The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. As of today (2024-04-24), Sonic Automotive's share price is $51.12. Sonic Automotive's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $26.26. Hence, Sonic Automotive's PB Ratio of today is 1.95.
The historical rank and industry rank for Sonic Automotive's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
SAH'
s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.5 Med: 1.7 Max: 2.72
Current: 1.95
During the past 13 years, Sonic Automotive's highest PB Ratio was 2.72. The lowest was 0.50. And the median was 1.70.
SAH's PB Ratio is ranked worse than 63.18% of 1252
companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 1.44
vs SAH: 1.95
During the past 12 months, Sonic Automotive's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 6.30% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 10.50% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 6.50% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 8.50% per year.
During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Sonic Automotive was 78.70% per year. The lowest was -37.10% per year. And the median was 10.50% per year.
Back to Basics: PB Ratio
Sonic Automotive PB Ratio Historical Data
The historical data trend for Sonic Automotive's PB Ratio 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.
Competitive Comparison of Sonic Automotive's PB Ratio
For the Auto & Truck Dealerships subindustry, Sonic Automotive's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PB Ratio 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 PB Ratio Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry
For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Sonic Automotive's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Sonic Automotive's PB Ratio falls into.
Sonic Automotive PB Ratio Calculation
The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. It is a ratio widely used to value stocks.
Sonic Automotive's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:
* 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.
It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:
A closely related ratio is called Price-to-Tangible-Book. The difference between Price-to-Tangible-Book and PB Ratio is that book value other than intangibles are used in the calculation.
The PB Ratio works the best for the businesses that earn most of their profit from their assets, e.g. banks and insurance companies.
Be Aware
Some businesses have very light assets, such as software companies or insurance agencies. The PB Ratio does not work well for these companies. Some companies even have negative equity, so the PB Ratio cannot be applied to them.
Sonic Automotive PB Ratio Related Terms
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Sonic Automotive (Sonic Automotive) Business Description
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.
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