Driven Brands Holdings Inc. (DRVN) vs Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (GPI)

Driven Brands Holdings Inc. and Group 1 Automotive, Inc. are both Auto & Truck Dealerships companies. Group 1 Automotive, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $3.2B against $2.0B — 1.6× the size. Group 1 Automotive, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 8.4× against 12.0×. Driven Brands Holdings Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 7.58% against −3.41%. Driven Brands Holdings Inc. has the higher net margin (8.56% vs 1.73%) and the lower return on invested capital (7.22% vs 8.09%). Across the 22 metrics below, Driven Brands Holdings Inc. leads on 11 and Group 1 Automotive, Inc. on 11.

Valuation

Metric DRVN GPI Auto & Truck Dealerships median
P/E 11.98 8.37 15.49
P/S 1.02 0.14 0.24
P/B 2.36 1.02 1.45
Price to free cash flow 3.12 4.06 10.17
EV/EBITDA 7.99 6.70 8.57
EV/Sales 1.80 0.28 0.47
Earnings yield 8.35% 11.94% 2.96%
Free cash flow yield 32.10% 24.63% 2.14%

Profitability

Metric DRVN GPI Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Gross margin 44.86% 15.93% 18.39%
Operating margin 13.97% 3.61% 3.69%
Net margin 8.56% 1.73% 1.20%
Free cash flow margin 32.75% 3.55% 0.86%
Return on equity 20.96% 12.31% 11.73%
Return on assets 4.23% 3.56% 0.75%
Return on invested capital 7.22% 8.09% 6.38%

Growth

Metric DRVN GPI Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Revenue growth (TTM) 7.58% (3.41%) 0.29%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 146.70% (31.43%) (0.89%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 15.55% 16.32% 9.44%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 3.08% 0.00%

Health

Metric DRVN GPI Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Debt to equity 2.02 1.27 0.61
Current ratio 1.47 1.32 1.16
Net debt to EBITDA 4.88 4.26 1.24

Dividend

Metric DRVN GPI Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Dividend yield — 0.81% 1.02%
Payout ratio — 0.07 0.24

Size

Metric DRVN GPI Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Market cap 1.99b 3.18b 2.03b

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