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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 $6.8B against $4.4B — 1.6× the size. OPENLANE, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Lithia Motors, Inc. trades at 9.1×. OPENLANE, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 12.8% against 1.59%. Lithia Motors, Inc. has the higher net margin (2.06% vs −2.19%) and the lower return on invested capital (6.05% vs 8.68%). 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 9.10 n/m 15.49
P/S 0.18 2.06 0.24
P/B 1.04 2.81 1.45
Price to free cash flow n/m 11.63 10.17
EV/EBITDA 8.15 10.48 8.57
EV/Sales 0.43 2.18 0.47
Earnings yield 10.99% (1.49%) 2.96%
Free cash flow yield (5.81%) 8.60% 2.14%

Profitability

Metric LAD OPLN Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Gross margin 15.14% 45.61% 18.39%
Operating margin 4.05% 16.85% 3.69%
Net margin 2.06% (2.19%) 1.20%
Free cash flow margin (1.05%) 17.75% 0.86%
Return on equity 11.74% (3.12%) 11.73%
Return on assets 3.07% (0.93%) 0.75%
Return on invested capital 6.05% 8.68% 6.38%

Growth

Metric LAD OPLN Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Revenue growth (TTM) 1.59% 12.81% 0.29%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 9.01% (313.33%) (0.89%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 23.45% 7.83% 9.44%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 11.75% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric LAD OPLN Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Debt to equity 1.46 0.34 0.61
Current ratio 1.00 1.16 1.16
Net debt to EBITDA 4.71 0.86 1.24

Dividend

Metric LAD OPLN Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Dividend yield 0.99% — 1.02%
Payout ratio 0.09 — 0.24

Size

Metric LAD OPLN Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Market cap 6.84b 4.38b 2.03b

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