Sonic Accounts Payable vs Retained Earnings Analysis

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Sonic Automotive financial indicator trend analysis is much more than just breaking down Sonic Automotive prevalent accounting drivers to predict future trends. We encourage investors to analyze account correlations over time for multiple indicators to determine whether Sonic Automotive is a good investment. Please check the relationship between Sonic Automotive Accounts Payable and its Retained Earnings accounts. Check out World Market Map to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Sonic Automotive. Also, note that the market value of any company could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in nation.

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Accounts Payable vs Retained Earnings

Accounts Payable vs Retained Earnings Correlation Analysis

The overlapping area represents the amount of trend that can be explained by analyzing historical patterns of Sonic Automotive Accounts Payable account and Retained Earnings. At this time, the significance of the direction appears to have fragmental relationship.

The correlation between Sonic Automotive's Accounts Payable and Retained Earnings is 0.49. Overlapping area represents the amount of variation of Accounts Payable that can explain the historical movement of Retained Earnings in the same time period over historical financial statements of Sonic Automotive, assuming nothing else is changed. The correlation between historical values of Sonic Automotive's Accounts Payable and Retained Earnings is a relative statistical measure of the degree to which these accounts tend to move together. The correlation coefficient measures the extent to which Accounts Payable of Sonic Automotive are associated (or correlated) with its Retained Earnings. Values of the correlation coefficient range from -1 to +1, where. The correlation of zero (0) is possible when Retained Earnings has no effect on the direction of Accounts Payable i.e., Sonic Automotive's Accounts Payable and Retained Earnings go up and down completely randomly.

Correlation Coefficient

0.49

Relationship Direction	Positive
Relationship Strength	Weak

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Accounts Payable

An accounting item on the balance sheet that represents Sonic Automotive obligation to pay off a short-term debt to its creditors. The accounts payable entry is usually reported under current liabilities. If accounts payable of Sonic Automotive are not paid within the agreed terms, the payables are considered to be in default, which may trigger a penalty or interest payment, or the revocation of additional credit from the supplier. Accounts payable may also be considered a source of cash, since they represent funds being borrowed from suppliers. Given these cash flow considerations, suppliers have a natural inclination to push for shorter payment terms, while creditors want to lengthen the payment terms. The amount a company owes to suppliers or vendors for products or services received but not yet paid for. It represents the company's short-term liabilities.

Retained Earnings

The cumulative amount of net income that a company retains for reinvestment in its operations, rather than distributing it to shareholders as dividends.

Most indicators from Sonic Automotive's fundamental ratios are interrelated and interconnected. However, analyzing fundamental ratios indicators one by one will only give a small insight into Sonic Automotive current financial condition. On the other hand, looking into the entire matrix of fundamental ratios indicators, and analyzing their relationships over time can provide a more complete picture of the company financial strength now and in the future. Check out World Market Map to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Sonic Automotive. Also, note that the market value of any company could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in nation.

For more detail on how to invest in Sonic Stock please use our How to Invest in Sonic Automotive guide.As of now, Sonic Automotive's Enterprise Value Multiple is increasing as compared to previous years. The Sonic Automotive's current Enterprise Value is estimated to increase to about 3.1 B, while Selling General Administrative is projected to decrease to under 985.5 M.

	2021	2022	2023	2024 (projected)
Gross Profit	1.9B	2.3B	2.2B	1.3B
Total Revenue	12.4B	14.0B	14.4B	8.5B

Gross Profit Total Revenue

Sonic Automotive fundamental ratios Correlations

	Total Assets	Short Long Term Debt Total	Other Current Liab	Total Current Liabilities	Total Stockholder Equity	Property Plant And Equipment Net	Net Debt	Retained Earnings	Accounts Payable	Cash	Non Current Assets Total	Non Currrent Assets Other	Cash And Short Term Investments	Net Receivables	Common Stock Shares Outstanding	Non Current Liabilities Total	Inventory	Other Current Assets	Other Stockholder Equity	Total Liab	Property Plant And Equipment Gross	Total Current Assets	Short Term Debt	Intangible Assets	Common Stock	Common Stock Total Equity
Total Assets		0.99	0.12	0.92	0.95	0.82	0.99	0.77	0.88	0.5	0.97	0.59	0.5	0.92	0.19	0.78	0.8	0.47	-0.38	1.0	0.74	0.95	0.9	0.69	0.75	0.94
Short Long Term Debt Total	0.99		0.09	0.89	0.92	0.82	1.0	0.78	0.86	0.5	0.98	0.59	0.5	0.9	0.12	0.79	0.76	0.51	-0.43	1.0	0.75	0.94	0.88	0.72	0.7	0.93
Other Current Liab	0.12	0.09		0.4	0.12	-0.24	0.14	-0.22	0.42	-0.47	-0.08	-0.21	-0.47	0.38	0.4	-0.21	0.6	-0.28	0.45	0.11	-0.32	0.37	0.42	-0.35	0.4	0.24
Total Current Liabilities	0.92	0.89	0.4		0.91	0.65	0.92	0.61	0.93	0.2	0.81	0.48	0.2	0.97	0.35	0.57	0.96	0.29	-0.15	0.91	0.51	0.99	1.0	0.38	0.85	0.95
Total Stockholder Equity	0.95	0.92	0.12	0.91		0.79	0.91	0.74	0.85	0.53	0.93	0.51	0.53	0.88	0.25	0.7	0.81	0.32	-0.25	0.93	0.67	0.91	0.9	0.58	0.78	0.88
Property Plant And Equipment Net	0.82	0.82	-0.24	0.65	0.79		0.79	0.99	0.55	0.61	0.85	0.81	0.61	0.65	-0.05	0.96	0.48	0.76	-0.76	0.81	0.97	0.7	0.63	0.79	0.52	0.69
Net Debt	0.99	1.0	0.14	0.92	0.91	0.79		0.76	0.88	0.42	0.96	0.59	0.42	0.93	0.15	0.77	0.8	0.5	-0.41	1.0	0.72	0.95	0.9	0.68	0.72	0.94
Retained Earnings	0.77	0.78	-0.22	0.61	0.74	0.99	0.76		0.49	0.55	0.81	0.78	0.55	0.61	-0.15	0.95	0.46	0.78	-0.82	0.77	0.97	0.66	0.6	0.78	0.43	0.63
Accounts Payable	0.88	0.86	0.42	0.93	0.85	0.55	0.88	0.49		0.2	0.78	0.44	0.2	0.93	0.5	0.54	0.9	0.29	-0.02	0.88	0.45	0.95	0.92	0.42	0.88	0.93
Cash	0.5	0.5	-0.47	0.2	0.53	0.61	0.42	0.55	0.2		0.64	0.29	1.0	0.18	-0.17	0.59	-0.01	0.31	-0.4	0.49	0.62	0.28	0.18	0.71	0.15	0.28
Non Current Assets Total	0.97	0.98	-0.08	0.81	0.93	0.85	0.96	0.81	0.78	0.64		0.59	0.64	0.83	0.07	0.82	0.65	0.5	-0.47	0.97	0.8	0.86	0.79	0.79	0.63	0.86
Non Currrent Assets Other	0.59	0.59	-0.21	0.48	0.51	0.81	0.59	0.78	0.44	0.29	0.59		0.29	0.53	0.23	0.84	0.36	0.86	-0.64	0.6	0.83	0.54	0.46	0.65	0.56	0.64
Cash And Short Term Investments	0.5	0.5	-0.47	0.2	0.53	0.61	0.42	0.55	0.2	1.0	0.64	0.29		0.18	-0.17	0.59	-0.01	0.31	-0.4	0.49	0.62	0.28	0.18	0.71	0.15	0.28
Net Receivables	0.92	0.9	0.38	0.97	0.88	0.65	0.93	0.61	0.93	0.18	0.83	0.53	0.18		0.38	0.61	0.92	0.32	-0.18	0.92	0.53	0.97	0.96	0.42	0.86	0.95
Common Stock Shares Outstanding	0.19	0.12	0.4	0.35	0.25	-0.05	0.15	-0.15	0.5	-0.17	0.07	0.23	-0.17	0.38		0.01	0.43	-0.08	0.55	0.17	-0.11	0.32	0.34	-0.12	0.76	0.42
Non Current Liabilities Total	0.78	0.79	-0.21	0.57	0.7	0.96	0.77	0.95	0.54	0.59	0.82	0.84	0.59	0.61	0.01		0.41	0.85	-0.77	0.78	0.99	0.66	0.54	0.89	0.5	0.66
Inventory	0.8	0.76	0.6	0.96	0.81	0.48	0.8	0.46	0.9	-0.01	0.65	0.36	-0.01	0.92	0.43	0.41		0.16	0.01	0.78	0.34	0.93	0.97	0.19	0.85	0.87
Other Current Assets	0.47	0.51	-0.28	0.29	0.32	0.76	0.5	0.78	0.29	0.31	0.5	0.86	0.31	0.32	-0.08	0.85	0.16		-0.83	0.5	0.85	0.39	0.26	0.74	0.26	0.43
Other Stockholder Equity	-0.38	-0.43	0.45	-0.15	-0.25	-0.76	-0.41	-0.82	-0.02	-0.4	-0.47	-0.64	-0.4	-0.18	0.55	-0.77	0.01	-0.83		-0.4	-0.84	-0.23	-0.13	-0.7	0.09	-0.21
Total Liab	1.0	1.0	0.11	0.91	0.93	0.81	1.0	0.77	0.88	0.49	0.97	0.6	0.49	0.92	0.17	0.78	0.78	0.5	-0.4		0.74	0.95	0.89	0.7	0.73	0.94
Property Plant And Equipment Gross	0.74	0.75	-0.32	0.51	0.67	0.97	0.72	0.97	0.45	0.62	0.8	0.83	0.62	0.53	-0.11	0.99	0.34	0.85	-0.84	0.74		0.59	0.49	0.88	0.4	0.6
Total Current Assets	0.95	0.94	0.37	0.99	0.91	0.7	0.95	0.66	0.95	0.28	0.86	0.54	0.28	0.97	0.32	0.66	0.93	0.39	-0.23	0.95	0.59		0.98	0.49	0.84	0.96
Short Term Debt	0.9	0.88	0.42	1.0	0.9	0.63	0.9	0.6	0.92	0.18	0.79	0.46	0.18	0.96	0.34	0.54	0.97	0.26	-0.13	0.89	0.49	0.98		0.35	0.84	0.93
Intangible Assets	0.69	0.72	-0.35	0.38	0.58	0.79	0.68	0.78	0.42	0.71	0.79	0.65	0.71	0.42	-0.12	0.89	0.19	0.74	-0.7	0.7	0.88	0.49	0.35		0.28	0.53
Common Stock	0.75	0.7	0.4	0.85	0.78	0.52	0.72	0.43	0.88	0.15	0.63	0.56	0.15	0.86	0.76	0.5	0.85	0.26	0.09	0.73	0.4	0.84	0.84	0.28		0.87
Common Stock Total Equity	0.94	0.93	0.24	0.95	0.88	0.69	0.94	0.63	0.93	0.28	0.86	0.64	0.28	0.95	0.42	0.66	0.87	0.43	-0.21	0.94	0.6	0.96	0.93	0.53	0.87

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Sonic Automotive Account Relationship Matchups

Sonic Automotive fundamental ratios Accounts

	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024 (projected)
Total Assets	4.1B	3.7B	5.0B	5.0B	5.4B	3.1B
Short Long Term Debt Total	2.6B	2.4B	3.3B	3.5B	3.9B	2.0B
Other Current Liab	277.0M	242.2M	261.6M	304.9M	330.1M	393.0M
Total Current Liabilities	2.1B	1.8B	1.9B	1.8B	2.3B	1.5B
Total Stockholder Equity	944.8M	814.8M	1.1B	895.2M	891.9M	684.9M
Property Plant And Equipment Net	1.5B	1.5B	1.9B	2.0B	2.1B	2.2B
Net Debt	2.6B	2.3B	3.0B	3.3B	3.8B	2.0B
Retained Earnings	790.2M	721.8M	1.1B	1.1B	1.2B	1.3B
Accounts Payable	135.2M	105.1M	133.3M	138.4M	149.8M	94.1M
Cash	29.1M	170.3M	299.4M	229.2M	28.9M	54.4M
Non Current Assets Total	2.1B	1.9B	2.9B	2.8B	2.8B	1.5B
Non Currrent Assets Other	43.6M	74.2M	62.5M	75.3M	111.8M	117.4M
Cash And Short Term Investments	29.1M	170.3M	299.4M	229.2M	28.9M	54.4M
Net Receivables	432.7M	371.7M	401.1M	462.4M	528.1M	335.9M
Common Stock Shares Outstanding	43.7M	42.5M	43.3M	39.7M	35.9M	47.7M
Liabilities And Stockholders Equity	4.1B	3.7B	5.0B	5.0B	5.4B	3.1B
Non Current Liabilities Total	1.1B	1.1B	2.0B	2.2B	2.2B	2.3B
Inventory	1.5B	1.2B	1.3B	1.2B	1.6B	1.1B
Other Current Assets	37.9M	93.3M	122.4M	297.9M	385.1M	404.4M
Other Stockholder Equity	155.9M	95.9M	25.2M	(207.5M)	(349.1M)	(331.6M)
Total Liab	3.1B	2.9B	3.9B	4.1B	4.5B	2.4B
Property Plant And Equipment Gross	1.5B	1.5B	2.7B	2.9B	3.0B	3.1B
Total Current Assets	2.0B	1.9B	2.1B	2.2B	2.5B	1.6B
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	(2.1M)	(3.6M)	(1.3M)	1.6M	1.8M	1.9M
Short Term Debt	1.7B	1.5B	1.5B	1.4B	1.8B	1.2B
Common Stock	763K	768K	777K	800K	920K	966K
Common Stock Total Equity	763K	768K	777K	800K	920K	706.1K
Other Liab	82.7M	89.1M	96M	105.5M	121.3M	87.3M
Other Assets	43.5M	464.6M	62.5M	97.8M	112.5M	66.6M
Long Term Debt	637.0M	651.8M	1.5B	1.7B	1.6B	876.5M
Good Will	475.8M	214.0M	416.4M	231M	253.8M	483.8M
Treasury Stock	(600.0M)	(671.7M)	(765M)	(1.0B)	(924.2M)	(878.0M)
Property Plant Equipment	1.1B	1.1B	1.5B	1.6B	1.8B	1.9B
Net Tangible Assets	745.1M	895.4M	580.1M	727.5M	836.6M	878.5M
Retained Earnings Total Equity	790.2M	721.8M	1.1B	1.1B	1.3B	1.3B
Long Term Debt Total	637.0M	651.8M	1.5B	1.7B	1.9B	998.3M
Capital Surpluse	755.9M	767.6M	790.2M	819.4M	942.3M	809.7M

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Quarterly Earnings Growth

0.109

Dividend Share

1.2

Earnings Share

5.64

Revenue Per Share

409.817

Quarterly Revenue Growth

(0.04)

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Total Liab	+ 1.0	Total Assets
Net Debt	+ 1.0	Short Long Term Debt Total
Total Liab	+ 1.0	Short Long Term Debt Total
Short Term Debt	+ 1.0	Total Current Liabilities
Total Liab	+ 1.0	Net Debt
Cash And Short Term Investments	+ 1.0	Cash

Property Plant And Equipment Gross	- 0.84	Other Stockholder Equity
Other Stockholder Equity	- 0.83	Other Current Assets
Other Stockholder Equity	- 0.82	Retained Earnings
Other Stockholder Equity	- 0.77	Non Current Liabilities Total
Other Stockholder Equity	- 0.76	Property Plant And Equipment Net
Intangible Assets	- 0.7	Other Stockholder Equity