cars.com - CARS

CARS

Close Chg Chg %
18.49 0.85 4.57%

Closed Market

19.33

+0.85 (4.57%)

Volume: 832.77K

Last Updated:

Nov 22, 2024, 4:00 PM EDT

Company Overview: cars.com - CARS

CARS Key Data

Open

$18.62

Day Range

18.52 - 19.36

52 Week Range

15.05 - 21.24

Market Cap

$1.20B

Shares Outstanding

64.74M

Public Float

59.18M

Beta

2.10

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

31.94

EPS

$0.59

Yield

0.00%

Dividend

N/A

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

638.49K

 

CARS Performance

1 Week
 
3.26%
 
1 Month
 
22.73%
 
3 Months
 
6.50%
 
1 Year
 
1.20%
 
5 Years
 
50.78%
 

CARS Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 7
Full Ratings ➔

About cars.com - CARS

Cars.com, Inc. engages in the provision of an automotive marketplace platform and digital solutions that connect car shoppers with sellers. Its portfolio of brands includes Dealer Inspire, FUEL, DealerRater, CreditIQ, and NewCars.com. The company was founded by Mitch Golub, William Swislow, and T. Alex Vetter in 1998 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

CARS At a Glance

Cars.com, Inc.
300 South Riverside Plaza
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Phone 1-312-601-5000 Revenue 689.18M
Industry Internet Software/Services Net Income 118.44M
Sector Technology Services 2023 Sales Growth 5.4%
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2024 Employees 1,700
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CARS Valuation

P/E Current 31.944
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 10.927
Price to Sales Ratio 1.878
Price to Book Ratio 2.541
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 9.467
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 11.465
Enterprise Value to Sales 2.604
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.301

CARS Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 405,401.765
Income Per Employee 69,671.765
Receivables Turnover 5.497
Total Asset Turnover 0.627

CARS Liquidity

Current Ratio 1.215
Quick Ratio 1.215
Cash Ratio 0.269

CARS Profitability

Gross Margin 53.164
Operating Margin 8.055
Pretax Margin 2.627
Net Margin 17.186
Return on Assets 10.781
Return on Equity 27.025
Return on Total Capital 11.483
Return on Invested Capital 12.805

CARS Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 109.60
Total Debt to Total Capital 52.29
Total Debt to Total Assets 46.002
Long-Term Debt to Equity 99.291
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 47.372
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Annual Financials for Cars.com - CARS

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All values USD millions. 2020 2021 2022 2023 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
547.50M 623.68M 653.88M 689.18M
Sales Growth
-9.75% +13.91% +4.84% +5.40%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
286.45M 293.45M 298.37M 322.79M
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
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Depreciation & Amortization Expense
113.28M 101.93M 94.39M 101.00M
Depreciation
18.94M 16.29M 16.38M 22.33M
Amortization of Intangibles
94.33M 85.64M 78.01M 78.67M
COGS Growth
-4.54% +2.44% +1.68% +8.18%
Gross Income
261.06M 330.24M 355.51M 366.39M
Gross Income Growth
-14.86% +26.50% +7.65% +3.06%
Gross Profit Margin
+47.68% +52.95% +54.37% +53.16%
2020 2021 2022 2023 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
234.14M 280.70M 288.47M 310.88M
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
234.14M 280.70M 288.47M 310.88M
SGA Growth
-14.87% +19.88% +2.77% +7.77%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
925.44M 1.20M 1.00M 1.40M
EBIT after Unusual Expense
(898.53M) 48.34M 66.04M 54.12M
Non Operating Income/Expense
(11.13M) (5.83M) (10.54M) (3.59M)
Non-Operating Interest Income
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
26.76M 33.03M 32.92M 32.42M
Interest Expense Growth
-7.01% +23.45% -0.33% -1.50%
Gross Interest Expense
26.76M 33.03M 32.92M 32.42M
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
-
Pretax Income
(936.41M) 9.48M 22.58M 18.11M
Pretax Income Growth
-97.02% +101.01% +138.07% -19.80%
Pretax Margin
-171.03% +1.52% +3.45% +2.63%
Income Tax
(119.29M) 1.76M 5.37M (100.34M)
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
(15.87M) 4.57M 4.11M 13.89M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
164.00K (163.00K) (26.00K) 269.00K
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
(103.59M) (2.65M) 1.25M (114.33M)
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
9.00K 4.00K 33.00K (166.00K)
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
(817.12M) 7.72M 17.21M 118.44M
Minority Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Net Income
(817.12M) 7.72M 17.21M 118.44M
Net Income Growth
-83.49% +100.94% +122.90% +588.38%
Net Margin Growth
-149.24% +1.24% +2.63% +17.19%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
(817.12M) 7.72M 17.21M 118.44M
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
(817.12M) 7.72M 17.21M 118.44M
EPS (Basic)
-12.1521 0.1123 0.2522 1.7746
EPS (Basic) Growth
-82.82% +100.92% +124.58% +603.65%
Basic Shares Outstanding
67.24M 68.73M 68.22M 66.74M
EPS (Diluted)
-12.1521 0.1082 0.247 1.736
EPS (Diluted) Growth
-82.82% +100.89% +128.28% +602.83%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
67.24M 71.34M 69.65M 68.23M
EBITDA
140.19M 151.47M 161.43M 156.52M
EBITDA Growth
-5.56% +8.05% +6.58% -3.04%
EBITDA Margin
+25.61% +24.29% +24.69% +22.71%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation OVERWEIGHT Average Target Price 21.786
Number of Ratings 7 Current Quarters Estimate 0.56
FY Report Date 12 / 2024 Current Year's Estimate 1.776
Last Quarter’s Earnings 0.41 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 3.886 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 2.331
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 4 2 4 4
Mean Estimate 0.56 0.62 1.78 2.33
High Estimates 0.63 0.67 1.85 2.72
Low Estimate 0.52 0.57 1.66 2.06
Coefficient of Variance 8.65 11.53 4.98 11.95

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 4 4 4
OVERWEIGHT 0 0 0
HOLD 2 2 2
UNDERWEIGHT 0 0 0
SELL 1 1 1
MEAN Overweight Overweight Overweight

Insider Actions for Cars.com - CARS

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Oct 4, 2024 Sonia Jain Chief Financial Officer 254,200 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $16.6 per share 4,219,720.00
Jul 17, 2024 T. Alex Vetter CEO; Director 598,934 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $19.23 per share 11,517,500.82
May 29, 2024 Angelique Strong Marks Chief Legal Officer 118,917 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $18.5 per share 2,199,964.50
May 29, 2024 Angelique Strong Marks Chief Legal Officer 101,928 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $18.57 per share 1,892,802.96
Mar 12, 2024 Douglas Miller Pres. and Chief Comm. Officer 181,596 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $18.5 per share 3,359,526.00
Mar 12, 2024 Douglas Miller Pres. and Chief Comm. Officer 167,252 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $18.54 per share 3,100,852.08
Dec 1, 2023 Donald A. McGovern Director 70,602 Bona fide gift 0.00
Dec 1, 2023 Sonia Jain Chief Financial Officer 255,798 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $18.92 per share 4,839,698.16

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