Discounted Cash Flow

Sonic Automotive Inc.

SAH · Based on 10 years of SEC filings

Average annual growth rates

Metric 10-Year 5-Year 3-Year
Sales
Free Cash Flow
Average (FCF & NI)
Net Income

Average annual growth is the mean year-over-year change across each period.

Endpoint CAGR (better for long term trend)

Metric 10-Year 5-Year 3-Year
Sales
Free Cash Flow
Average (FCF & NI)
Net Income

Endpoint CAGR is the compound annual rate from the first to last year in each period.

Projections use average year-over-year growth. Change this in Settings.

Projected growth rate

Free cash flow growth
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Averaged growth (FCF & NI)
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Net income growth
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Sales growth (not added to calculations)
10-year: — 5-year: — 3-year: —

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Historical inputs (10 fiscal years)

YEAR Sales Net Income Free Cash Flow Net Margin EPS (diluted)
2016 $9.7b $93.2m $10.1m 1.0% $2.04
2017 $9.9b (1.4%) $93.0m (-0.2%) $-71.4m (-804.0%) 0.9% (-1.6%) $2.11 (3.4%)
2018 $10.0b (0.9%) $51.6m (-44.5%) $-19.9m (72.1%) 0.5% (-44.9%) $1.21 (-42.7%)
2019 $10.5b (5.1%) $144.1m (179.1%) $45.3m (327.3%) 1.4% (165.6%) $3.35 (176.9%)
2020 $9.8b (-6.6%) $-51.4m (-135.7%) $153.9m (239.4%) -0.5% (-138.2%) $-1.21 (-136.1%)
2021 $12.4b (26.9%) $348.9m (779.0%) $8.1m (-94.7%) 2.8% (635.0%) $8.43 (796.7%)
2022 $14.0b (12.9%) $88.5m (-74.6%) $179.0m (2109.9%) 0.6% (-77.5%) $2.29 (-72.8%)
2023 $14.4b (2.7%) $178.2m (101.4%) $-219.3m (-222.5%) 1.2% (96.2%) $5.09 (122.3%)
2024 $14.2b (-1.0%) $216.0m (21.2%) $-78.1m (64.4%) 1.5% (22.5%) $6.34 (24.6%)
2025 $15.2b (6.5%) $118.7m (-45.0%) $417.5m (634.6%) 0.8% (-48.4%) $3.49 (-45.0%)

Base FCF: (latest fiscal year)

Discount rate: %

Terminal growth:

Projection period: years

Alt A decline yrs:

Alt B total yrs:

Projected cash flows

Year Projected cash flow Discount Factor Present Value

PV of projected FCF:

Terminal FCF:

Terminal value:

PV of terminal value:

Enterprise value (DCF):

DCF price per share:

Current price:

Alternative DCF Models

Model Fair Value Upside PV(FCFs) PV(Terminal) Total Years
Standard (10yr→TV) 10 + TV
Alt A (Gradual Decline)
Alt B (30yr Hard Stop) N/A

This is a simplified DCF model for illustration. It uses reported free cash flow, a single growth assumption, fixed WACC, and a Gordon Growth terminal value. It is not investment advice.

+ 10YR Financials Balance Sheet (10YR) Cash Flow (10YR) DCF Model