AutoNation is the second largest automotive dealer in the United States, with 2023 revenue of about $27 billion and over 250 dealerships, plus 53 collision centers. The firm also has 19 AutoNation USA used-vehicle stores, a captive lender, four auction sites, and three parts distributors all across 21 states primarily in Sunbelt metropolitan areas. New-vehicle sales account for nearly half of revenue; the company also sells used vehicles, parts, and repair services as well as auto financing. The company (formerly Republic Industries) spun off its waste management unit (Republic Services) in 1999 and its car rental businesses (ANC Rental) in 2000. Wayne Huizenga founded the company in the 1990s to bring the rollup acquisition strategy to auto retailing, which has proved to be a smart move.

Financial Strength

5/10

Name	Current	Vs Industry
Cash-To-Debt	0.01
Equity-to-Asset	0.19
Debt-to-Equity	3.63
Debt-to-EBITDA	4.24
Interest Coverage	5.07
Piotroski F-Score	4/9	0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Altman Z-Score	3.52	Distress Grey Safe
Beneish M-Score	-2.2	Manipulator Not Manipulator
WACC vs ROIC		WACC ROIC

Growth Rank

9/10

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	3-Year Revenue Growth Rate	37.7
	3-Year EBITDA Growth Rate	60.5
	3-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate	47
	3-Year FCF Growth Rate	-16.2
	3-Year Book Growth Rate	11.1
	Future 3-5Y EPS without NRI Growth Rate	5.4
	Future 3-5Y Total Revenue Growth Rate	2.79

Momentum Rank

10/10

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	5-Day RSI	67.93
	9-Day RSI	57.24
	14-Day RSI	54.94
	6-1 Month Momentum %	23.48
	12-1 Month Momentum %	21.63

Liquidity Ratio

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	Current Ratio	0.77
	Quick Ratio	0.23
	Cash Ratio	0.01
	Days Inventory	41.81
	Days Sales Outstanding	2.28
	Days Payable	5.86

Dividend & Buy Back

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	3-Year Average Share Buyback Ratio	20.7
	Shareholder Yield %	-13.24

Profitability Rank

8/10

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	Gross Margin %	19.04
	Operating Margin %	6.13
	Net Margin %	3.79
	FCF Margin %	1.16
	ROE %	48.56
	ROA %	9.33
	ROIC %	11.26
	ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %	29.97
	ROCE %	25.39
	Years of Profitability over Past 10-Year	10

GF Value Rank

7/10

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	PE Ratio	6.98
	Forward PE Ratio	8.23
	PE Ratio without NRI	6.91
	Shiller PE Ratio	14.95
	Price-to-Owner-Earnings	15.47
	PEG Ratio	0.17
	PS Ratio	0.26
	PB Ratio	2.98
	Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow	24.81
	Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow	10.22
	EV-to-EBIT	8.6
	EV-to-Forward-EBIT	12
	EV-to-EBITDA	7.6
	EV-to-Forward-EBITDA	9.87
	EV-to-Revenue	0.53
	EV-to-Forward-Revenue	0.53
	EV-to-FCF	45.96
	Price-to-Projected-FCF	0.52
	Price-to-DCF (Earnings Based)	0.22
	Price-to-DCF (FCF Based)	0.79
	Price-to-Median-PS-Value	1.01
	Price-to-Peter-Lynch-Fair-Value	0.28
	Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) %	11.63
	FCF Yield %	4.75
	Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %	27.84

GF Value: $186.37

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