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Lithia Motors, Inc. (LAD) vs OPENLANE, Inc. (OPLN)

Lithia Motors, Inc. and OPENLANE, Inc. are both Auto & Truck Dealerships companies. Lithia Motors, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $6.5B against $4.5B — 1.4× the size. OPENLANE, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Lithia Motors, Inc. trades at 9.8×. OPENLANE, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 11.8% against 2.10%. Lithia Motors, Inc. has the higher net margin (1.88% vs −3.08%) and the lower return on invested capital (6.20% vs 7.90%). Across the 20 metrics below, Lithia Motors, Inc. leads on 11 and OPENLANE, Inc. on 9.

Valuation

Metric LAD OPLN Auto & Truck Dealerships median
P/E 9.79 n/m 15.92
P/S 0.18 2.05 0.27
P/B 1.03 2.70 2.00
Price to free cash flow n/m 12.00 10.69
EV/EBITDA 7.97 10.25 8.59
EV/Sales 0.42 2.20 0.68
Earnings yield 10.22% (2.24%) 3.16%
Free cash flow yield (7.23%) 8.33% 2.80%

Profitability

Metric LAD OPLN Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Gross margin 15.17% 45.85% 19.56%
Operating margin 4.08% 16.61% 3.73%
Net margin 1.88% (3.08%) 1.18%
Free cash flow margin (1.26%) 17.05% 2.34%
Return on equity 10.63% (4.29%) 10.04%
Return on assets 2.83% (1.33%) 0.75%
Return on invested capital 6.20% 7.90% 6.85%

Growth

Metric LAD OPLN Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Revenue growth (TTM) 2.10% 11.77% 3.12%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 9.01% (313.33%) 2.35%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 23.45% 7.83% 10.46%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 11.75% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric LAD OPLN Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Debt to equity 1.48 0.34 0.55
Current ratio 1.00 1.17 1.15
Net debt to EBITDA 4.71 0.86 1.34

Dividend

Metric LAD OPLN Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Dividend yield 0.80% — 1.03%
Payout ratio 0.08 — 0.24

Size

Metric LAD OPLN Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Market cap 6.49b 4.54b 2.14b

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