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 $75.4B against $50.0B — 1.5× the size. Ford Motor Company has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; General Motors Company trades at 19.2×. General Motors Company grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: −0.26% against −1.38%. General Motors Company has the higher net margin (2.07% vs −4.17%) and the higher return on invested capital (1.64% vs −2.69%). Both pay a dividend; Ford Motor Company yields more (3.62% vs 0.80%). Across the 21 metrics below, General Motors Company leads on 16 and Ford Motor Company on 5.

Valuation

Metric F GM Auto Manufacturers median
P/E n/m 19.18 16.34
P/S 0.27 0.40 0.46
P/B 1.34 1.17 1.20
Price to free cash flow 9.65 5.23 18.21
EV/EBITDA n/m 9.87 7.03
EV/Sales 0.96 0.94 1.72
Earnings yield (15.65%) 5.21% (15.65%)
Free cash flow yield 10.37% 19.13% (21.30%)

Profitability

Metric F GM Auto Manufacturers median
Gross margin 8.38% 7.04% 13.66%
Operating margin (3.82%) 2.32% (5.17%)
Net margin (4.17%) 2.07% (4.28%)
Free cash flow margin 2.75% 7.70% 0.00%
Return on equity (18.47%) 5.81% 0.00%
Return on assets (2.63%) 1.34% (2.85%)
Return on invested capital (2.69%) 1.64% 0.00%

Growth

Metric F GM Auto Manufacturers median
Revenue growth (TTM) (1.38%) (0.26%) 3.87%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (241.10%) (48.67%) 6.94%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 8.05% 8.60% 13.65%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% (12.63%) 0.00%

Health

Metric F GM Auto Manufacturers median
Debt to equity 4.41 2.00 0.33
Current ratio 1.08 1.09 1.11
Net debt to EBITDA (39.33) 5.86 (0.04)

Dividend

Metric F GM Auto Manufacturers median
Dividend yield 3.62% 0.80% 1.45%
Payout ratio — 0.16 0.13

Size

Metric F GM Auto Manufacturers median
Market cap 50.04b 75.35b 707.65m

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