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Latest annual figures from each company's filings

MetricKMXCARMAX INCORLYO REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INCCVNACARVANA CO.AZOAUTOZONE INCMedian of the restexcluding KMX
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$52.96▲ 1.47 (2.85%)
$92.00▲ 2.80 (3.14%)
$58.72▼ 0.47 (0.79%)
$3270.70▲ 113.96 (3.61%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.5.0/107.0/108.7/107.0/107.0/10
Market value$7.51B$77.46B$65.60B$54.40B
Revenue$25.88B$17.78B$20.32B$18.94B
Profit$247.3M$2.54B$1.41B$2.50B
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.-1.8%6.4%48.6%2.4%6.4%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.10.8%51.6%20.6%52.6%51.6%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.—19.5%9.3%19.1%19.1%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.1.0%14.3%6.9%13.2%13.2%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.4.8%9.0%4.4%9.5%9.0%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.4.2%-332.5%40.9%-73.2%-73.2%
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.—53.6%24.1%56.3%53.6%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.30.37x30.52x46.63x21.78x30.52x
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.—20.97x—14.90x17.93x
Price to book1.28x-101.47x19.07x-15.93x-15.93x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.3.48x-22.67x2.61x-6.67x-6.67x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.6/98/95/96/96.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.greydistresssafedistress

How KMX compares with the others

  • KMX's profit margin of 1.0% is lower than the median of the other companies selected (13.2%).
  • Its revenue grew more slowly than the median of the other companies selected: -1.8% against 6.4%.
  • It trades at a P/E in line with the median of the other companies selected (30.4x against 30.5x).
  • Its liabilities are higher relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 3.5x against -6.7x.

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