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AutoNation, Inc. (AN) vs Penske Automotive Group, Inc. (PAG)

AutoNation, Inc. and Penske Automotive Group, Inc. are both Auto & Truck Dealerships companies. Penske Automotive Group, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $13.9B against $6.0B — 2.3× the size. AutoNation, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 9.0× against 15.5×. Penske Automotive Group, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 1.38% against −1.77%. Penske Automotive Group, Inc. has the higher net margin (2.77% vs 2.63%) and the higher return on invested capital (9.11% vs 8.69%). Across the 22 metrics below, Penske Automotive Group, Inc. leads on 13 and AutoNation, Inc. on 9.

Valuation

Metric AN PAG Auto & Truck Dealerships median
P/E 9.00 15.49 15.49
P/S 0.23 0.43 0.24
P/B 2.73 2.34 1.45
Price to free cash flow 269.88 26.34 10.17
EV/EBITDA 8.52 11.73 8.57
EV/Sales 0.47 0.50 0.47
Earnings yield 11.11% 6.46% 2.96%
Free cash flow yield 0.37% 3.80% 2.14%

Profitability

Metric AN PAG Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Gross margin 17.74% 16.04% 18.39%
Operating margin 4.60% 3.70% 3.69%
Net margin 2.63% 2.77% 1.20%
Free cash flow margin 0.08% 1.63% 0.86%
Return on equity 30.22% 15.44% 11.73%
Return on assets 4.84% 5.08% 0.75%
Return on invested capital 8.69% 9.11% 6.38%

Growth

Metric AN PAG Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Revenue growth (TTM) (1.77%) 1.38% 0.29%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 0.71% (2.48%) (0.89%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 6.27% 9.24% 9.44%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 11.21% 11.47% 0.00%

Health

Metric AN PAG Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Debt to equity 3.03 0.40 0.61
Current ratio 0.77 0.98 1.16
Net debt to EBITDA 3.70 1.45 1.24

Dividend

Metric AN PAG Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Dividend yield — 2.66% 1.02%
Payout ratio — 0.41 0.24

Size

Metric AN PAG Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Market cap 6.02b 13.93b 2.03b

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