Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. (ALSN) vs Genuine Parts Company (GPC)

Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. and Genuine Parts Company are both Auto Parts companies. Genuine Parts Company is the larger, with a market value of $17.2B against $9.6B — 1.8× the size. Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 16.6× against 478×. Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 70.8% against 5.29%. Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. has the higher net margin (11.1% vs 0.12%) and the higher return on invested capital (10.7% vs 6.33%). Both pay a dividend; Genuine Parts Company yields more (3.39% vs 0.98%). Across the 23 metrics below, Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. leads on 16 and Genuine Parts Company on 7.

Valuation

Metric ALSN GPC Auto Parts median
P/E 16.59 477.96 14.81
P/S 1.84 0.68 0.55
P/B 4.89 3.68 1.16
Price to free cash flow 11.64 20.84 10.18
EV/EBITDA 11.91 14.44 7.39
EV/Sales 2.52 0.85 0.67
Earnings yield 6.03% 0.21% 3.46%
Free cash flow yield 8.59% 4.80% 2.74%

Profitability

Metric ALSN GPC Auto Parts median
Gross margin 33.93% 37.09% 22.13%
Operating margin 18.33% 3.60% 3.50%
Net margin 11.12% 0.12% 1.89%
Free cash flow margin 15.85% 3.25% 1.43%
Return on equity 29.74% 0.66% 0.96%
Return on assets 8.15% 0.15% 1.20%
Return on invested capital 10.74% 6.33% 4.41%

Growth

Metric ALSN GPC Auto Parts median
Revenue growth (TTM) 70.84% 5.29% 4.32%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (11.79%) (92.74%) 5.72%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 7.66% 8.00% 7.66%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 15.81% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric ALSN GPC Auto Parts median
Debt to equity 1.93 1.10 0.43
Current ratio 1.77 1.22 1.73
Net debt to EBITDA 1.38 2.88 1.26

Dividend

Metric ALSN GPC Auto Parts median
Dividend yield 0.98% 3.39% 1.97%
Payout ratio 0.16 16.87 0.27

Size

Metric ALSN GPC Auto Parts median
Market cap 9.62b 17.16b 1.03b

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