Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (ABG) vs OPENLANE, Inc. (OPLN)

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. and OPENLANE, Inc. are both Auto & Truck Dealerships companies. OPENLANE, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $4.4B against $3.7B — 1.2× the size. OPENLANE, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. trades at 8.2×. OPENLANE, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 12.8% against −1.34%. Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. has the higher net margin (2.66% vs −2.19%) and the lower return on invested capital (6.38% vs 8.68%). Across the 21 metrics below, Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. leads on 13 and OPENLANE, Inc. on 8.

Valuation

Metric ABG OPLN Auto & Truck Dealerships median
P/E 8.21 n/m 15.49
P/S 0.21 2.06 0.24
P/B 0.92 2.81 1.45
Price to free cash flow 8.71 11.63 10.17
EV/EBITDA 7.72 10.48 8.57
EV/Sales 0.40 2.18 0.47
Earnings yield 12.19% (1.49%) 2.96%
Free cash flow yield 11.49% 8.60% 2.14%

Profitability

Metric ABG OPLN Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Gross margin 17.08% 45.61% 18.39%
Operating margin 4.24% 16.85% 3.69%
Net margin 2.66% (2.19%) 1.20%
Free cash flow margin 2.42% 17.75% 0.86%
Return on equity 11.82% (3.12%) 11.73%
Return on assets 4.04% (0.93%) 0.75%
Return on invested capital 6.38% 8.68% 6.38%

Growth

Metric ABG OPLN Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Revenue growth (TTM) (1.34%) 12.81% 0.29%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 16.88% (313.33%) (0.89%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 20.34% 7.83% 9.44%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 14.10% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric ABG OPLN Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Debt to equity 0.84 0.34 0.61
Current ratio 0.91 1.16 1.16
Net debt to EBITDA 3.53 0.86 1.24

Dividend

Metric ABG OPLN Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Dividend yield — — 1.02%
Payout ratio — — 0.24

Size

Metric ABG OPLN Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Market cap 3.72b 4.38b 2.03b

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