earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.80
Asbury Q1 GAAP EPS $9.87 on gain from divestitures; adjusted EPS $5.37 down 24% YoY
ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC
2026-Q1 EPS reported
$9.87
revenue$4,113,000,000
- GAAP net income $188M ($9.87/diluted) up 42% YoY; adjusted net income $102M ($5.37/diluted) down 24%.
- Divested ten dealerships for net proceeds ~$210M; estimated annualized revenue of $625M from divested stores.
- Repurchased ~678K shares for $147M; $453M remaining on buyback authorization.
- Over 50% of stores converted to Tekion DMS; implementation costs $5M in quarter.
- Adjusted operating margin 5.0%; adjusted SG&A as % of gross profit 68.6%.