earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.70
Sonic Automotive Q3 revenue record $3.6B; net income down 22% YoY to $68.4M
SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC
2023-Q3 EPS reported
$3.85
revenue$10,787,600,000
- Record Q3 revenue $3.6B (+6% YoY); gross profit $582.2M flat; net income $68.4M (-22%); diluted EPS $1.92 (-14%).
- Adjusted net income $72M (-18%); adjusted diluted EPS $2.02 (-9%).
- EchoPark segment revenues $626.7M (+6%); record gross profit $52.8M (+22%); used units up 25% to 19,050.
- Board approved 3.4% dividend increase to $0.30/share, payable Jan 12, 2024 to holders of record Dec 15, 2023.
- Repurchased 1.7M shares in Q3 for $86.7M; YTD 3.3M shares (9% of shares outstanding at Dec 31, 2022).