[SAH] QoQ Quarter Result on 31-Dec-2005 [#Q4]

Stock
[SAH] Sonic Automotive, Inc.
Announcement Date
15-Mar-2006
Financial Year
2005
Quarter
31-Dec-2005 [#Q4]
Profit Trend
QoQ- -21.87%
YoY- 43.30%
Quarter Report
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Quarter Result
30/09/06 30/06/06 31/03/06 31/12/05 30/09/05 30/06/05 31/03/05 CAGR
Revenue 2,067,661 2,033,740 1,835,538 1,963,598 2,087,494 2,051,642 1,825,476 8.65%
PBT 48,527 31,954 35,197 40,981 46,171 45,871 30,993 34.80%
Tax 19,420 13,380 13,374 15,821 17,683 17,202 11,622 40.76%
NP 28,608 12,188 17,082 20,941 26,804 27,004 17,112 40.81%
Tax Rate -40.02% -41.87% -38.00% -38.61% -38.30% -37.50% -37.50% -
Total Cost 2,039,053 2,021,552 1,818,456 1,942,657 2,060,690 2,024,638 1,808,364 8.32%
Ratio Analysis
30/09/06 30/06/06 31/03/06 31/12/05 30/09/05 30/06/05 31/03/05 CAGR
NP Margin 1.38 0.60 0.93 1.07 1.28 1.32 0.94 29.14%
Per Share
30/09/06 30/06/06 31/03/06 31/12/05 30/09/05 30/06/05 31/03/05 CAGR
EPS 0.68 0.29 0.41 0.50 0.64 0.65 0.41 40.07%
EPS Diluted 0.65 0.29 0.39 0.50 0.61 0.62 0.40 38.17%

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.