Group 1 Automotive vs CarMax
GPI and KMX 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 GPI and KMX compare
CarMax is the larger company, worth 2.4 times as much as Group 1 Automotive ($7.6B against $3.1B).
On earnings, Group 1 Automotive is cheaper: it trades at 8.2× trailing earnings, against 26.0× for CarMax.
CarMax grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (4.8% versus −3.4% for Group 1 Automotive).
Group 1 Automotive keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 1.7% compared with 1.1% at CarMax.
Group 1 Automotive pays a dividend yielding 0.83%; CarMax does not pay one.
Group 1 Automotive scores higher on the StockData Score (10 against 4 for CarMax), 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 | GPI | KMX |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $3.1B | $7.6B |
| Share price | $260.21 | $53.22 |
| Change, 1 year | −33.6% | 54.6% |
| Change, 5 years | 36.3% | −63.8% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.74 | 1.15 |
| Employees | 20K | 24K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 10 (better) | 4 |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 2 | 2 |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 8.2× (better) | 26.0× |
| P/S | 0.1× (better) | 0.3× |
| P/B | 1.0× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 7.8× | – |
| P/FCF | 13.7× | 6.6× (better) |
| FCF yield | 7.3% | 15.2% (better) |
| Fair value | $298.22 | $37.47 |
| Margin of safety | 12.7% (better) | −42.0% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −3.4% | 4.8% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 16.3% (better) | 6.4% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 0.96% (better) | −43.9% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 10.6% (better) | −39.9% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 10.2% (better) | −18.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 15.9% (better) | 10.3% |
| Operating margin | 3.6% | – |
| Net margin | 1.7% (better) | 1.1% |
| FCF margin | 1.0% | 4.1% (better) |
| Return on equity | 12.4% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 9.5% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.27 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.82 | – |
| Current ratio | 1.32 | 2.33 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 3.24 (better) | 1.66 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.83% | – |
| Payout ratio | 6.8% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 5 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 27.2% | – |
| Buyback yield | 12.1% (better) | 3.4% |
| Shareholder yield | 13.0% (better) | 3.4% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 100% | 104% |
| Held by insiders | 19.4% | 0.64% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $211M (better) | $1.3M |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 14.9% | 7.0% |
Go deeper
- GPI stock overview
- GPI income statement
- GPI valuation and score
- KMX stock overview
- KMX income statement
- KMX valuation and score
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