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SOR-128802 · Business Intelligence Profile

Meridian Automotive

Fremont, CA · NAICS 441110 New Car Dealers

Revenue
$77.35M
Employees
98
Entity type
Sole Proprietorship
Years in business
2
Sorren office
San Jose, CA
Advisor
Angela Ibarra
EIN
**-***9689
Limited confidence · 68% coverage|Tax ReturnP&LBalance SheetPayrollEmployee DataIndustry Classification· 2 prior years
Compared against63 businessesNAICS 441110 — New Car DealersCARevenue $38.7M–$123.8M49–138 employees

Outlier flags

10 for review

EBITDA Margin

ReviewBottom 25%
Client
-21.2%
Peer median
-6.3%
Peer 25th–75th
-17.0% – 2.7%
Off median
-237%

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

Gross Margin

ReviewBottom 25%
Client
-5.2%
Peer median
11.2%
Peer 25th–75th
-1.0% – 18.8%
Off median
-146%

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

Net Margin

ReviewBottom 25%
Client
-25.4%
Peer median
-10.4%
Peer 25th–75th
-20.7% – -1.0%
Off median
-144%

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

Debt / Equity

ReviewBottom 25%
Client
5.56
Peer median
2.30
Peer 25th–75th
1.66 – 3.95
Off median
+141%

Debt / Equity sits above the peer median and is worth a professional review before the client conversation.

Profit / Employee

ReviewBottom 25%
Client
$-200K
Peer median
$-87K
Peer 25th–75th
$-159K – $-6K
Off median
-129%

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

Debt / EBITDA

ReviewBottom 25%
Client
35127062.00
Peer median
17716551.00
Peer 25th–75th
14.43 – 24615362.00
Off median
+98%

Debt / EBITDA 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
22.6%below median
Company
3.8%
Peer median
4.9%
Top quartile
7.2%
Gross Margin
146.5%below median
Company
-5.2%
Peer median
11.2%
Top quartile
18.8%
EBITDA Margin
237.1%below median
Company
-21.2%
Peer median
-6.3%
Top quartile
2.7%
Net Margin
143.7%below median
Company
-25.4%
Peer median
-10.4%
Top quartile
-1.0%
Revenue / Employee
4.7%below median
Company
$789K
Peer median
$828K
Top quartile
$945K
Payroll % Revenue
13.6%above median
Company
7.9%
Peer median
7.0%
Top quartile
6.2%
Current Ratio
1.3%below median
Company
3.71
Peer median
3.76
Top quartile
4.09
Effective Tax Rate
at median
Company
0.0%
Peer median
0.0%
Top quartile
0.0%

Benchmark scorecard

Growth
33rd
Profitability
7th
Labor Efficiency
40th
Operating Efficiency
46th
Liquidity
36th
Leverage
11th
Tax Efficiency
80th
Asset Efficiency
61st

Financial opportunity map

$17.51M
Gross Margin$12.71M
Revenue$3.82M
Labor$729K
Working Capital$259K
Capital Structure$0
Operating Expenses$0

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