Li Auto Inc. Sponsored ADR (LI) vs Tesla, Inc. (TSLA)

Li Auto Inc. Sponsored ADR and Tesla, Inc. are both Auto Manufacturers companies. Tesla, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $1.50T against $8.9B — 169.8× the size. Li Auto Inc. Sponsored ADR has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Tesla, Inc. trades at 321×. Tesla, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 11.8% against −15.8%. Tesla, Inc. has the higher net margin (3.67% vs −4.32%) and the higher return on invested capital (5.27% vs 0.00%). Across the 20 metrics below, Tesla, Inc. leads on 14 and Li Auto Inc. Sponsored ADR on 6.

Valuation

Metric LI TSLA Auto Manufacturers median
P/E n/m 320.67 14.63
P/S 0.71 11.82 0.84
P/B 1.04 14.00 1.13
Price to free cash flow n/m 212.83 19.14
EV/EBITDA 0.58 109.75 6.83
EV/Sales (0.04) 11.49 1.70
Earnings yield (6.11%) 0.31% (7.00%)
Free cash flow yield (24.70%) 0.47% (17.52%)

Profitability

Metric LI TSLA Auto Manufacturers median
Gross margin 13.66% 18.85% 7.51%
Operating margin (6.51%) 4.22% (10.38%)
Net margin (4.32%) 3.67% (4.32%)
Free cash flow margin (9.52%) 5.55% 0.00%
Return on equity 0.00% 4.60% 0.00%
Return on assets (3.07%) 2.75% (6.30%)
Return on invested capital 0.00% 5.27% 0.00%

Growth

Metric LI TSLA Auto Manufacturers median
Revenue growth (TTM) (15.79%) 11.75% 5.42%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (85.58%) (47.06%) 10.59%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 61.78% 24.63% 10.46%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 40.62% 0.00%

Health

Metric LI TSLA Auto Manufacturers median
Debt to equity 0.11 0.09 0.25
Current ratio 1.81 1.94 1.10
Net debt to EBITDA (22.21) (3.40) (0.04)

Dividend

Metric LI TSLA Auto Manufacturers median
Dividend yield — — 1.70%
Payout ratio — — 0.13

Size

Metric LI TSLA Auto Manufacturers median
Market cap 8.86b 1.50t 67.10m

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