Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
Decision snapshot: LESL stock price vs KAR: inconclusive Relative valuation is incomplete for this pair. Review the available filing metrics before drawing a conclusion.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at KAR's multiple
Needs KAR P/S.
Implied fair value · at LESL's multiple
Needs LESL P/S.
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Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth lag
Reported gross margin
Operating income + D&A
Lower is better
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
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Values retain reported currencies and share bases. Select a figure to inspect its period, calculation and filing inputs. Differences require compatible units and periods.
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Trendline
Eight period-end years of reported revenue, earnings, and margins. Periods and currencies are shown with the data.
Price framework
USD market cap plus reported borrowing debt, less cash and equivalents. This EV proxy excludes investments, preferred stock and noncontrolling-interest adjustments.
Complete market value, debt and cash evidence is required for enterprise value.
Complete market value, debt and cash evidence is required for enterprise value.
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
LESLIE’S, INC. · implied price per share
Latest annual free cash flow must be positive to qualify the filing-backed baseline.
OPENLANE, Inc. · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
Balance sheet health
Inspect reported liquidity and leverage alongside historical financial-health checks.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Not enough data to score either balance sheet.
Cash excludes investments. EBITDA is an operating-income-plus-D&A proxy. Missing borrowing categories remain unavailable; select a value to inspect its inputs.
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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LLM-powered synthesis
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If you believe LESL can stabilize revenue and restore positive operating margins, then the stock could be worth owning, but based on current data KAR is the clearer quality choice and LESL’s valuation discount looks justified by its weak profitability and distress signals.
LESL trades at a very low valuation relative to its current revenue base, with P/S at 0.1x and EV/Revenue at 0.6x, but the market is pricing in severe earnings and balance-sheet stress. KAR is profitable and growing, so the comparison suggests LESL’s discount reflects much weaker fundamentals rather than an obvious mispricing.
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