Copart vs Group 1 Automotive
CPRT and GPI 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 CPRT and GPI compare
Copart is the larger company, worth 9.0 times as much as Group 1 Automotive ($27.9B against $3.1B).
On earnings, Group 1 Automotive is cheaper: it trades at 8.3× trailing earnings, against 19.4× for Copart.
Copart grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (0.41% versus −3.4% for Group 1 Automotive).
Copart keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 31.8% compared with 1.7% at Group 1 Automotive.
Group 1 Automotive pays a dividend yielding 0.82%; Copart does not pay one.
Copart scores higher on the StockData Score (11 against 10 for Group 1 Automotive), 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 | CPRT | GPI |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $27.9B | $3.1B |
| Share price | $30.13 | $260.80 |
| Change, 1 year | −29.1% | −35.5% |
| Change, 5 years | −21.7% | 32.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.94 | 0.75 |
| Employees | 7,600 | 20K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 11 (better) | 10 |
| Valuation score | 3 | 3 |
| Growth score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Performance score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 19.4× | 8.3× (better) |
| P/S | 6.0× | 0.1× (better) |
| P/B | – | 1.0× |
| EV/EBITDA | 13.8× | 7.8× (better) |
| P/FCF | 22.0× | 13.7× (better) |
| PEG | 2.95 | – |
| FCF yield | 4.5% | 7.3% (better) |
| Fair value | $31.37 | $286.98 |
| Margin of safety | 4.0% | 9.1% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 0.41% (better) | −3.4% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 11.6% | 16.3% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −4.4% | 0.96% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −2.5% | 10.6% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 9.8% | 10.2% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 15.9% |
| Operating margin | 35.4% (better) | 3.6% |
| Net margin | 31.8% (better) | 1.7% |
| FCF margin | 27.2% (better) | 1.0% |
| Return on equity | – | 12.4% |
| Return on invested capital | – | 9.5% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 1.27 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 3.82 |
| Current ratio | 7.91 (better) | 1.32 |
| Altman Z-score | 21.03 (better) | 3.24 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 0.82% |
| Payout ratio | – | 6.8% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 5 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 27.2% |
| Buyback yield | 5.8% | 12.1% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 5.8% | 13.0% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 85.1% | 100% |
| Held by insiders | 9.0% | 18.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$8.8M | $187M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.4% | 14.8% |
Go deeper
- CPRT stock overview
- CPRT income statement
- CPRT valuation and score
- GPI stock overview
- GPI income statement
- GPI valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.