Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (GPI) vs OPENLANE, Inc. (OPLN)

Group 1 Automotive, Inc. and OPENLANE, Inc. are both Auto & Truck Dealerships companies. OPENLANE, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $4.4B against $3.2B — 1.4× the size. OPENLANE, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Group 1 Automotive, Inc. trades at 8.4×. OPENLANE, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 12.8% against −3.41%. Group 1 Automotive, Inc. has the higher net margin (1.73% vs −2.19%) and the lower return on invested capital (8.09% vs 8.68%). Across the 21 metrics below, Group 1 Automotive, Inc. leads on 14 and OPENLANE, Inc. on 7.

Valuation

Metric GPI OPLN Auto & Truck Dealerships median
P/E 8.37 n/m 15.49
P/S 0.14 2.06 0.24
P/B 1.02 2.81 1.45
Price to free cash flow 4.06 11.63 10.17
EV/EBITDA 6.70 10.48 8.57
EV/Sales 0.28 2.18 0.47
Earnings yield 11.94% (1.49%) 2.96%
Free cash flow yield 24.63% 8.60% 2.14%

Profitability

Metric GPI OPLN Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Gross margin 15.93% 45.61% 18.39%
Operating margin 3.61% 16.85% 3.69%
Net margin 1.73% (2.19%) 1.20%
Free cash flow margin 3.55% 17.75% 0.86%
Return on equity 12.31% (3.12%) 11.73%
Return on assets 3.56% (0.93%) 0.75%
Return on invested capital 8.09% 8.68% 6.38%

Growth

Metric GPI OPLN Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Revenue growth (TTM) (3.41%) 12.81% 0.29%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (31.43%) (313.33%) (0.89%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 16.32% 7.83% 9.44%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 3.08% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric GPI OPLN Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Debt to equity 1.27 0.34 0.61
Current ratio 1.32 1.16 1.16
Net debt to EBITDA 4.26 0.86 1.24

Dividend

Metric GPI OPLN Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Dividend yield 0.81% — 1.02%
Payout ratio 0.07 — 0.24

Size

Metric GPI OPLN Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Market cap 3.18b 4.38b 2.03b

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