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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 $5.3B — 2.6× the size. AutoNation, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 7.5× against 15.6×. AutoNation, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: −0.06% against −1.55%. AutoNation, Inc. has the higher net margin (2.82% vs 2.81%) and the higher return on invested capital (9.19% vs 9.18%). Across the 22 metrics below, AutoNation, Inc. leads on 12 and Penske Automotive Group, Inc. on 10.

Valuation

Metric AN PAG Auto & Truck Dealerships median
P/E 7.49 15.64 15.92
P/S 0.20 0.43 0.27
P/B 2.40 2.39 2.00
Price to free cash flow 447.76 22.39 10.69
EV/EBITDA 7.67 11.77 8.59
EV/Sales 0.44 0.51 0.68
Earnings yield 13.35% 6.39% 3.16%
Free cash flow yield 0.22% 4.47% 2.80%

Profitability

Metric AN PAG Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Gross margin 17.83% 16.15% 19.56%
Operating margin 4.81% 3.77% 3.73%
Net margin 2.82% 2.81% 1.18%
Free cash flow margin 0.04% 1.94% 2.34%
Return on equity 32.77% 15.80% 10.04%
Return on assets 5.33% 5.05% 0.75%
Return on invested capital 9.19% 9.18% 6.85%

Growth

Metric AN PAG Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Revenue growth (TTM) (0.06%) (1.55%) 3.12%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 0.71% 2.84% 2.35%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 6.27% 9.24% 10.46%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 11.21% 11.47% 0.00%

Health

Metric AN PAG Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Debt to equity 3.00 0.43 0.55
Current ratio 0.78 0.98 1.15
Net debt to EBITDA 3.70 1.45 1.34

Dividend

Metric AN PAG Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Dividend yield — 2.66% 1.03%
Payout ratio — 0.42 0.24

Size

Metric AN PAG Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Market cap 5.28b 13.92b 2.14b

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