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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 $6.0B against $3.2B — 1.9× the size. Group 1 Automotive, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 8.4× against 9.0×. AutoNation, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: −1.77% against −3.41%. AutoNation, Inc. has the higher net margin (2.63% vs 1.73%) and the higher return on invested capital (8.69% vs 8.09%). Across the 22 metrics below, Group 1 Automotive, Inc. leads on 12 and AutoNation, Inc. on 10.

Valuation

Metric AN GPI Auto & Truck Dealerships median
P/E 9.00 8.37 15.49
P/S 0.23 0.14 0.24
P/B 2.73 1.02 1.45
Price to free cash flow 269.88 4.06 10.17
EV/EBITDA 8.52 6.70 8.57
EV/Sales 0.47 0.28 0.47
Earnings yield 11.11% 11.94% 2.96%
Free cash flow yield 0.37% 24.63% 2.14%

Profitability

Metric AN GPI Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Gross margin 17.74% 15.93% 18.39%
Operating margin 4.60% 3.61% 3.69%
Net margin 2.63% 1.73% 1.20%
Free cash flow margin 0.08% 3.55% 0.86%
Return on equity 30.22% 12.31% 11.73%
Return on assets 4.84% 3.56% 0.75%
Return on invested capital 8.69% 8.09% 6.38%

Growth

Metric AN GPI Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Revenue growth (TTM) (1.77%) (3.41%) 0.29%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 0.71% (31.43%) (0.89%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 6.27% 16.32% 9.44%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 11.21% 3.08% 0.00%

Health

Metric AN GPI Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Debt to equity 3.03 1.27 0.61
Current ratio 0.77 1.32 1.16
Net debt to EBITDA 3.70 4.26 1.24

Dividend

Metric AN GPI Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Dividend yield — 0.81% 1.02%
Payout ratio — 0.07 0.24

Size

Metric AN GPI Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Market cap 6.02b 3.18b 2.03b

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