Camping World vs Sonic Automotive
CWH and SAH 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 CWH and SAH compare
Sonic Automotive is the larger company, worth 4.2 times as much as Camping World ($1.9B against $448M).
Sonic Automotive grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (2.0% versus −5.5% for Camping World).
Sonic Automotive keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 1.3% compared with −4.2% at Camping World.
Both pay dividends: Camping World yields 2.9% and Sonic Automotive 2.7%.
Sonic Automotive scores higher on the StockData Score (14 against 5 for Camping World), 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 | CWH | SAH |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $448M | $1.9B |
| Share price | $4.34 | $59.48 |
| Change, 1 year | −61.5% | −6.9% |
| Change, 5 years | −89.8% | 27.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.60 | 0.93 |
| Employees | 362 | 11K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 5 | 14 (better) |
| Valuation score | 2 | 6 (better) |
| Growth score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Health score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 1 | 1 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 9.6× |
| P/S | 0.1× (better) | 0.1× |
| P/B | 8.8× | 1.8× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 5.5× |
| P/FCF | – | 20.6× |
| PEG | – | 0.62 |
| FCF yield | – | 4.8% |
| Fair value | $11.90 | $85.18 |
| Margin of safety | 63.5% (better) | 30.2% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −5.5% | 2.0% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 3.2% | 9.2% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 58.1% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 69.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 28.4% (better) | 15.7% |
| Operating margin | −3.5% | 3.2% (better) |
| Net margin | −4.2% | 1.3% (better) |
| FCF margin | – | 0.59% |
| Return on equity | −146% | 19.4% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −12.0% | 19.0% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 28.02 | 1.65 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 2.64 |
| Current ratio | 1.24 (better) | 0.95 |
| Altman Z-score | 1.34 | 3.15 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 2 | 5 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.9% (better) | 2.7% |
| Payout ratio | – | −22.5% |
| Buyback yield | – | 0.82% |
| Shareholder yield | 2.9% | 3.5% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 62.2% | 46.1% |
| Held by insiders | 42.6% | 74.1% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | $931K |
| Short interest, % of float | 18.3% | 32.0% |
Go deeper
- CWH stock overview
- CWH income statement
- CWH valuation and score
- SAH stock overview
- SAH income statement
- SAH valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.