Benzinga | Oct 6, 2020 08:01AM EDT

Group 1 Automotive Sees Prelim. Q3 Adj. EPS $6.40-$6.80 vs $3.51 Estimate

HOUSTON, Oct. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE:GPI), an international, Fortune 500 automotive retailer, today reported preliminary financial results for the three monthsHOUSTON, Oct. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE:GPI), an international, Fortune 500 automotive retailer, today reported preliminary financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2020. Group 1 expects diluted earnings per common share to be between $6.25 and $6.65, and adjusted diluted earnings per common share between $6.40 and $6.80. Adjusted earnings per share reflects the exclusion of the $3.3 million pre-tax expense or approximately $0.15 EPS impact of redeeming all previously issued 5.00% bonds due June 2022. This represents a 206% to 226% increase on a GAAP basis and a 112% to 125% increase on an adjusted basis as compared to third quarter 2019 results of $2.04 and $3.02, respectively.