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AutoNation, Inc. (AN) vs OPENLANE, Inc. (OPLN)

AutoNation, Inc. and OPENLANE, Inc. are both Auto & Truck Dealerships companies. AutoNation, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $6.0B against $4.4B — 1.4× the size. OPENLANE, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; AutoNation, Inc. trades at 9.0×. OPENLANE, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 12.8% against −1.77%. AutoNation, Inc. has the higher net margin (2.63% vs −2.19%) and the higher return on invested capital (8.69% vs 8.68%). Across the 21 metrics below, AutoNation, Inc. leads on 11 and OPENLANE, Inc. on 10.

Valuation

Metric AN OPLN Auto & Truck Dealerships median
P/E 9.00 n/m 15.49
P/S 0.23 2.06 0.24
P/B 2.73 2.81 1.45
Price to free cash flow 269.88 11.63 10.17
EV/EBITDA 8.52 10.48 8.57
EV/Sales 0.47 2.18 0.47
Earnings yield 11.11% (1.49%) 2.96%
Free cash flow yield 0.37% 8.60% 2.14%

Profitability

Metric AN OPLN Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Gross margin 17.74% 45.61% 18.39%
Operating margin 4.60% 16.85% 3.69%
Net margin 2.63% (2.19%) 1.20%
Free cash flow margin 0.08% 17.75% 0.86%
Return on equity 30.22% (3.12%) 11.73%
Return on assets 4.84% (0.93%) 0.75%
Return on invested capital 8.69% 8.68% 6.38%

Growth

Metric AN OPLN Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Revenue growth (TTM) (1.77%) 12.81% 0.29%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 0.71% (313.33%) (0.89%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 6.27% 7.83% 9.44%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 11.21% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric AN OPLN Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Debt to equity 3.03 0.34 0.61
Current ratio 0.77 1.16 1.16
Net debt to EBITDA 3.70 0.86 1.24

Dividend

Metric AN OPLN Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Dividend yield — — 1.02%
Payout ratio — — 0.24

Size

Metric AN OPLN Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Market cap 6.02b 4.38b 2.03b

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