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Item 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
99.1 | Press Release of AutoNation, Inc. dated April 25, 2017 regarding results of operations for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2017. |
AUTONATION, INC. | |||||
Date: | April 25, 2017 | By: | /s/ C. Coleman Edmunds | ||
C. Coleman Edmunds | |||||
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
![]() | Contact: Marc Cannon (954) 769-3146 cannonm@autonation.com Investor contacts: Andrew Wamser (954) 769-7023 wamsera@autonation.com Robert Quartaro (954) 769-7342 quartaror@autonation.com |
• | EPS from continuing operations was $0.97, up 8% compared to first quarter 2016 EPS from continuing operations of $0.90 |
• | Total revenue of $5.1 billion was flat compared to the year-ago period |
• | Same store retail vehicle unit sales were flat compared to the year-ago period |
• | Domestic – Domestic segment income(2) was $61 million compared to year-ago segment income of $77 million, a decrease of 21%. |
• | Import – Import segment income(2) was $72 million compared to year-ago segment income of $76 million, a decrease of 6%. |
• | Premium Luxury – Premium Luxury segment income(2) was $81 million compared to year-ago segment income of $83 million, a decrease of 3%. |
(1) | AutoNation has three operating segments: Domestic, Import, and Premium Luxury. The Domestic segment is comprised of stores that sell vehicles manufactured by General Motors, Ford, and FCA US; the Import segment is comprised of stores that sell vehicles manufactured primarily by Toyota, Honda, Nissan, and Hyundai; and the |
(2) | Segment income represents income for each of our reportable segments and is defined as operating income less floorplan interest expense. |
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
2017 | 2016 | |||||||
Revenue: | ||||||||
New vehicle | $ | 2,796.2 | $ | 2,800.2 | ||||
Used vehicle | 1,240.9 | 1,241.6 | ||||||
Parts and service | 845.1 | 820.4 | ||||||
Finance and insurance, net | 221.6 | 223.1 | ||||||
Other | 35.6 | 34.3 | ||||||
Total revenue | 5,139.4 | 5,119.6 | ||||||
Cost of sales: | ||||||||
New vehicle | 2,651.9 | 2,651.0 | ||||||
Used vehicle | 1,163.9 | 1,150.6 | ||||||
Parts and service | 474.1 | 465.7 | ||||||
Other | 29.7 | 26.4 | ||||||
Total cost of sales | 4,319.6 | 4,293.7 | ||||||
Gross profit | 819.8 | 825.9 | ||||||
Selling, general, and administrative expenses | 595.3 | 588.7 | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 37.3 | 34.8 | ||||||
Other income, net | (19.5 | ) | (5.0 | ) | ||||
Operating income | 206.7 | 207.4 | ||||||
Non-operating income (expense) items: | ||||||||
Floorplan interest expense | (21.5 | ) | (18.9 | ) | ||||
Other interest expense | (28.8 | ) | (28.3 | ) | ||||
Interest income | 0.4 | 0.1 | ||||||
Other income (loss), net | 3.0 | (3.4 | ) | |||||
Income from continuing operations before income taxes | 159.8 | 156.9 | ||||||
Income tax provision | 61.6 | 60.7 | ||||||
Net income from continuing operations | 98.2 | 96.2 | ||||||
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes | (0.1 | ) | (0.3 | ) | ||||
Net income | $ | 98.1 | $ | 95.9 | ||||
Diluted earnings (loss) per share*: | ||||||||
Continuing operations | $ | 0.97 | $ | 0.90 | ||||
Discontinued operations | $ | — | $ | — | ||||
Net income | $ | 0.97 | $ | 0.89 | ||||
Weighted average common shares outstanding | 101.6 | 107.4 | ||||||
Common shares outstanding, net of treasury stock, at period end | 101.3 | 103.1 |
Operating Highlights | Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||
2017 | 2016 | $ Variance | % Variance | ||||||||||||
Revenue: | |||||||||||||||
New vehicle | $ | 2,796.2 | $ | 2,800.2 | $ | (4.0 | ) | (0.1 | ) | ||||||
Retail used vehicle | 1,156.1 | 1,119.9 | 36.2 | 3.2 | |||||||||||
Wholesale | 84.8 | 121.7 | (36.9 | ) | (30.3 | ) | |||||||||
Used vehicle | 1,240.9 | 1,241.6 | (0.7 | ) | (0.1 | ) | |||||||||
Finance and insurance, net | 221.6 | 223.1 | (1.5 | ) | (0.7 | ) | |||||||||
Total variable operations | 4,258.7 | 4,264.9 | (6.2 | ) | (0.1 | ) | |||||||||
Parts and service | 845.1 | 820.4 | 24.7 | 3.0 | |||||||||||
Other | 35.6 | 34.3 | 1.3 | ||||||||||||
Total revenue | $ | 5,139.4 | $ | 5,119.6 | $ | 19.8 | 0.4 | ||||||||
Gross profit: | |||||||||||||||
New vehicle | $ | 144.3 | $ | 149.2 | $ | (4.9 | ) | (3.3 | ) | ||||||
Retail used vehicle | 74.9 | 93.7 | (18.8 | ) | (20.1 | ) | |||||||||
Wholesale | 2.1 | (2.7 | ) | 4.8 | |||||||||||
Used vehicle | 77.0 | 91.0 | (14.0 | ) | (15.4 | ) | |||||||||
Finance and insurance | 221.6 | 223.1 | (1.5 | ) | (0.7 | ) | |||||||||
Total variable operations | 442.9 | 463.3 | (20.4 | ) | (4.4 | ) | |||||||||
Parts and service | 371.0 | 354.7 | 16.3 | 4.6 | |||||||||||
Other | 5.9 | 7.9 | (2.0 | ) | |||||||||||
Total gross profit | 819.8 | 825.9 | (6.1 | ) | (0.7 | ) | |||||||||
Selling, general, and administrative expenses | 595.3 | 588.7 | (6.6 | ) | (1.1 | ) | |||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 37.3 | 34.8 | (2.5 | ) | |||||||||||
Other income, net | (19.5 | ) | (5.0 | ) | 14.5 | ||||||||||
Operating income | 206.7 | 207.4 | (0.7 | ) | (0.3 | ) | |||||||||
Non-operating income (expense) items: | |||||||||||||||
Floorplan interest expense | (21.5 | ) | (18.9 | ) | (2.6 | ) | |||||||||
Other interest expense | (28.8 | ) | (28.3 | ) | (0.5 | ) | |||||||||
Interest income | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | ||||||||||||
Other income (loss), net | 3.0 | (3.4 | ) | 6.4 | |||||||||||
Income from continuing operations before income taxes | $ | 159.8 | $ | 156.9 | $ | 2.9 | 1.8 | ||||||||
Retail vehicle unit sales: | |||||||||||||||
New | 75,798 | 79,007 | (3,209 | ) | (4.1 | ) | |||||||||
Used | 60,608 | 58,103 | 2,505 | 4.3 | |||||||||||
136,406 | 137,110 | (704 | ) | (0.5 | ) | ||||||||||
Revenue per vehicle retailed: | |||||||||||||||
New | $ | 36,890 | $ | 35,442 | $ | 1,448 | 4.1 | ||||||||
Used | $ | 19,075 | $ | 19,274 | $ | (199 | ) | (1.0 | ) | ||||||
Gross profit per vehicle retailed: | |||||||||||||||
New | $ | 1,904 | $ | 1,888 | $ | 16 | 0.8 | ||||||||
Used | $ | 1,236 | $ | 1,613 | $ | (377 | ) | (23.4 | ) | ||||||
Finance and insurance | $ | 1,625 | $ | 1,627 | $ | (2 | ) | (0.1 | ) | ||||||
Total variable operations(1) | $ | 3,232 | $ | 3,399 | $ | (167 | ) | (4.9 | ) | ||||||
(1) Total variable operations gross profit per vehicle retailed is calculated by dividing the sum of new vehicle, retail used vehicle, and finance and insurance gross profit by total retail vehicle unit sales. |
Operating Percentages | Three Months Ended March 31, | |||
2017 (%) | 2016 (%) | |||
Revenue mix percentages: | ||||
New vehicle | 54.4 | 54.7 | ||
Used vehicle | 24.1 | 24.3 | ||
Parts and service | 16.4 | 16.0 | ||
Finance and insurance, net | 4.3 | 4.4 | ||
Other | 0.8 | 0.6 | ||
100.0 | 100.0 | |||
Gross profit mix percentages: | ||||
New vehicle | 17.6 | 18.1 | ||
Used vehicle | 9.4 | 11.0 | ||
Parts and service | 45.3 | 42.9 | ||
Finance and insurance | 27.0 | 27.0 | ||
Other | 0.7 | 1.0 | ||
100.0 | 100.0 | |||
Operating items as a percentage of revenue: | ||||
Gross profit: | ||||
New vehicle | 5.2 | 5.3 | ||
Used vehicle - retail | 6.5 | 8.4 | ||
Parts and service | 43.9 | 43.2 | ||
Total | 16.0 | 16.1 | ||
Selling, general, and administrative expenses | 11.6 | 11.5 | ||
Operating income | 4.0 | 4.1 | ||
Operating items as a percentage of total gross profit: | ||||
Selling, general, and administrative expenses | 72.6 | 71.3 | ||
Operating income | 25.2 | 25.1 |
Segment Operating Highlights | Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||
2017 | 2016 | $ Variance | % Variance | ||||||||||||
Revenue: | |||||||||||||||
Domestic | $ | 1,800.8 | $ | 1,848.2 | $ | (47.4 | ) | (2.6 | ) | ||||||
Import | 1,631.7 | 1,675.0 | (43.3 | ) | (2.6 | ) | |||||||||
Premium luxury | 1,616.6 | 1,540.3 | 76.3 | 5.0 | |||||||||||
Total | 5,049.1 | 5,063.5 | (14.4 | ) | (0.3 | ) | |||||||||
Corporate and other | 90.3 | 56.1 | 34.2 | 61.0 | |||||||||||
Total consolidated revenue | $ | 5,139.4 | $ | 5,119.6 | $ | 19.8 | 0.4 | ||||||||
Segment income*: | |||||||||||||||
Domestic | $ | 61.4 | $ | 77.4 | $ | (16.0 | ) | (20.7 | ) | ||||||
Import | 71.7 | 76.1 | (4.4 | ) | (5.8 | ) | |||||||||
Premium luxury | 80.5 | 83.0 | (2.5 | ) | (3.0 | ) | |||||||||
Total | 213.6 | 236.5 | (22.9 | ) | (9.7 | ) | |||||||||
Corporate and other | (28.4 | ) | (48.0 | ) | 19.6 | ||||||||||
Add: Floorplan interest expense | 21.5 | 18.9 | 2.6 | ||||||||||||
Operating income | $ | 206.7 | $ | 207.4 | $ | (0.7 | ) | (0.3 | ) | ||||||
* Segment income represents income for each of our reportable segments and is defined as operating income less floorplan interest expense. | |||||||||||||||
Retail new vehicle unit sales: | |||||||||||||||
Domestic | 26,259 | 27,736 | (1,477 | ) | (5.3 | ) | |||||||||
Import | 34,315 | 35,781 | (1,466 | ) | (4.1 | ) | |||||||||
Premium luxury | 15,224 | 15,490 | (266 | ) | (1.7 | ) | |||||||||
75,798 | 79,007 | (3,209 | ) | (4.1 | ) | ||||||||||
Brand Mix - New Vehicle Retail Units Sold | Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||||
March 31, | |||||||||||||||
2017 (%) | 2016 (%) | ||||||||||||||
Domestic: | |||||||||||||||
Ford, Lincoln | 13.9 | 15.2 | |||||||||||||
Chevrolet, Buick, Cadillac, GMC | 10.8 | 11.3 | |||||||||||||
Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram | 9.9 | 8.6 | |||||||||||||
Domestic total | 34.6 | 35.1 | |||||||||||||
Import: | |||||||||||||||
Toyota | 18.0 | 17.3 | |||||||||||||
Honda | 13.0 | 11.9 | |||||||||||||
Nissan | 7.3 | 9.1 | |||||||||||||
Other Import | 7.0 | 7.0 | |||||||||||||
Import total | 45.3 | 45.3 | |||||||||||||
Premium Luxury: | |||||||||||||||
Mercedes-Benz | 8.1 | 8.2 | |||||||||||||
BMW | 4.7 | 4.2 | |||||||||||||
Lexus | 2.5 | 3.0 | |||||||||||||
Audi | 2.2 | 2.0 | |||||||||||||
Other Premium Luxury (Land Rover, Porsche) | 2.6 | 2.2 | |||||||||||||
Premium Luxury total | 20.1 | 19.6 | |||||||||||||
100.0 | 100.0 |
Capital Expenditures / Stock Repurchases | Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||
2017 | 2016 | |||||||
Capital expenditures (1) | $ | 86.8 | $ | 50.7 | ||||
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired (2) | $ | 5.8 | $ | 256.6 | ||||
Proceeds from exercises of stock options | $ | 21.5 | $ | 0.6 | ||||
Stock repurchases: | ||||||||
Aggregate purchase price | $ | — | $ | 370.6 | ||||
Shares repurchased (in millions) | — | 7.9 |
Floorplan Assistance and Expense | Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
2017 | 2016 | Variance | ||||||||||
Floorplan assistance earned (included in cost of sales) | $ | 28.3 | $ | 29.3 | $ | (1.0 | ) | |||||
New vehicle floorplan interest expense | (20.2 | ) | (17.9 | ) | (2.3 | ) | ||||||
Net new vehicle inventory carrying benefit | $ | 8.1 | $ | 11.4 | $ | (3.3 | ) |
Balance Sheet and Other Highlights | March 31, 2017 | December 31, 2016 | March 31, 2016 | |||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 56.3 | $ | 64.8 | $ | 47.8 | ||||||
Inventory | $ | 3,692.6 | $ | 3,520.1 | $ | 3,927.8 | ||||||
Total floorplan notes payable | $ | 3,868.5 | $ | 3,849.2 | $ | 4,039.4 | ||||||
Non-vehicle debt | $ | 2,546.2 | $ | 2,720.6 | $ | 2,680.5 | ||||||
Equity | $ | 2,434.2 | $ | 2,310.3 | $ | 2,090.6 | ||||||
New days supply (industry standard of selling days) | 71 days | 61 days | 81 days | |||||||||
Used days supply (trailing calendar month days) | 37 days | 44 days | 39 days |
Key Credit Agreement Covenant Compliance Calculations (3) | ||
Leverage ratio | 2.56x | |
Covenant | less than or equal to | 3.75x |
Capitalization ratio | 61.7 | % | |
Covenant | less than or equal to | 70.0 | % |
Operating Highlights | Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||
2017 | 2016 | $ Variance | % Variance | ||||||||||||
Revenue: | |||||||||||||||
New vehicle | $ | 2,701.0 | $ | 2,718.1 | $ | (17.1 | ) | (0.6 | ) | ||||||
Retail used vehicle | 1,127.9 | 1,086.2 | 41.7 | 3.8 | |||||||||||
Wholesale | 79.7 | 117.7 | (38.0 | ) | (32.3 | ) | |||||||||
Used vehicle | 1,207.6 | 1,203.9 | 3.7 | 0.3 | |||||||||||
Finance and insurance, net | 216.9 | 217.7 | (0.8 | ) | (0.4 | ) | |||||||||
Total variable operations | 4,125.5 | 4,139.7 | (14.2 | ) | (0.3 | ) | |||||||||
Parts and service | 820.3 | 794.9 | 25.4 | 3.2 | |||||||||||
Other | 35.5 | 34.2 | 1.3 | ||||||||||||
Total revenue | $ | 4,981.3 | $ | 4,968.8 | $ | 12.5 | 0.3 | ||||||||
Gross profit: | |||||||||||||||
New vehicle | $ | 138.9 | $ | 146.8 | $ | (7.9 | ) | (5.4 | ) | ||||||
Retail used vehicle | 73.5 | 91.3 | (17.8 | ) | (19.5 | ) | |||||||||
Wholesale | 1.9 | (2.4 | ) | 4.3 | |||||||||||
Used vehicle | 75.4 | 88.9 | (13.5 | ) | (15.2 | ) | |||||||||
Finance and insurance | 216.9 | 217.7 | (0.8 | ) | (0.4 | ) | |||||||||
Total variable operations | 431.2 | 453.4 | (22.2 | ) | (4.9 | ) | |||||||||
Parts and service | 360.8 | 343.5 | 17.3 | 5.0 | |||||||||||
Other | 5.8 | 7.6 | (1.8 | ) | |||||||||||
Total gross profit | $ | 797.8 | $ | 804.5 | $ | (6.7 | ) | (0.8 | ) | ||||||
Retail vehicle unit sales: | |||||||||||||||
New | 73,639 | 76,246 | (2,607 | ) | (3.4 | ) | |||||||||
Used | 59,131 | 55,960 | 3,171 | 5.7 | |||||||||||
132,770 | 132,206 | 564 | 0.4 | ||||||||||||
Revenue per vehicle retailed: | |||||||||||||||
New | $ | 36,679 | $ | 35,649 | $ | 1,030 | 2.9 | ||||||||
Used | $ | 19,075 | $ | 19,410 | $ | (335 | ) | (1.7 | ) | ||||||
Gross profit per vehicle retailed: | |||||||||||||||
New | $ | 1,886 | $ | 1,925 | $ | (39 | ) | (2.0 | ) | ||||||
Used | $ | 1,243 | $ | 1,632 | $ | (389 | ) | (23.8 | ) | ||||||
Finance and insurance | $ | 1,634 | $ | 1,647 | $ | (13 | ) | (0.8 | ) | ||||||
Total variable operations(1) | $ | 3,233 | $ | 3,448 | $ | (215 | ) | (6.2 | ) | ||||||
(1) Total variable operations gross profit per vehicle retailed is calculated by dividing the sum of new vehicle, retail used vehicle, and finance and insurance gross profit by total retail vehicle unit sales. |
Operating Percentages | Three Months Ended March 31, | |||
2017 (%) | 2016 (%) | |||
Revenue mix percentages: | ||||
New vehicle | 54.2 | 54.7 | ||
Used vehicle | 24.2 | 24.2 | ||
Parts and service | 16.5 | 16.0 | ||
Finance and insurance, net | 4.4 | 4.4 | ||
Other | 0.7 | 0.7 | ||
100.0 | 100.0 | |||
Gross profit mix percentages: | ||||
New vehicle | 17.4 | 18.2 | ||
Used vehicle | 9.5 | 11.1 | ||
Parts and service | 45.2 | 42.7 | ||
Finance and insurance | 27.2 | 27.1 | ||
Other | 0.7 | 0.9 | ||
100.0 | 100.0 | |||
Operating items as a percentage of revenue: | ||||
Gross profit: | ||||
New vehicle | 5.1 | 5.4 | ||
Used vehicle - retail | 6.5 | 8.4 | ||
Parts and service | 44.0 | 43.2 | ||
Total | 16.0 | 16.2 |