Autohome vs Cars.com
ATHM and CARS side by side, both in computer programming, data processing, and other computer related services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ATHM and CARS compare
Autohome grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (6.4% versus 0.86% for Cars.com).
Autohome keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 443% compared with 5.9% at Cars.com.
Cars.com scores higher on the StockData Score (11 against 9 for Autohome), 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 | ATHM | CARS |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | – | $680M |
| Share price | $21.80 | $12.71 |
| Change, 1 year | −12.5% | 9.4% |
| Change, 5 years | −39.1% | 1.9% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.72 | 1.06 |
| Employees | 4,242 | 1,700 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 9 | 11 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 6 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 5 (better) | 3 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 16.9× |
| P/S | – | 0.9× |
| P/B | – | 1.5× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 6.5× |
| P/FCF | – | 4.5× |
| PEG | – | 1.98 |
| FCF yield | – | 22.1% |
| Fair value | – | $26.34 |
| Margin of safety | – | 51.8% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 6.4% (better) | 0.86% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −48.1% | 5.7% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −14.2% | 43.5% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −12.0% | 63.0% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −15.6% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 1434% | – |
| Operating margin | 236% (better) | 13.1% |
| Net margin | 443% (better) | 5.9% |
| FCF margin | 237% (better) | 20.7% |
| Return on equity | 6.1% | 9.3% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 31.5% (better) | 7.4% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.99 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 2.33 |
| Current ratio | 6.00 (better) | 2.03 |
| Altman Z-score | – | 0.62 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Payout ratio | 103% | – |
| Buyback yield | – | 14.2% |
| Shareholder yield | – | 14.2% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 10.6% | 103% |
| Held by insiders | 48.7% | 5.3% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$606K (better) | −$2.4M |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 16.0% |
Go deeper
- ATHM stock overview
- ATHM income statement
- ATHM valuation and score
- CARS stock overview
- CARS income statement
- CARS valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.