1. GPI reported record Q2 revenues of $5.7 billion, up 21.4%. 2. Net income increased 1.4% year-over-year to $139.8 million. 3. Parts and service gross profit surged 27.1%, reflecting strong customer demand. 4. GPI plans aggressive share repurchases and operational reviews for underperforming stores. 5. The U.K. market faces challenges, but integration efforts show positive momentum.
Strong revenue and profit growth signals healthy demand and operational efficiency. The positive earnings report may attract investor interest, similar to previous strong quarters where GPI's stock showed upward movement.
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Immediate market reactions to earnings reports can lead to volatility. However, continued operational excellence and potential share buybacks will stabilize and support stock price over the coming months.
HOUSTON, July 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE: GPI) ("Group 1" or the "Company"), a Fortune 250 automotive retailer with 258 dealerships located in the U.S. and U.K., today reported financial results for the second quarter of 2025 ("current quarter").
"We were pleased with our growth in the second quarter. Same store revenues increased 7.1%. Parts and service was a bright spot in both markets, driven by double digit same store growth in customer pay and a tailwind from warranty. F&I was also a good story, especially in the U.K. where same store gross profit per unit rose over 26%, and we closed on three outstanding dealerships in the U.S.," said Daryl Kenningham, Group 1's President and Chief Executive Officer.
"The U.K. market continues to be challenging in terms of industry volumes and with BEV mandate-related margin pressures. Integration efforts are largely complete, and most U.K. brands are performing to expectations, with positive momentum anticipated in the second half of the year. SG&A leverage improvement remains a focus in the U.K., with room for further gains.
We'll continue to pursue balanced growth while executing opportunistic share repurchases. Additionally, we're actively reviewing underperforming stores and developing appropriate plans."
Reconciliations for financial results, non-GAAP metrics and diluted earnings per common share between continuing and discontinued operations are included in the accompanying financial tables.
The Company recognized $7.6 million in restructuring charges in the U.K. in the current quarter, consisting of additional workforce realignment and strategic closing of certain facilities. Year to date, the Company has recognized $18.7 million in U.K. restructuring charges. The Company expects additional less significant activities to occur in 2025, which are intended to further optimize operations and reduce costs.
During the current quarter, the Company acquired two businesses involving three dealerships located in the U.S. These acquisitions are expected to generate approximately $330 million in annual revenues. Year to date, the Company has successfully acquired and integrated dealership operations with total expected annual revenues of approximately $430 million. The Company remains focused on quickly and efficiently integrating acquisitions into existing operations to drive incremental value creation for shareholders.
During the current quarter, the Company disposed of one Subaru dealership and one Chrysler Jeep Dodge RAM dealership in the U.S. and closed two Mercedes-Benz dealerships in the U.K. These dealerships generated approximately $175 million in annualized revenues, bringing year-to-date total annualized revenues associated with dealership dispositions and franchise terminations for the Company to $470 million.
During the current quarter, the Company repurchased 114,918 shares at an average price per common share of $387.39, for a total of $44.5 million, excluding excise taxes of $0.4 million.
During the six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company repurchased 401,649 shares, representing approximately 3.0% of the Company's outstanding common shares at January 1 of the current year, at an average price per common share of $416.62, for a total of $167.3 million, excluding excise taxes of $1.1 million.
As of June 30, 2025, the Company had an aggregate 12.9 million outstanding common shares and unvested restricted stock awards. As of June 30, 2025, the Company had $308.8 million remaining on its Board authorized common share repurchase program.
Future repurchases may be made from time to time, based on market conditions, legal requirements, and other corporate considerations in the open market, pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 trading plans or in privately negotiated transactions, and subject to Board approval and covenant restrictions.
Group 1's senior management will host a conference call today at 10:00 a.m. ET to discuss the second quarter 2025 financial results. The conference call will be simulcast live on the Internet at http://www.group1corp.com/events. A webcast replay will be available for 30 days. A copy of the Company's presentation will also be made available at http://www.group1corp.com/company-presentations.
The conference call will also be available live by dialing in 10 minutes prior to the start of the call at:
A telephonic replay will be available following the call through July 31, 2025, by dialing:
Group 1 owns and operates 258 automotive dealerships, 322 franchises, and 39 collision centers in the United States and the United Kingdom that offer 36 brands of automobiles. Through its dealerships and omni-channel platform, the Company sells new and used cars and light trucks; arranges related vehicle financing; sells service contracts; provides automotive maintenance and repair services; and sells vehicle parts.
Group 1 discloses additional information about the Company, its business, and its results of operations at www.group1corp.com, www.group1auto.com, www.group1collision.com, www.acceleride.com, and www.facebook.com/group1auto.
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which are statements related to future, not past, events and are based on our current expectations and assumptions regarding our business, the economy and other future conditions. In this context, the forward-looking statements often include statements regarding our strategic investments, goals, plans, projections and guidance regarding our financial position, results of operations and business strategy, including the annualized revenues of recently completed acquisitions or dispositions and other benefits of such currently anticipated or recently completed acquisitions or dispositions.
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For additional information regarding known material factors that could cause our actual results to differ from our projected results, please see our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements after the date they are made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
In addition to evaluating the financial condition and results of our operations in accordance with U.S. GAAP, from time to time our management evaluates and analyzes results and any impact on the Company of strategic decisions and actions relating to, among other things, cost reduction, growth, profitability improvement initiatives, and other events outside of normal, or "core," business and operations, by considering alternative financial measures not prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.