SAH Fell 10% In A Day. Past Crashes Went Deeper.

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Sonic Automotive

  • In Global Financial Crisis, Sonic Automotive stock declined 97% vs 57% for S&P 500. During covid pandemic, it dropped 70% compared to the S&P 500’s 34%.
  • Following the Global Financial Crisis, the stock took 129 months to recover, compared to 49 months for the S&P 500. In the 2018 correction, the stock took 7 months to recover, compared to 4 months for the S&P 500.

 

Sonic Automotive Stock Performance In Market Crashes:

SAH S&P 500
Dot-Com Bubble
% Change from Pre-Recession Peak -67% -37%
# of Months for Full Recovery 6 69
Global Financial Crisis
% Change from Pre-Recession Peak -97% -57%
# of Months for Full Recovery 129 49
2018 Correction
% Change from Pre-Recession Peak -49% -20%
# of Months for Full Recovery 7 4
Covid Pandemic
% Change from Pre-Recession Peak -70% -34%
# of Months for Full Recovery 4 5
Inflation Shock
% Change from Pre-Recession Peak -39% -25%
# of Months for Full Recovery 2 15

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