$ABG
ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC Stock $abg

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2019 Q4 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000114498019000139 Filed on October 30, 2019

Income Statement

Concept	2019 Q4	2019 Q3	2018 Q3
Revenue	$1.894B	$1.842B	$1.757B
YoY Change	6.15%	4.81%	9.69%
Cost Of Revenue	$1.592B	$1.549B	$1.479B
YoY Change	5.99%	4.7%	10.25%
Gross Profit	$301.6M	$293.1M	$278.0M
YoY Change	7.03%	5.43%	6.8%
Gross Profit Margin	15.92%	15.91%	15.82%
Selling, General & Admin	$206.1M	$202.0M	$188.8M
YoY Change	7.23%	6.99%	3.45%
% of Gross Profit	68.34%	68.92%	67.91%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$9.500M	$9.100M	$8.500M
YoY Change	11.76%	7.06%	4.94%
% of Gross Profit	3.15%	3.1%	3.06%
Operating Expenses	$215.4M	$202.0M	$188.8M
YoY Change	7.27%	6.99%	3.45%
Operating Profit	$86.20M	$82.20M	$80.80M
YoY Change	6.42%	1.73%	15.93%
Interest Expense	-$21.90M	-$22.70M	-$21.70M
YoY Change	-5.6%	4.61%	10.71%
% of Operating Profit	-25.41%	-27.62%	-26.86%
Other Income/Expense, Net		-$22.70M	-$21.70M
YoY Change		4.61%	10.71%
Pretax Income	$57.20M	$59.50M	$59.10M
YoY Change	5.73%	0.68%	17.96%
Income Tax	$13.60M	$14.50M	$14.80M
% Of Pretax Income	23.78%	24.37%	25.04%
Net Earnings	$43.60M	$45.00M	$44.30M
YoY Change	7.92%	1.58%	44.3%
Net Earnings / Revenue	2.3%	2.44%	2.52%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$2.28	$2.36	$2.22
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$2.26	$2.33	$2.18
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	19.30M shares	19.10M shares	20.00M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		19.30M shares	20.30M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2019 Q4	2019 Q3	2018 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$3.500M	$1.800M	$6.800M
YoY Change	-57.83%	-73.53%	142.86%
Cash & Equivalents	$3.500M	$1.800M	$6.800M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$129.0M	$128.9M	$122.2M
YoY Change	5.56%	5.48%	3.82%
Inventory	$985.0M	$1.030B	$1.068B
Prepaid Expenses	$5.800M
Receivables	$136.2M	$112.5M	$130.3M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.603B	$1.448B	$1.376B
YoY Change	3.19%	5.27%	12.68%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$909.7M	$943.4M	$877.6M
YoY Change	2.66%	7.5%	6.63%
Goodwill	$201.7M	$272.1M	$181.2M
YoY Change	11.31%	50.17%	12.69%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments
YoY Change
Other Assets	$10.00M	$10.10M	$12.50M
YoY Change	7.53%	-19.2%	17.92%
Total Long-Term Assets	$1.309B	$1.369B	$1.141B
YoY Change	14.56%	19.96%	8.74%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.603B	$1.448B	$1.376B
Total Long-Term Assets	$1.309B	$1.369B	$1.141B
Total Assets	$2.911B	$2.817B	$2.516B
YoY Change	8.01%	11.93%	10.86%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$81.70M	$315.0M	$291.3M
YoY Change	-0.24%	8.14%	4.86%
Accrued Expenses	$3.300M	$21.00M
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue	$5.100M
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$788.0M	$861.0M	$831.1M
YoY Change	-18.43%	3.6%	20.75%
Long-Term Debt Due	$32.40M	$38.10M	$13.10M
YoY Change	-16.49%	190.84%	-8.39%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.247B	$1.235B	$1.136B
YoY Change	-4.32%	8.77%	15.82%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$907.0M	$867.8M	$852.1M
YoY Change	4.67%	1.84%	-5.47%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$32.40M	$32.90M	$30.30M
YoY Change	5.54%	8.58%	-4.11%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$32.40M	$32.90M	$30.30M
YoY Change	5.54%	8.58%	-4.11%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.247B	$1.235B	$1.136B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$32.40M	$32.90M	$30.30M
Total Liabilities	$1.279B	$1.268B	$1.166B
YoY Change	-4.09%	8.77%	15.2%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$1.095B	$1.051B	$922.7M
YoY Change	18.62%	13.89%	30.36%
Common Stock	$583.3M	$581.2M	$572.1M
YoY Change	1.74%	1.59%	2.12%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$1.029B	$1.029B	$980.9M
YoY Change	0.51%	4.86%	6.75%
Treasury Stock Shares	21.79M shares	21.79M shares	20.81M shares
Shareholders Equity	$646.3M	$600.0M	$481.0M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$2.911B	$2.817B	$2.516B
YoY Change	8.01%	11.93%	10.86%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2019 Q4	2019 Q3	2018 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$43.60M	$45.00M	$44.30M
YoY Change	7.92%	1.58%	44.3%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$9.500M	$9.100M	$8.500M
YoY Change	11.76%	7.06%	4.94%
Cash From Operating Activities	$2.100M	$187.2M	$77.30M
YoY Change	-102.18%	142.17%	-38.11%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$28.90M	-$22.40M	-$13.70M
YoY Change	53.72%	63.5%	38.38%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$7.500M	-$91.50M	$0.00
YoY Change	275.0%		-100.0%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$21.40M	-$113.9M	-$13.70M
YoY Change	27.38%	731.39%	124.59%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	21.00M	-81.10M	-59.30M
YoY Change	-81.68%	36.76%	-50.04%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	2.100M	187.2M	77.30M
Cash From Investing Activities	-21.40M	-113.9M	-13.70M
Cash From Financing Activities	21.00M	-81.10M	-59.30M
Net Change In Cash	1.700M	-7.800M	4.300M
YoY Change	13.33%	-281.4%	4200.0%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$2.100M	$187.2M	$77.30M
Capital Expenditures	-$28.90M	-$22.40M	-$13.70M
Free Cash Flow	$31.00M	$209.6M	$91.00M
YoY Change	-140.0%	130.33%	-32.49%

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	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Minority Interest And Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	170700000	USD
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CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	14800000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	45900000	USD
	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	43100000	USD
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CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	44300000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	140800000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	127600000	USD
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	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	20300000	shares
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CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Contingently Issuable Shares IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToContingentlyIssuableShares	200000	shares
	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Contingently Issuable Shares IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToContingentlyIssuableShares	100000	shares
	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Contingently Issuable Shares IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToContingentlyIssuableShares	100000	shares
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	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	19300000	shares
	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	20500000	shares
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CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Derivatives Qualifying As Hedges Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeDerivativesQualifyingAsHedgesTaxPortionAttributableToParent	200000	USD
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	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Derivatives Qualifying As Hedges Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeDerivativesQualifyingAsHedgesTaxPortionAttributableToParent	1300000	USD
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CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	45000000.0	USD
	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	136900000	USD
	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	131200000	USD
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CY2019Q3	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Sharebased Compensation Requisite Service Period Recognition Value AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue	3600000	USD
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CY2018Q2	us-gaap	Adjustments Related To Tax Withholding For Share Based Compensation AdjustmentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation	200000	USD
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	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	127600000	USD
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	us-gaap	Depreciation And Amortization DepreciationAndAmortization	25200000	USD
	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	10400000	USD
	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	8200000	USD
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	us-gaap	Other Noncash Income Expense OtherNoncashIncomeExpense	-1900000	USD
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	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable	-14800000	USD
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	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Inventories IncreaseDecreaseInInventories	-26400000	USD
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	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Assets IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets	144500000	USD
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	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	28700000	USD
	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	21500000	USD
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	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Real Estate PaymentsToAcquireRealEstate	17600000	USD
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CY2018Q4	us-gaap	Real Estate Heldforsale RealEstateHeldforsale	26300000	USD
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CY2019Q3	abg	Floor Plan Notes Payable Trade Offsets FloorPlanNotesPayableTradeOffsets	13200000	USD
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CY2019Q3	abg	Floor Plan Notes Payable Trade FloorPlanNotesPayableTrade	122100000	USD
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