Autoliv vs Aptiv
ALV and APTV 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 ALV and APTV compare
Autoliv and Aptiv are about the same size, with market caps of $8.6B and $9.2B.
On earnings, Autoliv is cheaper: it trades at 13.8× trailing earnings, against 41.9× for Aptiv.
Autoliv grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (5.9% versus 5.3% for Aptiv).
Autoliv keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 5.8% compared with 1.2% at Aptiv.
Autoliv pays a dividend yielding 2.2%; Aptiv does not pay one.
Autoliv scores higher on the StockData Score (20 against 5 for Aptiv), 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 | ALV | APTV |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $8.6B | $9.2B |
| Share price | $117.54 | $44.43 |
| Change, 1 year | 1.2% | −48.7% |
| Change, 5 years | 16.0% | −74.6% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.99 | 1.18 |
| Employees | 113 | 140K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 20 (better) | 5 |
| Valuation score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 6 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 13.8× (better) | 41.9× |
| P/S | 0.8× | 0.5× (better) |
| P/B | 3.5× | 1.1× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 7.1× (better) | 7.1× |
| P/FCF | 11.4× (better) | 13.5× |
| PEG | 0.55 | – |
| FCF yield | 8.8% (better) | 7.4% |
| Fair value | $132.02 | $52.66 |
| Margin of safety | 11.0% | 15.6% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 5.9% (better) | 5.3% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 7.7% | 9.3% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −10.2% (better) | −78.3% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −6.8% (better) | −75.7% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 34.9% (better) | −35.4% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 19.2% | 19.6% (better) |
| Operating margin | 9.2% (better) | 5.3% |
| Net margin | 5.8% (better) | 1.2% |
| FCF margin | 6.8% (better) | 3.7% |
| Return on equity | 25.9% (better) | 2.4% |
| Return on invested capital | 17.4% (better) | 3.3% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.82 | 0.61 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.15 (better) | 2.38 |
| Interest coverage | 9.9× (better) | 3.0× |
| Current ratio | 1.03 | 2.02 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 2.95 (better) | 2.46 |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 | 8 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.2% | – |
| Payout ratio | 40.5% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 5 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 38.2% | – |
| Buyback yield | 5.2% | 7.8% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 7.4% | 7.8% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 68.5% | 101% |
| Held by insiders | 13.1% | 1.5% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$5.5M | $4.9M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 7.7% | 4.5% |
Go deeper
- ALV stock overview
- ALV income statement
- ALV valuation and score
- APTV stock overview
- APTV income statement
- APTV valuation and score
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