Ford Motor Company (F) vs General Motors Company (GM)

Ford Motor Company and General Motors Company are both Auto Manufacturers companies. General Motors Company is the larger, with a market value of $73.4B against $49.1B — 1.5× the size. Ford Motor Company has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; General Motors Company trades at 40.4×. Ford Motor Company grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 1.47% against −1.11%. General Motors Company has the higher net margin (1.00% vs −3.93%) and the higher return on invested capital (0.68% vs −2.66%). Both pay a dividend; Ford Motor Company yields more (4.83% vs 0.82%). Across the 21 metrics below, General Motors Company leads on 14 and Ford Motor Company on 7.

Valuation

Metric F GM Auto Manufacturers median
P/E n/m 40.37 12.89
P/S 0.26 0.41 0.75
P/B 1.39 1.18 1.18
Price to free cash flow 6.81 5.22 20.23
EV/EBITDA n/m 10.76 6.43
EV/Sales 0.95 0.96 1.56
Earnings yield (14.88%) 2.48% (6.88%)
Free cash flow yield 14.69% 19.14% (17.91%)

Profitability

Metric F GM Auto Manufacturers median
Gross margin 8.20% 5.74% 7.51%
Operating margin (3.74%) 0.98% (10.38%)
Net margin (3.93%) 1.00% (4.32%)
Free cash flow margin 3.87% 7.76% 0.00%
Return on equity (18.30%) 2.81% 0.00%
Return on assets (2.56%) 0.65% (6.30%)
Return on invested capital (2.66%) 0.68% 0.00%

Growth

Metric F GM Auto Manufacturers median
Revenue growth (TTM) 1.47% (1.11%) 5.42%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (241.10%) (48.67%) 10.59%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 8.05% 8.60% 10.46%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% (12.63%) 0.00%

Health

Metric F GM Auto Manufacturers median
Debt to equity 4.50 2.01 0.25
Current ratio 1.09 1.14 1.10
Net debt to EBITDA (39.33) 5.86 (0.04)

Dividend

Metric F GM Auto Manufacturers median
Dividend yield 4.83% 0.82% 1.61%
Payout ratio — 0.35 0.13

Size

Metric F GM Auto Manufacturers median
Market cap 49.09b 73.41b 58.94m

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