Aptiv vs BorgWarner
APTV and BWA 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 APTV and BWA compare
BorgWarner is the larger company, worth 1.2 times as much as Aptiv ($10.9B against $9.2B).
On earnings, BorgWarner is cheaper: it trades at 22.7× trailing earnings, against 41.9× for Aptiv.
Aptiv grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (5.3% versus 0.40% for BorgWarner).
BorgWarner keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 3.4% compared with 1.2% at Aptiv.
BorgWarner pays a dividend yielding 1.3%; Aptiv does not pay one.
BorgWarner scores higher on the StockData Score (13 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 | APTV | BWA |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $9.2B | $10.9B |
| Share price | $44.43 | $53.30 |
| Change, 1 year | −48.7% | 22.4% |
| Change, 5 years | −74.6% | 13.6% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.18 | 0.91 |
| Employees | 140K | 700 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 5 | 13 (better) |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Health score | 2 | 5 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 41.9× | 22.7× (better) |
| P/S | 0.5× (better) | 0.8× |
| P/B | 1.1× (better) | 1.9× |
| EV/EBITDA | 7.1× (better) | 9.0× |
| P/FCF | 13.5× | 9.4× (better) |
| FCF yield | 7.4% | 10.6% (better) |
| Fair value | $52.66 | $45.65 |
| Margin of safety | 15.6% (better) | −16.7% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 5.3% (better) | 0.40% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 9.3% (better) | 7.1% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −78.3% | 257% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −75.7% | 273% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −35.4% | −11.4% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 19.6% (better) | 19.6% |
| Operating margin | 5.3% | 5.4% (better) |
| Net margin | 1.2% | 3.4% (better) |
| FCF margin | 3.7% | 8.1% (better) |
| Return on equity | 2.4% | 8.2% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 3.3% | 6.4% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.61 | 0.53 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.38 | 1.03 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 3.0× | 8.7× (better) |
| Current ratio | 2.02 (better) | 1.41 |
| Altman Z-score | 2.46 | 3.09 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 (better) | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 1.3% |
| Payout ratio | – | 29.1% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 1 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | −3.8% |
| Buyback yield | 7.8% (better) | 6.7% |
| Shareholder yield | 7.8% | 7.9% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 101% | 106% |
| Held by insiders | 1.5% | 0.86% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $4.9M (better) | −$17.1M |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.5% | 3.5% |
Go deeper
- APTV stock overview
- APTV income statement
- APTV valuation and score
- BWA stock overview
- BWA income statement
- BWA valuation and score
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