AN Relative Valuation
AN's fair value is calculated using relative valuation, based on historical P/E and P/S ranges and their premiums/discounts relative to a competitor average, adjusted by weights. If the market price exceeds this fair value range, AN is overvalued; if below, it's undervalued.
Historical Valuation
AutoNation Inc (AN) is now in the Fair zone, suggesting that its current forward PE ratio of 10.56 is considered Fairly compared with the five-year average of 7.51. The fair price of AutoNation Inc (AN) is between 148.00 to 217.37 according to relative valuation methord.
Relative Value
Fair Zone
148.00-217.37
Current Price：215.13
Fair
10.56
PE
1Y
3Y
5Y
Trailing
Forward
10.58
EV/EBITDA
AutoNation Inc. (AN) has a current EV/EBITDA of 10.58. The 5-year average EV/EBITDA is 7.68. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 4.02, Undervalued between 4.02 and 5.85, Fairly Valued between 9.51 and 5.85, Overvalued between 9.51 and 11.34, and Strongly Overvalued above 11.34. The current Forward EV/EBITDA of 10.58 falls within the Overvalued range.
12.66
EV/EBIT
AutoNation Inc. (AN) has a current EV/EBIT of 12.66. The 5-year average EV/EBIT is 8.95. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 4.04, Undervalued between 4.04 and 6.49, Fairly Valued between 11.40 and 6.49, Overvalued between 11.40 and 13.86, and Strongly Overvalued above 13.86. The current Forward EV/EBIT of 12.66 falls within the Overvalued range.
0.28
PS
AutoNation Inc. (AN) has a current PS of 0.28. The 5-year average PS is 0.26. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 0.19, Undervalued between 0.19 and 0.23, Fairly Valued between 0.29 and 0.23, Overvalued between 0.29 and 0.33, and Strongly Overvalued above 0.33. The current Forward PS of 0.28 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
8.04
P/OCF
AutoNation Inc. (AN) has a current P/OCF of 8.04. The 5-year average P/OCF is 7.38. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 1.86, Undervalued between 1.86 and 4.62, Fairly Valued between 10.14 and 4.62, Overvalued between 10.14 and 12.90, and Strongly Overvalued above 12.90. The current Forward P/OCF of 8.04 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
10.22
P/FCF
AutoNation Inc. (AN) has a current P/FCF of 10.22. The 5-year average P/FCF is 9.03. The thresholds are as follows: Strongly Undervalued below 4.01, Undervalued between 4.01 and 6.52, Fairly Valued between 11.54 and 6.52, Overvalued between 11.54 and 14.05, and Strongly Overvalued above 14.05. The current Forward P/FCF of 10.22 falls within the Historic Trend Line -Fairly Valued range.
AutoNation Inc (AN) has a current Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio of 3.16. Compared to its 3-year average P/B ratio of 2.98 , the current P/B ratio is approximately 6.01% higher. Relative to its 5-year average P/B ratio of 2.87, the current P/B ratio is about 9.90% higher. AutoNation Inc (AN) has a Forward Free Cash Flow (FCF) yield of approximately 0.00%. Compared to its 3-year average FCF yield of 5.19%, the current FCF yield is approximately -100.00% lower. Relative to its 5-year average FCF yield of 10.52% , the current FCF yield is about -100.00% lower.
3.16
P/B
Median3y
2.98
Median5y
2.87
-2.28
FCF Yield
Median3y
5.19
Median5y
10.52
Competitors Valuation Multiple
The average P/S ratio for AN's competitors is , providing a benchmark for relative valuation. AutoNation Inc Corp (AN) exhibits a P/S ratio of , which is NaN% above the industry average. Given its robust revenue growth of 6.85%, this premium appears unsustainable.
P/S
P/E
EV/EBITDA
EV/EBIT
P/S
Revenue Growth
Market Cap
Performance Decomposition
1Y
3Y
5Y
Market capitalization of AN increased by 26.67% over the past 1 year. The primary factor behind the change was an increase in P/E Change from 11.37 to 12.66.
The secondary factor is the Margin Expansion, contributed 8.51%to the performance.
Overall, the performance of AN in the past 1 year is driven by P/E Change. Which is more unsustainable.
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