Compared to Estimates, Group 1 Automotive (GPI) Q1 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics

GPI

For the quarter ended March 2023, Group 1 Automotive (GPI - Free Report) reported revenue of $4.13 billion, up 7.4% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $10.93, compared to $10.81 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +5.32% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.92 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $9.70, the EPS surprise was +12.68%.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how Group 1 Automotive performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

  • Units sold - Retail used vehicles sold: 45437 versus 42642.54 estimated by three analysts on average.
  • Units sold - Retail new vehicles sold: 39649 versus the three-analyst average estimate of 38092.35.
  • Revenues- New vehicle retail sales: $1.96 billion versus the four-analyst average estimate of $1.81 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +12.1%.
  • Revenues- Finance, insurance and other, net: $165.10 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $168.41 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -4.6%.
  • Revenues- Total Used vehicle: $1.46 billion versus the four-analyst average estimate of $1.34 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +0.5%.
  • Revenues- Used vehicle wholesale sales: $112 million compared to the $90.07 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +19.8% year over year.
  • Revenues- Parts and service sales: $548.30 million versus $509.27 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +15.9% change.
  • Revenues- Used vehicle retail sales: $1.35 billion versus $1.25 billion estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -0.8% change.
  • Gross profit /(loss)- Total Used vehicle: $78.80 million versus $55.13 million estimated by four analysts on average.
  • Gross profit /(loss)- New vehicle retail sales: $186.70 million compared to the $169.17 million average estimate based on four analysts.
  • Gross profit /(loss)- F&I, net: $165.10 million compared to the $168.41 million average estimate based on four analysts.
  • Gross profit /(loss)- Parts and service: $297.30 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $273.84 million.
View all Key Company Metrics for Group 1 Automotive here>>>

Shares of Group 1 Automotive have returned +3.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +2.6% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

Research Chief Names "Single Best Pick to Double"

From thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.

This company targets millennial and Gen Z audiences, generating nearly $1 billion in revenue last quarter alone. A recent pullback makes now an ideal time to jump aboard. Of course, all our elite picks aren’t winners but this one could far surpass earlier Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Nano-X Imaging which shot up +129.6% in little more than 9 months.

Free: See Our Top Stock And 4 Runners Up