Group 1 Automotive Inc., an international, Fortune 500 automotive retailer, reported 2020 second quarter net income of $30.2 million, diluted earnings per common share of $1.63, adjusted net income (a non-GAAP measure) of $69.6 million, and adjusted diluted earnings per common share (a non-GAAP measure) of $3.77.  The company’s 2020 second quarter total revenue was $2.1 billion.

Second quarter 2020 adjusted net income and diluted earnings per share excluded a net after-tax adjustment of $39.4 million, or $2.14 per share, primarily related to the following: non-cash asset impairments of $20.6 million, or $1.11 per share; out-of-period adjustment to accelerate stock-based compensation expense for retirement of eligible employees of $9.7 million, or $0.53 per share; loss on debt extinguishment of $8.1 million, or $0.44 per share; and U.K. severance costs of $1.0 million, or $0.05 per share. Second quarter 2019 adjusted net income and diluted earnings per share excluded approximately $3.5 million net after-tax adjustments, or $0.19 per common share. These adjustments consist primarily of $3.0 million related to catastrophic weather events, or $0.16 per common share; and non-cash asset impairments of $0.5 million, or $0.03 per common share.  Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures are included in the attached financial tables. Certain disclosures may not compute due to rounding.

“Rapid and deep cost cuts, combined with a quicker-than-expected U.S. auto market recovery, enabled us to achieve very strong operating results in the second quarter,” said Earl Hesterberg, Group 1’s president and chief executive officer. “Our U.S. and U.K. businesses are operating at their highest efficiency levels ever and we expect this to carry forward.”