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Sonic Automotive (STU:SA8A) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

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As of today (2024-04-19), Sonic Automotive's share price is €45.20. Sonic Automotive's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was €-5.66. Hence, Sonic Automotive's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is N/A.

The historical rank and industry rank for Sonic Automotive's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 13 years, Sonic Automotive's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 297.57. The lowest was 4.39. And the median was 13.31.

STU:SA8A's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is not ranked *
in the Vehicles & Parts industry.
Industry Median: 12.93
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow only.

Sonic Automotive's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was €-4.45. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was €-5.66.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Sonic Automotive was -235.50% per year.

During the past 13 years, Sonic Automotive's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 84.60% per year. The lowest was -63.20% per year. And the median was 40.65% per year.


Sonic Automotive Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sonic Automotive's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 29.98 10.65 264.44 10.93 -

Sonic Automotive Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 10.93 - - - -

Competitive Comparison

For the Auto & Truck Dealerships subindustry, Sonic Automotive's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

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

* The bar in red indicates where Sonic Automotive's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Sonic Automotive Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Sonic Automotive's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=45.20/-5.664
=N/A

Sonic Automotive's Share Price of today is €45.20.
Sonic Automotive's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €-5.66.

* 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:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

Sonic Automotive  (STU:SA8A) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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Sonic Automotive (STU:SA8A) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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.

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