Lithia Motors, Inc. (LAD) vs Rush Enterprises, Inc. (RUSHA)

Lithia Motors, Inc. and Rush Enterprises, Inc. are both Auto & Truck Dealerships companies. Lithia Motors, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $6.5B against $5.6B — 1.2× the size. Lithia Motors, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 9.8× against 20.0×. Lithia Motors, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 2.10% against −5.86%. Rush Enterprises, Inc. has the higher net margin (3.67% vs 1.88%) and the higher return on invested capital (9.44% vs 6.20%). Both pay a dividend; Rush Enterprises, Inc. yields more (1.15% vs 0.80%). Across the 22 metrics below, Rush Enterprises, Inc. leads on 13 and Lithia Motors, Inc. on 9.

Valuation

Metric LAD RUSHA Auto & Truck Dealerships median
P/E 9.79 20.01 15.92
P/S 0.18 0.73 0.27
P/B 1.03 2.25 2.00
Price to free cash flow n/m 15.16 10.69
EV/EBITDA 7.97 8.59 8.59
EV/Sales 0.42 0.75 0.68
Earnings yield 10.22% 5.00% 3.16%
Free cash flow yield (7.23%) 6.59% 2.80%

Profitability

Metric LAD RUSHA Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Gross margin 15.17% 19.74% 19.56%
Operating margin 4.08% 5.13% 3.73%
Net margin 1.88% 3.67% 1.18%
Free cash flow margin (1.26%) 4.83% 2.34%
Return on equity 10.63% 11.71% 10.04%
Return on assets 2.83% 5.66% 0.75%
Return on invested capital 6.20% 9.44% 6.85%

Growth

Metric LAD RUSHA Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Revenue growth (TTM) 2.10% (5.86%) 3.12%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 9.01% (12.10%) 2.35%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 23.45% 9.44% 10.46%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 11.75% 18.08% 0.00%

Health

Metric LAD RUSHA Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Debt to equity 1.48 0.16 0.55
Current ratio 1.00 1.45 1.15
Net debt to EBITDA 4.71 0.23 1.34

Dividend

Metric LAD RUSHA Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Dividend yield 0.80% 1.15% 1.03%
Payout ratio 0.08 0.24 0.24

Size

Metric LAD RUSHA Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Market cap 6.49b 5.57b 2.14b

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