Rush Enterprises, Inc. (RUSHB) 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 $3.9B against $2.0B — 1.9× the size. Sonic Automotive, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 9.9× against 26.1×. Sonic Automotive, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 2.01% against −5.86%. Rush Enterprises, Inc. has the higher net margin (3.67% vs 1.33%) and the lower return on invested capital (9.44% vs 10.1%). Both pay a dividend; Sonic Automotive, Inc. yields more (2.53% vs 0.88%). Across the 22 metrics below, Rush Enterprises, Inc. leads on 12 and Sonic Automotive, Inc. on 10.

Valuation

Metric RUSHB SAH Auto & Truck Dealerships median
P/E 26.07 9.87 15.49
P/S 0.96 0.13 0.24
P/B 2.94 1.86 1.45
Price to free cash flow 19.76 n/m 10.17
EV/EBITDA 11.15 6.21 8.57
EV/Sales 0.97 0.26 0.47
Earnings yield 3.84% 10.13% 2.96%
Free cash flow yield 5.06% (7.77%) 2.14%

Profitability

Metric RUSHB SAH Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Gross margin 19.74% 15.70% 18.39%
Operating margin 5.13% 3.23% 3.69%
Net margin 3.67% 1.33% 1.20%
Free cash flow margin 4.83% (0.99%) 0.86%
Return on equity 11.71% 19.35% 11.73%
Return on assets 5.66% 3.29% 0.75%
Return on invested capital 9.44% 10.12% 6.38%

Growth

Metric RUSHB SAH Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Revenue growth (TTM) (5.86%) 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 RUSHB SAH Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Debt to equity 0.16 1.92 0.61
Current ratio 1.45 0.95 1.16
Net debt to EBITDA 0.23 3.82 1.24

Dividend

Metric RUSHB SAH Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Dividend yield 0.88% 2.53% 1.02%
Payout ratio 0.24 0.25 0.24

Size

Metric RUSHB SAH Auto & Truck Dealerships median
Market cap 3.87b 1.99b 2.03b

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