Dorman Products, Inc. (DORM) vs LKQ Corporation (LKQ)

Dorman Products, Inc. and LKQ Corporation are both Auto Parts companies. LKQ Corporation is the larger, with a market value of $5.8B against $3.6B — 1.6× the size. LKQ Corporation trades at the lower P/E: 12.9× against 17.2×. LKQ Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 3.31% against 3.30%. Dorman Products, Inc. has the higher net margin (10.2% vs 3.37%) and the higher return on invested capital (10.7% vs 5.38%). Both pay a dividend; Dorman Products, Inc. yields more (6.35% vs 2.37%). Across the 23 metrics below, Dorman Products, Inc. leads on 14 and LKQ Corporation on 9.

Valuation

Metric DORM LKQ Auto Parts median
P/E 17.19 12.94 17.92
P/S 1.72 0.43 0.64
P/B 2.45 0.92 1.15
Price to free cash flow 17.31 9.49 12.82
EV/EBITDA 9.55 7.16 7.66
EV/Sales 1.88 0.70 0.73
Earnings yield 5.82% 7.73% 2.73%
Free cash flow yield 5.78% 10.54% 3.47%

Profitability

Metric DORM LKQ Auto Parts median
Gross margin 42.31% 38.34% 22.64%
Operating margin 14.48% 6.35% 3.67%
Net margin 10.18% 3.37% 1.68%
Free cash flow margin 9.94% 4.57% 2.31%
Return on equity 15.05% 7.08% 2.35%
Return on assets 8.82% 2.98% 0.89%
Return on invested capital 10.69% 5.38% 4.55%

Growth

Metric DORM LKQ Auto Parts median
Revenue growth (TTM) 3.30% 3.31% 5.00%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 8.14% (10.31%) —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 14.28% 3.26% 7.78%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 13.82% (0.99%) 0.00%

Health

Metric DORM LKQ Auto Parts median
Debt to equity 0.29 0.61 0.38
Current ratio 3.60 1.58 1.78
Net debt to EBITDA 0.95 2.29 1.26

Dividend

Metric DORM LKQ Auto Parts median
Dividend yield 6.35% 2.37% 2.37%
Payout ratio 0.00 0.29 0.00

Size

Metric DORM LKQ Auto Parts median
Market cap 3.64b 5.82b 914.31m

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