Asbury Automotive vs AutoNation
ABG and AN side by side, both in retail-auto dealers & gasoline stations. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ABG and AN compare
AutoNation is the larger company, worth 1.7 times as much as Asbury Automotive ($5.9B against $3.6B).
On earnings, Asbury Automotive is cheaper: it trades at 7.9× trailing earnings, against 8.6× for AutoNation.
Asbury Automotive grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (−1.3% versus −1.8% for AutoNation).
Asbury Automotive keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 2.7% compared with 2.6% at AutoNation.
AutoNation scores higher on the StockData Score (12 against 9 for Asbury Automotive), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | ABG | AN |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $3.6B | $5.9B |
| Share price | $198.03 | $179.64 |
| Change, 1 year | −16.6% | −8.6% |
| Change, 5 years | 8.8% | 45.3% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.94 | 0.81 |
| Employees | 15K | 25K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 9 | 12 (better) |
| Valuation score | 4 | 4 |
| Growth score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 7.9× (better) | 8.6× |
| P/S | 0.2× (better) | 0.2× |
| P/B | 0.9× (better) | 2.6× |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.2× | 5.1× (better) |
| P/FCF | – | 259× |
| FCF yield | – | 0.39% |
| Fair value | $252.95 | $231.08 |
| Margin of safety | 21.7% | 22.3% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −1.3% (better) | −1.8% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 20.3% (better) | 6.3% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −16.6% | 8.9% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −12.3% | 22.6% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 13.8% | 31.7% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 17.1% | 17.7% (better) |
| Operating margin | 4.2% | 4.6% (better) |
| Net margin | 2.7% (better) | 2.6% |
| FCF margin | – | 0.08% |
| Return on equity | 11.8% | 30.2% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 7.6% | 37.2% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.84 | 0.24 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.91 | 0.40 (better) |
| Interest coverage | – | 6.4× |
| Current ratio | 0.91 (better) | 0.77 |
| Altman Z-score | 2.49 | 2.77 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | 6.8% | 16.7% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 6.8% | 16.7% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 107% | 73.3% |
| Held by insiders | 18.2% | 28.1% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $1.7M (better) | −$710K |
| Superinvestors holding | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 9.2% | 12.4% |
Go deeper
- ABG stock overview
- ABG income statement
- ABG valuation and score
- AN stock overview
- AN income statement
- AN valuation and score
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