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 $6.8B against $5.7B — 1.2× the size. Lithia Motors, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 9.1× against 19.1×. Lithia Motors, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 1.59% against −2.65%. Rush Enterprises, Inc. has the higher net margin (3.70% vs 2.06%) and the higher return on invested capital (9.32% vs 6.05%). Both pay a dividend; Rush Enterprises, Inc. yields more (1.15% vs 0.99%). 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 9.10 19.09 15.49
P/S 0.18 0.71 0.24
P/B 1.04 2.19 1.45
Price to free cash flow n/m 15.16 10.17
EV/EBITDA 8.15 8.63 8.57
EV/Sales 0.43 0.73 0.47
Earnings yield 10.99% 5.24% 2.96%
Free cash flow yield (5.81%) 6.60% 2.14%

Profitability

Metric LAD RUSHA Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Gross margin 15.14% 19.29% 18.39%
Operating margin 4.05% 5.07% 3.69%
Net margin 2.06% 3.70% 1.20%
Free cash flow margin (1.05%) 0.00% 0.86%
Return on equity 11.74% 11.88% 11.73%
Return on assets 3.07% 5.95% 0.75%
Return on invested capital 6.05% 9.32% 6.38%

Growth

Metric LAD RUSHA Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Revenue growth (TTM) 1.59% (2.65%) 0.29%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 9.01% (12.10%) (0.89%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 23.45% 9.44% 9.44%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 11.75% 18.08% 0.00%

Health

Metric LAD RUSHA Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Debt to equity 1.46 0.15 0.61
Current ratio 1.00 1.44 1.16
Net debt to EBITDA 4.71 0.23 1.24

Dividend

Metric LAD RUSHA Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Dividend yield 0.99% 1.15% 1.02%
Payout ratio 0.09 0.22 0.24

Size

Metric LAD RUSHA Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Market cap 6.84b 5.68b 2.03b

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