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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
28.29%
0%
28.29%
6 Months
29.77%
0%
29.77%
1 Year
26.95%
0%
26.95%
2 Years
39.82%
0%
39.82%
3 Years
97.32%
0%
97.32%
4 Years
72.95%
0%
72.95%
5 Years
55.35%
0%
55.35%
Sonic Automotive, Inc. for the last several years.
Risk Adjusted Returns v/s 
News
No Recent News for the Company
Announcements 
No announcement available
Corporate Actions 
No corporate action available
Quality key factors 
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
9.18%
EBIT Growth (5y)
12.93%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
4.59
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
4.49
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
3.14
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1,518.27
Tax Ratio
17.36%
Dividend Payout Ratio
42.69%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
73.28%
ROCE (avg)
13.46%
ROE (avg)
29.71%
Valuation key factors
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
15
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
NA
EV to EBIT
7.96
EV to EBITDA
6.12
EV to Capital Employed
NA
EV to Sales
0.28
PEG Ratio
0.43
Dividend Yield
122.52%
ROCE (Latest)
NA
ROE (Latest)
NA
Technicals key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Shareholding Snapshot : Mar 2026
Shareholding Compare (%holding) 
Majority shareholders
Domestic Funds
Domestic Funds
Held in 59 Schemes (41.12%)
Foreign Institutions
Held by 100 Foreign Institutions (5.09%)
Strategic Entities with highest holding
Highest Public shareholder
Quarterly Results Snapshot (Consolidated) - Mar'26 - QoQ
Mar'26
Dec'25
Change(%)
Net Sales
3,688.50
3,871.30
-4.72%
Operating Profit (PBDIT) excl Other Income
166.70
165.00
1.03%
Interest
47.70
50.00
-4.60%
Exceptional Items
4.70
0.00
Consolidate Net Profit
60.80
46.90
29.64%
Operating Profit Margin (Excl OI)
34.70%
31.80%
0.29%
USD in Million.
Net Sales
QoQ Growth in quarter ended Mar 2026 is -4.72% vs -2.58% in Dec 2025
Consolidated Net Profit
QoQ Growth in quarter ended Mar 2026 is 29.64% vs 0.21% in Dec 2025
Annual Results Snapshot (Consolidated) - Dec'25
Dec'25
Dec'24
Change(%)
Net Sales
15,153.60
14,224.30
6.53%
Operating Profit (PBDIT) excl Other Income
710.30
610.10
16.42%
Interest
194.70
204.30
-4.70%
Exceptional Items
-184.50
1.20
-15,475.00%
Consolidate Net Profit
118.70
216.00
-45.05%
Operating Profit Margin (Excl OI)
36.10%
32.30%
0.38%
USD in Million.
Net Sales
YoY Growth in year ended Dec 2025 is 6.53% vs -1.03% in Dec 2024
Consolidated Net Profit
YoY Growth in year ended Dec 2025 is -45.05% vs 21.21% in Dec 2024
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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