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AutoNation, Inc. (AN) vs Rush Enterprises, Inc. (RUSHB)

AutoNation, Inc. and Rush Enterprises, Inc. are both Auto & Truck Dealerships companies. AutoNation, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $6.0B against $3.9B — 1.6× the size. AutoNation, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 8.8× against 25.9×. AutoNation, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: −1.77% against −2.65%. Rush Enterprises, Inc. has the higher net margin (3.70% vs 2.63%) and the higher return on invested capital (9.32% vs 8.69%). Across the 22 metrics below, Rush Enterprises, Inc. leads on 13 and AutoNation, Inc. on 9.

Valuation

Metric AN RUSHB Auto & Truck Dealerships median
P/E 8.80 25.86 15.49
P/S 0.22 0.92 0.23
P/B 2.67 2.83 1.84
Price to free cash flow 263.80 112.69 9.82
EV/EBITDA 8.43 10.92 8.44
EV/Sales 0.47 0.93 0.47
Earnings yield 11.37% 3.87% 2.97%
Free cash flow yield 0.38% 0.89% 0.89%

Profitability

Metric AN RUSHB Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Gross margin 17.74% 19.29% 18.39%
Operating margin 4.60% 5.07% 3.69%
Net margin 2.63% 3.70% 1.20%
Free cash flow margin 0.08% 0.81% 0.45%
Return on equity 30.22% 11.88% 11.78%
Return on assets 4.84% 5.95% 0.75%
Return on invested capital 8.69% 9.32% 6.38%

Growth

Metric AN RUSHB Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Revenue growth (TTM) (1.77%) (2.65%) 0.06%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 0.71% (12.10%) (0.89%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 6.27% 9.44% 9.44%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 11.21% 18.08% 0.00%

Health

Metric AN RUSHB Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Debt to equity 3.03 0.15 0.58
Current ratio 0.77 1.44 1.16
Net debt to EBITDA 3.70 0.23 1.24

Dividend

Metric AN RUSHB Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Dividend yield — 0.89% 1.09%
Payout ratio — 0.24 0.24

Size

Metric AN RUSHB Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Market cap 6.02b 3.87b 1.99b

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