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Sonic (SONC) Asset Turnover : 0.21 (As of Aug. 2018)


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What is Sonic Asset Turnover?

Asset Turnover measures how quickly a company turns over its asset through sales. It is calculated as Revenue divided by Total Assets. Sonic's Revenue for the three months ended in Aug. 2018 was $111.8 Mil. Sonic's Total Assets for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2018 was $538.3 Mil. Therefore, Sonic's Asset Turnover for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2018 was 0.21.

Asset Turnover is linked to ROE % through Du Pont Formula. Sonic's annualized ROE % for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2018 was -26.46%. It is also linked to ROA % through Du Pont Formula. Sonic's annualized ROA % for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2018 was 13.81%.


Sonic Asset Turnover Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sonic's Asset Turnover can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Sonic Asset Turnover Chart

Sonic Annual Data
Trend Aug09 Aug10 Aug11 Aug12 Aug13 Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18
Asset Turnover
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.84 0.95 0.96 0.79 0.78

Sonic Quarterly Data
Nov13 Feb14 May14 Aug14 Nov14 Feb15 May15 Aug15 Nov15 Feb16 May16 Aug16 Nov16 Feb17 May17 Aug17 Nov17 Feb18 May18 Aug18
Asset Turnover Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.22 0.19 0.16 0.21 0.21

Competitive Comparison of Sonic's Asset Turnover

For the Restaurants subindustry, Sonic's Asset Turnover, along with its competitors' market caps and Asset Turnover data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Sonic's Asset Turnover Distribution in the Restaurants Industry

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Sonic's Asset Turnover distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sonic's Asset Turnover falls into.



Sonic Asset Turnover Calculation

Asset Turnover measures how quickly a company turns over its asset through sales.

Sonic's Asset Turnover for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2018 is calculated as

Asset Turnover
=Revenue/Average Total Assets
=Revenue (A: Aug. 2018 )/( (Total Assets (A: Aug. 2017 )+Total Assets (A: Aug. 2018 ))/ count )
=423.59/( (561.744+531.134)/ 2 )
=423.59/546.439
=0.78

Sonic's Asset Turnover for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2018 is calculated as

Asset Turnover
=Revenue/Average Total Assets
=Revenue (Q: Aug. 2018 )/( (Total Assets (Q: May. 2018 )+Total Assets (Q: Aug. 2018 ))/ count )
=111.754/( (545.546+531.134)/ 2 )
=111.754/538.34
=0.21

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Companies with low profit margins tend to have high Asset Turnover, while those with high profit margins have low Asset Turnover. Companies in the retail industry tend to have a very high turnover ratio.


Sonic  (NAS:SONC) Asset Turnover Explanation

Asset Turnover is linked to ROE % through Du Pont Formula.

Sonic's annulized ROE % for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2018 is

ROE %**(Q: Aug. 2018 )
=Net Income/Total Stockholders Equity
=74.368/-281.053
=(Net Income / Revenue)*(Revenue / Total Assets)*(Total Assets / Total Stockholders Equity)
=(74.368 / 447.016)*(447.016 / 538.34)*(538.34/ -281.053)
=Net Margin %*Asset Turnover*Equity Multiplier
=16.64 %*0.8304*-1.9154
=ROA %*Equity Multiplier
=13.81 %*-1.9154
=-26.46 %

Note: The Net Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Aug. 2018) net income data. The Revenue data used here is four times the quarterly (Aug. 2018) revenue data.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

** The ROE % used above is for Du Pont Analysis only. It is different from the defined ROE % page on our website, as here it uses Net Income instead of Net Income attributable to Common Stockholders in the calculation.

It is also linked to ROA % through Du Pont Formula:

Sonic's annulized ROA % for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2018 is

ROA %(Q: Aug. 2018 )
=Net Income/Total Assets
=74.368/538.34
=(Net Income / Revenue)*(Revenue / Total Assets)
=(74.368 / 447.016)*(447.016 / 538.34)
=Net Margin %*Asset Turnover
=16.64 %*0.8304
=13.81 %

Note: The Net Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Aug. 2018) net income data. The Revenue data used here is four times the quarterly (Aug. 2018) revenue data.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Be Aware

In the article Joining The Dark Side: Pirates, Spies and Short Sellers, James Montier reported that In their US sample covering the period 1968-2003, Cooper et al find that firms with low asset growth outperformed firms with high asset growth by an astounding 20% p.a. equally weighted. Even when controlling for market, size and style, low asset growth firms outperformed high asset growth firms by 13% p.a. Therefore a company with fast asset growth may underperform.

Therefore, it is a good sign if a company's Asset Turnover is consistent or even increases. If a company's asset grows faster than sales, its Asset Turnover will decline, which can be a warning sign.


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Sonic (SONC) Business Description

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Sonic Corp operates and franchises drive-in restaurants throughout the United States. The restaurants typically consist of a building that houses only a kitchen to go along with 16 to 24 parking spaces that have their own payment terminals, intercom speakers, and menu boards. Carhops serve customers in their cars. Many locations also have a drive-thru lane and patio seating as alternatives. Sonic franchises roughly 90% of its restaurants, and the royalty revenue the company earns on franchise sales contributes roughly a quarter of total company revenue. Company-operated stores provide the balance of total revenue. Sonic owns the property on which hundreds of its restaurants are located. For those properties that house franchised stores, franchisees lease from the company.
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