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SAH SONIC AUTOMOTIVE INC

Last updated: Mar 16, 2026

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Execution Consistency

Did the company actually spend money buying back stock in 3+ of the last 4 quarters?

Bought back stock in 3/4 quarters. Q3 2025: $0M, Q2 2025: $0M, Q1 2025: $27M, Q3 2024: $87M

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Execution Acceleration

Is the most recent quarter's buyback spend more than 15% above the trailing average?

Latest quarter $0M vs trailing avg $38M (-100%)

Buyback vs FCF

What percentage of free cash flow is going to buybacks? Bull: 30-80%. Bear: <10% or >80%.

Negative FCF ($-320M), cannot compute buyback ratio

Buyback Intensity

How fast are they shrinking the float? Bull: 2%+ annually. Bear: under 0.5%.

Missing shares repurchased or outstanding data

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Insider Buying

Are officers and directors buying stock with their own money on the open market?

6 open-market purchases by 1 insiders

  • Rusnak Paul P. () bought 11,481 shares at $59.95 on 2026-02-17
  • Rusnak Paul P. () bought 48,540 shares at $59.92 on 2026-02-13
  • Rusnak Paul P. () bought 11,483 shares at $59.97 on 2026-02-12
  • Rusnak Paul P. () bought 1,931 shares at $59.98 on 2026-02-11
  • Rusnak Paul P. () bought 7,827 shares at $59.96 on 2026-02-10
  • Rusnak Paul P. () bought 18,738 shares at $59.98 on 2026-02-05
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Insider-Buyback Convergence

Are insider purchases happening during the same quarters the company is actively buying back stock?

Insider buying coincided with company buybacks in 0 of 4 quarters

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Insider Net Direction

Looking at all open-market transactions, are insiders net buyers or net sellers?

Insiders bought $6M, sold $4M (net buying)

Red Flag

Active buyback + insiders net selling 3x+ more than buying. Company cash may be supporting price while insiders exit.

No buyback-insider divergence detected