ACV Auctions Inc. (ACVA) vs Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (GPI)

ACV Auctions Inc. and Group 1 Automotive, Inc. are both Auto & Truck Dealerships companies. Group 1 Automotive, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $3.0B against $1.8B — 1.7× the size. ACV Auctions Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Group 1 Automotive, Inc. trades at 10.5×. ACV Auctions Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 13.3% against 0.81%. Group 1 Automotive, Inc. has the higher net margin (1.30% vs −7.88%) and the higher return on invested capital (7.04% vs −10.1%). Across the 19 metrics below, Group 1 Automotive, Inc. leads on 12 and ACV Auctions Inc. on 7.

Valuation

Metric ACVA GPI Auto & Truck Dealerships median
P/E n/m 10.50 16.07
P/S 2.23 0.13 0.43
P/B 4.59 1.01 2.36
Price to free cash flow n/m 4.91 10.48
EV/EBITDA n/m 7.50 8.50
EV/Sales 2.19 0.28 0.89
Earnings yield (3.44%) 9.52% 2.72%
Free cash flow yield (0.39%) 20.36% 2.83%

Profitability

Metric ACVA GPI Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Gross margin 50.98% 15.95% 19.56%
Operating margin (7.09%) 3.13% 3.73%
Net margin (7.88%) 1.30% 1.07%
Free cash flow margin (0.87%) 2.73% 2.34%
Return on equity (15.06%) 9.44% 10.04%
Return on assets (5.69%) 2.80% 0.61%
Return on invested capital (10.08%) 7.04% 6.85%

Growth

Metric ACVA GPI Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Revenue growth (TTM) 13.30% 0.81% 1.46%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 18.75% (31.43%) —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 29.53% 16.32% 10.46%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 3.08% 0.00%

Health

Metric ACVA GPI Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Debt to equity 0.53 1.14 0.55
Current ratio 1.52 1.02 1.15
Net debt to EBITDA 4.19 4.26 1.34

Dividend

Metric ACVA GPI Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Dividend yield — 0.57% 1.37%
Payout ratio 0.00 0.04 0.00

Size

Metric ACVA GPI Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Market cap 1.78b 2.95b 2.10b

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