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Shares of TravelCenters of America Rank the Lowest in terms of Operating Margin in the Automotive Retail Industry (TA, PAG, SAH, ABG, GPI)

Written on Thu, 08/18/2011 - 3:14am
By David Diaz

Below are the top five companies in the Automotive Retail industry as ranked by lowest operating margin. A healthy operating margin is required for a company to pay for its fixed costs and generate cash.
TravelCenters of America (AMEX:TA) had an operating margin of 1.1% in the last quarter on sales of $2.1 billion.
Penske Auto Group (NYSE:PAG) had an operating margin of 2.5% in the last quarter on sales of $2.9 billion.
Sonic Automotive (NYSE:SAH) had an operating margin of 3% in the last quarter on sales of $2 billion.
Asbury Automotive (NYSE:ABG) had an operating margin of 3.5% in the last quarter on sales of $1.1 billion.
Group 1 Automotive (NYSE:GPI) had an operating margin of 3.7% in the last quarter on sales of $1.5 billion.
SmarTrend currently has shares of TravelCenters of America in an Downtrend and issued the Downtrend alert on February 24, 2011 at $8.48. The stock has fallen 46.5% since the Downtrend alert was issued.

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Ticker(s): PAG SAH ABG GPI TA

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