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Issuer:     SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC (SAH)
CIK:        0001043509
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-02-14T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001043509-24-000016
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Sonic Automotive reports Q4 adj EPS $1.63, record FY revenue $14.4B; EchoPark targets breakeven in Q1 2024
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- Q4 revenues $3.6B flat YoY; reported EPS $1.11 (incl $16.7M impairment); adj EPS $1.63.
- FY 2023 record revenue $14.4B (+3% YoY); adj EPS $6.81 vs reported $4.97.
- EchoPark segment Q4 adj EBITDA loss $9.1M (improved 64% YoY); expects breakeven adj EBITDA in Q1 2024.
- Repurchased 3.3M shares in 2023 for $177.6M (~9% of shares outstanding).

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043509/000104350924000016/0001043509-24-000016-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043509/000104350924000016/sah-20240214.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001043509-24-000016

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