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SOR-102120 · Business Intelligence Profile

Basalt Auto Group

Portland, OR · NAICS 441110 New Car Dealers

Revenue
$56.87M
Employees
74
Entity type
Partnership
Years in business
23
Sorren office
Portland, OR
Advisor
Eric Kowalski
EIN
**-***4469
Limited confidence · 68% coverage|Tax ReturnP&LBalance SheetPayrollEmployee DataIndustry Classification· 2 prior years
Compared against144 businessesNAICS 441110 — New Car DealersORRevenue $28.4M–$91.0M37–104 employees

Outlier flags

9 for review

EBITDA Margin

ReviewBottom 25%
Client
-22.0%
Peer median
-3.7%
Peer 25th–75th
-14.9% – 6.5%
Off median
-502%

EBITDA Margin sits below the peer median and is worth a professional review before the client conversation.

Net Margin

ReviewBottom 25%
Client
-25.1%
Peer median
-6.9%
Peer 25th–75th
-18.5% – 2.3%
Off median
-263%

Net Margin sits below the peer median and is worth a professional review before the client conversation.

Profit / Employee

ReviewBottom 25%
Client
$-193K
Peer median
$-56K
Peer 25th–75th
$-136K – $19K
Off median
-247%

Profit / Employee sits below the peer median and is worth a professional review before the client conversation.

Gross Margin

ReviewBottom 25%
Client
-3.9%
Peer median
12.9%
Peer 25th–75th
1.0% – 22.4%
Off median
-130%

Gross Margin sits below the peer median and is worth a professional review before the client conversation.

Payroll % Revenue

ReviewBottom 25%
Client
8.8%
Peer median
7.0%
Peer 25th–75th
6.3% – 7.9%
Off median
+24%

Total labor cost absorbs more revenue than peers; staffing model and mix are worth reviewing.

Days Sales Outstanding

ReviewBottom 25%
Client
14 days
Peer median
12 days
Peer 25th–75th
11 days – 13 days
Off median
+21%

Days Sales Outstanding sits above the peer median and is worth a professional review before the client conversation.

Flags are internal professional-review signals based on medians and quartiles, not automated recommendations or tax advice. Differences from the peer median are Benchmark Variance.

Performance against peer benchmark

Tax year 2026
Revenue Growth
2.1%below median
Company
3.7%
Peer median
3.8%
Top quartile
6.3%
Gross Margin
130.4%below median
Company
-3.9%
Peer median
12.9%
Top quartile
22.4%
EBITDA Margin
501.6%below median
Company
-22.0%
Peer median
-3.7%
Top quartile
6.5%
Net Margin
263.0%below median
Company
-25.1%
Peer median
-6.9%
Top quartile
2.3%
Revenue / Employee
7.3%below median
Company
$769K
Peer median
$829K
Top quartile
$939K
Payroll % Revenue
24.3%above median
Company
8.8%
Peer median
7.0%
Top quartile
6.3%
Current Ratio
6.3%below median
Company
3.49
Peer median
3.72
Top quartile
4.05
Effective Tax Rate
at median
Company
0.0%
Peer median
0.0%
Top quartile
0.0%

Benchmark scorecard

Growth
49th
Profitability
5th
Labor Efficiency
30th
Operating Efficiency
35th
Liquidity
61st
Leverage
53rd
Tax Efficiency
89th
Asset Efficiency
43rd

Financial opportunity map

$17.23M
Gross Margin$9.56M
Revenue$4.50M
Working Capital$1.14M
Operating Expenses$1.05M
Labor$975K
Capital Structure$0

Benchmark variance only — the mathematical difference between current performance and the selected peer median. Not a projection of guaranteed savings.