What is Sonic Automotive Cash Flow from Investing?
Cash Flow from Investing covers the cash a company gains or spends from investment activities in financial market and operating subsidiaries. It also includes the cash the company used for property, plant and equipment (PPE).
For the
three
months ended in Mar. 2024, Sonic Automotivespent€40 Mil on purchasing property, plant, equipment.
It gained€4 Mil from selling property, plant, and equipment.
It spent€0 Mil on purchasing business.
It gained€0 Mil from selling business.
It spent€0 Mil on purchasing investments.
It gained€0 Mil from selling investments.
It paid€0Mil for net Intangibles purchase and sale.
And it received€0 Mil from other investing activities.
In all, Sonic Automotivespent€36 Mil on investment activities in financial market and operating subsidiaries for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2024.
Sonic Automotive Cash Flow from Investing Historical Data
The historical data trend for Sonic Automotive's Cash Flow from Investing can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Sonic Automotive Cash Flow from Investing Calculation
Cash Flow from Investing covers the cash a company gains or spends from investment activities in financial market and operating subsidiaries. It also includes the cash the company used for property, plant and equipment (PPE).
If a company spends cash on property, plant and equipment (PPE), this will reduce their cash position. This is called Capital Expenditures (CPEX).
Likewise, if a company buys another company for cash, this will reduce their cash position.
Sonic Automotive's Cash Flow from Investing for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:
Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €-140 Mil.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Sonic Automotive (FRA:SA8A) Cash Flow from Investing Explanation
Sonic Automotive's purchase of property, plant, equipment for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2024 was €-40 Mil. It means Sonic Automotive spent €40 Mil on purchasing property, plant, equipment.
In the capital spending for property, plant and equipment (PPE), some part of spending may be from the expansion of business. The business needs more property, plant and equipment (PPE) as it grows. Another part may be from replacement of the property, plant and equipment (PPE) of existing business. For some companies, the cash spent on replacing of the property, plant and equipment (PPE) of the existing business will be close to the depreciation of property, plant and equipment (PPE) reported in the income statement.
In Warren Buffett's definition of Owner's Earnings, he deducts the estimate of the cost of replacing the property, plant and equipment (PPE) of the existing business from cash flow from operations. The cash spent on the new property, plant, and equipment is not deducted. The reason is because these are not costs of the existing business. In his 1986 letter to shareholders, Warren Buffett wrote this about owner earnings:
"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume....Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."
Sonic Automotive's sale of property, plant, equipment for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2024 was €4 Mil. It means Sonic Automotive gained €4 Mil from selling property, plant, and equipment.
3.Purchase Of Business:
Purchase of business indicates the amount used to purchase business.
Sonic Automotive's purchase of business for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2024 was €0 Mil. It means Sonic Automotive spent €0 Mil on purchasing business.
4. Sale Of Business:
Sale of business indicates the amount gained from selling business.
Sonic Automotive's sale of business for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2024 was €0 Mil. It means Sonic Automotive gained €0 Mil from selling business.
5. Purchase Of Investment:
Purchase of Investments represents cash outflow on the purchase of investments in securities.
Sonic Automotive's purchase of investment for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2024 was €0 Mil. It means Sonic Automotive spent {stock_data.stock.currency_symbol}}0 Mil on purchasing investments.
6. Sale Of Investment:
Sale of Investments represents cash inflow on the sale of investments in securities.
Sonic Automotive's sale of investment for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2024 was €0 Mil. It means Sonic Automotive gained €0 Mil from selling investments.
7. Net Intangibles Purchase And Sale:
Net Intangibles purchase and sale means the net cash inflow received by a company that comes from the purchase and sale of intangibles. It equals the cash received from sale of intangibles minus the cash spent on purchasing intangibles.
Sonic Automotive's net Intangibles purchase and sale for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2024 was €0 Mil.
It means Sonic Automotive paid €0 Mil for net Intangibles purchase and sale.
8. Cash From Discontinued Investing Activities:
Cash from discontinued investing activities means the cash received by a company that comes from the discontinued investing activities.
Sonic Automotive's cash from discontinued investing activities for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2024 was 0 Mil.
It means Sonic Automotive paid €0 Mil for discontinued investing activities.
9. Cash From Other Investing Activities:
Cash from other investing activities means the cash received by a company that comes from other investing activities.
Sonic Automotive's cash from other investing activities for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2024 was €0 Mil.
It means Sonic Automotive received €0 Mil from other investing activities.
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Sonic Automotive is one of the largest auto dealership groups in the United States. The company has 108 franchised stores in 18 states, primarily in metropolitan areas in California, Texas, and the Southeast, plus 18 EchoPark and 7 Northwest Motorsports used-vehicle stores, and 16 collision centers. The company derives revenue from new and used vehicles plus parts and collision repair, finance, insurance, and wholesale auctions. Luxury and import dealerships make up about 83% of franchise new-vehicle revenue, while Honda, BMW, Mercedes, and Toyota constitute about 56% of new-vehicle revenue. BMW is the largest brand at about 26%. 2022's revenue was $14 billion, with EchoPark's portion totaling $2.5 billion. Sonic bought RFJ Auto in December 2021, which added $3.2 billion in sales.
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