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OPENLANE, Inc. (OPLN) vs Sonic Automotive, Inc. (SAH)

OPENLANE, Inc. and Sonic Automotive, Inc. are both Auto & Truck Dealerships companies. OPENLANE, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $4.4B against $2.0B — 2.2× the size. OPENLANE, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Sonic Automotive, Inc. trades at 9.9×. OPENLANE, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 12.8% against 2.01%. Sonic Automotive, Inc. has the higher net margin (1.33% vs −2.19%) and the higher return on invested capital (10.1% vs 8.68%). Across the 19 metrics below, Sonic Automotive, Inc. leads on 11 and OPENLANE, Inc. on 8.

Valuation

Metric OPLN SAH Auto & Truck Dealerships median
P/E n/m 9.87 15.49
P/S 2.06 0.13 0.24
P/B 2.81 1.86 1.45
Price to free cash flow 11.63 n/m 10.17
EV/EBITDA 10.48 6.21 8.57
EV/Sales 2.18 0.26 0.47
Earnings yield (1.49%) 10.13% 2.96%
Free cash flow yield 8.60% (7.77%) 2.14%

Profitability

Metric OPLN SAH Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Gross margin 45.61% 15.70% 18.39%
Operating margin 16.85% 3.23% 3.69%
Net margin (2.19%) 1.33% 1.20%
Free cash flow margin 17.75% (0.99%) 0.86%
Return on equity (3.12%) 19.35% 11.73%
Return on assets (0.93%) 3.29% 0.75%
Return on invested capital 8.68% 10.12% 6.38%

Growth

Metric OPLN SAH Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Revenue growth (TTM) 12.81% 2.01% 0.29%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (313.33%) (44.66%) (0.89%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 7.83% 9.18% 9.44%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric OPLN SAH Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Debt to equity 0.34 1.92 0.61
Current ratio 1.16 0.95 1.16
Net debt to EBITDA 0.86 3.82 1.24

Dividend

Metric OPLN SAH Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Dividend yield — 2.53% 1.02%
Payout ratio — 0.25 0.24

Size

Metric OPLN SAH Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Market cap 4.38b 1.99b 2.03b

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