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Sonic Automotive, Inc. (SAH)
Last Price$66.1(3.0%)
Market Cap$2,320.2M
LTM Free Cash Flow margin
(0.7%)
5Y avg
0.3%
Auto - Dealerships industry median
0.9%
Stock quality & Intrinsic value
5/10
0.2% undervalued
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Sonic Automotive, Inc. Free Cash Flow margin

Annual
Quarterly
LTM
Industry median
Company stand-alone
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Free Cash Flow margin
1.4%
0.1%
(2.0%)
(0.5%)
(0.3%)
5.9%
2.5%
(0.1%)
(1.9%)
(0.4%)
0.2%
(1.1%)
0.1%
(0.7%)
(0.2%)
0.4%
1.6%
0.1%
1.3%
(1.5%)
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Sonic Automotive, Inc. (SAH) Free Cash Flow margin comparison analysis

General

LTM Free Cash Flow margin

OTHER METRICS

Company name

Revenue growth

EPS growth

Net Income margin

Sonic Automotive, Inc. logo
Sonic Automotive, Inc.SAH
(0.7%)
2.7%
122.3%
1.2%
Median Peer Set
1.4%
9.7%
(10.2%)
2.8%
Copart, Inc. logo
Copart, Inc.CPRT
22.6%
9.5%
9.2%
32.2%
ACV Auctions Inc. logo
ACV Auctions Inc.ACVA
8.4%
32.4%
2.1%
(12.5%)
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. logo
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.ABG
2.6%
(4.1%)
(35.5%)
4.1%
Rush Enterprises, Inc. logo
Rush Enterprises, Inc.RUSHA
2.3%
11.6%
(9.1%)
4.4%
Penske Automotive Group, Inc. logo
Penske Automotive Group, Inc.PAG
1.6%
3.1%
(11.2%)
3.0%
CarMax, Inc. logo
CarMax, Inc.KMX
1.3%
(10.6%)
(0.7%)
1.8%
Group 1 Automotive, Inc. logo
Group 1 Automotive, Inc.GPI
0.9%
11.5%
(12.6%)
2.5%
Lithia Motors, Inc. logo
Lithia Motors, Inc.LAD
(0.8%)
10.0%
(18.0%)
3.2%
Driven Brands Holdings Inc. logo
Driven Brands Holdings Inc.DRVN
(2.0%)
13.3%
N/A
(32.3%)
AutoNation, Inc. logo
AutoNation, Inc.AN
(2.1%)
(0.7%)
(23.7%)
2.6%

SAH key stats

USD
Millions
Billions
Annual
Quarterly
Trailing
Key stats
Income statement
Balance sheet
Cash Flow Statement
Valuation
Ratios
Per share
Per employee
Dividends & Yields
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Revenue
% growth
7,394.9
0.0%
7,884.8
6.6%
7,972.1
1.1%
8,336.9
4.6%
6,034.8
(27.6%)
6,131.7
1.6%
6,880.8
12.2%
7,871.3
14.4%
8,365.5
6.3%
8,843.2
5.7%
9,197.1
4.0%
9,624.3
4.6%
9,731.8
1.1%
9,867.2
1.4%
9,951.6
0.9%
10,454.3
5.1%
9,767.0
(6.6%)
12,396.4
26.9%
14,001.1
12.9%
14,372.4
2.7%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)6,257.86,673.66,740.57,045.35,049.25,087.35,766.26,662.27,130.37,541.67,831.28,209.78,302.58,409.58,505.58,933.38,343.410,482.111,684.112,126.7
Gross Profit
% margin
1,137.2
15.4%
1,211.3
15.4%
1,231.6
15.4%
1,291.6
15.5%
985.5
16.3%
1,044.4
17.0%
1,114.7
16.2%
1,209.1
15.4%
1,235.2
14.8%
1,301.6
14.7%
1,365.9
14.9%
1,414.6
14.7%
1,429.3
14.7%
1,457.7
14.8%
1,446.1
14.5%
1,521.0
14.5%
1,423.6
14.6%
1,914.3
15.4%
2,317.0
16.5%
2,245.7
15.6%
Operating Expenses915.0960.5963.2995.0846.8879.4931.8993.1994.31,057.11,125.71,179.41,188.31,236.71,238.91,192.51,119.71,375.81,682.61,822.1
Research & Development Expenses (R&D)0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Selling, General & Administrative Expenses (SG&A)898.2939.2939.8967.7815.1843.8896.7952.4949.01,003.11,067.41,110.61,110.91,147.81,145.31,099.41,028.71,274.71,555.11,600.5
Operating Income
% margin
222.2
3.0%
250.8
3.2%
268.3
3.4%
296.6
3.6%
(673.0)
(11.2%)
140.5
2.3%
182.6
2.7%
214.8
2.7%
240.4
2.9%
234.6
2.7%
233.6
2.5%
217.3
2.3%
232.9
2.4%
211.6
2.1%
177.7
1.8%
307.7
2.9%
304.1
3.1%
538.4
4.3%
634.6
4.5%
423.6
2.9%
Interest Income0.00.00.00.00.00.0(3.9)(3.7)12.70.00.00.00.00.00.0101.50.364.7124.20.0
Interest Expense0.00.00.00.092.7111.591.887.079.577.472.072.277.883.8102.5101.568.864.7124.2180.8
Pre-tax Income152.6164.2165.4189.2(765.0)22.478.4126.0141.2129.0161.7145.2155.2108.175.3199.6(34.8)458.2190.0241.9
Income Tax
% effective tax rate
56.9
37.3%
62.4
38.0%
66.8
40.4%
74.4
39.3%
(130.8)
17.1%
(33.3)
(148.7%)
(17.5)
(22.3%)
48.4
38.4%
50.0
35.4%
44.3
34.4%
63.2
39.1%
57.1
39.3%
60.7
39.1%
14.0
12.9%
22.9
30.4%
55.1
27.6%
15.9
(45.7%)
109.3
23.9%
101.5
53.4%
63.7
26.3%
Net Income
% margin
86.1
1.2%
91.9
1.2%
81.1
1.0%
95.5
1.1%
(685.9)
(11.4%)
31.5
0.5%
89.9
1.3%
76.3
1.0%
89.1
1.1%
81.6
0.9%
97.2
1.1%
86.3
0.9%
93.2
1.0%
93.0
0.9%
51.7
0.5%
144.1
1.4%
(50.7)
(0.5%)
348.9
2.8%
88.5
0.6%
178.2
1.2%
EPS2.172.201.922.25(17.00)0.711.701.441.641.551.861.712.042.111.213.36(1.19)8.432.295.09
Diluted EPS2.082.121.852.13(17.00)0.621.491.291.531.531.841.702.032.091.203.31(1.19)8.062.234.96
EBITDA
% margin
224.0
3.0%
282.5
3.6%
288.5
3.6%
330.4
4.0%
(625.0)
(10.4%)
162.8
2.7%
210.4
3.1%
256.1
3.3%
255.2
3.1%
300.1
3.4%
303.6
3.3%
308.2
3.2%
307.4
3.2%
283.8
2.9%
272.1
2.7%
397.2
3.8%
125.4
1.3%
622.5
5.0%
441.0
3.1%
558.6
3.9%

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FAQ

1) What is Sonic Automotive, Inc.'s Free Cash Flow margin?

As of today, Microsoft Corp's last 12-month Free Cash Flow margin is (0.7%), based on the financial report for Dec 31, 2024 (Q4’2024). The average annual Free Cash Flow margin for Sonic Automotive, Inc. have been (0.3%) over the past three years, and 0.4% over the past five years.

2) Is Sonic Automotive, Inc.'s Free Cash Flow margin Good?

As of today, Sonic Automotive, Inc.'s Free Cash Flow margin is (0.7%), which is lower than industry median of 0.9%. It indicates that Sonic Automotive, Inc.'s Free Cash Flow margin is Bad.

3) How does Sonic Automotive, Inc.'s Free Cash Flow margin compare to its peers?

As of today, Sonic Automotive, Inc.'s Free Cash Flow margin is (0.7%), which is lower than peer median of 1.4%. The list of peers includes CPRT, ACVA, ABG, RUSHA, PAG, KMX, GPI, LAD, DRVN, AN.