Sonic Automotive (SAH) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2012 - 2017)

Sonic Automotive (SAH) has reported Long-Term Deferred Tax for 6 consecutive years, with $2.9 million the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2017.

• For the quarter ending Q4 2017, Long-Term Deferred Tax rose 20.83% year-over-year to $2.9 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2017 stood at $2.9 million (up 20.83% YoY), and the FY2017 full-year result was $2.9 million, up 20.83% from the prior year.
• Long-Term Deferred Tax advanced to $2.9 million in Q4 2017 per SAH's latest filing, from $2.4 million in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Long-Term Deferred Tax topped out at $3.9 million in Q4 2013 and bottomed at $2.4 million in Q4 2016.
• Historically, Long-Term Deferred Tax has averaged $3.2 million across 5 years, with a median of $2.9 million in 2017.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2015 and 2017: Long-Term Deferred Tax fell 26.32% in 2015, then climbed 20.83% in 2017.
• Over 5 years, Long-Term Deferred Tax stood at $3.9 million in 2013, then fell by 2.56% to $3.8 million in 2014, then retreated by 26.32% to $2.8 million in 2015, then dropped by 14.29% to $2.4 million in 2016, then gained by 20.83% to $2.9 million in 2017.
• According to Business Quant data, Long-Term Deferred Tax over the past three periods registered $2.9 million, $2.4 million, and $2.8 million for Q4 2017, Q4 2016, and Q4 2015 respectively.