NYSE$PAG

Penske Automotive Group Inc · Q4 2021 earnings

Q4 2021 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Penske Automotive Group reported record fourth quarter and full year 2021 results, with increases in revenue, income from continuing operations, and earnings per share.

Penske Automotive Group reported a strong fourth quarter with record revenue, earnings before taxes, net income, and earnings per share. The company's performance was driven by strong retail automotive and commercial truck vehicle margins, a 26% increase in same-store retail automotive gross profit, and continued strong earnings from Penske Transportation Solutions.

  • Income from continuing operations increased by 55% to $310.4 million.
  • Earnings per share increased by 59.4% to $3.97.
  • Adjusted income from continuing operations increased by 60% to $320.5 million.
  • Adjusted earnings per share increased by 64.7% to $4.10.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$6.3B

Previous: $5.81B+8.3%
EPS (adj)

$4.10

Previous: $2.49+64.7%
Used Retail Units

58.9K

Previous: 57.0K+3.3%
New Retail Units

42.8K

Previous: 52.0K-17.7%
Net Income

$313M

Previous: $201M+55.4%
Operating Income

$356M

Previous: $243M+46.9%
Gross Profit

$1.18B

Previous: $898M+31.3%
Cash & Equivalents

$101M

Previous: $49.5M+103.4%
Total Assets

$13.5B

Previous: $13.2B+1.6%

Revenue & EPS history

Penske · Revenue · Quarterly

$6.3B

Q4 2021+8.3%vs Q4 2020
Beat estimate in 11 of 16 quarters(69%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Penske · $6.29B total across 10 segments · Q4 2021

  • Retail Auto - New
    $2.34B
  • Retail Auto - Used
    $2.11B
  • Retail Auto - Service & Parts
    $561M
  • Truck - New
    $429M
  • Retail Auto - Fleet & Wholesale
    $270M
  • Retail Auto - F&I
    $197M
  • Truck - Service & Parts
    $166M
  • Commercial Vehicle Dist.
    $134M
  • Truck - Used
    $79.4M
  • Truck - F&I
    $5M

Forward guidance

Penske Automotive Group did not provide specific forward guidance in this earnings report. However, they highlighted their target of 150,000 unit sales and $100 million of earnings before taxes for CarShop by the end of 2023.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2021

Historical avgQ4 2021

+0.9%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.1%

Avg return

5 days after

+2.8%

Avg return

30 days after

54%

37 / 68 earnings

Positive

+11.1%

Q2 2016

Best reaction

-11.7%

Q4 2018

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+6.1%+1.9%+3.4%
Q4 2025+5.4%+4.2%-11.2%
Q3 2025-1.4%-2.5%-0.8%
Q1 2025-1.2%-0.9%+4.2%
Q4 2024+6.8%+4.2%-10.1%
Q3 2024-2.1%-3.3%+7.2%
Q2 2024+3.9%-2.3%+3.2%
Q1 2024-2.2%-1.2%-3.2%
Q4 2023-1.1%+3.4%+1.7%
Q3 2023+1.4%-0.4%+7.5%
Q2 2023-1.2%-2.2%-1.0%
Q1 2023+0.9%+4.3%+3.4%
Q4 2022+3.3%+5.7%+5.2%
Q3 2022+4.0%+7.5%+20.9%
Q2 2022+4.4%+10.4%+12.0%
Q1 2022+7.8%+9.0%+17.5%
Q4 2021-4.8%-6.1%-1.6%
Q3 2021-4.5%-2.3%-7.9%
Q2 2021+7.7%+11.1%+10.8%
Q1 2021+0.4%+2.1%-3.2%
Q4 2020-0.4%+0.8%+29.3%
Q3 2020-2.1%-5.9%+0.9%
Q2 2020-0.2%-3.8%+5.2%
Q1 2020+2.4%+4.8%+28.7%
Q4 2019+6.2%+6.9%-6.2%
Q3 2019-2.0%+1.1%+2.5%
Q2 2019-1.9%-3.2%-8.4%
Q1 2019+1.2%-0.3%-4.1%
Q4 2018-11.7%-8.6%-11.7%
Q3 2018-0.8%-2.0%-4.3%
Q2 2018+5.6%+8.1%+8.4%
Q1 2018+2.5%+1.2%+8.3%
Q4 2017-0.6%-1.4%-2.7%
Q3 2017+6.9%+3.7%-0.0%
Q2 2017+0.6%-3.0%-9.9%
Q1 2017+0.4%-2.8%-12.0%
Q4 2016-4.2%-2.6%-9.5%
Q3 2016-0.8%+2.5%+13.9%
Q2 2016+11.1%+6.2%+24.4%
Q1 2016+10.9%
Q4 2015+0.9%
Q3 2015-4.4%
Q2 2015+6.0%
Q1 2015-5.2%
Q4 2014-8.1%
Q3 2014-0.0%
Q2 2014-3.3%
Q1 2014+2.2%
Q4 2013+1.2%
Q3 2013-2.8%
Q2 2013+6.4%
Q1 2013+3.8%
Q4 2012-3.8%
Q3 2012-9.9%
Q2 2012-0.7%
Q1 2012+1.1%
Q4 2008+2.1%
Q4 2011+2.1%
Q3 2011+0.9%
Q2 2011-5.1%
Q1 2010-0.6%
Q1 2011+0.0%
Q4 2010-2.8%
Q3 2010+5.2%
Q3 2009+5.2%
Q2 2009+4.3%
Q4 2009+4.3%
Q2 2010+4.3%

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