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U.S. Automotive Retail Industry Analysis

UpdatedMay 29, 2023
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies44
  • 7D1.0%
  • 3M-3.1%
  • 1Y-15.0%
  • YTD6.4%

Over the last 7 days, the Automotive Retail industry has risen 1.0%, driven by gains from Lithia Motors of 4.9%. Meanwhile, AutoZone actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 6.1% in the last week. In contrast, the industry has lost 15% in the last 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 11% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Automotive Retail Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Mon, 29 May 2023US$71.6bUS$225.7bUS$4.7b9.5x15.2x0.3x
Wed, 26 Apr 2023US$65.0bUS$225.0bUS$4.6b7.5x14.1x0.3x
Fri, 24 Mar 2023US$59.5bUS$227.4bUS$5.3b7.3x11.3x0.3x
Sun, 19 Feb 2023US$73.7bUS$230.0bUS$6.7b8x11x0.3x
Tue, 17 Jan 2023US$63.9bUS$225.8bUS$6.9b5.5x9.2x0.3x
Thu, 15 Dec 2022US$63.7bUS$227.8bUS$7.2b5.2x8.9x0.3x
Sat, 12 Nov 2022US$69.7bUS$227.6bUS$7.2b5.9x9.7x0.3x
Mon, 10 Oct 2022US$64.7bUS$235.8bUS$6.4b4.6x10.2x0.3x
Wed, 07 Sep 2022US$75.8bUS$235.6bUS$6.5b5.6x11.6x0.3x
Fri, 05 Aug 2022US$76.1bUS$220.2bUS$7.7b6x9.9x0.3x
Sun, 03 Jul 2022US$68.5bUS$206.3bUS$7.3b6.5x9.4x0.3x
Tue, 31 May 2022US$75.8bUS$204.7bUS$7.4b7.1x10.2x0.4x
Thu, 28 Apr 2022US$72.4bUS$197.8bUS$7.2b6.6x10x0.4x
Sat, 26 Mar 2022US$102.8bUS$204.0bUS$6.8b7.5x15.1x0.5x
Mon, 21 Feb 2022US$103.9bUS$206.4bUS$7.2b8.7x14.4x0.5x
Wed, 19 Jan 2022US$112.6bUS$199.6bUS$6.6b9.8x17.2x0.6x
Fri, 17 Dec 2021US$128.6bUS$196.2bUS$6.5b9x19.7x0.7x
Sun, 14 Nov 2021US$153.5bUS$195.8bUS$6.5b10.4x23.6x0.8x
Tue, 12 Oct 2021US$141.4bUS$183.8bUS$5.9b10.6x23.9x0.8x
Thu, 09 Sep 2021US$114.6bUS$182.7bUS$5.9b7.9x19.3x0.6x
Sat, 07 Aug 2021US$116.8bUS$175.8bUS$5.8b10.2x20.1x0.7x
Fri, 30 Apr 2021US$109.4bUS$150.9bUS$4.4b11.7x24.9x0.7x
Mon, 01 Feb 2021US$88.3bUS$142.1bUS$3.2b14.8x27.8x0.6x
Thu, 05 Nov 2020US$103.2bUS$150.7bUS$4.5b10.8x23x0.7x
Sun, 09 Aug 2020US$71.1bUS$140.3bUS$2.1b12x33.3x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

18.9x


Total Market Cap: US$44.6bTotal Earnings: US$2.4bTotal Revenue: US$141.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Automotive Retail Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 18.7x202120222023
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the American Automotive Retail industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 15.2x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 18.7x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.51x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Automotive Retail industry have grown 26% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 17% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Comparison

How does U.S. Automotive Retail compare with similar industries?

US Market0.35%
Consumer Discretionary0.99%
Specialty Stores-2.36%
Automotive Retail1.04%
Computer and Electronics Retail4.39%
Home Improvement Retail3.72%
Apparel Retail-2.51%
Home Furnishing Retail-2.70%
Specialty Stores-6.56%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
LAD Lithia MotorsUS$241.974.9%
+US$310.0m
-21.0%PE5.9x
MUSA Murphy USAUS$281.563.0%
+US$180.1m
10.7%PE9.8x
ABG Asbury Automotive GroupUS$212.604.0%
+US$177.7m
14.9%PE4.9x
AN AutoNationUS$137.312.4%
+US$146.9m
12.4%PE4.8x
NAAS NaaS TechnologyUS$7.158.0%
+US$116.4m
n/aPS119.5x
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AN

US$137.31

AutoNation

7D

2.4%

1Y

12.4%

ABG

US$212.60

Asbury Automotive Group

7D

4.0%

1Y

14.9%

UCAR

US$3.45

U Power

7D

-9.4%

1Y

n/a

EVGO

US$3.70

EVgo

7D

-5.6%

1Y

-62.2%

ALLG

US$2.04

Allego

7D

-8.9%

1Y

-76.4%

MUSA

US$281.56

Murphy USA

7D

3.0%

1Y

10.7%

GPI

US$225.79

Group 1 Automotive

7D

2.1%

1Y

23.5%

ORLY

US$923.00

O'Reilly Automotive

7D

-0.6%

1Y

42.6%

KMX

US$72.48

CarMax

7D

0.4%

1Y

-27.7%

ARKO

US$7.48

Arko

7D

-2.0%

1Y

-16.9%

NAAS

US$7.15

NaaS Technology

7D

8.0%

1Y

n/a