Sonic Automotive, Inc. logo SAH - Sonic Automotive, Inc.

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| PRICE TARGET: $72.00 DETAILS
HIGH: $77.00
LOW: $67.00
MEDIAN: $72.00
CONSENSUS: $72.00
DOWNSIDE: 7.88%
Metric 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996
Revenue
Revenue 15,153.6 14,224.3 14,372.4 14,001.1 12,396.4 9,767 10,454.3 9,951.6 9,867.2 9,731.8 9,624.3 9,197.1 8,843.2 8,365.5 7,871.3 6,880.8 6,131.7 6,034.8 8,336.9 7,972.1 7,884.8 7,177.6 7,034.2 7,071.0 6,337.4 6,052.5 3,350.8 1,603.7 536 376.6
Cost of Revenue 12,770.7 12,031.5 12,126.7 11,684.1 10,482.1 8,343.4 8,933.3 8,505.5 8,409.5 8,302.5 8,278.5 7,889.5 7,595.6 7,175.6 6,702.8 5,801.3 5,122.9 5,080.9 7,072.7 6,763.9 6,694.9 6,091.4 5,960.5 5,980.1 5,362.6 5,187.3 2,896.4 1,396.3 471.3 331
Gross Profit 2,382.9 2,192.8 2,245.7 2,317 1,914.3 1,423.6 1,521 1,446.1 1,457.7 1,429.3 1,345.8 1,307.6 1,247.6 1,189.9 1,168.4 1,079.6 1,008.8 953.9 1,264.3 1,208.2 1,190.0 1,086.1 1,073.7 1,090.9 974.7 865.2 454.4 207.4 64.7 45.6
Operating Expenses
R&D Expenses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SG&A Expenses 1,678.2 1,577 1,600.5 1,555.1 1,274.7 1,028.7 1,099.4 1,145.3 1,147.8 1,110.9 1,108.6 1,072.7 1,003.0 948.6 948.7 896.7 843.8 815.1 965.6 945.4 939.2 867.5 855.4 847.2 747.7 633.4 326.9 150.1 48.5 33.7
Other Expenses 163.4 150.4 142.3 127.5 101.2 361 113.9 123.1 98.3 85.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.6 8.5 25.8 22.7 11.7 4.6 1.3 1.1
Operating Expenses 1,841.6 1,727.4 1,742.8 1,682.6 1,375.9 1,389.7 1,213.3 1,268.5 1,246.1 1,196.4 1,108.6 1,072.7 1,003.0 948.6 948.7 896.7 843.8 815.1 965.6 945.4 939.2 867.5 867.0 855.7 773.4 656.1 338.6 154.7 49.8 34.8
Operating Income
Operating Income 541.3 465.4 502.9 634.4 538.4 33.9 307.7 177.7 211.6 232.9 237.2 234.9 244.6 241.2 219.7 182.9 165.0 138.8 298.7 262.7 250.8 218.7 206.7 235.2 201.3 209.1 115.8 52.7 14.9 10.8
Interest Expense 194.8 204.3 180.8 123.5 63.2 69.1 104.3 102.5 86.1 72.8 64.9 71.8 65.5 66.4 86.5 96.7 111.5 92.7 107.4 102.4 96.4 75.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Interest Income 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.2 9.7 7.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Profitability
EBITDA 525.3 605.1 566 441.7 619.2 119 391 272.0 286.6 303.6 279.5 292.9 250.1 255.2 256.1 210.4 169.4 (640.6) 324.1 292.4 282.5 242.3 223.5 246.0 220.7 223.6 23.3 57.3 16.2 12.2
EBIT 361.9 454.7 423.7 314.2 518.1 31.4 301.1 177.8 197.0 225.5 210.0 233.5 194.5 207.7 212.6 175.1 133.8 (672.3) 296.6 267.8 260.5 225.1 209.8 235.9 194.6 200.5 11.6 52.7 14.9 11.1
Income Before Tax 172.8 256.1 241.9 190 458.2 (34.8) 199.6 75.3 108.1 155.2 145.2 161.7 129.0 141.2 126.0 78.4 22.4 (765.0) 189.2 165.4 164.2 150.4 134.0 175.3 130.0 119.9 72.9 29.7 5.9 4.9
Income Tax Expense 54.1 40.1 63.7 101.5 109.3 15.9 55.1 22.9 14.0 60.7 57.1 63.2 44.3 50.0 48.4 (17.5) (33.3) (130.8) 74.4 66.8 62.4 57.2 46.2 66.8 50.7 45.7 28.3 11.1 2.2 1.9
Net Income 118.7 216 178.2 88.5 348.9 (51.4) 144.1 51.6 93.0 93.2 86.3 96.9 81.0 87.7 75.3 89.0 31.5 (634.1) 95.5 98.6 101.8 93.3 71.6 106.6 79.3 74.2 44.6 18.6 3.7 3
Per Share Data
EPS (Basic) 3.49 6.33 5.09 2.29 8.43 -1.19 3.36 1.21 2.11 2.04 1.71 1.86 1.55 1.64 1.44 1.70 0.71 -17.00 2.25 1.92 2.20 2.17 2.02 2.34 1.97 1.59 1.41 0.81 0.27 0.24
EPS (Diluted) 3.42 6.18 4.96 2.23 8.06 -1.19 3.31 1.20 2.09 2.03 1.70 1.84 1.53 1.53 1.29 1.49 0.62 -17.00 2.13 1.85 2.12 2.08 1.94 2.24 1.92 1.55 1.27 0.74 0.27 0.24
Shares Outstanding 34 34.1 35 38.7 41.4 42.5 43.0 42.7 44.0 45.6 50.5 52.1 52.7 53.5 52.4 52.2 43.8 40.4 42.5 42.3 41.8 39.7 35.4 41.8 40.6 42.6 31.7 23.0 11.5 12.5
Metric 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2009 2008 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996
Current Assets
Cash & Cash Equivalents 6.3 44 28.9 229.2 299.4 170.3 29.1 5.9 6.4 3.1 30.0 7.0 10.0 82.1 10.6 127.9 109.3 83.1 51.8 18.3 6.7
Short-Term Investments 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Net Receivables 469 495.9 528.1 462.4 401.1 371.7 432.7 438.2 482.1 430.2 233.0 247.0 357.4 306.5 297.9 135.0 127.9 104.2 41.4 19.8 11.9
Inventory 2,012.9 1,957.7 1,578.3 1,216.8 1,261.2 1,247.3 1,517.9 1,528.5 1,512.7 1,570.7 795.3 916.8 1,095.1 1,046.9 929.5 664.3 773.8 630.9 265 156.5 71.5
Other Current Assets 344.3 387.9 385.1 297.9 122.4 93.3 37.9 20.9 18.6 27.0 27.1 423.4 129.1 118.7 63.7 29.1 26.4 17.4 6.6 2.8 1.3
Total Current Assets 2,832.5 2,885.5 2,520.4 2,206.3 2,084.1 1,882.6 2,017.6 1,993.4 2,019.8 2,031.0 1,085.4 1,594.2 1,591.5 1,554.2 1,301.6 956.3 1,037.4 835.6 364.8 197.4 91.4
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment 2,170.4 2,148.4 2,060.2 2,046.5 1,931.9 1,511.0 1,469.8 1,178.5 1,146.9 1,010.4 382.1 369.9 134.5 125.4 121.9 99.0 73.0 63.7 26.3 19.1 12.5
Goodwill 421.8 358.5 253.8 231 416.4 214.0 475.8 509.6 525.8 472.4 469.5 327.0 1,056.9 0 0 738.1 0 0 0 0 0
Intangible Assets 454.1 430.3 417.4 396.7 480.2 64.3 64.3 69.7 74.6 80.2 80.8 82.3 84.8 984.3 937.7 0 668.8 592.7 180.1 74.4 4.3
Long-Term Investments 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 3 0 0 0 0 0 (76.9) (40.6) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Non-Current Assets 91.9 73 72.2 75.8 51.6 45.3 40.5 38.9 48.6 42.8 51.1 37.2 33.9 22.4 14.1 12.6 10.1 9.1 4.9 0.6 2.8
Total Non-Current Assets 3,138.2 3,010.2 2,844.2 2,772 2,891 1,863.4 2,053.4 1,803.4 1,798.7 1,608.3 983.5 816.5 1,310.1 1,132.0 1,073.7 849.6 751.8 665.5 211.3 94.1 19.6
Total Assets 5,970.7 5,895.7 5,364.6 4,978.3 4,975.1 3,746.0 4,071.0 3,796.8 3,818.5 3,639.3 2,068.9 2,410.7 2,901.6 2,686.2 2,375.3 1,805.9 1,789.2 1,501.1 576.1 291.5 111
Current Liabilities
Account Payables 151 172 149.8 138.4 133.3 105.1 135.2 114.3 129.9 117.7 55.3 53.2 88.6 63.6 58.6 52.2 50.3 48.4 15 6.6 3.6
Short-Term Debt 2,037.8 2,052.9 1,772.9 1,354.6 1,407.9 1,438.3 1,653.9 1,560.3 1,574.7 1,568.9 787.4 1,672.4 987.5 997.8 852.9 590.5 687.3 520 235.9 133.8 64.4
Deferred Revenue 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Current Liabilities 409.1 412.3 369.8 352 350.1 287.6 277.0 270.7 249.8 249.7 164.2 424.2 257.2 0 0 (4.4) 80.7 89.5 34.8 12.3 3.6
Total Current Liabilities 2,597.9 2,637.7 2,292.9 1,845.4 1,891.7 1,831.4 2,066.2 1,945.8 1,954.8 1,936.9 1,006.9 2,149.8 1,333.4 1,196.9 1,038.4 737.3 818.3 657.9 285.7 152.7 71.6
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-Term Debt 2,190.3 1,511.9 1,616.5 1,672.2 1,510.7 651.8 637.0 918.8 963.4 839.7 552.1 0 668.8 694.9 637.5 511.9 485.2 417.3 131.3 38.6 5.3
Deferred Tax Liabilities 0 26.2 0 0 0 0.3 8.9 33.2 51.6 76.4 0 0 98.8 76.9 40.6 28.2 21.1 8.5 4.1 4.4 1.1
Other Non-Current Liabilities 114.4 93.5 89.6 105.5 96.0 88.8 73.7 75.9 61.9 61.2 141.1 71.1 28.9 96.1 62.2 11.3 13.7 14.8 12.6 11.4 6.4
Total Non-Current Liabilities 2,304.7 2,195.7 2,179.8 2,237.7 2,007.0 1,099.8 1,060.1 1,027.8 1,076.9 977.3 693.2 71.1 796.5 791.0 699.7 551.4 520.0 440.6 148 54.4 12.8
Total Liabilities 4,902.6 4,833.4 4,472.7 4,083.1 3,898.7 2,931.2 3,126.3 2,973.7 3,031.8 2,914.2 1,700.1 2,220.9 2,129.8 1,987.9 1,738.1 1,288.7 1,338.3 1,098.5 433.7 207.1 84.4
Stockholders' Equity
Common Stock 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0 0 0
Retained Earnings 1,481.1 1,412 1,238.6 1,100.3 1,051.7 721.8 790.2 670.7 625.4 541.1 (35.2) (40.6) 470.7 402.8 339.5 232.9 153.6 79.4 34.7 16.2 13
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (0.7) 3.8 1.6 1.6 (1.3) (3.6) (2.1) 4.2 1.3 (2.3) (22.4) (36.6) (4.6) (4.4) (6.4) (20.8) (14.6) (9.5) (7.3) (6.2) (5.6)
Total Stockholders' Equity 1,068.1 1,062.3 891.9 895.2 1,076.4 814.8 944.8 823.1 786.8 725.2 368.8 189.8 769.7 698.3 637.2 517.3 450.9 402.6 142.4 84.4 26.3
Total Liabilities & Equity 5,970.7 5,895.7 5,364.6 4,978.3 4,975.1 3,746.0 4,071.0 3,796.8 3,818.5 3,639.3 2,068.9 2,410.7 2,901.6 2,686.2 2,375.3 1,805.9 1,789.2 1,501.1 576.1 291.5 111
Debt Metrics
Total Debt 4,228.1 4,128.9 3,863.1 3,486.8 3,318.9 2,449.0 2,631.3 2,479.1 2,538.0 2,408.6 1,339.5 1,672.4 1,722.7 1,692.7 1,490.5 1,102.4 1,172.5 937.3 367.2 172.4 69.7
Net Debt 4,221.8 4,084.9 3,834.2 3,257.6 3,019.5 2,278.7 2,602.2 2,473.3 2,531.7 2,405.5 1,309.5 1,665.4 1,712.7 1,610.6 1,479.9 974.4 1,063.2 854.2 315.4 154.1 63
Metric 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996
Operating Activities
Net Income 118.7 216 178.2 88.5 348.9 (50.7) 144.5 52.3 94.1 94.5 101.8 93.3 71.6 106.6 79.3 74.2 44.6 18.6 3.7 3
Depreciation & Amortization 141.3 150.4 142.3 127.5 101.1 91.0 93.2 94.2 89.6 78.2 22.0 17.1 13.3 9.8 25.8 22.7 11.7 4.6 1.3 1.1
Stock-Based Compensation 23.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.4 6.8 0 0 0 0 0 0
Change in Working Capital 102.8 (249.7) (428) (145.5) 315.9 276.1 (47.8) (1.1) 24.1 50.1 (67.7) 139.4 11.7 7.7 30.8 (3.4) (12.7) 4.1 2.8 (1.5)
Other Non-Cash Items 207.3 10.1 73.2 323.2 23.5 274.0 (38.0) 1.9 29.1 22.0 (1.0) (1.5) 17.3 (7.0) (1.2) 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.1 (0.1)
Operating Cash Flow 567.4 97.7 (52.9) 381 801.7 556.7 131.1 126.8 209.2 259.3 85.8 264.1 137.9 138.9 146.6 106.2 46.1 29.8 7.7 2.1
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditure (149.9) (187.3) (203.6) (227.1) (298.2) (127.2) (125.6) (163.6) (234.2) (206.2) (81.6) (105.6) (96.1) (92.5) (43.6) (73.2) (382.2) (76.5) (87.7) (1.9)
Acquisitions (349.1) 9 (15.1) (72.6) (999.2) 27.0 261.6 148.3 (37.9) (14.5) (50.8) (145.6) (68.8) (202.4) (120.2) (91.6) 0 0 0 0
Purchases of Investments 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (192.4) (32.7) 0 0 0 0 0 (0.2)
Sales/Maturities of Investments 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 192.4 32.7 0 0 0 0 0.8 0.5
Other Investing Activities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 0 0 0 0.5 0 76.3 59.9 26.9 55.1 13.6 1.6 0.1 (9.9)
Investing Cash Flow (499) (178.3) (218.7) (299.7) (1,297.4) (100.2) 136.8 (15.3) (272.1) (220.8) (131.9) (200.0) (88.6) (235.0) (136.9) (109.6) (368.6) (74.9) (86.8) (11.5)
Financing Activities
Net Debt Issuance 43.6 165.3 276.2 136.2 728.7 (226.5) (226.8) (78.4) 112.3 72.2 79.2 (62.5) 35.9 128.2 25.7 67.1 273.4 95.3 32.5 7.1
Stock Repurchased (82.4) (34.4) (177.6) (261.9) (93.3) (71.7) (2.4) (24.1) (37.3) (100.0) (5.6) (20.9) (24.3) (33.8) (26.8) (40.0) (6.4) 0 0 0
Dividends Paid (48.8) (40.8) (40) (34.5) (18.3) (17.1) (15.5) (9.8) (8.9) (8.7) (20.1) (17.4) (4.1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Financing Activities (19) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (2.6) (19.1) 0 (0.6) (0.7) 0 0 (0.2) (1.1) 4.5 0
Financing Cash Flow (106.1) 95.8 71.3 (151.5) 624.8 (315.3) (244.6) (112.0) 66.2 (39.0) 43.7 (85.0) 22.1 106.7 8.9 29.7 353.8 78.6 90.7 7.1
Cash Position
Net Change in Cash (37.7) 15.1 (200.3) (70.2) 129.1 141.2 23.2 (0.5) 3.2 (74.5) 7.6 0 71.5 106.7 18.6 26.2 31.3 78.6 90.7 7.1
Cash at Beginning 44 28.9 229.2 299.4 170.3 29.1 5.9 6.4 3.1 77.6 0 0 10.6 (96.1) 109.3 83.1 51.8 18.3 6.7 9
Cash at End 6.3 44 28.9 229.2 299.4 170.3 29.1 5.9 6.4 3.1 7.6 10.0 82.1 10.6 127.9 109.3 83.1 96.9 97.4 16.1
Free Cash Flow 417.5 (89.6) (256.5) 153.9 503.5 429.5 5.5 (36.8) (25.1) 53.1 4.1 158.5 41.9 46.4 103.0 33.0 (336.1) (46.7) (80) 0.2
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Income Statement
Revenue 15,153.6 14,224.3 14,372.4 14,001.1 12,396.4 9,767 10,454.3 9,951.6 9,867.2 9,731.8 9,624.3 9,197.1 8,843.2 8,365.5 7,871.3 6,880.8 6,131.7 6,034.8 8,336.9 7,972.1 7,884.8 7,177.6 7,034.2 7,071.0 6,337.4 6,052.5 3,350.8 1,603.7 536 376.6
Gross Profit 2,382.9 2,192.8 2,245.7 2,317 1,914.3 1,423.6 1,521 1,446.1 1,457.7 1,429.3 1,345.8 1,307.6 1,247.6 1,189.9 1,168.4 1,079.6 1,008.8 953.9 1,264.3 1,208.2 1,190.0 1,086.1 1,073.7 1,090.9 974.7 865.2 454.4 207.4 64.7 45.6
Operating Income 541.3 465.4 502.9 634.4 538.4 33.9 307.7 177.7 211.6 232.9 237.2 234.9 244.6 241.2 219.7 182.9 165.0 138.8 298.7 262.7 250.8 218.7 206.7 235.2 201.3 209.1 115.8 52.7 14.9 10.8
Net Income 118.7 216 178.2 88.5 348.9 (51.4) 144.1 51.6 93.0 93.2 86.3 96.9 81.0 87.7 75.3 89.0 31.5 (634.1) 95.5 98.6 101.8 93.3 71.6 106.6 79.3 74.2 44.6 18.6 3.7 3
EPS (Diluted) 3.42 6.18 4.96 2.23 8.06 -1.19 3.31 1.20 2.09 2.03 1.70 1.84 1.53 1.53 1.29 1.49 0.62 -17.00 2.13 1.85 2.12 2.08 1.94 2.24 1.92 1.55 1.27 0.74 0.27 0.24
Balance Sheet
Cash & Equivalents 6.3 44 28.9 229.2 299.4 170.3 29.1 5.9 6.4 3.1 30.0 7.0 10.0 82.1 10.6 127.9 109.3 83.1 51.8 18.3 6.7
Total Assets 5,970.7 5,895.7 5,364.6 4,978.3 4,975.1 3,746.0 4,071.0 3,796.8 3,818.5 3,639.3 2,068.9 2,410.7 2,901.6 2,686.2 2,375.3 1,805.9 1,789.2 1,501.1 576.1 291.5 111
Total Debt 4,228.1 4,128.9 3,863.1 3,486.8 3,318.9 2,449.0 2,631.3 2,479.1 2,538.0 2,408.6 1,339.5 1,672.4 1,722.7 1,692.7 1,490.5 1,102.4 1,172.5 937.3 367.2 172.4 69.7
Stockholders' Equity 1,068.1 1,062.3 891.9 895.2 1,076.4 814.8 944.8 823.1 786.8 725.2 368.8 189.8 769.7 698.3 637.2 517.3 450.9 402.6 142.4 84.4 26.3
Cash Flow
Operating Cash Flow 567.4 97.7 (52.9) 381 801.7 556.7 131.1 126.8 209.2 259.3 85.8 264.1 137.9 138.9 146.6 106.2 46.1 29.8 7.7 2.1
Capital Expenditure (149.9) (187.3) (203.6) (227.1) (298.2) (127.2) (125.6) (163.6) (234.2) (206.2) (81.6) (105.6) (96.1) (92.5) (43.6) (73.2) (382.2) (76.5) (87.7) (1.9)
Free Cash Flow 417.5 (89.6) (256.5) 153.9 503.5 429.5 5.5 (36.8) (25.1) 53.1 4.1 158.5 41.9 46.4 103.0 33.0 (336.1) (46.7) (80) 0.2