OPENLANE, Inc. (OPLN) vs Penske Automotive Group, Inc. (PAG)

OPENLANE, Inc. and Penske Automotive Group, Inc. are both Auto & Truck Dealerships companies. Penske Automotive Group, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $13.9B against $4.4B — 3.2× the size. OPENLANE, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Penske Automotive Group, Inc. trades at 15.5×. OPENLANE, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 12.8% against 1.38%. Penske Automotive Group, Inc. has the higher net margin (2.77% vs −2.19%) and the higher return on invested capital (9.11% vs 8.68%). Across the 21 metrics below, Penske Automotive Group, Inc. leads on 11 and OPENLANE, Inc. on 10.

Valuation

Metric OPLN PAG Auto & Truck Dealerships median
P/E n/m 15.49 15.49
P/S 2.06 0.43 0.24
P/B 2.81 2.34 1.45
Price to free cash flow 11.63 26.34 10.17
EV/EBITDA 10.48 11.73 8.57
EV/Sales 2.18 0.50 0.47
Earnings yield (1.49%) 6.46% 2.96%
Free cash flow yield 8.60% 3.80% 2.14%

Profitability

Metric OPLN PAG Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Gross margin 45.61% 16.04% 18.39%
Operating margin 16.85% 3.70% 3.69%
Net margin (2.19%) 2.77% 1.20%
Free cash flow margin 17.75% 1.63% 0.86%
Return on equity (3.12%) 15.44% 11.73%
Return on assets (0.93%) 5.08% 0.75%
Return on invested capital 8.68% 9.11% 6.38%

Growth

Metric OPLN PAG Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Revenue growth (TTM) 12.81% 1.38% 0.29%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (313.33%) (2.48%) (0.89%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 7.83% 9.24% 9.44%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 11.47% 0.00%

Health

Metric OPLN PAG Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Debt to equity 0.34 0.40 0.61
Current ratio 1.16 0.98 1.16
Net debt to EBITDA 0.86 1.45 1.24

Dividend

Metric OPLN PAG Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Dividend yield — 2.66% 1.02%
Payout ratio — 0.41 0.24

Size

Metric OPLN PAG Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Market cap 4.38b 13.93b 2.03b

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