Sonic Automotive's yield on cost for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 10.81.
The historical rank and industry rank for Sonic Automotive's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % or its related term are showing as below:
SAH'
s 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.7 Med: 4.67 Max: 17.14
Current: 10.81
During the past 13 years, Sonic Automotive's highest Yield on Cost was 17.14. The lowest was 1.70. And the median was 4.67.
SAH's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is ranked better than 92.53% of 803
companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 2.39
vs SAH: 10.81
Competitive Comparison of Sonic Automotive's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %
For the Auto & Truck Dealerships subindustry, Sonic Automotive's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % 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 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry
For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Sonic Automotive's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Sonic Automotive's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % falls into.
Sonic Automotive 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Calculation
Dividend Yield % and dividend growth of a stock is an important factor for income investors. But if company A raises its dividend constantly faster than company B, company A's future dividend yield might be much higher than Company B's even if their yields are the same now and their stock prices do not change.
Yield on Cost assumes that you buy and the stock today, and hold it for 5 years. If the company raises it dividends at the same rate as it did over the past 5 years, the dividends investors receive annually in 5 years relative to the stock price today.
Therefore, Yield-on-Cost of Sonic Automotive is calculated as
Sonic Automotive (NYSE:SAH) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Explanation
Of course the risk here is that the company may not raise its dividends as it did before. The key is to select the companies that can consistently raise its dividends. Usually companies with long history of raising dividends tend to do so.
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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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