[SAH] QoQ Quarter Result on 31-Dec-2004 [#Q4]

Stock
[SAH] Sonic Automotive, Inc.
Announcement Date
07-Mar-2005
Financial Year
2004
Quarter
31-Dec-2004 [#Q4]
Profit Trend
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Quarter Result
30/06/06 31/03/06 31/12/05 30/09/05 30/06/05 31/03/05 31/12/04 CAGR
Revenue 2,033,740 1,835,538 1,963,598 2,087,494 2,051,642 1,825,476 1,841,925 6.84%
PBT 31,954 35,197 40,981 46,171 45,871 30,993 31,938 0.03%
Tax 13,380 13,374 15,821 17,683 17,202 11,622 12,345 5.52%
NP 12,188 17,082 20,941 26,804 27,004 17,112 14,613 -11.42%
Tax Rate -41.87% -38.00% -38.61% -38.30% -37.50% -37.50% -38.65% -
Total Cost 2,021,552 1,818,456 1,942,657 2,060,690 2,024,638 1,808,364 1,827,312 6.98%
Ratio Analysis
30/06/06 31/03/06 31/12/05 30/09/05 30/06/05 31/03/05 31/12/04 CAGR
NP Margin 0.60 0.93 1.07 1.28 1.32 0.94 0.79 -16.79%
Per Share
30/06/06 31/03/06 31/12/05 30/09/05 30/06/05 31/03/05 31/12/04 CAGR
EPS 0.29 0.41 0.50 0.64 0.65 0.41 0.35 -11.81%
EPS Diluted 0.29 0.39 0.50 0.61 0.62 0.40 0.35 -11.81%

PBT = Profit before Tax, NP = Net Profit, NP Margin = Net Profit Margin, EPS = Earning Per Share, EPS Diluted = Earning Per Share Diluted.

NP Margin, QoQ ⃤ & YoY ⃤ figures in Percentage; EPS & EPS Diluted figures in Cent.

All figures in '000 unless specified.