Boyd Group Services Inc. (BGSI) vs Sonic Automotive, Inc. (SAH)

Boyd Group Services Inc. and Sonic Automotive, Inc. are both Auto & Truck Dealerships companies. Boyd Group Services Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $2.5B against $2.0B — 1.3× the size. Sonic Automotive, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 9.9× against 134×. Boyd Group Services Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 9.77% against 2.01%. Sonic Automotive, Inc. has the higher net margin (1.33% vs 0.39%) and the higher return on invested capital (10.1% vs 2.51%). Both pay a dividend; Sonic Automotive, Inc. yields more (2.53% vs 0.50%). Across the 22 metrics below, Sonic Automotive, Inc. leads on 13 and Boyd Group Services Inc. on 9.

Valuation

Metric BGSI SAH Auto & Truck Dealerships median
P/E 133.87 9.87 15.49
P/S 0.74 0.13 0.24
P/B 1.45 1.86 1.45
Price to free cash flow 7.18 n/m 10.17
EV/EBITDA 9.23 6.21 8.57
EV/Sales 1.02 0.26 0.47
Earnings yield 0.75% 10.13% 2.96%
Free cash flow yield 13.92% (7.77%) 2.14%

Profitability

Metric BGSI SAH Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Gross margin 46.50% 15.70% 18.39%
Operating margin 3.19% 3.23% 3.69%
Net margin 0.39% 1.33% 1.20%
Free cash flow margin 10.34% (0.99%) 0.86%
Return on equity 1.03% 19.35% 11.73%
Return on assets 0.39% 3.29% 0.75%
Return on invested capital 2.51% 10.12% 6.38%

Growth

Metric BGSI SAH Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Revenue growth (TTM) 9.77% 2.01% 0.29%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (28.07%) (44.66%) (0.89%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 15.02% 9.18% 9.44%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR (16.03%) 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric BGSI SAH Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Debt to equity 0.58 1.92 0.61
Current ratio 0.60 0.95 1.16
Net debt to EBITDA (0.84) 3.82 1.24

Dividend

Metric BGSI SAH Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Dividend yield 0.50% 2.53% 1.02%
Payout ratio 0.67 0.25 0.24

Size

Metric BGSI SAH Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Market cap 2.51b 1.99b 2.03b

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