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MetricAZOAUTOZONE INCORLYO REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INCCVNACARVANA CO.PAGPENSKE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC.Median of the restexcluding AZO
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$3270.70▲ 113.96 (3.61%)
$92.00▲ 2.80 (3.14%)
$58.72▼ 0.47 (0.79%)
$212.25▲ 0.25 (0.12%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.7.0/107.0/108.7/107.0/107.0/10
Market value$54.40B$77.46B$65.60B$13.96B
Revenue$18.94B$17.78B$20.32B$31.81B
Profit$2.50B$2.54B$1.41B$935.4M
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.2.4%6.4%48.6%-0.2%6.4%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.52.6%51.6%20.6%16.4%20.6%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.19.1%19.5%9.3%4.0%9.3%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.13.2%14.3%6.9%2.9%6.9%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.9.5%9.0%4.4%2.0%4.4%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.-73.2%-332.5%40.9%16.8%16.8%
Return on invested capital (approx.)Operating profit after tax against equity plus debt, less cash. Cash here excludes short-term investments, so this runs low for cash-rich companies.56.3%53.6%24.1%12.4%24.1%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.21.78x30.52x46.63x14.92x30.52x
EV / EBITDA (approx.)Market value plus debt less cash, against operating profit before depreciation. Cash excludes short-term investments, so this runs high for cash-rich companies.14.90x20.97x—11.05x16.01x
Price to book-15.93x-101.47x19.07x2.51x2.51x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.-6.67x-22.67x2.61x2.16x2.16x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.6/98/95/96/96.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.distressdistresssafegrey

How AZO compares with the others

  • AZO's operating margin of 19.1% is higher than the median of the other companies selected (9.3%).
  • Its revenue grew more slowly than the median of the other companies selected: 2.4% against 6.4%.
  • It trades at a lower P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 21.8x against 30.5x.
  • Its liabilities are lower relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: -6.7x against 2.2x.

Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.