Penske Automotive Q2 earnings rise 295
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Penske Automotive Group Inc. reported second quarter net earnings grew 29.5 percent driven mainly by a high quantity of car revenue and a strong performance in all-business sections.
The country's second-biggest car dealer group said today it posted net revenue of $95.7 million throughout the quarter, vs. $73.9 million during the same quarter last year. Sales rose 12% to $4.90 billion during the quarter.
Penske Automotive stated it was aided by stronger efficiency in every area of the company: new vehicles, used autos, parts and service and finance and insurance.
"We just finished the greatest quarter and six-month span in the annals of our business," mentioned Chairman Roger Penske in a media statement. "The operation of our business proceeds to exhibit the versatility and resiliency of the firm's brand mixture and business plan."
Second quarter operating earnings increased 17% to $159.1 million.
The United States constituted 62 percent of Penske's earnings, its company in the UK made up 3 4% and "other" procedures provided 4 percent.
Penske Automotive's retail sales volume increased into a total of 108,577 models offered, up from 100,765 as the business retailed 58,758 new automobiles and 49,519 utilized autos.
But on a same-store basis, gross margins per-vehicle on both new and employed decreased somewhat. Gross profit per new-vehicle sold dropped to $2,992 from $3,125 and employed fell to $1,780 from $1,978.
On a same-store basis, retail sales rose 5.6% to $4.49 billion. Penske's re-Tail revenue on new components increased to 58,191 from 55,063 models. For the quarter, U.S. business light sales rose 3.3 percent.
Penske ranks No. 2 on the Automotive News list of the best 150 car dealer groups in in America, with retail revenue of 216,462 new automobiles in 2014.
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