Rush Enterprises, Inc. (RUSHA) vs Sonic Automotive, Inc. (SAH)

Rush Enterprises, Inc. and Sonic Automotive, Inc. are both Auto & Truck Dealerships companies. Rush Enterprises, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $5.7B against $2.0B — 2.9× the size. Sonic Automotive, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 9.9× against 19.1×. Sonic Automotive, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 2.01% against −2.65%. Rush Enterprises, Inc. has the higher net margin (3.70% vs 1.33%) and the lower return on invested capital (9.32% vs 10.1%). Both pay a dividend; Sonic Automotive, Inc. yields more (2.53% vs 1.15%). Across the 22 metrics below, Rush Enterprises, Inc. leads on 12 and Sonic Automotive, Inc. on 10.

Valuation

Metric RUSHA SAH Auto & Truck Dealerships median
P/E 19.09 9.87 15.49
P/S 0.71 0.13 0.24
P/B 2.19 1.86 1.45
Price to free cash flow 15.16 n/m 10.17
EV/EBITDA 8.63 6.21 8.57
EV/Sales 0.73 0.26 0.47
Earnings yield 5.24% 10.13% 2.96%
Free cash flow yield 6.60% (7.77%) 2.14%

Profitability

Metric RUSHA SAH Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Gross margin 19.29% 15.70% 18.39%
Operating margin 5.07% 3.23% 3.69%
Net margin 3.70% 1.33% 1.20%
Free cash flow margin 0.00% (0.99%) 0.86%
Return on equity 11.88% 19.35% 11.73%
Return on assets 5.95% 3.29% 0.75%
Return on invested capital 9.32% 10.12% 6.38%

Growth

Metric RUSHA SAH Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Revenue growth (TTM) (2.65%) 2.01% 0.29%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (12.10%) (44.66%) (0.89%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 9.44% 9.18% 9.44%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 18.08% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric RUSHA SAH Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Debt to equity 0.15 1.92 0.61
Current ratio 1.44 0.95 1.16
Net debt to EBITDA 0.23 3.82 1.24

Dividend

Metric RUSHA SAH Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Dividend yield 1.15% 2.53% 1.02%
Payout ratio 0.22 0.25 0.24

Size

Metric RUSHA SAH Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Market cap 5.68b 1.99b 2.03b

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