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 $4.2B against $3.0B — 1.4× the size. OPENLANE, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Group 1 Automotive, Inc. trades at 10.5×. OPENLANE, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 11.8% against 0.81%. Group 1 Automotive, Inc. has the higher net margin (1.30% vs −3.08%) and the lower return on invested capital (7.04% vs 7.90%). Across the 21 metrics below, Group 1 Automotive, Inc. leads on 13 and OPENLANE, Inc. on 8.

Valuation

Metric GPI OPLN Auto & Truck Dealerships median
P/E 10.50 n/m 16.07
P/S 0.13 1.92 0.43
P/B 1.01 2.54 2.36
Price to free cash flow 4.91 11.29 10.48
EV/EBITDA 7.50 9.68 8.50
EV/Sales 0.28 2.08 0.89
Earnings yield 9.52% (2.38%) 2.72%
Free cash flow yield 20.36% 8.86% 2.83%

Profitability

Metric GPI OPLN Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Gross margin 15.95% 45.85% 19.56%
Operating margin 3.13% 16.61% 3.73%
Net margin 1.30% (3.08%) 1.07%
Free cash flow margin 2.73% 17.05% 2.34%
Return on equity 9.44% (4.29%) 10.04%
Return on assets 2.80% (1.33%) 0.61%
Return on invested capital 7.04% 7.90% 6.85%

Growth

Metric GPI OPLN Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Revenue growth (TTM) 0.81% 11.77% 1.46%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (31.43%) (313.33%) —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 16.32% 7.83% 10.46%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 3.08% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric GPI OPLN Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Debt to equity 1.14 0.34 0.55
Current ratio 1.02 1.17 1.15
Net debt to EBITDA 4.26 0.86 1.34

Dividend

Metric GPI OPLN Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Dividend yield 0.57% — 1.37%
Payout ratio 0.04 0.00 0.00

Size

Metric GPI OPLN Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Market cap 2.95b 4.24b 2.10b

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