Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (ABG) vs Penske Automotive Group, Inc. (PAG)

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. and Penske Automotive Group, Inc. are both Auto & Truck Dealerships companies. Penske Automotive Group, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $13.9B against $3.7B — 3.7× the size. Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 8.2× against 15.5×. Penske Automotive Group, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 1.38% against −1.34%. Penske Automotive Group, Inc. has the higher net margin (2.77% vs 2.66%) and the higher return on invested capital (9.11% vs 6.38%). Across the 22 metrics below, Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. leads on 14 and Penske Automotive Group, Inc. on 8.

Valuation

Metric ABG PAG Auto & Truck Dealerships median
P/E 8.21 15.49 15.49
P/S 0.21 0.43 0.24
P/B 0.92 2.34 1.45
Price to free cash flow 8.71 26.34 10.17
EV/EBITDA 7.72 11.73 8.57
EV/Sales 0.40 0.50 0.47
Earnings yield 12.19% 6.46% 2.96%
Free cash flow yield 11.49% 3.80% 2.14%

Profitability

Metric ABG PAG Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Gross margin 17.08% 16.04% 18.39%
Operating margin 4.24% 3.70% 3.69%
Net margin 2.66% 2.77% 1.20%
Free cash flow margin 2.42% 1.63% 0.86%
Return on equity 11.82% 15.44% 11.73%
Return on assets 4.04% 5.08% 0.75%
Return on invested capital 6.38% 9.11% 6.38%

Growth

Metric ABG PAG Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Revenue growth (TTM) (1.34%) 1.38% 0.29%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 16.88% (2.48%) (0.89%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 20.34% 9.24% 9.44%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 14.10% 11.47% 0.00%

Health

Metric ABG PAG Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Debt to equity 0.84 0.40 0.61
Current ratio 0.91 0.98 1.16
Net debt to EBITDA 3.53 1.45 1.24

Dividend

Metric ABG PAG Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Dividend yield — 2.66% 1.02%
Payout ratio — 0.41 0.24

Size

Metric ABG PAG Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Market cap 3.72b 13.93b 2.03b

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