Asbury Automotive Group

None of the warning signs we check for were found.

We look for five warning signs: doubt it can keep going, weak checks on its own accounts, a notice that its past accounts can't be relied on, a change of auditor, and one customer bringing in a big share of sales. We don't check lawsuits, investigations or debt yet.

We checked the auditor's report, internal controls, restatement notices, auditor changes and big customers in the 10-K filed 20 Feb 2026, plus the 10-Q filed 31 Jul 2026 and 5 later 8-Ks.

Cheap for a reason is the question the numbers cannot answer.

Whether the price already reflects the risks is what the deep dive is for.

• The failure of a key information system, the inability to successfully transition between key information systems, or our ability to successfully incorporate new technologies could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

  Could happen

  Our dealerships currently operate on two dealer management systems. We are transitioning to a new DMS, and as of December 31, 2025 we had transitioned 38 stores from CDK, our existing DMS provider which has a fragmented "bolt-on" solution architecture, to Tekion, a cloud-based DMS with a unified solution that is expected to make it easier to enhance technology. The benefits that are expected to result from the Tekion transition will depend on our ability to transition all of our dealerships to the new DMS. Additionally, we may incur substantial expenses in connection with the Tekion transition, including without limitation paying for both dealer management systems at times, which may exceed expectations and offset certain anticipated benefits. Additionally, there is a significant degree of difficulty and management distraction inherent in the process of transitioning a key information system, and there are short-term productivity losses at the store level due to learning a new information system. There can be no assurances that the benefits and cost synergies that we expect to realize as a result of the Tekion transition will be achieved within our anticipated time frames or at all, which failure could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

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