AutoZone, Inc. (AZO) vs Genuine Parts Company (GPC)

AutoZone, Inc. and Genuine Parts Company are both Auto Parts companies. AutoZone, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $46.7B against $17.8B — 2.6× the size. AutoZone, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 18.4× against 499×. AutoZone, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 7.39% against 5.47%. AutoZone, Inc. has the higher net margin (12.7% vs 0.13%) and the higher return on invested capital (37.2% vs 6.40%). Across the 21 metrics below, AutoZone, Inc. leads on 13 and Genuine Parts Company on 8.

Valuation

Metric AZO GPC Auto Parts median
P/E 18.38 498.50 17.92
P/S 2.30 0.71 0.64
P/B n/m 3.93 1.15
Price to free cash flow 28.83 22.04 12.82
EV/EBITDA 13.11 15.01 7.66
EV/Sales 2.76 0.89 0.73
Earnings yield 5.44% 0.20% 2.73%
Free cash flow yield 3.47% 4.54% 3.47%

Profitability

Metric AZO GPC Auto Parts median
Gross margin 52.34% 36.90% 22.64%
Operating margin 18.31% 3.66% 3.67%
Net margin 12.65% 0.13% 1.68%
Free cash flow margin 0.00% 3.23% 2.31%
Return on equity 0.00% 0.71% 2.35%
Return on assets 12.55% 0.16% 0.89%
Return on invested capital 37.23% 6.40% 4.55%

Growth

Metric AZO GPC Auto Parts median
Revenue growth (TTM) 7.39% 5.47% 5.00%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 5.30% (92.74%) —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 6.81% 8.00% 7.78%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 3.46% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric AZO GPC Auto Parts median
Debt to equity (3.63) 1.10 0.38
Current ratio 0.90 1.16 1.78
Net debt to EBITDA 2.35 2.88 1.26

Dividend

Metric AZO GPC Auto Parts median
Dividend yield — 2.66% 2.37%
Payout ratio 0.00 0.42 0.00

Size

Metric AZO GPC Auto Parts median
Market cap 46.74b 17.82b 914.31m

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