Why is Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. ?
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High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 15.90%
2
Healthy long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 20.52% and Operating profit at 26.39%
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Negative results in Jun 25
- INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 7.18 times
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With ROCE of 11.96%, it has a attractive valuation with a 1.74 Enterprise value to Capital Employed
- The stock is trading at a discount compared to its peers' average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -2.76%, its profits have fallen by -17.7%
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Below par performance in long term as well as near term
- Along with generating -2.76% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Retailing should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Retailing)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. for you?
Medium Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.
-16.75%
0.20
37.15%
S&P 500
22.93%
0.70
20.15%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
20.34%
EBIT Growth (5y)
20.51%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
6.86
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
3.53
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
1.24
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.98
Tax Ratio
25.14%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
15.90%
ROE (avg)
25.80%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
14
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
2.07
EV to EBIT
13.59
EV to EBITDA
12.56
EV to Capital Employed
1.44
EV to Sales
0.76
PEG Ratio
3.89
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
10.59%
ROE (Latest)
14.45%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Technical Movement
5What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at USD 708.4 MM
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -0.81% (YoY
EPS(Q)
Highest at USD 9.88
-13What is not working for the Company
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Lowest at 320.44
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Lowest at 5.26 %
NET SALES(Q)
Lowest at USD 4,112.8 MM
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at USD 216.3 MM
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at USD 124.8 MM
NET PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at USD 93.53 MM
Here's what is working for Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 708.4 MM and Grown
In each year in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)
EPS
Highest at USD 9.88
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders
EPS (USD)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -0.81% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales
Here's what is not working for Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.
Interest Coverage Ratio
Lowest at 320.44
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating
Operating Profit to Interest
Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 5.26 % and Fallen
In each period in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated
Operating Profit to Sales
Pre-Tax Profit
At USD 124.8 MM has Fallen at -34.26%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 189.82 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Net Profit
At USD 93.53 MM has Fallen at -33.48%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 140.6 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative
Net Profit (USD MM)
Net Sales
Lowest at USD 4,112.8 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative
Net Sales (USD MM)
Net Sales
At USD 4,112.8 MM has Fallen at -8.6%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 4,499.6 MMMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative
Net Sales (USD MM)
Operating Profit
Lowest at USD 216.3 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is negative
Operating Profit (USD MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
Lowest at USD 124.8 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Net Profit
Lowest at USD 93.53 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative
Net Profit (USD MM)






