0.74% 1.28% 1.41% 2.10%
Net Working Capital to Revenue
1.74% 1.58% 2.58% 1.55% 0.52% -0.46% 0.48% 0.66% 0.97% 1.75%
Earnings Adjustments
- - - - - - - - - -
Adjusted Basic Earnings per Share
$6.34 $5.09 $2.29 $8.43 ($1.21) $0.00 $1.21 $2.11 $2.04 $1.71
Adjusted Weighted Average Basic Shares Outstanding
34.10M 35M 38.70M 41.40M 42.48M 0.00 42.71M 44.00M 45.64M 50.49M
Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share
$6.18 $4.97 $2.23 $8.06 ($1.21) $0.00 $1.20 $2.09 $2.03 $1.70
Adjusted Weighted Average Diluted Shares Outstanding
35M 35.90M 39.70M 43.28M 42.48M 0.00 42.95M 44.36M 45.95M 50.88M
Adjusted Basic & Diluted Earnings per Share
$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Adjusted Weighted Average Basic & Diluted Shares Outstanding
33.72M 33.98M 36.04M 40.22M 41.83M 0.00 42.95M 42.41M 44.89M 46.04M
Normalized Net Operating Profit after Tax (NOPAT)
393 370 444 410 213 238 144 192 147 143
Normalized NOPAT Margin
2.76% 2.58% 3.17% 3.31% 2.18% 2.27% 1.45% 1.95% 1.51% 1.48%
Pre Tax Income Margin
1.80% 1.68% 1.36% 3.70% -0.36% 1.91% 0.76% 1.10% 1.59% 1.51%
Debt Service Ratios
- - - - - - - - - -
EBIT to Interest Expense
2.25 2.33 2.53 8.08 0.49 2.97 1.74 2.22 2.99 3.01
NOPAT to Interest Expense
1.90 1.72 1.18 6.34 0.34 2.19 1.21 2.07 1.82 1.83
EBIT Less CapEx to Interest Expense
3.44 3.49 4.60 12.89 -0.82 1.84 0.33 -0.41 0.36 0.63
NOPAT Less CapEx to Interest Expense
3.09 2.88 3.25 11.15 -0.96 1.06 -0.20 -0.56 -0.81 -0.55
Payout Ratios
- - - - - - - - - -
Dividend Payout Ratio
-18.89% -22.45% -38.98% -5.25% -33.27% 10.76% 19.03% 9.52% 9.34% 5.88%
Augmented Payout Ratio
-34.81% -122.11% -334.92% -31.99% -172.76% 12.42% 65.71% 49.68% 116.61% 45.84%

Quarterly Metrics And Ratios for Sonic Automotive

This table displays calculated financial ratios and metrics derived from Sonic Automotive's official financial filings.

Metric Q1 2025 Q4 2024 Q3 2024 Q2 2024 Q1 2024 Q4 2023 Q3 2023 Q2 2023 Q1 2023 Q4 2022 Q3 2022
Period end date 3/31/2025 12/31/2024 9/30/2024 6/30/2024 3/31/2024 12/31/2023 9/30/2023 6/30/2023 3/31/2023 12/31/2022 9/30/2022
Growth Metrics
- - - - - - - - - - -
Revenue Growth
7.90% 8.68% -4.17% -5.47% -3.07% 320.95% 5.67% 4.18% -43.65% -73.26% 12.21%
EBITDA Growth
29.38% 25.43% -13.12% 26.15% 1.23% -96.56% -5.24% -39.51% 103.59% 2,209.89% 19.92%
EBIT Growth
35.77% 31.95% -17.44% 36.73% 0.19% -97.40% -7.59% -49.29% 102.75% 2,600.00% 18.83%
NOPAT Growth
34.86% 32.45% 34.53% 41.31% -2.33% -98.15% -7.72% -51.13% 102.94% 2,985.53% 17.97%
Net Income Growth
68.10% 51.42% 8.48% 76.07% -11.95% -98.99% -21.65% -75.32% 101.21% 3,885.37% 3.31%
EPS Growth
70.00% 50.45% 10.94% 81.54% -6.98% 123.77% -13.90% -72.22% -44.64% -309.42% 14.36%
Operating Cash Flow Growth
179.32% 173.14% -28.68% -1,003.31% 306.18% 49.90% -63.70% -71.93% -113.47% -699.75% 12.66%
Free Cash Flow Firm Growth
102.73% 157.22% -328.01% -514.62% -222.90% -101.31% 103.53% 98.90% 127.93% 548.82% -41,525.12%
Invested Capital Growth
2.45% 2.63% 8.25% 5.65% 89.73% 5.04% 2.32% 2.77% -38.85% 3.40% 83.71%
Revenue Q/Q Growth
-6.28% 11.58% 1.12% 2.04% -5.60% -1.61% -0.26% 4.63% 309.96% -75.30% -1.66%
EBITDA Q/Q Growth
6.97% 14.56% 5.20% 0.36% 3.71% -20.65% 52.74% -19.46% -96.48% 2,087.57% -2.50%
EBIT Q/Q Growth
8.70% 17.43% 5.97% 0.37% 5.64% -26.53% 75.51% -26.45% -97.26% 2,514.78% -3.69%
NOPAT Q/Q Growth
10.30% -31.27% 74.03% 2.21% 8.33% -30.19% 82.79% -29.35% -97.95% 3,378.76% -3.20%
Net Income Q/Q Growth
20.48% -21.02% 80.10% -1.90% 8.53% -43.42% 192.31% -50.94% -98.76% 4,300.80% -7.91%
EPS Q/Q Growth
22.16% -21.60% 80.51% -1.67% 8.11% -42.19% 195.38% -49.61% 127.62% -309.42% -4.70%
Operating Cash Flow Q/Q Growth
123.26% -0.11% 164.37% -294.58% 158.47% -197.40% 715.23% 144.41% 85.79% -170.57% 530.30%
Free Cash Flow Firm Q/Q Growth
22.09% 131.46% -55.22% 95.42% -2,458.89% -225.36% 518.42% -100.92% -72.67% 437.53% -30.26%
Invested Capital Q/Q Growth
12.73% -13.47% 16.50% -9.85% 12.93% -8.73% 13.70% 61.90% -37.48% -11.09% 14.19%
Profitability Metrics
- - - - - - - - - - -
Gross Margin
15.51% 14.73% 15.57% 15.61% 15.85% 15.09% 15.98% 15.57% 15.85% 67.66% 16.84%
EBITDA Margin
4.96% 4.34% 4.23% 4.07% 4.13% 3.76% 4.67% 3.05% 3.96% 460.84% 5.20%
Operating Margin
3.97% 3.43% 3.25% 3.12% 3.15% 2.83% 3.77% 2.14% 3.05% 457.19% 4.32%
EBIT Margin
3.97% 3.42% 3.25% 3.10% 3.16% 2.82% 3.78% 2.15% 3.05% 457.19% 4.32%
Profit (Net Income) Margin
1.93% 1.50% 2.13% 1.19% 1.24% 1.08% 1.88% 0.64% 1.37% 451.14% 2.53%
Tax Burden Percent
72.48% 71.38% 122.04% 73.97% 73.04% 70.88% 75.00% 72.00% 75.00% 99.78% 75.00%
Interest Burden Percent
67.17% 61.54% 53.52% 51.96% 53.84% 54.01% 66.28% 41.45% 59.66% 98.89% 78.17%
Effective Tax Rate
27.52% 28.62% -22.04% 26.03% 26.96% 29.12% 25.00% 28.00% 25.00% 0.22% 25.00%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
14.37% 13.52% 19.07% 12.90% 15.00% 11.64% 11.97% 7.32% 12.96% 2,685.93% 25.19%
ROIC Less NNEP Spread (ROIC-NNEP)
12.56% 11.22% 15.78% 10.50% 11.93% 9.54% 10.01% 4.94% 9.21% 2,682.84% 22.86%
Return on Net Nonoperating Assets (RNNOA)
23.99% 18.33% 33.06% 18.51% 13.65% 16.92% 18.02% 6.72% 6.93% 3,788.86% 22.58%
Return on Equity (ROE)
38.36% 31.85% 52.12% 31.41% 28.65% 28.56% 29.99% 14.04% 19.90% 6,474.79% 47.77%
Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC)
11.81% 12.54% 4.80% 7.74% -47.78% 7.67% 148.80% 169.66% 259.82% 2.81% -173.01%
Operating Return on Assets (OROA)
10.20% 8.65% 8.38% 8.02% 11.38% 7.84% 8.90% 4.86% 9.19% 1,286.22% 16.93%
Return on Assets (ROA)
4.97% 3.80% 5.47% 3.08% 4.48% 3.00% 4.42% 1.45% 4.11% 1,269.20% 9.92%
Return on Common Equity (ROCE)
38.36% 31.85% 52.12% 31.41% 28.65% 28.56% 29.99% 14.04% 19.90% 6,474.79% 47.77%
Return on Equity Simple (ROE_SIMPLE)
22.42% 0.00% 19.32% 20.14% 19.07% 0.00% 464.30% 456.29% 357.76% 0.00% -330.38%
Net Operating Profit after Tax (NOPAT)
105 95 139 80 78 72 103 56 80 3,885 112
NOPAT Margin
2.88% 2.45% 3.97% 2.31% 2.30% 2.01% 2.83% 1.54% 2.29% 456.19% 3.24%
Net Nonoperating Expense Percent (NNEP)
1.81% 2.30% 3.29% 2.40% 3.08% 2.10% 1.96% 2.37% 3.75% 3.09% 2.34%
Return On Investment Capital (ROIC_SIMPLE)
3.50% 3.60% - - - 2.80% - - - 146.77% -
Cost of Revenue to Revenue
84.49% 85.27% 84.43% 84.39% 84.15% 84.91% 84.02% 84.43% 84.15% -441.77% 83.16%
SG&A Expenses to Revenue
10.42% 10.26% 11.23% 11.38% 11.59% 10.77% 11.24% 10.73% 11.82% 43.01% 11.57%
R&D to Revenue
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Operating Expenses to Revenue
11.46% 11.30% 12.32% 12.49% 12.69% 12.26% 12.21% 13.43% 12.81% 84.58% 12.52%
Earnings before Interest and Taxes (EBIT)
145 133 114 107 107 101 138 78 107 3,893 149
Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA)
181 169 148 140 140 135 170 111 138 3,925 179
Valuation Ratios
- - - - - - - - - - -
Price to Book Value (P/BV)
1.76 2.04 1.97 1.95 2.12 2.09 1.93 1.88 1.67 1.93 1.48
Price to Tangible Book Value (P/TBV)
6.34 7.92 7.97 6.75 8.23 8.44 8.43 7.62 2.65 6.44 10.41
Price to Revenue (P/Rev)
0.13 0.15 0.14 0.13 0.13 0.13 0.14 0.14 0.17 0.12 0.10
Price to Earnings (P/E)
7.76 10.03 10.18 9.70 11.13 10.46 0.42 0.41 0.47 19.48 0.00
Dividend Yield
2.28% 1.97% 2.05% 2.18% 2.08% 2.11% 2.44% 2.36% 2.01% 2.19% 2.09%
Earnings Yield
12.88% 9.97% 9.83% 10.31% 8.99% 9.56% 240.49% 242.26% 213.92% 5.13% 0.00%
Enterprise Value to Invested Capital (EV/IC)
1.28 1.42 1.33 1.35 1.35 1.38 1.29 1.32 2.35 1.34 1.19
Enterprise Value to Revenue (EV/Rev)
0.26 0.26 0.29 0.25 0.27 0.24 0.31 0.28 0.31 0.23 0.20
Enterprise Value to EBITDA (EV/EBITDA)
5.90 6.21 7.09 5.96 6.98 6.33 0.82 0.74 0.80 7.49 0.00
Enterprise Value to EBIT (EV/EBIT)
7.55 8.05 9.31 7.70 9.16 8.29 0.85 0.76 0.83 10.33 0.00
Enterprise Value to NOPAT (EV/NOPAT)
9.12 9.53 10.84 10.47 12.52 11.25 0.86 0.77 0.84 22.19 0.00
Enterprise Value to Operating Cash Flow (EV/OCF)
16.04 33.97 0.00 0.00 43.92 0.00 0.00 39.82 29.72 7.99 4.74
Enterprise Value to Free Cash Flow (EV/FCFF)
10.99 11.50 28.74 17.89 0.00 18.47 0.87 0.79 0.69 48.55 0.00
Leverage & Solvency
- - - - - - - - - - -
Debt to Equity
1.75 1.49 1.98 1.81 2.19 1.88 2.29 1.93 1.45 1.96 1.58
Long-Term Debt to Equity
1.67 1.42 1.87 1.70 2.11 1.81 2.21 1.86 1.45 1.87 1.51
Financial Leverage
1.91 1.63 2.09 1.76 1.14 1.77 1.80 1.36 0.75 1.41 0.99
Leverage Ratio
5.66 5.76 5.77 5.98 3.87 5.79 5.03 4.94 3.30 5.05 3.94
Compound Leverage Factor
3.80 3.55 3.09 3.11 2.09 3.13 3.33 2.05 1.97 4.99 3.08
Debt to Total Capital
63.67% 59.92% 66.50% 64.39% 68.63% 65.28% 69.56% 65.85% 59.19% 66.18% 61.28%
Short-Term Debt to Total Capital
2.84% 2.87% 3.88% 3.98% 2.36% 2.34% 2.14% 2.37% 0.00% 3.00% 2.80%
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital
60.83% 57.05% 62.61% 60.40% 66.27% 62.94% 67.42% 63.48% 59.19% 63.18% 58.48%
Preferred Equity to Total Capital
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Noncontrolling Interests to Total Capital
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Common Equity to Total Capital
36.33% 40.08% 33.50% 35.61% 31.37% 34.72% 30.44% 34.15% 40.81% 33.82% 38.72%
Debt to EBITDA
3.00 2.66 3.58 2.92 3.56 3.02 0.45 0.39 0.37 4.04 -0.53
Net Debt to EBITDA
2.89 2.59 3.55 2.80 3.53 2.97 0.44 0.36 0.37 3.51 -0.49
Long-Term Debt to EBITDA
2.86 2.53 3.37 2.74 3.44 2.92 0.44 0.37 0.37 3.86 -0.51
Debt to NOPAT
4.63 4.08 5.47 5.13 6.38 5.37 0.47 0.41 0.39 11.98 -0.73
Net Debt to NOPAT
4.47 3.97 5.42 4.93 6.33 5.28 0.46 0.38 0.39 10.41 -0.67
Long-Term Debt to NOPAT
4.42 3.88 5.15 4.81 6.16 5.18 0.46 0.39 0.39 11.43 -0.70
Altman Z-Score
3.19 3.14 3.12 3.08 3.33 3.37 3.02 2.92 5.53 6.04 4.14
Noncontrolling Interest Sharing Ratio
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Liquidity Ratios
- - - - - - - - - - -
Current Ratio
1.09 1.09 1.11 1.10 1.09 1.10 1.12 1.15 0.00 1.20 1.02
Quick Ratio
0.22 0.20 0.18 0.19 0.19 0.24 0.23 0.26 0.00 0.37 0.29
Cash Flow Metrics
- - - - - - - - - - -
Free Cash Flow to Firm (FCFF)
35 29 -91 -59 -1,278 -50 40 -9.52 1,040 3,806 -1,127
Operating Cash Flow to CapEx
551.55% 0.00% 292.67% -528.68% 177.92% 0.00% 157.62% 39.74% -104.94% 0.00% 370.60%
Free Cash Flow to Firm to Interest Expense
0.73 0.56 -1.72 -1.14 -25.93 -1.07 0.86 -0.21 24.19 87.48 -34.69
Operating Cash Flow to Interest Expense
4.11 1.71 1.66 -2.65 1.42 -2.58 2.65 0.33 -0.79 -5.50 10.43
Operating Cash Flow Less CapEx to Interest Expense
3.37 8.30 1.09 -3.15 0.62 5.16 0.97 -0.50 -1.54 4.58 7.62
Efficiency Ratios
- - - - - - - - - - -
Asset Turnover
2.57 2.53 2.57 2.58 3.61 2.78 2.36 2.27 3.01 2.81 3.92
Accounts Receivable Turnover
30.99 27.78 32.05 33.42 0.00 29.02 29.39 30.66 0.00 32.43 51.16
Inventory Turnover
6.86 6.81 7.01 6.98 0.00 8.68 4.04 3.81 0.00 9.43 17.68
Fixed Asset Turnover
9.02 8.87 8.69 8.92 8.94 9.09 7.38 7.50 7.33 9.27 11.72
Accounts Payable Turnover
75.87 74.78 80.64 67.64 0.00 84.15 37.72 38.59 0.00 86.01 148.19
Days Sales Outstanding (DSO)
11.78 13.14 11.39 10.92 0.00 12.58 12.42 11.90 0.00 11.26 7.14
Days Inventory Outstanding (DIO)
53.21 53.64 52.06 52.31 0.00 42.06 90.24 95.72 0.00 38.71 20.65
Days Payable Outstanding (DPO)
4.81 4.88 4.53 5.40 0.00 4.34 9.68 9.46 0.00 4.24 2.46
Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC)
60.18 61.89 58.92 57.83 0.00 50.30 92.98 98.17 0.00 45.72 25.32
Capital & Investment Metrics
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Invested Capital
2,938 2,606 3,012 2,586 2,868 2,540 2,783 2,447 1,512 2,418 2,719
Invested Capital Turnover
4.99 5.53 4.80 5.59 6.51 5.80 4.23 4.74 5.67 5.89 7.78
Increase / (Decrease) in Invested Capital
70 67 230 138 1,356 122 63 66 -960 79 1,239
Enterprise Value (EV)
3,768 3,710 3,992 3,487 3,883 3,511 3,581 3,222 3,554 3,246 3,247
Market Capitalization
1,921 2,166 1,995 1,846 1,919 1,864 1,656 1,651 1,903 1,724 1,634
Book Value per Share
$32.35 $31.07 $29.75 $27.87 $26.60 $26.32 $24.19 $24.75 $31.58 $24.47 $28.19
Tangible Book Value per Share
$8.99 $8.00 $7.34 $8.07 $6.86 $6.51 $5.54 $6.12 $19.94 $7.31 $4.00
Total Capital
3,003 2,650 3,030 2,653 2,883 2,569 2,817 2,567 2,789 2,647 2,858
Total Debt
1,912 1,588 2,015 1,708 1,979 1,677 1,960 1,690 1,651 1,752 1,752
Total Long-Term Debt
1,827 1,512 1,897 1,602 1,911 1,617 1,899 1,630 1,651 1,672 1,672
Net Debt
1,847 1,544 1,997 1,641 1,964 1,648 1,925 1,571 1,651 1,523 1,613
Capital Expenditures (CapEx)
36 -338 30 26 39 -360 78 38 32 -439 92
Debt-free, Cash-free Net Working Capital (DFCFNWC)
262 280 373 304 264 259 258 234 -406 211 -21
Debt-free Net Working Capital (DFNWC)
326 324 391 371 279 288 293 354 -406 440 119
Net Working Capital (NWC)
241 248 273 265 211 228 232 293 -406 361 39
Net Nonoperating Expense (NNE)
35 37 64 38 36 33 35 33 32 43 24
Net Nonoperating Obligations (NNO)
1,847 1,544 1,997 1,641 1,964 1,648 1,925 1,571 374 1,523 1,613
Total Depreciation and Amortization (D&A)
36 36 34 33 33 34 32 33 32 31 31
Debt-free, Cash-free Net Working Capital to Revenue
1.81% 1.97% 2.68% 2.16% 1.85% 1.80% 2.22% 2.04% -3.59% 1.51% -0.13%
Debt-free Net Working Capital to Revenue
2.25% 2.28% 2.81% 2.64% 1.96% 2.00% 2.51% 3.09% -3.59% 3.15% 0.73%
Net Working Capital to Revenue
1.66% 1.74% 1.96% 1.89% 1.48% 1.58% 2.00% 2.56% -3.59% 2.58% 0.24%
Earnings Adjustments
- - - - - - - - - - -
Adjusted Basic Earnings per Share
$2.09 $1.71 $2.18 $1.21 $1.24 $1.14 $1.96 $0.66 $1.33 ($4.80) $2.28
Adjusted Weighted Average Basic Shares Outstanding
33.90M 34.10M 34M 34M 34M 35M 34.90M 35.30M 35.90M 38.70M 38.30M
Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share
$2.04 $1.67 $2.13 $1.18 $1.20 $1.11 $1.92 $0.65 $1.29 ($4.67) $2.23
Adjusted Weighted Average Diluted Shares Outstanding
34.60M 35M 34.90M 34.90M 34.90M 35.90M 35.60M 36M 36.90M 39.70M 39.20M
Adjusted Basic & Diluted Earnings per Share
$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Adjusted Weighted Average Basic & Diluted Shares Outstanding
33.96M 33.72M 34.19M 34.12M 33.89M 33.72M 33.89M 35.44M 35.42M 33.72M 36.58M
Normalized Net Operating Profit after Tax (NOPAT)
104 96 80 81 79 84 103 101 80 4,205 112
Normalized NOPAT Margin
2.85% 2.47% 2.28% 2.34% 2.32% 2.34% 2.83% 2.78% 2.29% 493.73% 3.24%
Pre Tax Income Margin
2.67% 2.11% 1.74% 1.61% 1.70% 1.52% 2.50% 0.89% 1.82% 452.13% 3.38%
Debt Service Ratios
- - - - - - - - - - -
EBIT to Interest Expense
3.05 2.60 2.15 2.08 2.17 2.17 2.97 1.71 2.48 89.50 4.58
NOPAT to Interest Expense
2.21 1.86 2.63 1.55 1.58 1.55 2.22 1.23 1.86 89.31 3.44
EBIT Less CapEx to Interest Expense
2.30 9.19 1.58 1.58 1.37 9.91 1.28 0.88 1.73 99.59 1.77
NOPAT Less CapEx to Interest Expense
1.46 8.45 2.06 1.05 0.78 9.29 0.54 0.40 1.10 99.39 0.62
Payout Ratios
- - - - - - - - - - -
Dividend Payout Ratio
-15.99% -18.89% -20.19% -20.91% -23.19% -22.45% -0.74% -0.73% -0.72% -38.98% 0.18%
Augmented Payout Ratio
-26.66% -34.81% -187.46% -147.66% -163.07% -122.11% -9.02% -7.34% -5.75% -334.92% -2.15%

Frequently Asked Questions About Sonic Automotive's Financials

When does Sonic Automotive's fiscal year end?

According to the most recent income statement we have on file, Sonic Automotive's financial year ends in December. Their financial year 2024 ended on December 31, 2024.

How has Sonic Automotive's net income changed over the last 9 years?

Sonic Automotive's net income appears to be on an upward trend, with a most recent value of $216 million in 2024, rising from $86.31 million in 2015. The previous period was $178.20 million in 2023. See where experts think Sonic Automotive is headed by visiting Sonic Automotive's forecast page.

What is Sonic Automotive's operating income?
Sonic Automotive's total operating income in 2024 was $461.50 million, based on the following breakdown:
  • Total Gross Profit: $2.19 billion
  • Total Operating Expenses: $1.73 billion
How has Sonic Automotive revenue changed over the last 9 years?

Over the last 9 years, Sonic Automotive's total revenue changed from $9.62 billion in 2015 to $14.22 billion in 2024, a change of 47.8%.

How much debt does Sonic Automotive have?

Sonic Automotive's total liabilities were at $4.83 billion at the end of 2024, a 8.1% increase from 2023, and a 70.6% increase since 2015.

How much cash does Sonic Automotive have?

In the past 9 years, Sonic Automotive's cash and equivalents has ranged from $3.11 million in 2016 to $299.40 million in 2021, and is currently $44 million as of their latest financial filing in 2024.

How has Sonic Automotive's book value per share changed over the last 9 years?

Over the last 9 years, Sonic Automotive's book value per share changed from 14.64 in 2015 to 31.07 in 2024, a change of 112.3%.



This page (NYSE:SAH) was last updated on 5/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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