Driven Brands Holdings Inc. (DRVN) vs OPENLANE, Inc. (OPLN)

Driven Brands Holdings Inc. and OPENLANE, Inc. are both Auto & Truck Dealerships companies. OPENLANE, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $4.4B against $2.0B — 2.2× the size. OPENLANE, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Driven Brands Holdings Inc. trades at 12.0×. OPENLANE, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 12.8% against 7.58%. Driven Brands Holdings Inc. has the higher net margin (8.56% vs −2.19%) and the lower return on invested capital (7.22% vs 8.68%). Across the 20 metrics below, Driven Brands Holdings Inc. leads on 14 and OPENLANE, Inc. on 6.

Valuation

Metric DRVN OPLN Auto & Truck Dealerships median
P/E 11.98 n/m 15.49
P/S 1.02 2.06 0.24
P/B 2.36 2.81 1.45
Price to free cash flow 3.12 11.63 10.17
EV/EBITDA 7.99 10.48 8.57
EV/Sales 1.80 2.18 0.47
Earnings yield 8.35% (1.49%) 2.96%
Free cash flow yield 32.10% 8.60% 2.14%

Profitability

Metric DRVN OPLN Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Gross margin 44.86% 45.61% 18.39%
Operating margin 13.97% 16.85% 3.69%
Net margin 8.56% (2.19%) 1.20%
Free cash flow margin 32.75% 17.75% 0.86%
Return on equity 20.96% (3.12%) 11.73%
Return on assets 4.23% (0.93%) 0.75%
Return on invested capital 7.22% 8.68% 6.38%

Growth

Metric DRVN OPLN Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Revenue growth (TTM) 7.58% 12.81% 0.29%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 146.70% (313.33%) (0.89%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 15.55% 7.83% 9.44%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric DRVN OPLN Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Debt to equity 2.02 0.34 0.61
Current ratio 1.47 1.16 1.16
Net debt to EBITDA 4.88 0.86 1.24

Dividend

Metric DRVN OPLN Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Dividend yield — — 1.02%
Payout ratio — — 0.24

Size

Metric DRVN OPLN Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Market cap 1.99b 4.38b 2.03b

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