America's Car-Mart, Inc. (CRMT) Valuation — DCF, Graham & Comparables

America's Car-Mart, Inc. (CRMT) — Price $0.98 — Consumer Cyclical — Auto - Dealerships — NASDAQ

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Valuation dashboard for America's Car-Mart, Inc. (CRMT) with P/E N/A, P/B 0.02, EV/EBITDA -17.10 and dividend yield 0.00%. DCF, Graham Number, EPS growth, peer multiples and dividend discount models plus sector comparison against other Consumer Cyclical companies.

Through its various subsidiaries, America's Car-Mart, Inc. functions as an automotive retailer across the United States. The company's core business involves selling pre-owned, older model vehicles, complemented by providing financing solutions directly to its clientele. As of April 30, 2022, it managed 154 dealership locations, predominantly situated within the South-Central U.S. This Rogers, Arkansas-based enterprise commenced operations in 1981.

Analysis Summary

America's Car-Mart, Inc. reported revenue of $1.28B in the most recent fiscal year, growing at a 5-year CAGR of 6.9%.

Trailing-twelve-month margins: gross margin 44.9%, operating margin -4.2%, net margin -19.3%.

At the current price of $0.98, CRMT has negative trailing earnings (P/E not meaningful) and an ROE of -42.60%. Market capitalisation stands at $8M.

Balance sheet quality for CRMT: current ratio of 8.0. A debt-to-equity below 1.0 typically signals conservative capital structure, while a current ratio above 1.5 indicates comfortable short-term liquidity.

Valuation Ratios

Price / Book0.02
EV / EBITDA-17.10
Dividend Yield0.00%

Valuation Models

DCF Fair Value$-4.67
vs Current Price-575.4%

Peer Comparison

SymbolCompanyMarket CapP/EP/BROE
CRMTAmerica's Car-Mart, Inc.$9M0.02-42.6%
CVNACarvana Co.$70.0B29.5611.3646.6%
PAGPenske Automotive Group, Inc.$13.4B15.022.3016.4%
0HTQ.LCarMax, Inc.$8.0B
KMXCarMax, Inc.$7.8B25.781.244.2%
LADLithia Motors, Inc.$6.4B10.161.0810.9%
RUSHARush Enterprises, Inc.$5.3B13.901.5811.8%
ANAutoNation, Inc.$5.3B7.372.4127.7%

Price

Price$0.98
Market Cap$8M
ExchangeNASDAQ
CountryUS

Profitability

Return on Equity-42.60%
Return on Invested Capital-55.50%
Return on Assets-16.40%
Gross Margin44.89%
Operating Margin-4.24%
Net Margin-19.29%

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