Group 1 Automotive Announces Record First Quarter 2022 Financial Results'


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  • Record Quarterly Diluted earnings Per Common Share from Continuing Operations; $11.78 per share
  • Record Net Income from Continuing Operations; $201.1 million or 99.3% Increase

HOUSTON, April 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE: GPI ) ('Group 1' or the 'Company'), an international, Fortune 300 automotive retailer with 202 dealerships located in the U.S. and U.K., today reported record first quarter 2022 financial results.

Current Quarter Results Overview — Continuing and Discontinued Operations

First quarter 2022 ('current quarter') net income was $202.9 million. Current quarter adjusted net income (a non-GAAP measure) was $186.4 million.

Current quarter diluted earnings per common share was $11.88. Current quarter adjusted diluted earnings per common share (a non-GAAP measure) was $10.92. 

'Our record profit performance this quarter was the result of continued strong consumer demand and outstanding operational performance across all business segments in the U.S. and U.K. Our 2021 acquisitions, especially the Prime Auto Group, performed far above our expectations in the first quarter and our U.K. operations achieved an all-time profit record. Service growth and cost leverage were noteworthy in both the U.S. and U.K. with U.S. service growth of 18.6% over last year on a same store basis and consolidated adjusted SG&A down 381 bps over last year. We expect our strong vehicle sales margins to continue this year in both markets as new vehicle supply is expected to remain constrained for the remainder of this year,' said Earl J. Hesterberg, Group 1's President and Chief Executive Officer. 

Reconciliations for financial results, non-GAAP metrics, and diluted earnings per common share between continuing and discontinued operations are included in the accompanying financial tables. 

Current Quarter Results Overview — Continuing Operations

Current quarter total revenues were an all-time record of $3.8 billion, a 30.1% increase compared to total revenues of $3.0 billion for the first quarter of 2021 ('prior year quarter'). 

Current quarter net income from continuing operations was an all-time record of $201.1 million, a 99.3% increase compared to net income from continuing operations of $100.9 million for the prior year quarter. Current quarter adjusted net income from continuing operations (a non-GAAP measure) was $184.6 million, an 81.6% increase compared to adjusted net income from continuing operations of $101.7 million for the prior year quarter.

Current quarter diluted earnings per common share from continuing operations was an all-time record of $11.78, a 115.3% increase over diluted earnings per common share from continuing operations of $5.47 for the prior year quarter. Current quarter adjusted diluted earnings per common share from continuing operations (a non-GAAP measure) was also an all-time record of $10.81, a 96.2% increase over adjusted diluted earnings per common share from continuing operations of $5.51 for the prior year quarter. Current quarter and prior year quarter adjusted diluted earnings per common share from continuing operations excludes adjusted diluted earnings per common share from discontinued operations of $0.11 and $0.06, respectively.

First Quarter 2022

Key Performance Metrics

(year-over-year comparable period basis)

Consolidated

Same Store

(a non-GAAP measure)

Reported:

1Q22

Change

1Q22

Change

Total revenues

$3.8B

+30.1%

$3.2B

+11.0%

Total gross profit ('GP')

$724.7M

+50.6%

$606.9M

+27.8%

New Vehicle ('NV') Gross Margin ('GM')

11.5%

+5.2%

11.4%

+5.0%

NV units sold

36,733

+2.9%

30,260

(14.2)%

NV GP per retail unit ('PRU')

$5,479

+104.4%

$5,407

+101.5%

Used vehicle ('UV') GM

6.5%

(0.1)%

6.4%

(0.2)%

UV retail units sold

43,806

+16.7%

37,415

+0.9%

UV retail GP PRU

$2,005

+28.7%

$1,975

+26.4%

Parts & service ('P&S') GP

$259.8M

+31.4%

$218.9M

+12.4%

P&S GM

54.9%

(1.1)%

54.0%

(2.0)%

Finance and Insurance ('F&I') revenues

$173.0M

+37.7%

$148.7M

+20.0%

F&I GP PRU

$2,148

+25.2%

$2,197

+28.3%

Selling, General and Administrative ('SG&A') expenses as a % of GP

57.7%

(695) bps

60.5%

(406) bps

Adjusted SG&A expenses (a non-GAAP measure) as a % of GP

60.7%

(381) bps

60.5%

(380) bps

Corporate Development

In March 2022, the Company acquired Toyota of North Austin, which is ranked in the top 20 nationally in Toyota new vehicle volume. The dealership is expected to generate $435.0 million in annualized revenues. In April 2022, the Company acquired a Toyota dealership in New Mexico, which is expected to generate $115.0 million in annualized revenues, bringing year-to-date total acquired expected revenues for the Company to $550.0 million.

'The acquisition of these two large Toyota dealerships in growing markets where we already operate is a major growth opportunity for our U.S. operations. We can integrate and leverage these new businesses immediately,' said Daryl A. Kenningham, Group 1's President of U.S. Operations.

In February 2022, the Company disposed of one Honda and one Toyota dealership in the New England area. These stores generated approximately $125.0 million in annualized revenues. 

The Company also announced the pending sale of its Brazilian operations in November 2021. This sale is expected to close in the second quarter of 2022. 

Share Repurchase

During the current quarter, the Company repurchased 638,696 shares, representing approximately 4.0% of the Company's current quarter beginning outstanding common shares, at an average price per common share of $180.30, for a total of $115.2 million. The Company has $103.3 million remaining on its Board authorized common share repurchase program. As of March 31, 2022, the Company had an aggregate 16.7 million outstanding common shares and unvested restricted stock awards. Future repurchases 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, and subject to Board approval and covenant restrictions.

First Quarter 2022 Earnings Conference Call Details

Group 1's senior management will host a conference call today at 10 a.m. ET to discuss the first quarter 2022 financial results. The conference call will be simulcast live on the Internet at group1auto.com, then click on 'Investor Relations' and then 'Events' or through this link: group1corp.com/events. A webcast replay will be available for 30 days.

The conference call will also be available live by dialing in 10 minutes prior to the start of the call at:

Domestic:

International: 

Conference ID:

1-888-317-6003

1-412-317-6061

9657751

A telephonic replay will be available following the call through May 4, 2022, by dialing:

Domestic:

International: 

Replay ID:

1-877-344-7529

1-412-317-00882983745

ABOUT GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE, INC.

Group 1 owns and operates 202 automotive dealerships, 268 franchises, and 46 collision centers in the United States and the United Kingdom that offer 34 brands of automobiles. Through its dealerships, the Company sells new and used cars and light trucks; arranges related vehicle financing; sells service contracts; provides automotive maintenance and repair services; and sells vehicle parts.

Group 1 discloses additional information about the Company, its business, and its results of operations at , , , , , and .

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

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 strategic investments, goals, plans, projections and guidance regarding our financial position, results of operations 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, (i) the impacts of COVID-19 on our business, (j) the impacts of any potential global recession, (k) our ability to maintain sufficient liquidity to operate, (l) the risk that proposed transactions will not be consummated in a timely manner, (m) our ability to successfully integrate recent and future acquisitions, and (n) the impacts on our business resulting from Russia's military action in Ukraine and the imposition of sanctions on Russia. 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 Securities and Exchange Commission, 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.

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES, SAME STORE DATA, AND OTHER DATA

In addition to evaluating the financial condition and results of our operations in accordance with U.S. GAAP, from time to time our management evaluates and analyzes results and any impact on the Company of strategic decisions and actions relating to, among other things, cost reduction, growth, profitability improvement initiatives, and other events outside of normal, or 'core,' business and operations, by considering alternative financial measures not prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. In our evaluation of results from time to time, we exclude items that do not arise directly from core operations, such as non-cash asset impairment charges, out-of-period adjustments, legal matters, gains and losses on dealership franchise or real estate transactions, and catastrophic events, such as hailstorms, hurricanes, and snow storms. Because these non-core charges and gains materially affect the Company's financial condition or results in the specific period in which they are recognized, management also evaluates, and makes resource allocation and performance evaluation decisions based on, the related non-GAAP measures excluding such items. This includes evaluating measures such as adjusted selling, general and administrative expenses, adjusted net income, adjusted diluted earnings per share, and constant currency. These adjusted measures are not measures of financial performance under U.S. GAAP, but are instead considered non-GAAP financial performance measures. Non-GAAP measures do not have definitions under U.S. GAAP and may be defined differently by, and not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by, other companies. As a result, any non-GAAP financial measures considered and evaluated by management are reviewed in conjunction with a review of the most directly comparable measures calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP. We caution investors not to place undue reliance on such non-GAAP measures, but also to consider them with the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measures.

In addition to using such non-GAAP measures to evaluate results in a specific period, management believes that such measures may provide more complete and consistent comparisons of operational performance on a period-over-period historical basis and a better indication of expected future trends. Our management also uses these adjusted measures in conjunction with U.S. GAAP financial measures to assess our business, including communication with our Board of Directors, investors, and industry analysts concerning financial performance. We disclose these non-GAAP measures, and the related reconciliations, because we believe investors use these metrics in evaluating longer-term period-over-period performance, and to allow investors to better understand and evaluate the information used by management to assess operating performance. The exclusion of certain expenses in the calculation of non-GAAP financial measures should not be construed as an inference that these costs are unusual or infrequent. We anticipate excluding these expenses in the future presentation of our non-GAAP financial measures.

In addition, we evaluate our results of operations on both an as reported and a constant currency basis. The constant currency presentation, which is a non-GAAP measure, excludes the impact of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. We believe providing constant currency information provides valuable supplemental information regarding our underlying business and results of operations, consistent with how we evaluate our performance. We calculate constant currency percentages by converting our current period reported results for entities reporting in currencies other than U.S. dollars using comparative period exchange rates rather than the actual exchange rates in effect during the respective periods. The constant currency performance measures should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, the measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The Same Store amounts presented include the results of dealerships for the identical months in each period presented in comparison, commencing with the first full month in which the dealership was owned by us and, in the case of dispositions, ending with the last full month it was owned by us. Same Store results also include the activities of our corporate headquarters.

Certain amounts in the financial statements may not compute due to rounding. All computations have been calculated using unrounded amounts for all periods presented.

Investor contacts: Jason BabbittVice President, TreasurerGroup 1 Automotive, Inc.713-647-5759 | [email protected]

Media contacts: Pete DeLongchampsSenior Vice President, Manufacturer Relations, Financial Services and Public AffairsGroup 1 Automotive, Inc.713-647-5770 | [email protected] orClint WoodsPierpont Communications, Inc.713-627-2223 | [email protected]

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

(In millions, except per share data)

Three Months Ended March 31,

2022

2021

Increase/(Decrease)

% Change

REVENUES:

New vehicle retail sales

$ 1,745.1

$ 1,509.2

$ 235.9

15.6 %

Used vehicle retail sales

1,359.9

888.1

471.8

53.1 %

Used vehicle wholesale sales

93.5

78.2

15.2

19.5 %

Parts and service sales

472.9

352.8

120.1

34.0 %

Finance, insurance and other, net

173.0

125.6

47.4

37.7 %

Total revenues

3,844.4

2,953.9

890.4

30.1 %

COST OF SALES:

New vehicle retail sales

1,543.9

1,413.6

130.3

9.2 %

Used vehicle retail sales

1,272.0

829.6

442.4

53.3 %

Used vehicle wholesale sales

90.6

74.5

16.2

21.7 %

Parts and service sales

213.1

155.0

58.0

37.4 %

Total cost of sales

3,119.7

2,472.7

647.0

26.2 %

GROSS PROFIT

724.7

481.3

243.4

50.6 %

Selling, general and administrative expenses

418.5

311.4

107.1

34.4 %

Depreciation and amortization expense

21.2

19.2

2.0

10.3 %

INCOME FROM OPERATIONS

285.0

150.7

134.3

89.1 %

Floorplan interest expense

5.3

7.5

(2.2)

(29.9) %

Other interest expense, net

17.4

13.2

4.3

32.5 %

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES

262.3

130.0

132.3

101.8 %

Provision for income taxes

61.2

29.1

32.1

110.4 %

Net income from continuing operations

201.1

100.9

100.2

99.3 %

Net income from discontinued operations

1.8

1.0

0.8

77.9 %

NET INCOME

$ 202.9

$ 101.9

$ 101.0

99.1 %

Less: Earnings allocated to participating securities

5.9

3.5

2.4

69.6 %

Net income available to diluted common shares

$ 197.1

$ 98.5

$ 98.6

100.1 %

Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations

$ 11.78

$ 5.47

$ 6.31

115.3 %

Diluted earnings per share from discontinued operations

$ 0.11

$ 0.06

$ 0.05

92.2 %

DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE

$ 11.88

$ 5.52

$ 6.36

115.0 %

Weighted average dilutive common shares outstanding

16.6

17.8

(1.2)

(6.9) %

Weighted average participating securities

0.5

0.6

(0.1)

(21.4) %

Total weighted average shares

17.1

18.5

(1.4)

(7.4) %

Effective tax rate on continuing operations

23.3 %

22.4 %

1.0 %

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

Additional Information — Consolidated

(Unaudited)

March 31, 2022

December 31, 2021

Increase/(Decrease)

% Change

SELECTED BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION:

(In millions)

Cash and cash equivalents

$ 16.6

$ 14.9

$ 1.7

11.1 %

Inventories, net

$ 1,096.4

$ 1,073.1

$ 23.3

2.2 %

Floorplan notes payable, net (1)

$ 704.7

$ 531.0

$ 173.7

32.7 %

Total debt

$ 1,988.7

$ 2,035.7

$ (47.0)

(2.3) %

Total equity

$ 1,949.2

$ 1,825.2

$ 124.0

6.8 %

(1) Amounts are net of offset accounts of $199.6 and $271.9, respectively.

Three Months Ended March 31,

2022

2021

NEW VEHICLE UNIT SALES GEOGRAPHIC MIX:

United States

80.3 %

81.7 %

United Kingdom

19.7 %

18.3 %

NEW VEHICLE UNIT SALES BRAND MIX:

Toyota/Lexus

23.0 %

25.8 %

Volkswagen/Audi/Porsche/SEAT/SKODA

15.3 %

14.7 %

BMW/MINI

13.1 %

10.1 %

Ford/Lincoln

8.2 %

10.0 %

Honda/Acura

8.0 %

8.6 %

Chevrolet/GMC/Buick/Cadillac

6.2 %

7.4 %

Mercedes-Benz/smart/Sprinter

5.9 %

5.2 %

Chrysler/Dodge/Jeep/RAM

5.2 %

4.3 %

Nissan

4.6 %

5.3 %

Hyundai/Kia/Genesis

4.3 %

4.9 %

Subaru

3.0 %

1.6 %

Jaguar/Land Rover

1.4 %

2.1 %

Mazda

1.4 %

— %

Other

0.3 %

— %

100.0 %

100.0 %

March 31, 2022

December 31, 2021

March 31, 2021

DAYS' SUPPLY IN INVENTORY (1):

Consolidated

New vehicle inventory

11

12

33

Used vehicle inventory

33

42

28

U.S.

New vehicle inventory

9

9

34

Used vehicle inventory

28

36

23

U.K.

New vehicle inventory

17

33

28

Used vehicle inventory

52

66

44

(1) Days' supply in inventory is calculated based on inventory unit levels and 30-day total unit sales volumes, both at the end of each reporting period.

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

Reported Operating Data — Consolidated

(Unaudited)

(In millions, except unit data)

Three Months Ended March 31,

2022

2021

Increase/ (Decrease)

% Change

CurrencyImpact on Current Period Results

Constant Currency % Change

Revenues:

New vehicle retail sales

$ 1,745.1

$ 1,509.2

$ 235.9

15.6 %

$ (11.1)

16.4 %

Used vehicle retail sales

1,359.9

888.1

471.8

53.1 %

(9.5)

54.2 %

Used vehicle wholesale sales

93.5

78.2

15.2

19.5 %

(1.0)

20.8 %

Total used

1,453.4

966.3

487.0

50.4 %

(10.5)

51.5 %

Parts and service sales

472.9

352.8

120.1

34.0 %

(1.9)

34.6 %

F&I, net

173.0

125.6

47.4

37.7 %

(0.6)

38.2 %

Total revenues

$ 3,844.4

$ 2,953.9

$ 890.4

30.1 %

$ (24.1)

31.0 %

Gross profit:

New vehicle retail sales

$ 201.3

$ 95.7

$ 105.6

110.4 %

$ (1.1)

111.5 %

Used vehicle retail sales

87.8

58.5

29.4

50.2 %

(0.6)

51.1 %

Used vehicle wholesale sales

2.8

3.8

(0.9)

(25.1) %

(25.6) %

Total used

90.7

62.3

28.4

45.6 %

(0.5)

46.5 %

Parts and service sales

259.8

197.7

62.1

31.4 %

(1.2)

32.0 %

F&I, net

173.0

125.6

47.4

37.7 %

(0.6)

38.2 %

Total gross profit

$ 724.7

$ 481.3

$ 243.4

50.6 %

$ (3.4)

51.3 %

Gross margin:

New vehicle retail sales

11.5 %

6.3 %

5.2 %

Used vehicle retail sales

6.5 %

6.6 %

(0.1) %

Used vehicle wholesale sales

3.0 %

4.8 %

(1.8) %

Total used

6.2 %

6.4 %

(0.2) %

Parts and service sales

54.9 %

56.1 %

(1.1) %

Total gross margin

18.9 %

16.3 %

2.6 %

Units sold:

Retail new vehicles sold

36,733

35,692

1,041

2.9 %

Retail used vehicles sold

43,806

37,543

6,263

16.7 %

Wholesale used vehicles sold

9,099

9,578

(479)

(5.0) %

Total used

52,905

47,121

5,784

12.3 %

Average sales price per unit sold:

New vehicle retail

$ 47,509

$ 42,285

$ 5,224

12.4 %

$ (301)

13.1 %

Used vehicle retail

$ 31,043

$ 23,656

$ 7,387

31.2 %

$ (217)

32.1 %

Gross profit per unit sold:

New vehicle retail sales

$ 5,479

$ 2,680

$ 2,799

104.4 %

$ (30)

105.5 %

Used vehicle retail sales

$ 2,005

$ 1,558

$ 447

28.7 %

$ (13)

29.5 %

Used vehicle wholesale sales

$ 310

$ 394

$ (83)

(21.2) %

$ 2

(21.7) %

Total used

$ 1,714

$ 1,321

$ 392

29.7 %

$ (10)

30.5 %

F&I PRU

$ 2,148

$ 1,715

$ 432

25.2 %

$ (8)

25.7 %

Other:

SG&A expenses

$ 418.5

$ 311.4

$ 107.1

34.4 %

$ (1.8)

35.0 %

Adjusted SG&A expenses (1)

$ 439.8

$ 310.4

$ 129.4

41.7 %

$ (1.9)

42.3 %

SG&A as % gross profit

57.7 %

64.7 %

(6.9) %

Adjusted SG&A as % gross profit (1)

60.7 %

64.5 %

(3.8) %

Operating margin %

7.4 %

5.1 %

2.3 %

Adjusted operating margin % (1)

6.9 %

5.1 %

1.7 %

Pretax margin %

6.8 %

4.4 %

2.4 %

Adjusted pretax margin % (1)

6.3 %

4.4 %

1.8 %

Floorplan expense:

Floorplan interest expense

$ 5.3

$ 7.5

$ (2.2)

(29.9) %

$ —

(29.3) %

Less: Floorplan assistance (2)

14.0

13.2

0.8

6.3 %

6.3 %

Net floorplan expense

$ (8.8)

$ (5.7)

$ (3.1)

$ —

(1)

See the section in this release titled 'Reconciliation of Certain Non-GAAP Financial Measures' for the GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliation of these figures.

(2)

 Floorplan assistance is included within New vehicle retail Gross profit above and New vehicle retail Cost of sales in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

Reported Operating Data — U.S.

(Unaudited)

(In millions, except unit data)

Three Months Ended March 31,

2022

2021

Increase/(Decrease)

% Change

Revenues:

New vehicle retail sales

$ 1,433.1

$ 1,246.0

$ 187.1

15.0 %

Used vehicle retail sales

1,037.9

696.5

341.4

49.0 %

Used vehicle wholesale sales

57.2

50.4

6.8

13.5 %

Total used

1,095.1

746.9

348.2

46.6 %

Parts and service sales

408.4

296.3

112.1

37.8 %

F&I, net

154.7

115.1

39.7

34.5 %

Total revenues

$ 3,091.3

$ 2,404.3

$ 687.0

28.6 %

Gross profit:

New vehicle retail sales

$ 173.3

$ 80.9

$ 92.5

114.3 %

Used vehicle retail sales

68.7

50.3

18.3

36.5 %

Used vehicle wholesale sales

3.2

3.9

(0.7)

(17.5) %

Total used

71.9

54.3

17.7

32.5 %

Parts and service sales

221.0

165.1

55.9

33.8 %

F&I, net

154.7

115.1

39.7

34.5 %

Total gross profit

$ 620.9

$ 415.3

$ 205.6

49.5 %

Gross margin:

New vehicle retail sales

12.1 %

6.5 %

5.6 %

Used vehicle retail sales

6.6 %

7.2 %

(0.6) %

Used vehicle wholesale sales

5.7 %

7.8 %

(2.1) %

Total used

6.6 %

7.3 %

(0.7) %

Parts and service sales

54.1 %

55.7 %

(1.6) %

Total gross margin

20.1 %

17.3 %

2.8 %

Units sold:

Retail new vehicles sold

29,498

29,152

346

1.2 %

Retail used vehicles sold

33,940

30,431

3,509

11.5 %

Wholesale used vehicles sold

6,001

6,440

(439)

(6.8) %

Total used

39,941

36,871

3,070

8.3 %

Average sales price per unit sold:

New vehicle retail

$ 48,583

$ 42,743

$ 5,840

13.7 %

Used vehicle retail

$ 30,580

$ 22,888

$ 7,692

33.6 %

Gross profit per unit sold:

New vehicle retail sales

$ 5,876

$ 2,774

$ 3,102

111.8 %

Used vehicle retail sales

$ 2,023

$ 1,654

$ 369

22.3 %

Used vehicle wholesale sales

$ 540

$ 610

$ (70)

(11.5) %

Total used

$ 1,800

$ 1,471

$ 329

22.4 %

F&I PRU

$ 2,439

$ 1,931

$ 508

26.3 %

Other:

SG&A expenses

$ 353.6

$ 261.7

$ 91.9

35.1 %

Adjusted SG&A expenses (1)

$ 372.3

$ 261.4

$ 110.9

42.4 %

SG&A as % gross profit

56.9 %

63.0 %

(6.1) %

Adjusted SG&A as % gross profit (1)

60.0 %

62.9 %

(3.0) %

(1)

See the section in this release titled 'Reconciliation of Certain Non-GAAP Financial Measures' for the GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliation of these figures.

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

Reported Operating Data — U.K.

(Unaudited)

(In millions, except unit data)

Three Months Ended March 31,

2022

2021

Increase/ (Decrease)

% Change

CurrencyImpact on Current Period Results

ConstantCurrency % Change

Revenues:

New vehicle retail sales

$ 312.0

$ 263.2

$ 48.9

18.6 %

$ (11.1)

22.8 %

Used vehicle retail sales

322.0

191.6

130.4

68.1 %

(9.5)

73.0 %

Used vehicle wholesale sales

36.3

27.8

8.4

30.3 %

(1.0)

33.9 %

Total used

358.3

219.4

138.8

63.3 %

(10.5)

68.0 %

Parts and service sales

64.5

56.5

8.0

14.2 %

(1.9)

17.5 %

F&I, net

18.3

10.6

7.7

72.9 %

(0.6)

78.7 %

Total revenues

$ 753.0

$ 549.6

$ 203.4

37.0 %

$ (24.1)

41.4 %

Gross profit:

New vehicle retail sales

$ 27.9

$ 14.8

$ 13.2

89.0 %

$ (1.1)

96.3 %

Used vehicle retail sales

19.2

8.2

11.0

134.7 %

(0.6)

141.4 %

Used vehicle wholesale sales

(0.4)

(0.2)

(0.3)

NM

NM

Total used

18.8

8.0

10.7

134.1 %

(0.5)

140.8 %

Parts and service sales

38.8

32.6

6.2

19.0 %

(1.2)

22.6 %

F&I, net

18.3

10.6

7.7

72.9 %

(0.6)

78.7 %

Total gross profit

$ 103.8

$ 66.0

$ 37.8

57.3 %

$ (3.4)

62.5 %

Gross margin:

New vehicle retail sales

9.0 %

5.6 %

3.3 %

Used vehicle retail sales

6.0 %

4.3 %

1.7 %

Used vehicle wholesale sales

(1.2) %

(0.6) %

(0.6) %

Total used

5.2 %

3.7 %

1.6 %

Parts and service sales

60.2 %

57.8 %

2.4 %

Total gross margin

13.8 %

12.0 %

1.8 %

Units sold:

Retail new vehicles sold

7,235

6,540

695

10.6 %

Retail used vehicles sold

9,866

7,112

2,754

38.7 %

Wholesale used vehicles sold

3,098

3,138

(40)

(1.3) %

Total used

12,964

10,250

2,714

26.5 %

Average sales price per unit sold:

New vehicle retail

$ 43,129

$ 40,240

$ 2,889

7.2 %

$ (1,528)

11.0 %

Used vehicle retail

$ 32,638

$ 26,941

$ 5,697

21.1 %

$ (962)

24.7 %

Gross profit per unit sold:

New vehicle retail sales

$ 3,861

$ 2,261

$ 1,600

70.8 %

$ (150)

77.4 %

Used vehicle retail sales

$ 1,944

$ 1,149

$ 795

69.2 %

$ (56)

74.0 %

Used vehicle wholesale sales

$ (135)

$ (51)

$ (84)

NM

$ 6

NM

Total used

$ 1,447

$ 782

$ 666

85.1 %

$ (41)

90.4 %

F&I PRU

$ 1,068

$ 773

$ 294

38.1 %

$ (36)

42.7 %

Other:

SG&A expenses

$ 64.9

$ 49.6

$ 15.2

30.7 %

$ (1.8)

34.3 %

Adjusted SG&A expenses (1)

$ 67.5

$ 49.1

$ 18.5

37.7 %

$ (1.9)

41.6 %

SG&A as % gross profit

62.5 %

75.2 %

(12.7) %

Adjusted SG&A as % gross profit (1)

65.1 %

74.3 %

(9.3) %

(1)

See the section in this release titled 'Reconciliation of Certain Non-GAAP Financial Measures' for the GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliation of these figures.

NM — Not Meaningful

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

Same Store Operating Data — Consolidated

(Unaudited)

(In millions, except unit data)

Three Months Ended March 31,

2022

2021

Increase/ (Decrease)

% Change

Currency Impact on Current Period Results

Constant Currency % Change

Revenues:

New vehicle retail sales

$ 1,440.7

$ 1,490.4

$ (49.6)

(3.3) %

$ (10.1)

(2.7) %

Used vehicle retail sales

1,163.1

878.3

284.8

32.4 %

(8.4)

33.4 %

Used vehicle wholesale sales

79.6

77.5

2.1

2.8 %

(0.9)

4.0 %

Total used

1,242.7

955.8

287.0

30.0 %

(9.3)

31.0 %

Parts and service sales

405.0

347.1

57.9

16.7 %

(1.7)

17.2 %

F&I, net

148.7

123.9

24.8

20.0 %

(0.6)

20.4 %

Total revenues

$ 3,237.2

$ 2,917.1

$ 320.1

11.0 %

$ (21.7)

11.7 %

Gross profit:

New vehicle retail sales

$ 163.6

$ 94.6

$ 69.0

72.9 %

$ (1.0)

74.0 %

Used vehicle retail sales

73.9

58.0

15.9

27.5 %

(0.5)

28.3 %

Used vehicle wholesale sales

1.8

3.8

(2.0)

(51.8) %

(52.3) %

Total used

75.7

61.7

14.0

22.7 %

(0.5)

23.4 %

Parts and service sales

218.9

194.7

24.2

12.4 %

(1.1)

13.0 %

F&I, net

148.7

123.9

24.8

20.0 %

(0.6)

20.4 %

Total gross profit

$ 606.9

$ 474.9

$ 132.0

27.8 %

$ (3.1)

28.4 %

Gross margin:

New vehicle retail sales

11.4 %

6.3 %

5.0 %

Used vehicle retail sales

6.4 %

6.6 %

(0.2) %

Used vehicle wholesale sales

2.3 %

4.9 %

(2.6) %

Total used

6.1 %

6.5 %

(0.4) %

Parts and service sales

54.0 %

56.1 %

(2.0) %

Total gross margin

18.7 %

16.3 %

2.5 %

Units sold:

Retail new vehicles sold

30,260

35,263

(5,003)

(14.2) %

Retail used vehicles sold

37,415

37,092

323

0.9 %

Wholesale used vehicles sold

7,377

9,457

(2,080)

(22.0) %

Total used

44,792

46,549

(1,757)

(3.8) %

Average sales price per unit sold:

New vehicle retail

$ 47,612

$ 42,264

$ 5,348

12.7 %

$ (334)

13.4 %

Used vehicle retail

$ 31,087

$ 23,679

$ 7,408

31.3 %

$ (224)

32.2 %

Gross profit per unit sold:

New vehicle retail sales

$ 5,407

$ 2,683

$ 2,724

101.5 %

$ (33)

102.8 %

Used vehicle retail sales

$ 1,975

$ 1,563

$ 412

26.4 %

$ (13)

27.2 %

Used vehicle wholesale sales

$ 246

$ 398

$ (152)

(38.2) %

$ 2

(38.8) %

Total used

$ 1,691

$ 1,326

$ 364

27.5 %

$ (10)

28.3 %

F&I PRU

$ 2,197

$ 1,712

$ 484

28.3 %

$ (8)

28.8 %

Other:

SG&A expenses

$ 367.0

$ 306.5

$ 60.5

19.7 %

$ (1.8)

20.3 %

Adjusted SG&A expenses (1)

$ 367.0

$ 305.3

$ 61.8

20.2 %

$ (1.8)

20.8 %

SG&A as % gross profit

60.5 %

64.5 %

(4.1) %

Adjusted SG&A as % gross profit (1)

60.5 %

64.3 %

(3.8) %

Operating margin %

6.8 %

5.1 %

1.7 %

Adjusted operating margin % (1)

6.8 %

5.2 %

1.7 %

(1)

See the section in this release titled 'Reconciliation of Certain Non-GAAP Financial Measures' for the GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliation of these figures.

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

Same Store Operating Data — U.S.

(Unaudited)

(In millions, except unit data)

Three Months Ended March 31,

2022

2021

Increase/(Decrease)

% Change

Revenues:

New vehicle retail sales

$ 1,155.8

$ 1,227.6

$ (71.8)

(5.8) %

Used vehicle retail sales

878.0

687.7

190.4

27.7 %

Used vehicle wholesale sales

46.3

49.7

(3.4)

(6.9) %

Total used

924.4

737.4

187.0

25.4 %

Parts and service sales

347.8

293.3

54.5

18.6 %

F&I, net

131.9

113.4

18.5

16.3 %

Total revenues

$ 2,559.8

$ 2,371.6

$ 188.2

7.9 %

Gross profit:

New vehicle retail sales

$ 138.3

$ 79.9

$ 58.5

73.2 %

Used vehicle retail sales

57.0

49.8

7.2

14.4 %

Used vehicle wholesale sales

2.2

3.9

(1.7)

(42.9) %

Total used

59.3

53.7

5.5

10.3 %

Parts and service sales

184.4

163.2

21.2

13.0 %

F&I, net

131.9

113.4

18.5

16.3 %

Total gross profit

$ 513.9

$ 410.2

$ 103.7

25.3 %

Gross margin:

New vehicle retail sales

12.0 %

6.5 %

5.5 %

Used vehicle retail sales

6.5 %

7.2 %

(0.8) %

Used vehicle wholesale sales

4.8 %

7.8 %

(3.0) %

Total used

6.4 %

7.3 %

(0.9) %

Parts and service sales

53.0 %

55.7 %

(2.6) %

Total gross margin

20.1 %

17.3 %

2.8 %

Units sold:

Retail new vehicles sold

23,769

28,739

(4,970)

(17.3) %

Retail used vehicles sold

28,901

30,037

(1,136)

(3.8) %

Wholesale used vehicles sold

4,639

6,344

(1,705)

(26.9) %

Total used

33,540

36,381

(2,841)

(7.8) %

Average sales price per unit sold:

New vehicle retail

$ 48,625

$ 42,714

$ 5,912

13.8 %

Used vehicle retail

$ 30,381

$ 22,894

$ 7,488

32.7 %

Gross profit per unit sold:

New vehicle retail sales

$ 5,819

$ 2,779

$ 3,041

109.4 %

Used vehicle retail sales

$ 1,974

$ 1,660

$ 314

18.9 %

Used vehicle wholesale sales

$ 477

$ 611

$ (134)

(21.9) %

Total used

$ 1,767

$ 1,477

$ 290

19.7 %

F&I PRU

$ 2,504

$ 1,929

$ 575

29.8 %

Other:

SG&A expenses

$ 306.5

$ 258.7

$ 47.9

18.5 %

Adjusted SG&A expenses (1)

$ 306.5

$ 257.4

$ 49.1

19.1 %

SG&A as % gross profit

59.6 %

63.1 %

(3.4) %

Adjusted SG&A as % gross profit (1)

59.6 %

62.8 %

(3.1) %

(1)

See the section in this release titled 'Reconciliation of Certain Non-GAAP Financial Measures' for the GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliation of these figures.

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

Same Store Operating Data — U.K.

(Unaudited)

(In millions, except unit data)

Three Months Ended March 31,

2022

2021

Increase/ (Decrease)

% Change

Currency Impact on Current Period Results

Constant Currency % Change

Revenues:

New vehicle retail sales

$ 285.0

$ 262.8

$ 22.2

8.4 %

$ (10.1)

12.3 %

Used vehicle retail sales

285.1

190.6

94.4

49.5 %

(8.4)

53.9 %

Used vehicle wholesale sales

33.3

27.7

5.6

20.1 %

(0.9)

23.4 %

Total used

318.4

218.4

100.0

45.8 %

(9.3)

50.1 %

Parts and service sales

57.3

53.9

3.4

6.3 %

(1.7)

9.4 %

F&I, net

16.8

10.5

6.2

59.4 %

(0.6)

64.8 %

Total revenues

$ 677.3

$ 545.5

$ 131.8

24.2 %

$ (21.7)

28.1 %

Gross profit:

New vehicle retail sales

$ 25.3

$ 14.8

$ 10.5

71.4 %

$ (1.0)

78.1 %

Used vehicle retail sales

16.9

8.1

8.7

107.5 %

(0.5)

113.4 %

Used vehicle wholesale sales

(0.4)

(0.1)

(0.3)

NM

NM

Total used

16.5

8.0

8.4

105.4 %

(0.5)

111.2 %

Parts and service sales

34.4

31.4

3.0

9.5 %

(1.1)

12.9 %

F&I, net

16.8

10.5

6.2

59.4 %

(0.6)

64.8 %

Total gross profit

$ 93.0

$ 64.7

$ 28.2

43.6 %

$ (3.1)

48.4 %

Gross margin:

New vehicle retail sales

8.9 %

5.6 %

3.3 %

Used vehicle retail sales

5.9 %

4.3 %

1.7 %

Used vehicle wholesale sales

(1.2) %

(0.4) %

(0.8) %

Total used

5.2 %

3.7 %

1.5 %

Parts and service sales

60.1 %

58.4 %

1.8 %

Total gross margin

13.7 %

11.9 %

1.9 %

Units sold:

Retail new vehicles sold

6,491

6,524

(33)

(0.5) %

Retail used vehicles sold

8,514

7,055

1,459

20.7 %

Wholesale used vehicles sold

2,738

3,113

(375)

(12.0) %

Total used

11,252

10,168

1,084

10.7 %

Average sales price per unit sold:

New vehicle retail

$ 43,903

$ 40,282

$ 3,621

9.0 %

$ (1,557)

12.9 %

Used vehicle retail

$ 33,483

$ 27,023

$ 6,460

23.9 %

$ (986)

27.6 %

Gross profit per unit sold:

New vehicle retail sales

$ 3,898

$ 2,262

$ 1,635

72.3 %

$ (153)

79.0 %

Used vehicle retail sales

$ 1,981

$ 1,152

$ 829

71.9 %

$ (57)

76.8 %

Used vehicle wholesale sales

$ (146)

$ (36)

$ (110)

NM

$ 6

NM

Total used

$ 1,463

$ 788

$ 675

85.6 %

$ (41)

90.8 %

F&I PRU

$ 1,117

$ 774

$ 343

44.3 %

$ (38)

49.1 %

Other:

SG&A expenses

$ 60.5

$ 47.9

$ 12.7

26.4 %

$ (1.8)

30.1 %

SG&A as % gross profit

65.1 %

73.9 %

(8.8) %

 NM — Not Meaningful

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

Reconciliation of Certain Non-GAAP Financial Measures — Consolidated

(Unaudited)

(In millions, except per share data)

Three Months Ended March 31, 2022

U.S. GAAP

Dealership and real estate transactions

Non-GAAP adjusted

SG&A expenses

$ 418.5

$ 21.4

$ 439.8

Income (loss) from operations

$ 285.0

$ (21.4)

$ 263.7

Income (loss) before income taxes

$ 262.3

$ (21.4)

$ 240.9

Less: Provision (benefit) for income taxes

61.2

(4.9)

56.3

Net income (loss) from continuing operations

201.1

(16.5)

184.6

Less: Earnings (loss) allocated to participating securities

5.8

(0.5)

5.3

Net income (loss) from continuing operations available to diluted common shares

$ 195.3

$ (16.0)

$ 179.3

Diluted earnings (loss) per common share from continuing operations

$ 11.78

$ (0.97)

$ 10.81

Effective tax rate

23.3 %

23.4 %

SG&A as % gross profit (1)

57.7 %

60.7 %

Operating margin (2)

7.4 %

6.9 %

Pretax margin (3)

6.8 %

6.3 %

U.S. GAAP

Non-GAAP adjustments

Non-GAAP adjusted

Net income from discontinued operations

$ 1.8

$ —

$ 1.8

Less: earnings allocated to participating securities

0.1

0.1

Net income from discontinued operations available to diluted common shares

$ 1.8

$ —

$ 1.8

Net income (loss)

$ 202.9

$ (16.5)

$ 186.4

Less: earnings (loss) allocated to participating securities

5.9

(0.5)

5.4

Net income (loss) available to diluted common shares

$ 197.1

$ (16.0)

$ 181.0

Diluted earnings per common share from discontinued operations

$ 0.11

$ —

$ 0.11

Diluted earnings (loss) per common share from continuing operations

11.78

(0.97)

10.81

Diluted earnings (loss) per common share

$ 11.88

$ (0.97)

$ 10.92

(1)

Adjusted SG&A as % of gross profit excludes the impact of SG&A reconciling items above.

(2)

Adjusted operating margin excludes the impact of SG&A reconciling items above.

(3)

Adjusted pretax margin excludes the impact of SG&A reconciling items above.

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

Reconciliation of Certain Non-GAAP Financial Measures — Consolidated

(Unaudited)

(In millions, except per share data)

Three Months Ended March 31, 2021

U.S. GAAP

Catastrophicevents

Dealership and real estate transactions

Legal matters

Non-GAAP adjusted

SG&A expenses

$ 311.4

$ (2.2)

$ 0.3

$ 1.0

$ 310.4

Income (loss) from operations

$ 150.7

$ 2.2

$ (0.3)

$ (1.0)

$ 151.6

Income (loss) before income taxes

$ 130.0

$ 2.2

$ (0.3)

$ (1.0)

$ 130.9

Less: Provision (benefit) for income taxes

29.1

0.5

(0.1)

(0.2)

29.3

Net income (loss) from continuing operations

100.9

1.7

(0.2)

(0.8)

101.7

Less: Earnings allocated to participating securities

3.4

0.1

3.5

Net income (loss) from continuing operations available to diluted common shares

$ 97.5

$ 1.7

$ (0.2)

$ (0.7)

$ 98.2

Diluted earnings (loss) per common share from continuing operations

$ 5.47

$ 0.09

$ (0.01)

$ (0.04)

$ 5.51

Effective tax rate

22.4 %

22.4 %

SG&A as % gross profit (1)

64.7 %

64.5 %

Operating margin (2)

5.1 %

5.1 %

Pretax margin (3)

4.4 %

4.4 %

Same Store SG&A expenses

$ 306.5

$ (2.2)

$ —

$ 1.0

$ 305.3

Same Store SG&A as % gross profit (1)

64.5 %

64.3 %

Same Store income (loss) from operations

$ 149.7

$ 2.2

$ —

$ (1.0)

$ 150.9

Same Store operating margin (2)

5.1 %

5.2 %

U.S. GAAP

Non-GAAP adjustments

Non-GAAP adjusted

Net income from discontinued operations

$ 1.0

$ —

$ 1.0

Less: earnings allocated to participating securities

Net income from discontinued operations available to diluted common shares

$ 1.0

$ —

$ 1.0

Net income

$ 101.9

$ 0.7

$ 102.7

Less: earnings allocated to participating securities

3.5

3.5

Net income available to diluted common shares

$ 98.5

$ 0.7

$ 99.2

Diluted earnings per common share from discontinued operations

$ 0.06

$ —

$ 0.06

Diluted earnings per common share from continuing operations

5.47

0.04

5.51

Diluted earnings per common share

$ 5.52

$ 0.04

$ 5.57

(1)

Adjusted SG&A as % of gross profit excludes the impact of SG&A reconciling items above.

(2)

Adjusted operating margin excludes the impact of SG&A reconciling items above.

(3)

Adjusted pretax margin excludes the impact of SG&A reconciling items above.

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

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

(Unaudited)

(In millions)

Three Months Ended March 31, 2022

U.S. GAAP

Dealership and real estate transactions

Non-GAAP adjusted

SG&A expenses

$ 353.6

$ 18.7

$ 372.3

SG&A as % gross profit (1)

56.9 %

60.0 %

Three Months Ended March 31, 2021

U.S. GAAP

Catastrophic events

Dealership and real estate transactions

Legal matters

Non-GAAP adjusted

SG&A expenses

$ 261.7

$ (2.2)

$ 0.9

$ 1.0

$ 261.4

SG&A as % gross profit (1)

63.0 %

62.9 %

Same Store SG&A expenses

$ 258.7

$ (2.2)

$ —

$ 1.0

$ 257.4

Same Store SG&A as % gross profit (1)

63.1 %

62.8 %

(1)

Adjusted SG&A as % of gross profit excludes the impact of SG&A reconciling items above.

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

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

(Unaudited)

(In millions)

Three Months Ended March 31, 2022

U.S. GAAP

Dealership and real estatetransactions

Non-GAAP Adjusted

SG&A expenses

$ 64.9

$ 2.7

$ 67.5

SG&A as % gross profit (1)

62.5 %

65.1 %

Three Months Ended March 31, 2021

U.S. GAAP

Dealership and real estate transactions

Non-GAAP Adjusted

SG&A expenses

$ 49.6

$ (0.6)

$ 49.1

SG&A as % gross profit (1)

75.2 %

74.3 %

(1)

Adjusted SG&A as % of gross profit excludes the impact of SG&A reconciling items above.

SOURCE Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

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