Group 1 Automotive, Inc. — Earnings Quality Grade F
GPI · Consumer Cyclical
Major red flags
Screening Summary
Management Signals
Financial Trends
Revenue & Net Income ($B)
Margins (%)
18-Point Screening
Revenue Quality
DSO 5 days, change -1 days YoY
AR growth 1.7% vs revenue growth 13.2%
Insufficient data
Expense Quality
Inventory 4.0% vs COGS 13.5%. Normal
CapEx growth 10.2% vs revenue 13.2%. Normal
SG&A/Gross Profit = 70.3%, exceeds 70%
Gross margin 16.0%, change -0.2pp. Stable
Cash Flow Quality
Insufficient data
FCF $0.4B, FCF/NI = 1.31
Insufficient data
Cash $0.0B covers only 1% of debt $5.9B
Balance Sheet Health
Goodwill+Intangibles $3.1B = 113% of equity. Over 50%
Debt/EBITDA = 6.9x (>4x). Financial stress
Other assets -9.4% vs revenue 13.2%. Normal
Write-offs surged 484% YoY, = 59% of NI. Possible big bath
Acquisition Risk
FCF after acquisitions positive
Goodwill+Intangibles change 4% YoY. Normal
Manipulation Score
Insufficient data
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Generated from public financial data using forensic accounting frameworks. Not investment advice. Data: Yahoo Finance · 2026-04-25