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Low ability to service debt as the company has a high Debt to EBITDA ratio of 4.49 times
- Low ability to service debt as the company has a high Debt to EBITDA ratio of 4.49 times
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Healthy long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 16.95%
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Flat results in Jun 25
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With ROCE of 11.10%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 1.91 Enterprise value to Capital Employed
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Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
Total Returns (Price + Dividend) 
TimePeriod
Price Return
Dividend Return
Total Return
3 Months
-8.4%
0%
-8.4%
6 Months
-10.16%
0%
-10.16%
1 Year
5.67%
0%
5.67%
2 Years
31.99%
0%
31.99%
3 Years
42.12%
0%
42.12%
4 Years
29.84%
0%
29.84%
5 Years
105.37%
0%
105.37%
Sonic Automotive, Inc. for the last several years.
Risk Adjusted Returns v/s 
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Announcements 
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Corporate Actions 
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Quality key factors 
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
8.28%
EBIT Growth (5y)
16.95%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
4.59
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
4.49
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
3.14
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
3.27
Tax Ratio
17.36%
Dividend Payout Ratio
20.25%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
75.90%
ROCE (avg)
13.46%
ROE (avg)
29.71%
Valuation key factors
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
21
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
4.77
EV to EBIT
17.21
EV to EBITDA
13.17
EV to Capital Employed
1.91
EV to Sales
0.60
PEG Ratio
2.63
Dividend Yield
88.59%
ROCE (Latest)
11.10%
ROE (Latest)
22.58%
Technicals key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Shareholding Snapshot : Sep 2025
Shareholding Compare (%holding) 
Majority shareholders
Domestic Funds
Domestic Funds
Held in 57 Schemes (41.06%)
Foreign Institutions
Held by 93 Foreign Institutions (5.06%)
Strategic Entities with highest holding
Highest Public shareholder
Quarterly Results Snapshot (Consolidated) - Jun'25 - QoQ
Jun'25
Mar'25
Change(%)
Net Sales
3,657.20
3,651.30
0.16%
Operating Profit (PBDIT) excl Other Income
189.60
186.10
1.88%
Interest
45.70
47.50
-3.79%
Exceptional Items
-172.40
-1.50
-11,393.33%
Consolidate Net Profit
-45.60
70.60
-164.59%
Operating Profit Margin (Excl OI)
40.80%
40.10%
0.07%
USD in Million.
Net Sales
QoQ Growth in quarter ended Jun 2025 is 0.16% vs -6.28% in Mar 2025
Consolidated Net Profit
QoQ Growth in quarter ended Jun 2025 is -164.59% vs 20.48% in Mar 2025
Annual Results Snapshot (Consolidated) - Dec'24
Dec'24
Dec'23
Change(%)
Net Sales
14,224.30
14,372.40
-1.03%
Operating Profit (PBDIT) excl Other Income
610.10
665.90
-8.38%
Interest
204.30
180.80
13.00%
Exceptional Items
1.20
-80.30
101.49%
Consolidate Net Profit
216.00
178.20
21.21%
Operating Profit Margin (Excl OI)
32.30%
36.40%
-0.41%
USD in Million.
Net Sales
YoY Growth in year ended Dec 2024 is -1.03% vs 2.65% in Dec 2023
Consolidated Net Profit
YoY Growth in year ended Dec 2024 is 21.21% vs 101.36% in Dec 2023
About Sonic Automotive, Inc. 
Sonic Automotive, Inc.
Retailing
Sonic Automotive, Inc. is an automotive retailer in the United States. The Company's operating segments include Franchised Dealerships and EchoPark. Its Franchised Dealerships segment consists of retail automotive franchises that sell new vehicles and buy and sell used vehicles, sell replacement parts, perform vehicle repair and maintenance services, and arrange finance and insurance products. The EchoPark segment consists of standalone specialty retail locations that provide customers an opportunity to search, buy, service, finance and sell pre-owned vehicles. Its franchised dealerships provide services, including sales of both new and used cars, and light trucks; sales of replacement parts and performance of vehicle maintenance, manufacturer warranty repairs, and paint and collision repair services (collectively, Fixed Operations), and arrangement of extended warranties, service contracts, financing, insurance and other aftermarket products (collectively, F&I) for its customers.
Company Coordinates 
Company Details
4401 Colwick Rd , CHARLOTTE NC : 28211-2311
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