Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (AAP) vs Gentherm Inc (THRM)

Advance Auto Parts, Inc. and Gentherm Inc are both Auto Parts companies. Advance Auto Parts, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $2.7B against $1.6B — 1.6× the size. Advance Auto Parts, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 32.0× against 33.4×. Gentherm Inc grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 8.68% against −1.32%. Gentherm Inc has the higher net margin (1.68% vs 0.97%) and the lower return on invested capital (5.08% vs 5.84%). Only Advance Auto Parts, Inc. pays a dividend (2.25%). Across the 23 metrics below, Gentherm Inc leads on 12 and Advance Auto Parts, Inc. on 11.

Valuation

Metric AAP THRM Auto Parts median
P/E 31.98 33.38 17.38
P/S 0.31 0.56 0.50
P/B 1.19 1.23 1.13
Price to free cash flow 116.03 22.11 12.54
EV/EBITDA 6.60 7.94 7.70
EV/Sales 0.38 0.60 0.70
Earnings yield 3.13% 3.00% 3.07%
Free cash flow yield 0.86% 4.52% 3.19%

Profitability

Metric AAP THRM Auto Parts median
Gross margin 44.69% 24.03% 22.64%
Operating margin 2.74% 4.03% 3.67%
Net margin 0.97% 1.68% 1.68%
Free cash flow margin 0.29% 2.62% 2.31%
Return on equity 3.77% 3.74% 2.35%
Return on assets 0.74% 1.86% 0.89%
Return on invested capital 5.84% 5.08% 4.55%

Growth

Metric AAP THRM Auto Parts median
Revenue growth (TTM) (1.32%) 8.68% 5.00%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 113.01% (71.36%) 5.56%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (3.17%) 10.42% 7.71%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR (38.32%) (21.07%) 0.00%

Health

Metric AAP THRM Auto Parts median
Debt to equity 1.50 0.38 0.44
Current ratio 1.75 2.06 1.78
Net debt to EBITDA 1.26 0.21 1.26

Dividend

Metric AAP THRM Auto Parts median
Dividend yield 2.25% 0.00% 2.02%
Payout ratio 0.73 0.00 0.34

Size

Metric AAP THRM Auto Parts median
Market cap 2.65b 1.62b 915.23m

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