Sonic Automotive is one of the leading automotive retailers in the U.S. Apart from selling new and used cars and light trucks, the company offers warranties, service contracts, vehicle financing and insurance. It provides maintenance and repair services, and sells replacement parts and aftermarket automotive products. Each sale of a new or used vehicle provide customers with financing and insurance options and help the firm earn financing fees and insurance and other aftermarket product commissions. Sonic Automotive operates through 2 reportable units: Franchised Dealerships & EchoPark. The Franchised Dealerships unit comprises retail automotive franchises selling new and used vehicles, replacement parts and vehicle repair and maintenance services, and finance and insurance products. The EchoPark unit, which operates independently from the franchised dealerships business, sells used cars and light trucks and arranges F&I product sales for the customers in pre-owned vehicle specialty retail locations.
| Revenue (Most Recent Fiscal Year) | $14.22B |
| Net Income (Most Recent Fiscal Year) | $216.00M |
| PE Ratio (Current Year Earnings Estimate) | 10.77 |
| PE Ratio (Trailing 12 Months) | 12.09 |
| PEG Ratio (Long Term Growth Estimate) | 0.56 |
| Price to Sales Ratio (Trailing 12 Months) | 0.16 |
| Price to Book Ratio (Most Recent Quarterly Book Value per Share) | 2.15 |
| Price to Cash Ratio (Most Recent Annual Cash Flow per Share) | 7.11 |
| Pre-Tax Margin (Trailing 12 Months) | 2.04% |
| Net Margin (Trailing 12 Months) | 1.69% |
| Return on Equity (Trailing 12 Months) | 19.42% |
| Return on Assets (Trailing 12 Months) | 3.42% |
| Current Ratio (Most Recent Fiscal Quarter) | 1.09 |
| Quick Ratio (Most Recent Fiscal Quarter) | 0.38 |
| Debt to Common Equity (Most Recent Fiscal Quarter) | 1.67 |
| Inventory Turnover (Trailing 12 Months) | 6.37 |
| Book Value per Share (Most Recent Fiscal Quarter) | $32.12 |
| Earnings per Share (Most Recent Fiscal Quarter) | $1.48 |
| Earnings per Share (Most Recent Fiscal Year) | $5.60 |
| Diluted Earnings per Share (Trailing 12 Months) | $7.02 |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Industry | Auto & Truck Dealerships |
| Common Shares Outstanding | 33.96M |
| Free Float | 19.48M |
| Market Capitalization | $2.35B |
| Average Volume (Last 20 Days) | 0.17M |
| Beta (Past 60 Months) | 1.04 |
| Percentage Held By Insiders (Latest Annual Proxy Report) | 42.65% |
| Percentage Held By Institutions (Latest 13F Reports) | 46.92% |
| Annual Dividend (Based on Last Quarter) | $1.40 |
| Dividend Yield (Based on Last Quarter) | 2.02% |