Sonic Automotive
Cash Flow

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Cash flow statement presents a set of outflows and inflows of cash within a company through operating, investing and financing activities. Over the last year, operating activities of Sonic Automotive generated cash of -$15,700,000, which is less than the previous year. Cash used in financing activities reached the amount of $34,100,000 last year. Net change in cash is therefore -$200,300,000.

Cash Flow

Sonic Automotive, Inc. (NYSE:SAH): Cash Flow
2014 160.65M -107.95M -51.53M
2015 69.49M -163.64M 93.60M
2016 216.36M -220.77M 3.88M
2017 162.88M -272.10M 112.47M
2018 143.67M -15.33M -128.84M
2019 170.91M 136.78M -284.44M
2020 281.07M -100.18M -39.68M
2021 306.3M -1.29B 624.8M
2022 406.1M -299.7M -176.6M
2023 -15.7M -218.7M 34.1M

SAH Cash Flow Statement (2014 – 2023)

2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Cash at beginning of period
229.2M299.4M170.3M29.10M5.85M6.35M3.10M3.62M4.18M3.01M
Operating activities
Net income
178.2M88.5M348.9M-51.38M144.13M51.65M92.98M93.19M86.31M97.21M
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash generated by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
124.2M113.9M93.8M87.57M89.95M94.23M89.58M78.18M69.44M59.41M
Stock-based compensation expense
23.3M20.5M15M11.7M10.79M11.85M11.11M11.16M9.81M7.67M
Deferred income tax benefit 23.3M20.5M15M11.7M10.79M11.85M11.11M11.16M9.81M7.67M
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net
-57M-50.4M500K-210.83M44.44M67.18M-52.98M-62.89M172.8M28.15M
Inventories
-375.2M81.4M252.4M278.09M-78.52M-78.70M57.25M35.54M-291.1M-56.20M
Accounts payable
200K-35.8M7.3M-55.47M-21.39M15.98M16.61M14.95M5.19M190K
Cash generated by operating activities
-15.7M406.1M306.3M281.07M170.91M143.67M162.88M216.36M69.49M160.65M
Investing activities
Purchases Of Investments
0-262.89M-262.89M0-294.09M0-210.91M000
Investments In Property Plant And Equipment
-203.6M-227.1M-298.2M-127.18M-125.57M-163.61M-234.24M-206.23M-173.24M-146.43M
Acquisitions Net
-15.09M-102.3M-1.01B-10.10M250.71M128.73M-38.46M-15.86M7.97M23.95M
Cash generated by investing activities
-218.7M-299.7M-1.29B-100.18M136.78M-15.33M-272.10M-220.77M-163.64M-107.95M
Financing activities
Common Stock Issued
12.7M8.7M7.7M579.59M60K352K45K27K3.66M3.27M
Payments for dividends
-40M-34.5M-18.3M-17.1M-15.49M-9.82M-8.85M-8.70M-5.07M-5.26M
Repurchases of common stock
-177.6M-261.9M-356.2M-71.72M-2.4M-24.11M-37.34M-99.97M-34.48M-53.04M
Repayments of term debt
240.7M119.2M-991.6M-527.74M-230.5M-1.03B163.47M-244.43M128.10M-218.81M
Cash used in financing activities
34.1M-176.6M624.8M-39.68M-284.44M-128.84M112.47M3.88M93.60M-51.53M
Net Change In Cash
-200.3M-70.2M129.1M141.21M23.24M-498K3.24M-517K-557K1.16M
Cash at end of period
28.9M229.2M299.4M170.31M29.10M5.85M6.35M3.10M3.62M4.18M
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