Penske Automotive Group (NYSE: PAG) today posted $7.7 Billion in revenue during Q2 2024, a quarterly record. Q2 included a 10% increase in quarterly retail automotive service and parts revenue to $753 million, which is also a quarterly record. However, net income attributable to common stockholders was $241.2 million compared to $300.8 million in the prior year period, and related earnings per share was $3.61 compared to $4.41 for the same period in 2023. Foreign currency exchange negatively impacted revenue by $0.8 million, net income attributable to common stockholders by $0.4 million, but had no negative effect on earnings per share. For the six months ended 30 June 2024, revenue increased 2% to $15.1 billion. Net income attributable to common stockholders was $456.4 million compared to $599.1 million in the prior year period, and related earnings per share was $6.81 compared to $8.72 for the same period in 2023. Foreign currency exchange positively impacted revenue by $97.3 million, net income attributable to common stockholders by $1.0 million, and earnings per share by $0.01.

“I am pleased to see that our service and parts business remains strong and contributed to our record total quarterly revenue of $7.7 billion. In addition, our focus on efficiency and controlling costs drove a sequential decline in selling, general, and administrative expenses as a percentage of gross profit by 50 basis points to 70.2%,” said Chair and CEO Roger Penske, which is more or less what he said about Q1 results.