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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 $5.3B against $4.5B — 1.2× the size. OPENLANE, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; AutoNation, Inc. trades at 7.5×. OPENLANE, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 11.8% against −0.06%. AutoNation, Inc. has the higher net margin (2.82% vs −3.08%) and the higher return on invested capital (9.19% vs 7.90%). 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 7.49 n/m 15.92
P/S 0.20 2.05 0.27
P/B 2.40 2.70 2.00
Price to free cash flow 447.76 12.00 10.69
EV/EBITDA 7.67 10.25 8.59
EV/Sales 0.44 2.20 0.68
Earnings yield 13.35% (2.24%) 3.16%
Free cash flow yield 0.22% 8.33% 2.80%

Profitability

Metric AN OPLN Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Gross margin 17.83% 45.85% 19.56%
Operating margin 4.81% 16.61% 3.73%
Net margin 2.82% (3.08%) 1.18%
Free cash flow margin 0.04% 17.05% 2.34%
Return on equity 32.77% (4.29%) 10.04%
Return on assets 5.33% (1.33%) 0.75%
Return on invested capital 9.19% 7.90% 6.85%

Growth

Metric AN OPLN Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Revenue growth (TTM) (0.06%) 11.77% 3.12%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 0.71% (313.33%) 2.35%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 6.27% 7.83% 10.46%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 11.21% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric AN OPLN Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Debt to equity 3.00 0.34 0.55
Current ratio 0.78 1.17 1.15
Net debt to EBITDA 3.70 0.86 1.34

Dividend

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

Size

Metric AN OPLN Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Market cap 5.28b 4.54b 2.14b

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