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Compared to Estimates, Sonic Automotive (SAH) Q1 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics
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For the quarter ended March 2025, Sonic Automotive (SAH - Free Report) reported revenue of $3.65 billion, up 7.9% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.48, compared to $1.36 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.54 billion, representing a surprise of +3.18%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +1.37%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.46.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Sonic Automotive performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
Franchised Dealerships Segment- Unit Sales Volume- Used vehicles: 25,441 versus 26,604 estimated by two analysts on average.
Franchised Dealerships - Total combined retail new and used vehicle unit sales - Total as reported: 53,523 versus 53,850 estimated by two analysts on average.
Powersports- Same store- Retail new vehicles: 850 versus the two-analyst average estimate of 1,017.
EchoPark Segment- Same Market- Unit Sales Volume- Used vehicles: 18,798 compared to the 18,487 average estimate based on two analysts.
Revenues- Wholesale vehicles: $82.70 million versus $77.90 million estimated by three analysts on average.
Revenues- Total vehicles: $2.99 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $2.83 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +7.9%.
Revenues- Used vehicles: $1.23 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $1.23 billion.
Revenues- New vehicles: $1.68 billion compared to the $1.52 billion average estimate based on three analysts.
Revenues- Finance, insurance and other, net: $190.80 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $182.19 million.
Revenues- Parts, service and collision repair: $474.40 million versus $480.08 million estimated by three analysts on average.
Revenues- Powersports: $34.40 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $32.08 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +24.2%.
Revenues- New vehicles - Fleet: $22.10 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $16.47 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +12.8%.
Shares of Sonic Automotive have returned -4.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -5.1% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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Compared to Estimates, Sonic Automotive (SAH) Q1 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics
For the quarter ended March 2025, Sonic Automotive (SAH - Free Report) reported revenue of $3.65 billion, up 7.9% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.48, compared to $1.36 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.54 billion, representing a surprise of +3.18%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +1.37%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.46.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Sonic Automotive performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Franchised Dealerships Segment- Unit Sales Volume- Used vehicles: 25,441 versus 26,604 estimated by two analysts on average.
- Franchised Dealerships - Total combined retail new and used vehicle unit sales - Total as reported: 53,523 versus 53,850 estimated by two analysts on average.
- Powersports- Same store- Retail new vehicles: 850 versus the two-analyst average estimate of 1,017.
- EchoPark Segment- Same Market- Unit Sales Volume- Used vehicles: 18,798 compared to the 18,487 average estimate based on two analysts.
- Revenues- Wholesale vehicles: $82.70 million versus $77.90 million estimated by three analysts on average.
- Revenues- Total vehicles: $2.99 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $2.83 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +7.9%.
- Revenues- Used vehicles: $1.23 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $1.23 billion.
- Revenues- New vehicles: $1.68 billion compared to the $1.52 billion average estimate based on three analysts.
- Revenues- Finance, insurance and other, net: $190.80 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $182.19 million.
- Revenues- Parts, service and collision repair: $474.40 million versus $480.08 million estimated by three analysts on average.
- Revenues- Powersports: $34.40 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $32.08 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +24.2%.
- Revenues- New vehicles - Fleet: $22.10 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $16.47 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +12.8%.
View all Key Company Metrics for Sonic Automotive here>>>Shares of Sonic Automotive have returned -4.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -5.1% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.