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SOR-129098 · Business Intelligence Profile

Kestrel Motor Company

Clovis, CA · NAICS 441110 New Car Dealers

Revenue
$53.74M
Employees
79
Entity type
Sole Proprietorship
Years in business
25
Sorren office
Fresno, CA
Advisor
Sofia Vaughn
EIN
**-***4040
Moderate confidence · 85% coverage|Tax ReturnP&LBalance SheetPayrollEmployee DataIndustry Classification· 4 prior years
Compared against98 businessesNAICS 441110 — New Car DealersCARevenue $26.9M–$86.0M39–111 employees

Outlier flags

8 for review

Revenue Growth

ReviewBottom 25%
Client
-5.7%
Peer median
4.9%
Peer 25th–75th
2.1% – 7.4%
Off median
-216%

Revenue Growth sits below the peer median and is worth a professional review before the client conversation.

Retirement Contributions % Payroll

ReviewBottom 25%
Client
3.3%
Peer median
4.1%
Peer 25th–75th
3.7% – 4.6%
Off median
-21%

Retirement contributions run below peers — plan design and contribution levels are worth a professional review.

Benefits % Payroll

ReviewBottom 25%
Client
11.1%
Peer median
14.1%
Peer 25th–75th
12.7% – 15.8%
Off median
-21%

Benefit load runs below peers, which can affect retention in this labor market.

Owner Compensation % Revenue

ReviewBottom 25%
Client
1.5%
Peer median
1.8%
Peer 25th–75th
1.6% – 2.0%
Off median
-19%

Officer compensation sits well below the peer median — reasonable-compensation support should be reviewed with the tax team.

Revenue / Employee

ReviewBottom 25%
Client
$680K
Peer median
$784K
Peer 25th–75th
$690K – $934K
Off median
-13%

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

Occupancy % Revenue

ReviewBottom 25%
Client
1.3%
Peer median
1.1%
Peer 25th–75th
1.0% – 1.2%
Off median
+12%

Occupancy cost is above peers relative to revenue; lease terms and space utilization are worth reviewing.

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
215.5%below median
Company
-5.7%
Peer median
4.9%
Top quartile
7.4%
Gross Margin
59.7%below median
Company
5.1%
Peer median
12.5%
Top quartile
18.4%
EBITDA Margin
163.2%below median
Company
-11.0%
Peer median
-4.2%
Top quartile
2.8%
Net Margin
73.0%below median
Company
-14.5%
Peer median
-8.4%
Top quartile
-0.8%
Revenue / Employee
13.2%below median
Company
$680K
Peer median
$784K
Top quartile
$934K
Payroll % Revenue
21.3%below median
Company
5.7%
Peer median
7.3%
Top quartile
6.3%
Current Ratio
7.5%above median
Company
4.00
Peer median
3.72
Top quartile
4.06
Effective Tax Rate
at median
Company
0.0%
Peer median
0.0%
Top quartile
0.0%

Benchmark scorecard

Growth
6th
Profitability
33rd
Labor Efficiency
49th
Operating Efficiency
48th
Liquidity
76th
Leverage
59th
Tax Efficiency
38th
Asset Efficiency
44th

Financial opportunity map

$12.38M
Revenue$8.18M
Gross Margin$4.01M
Tax$183K
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.