1. INTERIM FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Business and Organization
Group 1 Automotive, Inc., a Delaware corporation, through its subsidiaries, is a leading operator in the automotive retailing industry
with operations in 15 states in the United States of America (“U.S.”) and five towns in the United Kingdom (“U.K.”). Group 1 Automotive, Inc. and its subsidiaries are herein collectively referred to as the “Company.”
Through its dealerships, the Company sells new and used cars and light trucks; arranges related vehicle financing; service and insurance contracts; provides automotive maintenance and repair services; and sells vehicle parts.
As of March 31, 2012, the
Company’s U.S. retail network consisted of the following two regions (with the number of dealerships they comprised): (i) the East (43 dealerships in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New
Hampshire, New Jersey, New York and South Carolina), and (ii) the West (64 dealerships in California, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas). Each region is managed by a regional vice president who reports directly to the Company’s Chief
Executive Officer and is responsible for the overall performance of their regions, as well as for overseeing the market directors and dealership general managers that report to them. Each region is also managed by a regional chief financial officer
who reports directly to the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. The Company’s five dealerships in the U.K. are also managed locally with direct reporting responsibilities to the Company’s corporate management team.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles
generally accepted in the U.S. for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by
accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments of a normal and recurring nature considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included in the
accompanying unaudited condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. Due to seasonality and other factors, the results of operations for the interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results that will be realized for the entire fiscal
year. For further information, refer to the Consolidated Financial Statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 (“2011 Form 10-K”).
All acquisitions of dealerships completed during the periods presented have been accounted for using the purchase method of
accounting and their results of operations are included from the effective dates of the closings of the respective acquisitions. The allocations of purchase price to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed are assigned and recorded based on
estimates of fair value. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2011-04,
Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs. This update changes certain fair value measurement principles and enhances the disclosure requirements, particularly Level 3 fair
value measurements. The Company adopted ASU 2011-04 as of March 31, 2012 and it did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial position or results of operations.
In September 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-08, Testing Goodwill for Impairment. This update permits an
entity to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not (likelihood more than 50%) that the fair value of a reporting unit is less tha
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