AutoNation vs Carvana
AN and CVNA 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 AN and CVNA compare
Carvana is the larger company, worth 13 times as much as AutoNation ($75.2B against $5.9B).
Carvana grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (54.0% versus −1.8% for AutoNation).
Carvana keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 6.3% compared with 2.6% at AutoNation.
AutoNation scores higher on the StockData Score (12 against 11 for Carvana), 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 | AN | CVNA |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $5.9B | $75.2B |
| Share price | $179.64 | $68.29 |
| Change, 1 year | −8.6% | −3.5% |
| Change, 5 years | 45.3% | 14.6% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.81 | 3.63 |
| Employees | 25K | 23K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 12 (better) | 11 |
| Valuation score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 4 | 4 |
| Health score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 8.6× | – |
| P/S | 0.2× (better) | 3.0× |
| P/B | 2.6× (better) | 18.7× |
| EV/EBITDA | 5.1× (better) | 35.2× |
| P/FCF | 259× | 80.9× (better) |
| FCF yield | 0.39% | 1.2% (better) |
| Fair value | $231.08 | $11.46 |
| Margin of safety | 22.3% (better) | −496% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −1.8% | 54.0% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 6.3% | 29.5% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 8.9% | 179% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 22.6% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 31.7% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 17.7% | 19.4% (better) |
| Operating margin | 4.6% | 8.9% (better) |
| Net margin | 2.6% | 6.3% (better) |
| FCF margin | 0.08% | 3.7% (better) |
| Return on equity | 30.2% | 54.5% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 37.2% (better) | 29.3% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.24 (better) | 1.28 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.40 (better) | 1.14 |
| Interest coverage | 6.4× (better) | 5.3× |
| Current ratio | 0.77 | 3.93 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 2.77 | 7.56 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | 16.7% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 16.7% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 73.3% | 67.2% |
| Held by insiders | 28.1% | 6.3% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$710K (better) | −$258M |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | 9 (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 12.4% | 6.5% |
Go deeper
- AN stock overview
- AN income statement
- AN valuation and score
- CVNA stock overview
- CVNA income statement
- CVNA valuation and score
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