CarGurus

Company Profile

CarGurus had its IPO on 2017-10-12 under the ticker symbol CARG.

The company operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector and Auto & Truck Dealerships industry. CarGurus has a staff strength of 1,403 employees.

Stock update

Shares of CarGurus opened at $18.57 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $18.12 - $18.6, and closed at $18.16.

This is a -2.52% slip from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 834,019 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of CarGurus have slipped by -1.68%.

CarGurus's Key Ratios

CarGurus has a market cap of $2.31 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 2.9079 and a price to sales ratio of 1.005.

In the last 12-months CarGurus’s revenue was $1.46 billion with a gross profit of $657.72 million and an EBITDA of $132.85 million. The EBITDA ratio measures CarGurus's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, CarGurus’s operating margin was 6.6% while its return on assets stood at 6.01% with a return of equity of 10.05%.

In Q1, CarGurus’s quarterly earnings growth was a negative -41.4% while revenue growth was a negative 46.1%.

CarGurus’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

12.9032

Trailing PE

16.0472

PEG

0.9926

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $1.27 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 12.9032 and a PEG multiple of 0.9926. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into CarGurus’s profitability.

CarGurus stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 0.7854 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 8.0127. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 1.005.

CarGurus stock pays annual dividends of $0 per share, indicating a yield of 0% and a payout ratio of 0%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$1.05 billion

Total Liabilities

$124.00 million

Operating Cash Flow

$-5887000.00

Capital Expenditure

$5.89 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

0%

CarGurus ended 2024 with $1.05 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $1.05 billion while shareholder equity stood at $695.81 million.

CarGurus ended 2024 with $30000.00 in deferred long-term liabilities, $124.00 million in other current liabilities, 114000.00 in common stock, $339.18 million in retained earnings and $157.69 million in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $456.70 million and cash and short-term investments were $456.70 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $15,480,000 while long-term debt stood at $0.

CarGurus’s total current assets stands at $543.21 million while long-term investments were $0 and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $42.40 million compared to accounts payable of $42.70 million and inventory worth $1.64 million.

In 2024, CarGurus's operating cash flow was $-5887000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $5.89 million.

Comparatively, CarGurus paid $0 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$18.16

52-Week High

$26.43

52-Week Low

$9.142

Analyst Target Price

$20.64

CarGurus stock is currently trading at $18.16 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $26.43 and a 52-week low of $26.43. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $20.64.

Its 50-day moving average was $20.31 and 200-day moving average was $17.94 The short ratio stood at 7.15 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 160% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 10577.1% are held by institutions.