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Sonic Automotive, Inc. Reports Quarterly Continuing Operations Earnings per Share of $0.50

July 26, 2016 7:30 AM

CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 26, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --

Second Quarter 2016 Highlights

  • Q2 2016 same store fixed operations revenues up 3.0% over prior year quarter
  • Q2 2016 same store finance and insurance revenues and gross profit up 2.9% over prior year quarter
  • Q2 2016 continuing operations SG&A to gross improves 160 basis points to 78.5% compared to prior year quarter of 80.1%
  • Q2 2016 continuing operations SG&A to gross improves 70 basis points to 78.5% compared to an adjusted prior year quarter of 79.2%
  • Two additional Denver market EchoPark® stores opened in late June
  • Q2 2016 EchoPark® stores retail 1,136 units, up 255 units, or 28.9%, from the prior year quarter

Sonic Automotive, Inc. (NYSE: SAH), one of the nation's largest automotive retailers, today reported net income from continuing operations for the second quarter of 2016 of $23.0 million, or $0.50 per diluted share. Included in these amounts are a pre-tax loss of $3.4 million, or $0.04 per diluted share, related to EchoPark® operations.

Net income from continuing operations and related diluted earnings per share for the second quarter of 2015 were $15.1 million and $0.30 per share, respectively. On an adjusted basis, net income from continuing operations for the second quarter of 2015 was $23.4 million, or $0.46 per diluted share. Included in these adjusted amounts is a pre-tax loss of $4.1 million, or $0.05 per diluted share, related to EchoPark® operations. See the accompanying tables for a reconciliation of the adjusted balances to GAAP basis amounts and further details of the quarterly adjustments.

B. Scott Smith, Sonic's President, noted, "The automotive retail environment continues to demonstrate strength and sustainability. Historic low interest rates and a fantastic product offering by manufacturers have supported customer demand for new and pre-owned vehicles. During the quarter, our team delivered an outstanding sales and service experience to our customers and leveraged our operating costs in delivering strong operating results. In addition, we were actively repurchasing outstanding shares. During the second quarter, we repurchased 759,056 shares of our Class A common stock for approximately $13.1 million. During the first half of 2016, we repurchased almost 10% of our shares outstanding as of the end of 2015."

"We are providing more detailed earnings guidance for the second half of the year as the third and fourth quarters' operating environments vary from year to year. Accordingly, we currently estimate diluted earnings per share from continuing operations for the third and fourth quarters will range between $0.52 - $0.54 and $0.66 - $0.69, respectively."

Jeff Dyke, Sonic's EVP of Operations, stated, "The industry was solid again this quarter and our performance reflected that. Our Sonic Automotive franchise store business continues to be supported by our team's ability to execute our playbook processes as we work to perfect the One Sonic-One Experience culture in our stores. Our guests' responses to our new process, technology and culture have been excellent as reflected in our customer satisfaction scores and the reviews we receive via Google, Yelp, etc. While we saw a decline in the new car retail SAAR in the quarter, new car margins have stabilized and heavy new car inventories from the first quarter are coming back in line with historical levels. We have worked with our manufacturer partners to develop action plans to address recall and stop-sale issues across several brands and are executing those plans. We are pleased that we will be opening several new add points this year including Mercedes Benz in McKinney, Texas (outside of Dallas), Audi in Pensacola, Florida and Nissan in Cleveland, Tennessee (outside of Chattanooga). These additional points reflect the strength of our organization and relationship with our manufacturer partners. We look forward to announcing several more add points in the coming quarters."

"We are also very pleased with the continued progress of EchoPark® as we opened two new stores in the Denver market. Our property acquisitions in the Carolinas and Texas remain active. We are beginning to see store-level profitability as our EchoPark® brand grows in Denver, and thus fueling our excitement about EchoPark® and its long-term prospects in an industry that is ripe for our guest experience model. The guest feedback at EchoPark® is remarkable, further supporting our strategic entry into this part of the pre-owned market. We have listened to our guests' needs and are delivering on those expectations."

Dividend

Sonic's Board of Directors approved a quarterly dividend of $0.05 per share payable in cash for stockholders of record on September 15, 2016. The dividend will be payable on October 14, 2016.

Second Quarter 2016 Earnings Conference Call

Senior management will host a conference call today at 11:00 A.M. (Eastern) to discuss the quarter's results. To access the live broadcast of the call over the Internet go to: www.sonicautomotive.com, then click on "Our Company," then "Investor Relations," then "Earnings Conference Calls."

Presentation materials for the conference call can be accessed on the Company's website at www.sonicautomotive.com by clicking on the "Investor Relations" tab under "Our Company" and choosing "Webcasts & Presentations."

The conference call will also be available live by dialing in 10 minutes prior to the start of the call at:

Domestic: 1.877.450.3867International: 1.706.643.0958Conference ID: 43691612

A conference call replay will be available one hour following the call for seven days and can be accessed by calling:

Domestic: 1.855.859.2056International: 1.404.537.3406Conference ID: 43691612

About Sonic Automotive

Sonic Automotive, Inc., a Fortune 500 company based in Charlotte, N.C., is one of the nation's largest automotive retailers. Sonic can be reached on the web at www.sonicautomotive.com.

Forward Looking Statements

Included herein are forward-looking statements, including statements with respect to anticipated expansion of our EchoPark® business and the anticipated amount of investments related to capital expenditures. There are many factors that affect management's views about future events and trends of the Company's business. These factors involve risk and uncertainties that could cause actual results or trends to differ materially from management's views, including without limitation, economic conditions in the markets in which we operate, new and used vehicle industry sales volume, the success of our operational strategies, the rate and timing of overall economic recovery or decline, and the risk factors described in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2015. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking information.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release and the attached financial tables contain certain non-GAAP financial measures as defined under SEC rules, such as adjusted net income and adjusted earnings per share from continuing operations, which exclude certain items disclosed in the attached financial tables. As required by SEC rules, the Company provides reconciliations of these measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures. The Company believes that these non-GAAP financial measures improve the transparency of the Company's disclosure, provide a meaningful presentation of the Company's results from its core business operations excluding the impact of items not related to the Company's ongoing core business operations, and improve the period-to-period comparability of the Company's results from its core business operations.

Sonic Automotive, Inc.

Results of Operations (Unaudited)

This release contains certain non-GAAP financial measures (the "Adjusted" amounts) as defined under SEC rules, such as, but not limited to, adjusted income from continuing operationsand related earnings per share data. The Company has reconciled these measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures (the "Reported" amounts) in the release. TheCompany believes that these non-GAAP financial measures improve the transparency of the Company's disclosure by providing period-to-period comparability of the Company's resultsfrom operations.

Three Months Ended June 30,

Six Months Ended June 30,

2016

2015

2016

2015

(In thousands, except per share and unit data)

Revenues:

New retail vehicles

$

1,269,843

$

1,285,632

$

2,419,280

$

2,475,847

Fleet vehicles

16,621

9,656

31,754

21,763

Total new vehicles

1,286,464

1,295,288

2,451,034

2,497,610

Used vehicles

622,186

658,794

1,220,540

1,252,536

Wholesale vehicles

38,245

41,131

82,620

82,789

Total vehicles

1,946,895

1,995,213

3,754,194

3,832,935

Parts, service and collision repair

351,329

346,164

697,384

669,358

Finance, insurance and other, net

84,088

82,363

165,361

156,963

Total revenues

2,382,312

2,423,740

4,616,939

4,659,256

Gross profit

353,305

355,554

698,455

690,513

Selling, general and administrative expenses

(277,204)

(284,661)

(561,580)

(555,523)

Impairment charges

(151)

(10,469)

(151)

(16,661)

Depreciation and amortization

(18,905)

(17,294)

(37,374)

(33,703)

Operating income (loss)

57,045

43,130

99,350

84,626

Other income (expense):

Interest expense, floor plan

(6,690)

(5,345)

(13,126)

(10,123)

Interest expense, other, net

(12,205)

(13,054)

(24,544)

(26,274)

Other income (expense), net

6

10

110

100

Total other income (expense)

(18,889)

(18,389)

(37,560)

(36,297)

Income (loss) from continuing operations before taxes

38,156

24,741

61,790

48,329

Provision for income taxes for continuing operations - benefit (expense)

(15,113)

(9,649)

(24,283)

(18,848)

Income (loss) from continuing operations

23,043

15,092

37,507

29,481

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

(221)

(311)

(61)

(732)

Net income (loss)

$

22,822

$

14,781

$

37,446

$

28,749

Diluted earnings (loss) per common share:

Earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations

$

0.50

$

0.30

$

0.81

$

0.57

Earnings (loss) per share from discontinued operations

-

(0.01)

(0.01)

(0.01)

Earnings (loss) per common share

$

0.50

$

0.29

$

0.80

$

0.56

Weighted average common shares outstanding

45,924

51,093

46,523

51,247

Gross Margin Data (Continuing Operations):

New retail vehicles

5.2%

5.1%

5.1%

5.2%

Fleet vehicles

0.9%

(0.1%)

0.6%

(0.3%)

Total new vehicles

5.1%

5.0%

5.1%

5.1%

Used vehicles

5.9%

6.2%

6.3%

6.5%

Wholesale vehicles

(4.8%)

(6.5%)

(3.5%)

(3.5%)

Parts, service and collision repair

47.9%

49.2%

47.9%

48.8%

Finance, insurance and other

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

Overall gross margin

14.8%

14.7%

15.1%

14.8%

SG&A Expenses (Continuing Operations):

Compensation

$

166,560

$

167,811

$

335,601

$

329,669

Advertising

15,499

15,358

30,847

30,689

Rent

18,508

18,246

37,228

36,500

Other

76,637

83,246

157,904

158,665

Total SG&A expenses

$

277,204

$

284,661

$

561,580

$

555,523

SG&A expenses as % of gross profit

78.5%

80.1%

80.4%

80.5%

Operating Margin %

2.4%

1.8%

2.2%

1.8%

Unit Data (Continuing Operations):

New retail units

33,229

34,676

63,385

66,010

Fleet units

553

287

1,002

642

Total new units

33,782

34,963

64,387

66,652

Used units

29,287

30,301

58,620

58,436

Wholesale units

7,212

8,010

15,635

15,787

Sonic Automotive, Inc.

Results of Operation (Unaudited)

Per Share Data

Three Months Ended June 30, 2016

Income (Loss)

Income (Loss)

From Continuing

From Discontinued

Operations

Operations

Net Income (Loss)

Weighted

Per

Per

Per

Average

Share

Share

Share

Shares

Amount

Amount

Amount

Amount

Amount

Amount

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

Reported:

Earnings (loss) and shares

45,731

$ 23,043

$ (221)

$ 22,822

Effect of participating securities:

Non-vested restricted stock

(13)

-

(13)

Basic earnings (loss) and shares

45,731

$ 23,030

$ 0.50

$ (221)

$ -

$ 22,809

$ 0.50

Effect of dilutive securities:

Stock compensation plans

193

Diluted earnings (loss) and shares (1)

45,924

$ 23,030

$ 0.50

$ (221)

$ -

$ 22,809

$ 0.50

(1) Net loss attributable to EchoPark® operations was $0.04 per fully diluted share in the three months ended June 30, 2016

Three Months Ended June 30, 2015

Income (Loss)

Income (Loss)

From Continuing

From Discontinued

Operations

Operations

Net Income (Loss)

Weighted

Per

Per

Per

Average

Share

Share

Share

Shares

Amount

Amount

Amount

Amount

Amount

Amount

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

Reported:

Earnings (loss) and shares

50,784

$ 15,092

$ (311)

$ 14,781

Effect of participating securities:

Non-vested restricted stock

(7)

-

(7)

Basic earnings (loss) and shares

50,784

$ 15,085

$ 0.30

$ (311)

$ (0.01)

$ 14,774

$ 0.29

Effect of dilutive securities:

Stock compensation plans

309

Diluted earnings (loss) and shares

51,093

$ 15,085

$ 0.30

$ (311)

$ (0.01)

$ 14,774

$ 0.29

Adjustments:

Gain on disposal

$ (1,057)

$ -

$ (1,057)

Storm damage and other

4,189

-

4,189

Impairment charges

10,469

-

10,469

Total adjustments before taxes

13,601

-

13,601

Income tax effect of above adjustments

(5,305)

-

(5,305)

Effect of adjustments, net of income taxes

$ 8,296

$ 0.16

$ -

$ -

$ 8,296

$ 0.16

Adjusted:

Earnings (loss) and

diluted earnings (loss) per share (2)

$ 23,388

$ 0.46

$ (311)

$ (0.01)

$ 23,077

$ 0.45

(2) Net loss attributable to EchoPark® operations was $0.05 per fully diluted share in the three months ended June 30, 2015

Sonic Automotive, Inc.

Results of Operations (Unaudited)

Per Share Data

Six Months Ended June 30, 2016

Income (Loss)

Income (Loss)

From Continuing

From Discontinued

Operations

Operations

Net Income (Loss)

Weighted

Per

Per

Per

Average

Share

Share

Share

Shares

Amount

Amount

Amount

Amount

Amount

Amount

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

Reported:

Earnings (loss) and shares

46,340

$ 37,507

$ (61)

$ 37,446

Effect of participating securities:

Non-vested restricted stock

(21)

-

(21)

Basic earnings (loss) and shares

46,340

$ 37,486

$ 0.81

$ (61)

$ -

$ 37,425

$ 0.81

Effect of dilutive securities:

Stock compensation plans

183

Diluted earnings (loss) and shares

46,523

$ 37,486

$ 0.81

$ (61)

$ (0.01)

$ 37,425

$ 0.80

Adjustments:

Storm damage

$ 6,043

$ -

$ 6,043

Total adjustments before taxes

6,043

-

6,043

Income tax effect of above adjustments

(2,345)

-

(2,345)

Effect of adjustments, net of income taxes

$ 3,698

$ 0.08

$ -

$ -

$ 3,698

$ 0.08

Adjusted:

Earnings (loss) and

Diluted earnings (loss) per share (3)

$ 41,205

$ 0.89

$ (61)

$ (0.01)

$ 41,144

$ 0.88

(3) Net loss attributable to EchoPark® operations was $0.09 per fully diluted share in the six months ended June 30, 2016

Six Months Ended June 30, 2015

Income (Loss)

Income (Loss)

From Continuing

From Discontinued

Operations

Operations

Net Income (Loss)

Weighted

Per

Per

Per

Average

Share

Share

Share

Shares

Amount

Amount

Amount

Amount

Amount

Amount

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

Reported:

Earnings (loss) and shares

50,819

$ 29,481

$ (732)

$ 28,749

Effect of participating securities:

Non-vested restricted stock

(14)

-

(14)

Basic earnings (loss) and shares

50,819

$ 29,467

$ 0.58

$ (732)

$ (0.01)

$ 28,735

$ 0.57

Effect of dilutive securities:

Stock compensation plans

428

Diluted earnings (loss) and shares

51,247

$ 29,467

$ 0.57

$ (732)

$ (0.01)

$ 28,735

$ 0.56

Adjustments:

Gain on disposal

$ (955)

$ -

$ (955)

Impairment charges

16,661

-

16,661

Storm damage and other

5,138

-

5,138

Total adjustments before taxes

20,844

-

20,844

Income tax effect of above adjustments

(8,129)

-

(8,129)

Effect of adjustments, net of income taxes

$ 12,715

$ 0.25

$ -

$ -

$ 12,715

$ 0.25

Adjusted:

Earnings (loss) and

Diluted earnings (loss) per share (4)

$ 42,196

$ 0.82

$ (732)

$ (0.01)

$ 41,464

$ 0.81

(4) Net loss attributable to EchoPark® operations was $0.11 per fully diluted share in the six months ended June 30, 2015

Sonic Automotive, Inc. Results of Operations (Unaudited)

New Vehicles

Three Months Ended June 30,

Better / (Worse)

2016

2015

Change

% Change

(In thousands, except units and per unit data)

Reported:

Revenue

$

1,286,464

$

1,295,288

$

(8,824)

(0.7%)

Gross profit

$

65,866

$

64,936

$

930

1.4%

Unit sales

33,782

34,963

(1,181)

(3.4%)

Revenue per unit

$

38,081

$

37,047

$

1,034

2.8%

Gross profit per unit

$

1,950

$

1,857

$

93

5.0%

Gross profit as a % of revenue

5.1%

5.0%

10

bps

Six Months Ended June 30,

Better / (Worse)

2016

2015

Change

% Change

(In thousands, except units and per unit data)

Reported:

Revenue

$

2,451,034

$

2,497,610

$

(46,576)

(1.9%)

Gross profit

$

124,290

$

128,285

$

(3,995)

(3.1%)

Unit sales

64,387

66,652

(2,265)

(3.4%)

Revenue per unit

$

38,067

$

37,472

$

595

1.6%

Gross profit per unit

$

1,930

$

1,925

$

5

0.3%

Gross profit as a % of revenue

5.1%

5.1%

0

bps

Three Months Ended June 30,

Better / (Worse)

2016

2015

Change

% Change

(In thousands, except units and per unit data)

Same Store:

Revenue

$

1,286,464

$

1,282,801

$

3,663

0.3%

Gross profit

$

65,842

$

64,852

$

990

1.5%

Unit sales

33,782

34,639

(857)

(2.5%)

Revenue per unit

$

38,081

$

37,033

$

1,048

2.8%

Gross profit per unit

$

1,949

$

1,872

$

77

4.1%

Gross profit as a % of revenue

5.1%

5.1%

0

bps

Six Months Ended June 30,

Better / (Worse)

2016

2015

Change

% Change

(In thousands, except units and per unit data)

Same Store:

Revenue

$

2,451,034

$

2,472,295

$

(21,261)

(0.9%)

Gross profit

$

124,217

$

127,350

$

(3,133)

(2.5%)

Unit sales

64,387

66,011

(1,624)

(2.5%)

Revenue per unit

$

38,067

$

37,453

$

614

1.6%

Gross profit per unit

$

1,929

$

1,929

$

-

0.0%

Gross profit as a % of revenue

5.1%

5.2%

(10)

bps

Sonic Automotive, Inc. Results of Operations (Unaudited)

Used Vehicles

Three Months Ended June 30,

Better / (Worse)

2016

2015

Change

% Change

(In thousands, except units and per unit data)

Reported:

Revenue

$ 622,186

$ 658,794

$ (36,608)

(5.6%)

Gross profit

$ 36,969

$ 40,696

$ (3,727)

(9.2%)

Unit sales

29,287

30,301

(1,014)

(3.3%)

Revenue per unit

$ 21,244

$ 21,742

$ (498)

(2.3%)

Gross profit per unit

$ 1,262

$ 1,343

$ (81)

(6.0%)

Gross profit as a % of revenue

5.9%

6.2%

(30)

bps

Six Months Ended June 30,

Better / (Worse)

2016

2015

Change

% Change

(In thousands, except units and per unit data)

Reported:

Revenue

$ 1,220,540

$ 1,252,536

$ (31,996)

(2.6%)

Gross profit

$ 77,499

$ 81,540

$ (4,041)

(5.0%)

Unit sales

58,620

58,436

184

0.3%

Revenue per unit

$ 20,821

$ 21,434

$ (613)

(2.9%)

Gross profit per unit

$ 1,322

$ 1,395

$ (73)

(5.2%)

Gross profit as a % of revenue

6.3%

6.5%

(20)

bps

Three Months Ended June 30,

Better / (Worse)

2016

2015

Change

% Change

(In thousands, except units and per unit data)

Same Store:

Revenue

$ 621,748

$ 648,821

$ (27,073)

(4.2%)

Gross profit

$ 37,697

$ 40,329

$ (2,632)

(6.5%)

Unit sales

29,267

29,809

(542)

(1.8%)

Revenue per unit

$ 21,244

$ 21,766

$ (522)

(2.4%)

Gross profit per unit

$ 1,288

$ 1,353

$ (65)

(4.8%)

Gross profit as a % of revenue

6.1%

6.2%

(10)

bps

Six Months Ended June 30,

Better / (Worse)

2016

2015

Change

% Change

(In thousands, except units and per unit data)

Same Store:

Revenue

$ 1,220,103

$ 1,233,808

$ (13,705)

(1.1%)

Gross profit

$ 78,388

$ 81,337

$ (2,949)

(3.6%)

Unit sales

58,600

57,496

1,104

1.9%

Revenue per unit

$ 20,821

$ 21,459

$ (638)

(3.0%)

Gross profit per unit

$ 1,338

$ 1,415

$ (77)

(5.4%)

Gross profit as a % of revenue

6.4%

6.6%

(20)

bps

Sonic Automotive, Inc. Results of Operations (Unaudited)

Wholesale Vehicles

Three Months Ended June 30,

Better / (Worse)

2016

2015

Change

% Change

(In thousands, except units and per unit data)

Reported:

Revenue

$ 38,245

$ 41,131

$ (2,886)

(7.0%)

Gross profit (loss)

$ (1,839)

$ (2,676)

$ 837

31.3%

Unit sales

7,212

8,010

(798)

(10.0%)

Revenue per unit

$ 5,303

$ 5,135

$ 168

3.3%

Gross profit (loss) per unit

$ (255)

$ (334)

$ 79

23.7%

Gross profit (loss) as a % of revenue

(4.8%)

(6.5%)

170

bps

Six Months Ended June 30,

Better / (Worse)

2016

2015

Change

% Change

(In thousands, except units and per unit data)

Reported:

Revenue

$ 82,620

$ 82,789

$ (169)

(0.2%)

Gross profit (loss)

$ (2,917)

$ (2,884)

$ (33)

(1.1%)

Unit sales

15,635

15,787

(152)

(1.0%)

Revenue per unit

$ 5,284

$ 5,244

$ 40

0.8%

Gross profit (loss) per unit

$ (187)

$ (183)

$ (4)

(2.2%)

Gross profit (loss) as a % of revenue

(3.5%)

(3.5%)

0

bps

Three Months Ended June 30,

Better / (Worse)

2016

2015

Change

% Change

(In thousands, except units and per unit data)

Same Store:

Revenue

$ 38,245

$ 40,417

$ (2,172)

(5.4%)

Gross profit (loss)

$ (1,839)

$ (2,455)

$ 616

25.1%

Unit sales

7,212

7,890

(678)

(8.6%)

Revenue per unit

$ 5,303

$ 5,123

$ 180

3.5%

Gross profit (loss) per unit

$ (255)

$ (311)

$ 56

18.0%

Gross profit (loss) as a % of revenue

(4.8%)

(6.1%)

130

bps

Six Months Ended June 30,

Better / (Worse)

2016

2015

Change

% Change

(In thousands, except units and per unit data)

Same Store:

Revenue

$ 82,599

$ 81,670

$ 929

1.1%

Gross profit (loss)

$ (2,915)

$ (2,651)

$ (264)

(10.0%)

Unit sales

15,630

15,578

52

0.3%

Revenue per unit

$ 5,285

$ 5,243

$ 42

0.8%

Gross profit (loss) per unit

$ (187)

$ (170)

$ (17)

(10.0%)

Gross profit (loss) as a % of revenue

(3.5%)

(3.2%)

(30)

bps

Sonic Automotive, Inc. Results of Operations (Unaudited)

Parts, Service and Collision Repair ("Fixed Operations")

Three Months Ended June 30,

Better / (Worse)

2016

2015

Change

% Change

Reported:

(In thousands)

Revenue

Customer pay

$ 149,248

$ 146,548

$ 2,700

1.8%

Warranty

54,812

57,150

(2,338)

(4.1%)

Wholesale parts

44,021

45,850

(1,829)

(4.0%)

Internal, sublet and other

103,248

96,616

6,632

6.9%

Total

$ 351,329

$ 346,164

$ 5,165

1.5%

Gross profit

Customer pay

$ 81,323

$ 80,286

$ 1,037

1.3%

Warranty

29,449

32,679

(3,230)

(9.9%)

Wholesale parts

7,797

8,148

(351)

(4.3%)

Internal, sublet and other

49,652

49,122

530

1.1%

Total

$ 168,221

$ 170,235

$ (2,014)

(1.2%)

Gross profit as a % of revenue

Customer pay

54.5%

54.8%

(30)

bps

Warranty

53.7%

57.2%

(350)

bps

Wholesale parts

17.7%

17.8%

(10)

bps

Internal, sublet and other

48.1%

50.8%

(270)

bps

Total

47.9%

49.2%

(130)

bps

Six Months Ended June 30,

Better / (Worse)

2016

2015

Change

% Change

Reported:

(In thousands)

Revenue

Customer pay

$ 296,642

$ 284,171

$ 12,471

4.4%

Warranty

112,371

110,648

1,723

1.6%

Wholesale parts

89,331

90,862

(1,531)

(1.7%)

Internal, sublet and other

199,040

183,677

15,363

8.4%

Total

$ 697,384

$ 669,358

$ 28,026

4.2%

Gross profit

Customer pay

$ 161,680

$ 155,963

$ 5,717

3.7%

Warranty

60,775

62,440

(1,665)

(2.7%)

Wholesale parts

15,738

16,287

(549)

(3.4%)

Internal, sublet and other

96,029

91,919

4,110

4.5%

Total

$ 334,222

$ 326,609

$ 7,613

2.3%

Gross profit as a % of revenue

Customer pay

54.5%

54.9%

(40)

bps

Warranty

54.1%

56.4%

(230)

bps

Wholesale parts

17.6%

17.9%

(30)

bps

Internal, sublet and other

48.2%

50.0%

(180)

bps

Total

47.9%

48.8%

(90)

bps

Sonic Automotive, Inc. Results of Operations (Unaudited)

Parts, Service and Collision Repair ("Fixed Operations")

Three Months Ended June 30,

Better / (Worse)

2016

2015

Change

% Change

Same Store:

(In thousands)

Revenue

Customer pay

$ 149,246

$ 144,293

$ 4,953

3.4%

Warranty

54,812

56,382

(1,570)

(2.8%)

Wholesale parts

44,021

45,133

(1,112)

(2.5%)

Internal, sublet and other

103,231

95,227

8,004

8.4%

Total

$ 351,310

$ 341,035

$ 10,275

3.0%

Gross profit

Customer pay

$ 81,322

$ 79,028

$ 2,294

2.9%

Warranty

29,543

32,272

(2,729)

(8.5%)

Wholesale parts

7,797

8,003

(206)

(2.6%)

Internal, sublet and other

49,470

48,428

1,042

2.2%

Total

$ 168,132

$ 167,731

$ 401

0.2%

Gross profit as a % of revenue

Customer pay

54.5%

54.8%

(30)

bps

Warranty

53.9%

57.2%

(330)

bps

Wholesale parts

17.7%

17.7%

0

bps

Internal, sublet and other

47.9%

50.9%

(300)

bps

Total

47.9%

49.2%

(130)

bps

Six Months Ended June 30,

Better / (Worse)

2016

2015

Change

% Change

Same Store:

(In thousands)

Revenue

Customer pay

$ 296,640

$ 278,930

$ 17,710

6.3%

Warranty

112,371

109,076

3,295

3.0%

Wholesale parts

89,331

89,334

(3)

(0.0%)

Internal, sublet and other

199,023

180,968

18,055

10.0%

Total .

$ 697,365

$ 658,308

$ 39,057

5.9%

Gross profit

Customer pay

$ 161,679

$ 153,078

$ 8,601

5.6%

Warranty.

60,825

61,572

(747)

(1.2%)

Wholesale parts

15,739

15,990

(251)

(1.6%)

Internal, sublet and other

95,538

90,594

4,944

5.5%

Total

$ 333,781

$ 321,234

$ 12,547

3.9%

Gross profit as a % of revenue

Customer pay .

54.5%

54.9%

(40)

bps

Warranty

54.1%

56.4%

(230)

bps

Wholesale parts

17.6%

17.9%

(30)

bps

Internal, sublet and other

48.0%

50.1%

(210)

bps

Total

47.9%

48.8%

(90)

bps

Sonic Automotive, Inc. Results of Operations (Unaudited)

Finance, Insurance and Other, Net ("F&I")

Three Months Ended June 30,

Better / (Worse)

2016

2015

Change

% Change

(In thousands, except per unit data)

Reported:

Revenue

$ 84,088

$ 82,363

$ 1,725

2.1%

Gross profit per retail unit (excludes fleet)

$ 1,345

$ 1,268

$ 77

6.1%

Six Months Ended June 30,

Better / (Worse)

2016

2015

Change

% Change

(In thousands, except per unit data)

Reported:

Revenue

$ 165,361

$ 156,963

$ 8,398

5.4%

Gross profit per retail unit (excludes fleet)

$ 1,355

$ 1,261

$ 94

7.5%

Three Months Ended June 30,

Better / (Worse)

2016

2015

Change

% Change

(In thousands, except per unit data)

Same Store:

Revenue

$ 83,884

$ 81,492

$ 2,392

2.9%

Gross profit per retail unit (excludes fleet)

$ 1,342

$ 1,270

$ 72

5.7%

Six Months Ended June 30,

Better / (Worse)

2016

2015

Change

% Change

(In thousands, except per unit data)

Same Store:

Revenue

$ 164,736

$ 155,182

$ 9,554

6.2%

Gross profit per retail unit (excludes fleet)

$ 1,350

$ 1,263

$ 87

6.9%

Sonic Automotive, Inc. Results of Operations (Unaudited)

Selling, General and Administrative ("SG&A") Expenses

Three Months Ended June 30,

Better / (Worse)

2016

2015

Change

% Change

(In thousands)

Reported:

Compensation

$ 166,560

$ 167,811

$ 1,251

0.7%

Advertising

15,499

15,358

(141)

(0.9%)

Rent

18,508

18,246

(262)

(1.4%)

Other

76,637

83,246

6,609

7.9%

Total SG&A expenses

$ 277,204

$ 284,661

$ 7,457

2.6%

Adjustments:

Gain on disposal

$ -

$ 1,057

$ 1,057

100.0%

Storm damage and other

-

(4,189)

(4,189)

(100.0%)

Total SG&A adjustments

$ -

$ (3,132)

$ (3,132)

(100.0%)

Adjusted:

Total adjusted SG&A expenses

$ 277,204

$ 281,529

$ 4,325

1.5%

Reported:

SG&A expenses as a % of gross profit

Compensation

47.1%

47.2%

10

bps

Advertising

4.4%

4.3%

(10)

bps

Rent

5.2%

5.1%

(10)

bps

Other

21.8%

23.5%

170

bps

Total SG&A expenses as a % of gross profit

78.5%

80.1%

160

bps

Adjustments:

Gain on disposal

0.0%

0.3%

30

bps

Storm damage and other

0.0%

(1.2%)

(120)

bps

Total effect of adjustments

0.0%

(0.9%)

(90)

bps

Adjusted:

Total adjusted SG&A as a % of gross profit

78.5%

79.2%

70

bps

Six Months Ended June 30,

Better / (Worse)

2016

2015

Change

% Change

(In thousands)

Reported:

Compensation

$ 335,601

$ 329,669

$ (5,932)

(1.8%)

Advertising

30,847

30,689

(158)

(0.5%)

Rent

37,228

36,500

(728)

(2.0%)

Other

157,904

158,665

761

0.5%

Total SG&A expenses

$ 561,580

$ 555,523

$ (6,057)

(1.1%)

Adjustments:

Gain on disposal

$ -

$ 955

$ 955

100.0%

Storm damage and other

(6,043)

(5,138)

905

17.6%

Total SG&A adjustments

$ (6,043)

$ (4,183)

$ 1,860

44.5%

Adjusted:

Total adjusted SG&A expenses

$ 555,537

$ 551,340

$ (4,197)

(0.8%)

Reported:

SG&A expenses as a % of gross profit

Compensation

48.0%

47.7%

(30)

bps

Advertising

4.4%

4.4%

0

bps

Rent

5.3%

5.3%

0

bps

Other

22.7%

23.1%

40

bps

Total SG&A expenses as a % of gross profit

80.4%

80.5%

10

bps

Adjustments:

Gain on disposal

0.0%

0.1%

10

bps

Storm damage and other

(0.9%)

(0.8%)

10

bps

Total effect of adjustments

(0.9%)

(0.7%)

20

bps

Adjusted:

Total adjusted SG&A as a % of gross profit

79.5%

79.8%

30

bps

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SOURCE Sonic Automotive, Inc.

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