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CARS Carscom Inc

  1. Stocks
  2. Consumer Cyclical
  3. NYSE: CARS

Price (delayed)

$10.95

Market cap

$688.61M

P/E Ratio

16.1

Dividend/share

N/A

EPS

$0.68

Enterprise value

$1.11B

Cars.com Inc. is a leading digital marketplace and solutions provider for the automotive industry that connects car shoppers with sellers. Launched in 1998 with the flagship marketplace site Cars.com and ...

Highlights
The stock's price to earnings (P/E) is 72% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 58.2 and 47% less than its last 4 quarters average of 30.6
The company's debt fell by 3.8% YoY
CARS's EPS has dropped by 58% year-on-year and by 7% since the previous quarter
CARS's net income has shrunk by 58% YoY and by 6% QoQ
Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Industry: Auto & Truck Dealerships
Website: http://www.cars.com
Peers: PINS

Key stats

What are the main financial stats of CARS
Market
Shares outstanding
62.89M
Market cap
$688.61M
Enterprise value
$1.11B
Valuations
Price to earnings (P/E)
16.1
Price to book (P/B)
1.43
Price to sales (P/S)
0.98
EV/EBIT
12.18
EV/EBITDA
5.61
EV/Sales
1.55
Earnings
Revenue
$718M
Gross profit
$592.69M
Operating income
$47.21M
Net income
$45.39M
EBIT
$91.35M
EBITDA
$198.21M
Free cash flow
$124.35M
Per share
EPS
$0.68
EPS diluted
$0.68
Free cash flow per share
$1.93
Book value per share
$7.67
Revenue per share
$11.14
TBVPS
$5.39
Balance sheet
Total assets
$1.08B
Total liabilities
$593.77M
Debt
$455.59M
Equity
$489.92M
Working capital
$71.78M
Liquidity
Debt to equity
0.93
Current ratio
1.65
Quick ratio
1.46
Net debt/EBITDA
2.14
Margins
EBITDA margin
27.6%
Gross margin
82.5%
Net margin
6.3%
Operating margin
6.6%
Efficiency
Return on assets
4.1%
Return on equity
9.1%
Return on invested capital
13.7%
Return on capital employed
9.4%
Return on sales
12.7%
Dividend
Dividend yield
N/A
DPS
N/A
Payout ratio
N/A

CARS stock price

How has the Carscom stock price performed over time
Intraday
0.83%
1 week
4.99%
1 month
-1.79%
1 year
-40.71%
YTD
-36.81%
QTD
-2.84%

Financial performance

How have Carscom's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$718M
Gross profit
$592.69M
Operating income
$47.21M
Net income
$45.39M
Gross margin
82.5%
Net margin
6.3%
The company's net margin has shrunk by 59% YoY and by 6% QoQ
CARS's net income has shrunk by 58% YoY and by 6% QoQ
CARS's operating margin is down by 14% year-on-year and by 11% since the previous quarter
CARS's operating income is down by 13% year-on-year and by 12% since the previous quarter

Price vs fundamentals

How does CARS's price correlate with its fundamentals

Growth

What is Carscom's growth rate over time

Valuation

What is Carscom stock price valuation
CARS P/E details
P/E
16.1
P/B
1.43
P/S
0.98
EV/EBIT
12.18
EV/EBITDA
5.61
EV/Sales
1.55
The stock's price to earnings (P/E) is 72% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 58.2 and 47% less than its last 4 quarters average of 30.6
CARS's EPS has dropped by 58% year-on-year and by 7% since the previous quarter
CARS's P/B is 38% below its 5-year quarterly average of 2.3 and 32% below its last 4 quarters average of 2.1
Carscom's equity has decreased by 4.2% from the previous quarter
The stock's price to sales (P/S) is 35% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 1.5 and 35% less than its last 4 quarters average of 1.5
Carscom's revenue has increased by 2.2% YoY

Efficiency

How efficient is Carscom business performance
CARS's ROS has soared by 131% year-on-year but it is down by 3.1% since the previous quarter
CARS's return on invested capital has surged by 125% year-on-year
The ROE has plunged by 59% YoY and by 6% from the previous quarter
Carscom's ROA has plunged by 57% YoY and by 4.7% from the previous quarter

Dividends

What is CARS's dividend
DPS
N/A
Dividend yield
N/A
Payout ratio
N/A

There are no recent dividends present for CARS.

Financial health

How did Carscom financials performed over time
CARS's total assets is 83% greater than its total liabilities
The current ratio fell by 10% QoQ
CARS's total liabilities is down by 10% year-on-year
The company's debt is 7% lower than its equity
Carscom's debt to equity has decreased by 5% YoY but it has increased by 4.5% from the previous quarter
Carscom's equity has decreased by 4.2% from the previous quarter

All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise specified.