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David Whiston
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Group 1 Is Ramping Up Its Used Vehicle Plans and Taking Great Effort to Retain Technicians

Group 1's fourth-quarter results gave us no reason to change our fair value estimate. Adjusted diluted EPS of $2.31 slightly beat consensus and increased 9.5% year over year. Same-store revenue fell 3% but declined by 1.9% on a constant currency basis. Total company revenue increased 0.8% adjusting for foreign exchange, while GAAP revenue fell 0.4% and slightly missed consensus. An 8% increase in total used vehicle gross profit, along with a robust 8.1% rise in financing gross profit, offset a 9...
Underlying
Group 1 Automotive Inc.

Group 1 Automotive is an operator in the automotive retail industry. Through its dealerships, the company sells new and used cars and light trucks, arranges related vehicle financing, sells service and insurance contracts, provides automotive maintenance and repair services, and sells vehicle parts. The company sells retail used vehicles directly to its customers at its dealerships or via its internet sites and wholesale used vehicles at auctions. The company sells replacement parts and provides both warranty and non-warranty maintenance and repair services, as well as provides collision repair services at the collision centers that the company operates. The company also sells parts to wholesale customers.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

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David Whiston

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