Sonic Automotive Inc - Class A chart

Last update: 2022-12-30
Key statistics and financials
Revenue per share 361.79
Dividend & Yield1.12$ (1.94%)
Beta 1.88
Market capitalization 2.15B
Operating cash flow 406.1M
ESG Scores unknown

Company description

Sonic Automotive, Inc. operates as an automotive retailer in the United States. It operates in three segments, Franchised Dealerships, EchoPark, and Powersports. 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 for its guests. The EchoPark segment sells used cars and light trucks; and arranges finance and insurance product sales for its guests in pre-owned vehicle specialty retail locations. The Powersports Segment sells new and used powersports vehicles, such as motorcycles, and personal watercraft and all-terrain vehicles; and offers finance and insurance services. Sonic Automotive, Inc. was incorporated in 1997 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Sector: Consumer Cyclical - Industry: Auto & Truck Dealerships

Financial Ratios
Quick Ratio0.44
Working Capital1.81
Return On Equity0.32
Debt To Equity1.4
Fixed Asset Ratio0.16
Fixed Interest Cover8.37

Financial data

Financial Statements

Cashflow Statement 2019-12-31 2020-12-31 2021-12-31 2022-12-31
Change To Liabilities 18.4M -331.1M -488.1M -10.7M
Total Cashflows From Investing Activities 136.8M -100.2M -1.3B -299.7M
Net Borrowings -265.2M 51.9M 1.25B 119.2M
Total Cash From Financing Activities -284.4M -39.7M 1.12B -176.6M
Change To Operating Activities 47.5M -11.4M 55.7M -140.7M
Issuance Of Stock 100k 7.7M 7.7M 8.7M
Net Income 144.1M -51.4M 348.9M 88.5M
Change In Cash 23.2M 141.2M 129.1M -70.2M
Effect Of Exchange Rate
Total Cash From Operating Activities 170.8M 281.1M 306.3M 406.1M
Depreciation 89.9M 87.6M 93.8M 113.9M
Change To Account Receivables 4.7M 64.8M 500k -50.4M
Other Cashflows From Financing Activities -1.4M -2.8M -23.1M -8.1M
Change To Netincome -57.8M 241.6M 39.8M 318.9M
Capital Expenditures

Income Statement 2019-12-31 2020-12-31 2021-12-31 2022-12-31
Research Development
Income Before Tax 199.6M -34.8M 458.2M 190M
Net Income 144.1M -51.4M 348.9M 88.5M
Selling General Administrative 1.1B 1.03B 1.27B 1.55B
Gross Profit 1.52B 1.42B 1.91B 2.32B
Ebit 328.5M 303.9M 541.5M 635M
Operating Income 328.5M 303.9M 541.5M 635M
Interest Expense -101.5M -68.8M -64.7M -124.2M
Income Tax Expense 55.1M 15.9M 109.3M 101.5M
Total Revenue 10.45B 9.77B 12.4B 14B
Cost Of Revenue 8.93B 8.34B 10.48B 11.68B
Total Other Income ExpenseNet -128.9M -338.7M -83.3M -445M
Net Income From Continuing Ops 144.5M -50.7M 348.9M 88.5M
Net Income Applicable To Common Shares 144.1M -51.4M 348.9M 88.5M

Balance Sheet Statement 2019-12-31 2020-12-31 2021-12-31 2022-12-31
Total Liabilities 3.13B 2.93B 3.9B 4.08B
Total Stockholder Equity 944.76M 814.8M 1.08B 895.2M
Other Current Liabilities 300k 1.5M 900k
Total Assets 4.07B 3.75B 4.98B 4.98B
Common Stock 768k 800k 800k 800k
Other Current Assets 37.89M 20.1M 22.6M 25.9M
Retained Earnings 790.16M 721.8M 1.05B 1.1B
Treasury Stock -602.07M -675.3M -766.3M -1.03B
Cash 29.1M 170.3M 299.4M 229.2M
Total Current Liabilities 2.07B 1.83B 1.89B 1.85B
Other Stockholder Equity -2.06M -3.6M -1.3M 1.6M
Property, Plant, and Equipment 1.47B 1.51B 1.93B 2.05B
Total Current Assets 2.02B 1.88B 2.08B 2.21B
Net Tangible Assets 404.67M 536.5M 179.8M 267.5M
Net Receivables 432.74M 371.7M 401.1M 462.4M
Accounts Payable 135.22M 105.1M 133.3M 138.4M


Insider Transactions

Here are the insider transactions of stock shares related to Sonic Automotive Inc - Class A:

Filer Name Transaction Text Ownership Date Filer Relation Shares
DYKE FRANK JEFF IIISale at price 56.83 - 57.31 per share.D/I2023-02-17President115.82k
DYKE FRANK JEFF IIIConversion of Exercise of derivative security at price 16.76 per share.D2023-02-17President86.6k
SMITH DAVID BRUTONStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2023-02-08Chief Executive Officer70.35k
DYKE FRANK JEFF IIIStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2023-02-08President39.97k
BYRD HEATH RStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2023-02-08Chief Financial Officer31.15k
SMITH DAVID BRUTONSale at price 55.04 - 55.60 per share.D2022-08-25Chief Executive Officer152.4k
SMITH DAVID BRUTONConversion of Exercise of derivative security at price 16.76 per share.D2022-08-25Chief Executive Officer152.4k
DYKE FRANK JEFF IIISale at price 52.00 per share.D2022-08-16President18.68k
DYKE FRANK JEFF IIISale at price 42.67 per share.I2022-08-01President28.2k
BYRD HEATH RSale at price 40.31 - 41.64 per share.D2022-08-01Chief Financial Officer93.71k
BYRD HEATH RConversion of Exercise of derivative security at price 16.76 per share.D2022-08-01Chief Financial Officer67.49k
SMITH BRYAN SCOTTStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-07-27Director and Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security3.88k
HARRIS JOHN WILLIAM IIIStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-04-28Director3.37k
BROOKS WILLIAM RStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-04-28Director3.37k
BELK WILLIAM IRWINStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-04-28Director3.37k
TAYLOR R EUGENEStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-04-28Director3.37k
SMITH MARCUS GStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-04-28Director and Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security3.37k
KAISER KERI AStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-04-28Director3.37k
HODGE MICHAEL EDWARDStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-04-28Director3.37k
RUSNAK PAUL PPurchase at price 41.05 - 41.89 per share.D2022-04-07Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security131.27k
BYRD HEATH RSale at price 50.69 per share.D2022-03-09Chief Financial Officer20.38k
DYKE FRANK JEFF IIISale at price 52.00 - 52.37 per share.I2022-03-07President9.16k
SMITH O BRUTONStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-02-09Officer, Director and Beneficial Owner55.45k
SMITH DAVID BRUTONStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-02-09Chief Executive Officer75.26k
DYKE FRANK JEFF IIIStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-02-09President42.76k
BYRD HEATH RStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2022-02-09Chief Financial Officer108.33k
DYKE FRANK JEFF IIISale at price 51.28 per share.I2021-05-07President33.43k
HARRIS JOHN WILLIAM IIIStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2021-04-29Director2.9k
HELLER H ROBERTStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2021-04-29Director2.9k
BROOKS WILLIAM RStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2021-04-29Director2.9k
BELK WILLIAM IRWINStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2021-04-29Director2.9k
TAYLOR R EUGENEStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2021-04-29Director2.9k
SMITH MARCUS GStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2021-04-29Director and Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security2.9k
DOOLAN VICTOR HStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2021-04-29Director2.9k
KAISER KERI AStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2021-04-29Director2.9k
SMITH DAVID BRUTONSale at price 49.16 - 49.83 per share.D2021-04-14Chief Executive Officer152.4k
SMITH DAVID BRUTONConversion of Exercise of derivative security at price 16.76 per share.D2021-04-14Chief Executive Officer152.4k
DYKE FRANK JEFF IIISale at price 50.00 - 50.08 per share.D2021-04-14President86.59k
DYKE FRANK JEFF IIIConversion of Exercise of derivative security at price 16.76 per share.D2021-04-14President86.59k
BYRD HEATH RSale at price 49.17 - 49.83 per share.D2021-04-14Chief Financial Officer67.49k
BYRD HEATH RConversion of Exercise of derivative security at price 16.76 per share.D2021-04-14Chief Financial Officer67.49k
DYKE FRANK JEFF IIISale at price 46.65 per share.I2021-03-05President16.57k
SMITH O BRUTONStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2021-02-10Officer, Director and Beneficial Owner50.75k
SMITH DAVID BRUTONStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2021-02-10Chief Executive Officer68.89k
DYKE FRANK JEFF IIIStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2021-02-10President39.14k
BYRD HEATH RStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2021-02-10Chief Financial Officer30.51k
DYKE FRANK JEFF IIIStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.I2020-12-28President277.53k
DYKE FRANK JEFF IIIStock Gift at price 0.00 per share.D2020-12-28President277.53k
SMITH DAVID BRUTONSale at price 45.00 - 45.07 per share.D2020-08-20Chief Executive Officer16.95k
BYRD HEATH RSale at price 40.83 per share.D2020-08-05Chief Financial Officer20k
KAISER KERI AStock Award(Grant) at price 0.00 per share.D2020-07-29Director3.88k

Insider transaction explanations

Insider buying is the legal purchase of shares by a senior executive or director of a company. "Filer Name" corresponds to the name of the stock buyer or seller. "Transaction Text" describes the transaction. "Ownership" gives information about the transaction type. "Date" is the reported transaction date. "Filer Relation" gives the role of the insider in the company. "Shares" is the value of the transaction. You will find the complete description of the General Transaction Codes on the SEC dedicated page


Investment strategy backtesting

These are the result of three automatic investment systems applied to Sonic Automotive Inc - Class A. You will find the performance of an systematic investment system, a momentum strategy, and a buy the dip trading strategy.


Systematic investment results on Sonic Automotive Inc - Class A

Here is the result of two systematic investment strategies applied to Sonic Automotive Inc - Class A. The first strategy automatically buys the first day of the month, and the second strategy buys the fifteenth day of the month.

Systematic investment equity curve on Sonic Automotive Inc - Class A

The following chart shows the equity curve of the two systematic investment strategies applied to Sonic Automotive Inc - Class A:

Sonic Automotive Inc - Class A automated entries

The systematic investment strategy that buys the first day of the month would give a performance of 106.31% on the backtest period.

Performance at glance

Performance

106.31 %

Latent gain

2415.25 $

Invested capital

2271.95 $

Annualized return

25.68 %
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Momentum strategy results on Sonic Automotive Inc - Class A

This is the result of two momentum investment strategies applied to Sonic Automotive Inc - Class A. The first strategy uses a momentum signal calculated on one quarter, and the second uses a momentum signal calculated on two quarters.

Momentum entry openings on Sonic Automotive Inc - Class A

The following chart shows all the entries opened by the momentum investment system on Sonic Automotive Inc - Class A:

Sonic Automotive Inc - Class A momentum entries
  • The first momentum investment strategy would give 122.39% of return on Sonic Automotive Inc - Class A. That represents 5773.25$ of latent gain with 4717.15$ of employed capital.
  • The second momentum investment strategy would give 135.28% of return on Sonic Automotive Inc - Class A. That represents 4684.13$ of latent gain with 3462.67$ of employed capital.
Performance at glance (1Q Momentum)

Performance

122.39 %

Latent gain

5773.25 $

Invested capital

4717.15 $

Annualized return

23.06 %
Performance at glance (2Q Momentum)

Performance

135.28 %

Latent gain

4684.13 $

Invested capital

3462.67 $

Annualized return

36.96 %

Momentum equity curve on Sonic Automotive Inc - Class A

The following chart shows the equity curve of the two momentum strategies applied to Sonic Automotive Inc - Class A:

Sonic Automotive Inc - Class A momentum equity

Note: the dividends potentially given by Sonic Automotive Inc - Class A are not integrated into the calculation of the equity curve neither the performance of the strategy. The integration of the dividends will be available soon.


Employed capital on Sonic Automotive Inc - Class A

The following chart shows the employed capital evolution of the two momentum strategies on Sonic Automotive Inc - Class A since the beginning:

Sonic Automotive Inc - Class A

Note: the algorithm buys for a maximum of 250$ per entry. If the stock price is greater than 250$, the system buys only one stock per entry. The investment system stops automatically when the financial exposure reaches 10000$.


Buy the dip strategy result on Sonic Automotive Inc - Class A

Buy the dip entry openings on Sonic Automotive Inc - Class A

Sonic Automotive Inc - Class A

The performance achieved by the robo-advisor on Sonic Automotive Inc - Class A is 49.35%. That represents 497.8$ of latent gain with 1008.8$ of employed capital. The following chart shows Sonic Automotive Inc - Class A stock price with all the entries opened by the automated investment system.

Note: The blue line represents the weekly stock price of Sonic Automotive Inc - Class A, and the green triangles represent the entry openings. The artificall robo-advisor needs at least 100 weeks of trading history to work.

Performance at glance

Performance

49.35 %

Latent gain

497.8 $

Invested capital

1008.8 $

Annualized return

23.06 %

Equity curve of the strategy applied to Sonic Automotive Inc - Class A

The following chart shows the result of the investment strategy applied to Sonic Automotive Inc - Class A:

Sonic Automotive Inc - Class A

Note: the dividends potentially given by Sonic Automotive Inc - Class A are not integrated into the calculation of the equity curve neither the performance of the strategy. The integration of the dividends will be available soon.


Employed capital on Sonic Automotive Inc - Class A

The following chart shows the employed capital evolution since the beginning of the investment strategy on Sonic Automotive Inc - Class A:

Sonic Automotive Inc - Class A

Note: the algorithm buys for a maximum of 250$ per entry. If the stock price is greater than 250$, the system buys only one stock per entry. The investment system stops automatically when the financial exposure reaches 10000$.


Investment strategies comparison on Sonic Automotive Inc - Class A

In this section, I will compare the three previous investment strategies applied to Sonic Automotive Inc - Class A.

Equity curve comparison on Sonic Automotive Inc - Class A

The following chart shows the equity curve of the artificall advisor, the trend folowing and the automatic investment strategies:

Sonic Automotive Inc - Class A investment strategy comparison

Employed capital comparison on Sonic Automotive Inc - Class A

Sonic Automotive Inc - Class A investment comparison

Performance comparison on Sonic Automotive Inc - Class A

Strategy Latent Profit Growth Employed capital CAGR
Automatic investment 106.31% 2415.25$ 2271.95$ 25.68%
Momentum 1 quarter 122.39% 5773.25$ 4717.15$ 31.38%
Momentum 2 quarters 135.28% 4684.13$ 3462.67$ 36.96%
Non-directional 49.35% 497.8$ 1008.8$ 23.06%
Annualized return comparison

Automatic investment

25.68 %

Momentum 1Q

36.96 %

Momentum 2Q

36.96 %

Non-directional

23.06 %

Correlated stocks

Here are the most positively and negatively correlated stocks with Sonic Automotive Inc - Class A:

Negative correlation

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Note: The algorithm computes the probability of correlation between Sonic Automotive Inc - Class A and the other stocks. There may be false positives or some missing correlated stocks. If the price of Sonic Automotive Inc - Class A does not vary for 36 weeks, the correlation calculation result will be wrong.


Company information

Company name Sonic Automotive Inc - Class A
Country United States
City Charlotte
Address 4401 Colwick Road
Phone 704 566 2400
Website www.sonicautomotive.com
FullTime employees 10300
Industry Auto & Truck Dealerships
Sector Consumer Cyclical
Exchange XNYS
Ticker SAH
Market www.nyse.com

Sonic Automotive Inc - Class A ESG Scores

Environment scores

Environment ESG Factors Scores
Environment Score 0
Peer Environment Performance unknown
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Nuclear unknown
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Coal unknown
Pesticides unknown
Animal Testing unknown

Social scores

Social ESG Factors Scores
Social Score 0
Peer Social Performance unknown
Social Percentile unknown
Highest Controversy unknown
Peer Highest Controversy Performance unknown
Adult unknown
Gambling unknown
Alcoholic unknown
Tobacco unknown
Catholic unknown
Controversial Weapons unknown
Small Arms unknown
Military Contract unknown
Peer Count unknown

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Governance scores

Governance ESG Factors Scores
Governance Score 0
Peer Governance Performance unknown
Governance Percentile unknown

ESG at glance
Total ESG Scores: unknown
Environment Score: 0
Social Score: 0
Governance Score: 0

ESG Performance: unknown

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