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SONIC AUTOMOTIVE, INC.
CIK 0001043509 ยท EDGAR โ†—
cleanelevatedtriggeredno dataplanned
79.8
composite ยท 2 signals ยท ELEVATED

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P-07 ยท FY 2012-12-31 ยท TRIGGERED70.8

Pension underfunding

[FY2012 data, stale โ€” no more recent pension disclosure in XBRL] DB plan 0% funded โ€” -$4M deficit (1% of equity)
trend: flat
Trend
Source: 10-K on SEC.gov (filed 2015-02-27) โ†—
Evidence โ€” inputs and thresholds
{
  "benefit_obligation": 4411000,
  "plan_assets": null,
  "funded_ratio": 0,
  "deficit": -4411000,
  "deficit_vs_equity": 0.0084,
  "thresholds": {
    "elevated": "<90% funded",
    "triggered": "<80% funded or deficit >25% of equity"
  },
  "stale": true,
  "latest_filing_period": "2025-12-31",
  "source": {
    "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043509/000156459015001112/0001564590-15-001112-index.htm",
    "form": "10-K",
    "filed": "2015-02-27"
  }
}
P-05 ยท FY 2025-12-31 ยท ELEVATED79.8

Tax arbitrage

ETR -31.3% vs 21% statutory โ€” gap persistent across 1 of 3 years
trend: flat
Trend
Source: 10-K on SEC.gov (filed 2026-02-23) โ†—
Evidence โ€” inputs and thresholds
{
  "etr_by_year": {
    "2025-12-31": -0.3131,
    "2024-12-31": 0.1566,
    "2023-12-31": 0.2633
  },
  "statutory_rate": 0.21,
  "gap_by_year": {
    "2025-12-31": 0.5231,
    "2024-12-31": 0.0534,
    "2023-12-31": -0.0533
  },
  "note": "Low ETR can be fully legitimate; this flags persistence + magnitude for review.",
  "stale": false,
  "latest_filing_period": "2025-12-31",
  "source": {
    "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1043509/000162828026010570/0001628280-26-010570-index.htm",
    "form": "10-K",
    "filed": "2026-02-23"
  }
}