Asbury Automotive Reports Q4 Financials
Asbury Automotive Group, one of the largest automotive retail and service companies in the U.S., reported fourth quarter 2023 net income of $56 million ($2.70 per diluted share), a decrease of 89% from $353 million ($15.95 per diluted share) in fourth quarter 2022.
Fourth quarter 2023 results include non-cash asset impairments of $117.2 million or $4.29 per diluted share. Fourth quarter 2022 results include gains on dealership divestitures of $203 million or $6.92 per diluted share. Fourth quarter 2023 adjusted net income, a non-GAAP measure, decreased 28% year-over-year to $146 million ($7.12 per diluted share) compared to adjusted net income of $202 million ($9.12 per diluted share) in fourth quarter 2022. During 2022, the company completed sixteen divestitures that contributed $683 million in revenue for the year. Four of the divestitures closed in the first quarter, three in the second quarter, and nine in the fourth quarter of 2022.