earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.75
Asbury Q3 net income falls 25% to $126M; revenue up 16% to $4.2B
ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC
2024-Q3 EPS reported
$14.99
revenue$12,684,100,000
- Net income $126M ($6.37 diluted EPS) vs $169M ($8.19) YoY; adjusted EPS $6.35 vs $8.12.
- Revenue $4.2B (+16% YoY); Parts & Service gross profit +16%; same-store revenue -2%.
- Repurchased ~394k shares for $89M in Q3; YTD ~830k for $183M; $276M remaining authorization.
- Estimated EPS impact $0.39-$0.43 from stop-sale orders (~1,200 lost new units) and Hurricane Helene.
- SG&A as % of gross profit 65.0%; adjusted 64.4%; sequential improvement of 25 bps.