ECARX Holdings, Inc. (ECX) vs Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. (MNRO)

ECARX Holdings, Inc. and Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. are both Auto Parts companies. Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $440.2M against $392.4M — 1.1× the size. ECARX Holdings, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. trades at 62.5×. ECARX Holdings, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 11.1% against −4.98%. Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. has the higher net margin (0.59% vs −2.25%) and the higher return on invested capital (2.15% vs −2.71%). Across the 17 metrics below, Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. leads on 11 and ECARX Holdings, Inc. on 6.

Valuation

Metric ECX MNRO Auto Parts median
P/E n/m 62.45 17.92
P/S 0.46 0.36 0.64
P/B n/m 0.71 1.15
Price to free cash flow n/m 10.73 12.82
EV/EBITDA n/m 8.03 7.66
EV/Sales 0.99 0.64 0.73
Earnings yield (4.73%) 1.60% 2.73%
Free cash flow yield (81.91%) 9.32% 3.47%

Profitability

Metric ECX MNRO Auto Parts median
Gross margin 20.87% 34.88% 22.64%
Operating margin (1.01%) 2.61% 3.67%
Net margin (2.25%) 0.59% 1.68%
Free cash flow margin 0.00% 3.38% 2.31%
Return on equity 7.07% 1.13% 2.35%
Return on assets (2.68%) 0.43% 0.89%
Return on invested capital (2.71%) 2.15% 4.55%

Growth

Metric ECX MNRO Auto Parts median
Revenue growth (TTM) 11.13% (4.98%) 5.00%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 50.00% 113.64% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR — 0.55% 7.78%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% (52.45%) 0.00%

Health

Metric ECX MNRO Auto Parts median
Debt to equity (2.57) 0.50 0.38
Current ratio 0.72 0.49 1.78
Net debt to EBITDA (7.22) 2.92 1.26

Dividend

Metric ECX MNRO Auto Parts median
Dividend yield — 3.14% 2.37%
Payout ratio 0.00 1.01 0.00

Size

Metric ECX MNRO Auto Parts median
Market cap 392.42m 440.20m 914.31m

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