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AutoNation, Inc. (AN) vs Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (GPI)

AutoNation, Inc. and Group 1 Automotive, Inc. are both Auto & Truck Dealerships companies. AutoNation, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $5.3B against $2.9B — 1.8× the size. AutoNation, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 7.5× against 10.1×. Group 1 Automotive, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 0.81% against −0.06%. AutoNation, Inc. has the higher net margin (2.82% vs 1.30%) and the higher return on invested capital (9.19% vs 7.04%). Across the 22 metrics below, AutoNation, Inc. leads on 11 and Group 1 Automotive, Inc. on 11.

Valuation

Metric AN GPI Auto & Truck Dealerships median
P/E 7.49 10.09 15.92
P/S 0.20 0.13 0.27
P/B 2.40 0.97 2.00
Price to free cash flow 447.76 4.72 10.69
EV/EBITDA 7.67 7.35 8.59
EV/Sales 0.44 0.27 0.68
Earnings yield 13.35% 9.91% 3.16%
Free cash flow yield 0.22% 21.20% 2.80%

Profitability

Metric AN GPI Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Gross margin 17.83% 15.95% 19.56%
Operating margin 4.81% 3.13% 3.73%
Net margin 2.82% 1.30% 1.18%
Free cash flow margin 0.04% 2.73% 2.34%
Return on equity 32.77% 9.44% 10.04%
Return on assets 5.33% 2.80% 0.75%
Return on invested capital 9.19% 7.04% 6.85%

Growth

Metric AN GPI Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Revenue growth (TTM) (0.06%) 0.81% 3.12%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 0.71% (31.43%) 2.35%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 6.27% 16.32% 10.46%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 11.21% 3.08% 0.00%

Health

Metric AN GPI Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Debt to equity 3.00 1.14 0.55
Current ratio 0.78 1.02 1.15
Net debt to EBITDA 3.70 4.26 1.34

Dividend

Metric AN GPI Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Dividend yield — 0.89% 1.03%
Payout ratio — 0.09 0.24

Size

Metric AN GPI Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Market cap 5.28b 2.86b 2.14b

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