As of today (2024-12-14), Sonic Automotive's current share price is $66.52. Sonic Automotive's E10 for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $3.30. Sonic Automotive's Shiller PE Ratio for today is 20.16.
The historical rank and industry rank for Sonic Automotive's Shiller PE Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
SAH'
s Shiller PE Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.68 Med: 18.05 Max: 32.15
Current: 20.16
During the past years, Sonic Automotive's highest Shiller PE Ratio was 32.15. The lowest was 5.68. And the median was 18.05.
SAH's Shiller PE Ratio is ranked worse than 51.53% of 685
companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 19.35
vs SAH: 20.16
E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years.
Sonic Automotive's adjusted earnings per share data for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $2.130. Add all the adjusted EPS for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our E10, which is $3.30 for the trailing ten years ended in Sep. 2024.
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Sonic Automotive Shiller PE Ratio Historical Data
The historical data trend for Sonic Automotive's Shiller PE 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 Shiller PE Ratio
For the Auto & Truck Dealerships subindustry, Sonic Automotive's Shiller PE Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Shiller PE 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 Shiller PE Ratio Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry
For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Sonic Automotive's Shiller PE Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Sonic Automotive's Shiller PE Ratio falls into.
Sonic Automotive Shiller PE Ratio Calculation
For Shiller PE Ratio, the earnings of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/E calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Shiller PE Ratio is also called PE10.
The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The same calculation is applied here to individual companies.
* 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.
Sonic Automotive's E10 for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as:
For example, Sonic Automotive's adjusted earnings per share data for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was:
Add all the adjusted EPS together and divide 10 will get our E10.
Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.
Sonic Automotive (NYSE:SAH) Shiller PE Ratio Explanation
Compared with the regular PE Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Shiller PE Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of profit margins during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.
If a company has consistent business performance, the Shiller PE Ratio should give similar results to regular PE Ratio.
Compared with the PS Ratio, the Shiller PE Ratio makes the comparison between different industries more meaningful.
Be Aware
Shiller PE Ratio assumes that over the long term, businesses and profitability revert to their means. If a company's business model does not work in the future compared with the past, Shiller PE Ratio and PS Ratio will give false valuations.
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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 25 EchoPark used-vehicle stores, 16 collision centers, and 13 powersports locations. The franchise stores derive revenue from new and used vehicles plus parts and collision repair, finance, insurance, and wholesale auctions. Luxury and import dealerships make up about 86% of franchise new-vehicle revenue, while Honda, BMW, Mercedes, and Toyota constitute about 58% of new-vehicle revenue. BMW is the largest brand at about 25%. 2023's revenue was $14.4 billion, with EchoPark's portion totaling $2.4 billion. Sonic bought RFJ Auto in December 2021, which added $3.2 billion in sales.
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