US stock · Consumer Cyclical sector · Auto & Truck Dealerships
C
Cars.com Inc.
CARS
NYSE18.24
USD
+0.32
(+1.79%)
Market Closed
68.92P/E
31Forward P/E
3.26P/E to S&P500
1.207BMarket CAP
- -Div Yield
Upcoming Earnings
3 May-8 May
Shares Short
2/28/23
1.81M
Short % of Float
3.83%
Short % of Shares Outs.
2.73%
% Held by Insiders
8.08%
% Held by Institutions
94.65%
Beta
1.94
PEG Ratio
2.03
52w. high/low
20.41/8.75
Avg. Daily Volume
0.43M
Return %
Stock
S&P 500
1 year
20.51
(12.11)
3 years
366.67
64.73
5 years
(37.56)
50.61
Scale: |
High
Low
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30.30
20.94
32.94
20.14
28.50
8.23
13.47
3.25
19.09
10.73
17.18
8.75
20.41
13.58
Currency: USD
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2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Revenue per share
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5.84
6.93
8.33
8.84
8.74
9.42
9.06
8.14
9.07
9.59
Earnings per share
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1.46
8.26
2.20
2.46
3.13
0.55
(6.65)
(12.15)
0.11
0.25
FCF per share
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1.50
1.24
2.53
2.65
2.14
2.12
1.20
1.81
1.73
1.59
Dividends per share
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1.26
8.36
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9.07
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CAPEX per share
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0.15
0.12
0.13
0.14
0.46
0.20
0.32
0.25
0.28
0.29
Book Value per sh.
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32.62
32.19
33.76
23.43
23.14
17.03
5.06
5.34
5.64
Comm.Shares outs.
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72
72
72
72
72
70
67
67
69
68
Avg. annual P/E ratio
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8.2
49.6
(2.7)
(0.7)
121.5
50.8
P/E to S&P500
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0.3
2.0
(0.1)
(0.0)
4.0
2.4
Avg. annual div. yield
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35.3%
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Revenue (m)
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418
496
597
633
626
662
607
548
624
654
Operating margin
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16.1%
4.5%
26.4%
27.9%
21.4%
12.7%
(73.5)%
(162.1)%
7.8%
10.1%
Depreciation (m)
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9
28
81
83
89
104
117
113
102
94
Net profit (m)
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105
592
158
176
224
39
(445)
(817)
8
17
Income tax rate
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0.3%
(83.7)%
31.8%
6.3%
12.7%
18.6%
23.8%
Net profit margin
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25.0%
119.3%
26.5%
27.9%
35.8%
5.9%
(73.4)%
(149.2)%
1.2%
2.6%
Working capital (m)
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10
10
48
52
43
24
88
53
43
Long-term debt (m)
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557
665
611
576
457
458
Equity (m)
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2,336
2,305
2,417
1,679
1,627
1,141
340
367
384
ROIC
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24.1%
6.6%
7.1%
8.3%
2.3%
(24.6)%
(79.6)%
4.3%
4.8%
Return on capital
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23.0%
6.4%
6.9%
4.4%
3.3%
(25.0)%
(83.5)%
4.8%
5.6%
Return on equity
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25.3%
6.8%
7.3%
13.4%
2.4%
(39.0)%
(240.2)%
2.1%
4.5%
Plowback ratio
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14.0%
(1.1)%
100.0%
100.0%
(189.6)%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
Div.&Repurch./FCF
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84.1%
675.7%
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424.4%
65.1%
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45.0%
Capital Structure
23 Feb · 2023 | Q4
All numbers in millions
Total liabilities
$ 640
Total assets
$ 1,025
Long-term debt
$ 458
Cash and equiv.
$ 32
Goodwill
$ 103
Retained earnings
$ (1,128)
Common stock
67
Enterprise Value
$ 1,633
Working Capital
Currency: USD, in millions
2020
2021
2022
Cash & Investments
68
39
32
Receivables
94
99
108
Inventory
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Other
17
(19)
(27)
Current assets
178
147
149
Acc. Payable
17
15
18
Debt due
8
9
14
Other
66
70
74
Current liabilities
90
94
106
Annual growth rates
(avg. rate of change)
1 year
5 years
10 years
Revenue
4.84%
0.16%
5.59%
Cash flow
(8.43)%
(1.32)%
7.20%
Earnings
122.90%
(285.51)%
(88.22)%
Dividends
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Book value
4.77%
(21.85)%
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Insider Trading
Type
Shares
Date
Marks Angelique Strong
Award
41,838
03/15/23
Jain Sonia
Award
54,266
03/15/23
Vetter Thomas Alex
Award
166,971
03/15/23
Miller Douglas Neal
Award
45,538
03/15/23
Vetter Thomas Alex
Sale
1,600
03/14/23
Quarterly Revenue
Currency: USD, in millions
Year
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
Total
2020
148
102
144
153
548
2021
153
156
157
158
624
2022
158
163
165
168
654
Earnings per share
Currency: USD
Year
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
Total
2020
(11.71)
(0.37)
(0.18)
0.11
(12.15)
2021
0.08
0.09
0.04
(0.09)
0.11
2022
0.06
0.08
(0.04)
0.15
0.25
Quarterly dividends paid
Currency: USD
Year
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
Total
2020
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2021
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2022
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Company Description
Sector:
Consumer Cyclical
Industry:
Auto & Truck Dealerships
CEO:
Mr. T. Alex Vetter
Full-time employees:
1,600
City:
Chicago
Address:
300 S. Riverside Plaza
Cars.com Inc. operates as a digital marketplace and provides solutions for the automotive industry. Its platform connects car shoppers with sellers. The company, through its marketplace, dealer websites, and other digital products, showcases dealer inventory, elevate and amplify dealers' and automotive manufacturers' (OEMs) brands, connect sellers with ready-to-buy audience, and empower shoppers with the resources and information needed to make car buying decisions. It also offers marketplace products, such as marketplace subscription advertising and social selling services; digital solutions, including Website platform hosting, AI chat tool, digital retailing, and review and reputation management; and advertising comprising display advertising, instant loan screening and approvals, digital advertising, and in-market audio services. As of December 31, 2021, the company served 19,179 dealer customers in 50 states, which included franchise and independent dealers, with digital and brick-and-mortar stores; and primary automakers selling vehicles in the United States. Its customers are local car dealers, OEMs, and other national advertisers. Cars.com Inc. was founded in 1998 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.
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