Cars.com Inc

Company Profile

Cars.com Inc had its IPO on 2017-05-18 under the ticker symbol CARS.

The company operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector and Auto & Truck Dealerships industry. Cars.com Inc has a staff strength of 1,700 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Cars.com Inc opened at $18.06 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $18.06 - $18.31, and closed at $18.29.

This is a +0.83% increase from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 257,887 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Cars.com Inc have slipped by -2.4%.

Cars.com Inc's Key Ratios

Cars.com Inc has a market cap of $1.23 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 2.4873 and a price to sales ratio of 1.415.

In the last 12-months Cars.com Inc’s revenue was $662.74 million with a gross profit of $449.90 million and an EBITDA of $161.91 million. The EBITDA ratio measures Cars.com Inc's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Cars.com Inc’s operating margin was 10.26% while its return on assets stood at 4.11% with a return of equity of 6.23%.

In Q1, Cars.com Inc’s quarterly earnings growth was a positive 183.3% while revenue growth was a positive 5.6%.

Cars.com Inc’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

9.1575

Trailing PE

48.5658

PEG

1.22

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $0.38 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 9.1575 and a PEG multiple of 1.22. 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 Cars.com Inc’s profitability.

Cars.com Inc stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 2.1743 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 10.5278. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 1.415.

Cars.com Inc 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

$1.00 billion

Total Liabilities

$107.35 million

Operating Cash Flow

$-5371000.00

Capital Expenditure

$5.37 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

0%

Cars.com Inc ended 2024 with $1.00 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $1.00 billion while shareholder equity stood at $384.99 million.

Cars.com Inc ended 2024 with $0 in deferred long-term liabilities, $107.35 million in other current liabilities, 668000.00 in common stock, $-1116697000.00 in retained earnings and $102.86 million in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $18.84 million and cash and short-term investments were $18.84 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $15,444,000 while long-term debt stood at $438.74 million.

Cars.com Inc’s total current assets stands at $144.65 million while long-term investments were $21.09 million and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $114.04 million compared to accounts payable of $17.42 million and inventory worth $0.

In 2024, Cars.com Inc's operating cash flow was $-5371000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $5.37 million.

Comparatively, Cars.com Inc paid $0 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$18.29

52-Week High

$20.415

52-Week Low

$8.78

Analyst Target Price

$21.67

Cars.com Inc stock is currently trading at $18.29 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $20.415 and a 52-week low of $20.415. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $21.67.

Its 50-day moving average was $20.11 and 200-day moving average was $17.94 The short ratio stood at 4 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 805% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 9466% are held by institutions.