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Asbury Automotive Group Announces Second Quarter 2017 Financial Results
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DULUTH, Ga., July 25, 2017
DULUTH, Ga., July 25, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE: ABG), one of the largest automotive retail and service companies in the U.S., today reported net income for the second quarter 2017 of $31.9 million, or $1.52 per diluted share, compared to $36.7 million, or $1.65 per diluted share in the prior year quarter. It also reported adjusted income from continuing operations (a non-GAAP measure) for the second quarter 2017 of $33.2 million, or $1.58 per diluted share, compared to $36.6 million, or $1.65 per diluted share, in the prior year quarter, a 4% decrease in adjusted earnings per share.
Income from continuing operations for the second quarter 2017 was adjusted for $2.9 million of pre-tax real estate related charges, or $0.08 per diluted share and $0.8 million of pre-tax investment income, or $0.02 per diluted share. There were no adjustments for the second quarter 2016. See attached reconciliation for reported adjustments related to both of these periods.
Total revenue for the second quarter remained flat at $1.6 billion compared to the prior year period; total revenue on a same-store basis (a non-GAAP measure) was up 2% from the prior year period.
Second Quarter 2017 Operational Summary
Same store:
- Total revenues increased 2%; gross profit increased 2%
- New vehicle revenue remained flat; gross profit decreased 14%
- Used vehicle retail revenue increased 5%; gross profit decreased 6%
- Finance and insurance revenue increased 8%
- Parts and service revenue increased 6%; gross profit increased 6%
All store:
- SG&A as a percentage of gross profit increased 140 basis points to 69.5%
- Total company adjusted income from operations (a non-GAAP measure) as a percentage of revenue was 4.5%, down 30 bps from the prior year
- Adjusted EPS from continuing operations decreased 4%
"In a softening automotive retail environment, we are pleased to have increased our same store revenue and gross profit by 2% this quarter compared to the prior year," said Craig Monaghan, Asbury's President and Chief Executive Officer. "Despite market pressures, we believe we can deliver low to mid-single digit EPS growth in the back half of the year."
"Even though we experienced margin pressure, our ability to drive incremental Used Sales, enhance F&I PVR, and grow Parts and Service enabled us to deliver industry leading operating margins," said Asbury's Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, David Hult. "Our investments in digital technologies and lead management initiatives are yielding solid results and we will continue to invest in this area in the future."
For the six-month period ended June 30, 2017, the Company reported total revenue of $3.2 billion, flat with the prior year period. Total revenue on a same-store basis was up 2%.
For the six-month period ended June 30, 2017, the Company reported net income from continuing operations of $65.9 million, or $3.12 per diluted share, compared to net income from continuing operations of $67.7 million, or $2.91 per diluted share in the prior year period. For the six-month period ended June 30, 2017, the Company reported adjusted net income from continuing operations (a non-GAAP measure) of $66.6 million, or $3.16 per diluted share, compared to adjusted net income from continuing operations of $69.8 million, or $3.00 per diluted share in the prior year period.
Management will host a conference call at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time today. The conference call will be simulcast live on the internet and can be accessed by logging onto www.asburyauto.com or www.ccbn.com.
A replay will be available at these sites for 30 days. In addition, a live audio of the call will be accessible to the public by calling (888) 481-2864 (domestic), or (719) 325-2367 (international); passcode - 9324358. Callers should dial in approximately 5 to 10 minutes before the call begins.
A conference call replay will be available two hours following the call for seven days, and can be accessed by calling (888) 203-1112 (domestic), or (719) 457-0820 (international); passcode - 9324358.
About Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. ("Asbury"), a Fortune 500 company headquartered in Duluth, GA, is one of the largest automotive retailers in the U.S. Asbury currently operates 80 dealerships, consisting of 96 franchises, representing 29 domestic and foreign brands of vehicles. Asbury also operates 24 collision repair centers. Asbury offers customers an extensive range of automotive products and services, including new and used vehicle sales and related financing and insurance, vehicle maintenance and repair services, replacement parts and service contracts.
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, market conditions and projections regarding Asbury's financial position, liquidity, results of operations, market position and dealership portfolio, and other initiatives and future 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, market factors, Asbury's relationships with, and the financial and operational stability of, vehicle manufacturers and other suppliers, acts of God or other incidents which may adversely impact supply from vehicle manufacturers and/or present retail sales challenges, risks associated with Asbury's indebtedness (including available borrowing capacity, compliance with its financial covenants and ability to refinance or repay such indebtedness, on favorable terms), Asbury's relationships with, and the financial stability of, its lenders and lessors, risks related to competition in the automotive retail and service industries, general economic conditions both nationally and locally, governmental regulations, legislation, adverse results in litigation and other proceedings, and Asbury's ability to execute its IT initiatives and other operational strategies, Asbury's ability to leverage gains from its dealership portfolio, Asbury's ability to capitalize on opportunities to repurchase its debt and equity securities or purchase properties that it currently leases, and Asbury's ability to stay within its 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 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time, including its most recent annual report on Form 10-K and any subsequently filed quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
| ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC. | ||||||||||||||
| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (In millions, except per share data) | ||||||||||||||
| (Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||
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| | For the Three Months | | Increase | | % | |||||||||
| | 2017 | | 2016 | | | |||||||||
| REVENUE: | | | | | | | | |||||||
| New vehicle | $ | 882.9 | | | $ | 897.0 | | | $ | (14.1) | | | (2) | % |
| Used vehicle: | | | | | | | | |||||||
| Retail | 430.2 | | | 418.3 | | | 11.9 | | | 3 | % | |||
| Wholesale | 49.0 | | | 51.9 | | | (2.9) | | | (6) | % | |||
| Total used vehicle | 479.2 | | | 470.2 | | | 9.0 | | | 2 | % | |||
| Parts and service | 200.8 | | | 195.3 | | | 5.5 | | | 3 | % | |||
| Finance and insurance, net | 68.9 | | | 64.9 | | | 4.0 | | | 6 | % | |||
| TOTAL REVENUE | 1,631.8 | | | 1,627.4 | | | 4.4 | | | — | % | |||
| GROSS PROFIT: | | | | | | | | |||||||
| New vehicle | 41.0 | | | 47.5 | | | (6.5) | | | (14) | % | |||
| Used vehicle: | | | | | | | | |||||||
| Retail | 32.5 | | | 34.8 | | | (2.3) | | | (7) | % | |||
| Wholesale | 0.2 | | | (0.6) | | | 0.8 | | | 133 | % | |||
| Total used vehicle | 32.7 | | | 34.2 | | | (1.5) Werbung Mehr Nachrichten zur Asbury Automotive Group Aktie kostenlos abonnieren
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