Sonic Automotive (SAH) Q4 Earnings and Revenues Miss Estimates

分组1 - Sonic Automotive reported quarterly earnings of $1.52 per share, slightly missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.53 per share, and showing a year-over-year increase from $1.51 per share [1] - The company posted revenues of $3.87 billion for the quarter, which was 1.04% below the Zacks Consensus Estimate and a slight increase from $3.9 billion a year ago [2] - Over the last four quarters, Sonic Automotive has surpassed consensus EPS estimates two times and topped consensus revenue estimates three times [2] 分组2 - The stock has underperformed the market, losing about 5.8% since the beginning of the year compared to the S&P 500's zero return [3] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the coming quarter is $1.36 on revenues of $3.64 billion, and for the current fiscal year, it is $7.04 on revenues of $15.55 billion [7] - The Zacks Industry Rank for Automotive - Retail and Whole Sales is currently in the bottom 40% of over 250 Zacks industries, indicating potential challenges for stock performance [8]