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Group 1 Automotive Reports Record Adjusted Financial Results for Quarter and Year
Sets New Records with All-Time High Earnings of $1.67 Adjusted EPS for 4Q14 and $5.87 for FY14

HOUSTON, Feb. 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE: GPI), an international, Fortune 500 automotive retailer, today reported 2014 fourth quarter adjusted net income increased 40.7 percent from the comparable prior-year period, to $40.7 million, and adjusted diluted earnings per common share increased 54.6 percent to an all-time quarterly record of $1.67 for the period ended December 31, 2014.  Total revenue for the fourth quarter grew 11.4 percent to $2.5 billion. On a GAAP basis, net income decreased 14.0 percent from the comparable prior-year period, to $18.7 million. Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures are included in the attached financial tables.

Full year 2014 adjusted net income increased 16.1 percent, to a record $151.7 million, and adjusted diluted earnings per common share increased 18.3% to an all-time high of $5.87. On a GAAP basis, net income decreased 18.4 percent from the comparable prior-year period to $93 million, reflecting the impact of asset impairments, as well as the loss on debt redemption associated with the Company's convertible debt extinguishment earlier in the year. Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures are included in the attached financial tables.

"We are delighted to announce all-time record adjusted earnings for this quarter and the full year," said Earl J. Hesterberg, Group 1's president and chief executive officer. "For the quarter, the results reflect double-digit revenue growth, improved margins, and impressive cost control. Each of our geographic markets delivered significant improvements, with continued strong growth in the U.S. and U.K. and the benefits of cost reductions in Brazil driving higher earnings in all three countries." Mr. Hesterberg added, "For the full year, revenue increased more than $1 billion, which in combination with improvements in our cost and capital structure, translated into record adjusted full year earnings of $5.87."

Fourth Quarter 2014 Results (year-over-year comparable basis)

  • Total revenue increased 11.4 percent to $2.5 billion.
  • Total gross profit grew 13.9 percent to approximately $366.0 million.
  • New vehicle revenues increased 9.9 percent on 8.4 percent higher unit sales. New vehicle gross profit increased 13.1 percent to $83.2 million as margins rose 4.4 percent or $83 per unit, to $1,973.
  • Retail used vehicle revenues increased 15.6 percent on increased unit sales of 15.1 percent. Retail used vehicle gross profit increased 14.4 percent, to $40.7 million.
  • Parts and service gross profit increased 9.0 percent on revenue growth of 9.5 percent. Same Store parts and service revenue increased 6.0 percent, with U.S. Same Store parts and service revenue up 7.3 percent.
  • Finance and Insurance (F&I) gross profit per retail unit increased 9.3 percent to $1,373 per unit. Within this growth, U.S. Same Store F&I gross profit per retail unit increased 4.8 percent to a record $1,521 per unit.
  • Adjusted SG&A expenses as a percent of gross profit improved 360 basis points to 72.7 percent. Adjusted Same Store SG&A expenses as a percent of gross profit improved 230 basis points to 71.1 percent in the U.S. and 830 basis points to 81.5 percent in Brazil.
  • Adjusted operating margin improved 60 basis points to 3.5 percent.
  • Quarter-to-date fully diluted common shares outstanding averaged 23.5 million shares, down roughly one million shares from the third quarter, reflecting the Company's redemption of outstanding convertible securities during the second and third quarters of 2014.

 

Full Year 2014 Results (year-over-year comparable basis)

  • Total gross profit grew 12.0 percent on 11.4 percent higher revenues of $9.9 billion.
  • New vehicle gross profit increased 7.4 percent on 9.9 percent higher revenues, as the Company retailed 166,896 new vehicles in 2014.
  • Retail used vehicle gross profit was 7.9 percent higher on a 14.0 percent revenue increase, as the Company retailed 109,873 used units in 2014.
  • Parts and service gross profit rose 12.0 percent on 11.4 percent higher revenues.
  • Same Store parts and service revenue grew 6.3 percent.
  • F&I revenues rose 17.7 percent on 8.7 percent more retail unit sales; gross profit per retail unit was a record-setting $1,324. Same Store F&I profit per retail unit grew 9.3 percent, to a record $1,352, an increase of $115.
  • SG&A expenses (adjusted) as a percent of gross profit improved 90 basis points to 73.9 percent, while Same Store SG&A (adjusted) as a percent of gross profit improved 70 basis points to 73.3 percent.
  • Operating margin (adjusted) on a Same Store basis improved 10 basis points to 3.5 percent.

 

Segment Results for Fourth Quarter 2014 (year-over-year comparable basis)

  • United States:
    The Company's U.S. revenues were $2.1 billion, an increase of 13.1 percent. The revenue growth was primarily explained by unit sales increases of 10.3 percent in new vehicles and 16.6 percent in retail used vehicles, as well as an increase of 10.6 percent in parts and service revenue. This strong revenue growth drove gross profit growth of 16.4 percent, also reflecting expanded parts and service margins of 30 basis points, and an F&I PRU increase of 7.3 percent, or $103, to $1,521 per retail unit. As the Company has rebalanced its U.S. dealership portfolio over the past 12 months, consolidated results differ significantly from Same Store results.

    On a comparable adjusted basis, SG&A expense as a percent of gross profit improved 350 basis points to 70.9 percent, operating margin was 3.9 percent and pretax margin was 2.9 percent. The Company's U.S. operations accounted for 82.9 percent of total revenues, 86.7 percent of total gross profit and 94.6 percent of the Company's adjusted pretax income.
     
  • United Kingdom:
    The Company's U.K. operations accounted for 9.3 percent of total revenues, 7.5 percent of total gross profit, and 3.1 percent of the Company's adjusted pretax income. Total revenue increased 19.6 percent to $236.0 million, and gross profit increased 10.1 percent. Revenue growth was primarily driven by a 24.4 percent increase in finance and insurance gross profit per unit sold, and continued strong growth in parts and service revenue, which was up 14.3 percent for the quarter.

    On a comparable adjusted basis, SG&A expense as a percent of gross profit increased 220 basis points to 84.9 percent, which was attributable to the acquisition of 3 BMW / MINI dealerships in the U.K in December.
     
  • Brazil:
    The Company's Brazilian operations accounted for 7.8 percent of total revenues, 5.8 percent of total gross profit and 2.3 percent of the Company's adjusted pretax income. Gross profit was $21.2 million on revenues of $198.5 million, decreases of 10.9% and 10.4%, respectively. These decreases were driven by our previously announced disposition of three Renault franchises, as well as a weaker exchange rate. On a local currency, same store basis, revenues and gross profit increased 2.7% and 4.8%, respectively. Same store gross profit improvements were highlighted by a 23.0% increase in used vehicles and a 10.3% increase in F&I, both of which were driven by higher profitability per retail unit sold.

    On a comparable adjusted basis, SG&A expense as a percent of gross profit improved 660 basis points, to 84.0 percent, operating margin was 1.4 percent and pretax margin was 0.7 percent. On a sequential basis, adjusted SG&A expense as a percent of gross profit improved 290 basis points from 86.9 percent in the third quarter of 2014.

 

Share Repurchase Authorization
During 2014, the Company repurchased 537,000 shares at an average price of $68.51. As of December 31, 2014, approximately $99.4 million remains under the Company's common stock share repurchase authorization. Purchases may be made from time to time, based on market conditions, legal requirements and other corporate considerations, in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions.

Capital Restructure
As previously announced, the Company successfully retired its 2.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2036 and 3.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2020 during the second and third quarters of 2014. In conjunction with these redemptions, the Company issued $550.0 million aggregate principal amount of 5.00% Senior Notes due 2022. This capital restructuring reduced our ongoing diluted share count by approximately 2.7 million shares.

Corporate Development
As previously announced during the fourth quarter, the Company acquired 3 BMW/MINI dealerships in the U.K. The Company was also granted a Sprinter franchise in Beaumont, Texas.  These additions are expected to generate approximately $230 million in estimated annual revenues. Also, during the fourth quarter, the Company divested 4 franchises, which included 1 Fiat franchise in Houston, Texas and 3 Renault franchises in Brazil, which generated approximately $60 million in trailing-twelve-month revenues.

During 2014, the Company acquired a total of 19 franchises that are expected to generate roughly $910 million in estimated annual revenues and disposed of 12 franchises that generated approximately $450 million in trailing-twelve-month revenues.

Fourth Quarter Earnings Conference Call Details
Group 1's senior management will host a conference call today at 10 a.m. ET to discuss the fourth quarter financial results and the Company's outlook and strategy.

The conference call will be simulcast live on the Internet at www.group1auto.com, then click on 'Investor Relations' and then 'Events' or through this link: http://www.group1corp.com/events. A webcast replay will be available for 30 days.

The conference call will also be available live by dialing in 15 minutes prior to the start of the call at:

Domestic:

1.888.317.6003

International:

1.412.317.6061

Conference ID:

9567930

A telephonic replay will be available following the call through March 6, 2015 by dialing:

Domestic:

1.877.344.7529

International:

1.412.317.0088

Replay ID:

10059575

About Group 1 Automotive, Inc.
Group 1 owns and operates 150 automotive dealerships, 195 franchises, and 38 collision centers in the United States, the United Kingdom and Brazil that offer 32 brands of automobiles. Through its dealerships, the Company sells new and used cars and light trucks; arranges related vehicle financing; sells service and insurance contracts; provides automotive maintenance and repair services; and sells vehicle parts.

Group 1 Automotive can be reached on the Internet at www.group1auto.com.
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which are statements related to future, not past, events and are based on our current expectations and assumptions regarding our business, the economy and other future conditions. In this context, the forward-looking statements often include statements regarding our goals, plans, projections and guidance regarding our financial position, results of operations, market position, pending and potential future acquisitions and business strategy, and often contain words such as "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks," "should," "foresee," "may" or "will" and similar expressions. While management believes that these forward-looking statements are reasonable as and when made, there can be no assurance that future developments affecting us will be those that we anticipate. Any such forward-looking statements are not assurances of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in the statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things, (a) general economic and business conditions, (b) the level of manufacturer incentives, (c) the future regulatory environment, (d) our ability to obtain an inventory of desirable new and used vehicles, (e) our relationship with our automobile manufacturers and the willingness of manufacturers to approve future acquisitions, (f) our cost of financing and the availability of credit for consumers, (g) our ability to complete acquisitions and dispositions and the risks associated therewith, (h) foreign exchange controls and currency fluctuations, and (i) our ability to retain key personnel. For additional information regarding known material factors that could cause our actual results to differ from our projected results, please see our filings with the SEC, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements after the date they are made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Investor contacts:
Sheila Roth
Manager, Investor Relations
Group 1 Automotive, Inc.
713-647-5741 | sroth@group1auto.com

Media contacts:
Pete DeLongchamps
V.P. Manufacturer Relations, Financial Services and Public Affairs
Group 1 Automotive, Inc.
713-647-5770 | pdelongchamps@group1auto.com
or
Clint Woods
Pierpont Communications, Inc.
713-627-2223 | cwoods@piercom.com

 

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

           
 

 Three Months Ended December 31, 

 

2014

 

2013

 

% Change

REVENUES:

         

New vehicle retail sales

$       1,485,473

 

$       1,351,800

 

9.9

Used vehicle retail sales

581,797

 

503,397

 

15.6

Used vehicle wholesale sales

94,652

 

88,518

 

6.9

Parts and service

281,354

 

256,909

 

9.5

Finance and insurance

95,664

 

78,868

 

21.3

Total revenues

2,538,940

 

2,279,492

 

11.4

           

COST OF SALES:

         

New vehicle retail sales

1,402,238

 

1,278,221

 

9.7

Used vehicle retail sales

541,053

 

467,781

 

15.7

Used vehicle wholesale sales

95,390

 

90,113

 

5.9

Parts and service

134,300

 

122,056

 

10.0

Total cost of sales

2,172,981

 

1,958,171

 

11.0

           

GROSS PROFIT

365,959

 

321,321

 

13.9

           

SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

268,203

 

245,401

 

9.3

           

DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION EXPENSE

10,920

 

9,436

 

15.7

           

ASSET IMPAIRMENTS

30,426

 

5,368

 

466.8

           

OPERATING INCOME

56,410

 

61,116

 

(7.7)

           

OTHER EXPENSE:

         

Floorplan interest expense

(9,919)

 

(10,740)

 

(7.6)

Other interest expense, net

(13,367)

 

(10,188)

 

31.2

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES

33,124

 

40,188

 

(17.6)

           

PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES

(14,447)

 

(18,467)

 

(21.8)

           

NET INCOME

$            18,677

 

$            21,721

 

(14.0)

Earnings allocated to participating securities

$               (695)

 

$               (794)

 

(12.5)

Earnings available to diluted common shares

$            17,982

 

$            20,927

 

(14.1)

DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE

$                0.77

 

$                0.81

 

(4.9)

Weighted average dilutive common shares outstanding

23,466

 

25,792

 

(9.0)

Weighted average participating securities

925

 

983

 

(5.9)

Total weighted average shares outstanding

24,391

 

26,775

 

(8.9)

           
 
 
 

 Twelve Months Ended December 31, 

 

2014

 

2013

 

% Change

REVENUES:

         

New vehicle retail sales

$       5,741,619

 

$       5,224,921

 

9.9

Used vehicle retail sales

2,324,868

 

2,039,428

 

14.0

Used vehicle wholesale sales

379,143

 

332,185

 

14.1

Parts and service

1,125,694

 

1,010,685

 

11.4

Finance and insurance

366,565

 

311,362

 

17.7

Total revenues

9,937,889

 

8,918,581

 

11.4

           

COST OF SALES:

         

New vehicle retail sales

5,430,402

 

4,935,046

 

10.0

Used vehicle retail sales

2,151,346

 

1,878,549

 

14.5

Used vehicle wholesale sales

376,824

 

332,380

 

13.4

Parts and service

531,379

 

480,060

 

10.7

Total cost of sales

8,489,951

 

7,626,035

 

11.3

           

GROSS PROFIT

1,447,938

 

1,292,546

 

12.0

           

SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

1,061,964

 

976,856

 

8.7

           

DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION EXPENSE

42,344

 

35,826

 

18.2

           

ASSET IMPAIRMENTS

41,520

 

6,542

 

534.7

           

OPERATING INCOME

302,110

 

273,322

 

10.5

           

OTHER EXPENSE:

         

Floorplan interest expense

(41,614)

 

(41,667)

 

(0.1)

Other interest expense, net

(49,693)

 

(38,971)

 

27.5

Other expense, net

-

 

(789)

 

(100.0)

Loss on extinguishment of long-term debt

(46,403)

 

-

 

100.0

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES

164,400

 

191,895

 

(14.3)

           

PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES

(71,396)

 

(77,903)

 

(8.4)

           

NET INCOME

$            93,004

 

$          113,992

 

(18.4)

Earnings allocated to participating securities

$             (3,468)

 

$             (4,599)

 

(24.6)

Earnings available to diluted common shares

$            89,536

 

$          109,393

 

(18.2)

DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE

$                 3.60

 

$                 4.32

 

(16.7)

Weighted average dilutive common shares outstanding

24,885

 

25,314

 

(1.7)

Weighted average participating securities

961

 

1,067

 

(9.9)

Total weighted average shares outstanding

25,846

 

26,381

 

(2.0)

 

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Dollars in thousands)

             
   

December 31,

 

December 31,

   
   

2014

 

2013

 

% Change

 ASSETS: 

 

(Unaudited)

       

 CURRENT ASSETS: 

           

   Cash and cash equivalents 

 

$            40,975

 

$            20,215

 

102.7

   Contracts in transit and vehicle receivables, net 

 

237,448

 

225,156

 

5.5

   Accounts and notes receivable, net 

 

151,330

 

135,058

 

12.0

   Inventories, net 

 

1,556,705

 

1,542,318

 

0.9

   Deferred income taxes 

 

11,062

 

21,150

 

(47.7)

   Prepaid expenses and other current assets 

 

37,699

 

24,041

 

56.8

    Total current assets 

 

2,035,219

 

1,967,938

 

3.4

 PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net 

 

950,388

 

796,356

 

19.3

 GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE FRANCHISE RIGHTS 

 

1,134,324

 

1,038,808

 

9.2

 DEFERRED INCOME TAXES 

 

 

 

100.0

 OTHER ASSETS 

 

21,561

 

16,376

 

31.7

    Total assets 

 

$       4,141,492

 

$       3,819,478

 

8.4

             

 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY: 

           

 CURRENT LIABILITIES: 

           

   Floorplan notes payable - credit facility and other 

 

$       1,143,246

 

$       1,143,104

 

    Offset account related to floorplan notes payable - credit facility 

 

(39,616)

 

(56,198)

 

(29.5)

   Floorplan notes payable - manufacturer affiliates 

 

307,656

 

346,572

 

(11.2)

    Offset account related to floorplan notes payable - manufacturer affiliates 

 

(22,500)

 

 

100.0

   Current maturities of long-term debt and short-term financing 

 

45,066

 

36,225

 

24.4

   Accounts payable 

 

288,320

 

254,930

 

13.1

   Accrued expenses 

 

172,463

 

140,543

 

22.7

    Total current liabilities 

 

1,894,635

 

1,865,176

 

1.6

 2.25% CONVERTIBLE SENIOR NOTES (aggregate principal of $0 and $182,753 at December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively) 

 

 

160,334

 

(100.0)

 3.00% CONVERTIBLE SENIOR NOTES (aggregate principal of $0 and $115,000 at December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively) 

 

 

84,305

 

(100.0)

 5.00% SENIOR NOTES (aggregate principal of $550,000 at December 31, 2014) 

 

540,100

 

 

100.0

 MORTGAGE FACILITY, net of current maturities 

 

54,663

 

64,271

 

(14.9)

 ACQUISITION LINE 

 

69,713

 

60,000

 

16.2

 OTHER REAL ESTATE RELATED AND LONG-TERM DEBT, net of current maturities 

 

319,984

 

250,958

 

27.5

 CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATIONS RELATED TO REAL ESTATE, net of current maturities 

 

51,941

 

43,821

 

18.5

 DEFERRED INCOME TAXES 

 

141,239

 

152,291

 

(7.3)

 LIABILITIES FROM INTEREST RATE RISK MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES 

 

25,311

 

26,078

 

(2.9)

 OTHER LIABILITIES 

 

65,896

 

47,975

 

37.4

 COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES 

           

 TEMPORARY EQUITY - REDEEMABLE EQUITY PORTION OF THE 3.00% CONVERTIBLE SENIOR NOTES 

 

 

29,094

 

(100.0)

 STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY: 

           

   Common stock 

 

257

 

257

 

   Additional paid-in capital 

 

286,854

 

368,641

 

(22.2)

   Retained earnings 

 

852,057

 

776,101

 

9.8

    Accumulated other comprehensive loss 

 

(81,984)

 

(51,677)

 

58.6

    Treasury stock 

 

(79,174)

 

(58,147)

 

36.2

    Total stockholders' equity 

 

978,010

 

1,035,175

 

(5.5)

    Total liabilities and stockholders' equity 

 

$       4,141,492

 

$       3,819,478

 

8.4

 

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

Additional Information - Consolidated

(Unaudited)

                   
     

Three Months Ended

 

Twelve Months Ended

     

December 31,

 

December 31,

     

2014 (%)

 

2013 (%)

 

2014 (%)

 

2013 (%)

NEW VEHICLE UNIT SALES GEOGRAPHIC MIX:

               

Region

Geographic Market

               

East

Massachusetts

 

5.6

 

4.6

 

5.8

 

5.6

 

Georgia

 

4.2

 

3.4

 

4.6

 

3.5

 

New Jersey

 

2.7

 

4.2

 

3.1

 

4.2

 

New Hampshire

 

1.9

 

2.1

 

2.1

 

2.3

 

South Carolina

 

1.7

 

1.8

 

1.5

 

1.6

 

Louisiana

 

1.5

 

2.1

 

1.7

 

2.3

 

Mississippi

 

1.3

 

1.3

 

1.4

 

1.5

 

Florida

 

1.3

 

1.3

 

1.4

 

1.3

 

Alabama

 

0.8

 

0.8

 

0.8

 

0.8

 

Maryland

 

0.6

 

0.6

 

0.5

 

0.6

 

New York

 

 

2.8

 

1.3

 

2.7

     

21.6

 

25.0

 

24.2

 

26.4

                   

West

Texas

 

39.2

 

34.5

 

36.2

 

32.9

 

California

 

9.2

 

9.2

 

9.5

 

10.3

 

Oklahoma

 

7.9

 

7.3

 

8.3

 

7.7

 

Kansas

 

2.1

 

2.5

 

2.3

 

2.5

 

Louisiana

 

0.6

 

0.7

 

0.6

 

0.4

     

59.0

 

54.2

 

56.9

 

53.8

                   

International

Brazil

 

11.0

 

13.2

 

10.1

 

11.0

 

United Kingdom

 

8.4

 

7.6

 

8.8

 

8.8

     

100.0

 

100.0

 

100.0

 

100.0

                   

NEW VEHICLE UNIT SALES BRAND MIX:

               

Toyota/Scion/Lexus

 

25.4

 

25.4

 

26.7

 

26.6

BMW/MINI

 

12.2

 

12.1

 

11.5

 

11.1

Honda/Acura

 

11.5

 

12.9

 

11.3

 

12.3

Ford/Lincoln

 

10.3

 

11.1

 

10.9

 

11.6

Nissan/Infiniti

 

9.7

 

9.9

 

9.4

 

10.2

Chevrolet/GMC/Buick/Cadillac

 

7.6

 

5.0

 

6.4

 

4.8

Volkswagen/Audi/Porsche

 

5.6

 

5.5

 

6.1

 

6.3

Hyundai/Kia

 

5.3

 

4.5

 

5.5

 

4.6

Mercedes-Benz/smart/Sprinter

 

5.2

 

5.5

 

4.5

 

4.5

Chrysler/Dodge/Jeep/RAM

 

4.1

 

3.8

 

4.4

 

4.0

Other

 

3.1

 

4.3

 

3.3

 

4.0

     

100.0

 

100.0

 

100.0

 

100.0

 

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

Additional Information - U.S.

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands, except per unit amounts)

             
   

Three Months Ended December 31,

   

2014

 

2013

 

% Change

REVENUES:

           

   New vehicle retail sales

 

$        1,220,209

 

$        1,088,452

 

12.1

   Used vehicle retail sales

 

483,267

 

417,443

 

15.8

   Used vehicle wholesale sales

 

70,682

 

62,768

 

12.6

   Total used

 

553,949

 

480,211

 

15.4

   Parts and service

 

242,833

 

219,633

 

10.6

   Finance and insurance

 

87,423

 

72,225

 

21.0

   Total

 

$        2,104,414

 

$        1,860,521

 

13.1

             

GROSS MARGIN %:

           

   New vehicle retail sales

 

5.4

 

5.2

   

   Used vehicle retail sales

 

7.3

 

7.2

   

   Used vehicle wholesale sales

 

(0.7)

 

(2.9)

   

   Total used

 

6.3

 

5.9

   

   Parts and service

 

53.0

 

52.7

   

   Finance and insurance

 

100.0

 

100.0

   

   Total

 

15.1

 

14.7

   
             

GROSS PROFIT:

           

   New vehicle retail sales

 

$             66,459

 

$             56,349

 

17.9

   Used vehicle retail sales

 

35,329

 

30,156

 

17.2

   Used vehicle wholesale sales

 

(508)

 

(1,830)

 

(72.2)

   Total used

 

34,821

 

28,326

 

22.9

   Parts and service

 

128,759

 

115,831

 

11.2

   Finance and insurance

 

87,423

 

72,225

 

21.0

   Total

 

$           317,462

 

$           272,731

 

16.4

             

UNITS SOLD:

           

   Retail new vehicles sold

 

34,020

 

30,836

 

10.3

   Retail used vehicles sold

 

23,446

 

20,115

 

16.6

   Wholesale used vehicles sold

 

10,956

 

10,069

 

8.8

  Total used

 

34,402

 

30,184

 

14.0

             

AVERAGE RETAIL SALES PRICE:

           

   New vehicle retail

 

$             35,867

 

$             35,298

 

1.6

   Used vehicle retail

 

$             20,612

 

$             20,753

 

(0.7)

             

GROSS PROFIT PER UNIT SOLD:

           

   New vehicle retail sales

 

$               1,954

 

$               1,827

 

7.0

   Used vehicle retail sales

 

1,507

 

1,499

 

0.5

   Used vehicle wholesale sales

 

(46)

 

(182)

 

(74.7)

   Total used

 

1,012

 

938

 

7.9

Finance and insurance (per retail unit)

 

$               1,521

 

$               1,418

 

7.3

OTHER: (1)

           

   SG&A expenses

 

$           225,169

 

$           202,951

 

10.9

   SG&A as % revenues

 

10.7

 

10.9

   

   SG&A as % gross profit

 

70.9

 

74.4

   

   Operating margin %

 

3.9

 

3.3

   

   Pretax margin %

 

2.9

 

2.3

   
             

INTEREST EXPENSE:

           

   Floorplan interest

 

$              (8,571)

 

$              (8,761)

 

(2.2)

   Floorplan assistance

 

11,525

 

9,994

 

15.3

   Net floorplan income

 

$                2,954

 

$                1,233

 

139.6

   Other interest expense, net

 

$            (12,189)

 

$              (9,991)

 

22.0

             
             
   
   

Twelve Months Ended December 31,

   

2014

 

2013

 

% Change

REVENUES:

           

   New vehicle retail sales

 

$        4,669,512

 

$        4,220,913

 

10.6

   Used vehicle retail sales

 

1,923,740

 

1,728,072

 

11.3

   Used vehicle wholesale sales

 

279,074

 

236,995

 

17.8

   Total used

 

2,202,814

 

1,965,067

 

12.1

   Parts and service

 

966,672

 

878,951

 

10.0

   Finance and insurance

 

336,243

 

288,409

 

16.6

   Total

 

$        8,175,241

 

$        7,353,340

 

11.2

             

GROSS MARGIN %:

           

   New vehicle retail sales

 

5.2

 

5.2

   

   Used vehicle retail sales

 

7.8

 

8.2

   

   Used vehicle wholesale sales

 

0.5

 

(0.4)

   

   Total used

 

6.9

 

7.2

   

   Parts and service

 

53.5

 

53.1

   

   Finance and insurance

 

100.0

 

100.0

   

   Total

 

15.2

 

15.2

   
             

GROSS PROFIT:

           

   New vehicle retail sales

 

$           241,465

 

$           220,344

 

9.6

   Used vehicle retail sales

 

149,942

 

142,053

 

5.6

   Used vehicle wholesale sales

 

1,456

 

(830)

 

275.4

   Total used

 

151,398

 

141,223

 

7.2

   Parts and service

 

516,801

 

466,439

 

10.8

   Finance and insurance

 

336,243

 

288,409

 

16.6

   Total

 

$        1,245,907

 

$        1,116,415

 

11.6

             

UNITS SOLD:

           

   Retail new vehicles sold

 

135,301

 

125,069

 

8.2

   Retail used vehicles sold

 

93,813

 

85,365

 

9.9

   Wholesale used vehicles sold

 

43,351

 

40,121

 

8.1

   Total used

 

137,164

 

125,486

 

9.3

             

AVERAGE RETAIL SALES PRICE:

           

   New vehicle retail

 

$             34,512

 

$             33,749

 

2.3

   Used vehicle retail

 

$             20,506

 

$             20,243

 

1.3

             

GROSS PROFIT PER UNIT SOLD:

           

   New vehicle retail sales

 

$               1,785

 

$               1,762

 

1.3

   Used vehicle retail sales

 

1,598

 

1,664

 

(4.0)

   Used vehicle wholesale sales

 

34

 

(21)

 

261.9

   Total used

 

1,104

 

1,125

 

(1.9)

   Finance and insurance (per retail unit)

 

$               1,468

 

$               1,371

 

7.1

             

OTHER: (1)

           

   SG&A expenses

 

$           902,311

 

$           822,513

 

9.7

   SG&A as % revenues

 

11.0

 

11.2

   

   SG&A as % gross profit

 

72.4

 

73.7

   

   Operating margin %

 

3.8

 

3.6

   

   Pretax margin %

 

2.8

 

2.6

   
             

INTEREST EXPENSE:

           

    Floorplan interest 

 

$            (34,060)

 

$            (33,789)

 

0.8

    Floorplan assistance 

 

44,494

 

38,285

 

16.2

    Net floorplan income 

 

$              10,434

 

$                4,496

 

132.1

    Other interest expense, net 

 

$            (46,516)

 

$            (37,983)

 

22.5

   

(1) These amounts have been adjusted to exclude the impact of certain items to provide additional information regarding the performance of our operations and improve period-to-period comparability. Refer to our Reconciliation of Certain Non-GAAP Financial Measures for a description of the aforementioned adjustments.

 

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

Additional Information - U.K.

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands, except per unit amounts)

             
   

Three Months Ended December 31,

   

2014

 

2013

 

% Change

REVENUES:

           

   New vehicle retail sales

 

$        121,874

 

$        99,499

 

22.5

   Used vehicle retail sales

 

68,247

 

58,689

 

16.3

   Used vehicle wholesale sales

 

19,931

 

17,395

 

14.6

   Total used

 

88,178

 

76,084

 

15.9

   Parts and service

 

20,904

 

18,292

 

14.3

   Finance and insurance

 

5,070

 

3,486

 

45.4

   Total

 

$        236,026

 

$      197,361

 

19.6

             

GROSS MARGIN %:

           

   New vehicle retail sales

 

6.2

 

6.8

   

   Used vehicle retail sales

 

6.0

 

7.4

   

   Used vehicle wholesale sales

 

(2.6)

 

(0.6)

   

   Total used

 

4.0

 

5.5

   

   Parts and service

 

53.2

 

56.2

   

   Finance and insurance

 

100.0

 

100.0

   

   Total

 

11.6

 

12.6

   
             

GROSS PROFIT:

           

   New vehicle retail sales

 

$            7,552

 

$          6,801

 

11.0

   Used vehicle retail sales

 

4,088

 

4,334

 

(5.7)

   Used vehicle wholesale sales

 

(528)

 

(113)

 

367.3

   Total used

 

3,560

 

4,221

 

(15.7)

   Parts and service

 

11,117

 

10,285

 

8.1

   Finance and insurance

 

5,070

 

3,486

 

45.4

   Total

 

$          27,299

 

$        24,793

 

10.1

             

UNITS SOLD:

           

   Retail new vehicles sold

 

3,545

 

2,961

 

19.7

   Retail used vehicles sold

 

2,664

 

2,347

 

13.5

   Wholesale used vehicles sold

 

2,237

 

1,963

 

14.0

   Total used

 

4,901

 

4,310

 

13.7

             

AVERAGE RETAIL SALES PRICE:

           

   New vehicle retail

 

$          34,379

 

$        33,603

 

2.3

   Used vehicle retail

 

$          25,618

 

$        25,006

 

2.4

             

GROSS PROFIT PER UNIT SOLD:

           

   New vehicle retail sales

 

$            2,130

 

$          2,297

 

(7.3)

   Used vehicle retail sales

 

1,535

 

1,847

 

(16.9)

   Used vehicle wholesale sales

 

(236)

 

(58)

 

306.9

   Total used

 

726

 

979

 

(25.8)

   Finance and insurance (per retail unit)

 

$               817

 

$             657

 

24.4

OTHER: (1)

           

   SG&A expenses

 

$          23,176

 

$        20,516

 

13.0

   SG&A as % revenues

 

9.8

 

10.4

   

   SG&A as % gross profit

 

84.9

 

82.7

   

   Operating margin %

 

1.3

 

1.8

   

   Pretax margin %

 

0.9

 

1.4

   
             

INTEREST EXPENSE:

           

   Floorplan interest

 

$             (474)

 

$            (437)

 

8.5

   Floorplan assistance

 

146

 

147

 

(0.7)

   Net floorplan expense

 

$             (328)

 

$            (290)

 

13.1

   Other interest expense, net

 

$             (663)

 

$            (358)

 

85.2

             
   
   
   

Twelve Months Ended December 31,

   

2014

 

2013

 

% Change

REVENUES:

           

   New vehicle retail sales

 

$        519,137

 

$      441,537

 

17.6

   Used vehicle retail sales

 

283,147

 

221,590

 

27.8

   Used vehicle wholesale sales

 

82,235

 

66,077

 

24.5

   Total used

 

365,382

 

287,667

 

27.0

   Parts and service

 

83,747

 

67,557

 

24.0

   Finance and insurance

 

18,986

 

14,028

 

35.3

   Total

 

$        987,252

 

$      810,789

 

21.8

             

GROSS MARGIN %:

           

   New vehicle retail sales

 

6.6

 

6.4

   

   Used vehicle retail sales

 

5.9

 

6.5

   

   Used vehicle wholesale sales

 

(0.6)

 

(1.3)

   

   Total used

 

4.4

 

4.7

   

   Parts and service

 

54.7

 

55.0

   

   Finance and insurance

 

100.0

 

100.0

   

   Total

 

11.7

 

11.5

   
             

GROSS PROFIT:

           

   New vehicle retail sales

 

$          34,395

 

$        28,442

 

20.9

   Used vehicle retail sales

 

16,772

 

14,451

 

16.1

   Used vehicle wholesale sales

 

(532)

 

(856)

 

(37.9)

   Total used

 

16,240

 

13,595

 

19.5

   Parts and service

 

45,772

 

37,156

 

23.2

   Finance and insurance

 

18,986

 

14,028

 

35.3

   Total

 

$        115,393

 

$        93,221

 

23.8

             

UNITS SOLD:

           

   Retail new vehicles sold

 

14,689

 

13,699

 

7.2

   Retail used vehicles sold

 

10,772

 

9,109

 

18.3

   Wholesale used vehicles sold

 

8,776

 

7,735

 

13.5

   Total used

 

19,548

 

16,844

 

16.1

             

AVERAGE RETAIL SALES PRICE:

           

   New vehicle retail

 

$          35,342

 

$        32,231

 

9.7

   Used vehicle retail

 

$          26,285

 

$        24,326

 

8.1

             

GROSS PROFIT PER UNIT SOLD:

           

   New vehicle retail sales

 

$            2,342

 

$          2,076

 

12.8

   Used vehicle retail sales

 

1,557

 

1,586

 

(1.8)

   Used vehicle wholesale sales

 

(61)

 

(111)

 

(45.0)

   Total used

 

831

 

807

 

3.0

   Finance and insurance (per retail unit)

 

$               746

 

$             615

 

21.3

             

OTHER:(1)

           

   SG&A expenses

 

$          90,239

 

$        74,636

 

20.9

   SG&A as % revenues

 

9.1

 

9.2

   

   SG&A as % gross profit

 

78.2

 

80.1

   

   Operating margin %

 

2.2

 

2.0

   

   Pretax margin %

 

1.8

 

1.6

   
             

INTEREST EXPENSE:

           

    Floorplan interest 

 

$          (1,662)

 

$         (1,589)

 

4.6

    Floorplan assistance 

 

651

 

258

 

152.3

    Net floorplan expense 

 

$          (1,011)

 

$         (1,331)

 

(24.0)

    Other interest expense, net 

 

$          (2,065)

 

$         (1,157)

 

78.5

   

(1) These amounts have been adjusted to exclude the impact of certain items to provide additional information regarding the performance of our operations and improve period-to-period comparability. Refer to our Reconciliation of Certain Non-GAAP Financial Measures for a description of the aforementioned adjustments.

 

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

Additional Information - Brazil

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands, except per unit amounts)

             
   

Three Months Ended December 31,

   

2014

 

2013

 

% Change

REVENUES:

           

   New vehicle retail sales

 

$       143,390

 

$       163,849

 

(12.5)

   Used vehicle retail sales

 

30,283

 

27,265

 

11.1

   Used vehicle wholesale sales

 

4,039

 

8,355

 

(51.7)

   Total used

 

34,322

 

35,620

 

(3.6)

   Parts and service

 

17,617

 

18,984

 

(7.2)

   Finance and insurance

 

3,171

 

3,157

 

0.4

   Total

 

$       198,500

 

$       221,610

 

(10.4)

             

GROSS MARGIN %:

           

   New vehicle retail sales

 

6.4

 

6.4

   

   Used vehicle retail sales

 

4.4

 

4.1

   

   Used vehicle wholesale sales

 

7.4

 

4.2

   

   Total used

 

4.7

 

4.1

   

   Parts and service

 

40.7

 

46.0

   

   Finance and insurance

 

100.0

 

100.0

   

   Total

 

10.7

 

10.7

   
             

GROSS PROFIT:

           

   New vehicle retail sales

 

$           9,224

 

$         10,429

 

(11.6)

   Used vehicle retail sales

 

1,327

 

1,126

 

17.9

   Used vehicle wholesale sales

 

298

 

348

 

(14.4)

   Total used

 

1,625

 

1,474

 

10.2

   Parts and service

 

7,178

 

8,737

 

(17.8)

   Finance and insurance

 

3,171

 

3,157

 

0.4

   Total

 

$         21,198

 

$         23,797

 

(10.9)

             

UNITS SOLD:

           

   Retail new vehicles sold

 

4,632

 

5,131

 

(9.7)

   Retail used vehicles sold

 

1,389

 

1,420

 

(2.2)

   Wholesale used vehicles sold

 

645

 

852

 

(24.3)

   Total used

 

2,034

 

2,272

 

(10.5)

             

AVERAGE RETAIL SALES PRICE:

           

   New vehicle retail

 

$         30,956

 

$         31,933

 

(3.1)

   Used vehicle retail

 

$         21,802

 

$         19,201

 

13.5

             

GROSS PROFIT PER UNIT SOLD:

           

   New vehicle retail sales

 

$           1,991

 

$           2,033

 

(2.1)

   Used vehicle retail sales

 

955

 

793

 

20.4

   Used vehicle wholesale sales

 

462

 

408

 

13.2

   Total used

 

799

 

649

 

23.1

   Finance and insurance (per retail unit)

 

$              527

 

$              482

 

9.3

OTHER: (1)

           

   SG&A expenses

 

$         17,810

 

$         21,550

 

(17.4)

   SG&A as % revenues

 

9.0

 

9.7

   

   SG&A as % gross profit

 

84.0

 

90.6

   

   Operating margin %

 

1.4

 

0.8

   

   Pretax margin %

 

0.7

 

0.2

   
             

INTEREST EXPENSE:

           

    Floorplan interest 

 

$            (874)

 

$         (1,542)

 

(43.3)

    Floorplan assistance 

 

 

 

-

    Net floorplan expense 

 

$            (874)

 

$         (1,542)

 

(43.3)

    Other interest (expense) income, net 

 

$            (515)

 

$              161

 

(419.9)

             
   
   
   

Twelve Months Ended December 31,

   

2014

 

2013 (2)

 

% Change

REVENUES:

           

   New vehicle retail sales

 

$       552,970

 

$       562,471

 

(1.7)

   Used vehicle retail sales

 

117,981

 

89,766

 

31.4

   Used vehicle wholesale sales

 

17,834

 

29,113

 

(38.7)

   Total used

 

135,815

 

118,879

 

14.2

   Parts and service

 

75,275

 

64,177

 

17.3

   Finance and insurance

 

11,336

 

8,925

 

27.0

   Total

 

$       775,396

 

$       754,452

 

2.8

             

GROSS MARGIN %:

           

   New vehicle retail sales

 

6.4

 

7.3

   

   Used vehicle retail sales

 

5.8

 

4.9

   

   Used vehicle wholesale sales

 

7.8

 

5.1

   

   Total used

 

6.0

 

4.9

   

   Parts and service

 

42.2

 

42.1

   

   Finance and insurance

 

100.0

 

100.0

   

   Total

 

11.2

 

11.0

   
             

GROSS PROFIT:

     

   

   New vehicle retail sales

 

$         35,357

 

$         41,089

 

(14.0)

   Used vehicle retail sales

 

6,808

 

4,375

 

55.6

   Used vehicle wholesale sales

 

1,395

 

1,491

 

(6.4)

   Total used

 

8,203

 

5,866

 

39.8

   Parts and service

 

31,742

 

27,030

 

17.4

   Finance and insurance

 

11,336

 

8,925

 

27.0

   Total

 

$         86,638

 

$         82,910

 

4.5

             

UNITS SOLD:

           

   Retail new vehicles sold

 

16,906

 

17,098

 

(1.1)

   Retail used vehicles sold

 

5,288

 

4,339

 

21.9

   Wholesale used vehicles sold

 

2,475

 

2,880

 

(14.1)

   Total used

 

7,763

 

7,219

 

7.5

             

AVERAGE RETAIL SALES PRICE:

           

   New vehicle retail

 

$         32,709

 

$         32,897

 

(0.6)

   Used vehicle retail

 

$         22,311

 

$         20,688

 

7.8

             

GROSS PROFIT PER UNIT SOLD:

           

   New vehicle retail sales

 

$           2,091

 

$           2,403

 

(13.0)

   Used vehicle retail sales

 

1,287

 

1,008

 

27.7

   Used vehicle wholesale sales

 

564

 

518

 

8.9

   Total used

 

1,057

 

813

 

30.0

   Finance and insurance (per retail unit)

 

$              511

 

$              416

 

22.8

             

OTHER: (1)

           

   SG&A expenses

 

$         78,152

 

$         70,297

 

11.2

   SG&A as % revenues

 

10.1

 

9.3

   

   SG&A as % gross profit

 

90.2

 

84.8

   

   Operating margin %

 

0.8

 

1.5

   

   Pretax margin %

 

(0.1)

 

0.7

   
             

INTEREST EXPENSE:

           

    Floorplan interest 

 

$         (5,892)

 

$         (6,289)

 

(6.3)

    Floorplan assistance 

 

 

 

-

    Net floorplan expense 

 

$         (5,892)

 

$         (6,289)

 

(6.3)

    Other interest (expense) income, net 

 

$         (1,112)

 

$              169

 

(758.0)

   

(1) These amounts have been adjusted to exclude the impact of certain items to provide additional information regarding the performance of our operations and improve period-to-period comparability. Refer to our Reconciliation of Certain Non-GAAP Financial Measures for a description of the aforementioned adjustments.

 

(2) Results are for the period from the date of acquisition (February 28, 2013) through December 31, 2013.

 

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

Additional Information - Consolidated

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands, except per unit amounts)

             
   

Three Months Ended December 31,

   

2014

 

2013

 

% Change

REVENUES:

           

   New vehicle retail sales

 

$        1,485,473

 

$        1,351,800

 

9.9

   Used vehicle retail sales

 

581,797

 

503,397

 

15.6

   Used vehicle wholesale sales

 

94,652

 

88,518

 

6.9

   Total used

 

676,449

 

591,915

 

14.3

   Parts and service

 

281,354

 

256,909

 

9.5

  Finance and insurance

 

95,664

 

78,868

 

21.3

   Total

 

$        2,538,940

 

$        2,279,492

 

11.4

             

GROSS MARGIN %:

           

   New vehicle retail sales

 

5.6

 

5.4

   

   Used vehicle retail sales

 

7.0

 

7.1

   

   Used vehicle wholesale sales

 

(0.8)

 

(1.8)

   

   Total used

 

5.9

 

5.7

   

   Parts and service

 

52.3

 

52.5

   

   Finance and insurance

 

100.0

 

100.0

   

   Total

 

14.4

 

14.1

   
             

GROSS PROFIT:

           

   New vehicle retail sales

 

$             83,235

 

$             73,579

 

13.1

   Used vehicle retail sales

 

40,744

 

35,616

 

14.4

   Used vehicle wholesale sales

 

(738)

 

(1,595)

 

(53.7)

   Total used

 

40,006

 

34,021

 

17.6

   Parts and service

 

147,054

 

134,853

 

9.0

   Finance and insurance

 

95,664

 

78,868

 

21.3

   Total

 

$           365,959

 

$           321,321

 

13.9

             

UNITS SOLD:

           

   Retail new vehicles sold

 

42,197

 

38,928

 

8.4

   Retail used vehicles sold

 

27,499

 

23,882

 

15.1

   Wholesale used vehicles sold

 

13,838

 

12,884

 

7.4

   Total used

 

41,337

 

36,766

 

12.4

             

AVERAGE RETAIL SALES PRICE:

           

   New vehicle retail

 

$             35,203

 

$             34,726

 

1.4

  Used vehicle retail

 

$             21,157

 

$             21,079

 

0.4

             

GROSS PROFIT PER UNIT SOLD:

           

   New vehicle retail sales

 

$               1,973

 

$               1,890

 

4.4

   Used vehicle retail sales

 

1,482

 

1,491

 

(0.6)

   Used vehicle wholesale sales

 

(53)

 

(124)

 

(57.3)

   Total used

 

968

 

925

 

4.6

   Finance and insurance (per retail unit)

 

$               1,373

 

$               1,256

 

9.3

OTHER: (1)

           

   SG&A expenses

 

$           266,155

 

$           245,016

 

8.6

   SG&A as % revenues

 

10.5

 

10.7

   

   SG&A as % gross profit

 

72.7

 

76.3

   

   Operating margin %

 

3.5

 

2.9

   

   Pretax margin %

 

2.6

 

2.0

   
             

INTEREST EXPENSE:

           

    Floorplan interest 

 

$              (9,919)

 

$            (10,740)

 

(7.6)

    Floorplan assistance 

 

11,672

 

10,141

 

15.1

    Net floorplan (expense) income 

 

$                1,753

 

$                  (599)

 

392.7

    Other interest expense, net 

 

$            (13,367)

 

$            (10,188)

 

31.2

             
             
   
   

Twelve Months Ended December 31,

   

2014

 

2013

 

% Change

REVENUES:

           

   New vehicle retail sales

 

$        5,741,619

 

$        5,224,921

 

9.9

   Used vehicle retail sales

 

2,324,868

 

2,039,428

 

14.0

   Used vehicle wholesale sales

 

379,143

 

332,185

 

14.1

   Total used

 

2,704,011

 

2,371,613

 

14.0

   Parts and service

 

1,125,694

 

1,010,685

 

11.4

   Finance and insurance

 

366,565

 

311,362

 

17.7

   Total

 

$        9,937,889

 

$        8,918,581

 

11.4

             

GROSS MARGIN %:

           

   New vehicle retail sales

 

5.4

 

5.5

   

   Used vehicle retail sales

 

7.5

 

7.9

   

   Used vehicle wholesale sales

 

0.6

 

(0.1)

   

   Total used

 

6.5

 

6.8

   

   Parts and service

 

52.8

 

52.5

   

   Finance and insurance

 

100.0

 

100.0

   

   Total

 

14.6

 

14.5

   
             

GROSS PROFIT:

           

   New vehicle retail sales

 

$           311,217

 

$           289,875

 

7.4

   Used vehicle retail sales

 

173,522

 

160,879

 

7.9

   Used vehicle wholesale sales

 

2,319

 

(195)

 

1,289.2

   Total used

 

175,841

 

160,684

 

9.4

   Parts and service

 

594,315

 

530,625

 

12.0

   Finance and insurance

 

366,565

 

311,362

 

17.7

   Total

 

$        1,447,938

 

$        1,292,546

 

12.0

             

UNITS SOLD:

           

   Retail new vehicles sold

 

166,896

 

155,866

 

7.1

   Retail used vehicles sold

 

109,873

 

98,813

 

11.2

   Wholesale used vehicles sold

 

54,602

 

50,736

 

7.6

   Total used

 

164,475

 

149,549

 

10.0

             

AVERAGE RETAIL SALES PRICE:

           

   New vehicle retail

 

$             34,402

 

$             33,522

 

2.6

   Used vehicle retail

 

$             21,160

 

$             20,639

 

2.5

             

GROSS PROFIT PER UNIT SOLD:

           

   New vehicle retail sales

 

$               1,865

 

$               1,860

 

0.3

   Used vehicle retail sales

 

1,579

 

1,628

 

(3.0)

   Used vehicle wholesale sales

 

42

 

(4)

 

1,150.0

   Total used

 

1,069

 

1,074

 

(0.5)

   Finance and insurance (per retail unit)

 

$               1,324

 

$               1,223

 

8.3

             

OTHER: (1)

           

   SG&A expenses

 

$        1,070,701

 

$           967,446

 

10.7

   SG&A as % revenues

 

10.8

 

10.8

   

   SG&A as % gross profit

 

73.9

 

74.8

   

   Operating margin %

 

3.4

 

3.2

   

   Pretax margin %

 

2.5

 

2.3

   
             

INTEREST EXPENSE:

           

    Floorplan interest 

 

$            (41,614)

 

$            (41,667)

 

(0.1)

    Floorplan assistance 

 

45,145

 

38,543

 

17.1

    Net floorplan (expense) income 

 

$                3,531

 

$              (3,124)

 

213.0

    Other interest expense, net 

 

$            (49,693)

 

$            (38,971)

 

27.5

   

(1) These amounts have been adjusted to exclude the impact of certain items to provide additional information regarding the performance of our operations and improve period-to-period comparability. Refer to our Reconciliation of Certain Non-GAAP Financial Measures for a description of the aforementioned adjustments.

 

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

Additional Information - Same Store U.S. (1)

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands, except per unit amounts)

             
   

Three Months Ended December 31,

   

2014

 

2013

 

% Change

REVENUES:

           

   New vehicle retail sales

 

$        1,097,223

 

$        1,010,885

 

8.5

   Used vehicle retail sales

 

427,749

 

394,271

 

8.5

   Used vehicle wholesale sales

 

63,180

 

58,347

 

8.3

   Total used

 

490,929

 

452,618

 

8.5

   Parts and service

 

221,336

 

206,347

 

7.3

   Finance and insurance

 

78,748

 

69,764

 

12.9

   Total

 

$        1,888,236

 

$        1,739,614

 

8.5

             

GROSS MARGIN %:

           

   New vehicle retail sales

 

5.3

 

5.1

   

   Used vehicle retail sales

 

7.3

 

7.4

   

   Used vehicle wholesale sales

 

(0.1)

 

(2.3)

   

   Total used

 

6.4

 

6.1

   

   Parts and service

 

52.5

 

52.4

   

   Finance and insurance

 

100.0

 

100.0

   

   Total

 

15.0

 

14.8

   
             

GROSS PROFIT:

           

   New vehicle retail sales

 

$             57,680

 

$             51,946

 

11.0

   Used vehicle retail sales

 

31,291

 

29,105

 

7.5

   Used vehicle wholesale sales

 

(85)

 

(1,363)

 

(93.8)

   Total used

 

31,206

 

27,742

 

12.5

   Parts and service

 

116,138

 

108,057

 

7.5

   Finance and insurance

 

78,748

 

69,764

 

12.9

   Total

 

$           283,772

 

$           257,509

 

10.2

             

UNITS SOLD:

           

   Retail new vehicles sold

 

30,827

 

28,919

 

6.6

   Retail used vehicles sold

 

20,930

 

19,165

 

9.2

   Wholesale used vehicles sold

 

9,833

 

9,397

 

4.6

   Total used

 

30,763

 

28,562

 

7.7

             

AVERAGE RETAIL SALES PRICE:

           

   New vehicle retail

 

$             35,593

 

$             34,956

 

1.8

   Used vehicle retail

 

$             20,437

 

$             20,572

 

(0.7)

             

GROSS PROFIT PER UNIT SOLD:

           

   New vehicle retail sales

 

$               1,871

 

$               1,796

 

4.2

   Used vehicle retail sales

 

1,495

 

1,519

 

(1.6)

   Used vehicle wholesale sales

 

(9)

 

(145)

 

(93.8)

   Total used

 

1,014

 

971

 

4.4

   Finance and insurance (per retail unit)

 

$               1,521

 

$               1,451

 

4.8

             

OTHER:(2)

           

   SG&A expenses

 

$           201,724

 

$           189,065

 

6.7

   SG&A as % revenues

 

10.7

 

10.9

   

   SG&A as % gross profit

 

71.1

 

73.4

   

   Operating margin %

 

3.9

 

3.5

   
             
   
   
   

Twelve Months Ended December 31,

   

2014

 

2013

 

% Change

REVENUES:

           

   New vehicle retail sales

 

$        4,276,808

 

$        4,027,539

 

6.2

   Used vehicle retail sales

 

1,752,151

 

1,662,671

 

5.4

   Used vehicle wholesale sales

 

255,504

 

224,686

 

13.7

   Total used

 

2,007,655

 

1,887,357

 

6.4

   Parts and service

 

891,099

 

840,398

 

6.0

   Finance and insurance

 

312,174

 

280,489

 

11.3

   Total

 

$        7,487,736

 

$        7,035,783

 

6.4

             

GROSS MARGIN %:

           

   New vehicle retail sales

 

5.1

 

5.3

   

   Used vehicle retail sales

 

7.8

 

8.3

   

   Used vehicle wholesale sales

 

0.9

 

0.1

   

   Total used

 

6.9

 

7.3

   

   Parts and service

 

53.2

 

53.0

   

   Finance and insurance

 

100.0

 

100.0

   

   Total

 

15.3

 

15.3

   
             

GROSS PROFIT:

           

   New vehicle retail sales

 

$           218,544

 

$           211,545

 

3.3

   Used vehicle retail sales

 

136,065

 

137,811

 

(1.3)

   Used vehicle wholesale sales

 

2,331

 

312

 

647.1

   Total used

 

138,396

 

138,123

 

0.2

      Parts and service

 

474,505

 

445,077

 

6.6

   Finance and insurance

 

312,174

 

280,489

 

11.3

   Total

 

$        1,143,619

 

$        1,075,234

 

6.4

             

UNITS SOLD:

           

   Retail new vehicles sold

 

124,274

 

119,202

 

4.3

   Retail used vehicles sold

 

85,266

 

82,235

 

3.7

   Wholesale used vehicles sold

 

40,036

 

38,163

 

4.9

   Total used

 

125,302

 

120,398

 

4.1

             

AVERAGE RETAIL SALES PRICE:

           

   New vehicle retail

 

$             34,414

 

$             33,788

 

1.9

   Used vehicle retail

 

$             20,549

 

$             20,219

 

1.6

             

GROSS PROFIT PER UNIT SOLD:

           

   New vehicle retail sales

 

$               1,759

 

$               1,775

 

(0.9)

   Used vehicle retail sales

 

1,596

 

1,676

 

(4.8)

   Used vehicle wholesale sales

 

58

 

8

 

625.0

   Total used

 

1,104

 

1,147

 

(3.7)

   Finance and insurance (per retail unit)

 

$               1,490

 

$               1,392

 

7.0

             

OTHER: (2)

           

   SG&A expenses

 

$           822,549

 

$           781,009

 

5.3

   SG&A as % revenues

 

11.0

 

11.1

   

   SG&A as % gross profit

 

71.9

 

72.6

   

   Operating margin %

 

3.8

 

3.7

   
   

(1) Same store amounts include the results for the identical months in each period presented in the comparison, commencing with the first full month we owned the dealership and, in the case of dispositions, ending with the last full month we owned it. Same store results also include the activities of our corporate office.

 

(2) These amounts have been adjusted to exclude the impact of certain items to provide additional information regarding the performance of our operations and improve period-to-period comparability. Refer to our Reconciliation of Certain Non-GAAP Financial Measures for a description of the aforementioned adjustments.

 

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

Additional Information - Same Store U.K. (1)

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands, except per unit amounts)

             
   

Three Months Ended December 31,

   

2014

 

2013

 

% Change

REVENUES:

           

   New vehicle retail sales

 

$       111,083

 

$        99,499

 

11.6

   Used vehicle retail sales

 

63,215

 

58,689

 

7.7

   Used vehicle wholesale sales

 

17,586

 

17,394

 

1.1

   Total used

 

80,801

 

76,083

 

6.2

   Parts and service

 

19,288

 

18,292

 

5.4

   Finance and insurance

 

4,798

 

3,481

 

37.8

   Total

 

$       215,970

 

$      197,355

 

9.4

             

GROSS MARGIN %:

           

   New vehicle retail sales

 

6.3

 

6.8

   

   Used vehicle retail sales

 

6.1

 

7.4

   

   Used vehicle wholesale sales

 

(2.3)

 

(0.7)

   

   Total used

 

4.3

 

5.5

   

   Parts and service

 

54.7

 

56.2

   

   Finance and insurance

 

100.0

 

100.0

   

   Total

 

12.0

 

12.6

   
             

GROSS PROFIT:

           

   New vehicle retail sales

 

$           7,003

 

$          6,795

 

3.1

   Used vehicle retail sales

 

3,887

 

4,334

 

(10.3)

   Used vehicle wholesale sales

 

(402)

 

(114)

 

252.6

   Total used

 

3,485

 

4,220

 

(17.4)

   Parts and service

 

10,542

 

10,285

 

2.5

   Finance and insurance

 

4,798

 

3,481

 

37.8

  Total

 

$         25,828

 

$        24,781

 

4.2

             

UNITS SOLD:

           

   Retail new vehicles sold

 

3,268

 

2,961

 

10.4

   Retail used vehicles sold

 

2,480

 

2,347

 

5.7

   Wholesale used vehicles sold

 

2,079

 

1,963

 

5.9

   Total used

 

4,559

 

4,310

 

5.8

             

AVERAGE RETAIL SALES PRICE:

           

   New vehicle retail

 

$         33,991

 

$        33,603

 

1.2

   Used vehicle retail

 

$         25,490

 

$        25,006

 

1.9

             

GROSS PROFIT PER UNIT SOLD:

           

   New vehicle retail sales

 

$           2,143

 

$          2,295

 

(6.6)

   Used vehicle retail sales

 

1,567

 

1,847

 

(15.2)

   Used vehicle wholesale sales

 

(193)

 

(58)

 

232.8

   Total used

 

764

 

979

 

(22.0)

   Finance and insurance (per retail unit)

 

$              835

 

$             656

 

27.3

OTHER:(2)

           

   SG&A expenses

 

$         21,426

 

$        20,519

 

4.4

   SG&A as % revenues

 

9.9

 

10.4

   

   SG&A as % gross profit

 

83.0

 

82.8

   

   Operating margin %

 

1.6

 

1.8

   
             
   
   
   

Twelve Months Ended December 31,

   

2014

 

2013

 

% Change

REVENUES:

           

   New vehicle retail sales

 

$       500,004

 

$      441,537

 

13.2

   Used vehicle retail sales

 

266,183

 

221,590

 

20.1

   Used vehicle wholesale sales

 

77,993

 

66,077

 

18.0

   Total used

 

344,176

 

287,667

 

19.6

   Parts and service

 

79,148

 

67,557

 

17.2

   Finance and insurance

 

18,079

 

14,011

 

29.0

   Total

 

$       941,407

 

$      810,772

 

16.1

             

GROSS MARGIN %:

           

   New vehicle retail sales

 

6.7

 

6.4

   

   Used vehicle retail sales

 

6.0

 

6.5

   

   Used vehicle wholesale sales

 

(0.6)

 

(1.3)

   

   Total used

 

4.5

 

4.7

   

   Parts and service

 

55.1

 

55.0

   

   Finance and insurance

 

100.0

 

100.0

   

   Total

 

11.8

 

11.5

   
             

GROSS PROFIT:

           

   New vehicle retail sales

 

$         33,516

 

$        28,424

 

17.9

   Used vehicle retail sales

 

15,883

 

14,446

 

9.9

   Used vehicle wholesale sales

 

(446)

 

(856)

 

(47.9)

   Total used

 

15,437

 

13,590

 

13.6

   Parts and service

 

43,641

 

37,147

 

17.5

   Finance and insurance

 

18,079

 

14,011

 

29.0

   Total

 

$       110,673

 

$        93,172

 

18.8

             

UNITS SOLD:

           

   Retail new vehicles sold

 

13,996

 

13,699

 

2.2

   Retail used vehicles sold

 

9,902

 

9,109

 

8.7

   Wholesale used vehicles sold

 

8,181

 

7,735

 

5.8

   Total used

 

18,083

 

16,844

 

7.4

             

AVERAGE RETAIL SALES PRICE:

           

   New vehicle retail

 

$         35,725

 

$        32,231

 

10.8

   Used vehicle retail

 

$         26,882

 

$        24,326

 

10.5

             

GROSS PROFIT PER UNIT SOLD:

           

   New vehicle retail sales

 

$           2,395

 

$          2,075

 

15.4

   Used vehicle retail sales

 

1,604

 

1,586

 

1.1

   Used vehicle wholesale sales

 

(55)

 

(111)

 

(50.5)

   Total used

 

854

 

807

 

5.8

   Finance and insurance (per retail unit)

 

$              757

 

$             614

 

23.3

             

OTHER: (2)

           

   SG&A expenses

 

$         85,681

 

$        74,637

 

14.8

   SG&A as % revenues

 

9.1

 

9.2

   

   SG&A as % gross profit

 

77.4

 

80.1

   

   Operating margin %

 

2.3

 

2.0

   
   

(1) Same store amounts include the results for the identical months in each period presented in the comparison, commencing with the first full month we owned the dealership and, in the case of dispositions, ending with the last full month we owned it. Same store results also include the activities of our corporate office.

 

(2) These amounts have been adjusted to exclude the impact of certain items to provide additional information regarding the performance of our operations and improve period-to-period comparability. Refer to our Reconciliation of Certain Non-GAAP Financial Measures for a description of the aforementioned adjustments.

 

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

Additional Information - Same Store Brazil (1)

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands, except per unit amounts)

             
   

Three Months Ended December 31,

   

2014

 

2013

 

% Change

REVENUES:

           

   New vehicle retail sales

 

$        139,363

 

$        154,443

 

(9.8)

   Used vehicle retail sales

 

29,602

 

26,301

 

12.6

   Used vehicle wholesale sales

 

3,839

 

7,764

 

(50.6)

   Total used

 

33,441

 

34,065

 

(1.8)

   Parts and service

 

16,232

 

17,694

 

(8.3)

   Finance and insurance

 

3,136

 

2,842

 

10.3

   Total

 

$        192,172

 

$        209,044

 

(8.1)

             

GROSS MARGIN %:

           

   New vehicle retail sales

 

6.5

 

6.2

   

   Used vehicle retail sales

 

4.6

 

4.0

   

   Used vehicle wholesale sales

 

7.7

 

3.6

   

   Total used

 

4.9

 

3.9

   

   Parts and service

 

42.8

 

46.9

   

   Finance and insurance

 

100.0

 

100.0

   

   Total

 

10.8

 

10.6

   
             

GROSS PROFIT:

           

   New vehicle retail sales

 

$            9,040

 

$            9,649

 

(6.3)

   Used vehicle retail sales

 

1,352

 

1,061

 

27.4

   Used vehicle wholesale sales

 

296

 

279

 

6.1

   Total used

 

1,648

 

1,340

 

23.0

   Parts and service

 

6,950

 

8,307

 

(16.3)

   Finance and insurance

 

3,136

 

2,842

 

10.3

   Total

 

$          20,774

 

$          22,138

 

(6.2)

             

UNITS SOLD:

           

   Retail new vehicles sold

 

4,504

 

4,627

 

(2.7)

   Retail used vehicles sold

 

1,338

 

1,347

 

(0.7)

   Wholesale used vehicles sold

 

612

 

747

 

(18.1)

   Total used

 

1,950

 

2,094

 

(6.9)

             

AVERAGE RETAIL SALES PRICE:

           

   New vehicle retail

 

$          30,942

 

$          33,379

 

(7.3)

   Used vehicle retail

 

$          22,124

 

$          19,526

 

13.3

             

GROSS PROFIT PER UNIT SOLD:

           

   New vehicle retail sales

 

$            2,007

 

$            2,085

 

(3.7)

   Used vehicle retail sales

 

1,010

 

788

 

28.2

   Used vehicle wholesale sales

 

484

 

373

 

29.8

   Total used

 

845

 

640

 

32.0

   Finance and insurance (per retail unit)

 

$               537

 

$               476

 

12.8

             

OTHER:(2)

           

   SG&A expenses

 

$          16,931

 

$          19,881

 

(14.8)

   SG&A as % revenues

 

8.8

 

9.5

   

   SG&A as % gross profit

 

81.5

 

89.8

   

   Operating margin %

 

1.8

 

0.9

   
             
   
   
   

Twelve Months Ended December 31,

   

2014

 

2013 (3)

 

% Change

REVENUES:

           

   New vehicle retail sales

 

$        460,209

 

$        553,066

 

(16.8)

   Used vehicle retail sales

 

95,376

 

88,801

 

7.4

   Used vehicle wholesale sales

 

13,844

 

28,522

 

(51.5)

   Total used

 

109,220

 

117,323

 

(6.9)

   Parts and service

 

61,855

 

62,886

 

(1.6)

   Finance and insurance

 

9,668

 

8,611

 

12.3

   Total

 

$        640,952

 

$        741,886

 

(13.6)

             

GROSS MARGIN %:

           

   New vehicle retail sales

 

6.4

 

7.3

   

   Used vehicle retail sales

 

5.7

 

4.9

   

   Used vehicle wholesale sales

 

7.9

 

5.0

   

   Total used

 

6.0

 

4.9

   

   Parts and service

 

42.2

 

42.3

   

   Finance and insurance

 

100.0

 

100.0

   

   Total

 

11.2

 

11.0

   
             

GROSS PROFIT:

           

   New vehicle retail sales

 

$          29,638

 

$          40,311

 

(26.5)

   Used vehicle retail sales

 

5,409

 

4,309

 

25.5

   Used vehicle wholesale sales

 

1,098

 

1,422

 

(22.8)

   Total used

 

6,507

 

5,731

 

13.5

   Parts and service

 

26,100

 

26,599

 

(1.9)

   Finance and insurance

 

9,668

 

8,611

 

12.3

   Total

 

$          71,913

 

$          81,252

 

(11.5)

             

UNITS SOLD:

           

   Retail new vehicles sold

 

13,847

 

16,594

 

(16.6)

   Retail used vehicles sold

 

4,135

 

4,266

 

(3.1)

   Wholesale used vehicles sold

 

1,904

 

2,775

 

(31.4)

   Total used

 

6,039

 

7,041

 

(14.2)

             

AVERAGE RETAIL SALES PRICE:

           

   New vehicle retail

 

$          33,235

 

$          33,329

 

(0.3)

   Used vehicle retail

 

$          23,066

 

$          20,816

 

10.8

             

GROSS PROFIT PER UNIT SOLD:

           

   New vehicle retail sales

 

$            2,140

 

$            2,429

 

(11.9)

   Used vehicle retail sales

 

1,308

 

1,010

 

29.5

   Used vehicle wholesale sales

 

577

 

512

 

12.7

   Total used

 

1,077

 

814

 

32.3

   Finance and insurance (per retail unit)

 

$               538

 

$               413

 

30.3

             

OTHER: (2)

           

   SG&A expenses

 

$          63,639

 

$          68,630

 

(7.3)

   SG&A as % revenues

 

9.9

 

9.3

   

   SG&A as % gross profit

 

88.5

 

84.5

   

   Operating margin %

 

1.0

 

1.5

   
   

(1) Same store amounts include the results for the identical months in each period presented in the comparison, commencing with the first full month we owned the dealership and, in the case of dispositions, ending with the last full month we owned it. Same store results also include the activities of our corporate office.

 

(2) These amounts have been adjusted to exclude the impact of certain items to provide additional information regarding the performance of our operations and improve period-to-period comparability. Refer to our Reconciliation of Certain Non-GAAP Financial Measures for a description of the aforementioned adjustments.

 

(3) Results are for the period from the date of acquisition (February 28, 2013) through December 31, 2013.

 

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

Additional Information - Same Store Consolidated (1)

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands, except per unit amounts)

             
   

Three Months Ended December 31,

   

2014

 

2013

 

% Change

REVENUES:

           

   New vehicle retail sales

 

$        1,347,669

 

$       1,264,827

 

6.5

   Used vehicle retail sales

 

520,566

 

479,261

 

8.6

   Used vehicle wholesale sales

 

84,605

 

83,505

 

1.3

   Total used

 

605,171

 

562,766

 

7.5

   Parts and service

 

256,856

 

242,333

 

6.0

   Finance and insurance

 

86,682

 

76,087

 

13.9

   Total

 

$        2,296,378

 

$       2,146,013

 

7.0

             

GROSS MARGIN %:

           

   New vehicle retail sales

 

5.5

 

5.4

   

   Used vehicle retail sales

 

7.0

 

7.2

   

   Used vehicle wholesale sales

 

(0.2)

 

(1.4)

   

   Total used

 

6.0

 

5.9

   

   Parts and service

 

52.0

 

52.3

   

   Finance and insurance

 

100.0

 

100.0

   

   Total

 

14.4

 

14.2

   
             

GROSS PROFIT:

           

   New vehicle retail sales

 

$             73,723

 

$            68,390

 

7.8

   Used vehicle retail sales

 

36,530

 

34,500

 

5.9

   Used vehicle wholesale sales

 

(191)

 

(1,198)

 

(84.1)

   Total used

 

36,339

 

33,302

 

9.1

   Parts and service

 

133,630

 

126,649

 

5.5

   Finance and insurance

 

86,682

 

76,087

 

13.9

   Total

 

$           330,374

 

$          304,428

 

8.5

             

UNITS SOLD:

           

   Retail new vehicles sold

 

38,599

 

36,507

 

5.7

   Retail used vehicles sold

 

24,748

 

22,859

 

8.3

   Wholesale used vehicles sold

 

12,524

 

12,107

 

3.4

   Total used

 

37,272

 

34,966

 

6.6

             

AVERAGE RETAIL SALES PRICE:

           

   New vehicle retail

 

$             34,915

 

$            34,646

 

0.8

   Used vehicle retail

 

$             21,035

 

$            20,966

 

0.3

             

GROSS PROFIT PER UNIT SOLD:

           

   New vehicle retail sales

 

$               1,910

 

$              1,873

 

2.0

   Used vehicle retail sales

 

1,476

 

1,509

 

(2.2)

   Used vehicle wholesale sales

 

(15)

 

(99)

 

(84.8)

   Total used

 

975

 

952

 

2.4

   Finance and insurance (per retail unit)

 

$               1,368

 

$              1,282

 

6.7

             

OTHER:(2)

           

   SG&A expenses

 

$           240,081

 

$          229,465

 

4.6

   SG&A as % revenues

 

10.5

 

10.7

   

   SG&A as % gross profit

 

72.7

 

75.4

   

   Operating margin %

 

3.5

 

3.1

   
             
   
   
   

Twelve Months Ended December 31,

   

2014

 

2013

 

% Change

REVENUES:

           

   New vehicle retail sales

 

$        5,237,021

 

$       5,022,142

 

4.3

   Used vehicle retail sales

 

2,113,710

 

1,973,062

 

7.1

   Used vehicle wholesale sales

 

347,341

 

319,285

 

8.8

   Total used

 

2,461,051

 

2,292,347

 

7.4

   Parts and service

 

1,032,102

 

970,841

 

6.3

   Finance and insurance

 

339,921

 

303,111

 

12.1

   Total

 

$        9,070,095

 

$       8,588,441

 

5.6

             

GROSS MARGIN %:

           

   New vehicle retail sales

 

5.4

 

5.6

   

   Used vehicle retail sales

 

7.4

 

7.9

   

   Used vehicle wholesale sales

 

0.9

 

0.3

   

   Total used

 

6.5

 

6.9

   

   Parts and service

 

52.7

 

52.4

   

   Finance and insurance

 

100.0

 

100.0

   

   Total

 

14.6

 

14.6

   
             

GROSS PROFIT:

           

   New vehicle retail sales

 

$           281,698

 

$          280,280

 

0.5

   Used vehicle retail sales

 

157,357

 

156,566

 

0.5

   Used vehicle wholesale sales

 

2,983

 

878

 

239.7

   Total used

 

160,340

 

157,444

 

1.8

   Parts and service

 

544,246

 

508,823

 

7.0

   Finance and insurance

 

339,921

 

303,111

 

12.1

   Total

 

$        1,326,205

 

$       1,249,658

 

6.1

             

UNITS SOLD:

           

   Retail new vehicles sold

 

152,117

 

149,495

 

1.8

   Retail used vehicles sold

 

99,303

 

95,610

 

3.9

   Wholesale used vehicles sold

 

50,121

 

48,673

 

3.0

   Total used

 

149,424

 

144,283

 

3.6

             

AVERAGE RETAIL SALES PRICE:

           

   New vehicle retail

 

$             34,428

 

$            33,594

 

2.5

   Used vehicle retail

 

$             21,285

 

$            20,637

 

3.1

             

GROSS PROFIT PER UNIT SOLD:

           

   New vehicle retail sales

 

$               1,852

 

$              1,875

 

(1.2)

   Used vehicle retail sales

 

1,585

 

1,638

 

(3.2)

   Used vehicle wholesale sales

 

60

 

18

 

233.3

   Total used

 

1,073

 

1,091

 

(1.6)

   Finance and insurance (per retail unit)

 

$               1,352

 

$              1,237

 

9.3

             

OTHER: (2)

           

   SG&A expenses

 

$           971,867

 

$          924,275

 

5.1

   SG&A as % revenues

 

10.7

 

10.8

   

   SG&A as % gross profit

 

73.3

 

74.0

   

   Operating margin %

 

3.5

 

3.4

   
   

(1) Same store amounts include the results for the identical months in each period presented in the comparison, commencing with the first full month we owned the dealership and, in the case of dispositions, ending with the last full month we owned it. Same store results also include the activities of our corporate office.

 

(2) These amounts have been adjusted to exclude the impact of certain items to provide additional information regarding the performance of our operations and improve period-to-period comparability. Refer to our Reconciliation of Certain Non-GAAP Financial Measures for a description of the aforementioned adjustments.

 

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

Reconciliation of Certain Non-GAAP Financial Measures - U.S.

(Unaudited)

 (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

             
   

Three Months Ended December 31,

   

2014

 

2013

 

% Change

SG&A RECONCILIATION:

         
 

As reported

$      226,146

 

$      203,336

 

11.2

 

  Pre-tax adjustments:

         
 

 Gain (loss) on real estate and dealership transactions 

(978)

 

-

   
 

 Severance costs 

-

 

(385)

   
 

Adjusted SG&A (1)

$      225,168

 

$      202,951

 

10.9

             

SG&A AS % REVENUES:

         
 

Unadjusted

10.7

 

10.9

   
 

Adjusted (1)

10.7

 

10.9

   

SG&A AS % GROSS PROFIT:

         
 

Unadjusted

71.2

 

74.6

   
 

Adjusted (1)

70.9

 

74.4

   

OPERATING MARGIN %

         
 

Unadjusted

3.4

 

3.0

   
 

Adjusted (1), (2)

3.9

 

3.3

   

PRETAX MARGIN %:

         
 

Unadjusted

2.4

 

2.0

   
 

Adjusted (1), (2)

2.9

 

2.3

   
             

SAME STORE SG&A RECONCILIATION:

         
 

As reported

$      202,902

 

$      189,449

 

7.1

 

  Pre-tax adjustments:

         
 

 Gain (loss) on real estate and dealership transactions 

(1,178)

 

-

   
 

 Severance costs 

-

 

(385)

   
 

Adjusted Same Store SG&A (1)

$      201,724

 

$      189,064

 

6.7

             

SAME STORE SG&A AS % REVENUES:

         
 

Unadjusted

10.7

 

10.9

   
 

Adjusted (1)

10.7

 

10.9

   

SAME STORE SG&A AS % GROSS PROFIT:

         
 

Unadjusted

71.5

 

73.6

   
 

Adjusted (1)

71.1

 

73.4

   

SAME STORE OPERATING MARGIN %

         
 

Unadjusted

3.4

 

3.3

   
 

Adjusted (1), (4)

3.9

 

3.5

   
             
   
   
   

 Twelve Months Ended December 31, 

   

2014

 

2013

 

 % Change 

SG&A RECONCILIATION:

         
 

As reported

$      891,693

 

$      830,275

 

7.4

 

  Pre-tax adjustments:

         
 

 Catastrophic events 

(2,775)

 

(12,158)

   
 

 Gain (loss) on real estate and dealership transactions 

13,835

 

10,196

   
 

 Severance costs 

-

 

(641)

   
 

 Acquisition costs 

-

 

(5,159)

   
 

 Legal items 

(442)

 

-

   
 

Adjusted SG&A (1)

$      902,311

 

$      822,513

 

9.7

             

SG&A AS % REVENUES:

         
 

Unadjusted

10.9

 

11.3

   
 

Adjusted (1)

11.0

 

11.2

   

SG&A AS % OF GROSS PROFIT:

         
 

Unadjusted

71.6

 

74.4

   
 

Adjusted (1)

72.4

 

73.7

   

OPERATING MARGIN %:

         
 

 Unadjusted 

3.7

 

3.4

   
 

Adjusted (1), (2)

3.8

 

3.6

   

PRETAX MARGIN %:

         
 

Unadjusted

2.1

 

2.4

   
 

Adjusted (1), (3)

2.8

 

2.6

   
             

SAME STORE SG&A RECONCILIATION:

         
 

As reported

$      826,964

 

$      798,983

 

3.5

 

  Pre-tax adjustments:

         
 

 Catastrophic events 

(2,775)

 

(12,158)

   
 

 Gain (loss) on real estate and dealership transactions 

(1,200)

 

(200)

   
 

 Severance costs 

-

 

(456)

   
 

 Acquisition costs 

-

 

(5,159)

   
 

 Legal items 

(442)

 

-

   
 

Adjusted Same Store SG&A (1)

$      822,547

 

$      781,010

 

5.3

             

SAME STORE SG&A AS % REVENUES:

         
 

Unadjusted

11.0

 

11.4

   
 

Adjusted (1)

11.0

 

11.1

   

SAME STORE SG&A AS % GROSS PROFIT:

         
 

Unadjusted

72.3

 

74.3

   
 

Adjusted (1)

71.9

 

72.6

   

SAME STORE OPERATING MARGIN %

         
 

Unadjusted

3.6

 

3.4

   
 

Adjusted (1), (4)

3.8

 

3.7

   
   

(1)

We have included certain non-GAAP financial measures as defined under SEC rules, which exclude certain items. These adjusted measures are not measures of financial performance under GAAP. As required by SEC rules, we provide reconciliations of these adjusted measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures. We believe that these adjusted financial measures are relevant and useful to investors because they improve the transparency of our disclosure, provide a meaningful presentation of results from our core business operations and improve period-to-period comparability of our results from our core business operations. 

   

(2)

Excludes the impact of SG&A reconciling items above, as well as non-cash asset impairment charges of $9,596 and $15,570 for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2014, and $5,368 and $6,542 for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2013.

   

(3)

Excludes the impact of SG&A reconciling items above, as well as non-cash asset impairment charges of $9,596 and $15,570 for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2014, loss on repurchase of long-term debt of $46,403 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2014, and non-cash asset impairment charges of $5,368 and $6,542 for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2013.

   

(4)

Excludes the impact of Same Store SG&A reconciling items above, as well as non-cash asset impairment charges of $7,690 and $9,704 for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2014, and $3,363 and $4,537 for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2013, respectively.

 

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

Reconciliation of Certain Non-GAAP Financial Measures - U.K.

(Unaudited)

 (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

             
   

Three Months Ended December 31,

   

2014

 

2013

 

% Change

SG&A RECONCILIATION:

         
 

As reported

$     23,364

 

$     20,516

 

13.9

 

  Pre-tax adjustments:

         
 

 Acquisition costs 

(188)

 

-

   
 

Adjusted SG&A (1)

$     23,176

 

$     20,516

 

13.0

             

SG&A AS % REVENUES:

         
 

Unadjusted

9.9

 

10.4

   
 

Adjusted (1)

9.8

 

10.4

   

SG&A AS % GROSS PROFIT:

         
 

Unadjusted

85.6

 

82.7

   
 

Adjusted (1)

84.9

 

82.7

   

OPERATING MARGIN %

         
 

Unadjusted

1.3

 

1.8

   
 

Adjusted (1),  (2)

1.3

 

1.8

   

PRETAX MARGIN %:

         
 

Unadjusted

0.8

 

1.4

   
 

Adjusted (1),  (2)

0.9

 

1.4

   
             

SAME STORE SG&A RECONCILIATION:

         
             
 

As reported

$     21,614

 

$     20,519

 

5.3

 

  Pre-tax adjustments:

         
 

 Acquisition costs 

(188)

 

-

   
 

Adjusted Same Store SG&A (1)

$     21,426

 

$     20,519

 

4.4

             

SAME STORE SG&A AS % REVENUES:

         
 

Unadjusted

10.0

 

10.4

   
 

Adjusted (1)

9.9

 

10.4

   

SAME STORE SG&A AS % GROSS PROFIT:

         
 

Unadjusted

83.7

 

82.8

   
 

Adjusted (1)

83.0

 

82.8

   

SAME STORE OPERATING MARGIN %

         
 

Unadjusted

1.6

 

1.8

   
 

Adjusted (1),  (2)

1.6

 

1.8

   
             
   
   
   

 Twelve Months Ended December 31, 

   

2014

 

2013

 

 % Change 

SG&A RECONCILIATION:

         
             
 

As reported

$     90,427

 

$     74,778

 

20.9

 

  Pre-tax adjustments:

         
 

 Acquisition costs 

(188)

 

(142)

   
 

Adjusted SG&A (1)

$     90,239

 

$     74,636

 

20.9

             

SG&A AS % REVENUES:

         
 

Unadjusted

9.2

 

9.2

   
 

Adjusted (1)

9.1

 

9.2

   

SG&A AS % OF GROSS PROFIT:

         
 

Unadjusted

78.4

 

80.2

   
 

Adjusted (1)

78.2

 

80.1

   

OPERATING MARGIN %:

         
 

Unadjusted

2.2

 

2.0

   
 

Adjusted (1),  (2)

2.2

 

2.0

   

PRETAX MARGIN %:

         
 

Unadjusted

1.8

 

1.6

   
 

Adjusted (1),  (2)

1.8

 

1.6

   
             

SAME STORE SG&A RECONCILIATION:

         
             
 

As reported

$     85,869

 

$     74,779

 

14.8

 

  Pre-tax adjustments:

         
 

 Acquisition costs 

(188)

 

(142)

   
 

Adjusted Same Store SG&A (1)

$     85,681

 

$     74,637

 

14.8

             

SAME STORE SG&A AS % REVENUES:

         
 

Unadjusted

9.1

 

9.2

   
 

Adjusted (1)

9.1

 

9.2

   

SAME STORE SG&A AS % GROSS PROFIT:

         
 

Unadjusted

77.6

 

80.3

   
 

Adjusted (1)

77.4

 

80.1

   

SAME STORE OPERATING MARGIN %

         
 

Unadjusted

2.3

 

2.0

   
 

Adjusted (1),  (2)

2.3

 

2.0

   
   

(1)

We have included certain non-GAAP financial measures as defined under SEC rules, which exclude certain items. These adjusted measures are not measures of financial performance under GAAP. As required by SEC rules, we provide reconciliations of these adjusted measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures. We believe that these adjusted financial measures are relevant and useful to investors because they improve the transparency of our disclosure, provide a meaningful presentation of results from our core business operations and improve period-to-period comparability of our results from our core business operations. 

   

(2)

Excludes the impact of SG&A reconciling item above.

 

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

Reconciliation of Certain Non-GAAP Financial Measures - Brazil

(Unaudited)

 (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

             
   

Three Months Ended December 31,

   

2014

 

2013

 

% Change

SG&A RECONCILIATION:

         
 

As reported

$     18,693

 

$     21,550

 

(13.3)

 

  Pre-tax adjustments:

         
 

 Gain (loss) on real estate and dealership transactions 

(495)

 

-

   
 

 Severance costs 

(388)

 

-

   
 

Adjusted SG&A (1)

$     17,810

 

$     21,550

 

(17.4)

             

SG&A AS % REVENUES:

         
 

Unadjusted

9.4

 

9.7

   
 

Adjusted (1)

9.0

 

9.7

   

SG&A AS % GROSS PROFIT:

         
 

Unadjusted

88.2

 

90.6

   
 

Adjusted (1)

84.0

 

90.6

   

OPERATING MARGIN %

         
 

Unadjusted

(9.5)

 

0.8

   
 

Adjusted (1),  (2)

1.4

 

0.8

   

PRETAX MARGIN %:

         
 

Unadjusted

(10.2)

 

0.2

   
 

Adjusted (1),  (2)

0.7

 

0.2

   
             

SAME STORE SG&A RECONCILIATION:

         
             
 

As reported

$     17,026

 

$     19,881

 

(14.4)

 

  Pre-tax adjustments:

         
 

 Severance costs 

(95)

 

-

   
 

Adjusted Same Store SG&A (1)

$     16,931

 

$     19,881

 

(14.8)

             

SAME STORE SG&A AS % REVENUES:

         
 

Unadjusted

8.9

 

9.5

   
 

Adjusted (1)

8.8

 

9.5

   

SAME STORE SG&A AS % GROSS PROFIT:

         
 

Unadjusted

82.0

 

89.8

   
 

Adjusted (1)

81.5

 

89.8

   

SAME STORE OPERATING MARGIN %

         
 

Unadjusted

(9.1)

 

0.9

   
 

Adjusted (1),  (2)

1.8

 

0.9

   
             
   
   
   

 Twelve Months Ended December 31, 

   

2014

 

2013 (5)

 

 % Change 

SG&A RECONCILIATION:

         
 

As reported

$     79,844

 

$     71,803

 

11.2

 

  Pre-tax adjustments:

         
 

 Gain (loss) on real estate and dealership transactions 

(495)

 

-

   
 

 Severance costs 

(781)

 

(295)

   
 

 Acquisition costs 

-

 

(1,211)

   
 

 Foreign transaction tax 

(416)

 

-

   
 

Adjusted SG&A (1)

$     78,152

 

$     70,297

 

11.2

             

SG&A AS % REVENUES:

         
 

Unadjusted

10.3

 

9.5

   
 

Adjusted (1)

10.1

 

9.3

   

SG&A AS % OF GROSS PROFIT:

         
 

Unadjusted

92.2

 

86.6

   
 

Adjusted (1)

90.2

 

84.8

   

OPERATING MARGIN %:

         
 

Unadjusted

(2.8)

 

1.3

   
 

Adjusted (1),  (2)

0.8

 

1.5

   

PRETAX MARGIN %:

         
 

Unadjusted

(3.7)

 

0.3

   
 

Adjusted (1),  (3)

(0.1)

 

0.7

   
             

SAME STORE SG&A RECONCILIATION:

         
 

As reported

$     64,542

 

$     70,135

 

(8.0)

 

  Pre-tax adjustments:

         
 

 Severance costs 

(487)

 

(295)

   
 

 Acquisition costs 

-

 

(1,210)

   
 

 Foreign transaction tax 

(416)

 

-

   
 

Adjusted Same Store SG&A (1)

$     63,639

 

$     68,630

 

(7.3)

             

SAME STORE SG&A AS % REVENUES:

         
 

Unadjusted

10.1

 

9.5

   
 

Adjusted (1)

9.9

 

9.3

   

SAME STORE SG&A AS % GROSS PROFIT:

         
 

Unadjusted

89.7

 

86.3

   
 

Adjusted (1)

88.5

 

84.5

   

SAME STORE OPERATING MARGIN %

         
 

Unadjusted

(3.1)

 

1.3

   
 

Adjusted (1),  (4)

1.0

 

1.5

   
   

(1)

We have included certain non-GAAP financial measures as defined under SEC rules, which exclude certain items. These adjusted measures are not measures of financial performance under GAAP. As required by SEC rules, we provide reconciliations of these adjusted measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures. We believe that these adjusted financial measures are relevant and useful to investors because they improve the transparency of our disclosure, provide a meaningful presentation of results from our core business operations and improve period-to-period comparability of our results from our core business operations. 

   

(2)

Excludes the impact of SG&A reconciling items above, as well as non-cash asset impairment charges of $20,829 and $25,950 for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2014, respectively.

   

(3)

Excludes the impact of SG&A reconciling items above, as well as non-cash asset impairment charges of $20,829 and $25,950 for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2014, respectively, and other expense, net of $789, for the period from the date of acquisition (February 28, 2013) through December 31, 2013.

   

(4)

Excludes the impact of Same Store SG&A reconciling items above, as well as non-cash asset impairment charges of $20,778 and $25,898 for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2014, respectively, and other expense, net of $789, for the period from the date of acquisition (February 28, 2013) through December 31, 2013.

(5)

 Results are for the period from the date of acquisition (February 28, 2013) through December 31, 2013. 

 

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

Reconciliation of Certain Non-GAAP Financial Measures - Consolidated

(Unaudited)

 (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

             
   

Three Months Ended December 31,

   

2014

 

2013

 

% Change

             

NET INCOME RECONCILIATION:

         
 

As reported

$         18,677

 

$     21,721

 

(14.0)

 

  Pre-tax adjustments:

         
 

(Gain) loss on real estate and dealership transactions (6)

1,550

 

-

   
 

Severance costs (7)

385

 

237

   
 

Acquisition costs including related tax impact (8)

188

 

-

   
 

Non-cash asset impairment (11)

19,878

 

3,319

   
 

Valuation allowance for certain deferred tax assets

-

 

3,629

   
 

Adjusted net income (1)

$         40,678

 

$     28,906

 

40.7

             

ADJUSTED NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO DILUTED

         
 

COMMON SHARES RECONCILIATION:

         
 

Adjusted net income

$         40,678

 

$     28,906

 

40.7

 

Less: Adjusted earnings allocated to participating securities

1,529

 

1,057

 

44.6

 

Adjusted net income available to diluted common shares

$         39,149

 

$     27,849

 

40.6

             

DILUTED INCOME PER COMMON SHARE RECONCILIATION: 

         
 

As reported

$             0.77

 

$         0.81

 

(4.9)

 

    Pre-tax adjustments:

         
 

   (Gain) loss on real estate and dealership transactions 

0.06

 

-

   
 

   Severance costs 

0.02

 

0.01

   
 

   Acquisition costs including related tax impact 

0.01

 

-

   
 

   Non-cash asset impairment 

0.81

 

0.12

   
 

   Valuation allowance for certain deferred tax assets 

-

 

0.14

   
 

Adjusted diluted income per share (1)

$             1.67

 

$         1.08

 

54.6

             

SG&A RECONCILIATION:

         
 

As reported

$       268,203

 

$   245,401

 

9.3

 

  Pre-tax adjustments:

         
 

 Gain (loss) on real estate and dealership transactions 

(1,473)

 

-

   
 

 Severance costs 

(388)

 

(385)

   
 

 Acquisition costs 

(188)

 

-

   
 

Adjusted SG&A(1)

$       266,154

 

$   245,016

 

8.6

             

SG&A AS % REVENUES:

         
 

Unadjusted

10.6

 

10.8

   
 

Adjusted (1)

10.5

 

10.7

   

SG&A AS % GROSS PROFIT:

         
 

Unadjusted

73.3

 

76.4

   
 

Adjusted (1)

72.7

 

76.3

   

OPERATING MARGIN %

         
 

Unadjusted

2.2

 

2.7

   
 

Adjusted (1),  (2)

3.5

 

2.9

   

PRETAX MARGIN %:

         
 

Unadjusted

1.3

 

1.8

   
 

Adjusted (1),  (3)

2.6

 

2.0

   
             

SAME STORE SG&A RECONCILIATION:

         
 

As reported

$       241,542

 

$   229,849

 

5.1

 

  Pre-tax adjustments:

         
 

 Gain (loss) on real estate and dealership transactions 

(1,178)

 

-

   
 

 Severance costs 

(95)

 

(385)

   
 

 Acquisition costs 

(188)

 

-

   
 

Adjusted Same Store SG&A (1)

$       240,081

 

$   229,464

 

4.6

             

SAME STORE SG&A AS % REVENUES:

         
 

Unadjusted

10.5

 

10.7

   
 

Adjusted (1)

10.5

 

10.7

   

SAME STORE SG&A AS % GROSS PROFIT:

         
 

Unadjusted

73.1

 

75.5

   
 

Adjusted (1)

72.7

 

75.4

   

SAME STORE OPERATING MARGIN %

         
 

Unadjusted

2.2

 

2.9

   
 

Adjusted (1),  (4)

3.5

 

3.1

   
             
   
   
   

 Twelve Months Ended December 31, 

   

2014

 

2013

 

 % Change 

NET INCOME RECONCILIATION:

         
 

As reported

$         93,004

 

$   113,992

 

(18.4)

 

    Pre-tax adjustments:

         
 

  Catastrophic events (5)

1,710

 

7,419

   
 

  (Gain) loss on real estate and dealership transactions (6)

(7,337)

 

(5,370)

   
 

  Severance costs (7)

773

 

691

   
 

  Acquisition costs including related tax impact (8)

188

 

6,337

   
 

  Legal items (9)

274

 

-

   
 

  Foreign transaction tax (10)

274

 

-

   
 

  Non-cash asset impairment (11)

27,504

 

4,037

   
 

  Loss on extinguishment of long-term debt (12)

38,711

 

-

   
 

  Valuation allowance for certain deferred tax assets

-

 

3,629

   
 

  Tax impact of foreign deductible goodwill

(3,358)

 

-

   
 

Adjusted net income (1)

$       151,743

 

$   130,735

 

16.1

             

ADJUSTED NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO DILUTED

         
 

COMMON SHARES RECONCILIATION:

         
 

Adjusted net income

$       151,743

 

$   130,735

 

16.1

 

Less: Adjusted earnings allocated to participating securities

5,652

 

5,276

 

7.1

 

Adjusted net income available to diluted common shares

$       146,091

 

$   125,459

 

16.4

             

DILUTED INCOME PER COMMON SHARE RECONCILIATION: 

         
 

As reported

$             3.60

 

$         4.32

 

(16.7)

 

    Pre-tax adjustments:

         
 

   Catastrophic events 

0.07

 

0.28

   
 

   (Gain) loss on real estate and dealership transactions 

(0.28)

 

(0.20)

   
 

   Severance costs 

0.03

 

0.03

   
 

   Acquisition costs including related tax impact 

0.01

 

0.24

   
 

   Legal items 

0.01

 

-

   
 

   Foreign transaction tax 

0.01

 

-

   
 

   Non-cash asset impairment 

1.05

 

0.15

   
 

   Loss on extinguishment of long-term debt 

1.50

 

-

   
 

   Valuation allowance for certain deferred tax assets 

-

 

0.14

   
 

   Tax impact of foreign deductible goodwill 

(0.13)

 

-

   
 

Adjusted diluted income per share (1)

$             5.87

 

$         4.96

 

18.3

             

SG&A RECONCILIATION:

         
 

As reported

$    1,061,964

 

$   976,856

 

8.7

 

  Pre-tax adjustments:

         
 

 Catastrophic events 

(2,775)

 

(12,158)

   
 

 Gain (loss) on real estate and dealership transactions 

13,339

 

10,196

   
 

 Severance costs 

(781)

 

(936)

   
 

 Acquisition costs 

(188)

 

(6,512)

   
 

 Legal items 

(442)

 

-

   
 

 Foreign transaction tax 

(416)

 

-

   
 

Adjusted SG&A (1)

$    1,070,701

 

$   967,446

 

10.7

             

SG&A AS % REVENUES:

         
 

Unadjusted

10.7

 

11.0

   
 

Adjusted (1)

10.8

 

10.8

   

SG&A AS % OF GROSS PROFIT:

         
 

Unadjusted

73.3

 

75.6

   
 

Adjusted (1)

73.9

 

74.8

   

OPERATING MARGIN %:

         
 

Unadjusted

3.0

 

3.1

   
 

Adjusted (1),  (2)

3.4

 

3.2

   

PRETAX MARGIN %:

         
 

Unadjusted

1.7

 

2.2

   
 

Adjusted (1),  (3)

2.5

 

2.3

   
             

SAME STORE SG&A RECONCILIATION:

         
 

As reported

$       977,375

 

$   943,897

 

3.5

 

  Pre-tax adjustments:

         
 

 Catastrophic events 

(2,775)

 

(12,158)

   
 

 Gain (loss) on real estate and dealership transactions 

(1,200)

 

(200)

   
 

 Severance costs 

(487)

 

(751)

   
 

 Acquisition costs 

(188)

 

(6,512)

   
 

 Legal items 

(442)

 

-

   
 

 Foreign transaction tax 

(416)

 

-

   
 

Adjusted Same Store SG&A (1)

$       971,867

 

$   924,276

 

5.1

             

SAME STORE SG&A AS % REVENUES:

         
 

Unadjusted

10.8

 

11.0

   
 

Adjusted (1)

10.7

 

10.8

   

SAME STORE SG&A AS % GROSS PROFIT:

         
 

Unadjusted

73.7

 

75.5

   
 

Adjusted (1)

73.3

 

74.0

   

SAME STORE OPERATING MARGIN %

         
 

Unadjusted

3.0

 

3.1

   
 

Adjusted (1),  (4)

3.5

 

3.4

   
   

(1)

We have included certain non-GAAP financial measures as defined under SEC rules, which exclude certain items. These adjusted measures are not measures of financial performance under GAAP. As required by SEC rules, we provide reconciliations of these adjusted measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures. We believe that these adjusted financial measures are relevant and useful to investors because they improve the transparency of our disclosure, provide a meaningful presentation of results from our core business operations and improve period-to-period comparability of our results from our core business operations. 

   

(2)

Excludes the impact of SG&A reconciling items above, as well as non-cash asset impairment charges for all periods. 

   

(3)

Excludes the impact of SG&A reconciling items above, non-cash asset impairment charges of $30,426 and $41,520 for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2014, respectively, as well as loss on repurchase of long-term debt of $46,403 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2014, respectively; and non-cash impairment charges of $5,368 and $6,542 for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2013, respectively, as well as other expense, net of $789, for the twelve months ended December 31, 2013. 

   

(4)

Excludes the impact of Same Store SG&A reconciling items above, as well as non-cash asset impairment charges of $28,468 and $35,602 for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2014, respectively, and $3,363 and $4,537 for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2013, respectively.

   

(5)

Adjustment is net of tax benefit of $1,065 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2014, and $4,739 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, respectively, calculated utilizing the applicable federal and state tax rates for the adjustment. 

   

(6)

Adjustment is net of tax provision of $77 and $6,002 for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2014, respectively, and $4,827 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, respectively, calculated utilizing the applicable federal and state tax rates for the adjustment.

   

(7)

Adjustment is net of tax benefit of $3 and $8 for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2014, respectively, and $148 and $245 for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2013, calculated utilizing the applicable federal and state tax rates for the adjustment.

   

(8)

Adjustment is net of tax of zero for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2014, respectively, and net of tax benefit of $964 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, calculated utilizing the applicable federal and state tax rates for the adjustment.

   

(9)

Adjustment is net of tax benefit of $168 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2014, calculated utilizing the applicable federal and state tax rates for the adjustment. 

   

(10)

Adjustment is net of tax benefit of $141 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2014, calculated utilizing the applicable federal and state tax rates for the adjustment.  

   

(11)

Adjustment is net of tax benefit of $10,547 and $14,016 for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2014, respectively, and $2,049 and $2,505 for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2013, respectively, calculated utilizing the applicable federal and state tax rates for the adjustment.

   

(12)

Adjustment is net of tax benefit of $7,692 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2014, respectively, calculated utilizing the applicable federal and state tax rates for the adjustment. 

 

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