Asbury Automotive vs Rush Enterprises
ABG and RUSHA 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 RUSHA compare
Asbury Automotive grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (−1.3% versus −2.6% for Rush Enterprises).
Rush Enterprises keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 3.7% compared with 2.7% at Asbury Automotive.
Asbury Automotive scores higher on the StockData Score (9 against 8 for Rush Enterprises), 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 | RUSHA |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $3.7B | – |
| Share price | $207.94 | $45.10 |
| Change, 1 year | −6.6% | 35.9% |
| Change, 5 years | 27.6% | 81.6% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.91 | 0.80 |
| Employees | 15K | 7,355 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 9 (better) | 8 |
| Valuation score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Health score | 2 | 5 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 8.3× | – |
| P/S | 0.2× | – |
| P/B | 0.9× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.4× | – |
| Fair value | $261.38 | – |
| Margin of safety | 20.4% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −1.3% (better) | −2.6% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 20.3% (better) | 9.4% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −16.6% | 0.87% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −12.3% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 13.8% | 19.2% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 17.1% | 19.3% (better) |
| Operating margin | 4.2% | 5.1% (better) |
| Net margin | 2.7% | 3.7% (better) |
| FCF margin | – | 0.80% |
| Return on equity | 11.8% | 12.0% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 7.6% | 12.8% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.84 | 0.11 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.91 | 0.08 (better) |
| Interest coverage | – | 12.2× |
| Current ratio | 0.91 | 1.44 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 2.50 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Payout ratio | – | 22.2% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 4 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 22.0% |
| Buyback yield | 6.4% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 6.4% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 107% | 138% |
| Held by insiders | 18.2% | 13.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $1.9M (better) | −$12.0M |
| Superinvestors holding | 2 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 8.9% | – |
Go deeper
- ABG stock overview
- ABG income statement
- ABG valuation and score
- RUSHA stock overview
- RUSHA income statement
- RUSHA valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.