BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich., July 30, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
Second Quarter 2014 Six Months 2014 ------------------- --------------- Revenue Increases 21.4% to $4.4 Billion Revenue Increases 21.1% to $8.5 Billion Same-store Retail Revenue Increases 12.7% Same-store Retail Revenue Increases 13.8% Income from Continuing Income from Continuing Operations Increases Operations Increases 21.7% to $146.4 Million 27.5% to $80.3 Million Earnings Per Share Earnings Per Share from Continuing Operations from Continuing Increases 21.8% to $1.62 Operations Increases 27.1% to $0.89 EBITDA Increases 22.4% to $153 Million EBITDA Increases 19.6% to $283 Million ---------------------- --------------------------------------
Penske Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE: PAG), an international transportation services company, announced today the most profitable quarter and first six months of income from continuing operations and related earnings per share in company history. For the second quarter of 2014, when compared to the same period last year, income from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders increased 27.5% to $80.3 million and related earnings per share increased 27.1% to $0.89 per share.
Total revenue increased 21.4% to $4.4 billion. The revenue increase was driven by a 10.4% increase in total retail unit sales, including a 5.3% increase on a same-store basis. Gross profit improved 19.2% to $666.9 million while operating income increased 21.5% to $136.2 million.
Commenting on the company's record results, Penske Automotive Group Chairman Roger S. Penske said, "Our business delivered another outstanding quarter, achieving over 20% growth in revenues, income from continuing operations and related earnings per share. I am particularly pleased with another quarter of double-digit, same-store retail revenue growth, further highlighting the benefit of our company's brand mix and geographic diversification. We remain confident in the strength of the auto retail market and our ability to continue growing the overall business."
Highlights of the Second Quarter
-- Total Retail Unit Sales Increased 10.4% to 101,422 -- +8.4% in the United States; +15.3% Internationally -- New unit retail sales +10.5% -- Used unit retail sales +10.4% -- Same-store Retail Revenue Increased 12.7% -- New +11.9%; Used +15.9%; Finance & Insurance +13.8%; Service and Parts +7.8% -- +6.3% in the United States; +25.3% Internationally -- Average Transaction Price Per Unit -- New $40,318; +7.0% -- Used $27,733; +8.6% -- Average Gross Profit Per Unit -- New $3,115, +$296/unit; Gross Margin 7.7%, +20 basis points -- Used $1,966, +$50/unit; Gross Margin 7.1%, -40 basis points -- Finance & Insurance $1,107, +$76/unit
For the six months ended June 30, 2014, total revenue increased 21.1% to $8.5 billion. The revenue increase was driven by an 11.7% increase in total retail unit sales, including 7.5% on a same-store basis. Same-store retail revenue growth was 13.8%. Income from continuing operations increased 21.7% to $146.4 million and related earnings per share increased 21.8% to $1.62 per share when compared to the same period last year.
Share Repurchases
For the six months ended June 30, 2014, the company has repurchased 335,350 shares of its common stock for approximately $15.5 million, or an average price of $46.20 per share. The company has a remaining share repurchase authorization of $77.6 million as of June 30, 2014.
Conference Call
Penske Automotive will host a conference call discussing financial results relating to the second quarter of 2014 on July 30, 2014, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. To listen to the conference call, participants must dial (800) 230-1085 [International, please dial (612) 288-0340]. The call will also be simultaneously broadcast over the Internet through the Investors Relations section of the Penske Automotive Group website. Additionally, an investor presentation relating to the second quarter 2014 financial results has been posted to the company's website. To access the presentation or to listen to the company's webcast, please refer to www.penskeautomotive.com.
About Penske Automotive
Penske Automotive Group, Inc., (NYSE: PAG) headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, is an international transportation services company, operating automotive dealerships, commercial vehicle distribution and car rental franchises principally in the United States, Western Europe, Australia and New Zealand, employs approximately 19,900 people worldwide and is a member of the Fortune 500 and Russell 2000. For additional information, visit the company's website at www.penskeautomotive.com.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This release contains certain non-GAAP financial measures as defined under SEC rules, such as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA"). The company has reconciled these measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures in the release. The company believes that these widely accepted measures of operating profitability improve the transparency of the company's disclosures and provide a meaningful presentation of the company's results from its core business operations excluding the impact of items not related to the company's ongoing core business operations, and improve the period-to-period comparability of the company's results from its core business operations. These non-GAAP financial measures are not substitutes for GAAP financial results, and should only be considered in conjunction with the company's financial information that is presented in accordance with GAAP.
Caution Concerning Forward Looking Statements
Statements in this press release may involve forward-looking statements, including forward-looking statements regarding Penske Automotive Group, Inc.'s future sales potential and potential earnings outlook. Actual results may vary materially because of risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. These risks and uncertainties include, among others: economic conditions generally, conditions in the credit markets and changes in interest rates, adverse conditions affecting a particular manufacturer, including the adverse impact to the vehicle and parts supply chain due to natural disasters or other disruptions that interrupt the supply of vehicles or parts to us; changes in consumer credit availability, the outcome of legal and administrative matters, and other factors over which management has limited control. These forward-looking statements should be evaluated together with additional information about Penske Automotive's business, markets, conditions and other uncertainties, which could affect Penske Automotive's future performance. These risks and uncertainties are addressed in Penske Automotive's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, and its other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). This press release speaks only as of its date, and Penske Automotive disclaims any duty to update the information herein.
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PENSKE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC. Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income (Amounts In Millions, Except Per Share Data) (Unaudited) Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, -------- -------- 2014 2013 % 2014 2013 % Increase/ Increase/ (Decrease) (Decrease) ---------- Revenues: New Vehicle $2,238.1 $1,894.0 18.2% $4,264.4 $3,610.8 18.1% Used Vehicle 1,273.3 1,061.7 19.9% 2,474.9 2,049.9 20.7% Finance and Insurance, Net 112.3 94.7 18.6% 217.2 180.6 20.3% Service and Parts 435.7 384.9 13.2% 853.2 764.6 11.6% Fleet and Wholesale 216.8 180.3 20.2% 404.7 352.2 14.9% Commercial Vehicle, Car Rental and Other 130.5 15.0 nm 240.3 21.8 nm ----- ---- --- ----- ---- --- Total Revenues $4,406.7 $3,630.6 21.4% $8,454.7 $6,979.9 21.1% Cost of Sales: New Vehicle $2,065.2 $1,752.3 17.9% $3,934.8 $3,335.4 18.0% Used Vehicle 1,183.0 982.0 20.5% 2,297.6 1,892.9 21.4% Service and Parts 175.6 153.7 14.2% 345.9 312.2 10.8% Fleet and Wholesale 213.7 177.7 20.3% 397.2 345.4 15.0% Commercial Vehicle, Car Rental and Other 102.3 5.4 nm 188.3 7.9 nm ----- --- --- ----- --- --- Total Cost of Sales $3,739.8 $3,071.1 21.8% $7,163.8 $5,893.8 21.5% Gross Profit 666.9 559.5 19.2% 1,290.9 1,086.1 18.9% SG&A Expenses 513.2 432.7 18.6% 1,001.0 839.8 19.2% Depreciation 17.5 14.7 19.0% 34.0 29.0 17.2% ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Operating Income 136.2 112.1 21.5% 255.9 217.3 17.8% Floor Plan Interest Expense (11.6) (10.7) 8.4% (22.7) (20.8) 9.1% Other Interest Expense (13.1) (11.9) 10.1% (26.2) (23.4) 12.0% Equity in Earnings of Affiliates 10.9 8.9 22.5% 16.0 11.2 42.9% ---- --- ---- ---- ---- ---- Income from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes 122.4 98.4 24.4% 223.0 184.3 21.0% Income Taxes (41.1) (34.9) 17.8% (75.2) (63.2) 19.0% ----- ----- ---- ----- ----- ---- Income from Continuing Operations 81.3 63.5 28.0% 147.8 121.1 22.0% Loss from Discontinued Operations, net of tax (7.4) (1.0) nm (6.0) (0.6) nm ---- ---- --- ---- ---- --- Net Income 73.9 62.5 18.2% 141.8 120.5 17.7% Less: Income Attributable to Non-Controlling Interests 1.0 0.5 100.0% 1.4 0.8 75.0% --- --- ----- --- --- ---- Net Income Attributable to Common Shareholders $72.9 $62.0 17.6% $140.4 $119.7 17.3% ===== ===== ==== ====== ====== ==== Income from Continuing Operations Per Share $0.89 $0.70 27.1% $1.62 $1.33 21.8% ===== ===== ==== ===== ===== ==== Income Per Share $0.81 $0.69 17.4% $1.55 $1.32 17.4% ===== ===== ==== ===== ===== ==== Weighted Average Shares Outstanding 90.4 90.3 0.1% 90.4 90.4 --- ==== ==== === ==== ==== === Amounts Attributable to Common Shareholders: Reported Income from Continuing Operations $81.3 $63.5 28.0% $147.8 $121.1 22.0% Less: Income Attributable to Non-Controlling Interests 1.0 0.5 100.0% 1.4 0.8 75.0% --- --- ----- --- --- ---- Income from Continuing Operations, net of tax $80.3 $63.0 27.5% $146.4 $120.3 21.7% Loss from Discontinued Operations, net of tax (7.4) (1.0) nm (6.0) (0.6) nm ---- ---- --- ---- ---- --- Net Income Attributable to Common Shareholders $72.9 $62.0 17.6% $140.4 $119.7 17.3% ===== ===== ==== ====== ====== ==== nm - not meaningful
PENSKE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC. Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets (Amounts In Millions) (Unaudited) June 30, December 31, 2014 2013 ---- ---- Assets Cash and Cash Equivalents $61.4 $49.8 Accounts Receivable, Net 641.2 600.8 Inventories 2,615.9 2,518.3 Other Current Assets 111.4 88.4 Assets Held for Sale 52.4 107.3 ---- ----- Total Current Assets 3,482.3 3,364.6 Property and Equipment, Net 1,367.8 1,232.2 Intangibles 1,518.4 1,439.9 Other Long-Term Assets 373.8 378.8 ----- ----- Total Assets $6,742.3 $6,415.5 ======== ======== Liabilities and Equity Floor Plan Notes Payable $1,717.3 $1,685.1 Floor Plan Notes Payable - Non-Trade 934.0 901.6 Accounts Payable 435.1 373.3 Accrued Expenses 314.4 262.6 Current Portion Long-Term Debt 81.6 50.0 Liabilities Held for Sale 41.1 59.7 ---- ---- Total Current Liabilities 3,523.5 3,332.3 Long-Term Debt 1,006.8 1,033.2 Other Long-Term Liabilities 565.3 527.9 ----- ----- Total Liabilities 5,095.6 4,893.4 Equity 1,646.7 1,522.1 ------- ------- Total Liabilities and Equity $6,742.3 $6,415.5 ======== ========
PENSKE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC. Consolidated Selected Data (Unaudited) Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, -------- -------- 2014 2013 2014 2013 ---- ---- ---- ---- Geographic Revenue Mix: U.S. 61% 66% 59% 64% U.K. 35% 34% 37% 35% Other International 4% --- 4% 1% --- --- --- --- Total 100% 100% 100% 100% Revenue Mix: Automotive Dealership 97% 100% 97% 100% Commercial Vehicle, Car Rental and Other 3% --- 3% --- Total 100% 100% 100% 100% Automotive Dealership Revenue Mix: Premium/Luxury: BMW 26% 25% 26% 25% Audi 13% 13% 13% 13% Mercedes-Benz 10% 11% 10% 11% Porsche 5% 5% 5% 5% Land Rover 5% 4% 6% 4% Lexus 4% 4% 4% 4% Ferrari / Maserati 3% 2% 2% 2% Bentley 2% 1% 2% 1% Acura 1% 2% 1% 2% Others 2% 2% 2% 2% --- --- --- --- Total Premium/Luxury 71% 69% 71% 69% Volume Non-U.S.: Toyota 12% 12% 12% 12% Honda 8% 10% 8% 10% Volkswagen 2% 2% 2% 2% Nissan 1% 1% 1% 1% Others 2% 2% 2% 2% --- --- --- --- Total Volume Non-U.S. 25% 27% 25% 27% U.S.: General Motors / Chrysler / Ford 4% 4% 4% 4% --- --- --- --- Total Automotive Dealership Revenue 100% 100% 100% 100% Gross Profit Mix: New Vehicles 25.9% 25.3% 25.5% 25.3% Used Vehicles 13.5% 14.2% 13.7% 14.5% Finance and Insurance 16.8% 16.9% 16.8% 16.6% Service and Parts 39.1% 41.4% 39.4% 41.7% Fleet and Wholesale 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 0.6% Commercial Vehicle, Car Rental and Other 4.2% 1.7% 4.0% 1.3% --- --- --- --- Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
PENSKE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC. Consolidated Selected Data (Unaudited) Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, -------- -------- 2014 2013 Increase/ 2014 2013 Increase/ (Decrease) (Decrease) Operating items as a percentage of revenue: Gross Profit: New Vehicle 7.7% 7.5% +20 bps 7.7% 7.6% +10 bps Used Vehicle 7.1% 7.5% -40 bps 7.2% 7.7% -50 bps Service and Parts 59.7% 60.1% -40 bps 59.5% 59.2% +30 bps Fleet and Wholesale 1.4% 1.4% --- 1.9% 1.9% --- Commercial Vehicle, Car Rental and Other 21.6% 64.0% nm 21.6% 63.8% nm ---- ---- --- ---- ---- --- Total Gross Profit 15.1% 15.4% -30 bps 15.3% 15.6% -30 bps Selling, General and Administrative Expenses 11.6% 11.9% -30 bps 11.8% 12.0% -20 bps Operating Income 3.1% 3.1% --- 3.0% 3.1% -10 bps Inc. From Cont. Ops. Before Inc. Taxes 2.8% 2.7% +10 bps 2.6% 2.6% --- Operating items as a percentage of total gross profit: Selling, General and Administrative Expenses 77.0% 77.3% -30 bps 77.5% 77.3% +20 bps Operating Income 20.4% 20.0% +40 bps 19.8% 20.0% -20 bps
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, -------- -------- 2014 2013 % 2014 2013 % Increase/ Increase/ (Decrease) (Decrease) ----------- (Amounts in Millions): EBITDA* $153.0 $125.0 22.4% $283.2 $236.7 19.6% Rent Expense 49.7 43.9 13.2% 97.5 87.4 11.6% Floorplan Credits 8.1 6.3 28.6% 14.2 12.3 15.4% * See the following Non-GAAP reconciliation tables nm - not meaningful
PENSKE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC. Automotive Retail Operations Selected Data (Unaudited) Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, -------- -------- 2014 2013 % 2014 2013 % Increase/ Increase/ (Decrease) (Decrease) ---------- Total Retail Units: New Retail 55,510 50,246 10.5% 105,798 95,306 11.0% Used Retail 45,912 41,587 10.4% 91,282 81,097 12.6% ------ ------ ---- ------ ------ ---- Total Retail 101,422 91,833 10.4% 197,080 176,403 11.7% ======= ====== ==== ======= ======= ==== Same-Store Retail Units: New Same-Store Retail 52,537 50,201 4.7% 100,768 94,891 6.2% Used Same-Store Retail 44,121 41,555 6.2% 87,744 80,419 9.1% ------ ------ --- ------ ------ --- Total Same-Store Retail 96,658 91,756 5.3% 188,512 175,310 7.5% ====== ====== === ======= ======= === Same-Store Retail Revenue: (Amounts in Millions) New Vehicles $2,117.3 $1,891.6 11.9% $4,061.0 $3,593.8 13.0% Used Vehicles 1,228.4 1,060.3 15.9% 2,388.9 2,038.0 17.2% Finance and Insurance, Net 107.7 94.6 13.8% 209.4 180.3 16.1% Service and Parts 414.7 384.6 7.8% 817.3 759.6 7.6% ----- ----- --- ----- ----- --- Total Same-Store Retail $3,868.1 $3,431.1 12.7% $7,476.6 $6,571.7 13.8% ======== ======== ==== ======== ======== ==== Retail Revenue Mix: New Vehicles 55.1% 55.1% --- 54.6% 54.7% -10 bps Used Vehicles 31.4% 30.9% +50 bps 31.7% 31.0% +70 bps Finance and Insurance, Net 2.8% 2.8% --- 2.8% 2.7% +10 bps Service and Parts 10.7% 11.2% -50 bps 10.9% 11.6% -70 bps Average Revenue per Vehicle Retailed: New Vehicles $40,318 $37,694 7.0% $40,306 $37,886 6.4% Used Vehicles 27,733 25,529 8.6% 27,112 25,277 7.3% Gross Profit per Vehicle Retailed: New Vehicles $3,115 $2,819 10.5% $3,115 $2,888 7.9% Used Vehicles 1,966 1,916 2.6% 1,942 1,936 0.3% Finance and Insurance 1,107 1,031 7.4% 1,102 1,024 7.6%
PENSKE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC. Consolidated Non-GAAP Reconciliation (Unaudited) Reconciliation of reported net income to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA") for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013: Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, -------- -------- (Amounts in Millions) 2014 2013 % 2014 2013 % Increase/ Increase/ (Decrease) (Decrease) --- Net Income $73.9 $62.5 18.2% $141.8 $120.5 17.7% Depreciation 17.5 14.7 19.0% 34.0 29.0 17.2% Other Interest Expense 13.1 11.9 10.1% 26.2 23.4 12.0% Income Taxes 41.1 34.9 17.8% 75.2 63.2 19.0% Loss from Discontinued 7.4 1.0 nm 6.0 0.6 nm Operations, net of tax --- EBITDA $153.0 $125.0 22.4% $283.2 $236.7 19.6% ====== ====== ==== ====== ====== ==== nm - not meaningful
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