Sonic Automotive, Inc. (NYSE:SAH) Q3 2024 Earnings Conference Call October 24, 2024 11:00 AM ET
Company Participants
David Smith - Chairman and CEO
Heath Byrd - EVP and CFO
Jeff Dyke - President
Danny Wieland - VP, IR
Tim Keen - EchoPark COO
Conference Call Participants
John Murphy - Bank of America
Rajat Gupta - JPMorgan
Jeff Lick - Stephens
Chris Pierce - Needham & Company
Patrick Buckley - Jefferies
Operator
Good morning, and welcome to the Sonic Automotive Third Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call. This conference call is being recorded today, Thursday, October 24, 2024. Presentation materials, which accompany management's discussion on the conference call can be accessed at the company's website at ir.sonicautomotive.com.
At this time, I would like to refer to the Safe Harbor statement under the Private Securities and Litigation Reform Act of 1995. During this conference call, management may discuss financial projections, information or expectations about the company's products or market or otherwise make statements about the future. Such statements are forward-looking and subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the statements made. These risks and uncertainties are detailed in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
In addition, management may discuss certain non-GAAP financial measures as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Please refer to the non-GAAP reconciliation tables in the company's current report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission earlier today.
I would now like to introduce Mr. David Smith, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sonic Automotive. Mr. Smith, you may begin your conference.
David Smith
Thank you very much, and good morning, everyone, and as you said, welcome to Sonic Automotive's third quarter 2024 earnings call. Again, I'm David Smith, the company's Chairman and CEO. Joining me on the call today is our President, Jeff Dyke; our CFO, Heath Byrd; our EchoPark Chief Operating Officer, Tim Keen; our Vice President of Investor Relations, Danny Wieland.
We would like to open the call by sincerely thanking our amazing teammates for continuing to deliver a world-class guest experience for our customers. Our EchoPark Automotive teammates have once again earned the top spot as the number 1 pre-owned automotive dealer and guest satisfaction ranked by reputation.com. And our Sonic Automotive franchise teammates continue to achieve among the highest customer satisfaction scores in our company's history.
Our teammates are truly living our Sonic purpose to deliver an experience for our guests and our teammates that fulfils dreams, enriches lives and delivers happiness. We believe our strong relationships with our teammates, our manufacturer and lending partners and guests are key to our future success. And as always, I would like to thank them all for their support and loyalty to Sonic Automotive team.