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AutoNation, Inc. (AN) vs Carvana Co. (CVNA)

AutoNation, Inc. and Carvana Co. are both Auto & Truck Dealerships companies. Carvana Co. is the larger, with a market value of $66.7B against $5.3B — 12.6× the size. AutoNation, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 7.5× against 26.5×. Carvana Co. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 54.0% against −0.06%. Carvana Co. has the higher net margin (6.26% vs 2.82%) and the higher return on invested capital (18.3% vs 9.19%). Across the 22 metrics below, Carvana Co. leads on 15 and AutoNation, Inc. on 7.

Valuation

Metric AN CVNA Auto & Truck Dealerships median
P/E 7.49 26.54 15.92
P/S 0.20 1.68 0.27
P/B 2.40 8.18 2.00
Price to free cash flow 447.76 45.09 10.69
EV/EBITDA 7.67 17.64 8.59
EV/Sales 0.44 1.78 0.68
Earnings yield 13.35% 3.77% 3.16%
Free cash flow yield 0.22% 2.22% 2.80%

Profitability

Metric AN CVNA Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Gross margin 17.83% 19.37% 19.56%
Operating margin 4.81% 8.93% 3.73%
Net margin 2.82% 6.26% 1.18%
Free cash flow margin 0.04% 3.72% 2.34%
Return on equity 32.77% 43.23% 10.04%
Return on assets 5.33% 13.11% 0.75%
Return on invested capital 9.19% 18.32% 6.85%

Growth

Metric AN CVNA Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Revenue growth (TTM) (0.06%) 53.98% 3.12%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 0.71% 431.45% 2.35%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 6.27% 29.47% 10.46%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 11.21% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric AN CVNA Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Debt to equity 3.00 1.02 0.55
Current ratio 0.78 3.93 1.15
Net debt to EBITDA 3.70 1.24 1.34

Dividend

Metric AN CVNA Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Dividend yield — — 1.03%
Payout ratio — — 0.24

Size

Metric AN CVNA Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Market cap 5.28b 66.71b 2.14b

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