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Cars.com Inc. (CARS) vs ZipRecruiter, Inc. (ZIP)

Cars.com Inc. and ZipRecruiter, Inc. are both Internet Content & Information companies. Cars.com Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $725.9M against $305.9M — 2.4× the size. ZipRecruiter, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 10.8× against 17.8×. Cars.com Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 0.86% against 0.41%. ZipRecruiter, Inc. has the higher net margin (6.20% vs 5.92%) and the lower return on invested capital (2.14% vs 7.19%). Across the 20 metrics below, Cars.com Inc. leads on 10 and ZipRecruiter, Inc. on 10.

Valuation

Metric CARS ZIP Internet Content & Information median
P/E 17.83 10.77 12.38
P/S 1.00 0.68 0.93
P/B 1.62 n/m 1.24
Price to free cash flow 5.31 20.44 10.76
EV/EBITDA 6.88 28.53 10.74
EV/Sales 1.55 0.86 1.20
Earnings yield 5.61% 9.28% (1.71%)
Free cash flow yield 18.85% 4.89% 4.26%

Profitability

Metric CARS ZIP Internet Content & Information median
Gross margin 0.00% 89.12% 63.25%
Operating margin 13.11% 0.35% (1.87%)
Net margin 5.92% 6.20% (1.37%)
Free cash flow margin 20.91% 3.33% 3.47%
Return on equity 9.28% (56.24%) (1.19%)
Return on assets 4.10% 6.14% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 7.19% 2.14% 0.00%

Growth

Metric CARS ZIP Internet Content & Information median
Revenue growth (TTM) 0.86% 0.41% 6.92%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (55.56%) (184.62%) 34.37%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 5.73% 1.43% 10.46%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric CARS ZIP Internet Content & Information median
Debt to equity 0.99 (7.49) 0.01
Current ratio 2.03 3.03 1.84
Net debt to EBITDA 2.57 (19.67) (0.53)

Dividend

Metric CARS ZIP Internet Content & Information median
Dividend yield — — 1.19%
Payout ratio — — 0.27

Size

Metric CARS ZIP Internet Content & Information median
Market cap 725.90m 305.88m 693.23m

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