ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC. vs HOME DEPOT, INC., two Retail stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where ABG and HD diverge most: on p/b, ABG reads 1.02 and HD reads 24.65; on return on invested capital, ABG reads 8.8% and HD reads 89.7%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What ABG's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What HD's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | ABG | HD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $212.08 | $343.37 |
| Market cap | $4.0B | $342.0B |
| Sector | Retail | Retail |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +6.7% |
| P/E | 7.5 | 24.4 |
| P/B | 1.02 | 24.65 |
| P/S | 0.22 | 2.05 |
| EV/EBITDA | 7.8 | 14.2 |
| Revenue growth | +4.8% | +2.2% |
| Gross margin | 17.7% | 33.0% |
| Operating margin | 4.7% | 11.9% |
| Net margin | 3.0% | 8.4% |
| Return on equity | 13.9% | 101.0% |
| Return on assets | 4.8% | 13.0% |
| Return on invested capital | 8.8% | 89.7% |
| FCF yield | 19.2% | 4.2% |
| Dividend yield | — | 2.7% |
| Debt / equity | 0.78 | 0.25 |
| Current ratio | 0.94 | 1.04 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 8.08 | 5.14 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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