secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC (SAH)
CIK:        0001043509
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-02-12T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001043509-25-000002
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Sonic Automotive posts Q4 record revenue $3.9B; EPS $1.67; declares $0.35 dividend
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- Record quarterly revenue of $3.9B, up 9% YoY; net income $58.6M (EPS $1.67) up 51%.
- Adjusted EPS $1.51, down 7% YoY; EchoPark adjusted EBITDA $4.2M, up 146%.
- Franchised Dealerships revenue $3.4B (+12%); EchoPark revenue $506.2M (-9%) but gross profit record $49M (+14%).
- Acquired three dealerships (North Point Volvo JV, Audi New Orleans, Motorcycles of Charlotte) expected $145M annualized revenue.
- Board approved quarterly dividend of $0.35 per share, payable April 15, 2025 to holders of record March 14, 2025.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043509/000104350925000002/0001043509-25-000002-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043509/000104350925000002/sah-20250212.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001043509-25-000002

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