Sonic Automotive (STU:SA8A) Buyback Yield % : 5.82 (As of May. 12, 2024)

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What is Sonic Automotive Buyback Yield %?

Buyback yield is the net repurchase of shares outstanding over the market capital of the company. It is a measure of shareholder return.

Sonic Automotive's current buyback yield was 5.82%.

Sonic Automotive Buyback Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sonic Automotive's Buyback Yield % can be seen below:

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Sonic Automotive Buyback Yield % Chart

Sonic Automotive Annual Data

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4.57

4.76

15.23

9.31

Sonic Automotive Quarterly Data
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Buyback Yield %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															19.20	-	20.78	0.02	5.69

Competitive Comparison of Sonic Automotive's Buyback Yield %

For the Auto & Truck Dealerships subindustry, Sonic Automotive's Buyback Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Buyback Yield % 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 Buyback Yield % Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Sonic Automotive's Buyback Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

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Sonic Automotive Buyback Yield % Calculation

Buyback yield is a measure of shareholder return.

Sonic Automotive's Buyback Yield for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Buyback Yield	=	Net Issuance of Stock			/	Market Cap
	=	- (Repurchase of Stock	+	Issuance of Stock)	/	Market Cap
	=	- (-162.859	+	0)	/	1749.0018
	=	9.31%

Sonic Automotive's annualized Buyback Yield for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Buyback Yield	=	Net Issuance of Stock		(Annualized)			/	Market Cap
	=	- (Repurchase of Stock	+	Issuance of Stock)	*	Annualized Factor	/	Market Cap
	=	- (-24.84	+	0)	*	4	/	1745.3762
	=	5.69%

In calculating the annualized quarterly data, the Repurchase of Stock and Issuance of Stock data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2024) data.

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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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