CREDIT ACCEPTANCE CORP vs Happen, Inc., two Credit Services stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where CACC and LC diverge most: on debt / equity, CACC reads 3.37 and LC reads 0.00; on altman z (solvency), CACC reads 0.94 and LC reads 0.20. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What CACC's price implies is a demanding bet versus history and the cohort (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | CACC | LC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $569.70 | $19.20 |
| Market cap | $6.0B | $2.3B |
| Sector | Financial Services | Financial Services |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| P/E | 14.2 | 11.5 |
| P/B | 3.94 | 1.44 |
| P/S | 2.56 | 2.15 |
| EV/EBITDA | 15762.4 | — |
| Revenue growth | +4.6% | +19.1% |
| Net margin | 19.5% | 18.7% |
| Return on equity | 29.9% | 12.5% |
| Return on assets | 5.2% | 1.6% |
| Debt / equity | 3.37 | 0.00 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 0.94 | 0.20 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
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