Asbury Automotive Group Reports First Quarter Results
-
Revenue of
$4.1 billion -
Gross Profit of
$724 million -
All-time record Parts & Service gross profit of
$343 million - Third quarter of sequential improvement in same store Used Retail gross profit per unit
-
Net income of
$132 million $134 million -
EPS of
$6.71 $6.82 -
Announced definitive agreement to acquire The Herb Chambers Automotive Group, the sixteenth largest privately-owned dealership group based on 2024 revenue, with approximately
$3 billion
“First quarter 2025 results highlighted the resiliency of our business and the focus of our team members as we delivered strong results against the backdrop of tariff uncertainty and unique weather challenges impacting many of our markets,” said David Hult, Asbury’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “The business continues to deliver and our commitment to strategic growth remains steadfast as we look forward to welcoming The Herb Chambers Automotive Group into the Asbury family.”
The financial measures discussed below include both GAAP and adjusted (non-GAAP) financial measures. Please see “Non-GAAP Financial Disclosure and Reconciliation, Same Store Data and Other Data” and the reconciliations for non-GAAP metrics used herein.
Adjusted net income for first quarter 2025 excludes, net of tax,
There were no non-GAAP adjustments for the first quarter 2024.
First Quarter 2025 Operational Summary
Total Company vs. 1st Quarter 2024:
-
Revenue of
$4.1 billion 1% -
Gross profit of
$724 million 3% -
Gross margin decreased 40 bps to
17.5% -
New vehicle unit volume increase of
2% ; new vehicle revenue increase of4% ; new vehicle gross profit decrease of12% -
Used vehicle retail unit volume decrease of
10% ; used vehicle retail revenue decrease of9% ; used vehicle retail gross profit decrease of14% -
Finance and insurance (F&I) per vehicle retailed (PVR) of
$2,261 -
Parts and service revenue was flat to prior year; gross profit increase of
3% -
Selling, General and Administrative expenses (SG&A) as a percentage of gross profit of
63.0% -
Adjusted SG&A as a percentage of gross profit of
64.0% -
Operating margin of
5.6% -
Adjusted operating margin of
5.8%
Same Store vs. 1st Quarter 2024:
-
Revenue of
$4.1 billion 1% -
Gross profit of
$724 million 2% -
Gross margin decreased 43 bps to
17.5% -
New vehicle unit volume increase of
4% ; new vehicle revenue increase of6% ; new vehicle gross profit decrease of11% -
Used vehicle retail unit volume decrease of
8% ; used vehicle retail revenue decrease of8% ; used vehicle retail gross profit decrease of13% -
F&I PVR of
$2,263 -
Parts and service revenue increase of
2% ; gross profit increase of5% -
SG&A as a percentage of gross profit of
62.9% -
Adjusted SG&A as a percentage of gross profit of
63.9% -
Operating margin of
5.7% -
Adjusted operating margin of
5.8%
Liquidity and Leverage
As of March 31, 2025, the Company had cash and floorplan offset accounts of
Earnings Call
Additional commentary regarding the fourth quarter results will be provided during the earnings conference call on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. ET.
The conference call will be simulcast live on the internet. The webcast, together with supplemental materials, and can be accessed by logging onto https://investors.asburyauto.com. A replay and the accompanying materials will be available on this site for at least 30 days.
In addition, live audio will be accessible to the public. Participants may enter the conference call five to ten minutes prior to the scheduled start of the call by dialing:
Domestic: |
(877) 407-2988 |
International: |
+1 (201) 389-0923 |
Passcode: |
13753098 |
About Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE: ABG), a Fortune 500 company headquartered in
For additional information, visit www.asburyauto.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are statements other than historical fact, and may include statements relating to goals, plans, objectives, beliefs, expectations and assumptions, projections regarding Asbury's financial position, liquidity, results of operations, cash flows, leverage, market position, the timing and amount of any stock repurchases, and dealership portfolio, revenue enhancement strategies, operational improvements, projections regarding the expected benefits of Clicklane, management’s plans, projections and objectives for future operations, scale and performance, integration plans and expected synergies from acquisitions, capital allocation strategy, business strategy. These statements are based on management's current expectations and beliefs and involve significant risks and uncertainties that may cause results to differ materially from those set forth in the statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things, adverse outcomes with respect to current and future litigation and other proceedings; our inability to realize the benefits expected from recently completed transactions; our inability to promptly and effectively integrate completed transactions and the diversion of management’s attention from ongoing business and regular business responsibilities; our inability to complete future acquisitions or divestitures and the risks resulting therefrom; any supply chain disruptions impacting our industry and business; market factors and changes thereto, including changes related to trade; Asbury's relationships with, and the financial and operational stability of, vehicle manufacturers and other suppliers, including in response to the imposition of tariffs; acts of God and other natural disasters, including hurricanes; acts of war or similar incidents; the shortage of automotive parts and components, which may adversely impact supply from vehicle manufacturers and/or present retail sales challenges; risks associated with Asbury's indebtedness and our ability to comply with applicable covenants in our various financing agreements, or to obtain waivers of these covenants as necessary; risks related to competition in the automotive retail and service industries, general economic conditions both nationally and locally; governmental regulations and legislation, including changes in automotive state franchise laws and tariffs; our ability to execute our strategic and operational strategies and initiatives, including Asbury’s five-year strategic plan; our ability to leverage gains from Asbury’s dealership portfolio; our ability to capitalize on opportunities to repurchase Asbury’s debt and equity securities or purchase properties that Asbury currently leases; and our ability to stay within Asbury’s targeted range for capital expenditures. There can be no guarantees that Asbury's plans for future operations will be successfully implemented or that they will prove to be commercially successful.
These and other risk factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in our forward-looking statements are and will be discussed in Asbury's filings with the
Non-GAAP Financial Disclosure and Reconciliation, Same Store Data and Other Data
In addition to evaluating the financial condition and results of our operations in accordance with GAAP, from time to time management evaluates and analyzes results and any impact on the Company of strategic decisions and actions relating to, among other things, cost reduction, growth, and profitability improvement initiatives, and other events outside of normal or "core" business and operations, by considering certain alternative financial measures not prepared in accordance with GAAP. These measures include "Adjusted income from operations," "Adjusted net income," "Adjusted operating margins," "Adjusted EBITDA," "Adjusted diluted earnings per share ("EPS")," "Adjusted SG&A," "Adjusted operating cash flow," "Transaction adjusted EBITDA" and "Transaction adjusted net leverage ratio." Further, management assesses the organic growth of our revenue and gross profit on a same store basis. We believe that our assessment on a same store basis represents an important indicator of comparative financial performance and provides relevant information to assess our performance at our existing locations.
Non-GAAP measures do not have definitions under GAAP and may be defined differently by and not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. As a result, any non-GAAP financial measures considered and evaluated by management are reviewed in conjunction with a review of the most directly comparable measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. Management cautions investors not to place undue reliance on such non-GAAP measures, but also to consider them with the most directly comparable GAAP measures. In their evaluation of results from time to time, management excludes items that do not arise directly from core operations or are otherwise of an unusual or non-recurring nature. Because these non-core, unusual or non-recurring charges and gains materially affect Asbury’s financial condition or results in the specific period in which they are recognized, management also evaluates and makes resource allocation and performance evaluation decisions based on the related non-GAAP measures excluding such items. In addition to using such non-GAAP measures to evaluate results in a specific period, management believes that such measures may provide more complete and consistent comparisons of operational performance on a period-over-period historical basis and a better indication of expected future trends. Management discloses these non-GAAP measures, and the related reconciliations, because it believes investors use these metrics in evaluating longer-term period-over-period performance, and to allow investors to better understand and evaluate the information used by management to assess operating performance.
Due to the significant effects that dealership acquisitions and divestitures have on our results of operations, and in order to provide more meaningful comparisons, we present herein "Transaction adjusted EBITDA" and "Transaction adjusted net leverage ratio" (collectively, the "Transaction Adjusted Metrics"), which reflect the effects of the dealership acquisitions and divestitures, if any, as if they had occurred on the first day of the last twelve-month periods being presented. For acquisitions, the pre-acquisition period amount being included in Transaction adjusted EBITDA is determined by pro-rating the forecasted adjusted EBITDA for the year following the acquisition. For divestitures, including divestitures due to requirements in connection with an acquisition, the adjusted EBITDA associated with the divestiture(s) is excluded from Transaction adjusted EBITDA. We believe the Transaction Adjusted Metrics provide relevant information to assess our performance at our existing dealership locations for the last twelve-month periods being presented.
The Transaction Adjusted Metrics do not include any adjustments for other events attributable to the dealership acquisitions or divestitures unless otherwise described. We cannot assure you that such financial information would not be materially different if such information were audited or that our actual results would not differ materially from the Transaction Adjusted Metrics if the dealership acquisitions or divestitures had been completed as of the beginning of the last twelve-month periods being presented.
Same store amounts consist of information from dealerships for identical months in each comparative period, commencing with the first month we owned the dealership. Additionally, amounts related to divested dealerships are excluded from each comparative period.
Amounts presented herein have been calculated using non-rounded amounts for all periods presented and therefore certain amounts may not compute or tie to prior presentation due to rounding.
ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (In millions, except per share data) (Unaudited) |
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|
For the Three Months
|
|
%
|
|||||||
|
2025 |
|
2024 |
|
||||||
REVENUE: |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
New vehicle |
$ |
2,138.1 |
|
|
$ |
2,064.3 |
|
4 |
% |
|
Used vehicle: |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Retail |
|
1,078.9 |
|
|
|
1,191.4 |
|
(9 |
)% |
|
Wholesale |
|
156.9 |
|
|
|
165.5 |
|
(5 |
)% |
|
Total used vehicle |
|
1,235.8 |
|
|
|
1,356.9 |
|
(9 |
)% |
|
Parts and service |
|
587.6 |
|
|
|
590.4 |
|
NM |
|
|
Finance and insurance, net |
|
187.0 |
|
|
|
189.7 |
|
(1 |
)% |
|
TOTAL REVENUE |
|
4,148.5 |
|
|
|
4,201.2 |
|
(1 |
)% |
|
COST OF SALES: |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
New vehicle |
|
1,995.0 |
|
|
|
1,901.4 |
|
5 |
% |
|
Used vehicle: |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Retail |
|
1,022.7 |
|
|
|
1,126.4 |
|
(9 |
)% |
|
Wholesale |
|
148.5 |
|
|
|
158.6 |
|
(6 |
)% |
|
Total used vehicle |
|
1,171.3 |
|
|
|
1,285.0 |
|
(9 |
)% |
|
Parts and service |
|
244.9 |
|
|
|
256.2 |
|
(4 |
)% |
|
Finance and insurance |
|
13.1 |
|
|
|
8.6 |
|
52 |
% |
|
TOTAL COST OF SALES |
|
3,424.3 |
|
|
|
3,451.2 |
|
(1 |
)% |
|
GROSS PROFIT |
|
724.2 |
|
|
|
750.0 |
|
(3 |
)% |
|
OPERATING EXPENSES: |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Selling, general and administrative |
|
456.4 |
|
|
|
468.6 |
|
(3 |
)% |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
19.2 |
|
|
|
18.7 |
|
3 |
% |
|
Asset impairments |
|
14.3 |
|
|
|
— |
|
NM |
|
|
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS |
|
234.3 |
|
|
|
262.8 |
|
(11 |
)% |
|
OTHER EXPENSES: |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Floor plan interest expense |
|
20.7 |
|
|
|
22.8 |
|
(9 |
)% |
|
Other interest expense, net |
|
42.3 |
|
|
|
44.1 |
|
(4 |
)% |
|
Gain on dealership divestitures, net |
|
(4.1 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
NM |
|
|
Total other expenses, net |
|
58.9 |
|
|
|
66.9 |
|
(12 |
)% |
|
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES |
|
175.4 |
|
|
|
195.8 |
|
(10 |
)% |
|
Income tax expense |
|
43.3 |
|
|
|
48.8 |
|
(11 |
)% |
|
NET INCOME |
$ |
132.1 |
|
|
$ |
147.1 |
|
(10 |
)% |
|
EARNINGS PER SHARE: |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Basic— |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Net income |
$ |
6.73 |
|
|
$ |
7.24 |
|
(7 |
)% |
|
Diluted— |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Net income |
$ |
6.71 |
|
|
$ |
7.21 |
|
(7 |
)% |
|
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING: |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Basic |
|
19.6 |
|
|
|
20.3 |
|
|
||
Performance share units |
|
0.1 |
|
|
|
0.1 |
|
|
||
Diluted |
|
19.7 |
|
|
|
20.4 |
|
|
||
______________________________ |
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NM—Not Meaningful |
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ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC. Additional Disclosures-Consolidated (In millions) (Unaudited) |
||||||||||||||
|
March 31,
|
|
December 31,
|
|
Increase (Decrease) |
|
% Change |
|||||||
SELECTED BALANCE SHEET DATA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
124.6 |
|
$ |
69.4 |
|
$ |
55.2 |
|
|
80 |
% |
||
Inventory, net (a) |
|
1,822.4 |
|
|
1,978.8 |
|
|
(156.4 |
) |
|
(8 |
)% |
||
Total current assets |
|
3,247.1 |
|
|
3,137.9 |
|
|
109.2 |
|
|
3 |
% |
||
Floor plan notes payable |
|
1,463.4 |
|
|
1,694.7 |
|
|
(231.3 |
) |
|
(14 |
)% |
||
Total current liabilities |
|
2,607.6 |
|
|
2,836.3 |
|
|
(228.7 |
) |
|
(8 |
)% |
||
CAPITALIZATION: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Long-term debt (including current portion) |
$ |
3,128.5 |
|
$ |
3,138.6 |
|
$ |
(10.1 |
) |
|
NM |
|
||
Shareholders' equity |
|
3,623.5 |
|
|
3,502.1 |
|
|
121.4 |
|
|
3 |
% |
||
Total |
$ |
6,752.0 |
|
$ |
6,640.7 |
|
$ |
111.3 |
|
|
2 |
% |
||
_____________________________ |
||||||||||||||
(a) Excluding |
||||||||||||||
|
March 31,
|
|
December 31,
|
|
March 31,
|
Days Supply |
|
|
|
|
|
New vehicle inventory |
44 |
|
49 |
|
54 |
Used vehicle inventory |
31 |
|
37 |
|
27 |
_____________________________ |
|||||
Days supply of inventory is calculated based on new and used inventory, in units, at the end of each reporting period and a 30-day historical unit sales. |
|||||
Brand Mix - New Vehicle Revenue by Brand |
|||||
|
For the Three Months
|
||||
|
2025 |
|
2024 |
||
Luxury |
|
|
|
||
Lexus |
10 |
% |
|
11 |
% |
Mercedes-Benz |
7 |
% |
|
8 |
% |
BMW |
3 |
% |
|
3 |
% |
Land Rover |
2 |
% |
|
2 |
% |
Porsche |
2 |
% |
|
1 |
% |
Other luxury |
6 |
% |
|
5 |
% |
Total luxury |
30 |
% |
|
29 |
% |
Imports |
|
|
|
||
Toyota |
20 |
% |
|
20 |
% |
Honda |
9 |
% |
|
9 |
% |
Hyundai |
5 |
% |
|
4 |
% |
Kia |
2 |
% |
|
2 |
% |
Subaru |
2 |
% |
|
2 |
% |
Other imports |
3 |
% |
|
4 |
% |
Total imports |
41 |
% |
|
41 |
% |
Domestic |
|
|
|
||
Ford |
13 |
% |
|
12 |
% |
Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram |
9 |
% |
|
10 |
% |
Chevrolet, Buick, GMC |
7 |
% |
|
7 |
% |
Total domestic |
30 |
% |
|
30 |
% |
Total New Vehicle Revenue |
100 |
% |
|
100 |
% |
|
For the Three Months
|
||||
|
2025 |
|
2024 |
||
Revenue mix |
|
|
|
||
New vehicle |
51.5 |
% |
|
49.1 |
% |
Used vehicle retail |
26.0 |
% |
|
28.4 |
% |
Used vehicle wholesale |
3.8 |
% |
|
3.9 |
% |
Parts and service |
14.2 |
% |
|
14.1 |
% |
Finance and insurance, net |
4.5 |
% |
|
4.5 |
% |
Total revenue |
100.0 |
% |
|
100.0 |
% |
Gross profit mix |
|
|
|
||
New vehicle |
19.8 |
% |
|
21.7 |
% |
Used vehicle retail |
7.8 |
% |
|
8.7 |
% |
Used vehicle wholesale |
1.2 |
% |
|
0.9 |
% |
Parts and service |
47.3 |
% |
|
44.6 |
% |
Finance and insurance, net |
24.0 |
% |
|
24.2 |
% |
Total gross profit |
100.0 |
% |
|
100.0 |
% |
ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC. OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS-CONSOLIDATED (In millions) (Unaudited) |
||||||||||
|
For the Three Months
|
|
%
|
|||||||
|
|
2025 |
|
|
|
2024 |
|
|
||
Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
New vehicle |
$ |
2,138.1 |
|
|
$ |
2,064.3 |
|
|
4 |
% |
Used vehicle: |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Retail |
|
1,078.9 |
|
|
|
1,191.4 |
|
|
(9 |
)% |
Wholesale |
|
156.9 |
|
|
|
165.5 |
|
|
(5 |
)% |
Total used vehicle |
|
1,235.8 |
|
|
|
1,356.9 |
|
|
(9 |
)% |
Parts and service |
|
587.6 |
|
|
|
590.4 |
|
|
NM |
|
Finance and insurance, net |
|
187.0 |
|
|
|
189.7 |
|
|
(1 |
)% |
Total revenue |
$ |
4,148.5 |
|
|
$ |
4,201.2 |
|
|
(1 |
)% |
Gross profit |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
New vehicle |
$ |
143.1 |
|
|
$ |
162.8 |
|
|
(12 |
)% |
Used vehicle: |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Retail |
|
56.2 |
|
|
|
65.0 |
|
|
(14 |
)% |
Wholesale |
|
8.4 |
|
|
|
6.9 |
|
|
21 |
% |
Total used vehicle |
|
64.5 |
|
|
|
71.9 |
|
|
(10 |
)% |
Parts and service |
|
342.7 |
|
|
|
334.1 |
|
|
3 |
% |
Finance and insurance, net |
|
173.9 |
|
|
|
181.1 |
|
|
(4 |
)% |
Total gross profit |
$ |
724.2 |
|
|
$ |
750.0 |
|
|
(3 |
)% |
Unit sales |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
New vehicle: |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Luxury |
|
8,694 |
|
|
|
8,578 |
|
|
1 |
% |
Import |
|
21,697 |
|
|
|
21,487 |
|
|
1 |
% |
Domestic |
|
11,105 |
|
|
|
10,612 |
|
|
5 |
% |
Total new vehicle |
|
41,496 |
|
|
|
40,677 |
|
|
2 |
% |
Used vehicle retail |
|
35,415 |
|
|
|
39,489 |
|
|
(10 |
)% |
Used to new ratio |
|
85.3 |
% |
|
|
97.1 |
% |
|
|
|
Average selling price |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
New vehicle |
$ |
51,525 |
|
|
$ |
50,747 |
|
|
2 |
% |
Used vehicle retail |
$ |
30,465 |
|
|
$ |
30,169 |
|
|
1 |
% |
Average gross profit per unit |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
New vehicle: |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Luxury |
$ |
6,864 |
|
|
$ |
7,215 |
|
|
(5 |
)% |
Import |
|
2,412 |
|
|
|
2,826 |
|
|
(15 |
)% |
Domestic |
|
2,798 |
|
|
|
3,789 |
|
|
(26 |
)% |
Total new vehicle |
|
3,448 |
|
|
|
4,003 |
|
|
(14 |
)% |
Used vehicle retail |
|
1,587 |
|
|
|
1,646 |
|
|
(4 |
)% |
Finance and insurance |
|
2,261 |
|
|
|
2,259 |
|
|
NM |
|
Front end yield (1) |
|
4,852 |
|
|
|
5,101 |
|
|
(5 |
)% |
Gross margin |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Total new vehicle |
|
6.7 |
% |
|
|
7.9 |
% |
|
(120) bps |
|
Used vehicle retail |
|
5.2 |
% |
|
|
5.5 |
% |
|
(25) bps |
|
Parts and service |
|
58.3 |
% |
|
|
56.6 |
% |
|
172 bps |
|
Total gross profit margin |
|
17.5 |
% |
|
|
17.9 |
% |
|
(40) bps |
|
Operating expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Selling, general and administrative |
$ |
456.4 |
|
|
$ |
468.6 |
|
|
(3 |
)% |
Adjusted selling, general and administrative |
$ |
463.5 |
|
|
$ |
468.6 |
|
|
(1 |
)% |
SG&A as a % of gross profit |
|
63.0 |
% |
|
|
62.5 |
% |
|
54 bps |
|
Adjusted SG&A as a % of gross profit |
|
64.0 |
% |
|
|
62.5 |
% |
|
153 bps |
|
Income from operations as a % of revenue |
|
5.6 |
% |
|
|
6.3 |
% |
|
(61) bps |
|
Income from operations as a % of gross profit |
|
32.4 |
% |
|
|
35.0 |
% |
|
(268) bps |
|
Adjusted income from operations as a % of revenue |
|
5.8 |
% |
|
|
6.3 |
% |
|
(43) bps |
|
Adjusted income from operations as a % of gross profit |
|
33.3 |
% |
|
|
35.0 |
% |
|
(169) bps |
|
_____________________________ |
||||||||||
(1) Front end yield is calculated as gross profit from new vehicles, used retail vehicles and finance and insurance (net), divided by combined new and used retail unit sales. |
||||||||||
ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC. SAME STORE OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS-CONSOLIDATED (In millions) (Unaudited) |
||||||||||
|
For the Three Months
|
|
%
|
|||||||
|
|
2025 |
|
|
|
2024 |
|
|
||
Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
New vehicle |
$ |
2,137.8 |
|
|
$ |
2,024.4 |
|
|
6 |
% |
Used vehicle: |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Retail |
|
1,078.9 |
|
|
|
1,166.4 |
|
|
(8 |
)% |
Wholesale |
|
156.9 |
|
|
|
162.8 |
|
|
(4 |
)% |
Total used vehicle |
|
1,235.8 |
|
|
|
1,329.2 |
|
|
(7 |
)% |
Parts and service |
|
587.5 |
|
|
|
578.8 |
|
|
2 |
% |
Finance and insurance, net |
|
187.0 |
|
|
|
186.5 |
|
|
NM |
|
Total revenue |
$ |
4,148.1 |
|
|
$ |
4,118.8 |
|
|
1 |
% |
Gross profit |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
New vehicle |
$ |
143.1 |
|
|
$ |
160.3 |
|
|
(11 |
)% |
Used vehicle: |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Retail |
|
56.2 |
|
|
|
64.3 |
|
|
(13 |
)% |
Wholesale |
|
8.4 |
|
|
|
6.7 |
|
|
25 |
% |
Total used vehicle |
|
64.6 |
|
|
|
71.0 |
|
|
(9 |
)% |
Parts and service |
|
342.6 |
|
|
|
327.7 |
|
|
5 |
% |
Finance and insurance, net |
|
174.0 |
|
|
|
177.9 |
|
|
(2 |
)% |
Total gross profit |
$ |
724.2 |
|
|
$ |
736.9 |
|
|
(2 |
)% |
Unit sales |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
New vehicle: |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Luxury |
|
8,694 |
|
|
|
8,415 |
|
|
3 |
% |
Import |
|
21,688 |
|
|
|
20,796 |
|
|
4 |
% |
Domestic |
|
11,105 |
|
|
|
10,538 |
|
|
5 |
% |
Total new vehicle |
|
41,487 |
|
|
|
39,749 |
|
|
4 |
% |
Used vehicle retail |
|
35,414 |
|
|
|
38,500 |
|
|
(8 |
)% |
Used to new ratio |
|
85.4 |
% |
|
|
96.9 |
% |
|
|
|
Average selling price |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
New vehicle |
$ |
51,528 |
|
|
$ |
50,929 |
|
|
1 |
% |
Used vehicle retail |
$ |
30,465 |
|
|
$ |
30,296 |
|
|
1 |
% |
Average gross profit per unit |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
New vehicle: |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Luxury |
$ |
6,864 |
|
|
$ |
7,213 |
|
|
(5 |
)% |
Import |
|
2,413 |
|
|
|
2,860 |
|
|
(16 |
)% |
Domestic |
|
2,797 |
|
|
|
3,807 |
|
|
(27 |
)% |
Total new vehicle |
|
3,449 |
|
|
|
4,033 |
|
|
(14 |
)% |
Used vehicle retail |
|
1,587 |
|
|
|
1,670 |
|
|
(5 |
)% |
Finance and insurance |
|
2,263 |
|
|
|
2,273 |
|
|
NM |
|
Front end yield (1) |
|
4,854 |
|
|
|
5,144 |
|
|
(6 |
)% |
Gross margin |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Total new vehicle |
|
6.7 |
% |
|
|
7.9 |
% |
|
(123) bps |
|
Used vehicle retail |
|
5.2 |
% |
|
|
5.5 |
% |
|
(30) bps |
|
Parts and service |
|
58.3 |
% |
|
|
56.6 |
% |
|
170 bps |
|
Total gross profit margin |
|
17.5 |
% |
|
|
17.9 |
% |
|
(43) bps |
|
Operating expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Selling, general and administrative |
$ |
455.9 |
|
|
$ |
458.6 |
|
|
(1 |
)% |
Adjusted selling, general and administrative |
$ |
463.0 |
|
|
$ |
458.6 |
|
|
1 |
% |
SG&A as a % of gross profit |
|
62.9 |
% |
|
|
62.2 |
% |
|
71 bps |
|
Adjusted SG&A as a % of gross profit |
|
63.9 |
% |
|
|
62.2 |
% |
|
169 bps |
|
_____________________________ |
||||||||||
(1) Front end yield is calculated as gross profit from new vehicles, used retail vehicles and finance and insurance (net), divided by combined new and used retail unit sales. |
||||||||||
ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC. SEGMENT REPORTING (Unaudited) |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
|
For the Three Months Ended |
|
For the Three Months Ended |
||||||||||||||||||||
|
March 31, 2025 |
|
March 31, 2024 |
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Dealerships |
|
TCA |
|
Total |
|
Dealerships |
|
TCA |
|
Total |
||||||||||||
|
(In millions) |
||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenue from external customers |
$ |
4,064.4 |
|
$ |
84.1 |
|
$ |
4,148.5 |
|
|
$ |
4,127.1 |
|
$ |
74.1 |
|
$ |
4,201.2 |
|
||||
Intersegment revenue |
|
62.4 |
|
|
— |
|
|
62.4 |
|
|
|
54.8 |
|
|
— |
|
|
54.8 |
|
||||
|
$ |
4,126.8 |
|
$ |
84.1 |
|
$ |
4,210.9 |
|
|
$ |
4,182.0 |
|
$ |
74.1 |
|
$ |
4,256.1 |
|
||||
Reconciliation of revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Elimination of inter-segment revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
(62.4 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(54.8 |
) |
||||||||
Total consolidated revenue |
|
|
|
|
$ |
4,148.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
4,201.2 |
|
||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Less: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Cost of sales |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
New vehicle |
|
1,995.0 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
1,901.4 |
|
|
— |
|
|
||||||||
Used vehicle |
|
1,171.3 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
1,285.0 |
|
|
— |
|
|
||||||||
Parts and service |
|
254.2 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
260.8 |
|
|
— |
|
|
||||||||
Finance and insurance |
|
— |
|
|
61.0 |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
53.0 |
|
|
||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Personnel costs |
|
309.1 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
316.5 |
|
|
— |
|
|
||||||||
Rent and related expenses |
|
21.2 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
29.7 |
|
|
— |
|
|
||||||||
Advertising |
|
15.2 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
16.4 |
|
|
— |
|
|
||||||||
Other selling, general and administrative expense |
|
112.5 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
110.3 |
|
|
— |
|
|
||||||||
Other segment items |
|
— |
|
|
1.9 |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
1.8 |
|
|
||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
|
19.2 |
|
|
0.1 |
|
|
|
|
18.6 |
|
|
0.1 |
|
|
||||||||
Floor plan interest expense |
|
20.7 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
22.8 |
|
|
— |
|
|
||||||||
Segment operating income |
$ |
208.5 |
|
$ |
21.1 |
|
$ |
229.6 |
|
|
$ |
220.5 |
|
$ |
19.2 |
|
$ |
239.7 |
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Reconciliation of segment operating income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Intersegment eliminations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Total intersegment revenue eliminations |
|
|
|
|
|
(62.4 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(54.8 |
) |
||||||||
Total intersegment cost of sales eliminations |
|
|
|
|
|
57.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
49.0 |
|
||||||||
Deferral of SG&A expense (related to capitalized contract costs offset by amortization) |
|
|
|
|
|
3.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6.1 |
|
||||||||
Total intersegment eliminations |
|
|
|
|
|
(1.6 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.2 |
|
||||||||
Asset impairments |
|
|
|
|
|
(14.3 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
||||||||
Other interest expense, net |
|
|
|
|
|
(42.3 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(44.1 |
) |
||||||||
Gain on dealership divestitures, net |
|
|
|
|
|
4.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
||||||||
Income before income taxes |
|
|
|
|
$ |
175.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
195.8 |
|
||||||||
ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC. Supplemental Disclosures (Unaudited) |
|||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||
The following tables provide reconciliations for our non-GAAP metrics: |
|||||||||||||||
|
For the Three Months Ended |
|
For the Twelve Months Ended |
||||||||||||
|
March 31,
|
|
March 31,
|
|
March 31,
|
|
December 31,
|
||||||||
|
(Dollars in millions) |
||||||||||||||
Adjusted leverage ratio: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Long-term debt |
|
|
|
|
$ |
3,128.5 |
|
|
$ |
3,138.6 |
|
||||
Cash and floor plan offset |
|
|
|
|
|
(241.2 |
) |
|
|
(186.1 |
) |
||||
TCA cash |
|
|
|
|
|
37.2 |
|
|
|
30.5 |
|
||||
Availability under our used vehicle floor plan facility |
|
|
|
|
|
(273.7 |
) |
|
|
(186.1 |
) |
||||
Adjusted long-term net debt |
|
|
|
|
$ |
2,650.7 |
|
|
$ |
2,796.9 |
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Calculation of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA"): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Net income |
$ |
132.1 |
|
|
$ |
147.1 |
|
$ |
415.4 |
|
|
$ |
430.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
|
19.2 |
|
|
|
18.7 |
|
|
75.6 |
|
|
|
75.0 |
|
|
Income tax expense |
|
43.3 |
|
|
|
48.8 |
|
|
139.5 |
|
|
|
145.0 |
|
|
Swap and other interest expense |
|
42.4 |
|
|
|
44.1 |
|
|
177.5 |
|
|
|
179.3 |
|
|
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA") |
$ |
237.0 |
|
|
$ |
258.6 |
|
$ |
808.0 |
|
|
$ |
829.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Non-core items - expense (income): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Gain on dealership divestitures, net |
$ |
(4.1 |
) |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
(12.7 |
) |
|
$ |
(8.6 |
) |
|
Proceeds from franchise termination |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
(1.9 |
) |
|
|
(1.9 |
) |
|
Asset impairments |
|
14.3 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
163.8 |
|
|
|
149.5 |
|
|
Hail damage |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
7.1 |
|
|
|
7.1 |
|
|
Hurricane Milton losses |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
6.4 |
|
|
|
6.4 |
|
|
Insurance recovery |
|
(10.0 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
(10.0 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
Professional fees associated with acquisition |
|
2.8 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
2.8 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
Total non-core items |
|
3.0 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
155.4 |
|
|
|
152.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ |
240.0 |
|
|
$ |
258.6 |
|
$ |
963.4 |
|
|
$ |
982.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Impact of dealership acquisitions and divestitures |
|
|
|
|
$ |
(1.1 |
) |
|
$ |
(1.0 |
) |
||||
Transaction adjusted EBITDA |
|
|
|
|
$ |
962.4 |
|
|
$ |
981.0 |
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Transaction adjusted net leverage ratio |
|
|
|
|
|
2.75 |
|
|
|
2.85 |
|
||||
|
Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
GAAP |
|
Gain on dealership divestitures, net |
|
Asset impairments |
|
Insurance recovery |
|
Professional fees associated with acquisition |
|
Income tax effect |
|
Non-GAAP adjusted |
||||||||||||||
|
(In millions, except per share data) |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) |
$ |
456.4 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
10.0 |
|
|
$ |
(2.8 |
) |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
463.5 |
|
|
Income from operations |
$ |
234.3 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
14.3 |
|
$ |
(10.0 |
) |
|
$ |
2.8 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
241.5 |
|
|
Net income |
$ |
132.1 |
|
|
$ |
(4.1 |
) |
|
$ |
14.3 |
|
$ |
(10.0 |
) |
|
$ |
2.8 |
|
|
$ |
(0.8 |
) |
|
$ |
134.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Weighted average common share outstanding - diluted |
|
19.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19.7 |
|
||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
Diluted EPS |
$ |
6.71 |
|
|
$ |
(0.16 |
) |
|
$ |
0.54 |
|
$ |
(0.38 |
) |
|
$ |
0.11 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
6.82 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
SG&A as a % of gross profit |
|
63.0 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
64.0 |
% |
||||||||||
Income from operations as a % of revenue |
|
5.6 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.8 |
% |
||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
SG&A (Same Store) |
$ |
455.9 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
10.0 |
|
|
$ |
(2.8 |
) |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
463.0 |
|
|
SG&A as a % of gross profit (Same Store) |
|
62.9 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
63.9 |
% |
||||||||||
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For the Three Months
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2025 |
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|
|
2024 |
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(In millions) |
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Adjusted cash flow from operations: |
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|
|
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Cash provided by operating activities |
$ |
225.0 |
|
|
$ |
177.1 |
|
Change in Floor Plan Notes Payable—Non-Trade, net |
|
(25.1 |
) |
|
|
(67.4 |
) |
Change in Floor Plan Notes Payable—Non-Trade associated with floor plan offset, used vehicle borrowing base changes adjusted for acquisition and divestitures |
|
(54.5 |
) |
|
|
124.0 |
|
Change in Floor Plan Notes Payable—Trade associated with floor plan offset, adjusted for acquisition and divestitures |
|
42.0 |
|
|
|
(25.0 |
) |
Adjusted cash flow provided by operating activities |
$ |
187.4 |
|
|
$ |
208.7 |
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Investors & Reporters May Contact:
Joe Sorice
Sr. Manager, Investor Relations
(770) 418-8211
ir@asburyauto.com
Source: Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.
