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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001043509-24-000069"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SAH"
cik: "0001043509"
company_name: "SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC"
filed_at: "2024-10-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T10:19:04.945543+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Sonic Automotive Q3 GAAP EPS up 11% to $2.13; adjusted EPS down 38%; dividend raised 17%

## Summary
- Revenue $3.5B, down 4% YoY; GAAP net income $74.2M ($2.13 diluted EPS), up 8% and 11% YoY respectively.
- Adjusted net income $44.0M ($1.26 adjusted diluted EPS), down 39% and 38% YoY.
- EchoPark segment record gross profit $55.2M (+5%), segment income $5.2M (+131%), adjusted EBITDA $8.9M (+271%).
- CDK outage impact estimated $17.2M pre-tax, $12.7M after-tax ($0.36 EPS).
- Dividend increased 17% to $0.35/share; payable Jan 15, 2025 to holders of record Dec 13, 2024.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001043509-24-000069
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SAH
- cik: 0001043509
- company_name: SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC
- filed_at: 2024-10-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043509/000104350924000069/0001043509-24-000069-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043509/000104350924000069/sah-20241024.htm

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