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

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 $3.9B — 1.8× the size. Lithia Motors, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 9.1× against 26.1×. Lithia Motors, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 1.59% against −5.86%. Rush Enterprises, Inc. has the higher net margin (3.67% vs 2.06%) and the higher return on invested capital (9.44% vs 6.05%). Both pay a dividend; Lithia Motors, Inc. yields more (0.99% vs 0.88%). Across the 22 metrics below, Lithia Motors, Inc. leads on 11 and Rush Enterprises, Inc. on 11.

Valuation

Metric LAD RUSHB Auto & Truck Dealerships median
P/E 9.10 26.07 15.49
P/S 0.18 0.96 0.24
P/B 1.04 2.94 1.45
Price to free cash flow n/m 19.76 10.17
EV/EBITDA 8.15 11.15 8.57
EV/Sales 0.43 0.97 0.47
Earnings yield 10.99% 3.84% 2.96%
Free cash flow yield (5.81%) 5.06% 2.14%

Profitability

Metric LAD RUSHB Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Gross margin 15.14% 19.74% 18.39%
Operating margin 4.05% 5.13% 3.69%
Net margin 2.06% 3.67% 1.20%
Free cash flow margin (1.05%) 4.83% 0.86%
Return on equity 11.74% 11.71% 11.73%
Return on assets 3.07% 5.66% 0.75%
Return on invested capital 6.05% 9.44% 6.38%

Growth

Metric LAD RUSHB Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Revenue growth (TTM) 1.59% (5.86%) 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 RUSHB Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Debt to equity 1.46 0.16 0.61
Current ratio 1.00 1.45 1.16
Net debt to EBITDA 4.71 0.23 1.24

Dividend

Metric LAD RUSHB Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Dividend yield 0.99% 0.88% 1.02%
Payout ratio 0.09 0.24 0.24

Size

Metric LAD RUSHB Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Market cap 6.84b 3.87b 2.03b

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