AutoZone, Inc. (AZO) vs BorgWarner Inc. (BWA)

AutoZone, Inc. and BorgWarner Inc. are both Auto Parts companies. AutoZone, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $53.3B against $9.5B — 5.6× the size. BorgWarner Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 19.5× against 21.2×. AutoZone, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 7.39% against 0.40%. AutoZone, Inc. has the higher net margin (12.7% vs 3.36%) and the higher return on invested capital (37.2% vs 7.78%). Across the 21 metrics below, BorgWarner Inc. leads on 11 and AutoZone, Inc. on 10.

Valuation

Metric AZO BWA Auto Parts median
P/E 21.18 19.50 14.81
P/S 2.68 0.67 0.55
P/B n/m 1.64 1.16
Price to free cash flow 30.21 7.95 10.18
EV/EBITDA 14.43 7.18 7.39
EV/Sales 3.14 0.70 0.67
Earnings yield 4.72% 5.13% 3.46%
Free cash flow yield 3.31% 12.58% 2.74%

Profitability

Metric AZO BWA Auto Parts median
Gross margin 52.34% 19.60% 22.13%
Operating margin 18.31% 5.41% 3.50%
Net margin 12.65% 3.36% 1.89%
Free cash flow margin 8.93% 8.49% 1.43%
Return on equity (86.97%) 7.96% 0.96%
Return on assets 12.55% 3.45% 1.20%
Return on invested capital 37.23% 7.78% 4.41%

Growth

Metric AZO BWA Auto Parts median
Revenue growth (TTM) 7.39% 0.40% 4.32%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 5.30% (14.67%) 5.72%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 6.81% 7.09% 7.66%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 3.46% (11.14%) 0.00%

Health

Metric AZO BWA Auto Parts median
Debt to equity (3.63) 0.32 0.43
Current ratio 0.90 1.41 1.73
Net debt to EBITDA 1.98 1.26 1.26

Dividend

Metric AZO BWA Auto Parts median
Dividend yield — 1.42% 1.97%
Payout ratio — 0.28 0.27

Size

Metric AZO BWA Auto Parts median
Market cap 53.26b 9.54b 1.03b

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