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LAD vs MUSA // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Lithia Motors Inc. (NYSE) VS. Murphy USA Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: LAD 3
— MUSA 10
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: LAD
LAST: $297.06 (+2.90%) • MKT CAP: $6.42B
valuation
5.9x
LAST: $540.00 (+4.80%) • MKT CAP: $9.93B
valuation
14.1x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (LAD VS. MUSA)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | LAD | MUSA | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 15.20% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 11.10% | 24.50% | -13.40 | MUSA | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 5.9x | 14.1x | -8.20 | LAD | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 0.09% | 6.94% | -6.85 | MUSA | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 4.20% | 25.90% | -21.70 | MUSA | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 2.20% | 16.90% | -14.70 | MUSA | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 4.00% | 12.10% | -8.10 | MUSA | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.86% | 0.42% | +0.44 | LAD | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 2.34 | 3.73 | -1.39 | MUSA | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 5/9 | 6/9 | -1.00 | MUSA | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 48.4 | 54.7 | -6.30 | MUSA | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.93 | 0.96 | -0.03 | MUSA | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 7.3x | 17.7x | -10.40 | LAD | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $6.42B | $9.93B | -$3.50B | MUSA | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | LAD REV | MUSA REV | LAD GROSS % | MUSA GROSS % | LAD FCF | MUSA FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $37.63B | $0 | 15.2% | — | $5.8M | $813.9M |
| FY 2024 | $36.19B | $0 | 15.4% | — | $73.7M | $847.6M |
| FY 2023 | $31.04B | $21.53B | — | — | -$1.87B | -$184.8M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
LAD // BETA 0.93
MUSA // BETA 0.96