Why is Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. ?
1
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%
3
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.
-13.46%
0.20
37.15%
S&P 500
20.12%
0.70
20.15%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
20.34%
EBIT Growth (5y)
20.47%
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
18
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
2.71
EV to EBIT
14.64
EV to EBITDA
13.59
EV to Capital Employed
1.80
EV to Sales
0.84
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
12.28%
ROE (Latest)
14.81%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Technical Movement
5What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at USD 781.9 MM
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -1.58% (YoY
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 199.6 MM
-5What is not working for the Company
INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)
Lowest at 364.11
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at USD 265.8 MM
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Lowest at 5.68 %
EPS(Q)
Lowest at USD 3.09
Here's what is working for Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 781.9 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)
Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at USD 199.6 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -1.58% (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
Depreciation
Highest at USD 23 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation
Depreciation (USD MM)
Here's what is not working for Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.
Interest Coverage Ratio
Lowest at 364.11
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating
Operating Profit to Interest
Operating Profit
Lowest at USD 265.8 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is negative
Operating Profit (USD MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 5.68 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated
Operating Profit to Sales
EPS
Lowest at USD 3.09
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders
EPS (USD)






