Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (ABG) vs Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (GPI)

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. and Group 1 Automotive, Inc. are both Auto & Truck Dealerships companies. Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $3.7B against $3.2B — 1.2× the size. Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 8.2× against 8.4×. Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: −1.34% against −3.41%. Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. has the higher net margin (2.66% vs 1.73%) and the lower return on invested capital (6.38% vs 8.09%). Across the 22 metrics below, Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. leads on 13 and Group 1 Automotive, Inc. on 9.

Valuation

Metric ABG GPI Auto & Truck Dealerships median
P/E 8.21 8.37 15.49
P/S 0.21 0.14 0.24
P/B 0.92 1.02 1.45
Price to free cash flow 8.71 4.06 10.17
EV/EBITDA 7.72 6.70 8.57
EV/Sales 0.40 0.28 0.47
Earnings yield 12.19% 11.94% 2.96%
Free cash flow yield 11.49% 24.63% 2.14%

Profitability

Metric ABG GPI Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Gross margin 17.08% 15.93% 18.39%
Operating margin 4.24% 3.61% 3.69%
Net margin 2.66% 1.73% 1.20%
Free cash flow margin 2.42% 3.55% 0.86%
Return on equity 11.82% 12.31% 11.73%
Return on assets 4.04% 3.56% 0.75%
Return on invested capital 6.38% 8.09% 6.38%

Growth

Metric ABG GPI Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Revenue growth (TTM) (1.34%) (3.41%) 0.29%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 16.88% (31.43%) (0.89%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 20.34% 16.32% 9.44%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 14.10% 3.08% 0.00%

Health

Metric ABG GPI Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Debt to equity 0.84 1.27 0.61
Current ratio 0.91 1.32 1.16
Net debt to EBITDA 3.53 4.26 1.24

Dividend

Metric ABG GPI Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Dividend yield — 0.81% 1.02%
Payout ratio — 0.07 0.24

Size

Metric ABG GPI Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Market cap 3.72b 3.18b 2.03b

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