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Sonic Automotive (Sonic Automotive) Liabilities-to-Assets : 0.83 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Sonic Automotive Liabilities-to-Assets?

Liabilities-to-Assets is a solvency ratio indicating how much of the company’s assets are made of liabilities, calculated as total liabilities divided by total asset. Sonic Automotive's Total Liabilities for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $4,503 Mil. Sonic Automotive's Total Assets for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $5,408 Mil. Therefore, Sonic Automotive's Liabilities-to-Assets Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.83.


Sonic Automotive Liabilities-to-Assets Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sonic Automotive's Liabilities-to-Assets can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Sonic Automotive Liabilities-to-Assets Chart

Sonic Automotive Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Liabilities-to-Assets
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.77 0.78 0.78 0.82 0.83

Sonic Automotive Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Liabilities-to-Assets Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.83 0.83 0.83 0.83 0.83

Competitive Comparison of Sonic Automotive's Liabilities-to-Assets

For the Auto & Truck Dealerships subindustry, Sonic Automotive's Liabilities-to-Assets, along with its competitors' market caps and Liabilities-to-Assets data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Sonic Automotive's Liabilities-to-Assets Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Sonic Automotive's Liabilities-to-Assets distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sonic Automotive's Liabilities-to-Assets falls into.



Sonic Automotive Liabilities-to-Assets Calculation

Liabilities-to-Assets ratio measures the portion of the total liabilities to the total asset. It indicates the leverage of the company, and the amount of debt the company uses in its operation.

Liabilities-to-Assets ratio is calculated by dividing total liabilities by total asset.

Sonic Automotive's Liabilities-to-Assets Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Liabilities-to-Assets (A: Dec. 2023 )=Total Liabilities/Total Assets
=4472.7/5364.6
=0.83

Sonic Automotive's Liabilities-to-Assets Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Liabilities-to-Assets (Q: Mar. 2024 )=Total Liabilities/Total Assets
=4503.2/5407.6
=0.83

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Sonic Automotive  (NYSE:SAH) Liabilities-to-Assets Explanation

Liabilities-to-Assets is a solvency ratio indicating how much of the company’s assets are made of liabilities. It can vary greatly across different industries, as they have different capital structure. A high Liabilities-to-Assets ratio (more leveraged) suggests that the company might have potential solvency problems, or even a signal of financial distress. Conversely, a low Liabilities-to-Assets ratio usually indicates a healthy financial situation. However, it may also suggest that the company is not expanding or not making good use of debt.


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Sonic Automotive (Sonic Automotive) Business Description

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Address
4401 Colwick Road, Charlotte, NC, USA, 28211
Sonic Automotive is one of the largest auto dealership groups in the United States. The company has 108 franchised stores in 18 states, primarily in metropolitan areas in California, Texas, and the Southeast, plus 18 EchoPark and 7 Northwest Motorsports used-vehicle stores, and 16 collision centers. The company derives revenue from new and used vehicles plus parts and collision repair, finance, insurance, and wholesale auctions. Luxury and import dealerships make up about 83% of franchise new-vehicle revenue, while Honda, BMW, Mercedes, and Toyota constitute about 56% of new-vehicle revenue. BMW is the largest brand at about 26%. 2022's revenue was $14 billion, with EchoPark's portion totaling $2.5 billion. Sonic bought RFJ Auto in December 2021, which added $3.2 billion in sales.
Executives
Heath Byrd officer: EVP and CFO 4401 COLWICK ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28211
Jeff Dyke officer: EVP of Operations C/O SONIC AUTOMOTIVE, INC., 6415 IDLEWILD ROAD, SUITE 109, CHARLOTTE NC 28212
David Bruton Smith director, officer: Executive Vice President C/O SONIC AUTOMOTIVE, INC., 6415 IDLEWILD ROAD, SUITE 109, CHARLOTTE NC 28212
Paul P. Rusnak 10 percent owner 325 W. COLORADO BLVD.,, PO BOX 70489, PASADENA CA 91117-7489
Michael Edward Hodge director 4401 COLWICK ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28211
Keri A Kaiser director 14902 PRESTON ROAD, SUITE 404, #384, DALLAS TX 75254
Victor H Doolan director 35 VIA MONARCA, DANA POINT CA 92629
Marcus G Smith 10 percent owner 5555 CONCORD PARKWAY SOUTH, CONCORD NC 28027
Sonic Financial Corp 10 percent owner 5401 E INDEPENDENCE BLVD, CHARLOTTE NC 28212
O Bruton Smith director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman and CEO 5401 E INDEPENDENCE BLVD, CHARLOTTE NC 28212
R Eugene Taylor director BANK OF AMERICA CORP, 100 NORTH TRYON ST NC1-007-57-01, CHARLOTTE NC 28255
Bryan Scott Smith director, officer: Vice Chairman and CSO 5401 E INDEPENDENCE BLVD, CHARLOTTE NC 28212
Harris John W. Iii director 4725 PIEDMONT ROW DRIVE, SUITE 800, CHARLOTTE NC 28210
Byrd Bernard Clinton Jr director 4401 COLWICK ROAD, CHARLOTTE NC 28211
William I Belk director 6100 FAIRVIEW RD #640, CHARLOTTE NC 28210