Gentex
GNTX · Automotive Parts & Equipment
$20.66
5.0%LCI Industries
LCII · Automotive Parts & Equipment
$84.87
2.0%The short version
- LCI Industries is the larger business, with $4.1B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $2.5B for Gentex, about 1.6 times as much.
- LCI Industries grew revenue faster (10.2%, against 9.6%).
- Gentex kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (18.7% operating margin, against 6.8% operating margin).
- Gentex turned more of its sales into free cash flow (18.1% FCF margin, against 6.8% FCF margin).
- Gentex earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (17.4%, against 10.2%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of Gentex’s earnings: a P/E of 10.9x against 9.8x for LCI Industries.
| Latest fiscal year | GNTX · FY25 | LCII · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $4.3B | $2.1B |
| Revenue | $2.5B | $4.1B |
| Free cash flow | $458M | $278M |
| Net income | $385M | $188M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 9.6% | 10.2% |
| 5-year growth | 8.5% | 8.1% |
| Share count change | −3.6% | −2.6% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 34.2% | 23.8% |
| Operating margin | 18.7% | 6.8% |
| Net margin | 15.2% | 4.6% |
| FCF margin | 18.1% | 6.8% |
| Return on capital | 17.4% | 10.2% |
| Return on equity | 15.5% | 13.7% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | −$147M | $723M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.3x | 1.8x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $422M | $243M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 10.9x | 9.8x |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 8 |
FY16
GNTX $1.7B
LCII $1.7B
FY17
GNTX $1.8B
LCII $2.1B
FY18
GNTX $1.8B
LCII $2.5B
FY19
GNTX $1.9B
LCII $2.4B
FY20
GNTX $1.7B
LCII $2.8B
FY21
GNTX $1.7B
LCII $4.5B
FY22
GNTX $1.9B
LCII $5.2B
FY23
GNTX $2.3B
LCII $3.8B
FY24
GNTX $2.3B
LCII $3.7B
FY25
GNTX $2.5B
LCII $4.1B
GNTX
LCII
FY16
GNTX 30.5%
LCII 12.0%
FY17
GNTX 29.2%
LCII 10.0%
FY18
GNTX 27.7%
LCII 8.0%
FY19
GNTX 26.3%
LCII 8.4%
FY20
GNTX 23.7%
LCII 8.0%
FY21
GNTX 23.7%
LCII 8.9%
FY22
GNTX 19.3%
LCII 10.6%
FY23
GNTX 21.6%
LCII 3.3%
FY24
GNTX 19.9%
LCII 5.8%
FY25
GNTX 18.7%
LCII 6.8%
GNTX
LCII
FY16
GNTX $356M
LCII $157M
FY17
GNTX $397M
LCII $65.5M
FY18
GNTX $466M
LCII $36.8M
FY19
GNTX $421M
LCII $211M
FY20
GNTX $413M
LCII $174M
FY21
GNTX $293M
LCII −$210M
FY22
GNTX $192M
LCII $472M
FY23
GNTX $354M
LCII $465M
FY24
GNTX $354M
LCII $328M
FY25
GNTX $458M
LCII $278M
GNTX
LCII
FY16
GNTX 25.3%
LCII 26.4%
FY17
GNTX 29.7%
LCII 22.5%
FY18
GNTX 30.4%
LCII 18.5%
FY19
GNTX 27.9%
LCII 12.9%
FY20
GNTX 22.4%
LCII 11.3%
FY21
GNTX 22.3%
LCII 15.3%
FY22
GNTX 18.2%
LCII 17.4%
FY23
GNTX 21.6%
LCII 4.2%
FY24
GNTX 18.4%
LCII 8.0%
FY25
GNTX 17.4%
LCII 10.2%
GNTX
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