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 $3.1B — 4.6× the size. Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 6.3× against 15.6×. Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 4.13% against −1.55%. Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. has the higher net margin (2.83% vs 2.81%) and the lower return on invested capital (6.66% vs 9.18%). Across the 22 metrics below, Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. leads on 16 and Penske Automotive Group, Inc. on 6.

Valuation

Metric ABG PAG Auto & Truck Dealerships median
P/E 6.35 15.64 15.92
P/S 0.17 0.43 0.27
P/B 0.79 2.39 2.00
Price to free cash flow 6.20 22.39 10.69
EV/EBITDA 6.96 11.77 8.59
EV/Sales 0.36 0.51 0.68
Earnings yield 15.76% 6.39% 3.16%
Free cash flow yield 16.13% 4.47% 2.80%

Profitability

Metric ABG PAG Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Gross margin 17.11% 16.15% 19.56%
Operating margin 4.35% 3.77% 3.73%
Net margin 2.83% 2.81% 1.18%
Free cash flow margin 2.79% 1.94% 2.34%
Return on equity 13.23% 15.80% 10.04%
Return on assets 4.73% 5.05% 0.75%
Return on invested capital 6.66% 9.18% 6.85%

Growth

Metric ABG PAG Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Revenue growth (TTM) 4.13% (1.55%) 3.12%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 16.88% 2.84% 2.35%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 20.34% 9.24% 10.46%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 14.10% 11.47% 0.00%

Health

Metric ABG PAG Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Debt to equity 0.88 0.43 0.55
Current ratio 0.91 0.98 1.15
Net debt to EBITDA 3.53 1.45 1.34

Dividend

Metric ABG PAG Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Dividend yield — 2.66% 1.03%
Payout ratio — 0.42 0.24

Size

Metric ABG PAG Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Market cap 3.05b 13.92b 2.14b

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