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Profile - Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE:GPI)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Recent Events
Aug  1Price hit new 52-week high ($34.95)
Location
950 Echo Lane, Suite 100
Houston, TX 77024
Phone: (713) 647-5700
Fax: (713) 647-5800
Email: investorrelations@group1auto.com
Employees (last reported count): 5,830
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 ·Sector: Services
 ·Industry: Retail (Specialty)
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Index Membership
 ·S&P 600 SmallCap
Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 49%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · one insider buy; 10.0K shares (0.1% of insider shares)
 · 8 insider sells; 420.0K shares
  (4.2% of insider shares)
·Institutional: 44% (87% of float)
(178 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 3.63M shares (+29.51%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Group 1 Automotive, Inc. operates in the automotive retailing industry. Through a series of acquisitions, the Company owns 100 dealership franchises. Its automobile dealership franchises are located in Texas, Oklahoma, Florida, New Mexico, Georgia, Colorado, Louisiana and Massachusetts. Through its dealerships and Internet sites, the Company sells new and used cars and light trucks, provide maintenance and repair services, sell replacement parts and arrange vehicle finance, service and insurance contracts.
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Financial Summary
GPI is an operator and consolidator in the automotive retailing industry. The Company owns 100 dealerships located in eight states (CO, FL, GA, LA, MA, NM, OK and TX). For the six months ended 6/30/01, revenues increased 8% to $1.94 billion. Net income increased 12% to $23.4 million. Revenues reflect the sale of higher priced truck and luxury vehicles. Net income also reflect improved gross margins due to a shift in the merchandising mix to more used cars.
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Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Compensation
PayExer

B. Hollingsworth, Jr., 58
Chairman, Pres and CEO
$950K$113K
Scott Thompson, 42
CFO, Sr. VP, Treasurer
650K62K
Charles Smith, 55
Sr. VP- Industry Relations
600K--  
John Bishop, 54
Sr. VP- Operations
650K--  
John Turner, 57
Sr. VP- Corp. Devel.
650K142K
Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-2000 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc.; "Exer" is the value of options excercised during the fiscal year.
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Statistics at a Glance -- NYSE:GPIAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 21-Dec-2000
$8.063
Recent Price$29.50 
52-Week High
on 1-Aug-2001
$34.95 
Beta1.06 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)144.3K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)187.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+166.7%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+257.7%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$575.8M
Shares Outstanding19.5M
Float10.0M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$13.63 
Earnings (ttm)$2.09 
Earnings (mrq)$0.68 
Sales (ttm)$180.77 
Cash (mrq)$7.75 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)2.16 
Price/Earnings (ttm)14.12 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.16 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$3.73B
EBITDA (ttm)$138.8M
Income available to common (ttm)$43.3M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)1.2%
Operating Margin (ttm)3.3%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)4.20%
Return on Equity (ttm)17.07%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)1.09 
Debt/Equity (mrq)2.35 
Total Cash (mrq)$150.6M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short629.0K
Percent of Float6.3%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
273.0K
Short Ratio4.95 
Daily Volume127.0K
See Profile Help for a description of each item above;   K = thousands;   M = millions;   B = billions;   mrq = most-recent quarter;   ttm = trailing twelve months;   (as of 30-June-2001)

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