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Gentex Corporation (GNTX) vs LKQ Corporation (LKQ)

Gentex Corporation and LKQ Corporation are both Auto Parts companies. LKQ Corporation is the larger, with a market value of $5.2B against $4.3B — 1.2× the size. Gentex Corporation trades at the lower P/E: 10.9× against 20.7×. Gentex Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 7.71% against 1.60%. Gentex Corporation has the higher net margin (15.0% vs 1.89%) and the higher return on invested capital (13.4% vs 4.17%). Both pay a dividend; LKQ Corporation yields more (5.85% vs 2.38%). Across the 23 metrics below, Gentex Corporation leads on 16 and LKQ Corporation on 7.

Valuation

Metric GNTX LKQ Auto Parts median
P/E 10.87 20.67 14.81
P/S 1.63 0.38 0.55
P/B 1.68 0.82 1.16
Price to free cash flow 8.42 8.51 10.18
EV/EBITDA 6.76 7.73 7.39
EV/Sales 1.58 0.64 0.67
Earnings yield 9.20% 4.84% 3.46%
Free cash flow yield 11.87% 11.75% 2.74%

Profitability

Metric GNTX LKQ Auto Parts median
Gross margin 34.77% 38.07% 22.13%
Operating margin 19.10% 4.80% 3.50%
Net margin 14.96% 1.89% 1.89%
Free cash flow margin 0.00% 4.52% 1.43%
Return on equity 0.00% 3.95% 0.96%
Return on assets 13.33% 1.68% 1.20%
Return on invested capital 13.37% 4.17% 4.41%

Growth

Metric GNTX LKQ Auto Parts median
Revenue growth (TTM) 7.71% 1.60% 4.32%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (1.14%) (10.31%) 5.72%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 8.46% 3.26% 7.66%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 2.05% (0.99%) 0.00%

Health

Metric GNTX LKQ Auto Parts median
Debt to equity 0.00 0.59 0.43
Current ratio 2.92 1.75 1.73
Net debt to EBITDA (0.26) 2.29 1.26

Dividend

Metric GNTX LKQ Auto Parts median
Dividend yield 2.38% 5.85% 1.97%
Payout ratio 0.26 1.21 0.27

Size

Metric GNTX LKQ Auto Parts median
Market cap 4.26b 5.18b 1.03b

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