Sonic Automotive (STU:SA8A) Cash And Cash Equivalents

: €27 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)

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Sonic Automotive's quarterly cash and cash equivalents declined from Jun. 2023 (€110.48 Mil) to Sep. 2023 (€32.42 Mil) but then stayed the same from Sep. 2023 (€32.42 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (€26.50 Mil).

Sonic Automotive's annual cash and cash equivalents declined from Dec. 2021 (€264.97 Mil) to Dec. 2022 (€216.37 Mil) and declined from Dec. 2022 (€216.37 Mil) to Dec. 2023 (€26.50 Mil).

Sonic Automotive Cash And Cash Equivalents Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sonic Automotive's Cash And Cash Equivalents can be seen below:

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Sonic Automotive Annual Data

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Cash And Cash Equivalents

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26.19

139.99

264.97

216.37

26.50

Sonic Automotive Quarterly Data
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Cash And Cash Equivalents	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															216.37	149.63	110.48	32.42	26.50

Sonic Automotive Cash And Cash Equivalents Calculation

Cash and cash equivalents are the most liquid assets on the balance sheet. Cash equivalents are assets that are readily convertible into cash, such as money market holdings, short-term government bonds or Treasury bills, marketable securities and commercial paper.

Sonic Automotive (STU:SA8A) Cash And Cash Equivalents Explanation

A high number means either:

1) The company has competitive advantage generating lots of cash

2) Just sold a business or bonds (not necessarily good)

A low stockpile of cash usually means poor to mediocre economics.

There are 3 ways to create large cash reserve.

1) Sell new bonds or equity to public

2) Sell business or asset

3) It has an ongoing business generating more cash than it burns (usually means durable competitive advantage)

When a company is suffering a short term problem, Buffett looks at cash or marketable securities to see whether it has the financial strength to ride it out.

Important: Lots of cash and marketable securities + little debt = good chance that the business will sail on through tough times.

Test to see what is creating cash by looking at past 7 yrs of balance sheets. This will reveal how the cash was created.

Be Aware

Depreciation estimates make the calculation of net income susceptible to management's accounting choices. These choices can be either overly aggressive or overly conservative.

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Sonic Automotive (STU:SA8A) Business Description

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Address

4401 Colwick Road, Charlotte, NC, USA, 28211

Website

https://www.sonicautomotive.com

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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