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LAD vs OPLN // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
Lithia Motors Inc. (NYSE) VS. OPENLANE Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: LAD 5
— OPLN 4
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $299.72 (+0.90%) • MKT CAP: $6.42B
fcf-yield
0.09%
LAST: $39.01 (+0.65%) • MKT CAP: $4.73B
fcf-yield
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (LAD VS. OPLN)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | LAD | OPLN | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 15.20% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 11.10% | 9.50% | +1.60 | LAD | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 5.9x | 26.0x | -20.10 | LAD | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | 0.09% | — | — | TIE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 4.20% | 10.20% | -6.00 | OPLN | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 2.20% | 9.20% | -7.00 | OPLN | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 4.00% | 8.20% | -4.20 | OPLN | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.86% | 0.00% | +0.86 | LAD | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 2.34 | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 5/9 | 5/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 48.4 | 65.6 | -17.20 | OPLN | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.93 | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 7.3x | 24.7x | -17.40 | LAD | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $6.42B | $4.73B | $1.69B | LAD | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | LAD REV | OPLN REV | LAD GROSS % | OPLN GROSS % | LAD FCF | OPLN FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $37.63B | $1.93B | 15.2% | — | $5.8M | — |
| FY 2024 | $36.19B | $1.79B | 15.4% | — | $73.7M | — |
| FY 2023 | $31.04B | $1.70B | — | — | -$1.87B | — |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
LAD // BETA 0.93
OPLN // BETA —