CARS Carscom Inc
Price (delayed)
$11.61
Market cap
$741.27M
P/E Ratio
15.9
Dividend/share
N/A
EPS
$0.73
Enterprise value
$1.15B
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 74% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 60.8 and 45% less than its last 4 quarters average of 29.1
Carscom's quick ratio has increased by 40% YoY
CARS's net income has shrunk by 59% YoY but it is up by 23% QoQ
CARS's EPS has dropped by 59% year-on-year but it is up by 26% since the previous quarter
Key stats
What are the main financial stats of CARS
Market
Valuations
Earnings
Shares outstanding
63.85M
Market cap
$741.27M
Enterprise value
$1.15B
Price to earnings (P/E)
15.9
Price to book (P/B)
1.47
Price to sales (P/S)
1.07
EV/EBIT
12.18
EV/EBITDA
5.69
EV/Sales
1.59
Revenue
$719.15M
Gross profit
$594.82M
Operating income
$53.5M
Net income
$48.19M
EBIT
$94.06M
EBITDA
$201.24M
Free cash flow
$128.14M
Per share
Balance sheet
Liquidity
EPS
$0.73
EPS diluted
$0.72
Free cash flow per share
$1.94
Book value per share
$7.9
Revenue per share
$10.9
TBVPS
$5.8
Total assets
$1.11B
Total liabilities
$600.38M
Debt
$455.29M
Equity
$511.49M
Working capital
$97.45M
Debt to equity
0.89
Current ratio
1.83
Quick ratio
1.58
Net debt/EBITDA
2.01
Margins
Efficiency
Dividend
EBITDA margin
28%
Gross margin
82.7%
Net margin
6.7%
Operating margin
7.4%
Return on assets
4.3%
Return on equity
9.7%
Return on invested capital
13.9%
Return on capital employed
9.5%
Return on sales
13.1%
Dividend yield
N/A
DPS
N/A
Payout ratio
N/A
CARS stock price
How has the Carscom stock price performed over time
Intraday
-1.69%
1 week
-2.85%
1 month
-33.47%
1 year
-34.92%
YTD
-33.01%
QTD
-33.01%
Financial performance
How have Carscom's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$719.15M
Gross profit
$594.82M
Operating income
$53.5M
Net income
$48.19M
Gross margin
82.7%
Net margin
6.7%
The company's net margin has shrunk by 61% YoY but it rose by 22% QoQ
CARS's net income has shrunk by 59% YoY but it is up by 23% QoQ
CARS's operating income is up by 19% since the previous quarter
CARS's operating margin is up by 17% since the previous quarter but it is down by 6% year-on-year
Growth
What is Carscom's growth rate over time
Valuation
What is Carscom stock price valuation
P/E
15.9
P/B
1.47
P/S
1.07
EV/EBIT
12.18
EV/EBITDA
5.69
EV/Sales
1.59
The stock's price to earnings (P/E) is 74% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 60.8 and 45% less than its last 4 quarters average of 29.1
CARS's EPS has dropped by 59% year-on-year but it is up by 26% since the previous quarter
CARS's P/B is 36% below its 5-year quarterly average of 2.3 and 36% below its last 4 quarters average of 2.3
Carscom's equity has increased by 3.9% YoY
The stock's price to sales (P/S) is 33% less than its last 4 quarters average of 1.6 and 29% less than its 5-year quarterly average of 1.5
Carscom's revenue has increased by 4.3% YoY
Efficiency
How efficient is Carscom business performance
CARS's ROS has soared by 79% year-on-year and by 24% since the previous quarter
CARS's return on invested capital has surged by 67% year-on-year and by 22% since the previous quarter
The ROE has plunged by 62% YoY but it has grown by 21% from the previous quarter
Carscom's ROA has plunged by 61% YoY but it has increased by 26% 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 85% greater than its total liabilities
The current ratio has soared by 50% YoY and by 2.2% QoQ
Carscom's quick ratio has increased by 40% YoY
The company's debt is 11% lower than its equity
Carscom's debt to equity has decreased by 9% YoY and by 4.3% from the previous quarter
The company's debt fell by 6% YoY and by 2.1% QoQ
All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise
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