Allison Transmission vs DANA
ALSN and DAN side by side, both in motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ALSN and DAN compare
Allison Transmission is the larger company, worth 3.6 times as much as DANA ($8.9B against $2.5B).
On earnings, DANA is cheaper: it trades at 2.3× trailing earnings, against 17.2× for Allison Transmission.
Allison Transmission grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (37.6% versus 3.7% for DANA).
DANA keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 14.6% compared with 12.0% at Allison Transmission.
Both pay dividends: Allison Transmission yields 1.1% and DANA 2.0%.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | ALSN | DAN |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $8.9B | $2.5B |
| Share price | $108.05 | $23.11 |
| Change, 1 year | 32.4% | 7.2% |
| Change, 5 years | 206% | −2.0% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.74 | 1.40 |
| Employees | 4,000 | 27K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 15 | 15 |
| Valuation score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 | 2 |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 3 |
| Health score | 3 | 3 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 17.2× | 2.3× (better) |
| P/S | 2.0× | 0.3× (better) |
| P/B | 4.5× | 1.3× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 14.7× (better) | 17.0× |
| P/FCF | 12.1× (better) | 21.2× |
| PEG | 1.75 | – |
| FCF yield | 8.3% (better) | 4.7% |
| Fair value | $72.46 | $17.51 |
| Margin of safety | −49.1% | −32.0% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 37.6% (better) | 3.7% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 7.7% (better) | 1.1% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −30.6% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −28.6% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 22.8% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 36.4% (better) | 9.5% |
| Operating margin | 19.6% (better) | 2.7% |
| Net margin | 12.0% | 14.6% (better) |
| FCF margin | 16.7% (better) | 1.5% |
| Return on equity | 28.3% | 71.4% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 14.6% (better) | 3.1% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 2.08 | 0.70 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 4.31 (better) | 4.82 |
| Interest coverage | – | 1.5× |
| Current ratio | 1.81 (better) | 1.49 |
| Altman Z-score | 1.79 | 2.23 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.1% | 2.0% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 17.8% | 4.6% |
| Years of dividend growth | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 32.0% |
| Buyback yield | 1.6% | 22.6% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 2.6% | 24.6% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 104% | 99.8% |
| Held by insiders | 0.76% | 1.6% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$6.0M | −$298K (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 2 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.8% | 4.4% |
Go deeper
- ALSN stock overview
- ALSN income statement
- ALSN valuation and score
- DAN stock overview
- DAN income statement
- DAN valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.