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Cars.com (CARS) Financials

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Annual Income Statements for Cars.com

Annual Income Statements for Cars.com

This table shows Cars.com's income and expenses over time, based on annual financial data. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric 2024 2023 2022
Period end date 12/31/2024 12/31/2023 12/31/2022
Net Income / (Loss) Attributable to Common Shareholders
48 118 17
Consolidated Net Income / (Loss)
48 118 17
Net Income / (Loss) Continuing Operations
48 118 17
Total Pre-Tax Income
62 18 23
Total Operating Income
53 54 66
Total Gross Profit
719 689 654
Total Revenue
719 689 654
Operating Revenue
719 689 654
Total Cost of Revenue
0.00 0.00 0.00
Total Operating Expenses
666 635 588
Selling, General & Admin Expense
89 77 68
Marketing Expense
232 235 222
Research & Development Expense
114 100 89
Depreciation Expense
107 101 94
Other Operating Expenses / (Income)
124 122 115
Total Other Income / (Expense), net
8.37 -36 -43
Interest Expense
32 32 35
Other Income / (Expense), net
41 -3.59 -8.14
Income Tax Expense
14 -100 5.37
Basic Earnings per Share
$0.73 $1.77 $0.25
Weighted Average Basic Shares Outstanding
66.01M 66.74M 68.22M
Diluted Earnings per Share
$0.72 $1.74 $0.25
Weighted Average Diluted Shares Outstanding
67.39M 68.23M 69.65M
Weighted Average Basic & Diluted Shares Outstanding
63.85M 65.71M 66.15M

Quarterly Income Statements for Cars.com

This table shows Cars.com's income and expenses over time, based on quarterly financial data. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric Q4 2024 Q3 2024 Q2 2024 Q1 2024 Q4 2023 Q3 2023 Q2 2023 Q1 2023 Q4 2022 Q3 2022
Period end date 12/31/2024 9/30/2024 6/30/2024 3/31/2024 12/31/2023 9/30/2023 6/30/2023 3/31/2023 12/31/2022 9/30/2022
Net Income / (Loss) Attributable to Common Shareholders
17 19 11 0.78 8.35 4.49 94 11 10 -2.94
Consolidated Net Income / (Loss)
17 19 11 0.78 8.35 4.49 94 11 10 -2.94
Net Income / (Loss) Continuing Operations
17 19 11 0.78 8.35 4.49 94 11 10 -2.94
Total Pre-Tax Income
20 25 16 0.82 1.89 2.64 1.05 13 16 -1.99
Total Operating Income
20 11 9.52 13 15 14 12 13 20 20
Total Gross Profit
180 180 179 180 180 174 168 167 168 165
Total Revenue
180 180 179 180 180 174 168 167 168 165
Operating Revenue
180 180 179 180 180 174 168 167 168 165
Total Operating Expenses
161 168 169 167 165 160 156 155 148 145
Selling, General & Admin Expense
21 22 23 23 23 18 18 18 16 18
Marketing Expense
54 58 60 59 59 60 58 58 57 54
Research & Development Expense
29 29 28 28 25 25 25 24 23 21
Depreciation Expense
25 28 28 27 27 26 25 24 24 23
Other Operating Expenses / (Income)
32 32 31 30 31 31 30 30 29 29
Total Other Income / (Expense), net
0.33 13 6.88 -12 -13 -12 -11 -0.01 -3.35 -22
Interest Expense
7.74 8.03 8.11 8.32 8.25 7.78 8.15 8.24 8.44 8.50
Other Income / (Expense), net
8.06 21 15 -3.60 -4.79 -3.90 -3.13 8.24 5.09 -13
Income Tax Expense
2.80 5.82 5.02 0.04 -6.46 -1.85 -93 1.05 6.20 0.95
Basic Earnings per Share
$0.27 $0.28 $0.17 $0.01 $0.12 $0.07 $1.41 $0.17 $0.15 ($0.04)
Weighted Average Basic Shares Outstanding
66.01M 66.11M 66.53M 66.32M 66.74M 66.77M 66.76M 66.53M 68.22M 67.68M
Diluted Earnings per Share
$0.26 $0.28 $0.17 $0.01 $0.13 $0.07 $1.37 $0.17 $0.15 ($0.04)
Weighted Average Diluted Shares Outstanding
67.39M 67.67M 67.82M 67.29M 68.23M 68.51M 68.49M 67.75M 69.65M 67.68M
Weighted Average Basic & Diluted Shares Outstanding
63.85M 64.74M 66.02M 66.12M 65.71M 66.23M 66.47M 66.72M 66.15M 66.61M

Annual Cash Flow Statements for Cars.com

This table details how cash moves in and out of Cars.com's business through operations, investing, and financing, using annual figures. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric 2024 2023 2022
Period end date 12/31/2024 12/31/2023 12/31/2022
Net Change in Cash & Equivalents
11 7.48 -7.35
Net Cash From Operating Activities
153 137 129
Net Cash From Continuing Operating Activities
153 137 129
Net Income / (Loss) Continuing Operations
48 118 17
Consolidated Net Income / (Loss)
48 118 17
Depreciation Expense
27 22 16
Amortization Expense
83 81 79
Non-Cash Adjustments To Reconcile Net Income
27 29 24
Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities, net
-32 -114 -8.50
Net Cash From Investing Activities
-25 -97 -84
Net Cash From Continuing Investing Activities
-25 -97 -84
Purchase of Property, Plant & Equipment
-24 -21 -20
Acquisitions
-0.22 -76 -65
Net Cash From Financing Activities
-116 -32 -51
Net Cash From Continuing Financing Activities
-116 -32 -51
Repayment of Debt
-32 -36 -41
Repurchase of Common Equity
-49 -31 -49
Issuance of Debt
0.00 45 45
Other Financing Activities, net
-35 -9.21 -6.26
Effect of Exchange Rate Changes
-0.49 -0.44 0.00
Cash Interest Paid
33 30 33
Cash Income Taxes Paid
6.49 18 0.55

Quarterly Cash Flow Statements for Cars.com

This table details how cash moves in and out of Cars.com's business through operations, investing, and financing, using quarterly figures. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric Q4 2024 Q3 2024 Q2 2024 Q1 2024 Q4 2023 Q3 2023 Q2 2023 Q1 2023 Q4 2022 Q3 2022
Period end date 12/31/2024 9/30/2024 6/30/2024 3/31/2024 12/31/2023 9/30/2023 6/30/2023 3/31/2023 12/31/2022 9/30/2022
Net Change in Cash & Equivalents
1.10 21 -2.29 -7.84 -9.89 20 9.77 -13 -0.21 14
Net Cash From Operating Activities
30 54 35 33 45 35 28 28 37 49
Net Cash From Continuing Operating Activities
30 54 35 33 45 35 28 28 37 49
Net Income / (Loss) Continuing Operations
17 19 11 0.78 8.35 4.49 94 11 10 -2.94
Consolidated Net Income / (Loss)
17 19 11 0.78 8.35 4.49 94 11 10 -2.94
Depreciation Expense
7.37 6.58 6.36 6.36 5.96 5.97 5.51 4.88 4.55 3.98
Amortization Expense
18 21 22 22 21 20 20 19 19 19
Non-Cash Adjustments To Reconcile Net Income
-0.50 8.51 9.95 8.82 6.36 8.21 8.41 6.43 6.08 6.06
Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities, net
-12 -1.48 -14 -4.24 3.08 -3.73 -100 -14 -2.30 23
Net Cash From Investing Activities
-5.56 -6.54 -6.48 -6.01 -81 -5.01 -5.20 -5.37 -5.21 -5.84
Net Cash From Continuing Investing Activities
-5.56 -6.54 -6.48 -6.01 -81 -5.01 -5.20 -5.37 -5.21 -5.84
Purchase of Property, Plant & Equipment
-5.57 -6.54 -6.26 -6.01 -5.31 -5.01 -5.20 -5.37 -5.32 -5.84
Acquisitions
0.00 - -0.22 0.00 -76 - - 0.00 0.11 -
Net Cash From Financing Activities
-23 -27 -31 -35 27 -9.91 -13 -36 -32 -29
Net Cash From Continuing Financing Activities
-23 -27 -31 -35 27 -9.91 -13 -36 -32 -29
Repayment of Debt
-10 -5.00 -6.87 -10 -10 -3.75 -3.75 -19 -24 -13
Repurchase of Common Equity
-13 -21 -5.27 -9.10 -7.98 -6.16 -10 -7.10 -9.05 -17
Other Financing Activities, net
0.59 -0.51 -19 -16 -0.14 - 0.73 -9.80 0.58 -
Effect of Exchange Rate Changes
-0.44 0.08 -0.05 -0.09 -0.44 - - 0.00 - -
Cash Interest Paid
14 1.56 14 2.57 14 1.27 14 1.49 14 1.38
Cash Income Taxes Paid
0.98 0.87 3.47 1.17 0.53 4.83 12 0.10 -0.20 0.11

Annual Balance Sheets for Cars.com

This table presents Cars.com's assets and liabilities at the end of each period, using annual balance sheet data. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric 2024 2023 2022
Period end date 12/31/2024 12/31/2023 12/31/2022
Total Assets
1,112 1,172 1,025
Total Current Assets
214 178 149
Cash & Equivalents
51 39 32
Accounts Receivable
134 125 108
Prepaid Expenses
14 13 8.38
Other Current Assets
16 1.31 0.61
Plant, Property, & Equipment, net
41 44 45
Total Noncurrent Assets
857 950 831
Long-Term Investments
27 21 21
Goodwill
143 147 103
Intangible Assets
586 669 707
Noncurrent Deferred & Refundable Income Taxes
101 113 0.05
Total Liabilities & Shareholders' Equity
1,112 1,172 1,025
Total Liabilities
600 680 640
Total Current Liabilities
117 146 106
Short-Term Debt
0.00 23 14
Accounts Payable
33 22 18
Accrued Expenses
47 69 54
Current Employee Benefit Liabilities
36 32 19
Total Noncurrent Liabilities
483 535 534
Long-Term Debt
455 460 458
Noncurrent Deferred & Payable Income Tax Liabilities
6.77 8.76 1.40
Other Noncurrent Operating Liabilities
21 66 75
Commitments & Contingencies
0.00 0.00 0.00
Total Equity & Noncontrolling Interests
511 492 384
Total Preferred & Common Equity
511 492 384
Total Common Equity
511 492 384
Common Stock
1,475 1,501 1,513
Retained Earnings
-962 -1,010 -1,128
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income / (Loss)
-1.60 0.95 0.00
Other Equity Adjustments
0.00 0.00 0.00

Quarterly Balance Sheets for Cars.com

This table presents Cars.com's assets and liabilities at the end of each period, using quarterly balance sheet data. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric Q3 2024 Q2 2024 Q1 2024 Q3 2023 Q2 2023 Q1 2023 Q3 2022
Period end date 9/30/2024 6/30/2024 3/31/2024 9/30/2023 6/30/2023 3/31/2023 9/30/2022
Total Assets
1,119 1,121 1,143 1,103 1,086 1,002 1,050
Total Current Assets
200 178 177 189 157 145 155
Cash & Equivalents
50 29 31 49 29 19 32
Accounts Receivable
125 129 126 118 111 114 107
Prepaid Expenses
16 10 12 14 10 11 11
Other Current Assets
9.57 10 7.64 8.43 7.36 0.41 5.09
Plant, Property, & Equipment, net
43 43 43 44 45 46 45
Total Noncurrent Assets
876 900 923 870 883 812 829
Long-Term Investments
24 23 21 20 20 21 -
Goodwill
146 145 146 103 103 103 102
Intangible Assets
605 626 647 649 669 688 726
Noncurrent Deferred & Refundable Income Taxes
101 105 109 97 91 - -
Total Liabilities & Shareholders' Equity
1,119 1,121 1,143 1,103 1,086 1,002 1,050
Total Liabilities
616 624 662 620 608 617 674
Total Current Liabilities
111 117 109 131 121 107 106
Short-Term Debt
0.00 0.00 0.00 18 17 15 13
Accounts Payable
32 30 26 19 20 17 19
Accrued Expenses
50 64 66 73 68 62 59
Current Employee Benefit Liabilities
30 23 18 21 16 12 16
Total Noncurrent Liabilities
505 507 552 489 488 510 567
Long-Term Debt
465 470 474 430 434 439 483
Noncurrent Deferred & Payable Income Tax Liabilities
8.29 8.22 8.69 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Other Noncurrent Operating Liabilities
31 29 70 60 53 71 85
Commitments & Contingencies
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total Equity & Noncontrolling Interests
502 497 481 483 477 385 377
Total Preferred & Common Equity
502 497 481 483 477 385 377
Total Common Equity
502 497 481 483 477 385 377
Common Stock
1,481 1,495 1,490 1,501 1,500 1,502 1,516
Retained Earnings
-979 -998 -1,009 -1,018 -1,023 -1,117 -1,138
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income / (Loss)
0.23 -0.13 0.21 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.72
Other Equity Adjustments
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 - -

Annual Metrics And Ratios for Cars.com

This table displays calculated financial ratios and metrics derived from Cars.com's official financial filings.

Metric 2024 2023 2022
Period end date 12/31/2024 12/31/2023 12/31/2022
Growth Metrics
- - -
Revenue Growth
4.35% 5.40% 4.84%
EBITDA Growth
32.40% 0.14% -3.58%
EBIT Growth
86.15% -12.72% 20.09%
NOPAT Growth
-88.23% 603.43% -8.50%
Net Income Growth
-59.32% 588.38% 59.45%
EPS Growth
-58.62% 596.00% 66.67%
Operating Cash Flow Growth
11.56% 6.39% -6.88%
Free Cash Flow Firm Growth
-71.97% 381.71% -41.40%
Invested Capital Growth
-2.89% 13.82% -0.01%
Revenue Q/Q Growth
0.11% 1.68% 1.54%
EBITDA Q/Q Growth
8.25% -6.44% 12.04%
EBIT Q/Q Growth
23.18% -22.61% 56.86%
NOPAT Q/Q Growth
-4.70% 62.93% -83.61%
Net Income Q/Q Growth
22.83% -1.59% 323.79%
EPS Q/Q Growth
22.03% -1.14% 316.67%
Operating Cash Flow Q/Q Growth
-9.03% 6.15% 13.66%
Free Cash Flow Firm Q/Q Growth
496.35% 39.04% -80.77%
Invested Capital Q/Q Growth
-0.54% 6.26% -1.78%
Profitability Metrics
- - -
Gross Margin
100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
EBITDA Margin
28.30% 22.30% 23.47%
Operating Margin
7.44% 7.85% 10.10%
EBIT Margin
13.08% 7.33% 8.85%
Profit (Net Income) Margin
6.70% 17.19% 2.63%
Tax Burden Percent
77.89% 654.20% 76.21%
Interest Burden Percent
65.77% 35.83% 38.99%
Effective Tax Rate
22.11% -554.20% 23.79%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
4.62% 41.18% 6.26%
ROIC Less NNEP Spread (ROIC-NNEP)
6.25% -14.73% -1.76%
Return on Net Nonoperating Assets (RNNOA)
4.98% -14.16% -1.86%
Return on Equity (ROE)
9.60% 27.03% 4.40%
Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC)
7.55% 28.26% 6.27%
Operating Return on Assets (OROA)
8.24% 4.60% 5.70%
Return on Assets (ROA)
4.22% 10.78% 1.69%
Return on Common Equity (ROCE)
9.60% 27.03% 4.40%
Return on Equity Simple (ROE_SIMPLE)
9.42% 24.07% 4.48%
Net Operating Profit after Tax (NOPAT)
42 354 50
NOPAT Margin
5.79% 51.37% 7.70%
Net Nonoperating Expense Percent (NNEP)
-1.63% 55.91% 8.02%
Return On Investment Capital (ROIC_SIMPLE)
4.31% 36.30% 5.87%
Cost of Revenue to Revenue
0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
SG&A Expenses to Revenue
12.33% 11.14% 10.34%
R&D to Revenue
15.84% 14.45% 13.61%
Operating Expenses to Revenue
92.56% 92.15% 89.90%
Earnings before Interest and Taxes (EBIT)
94 51 58
Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA)
203 154 153
Valuation Ratios
- - -
Price to Book Value (P/BV)
2.19 2.55 2.39
Price to Tangible Book Value (P/TBV)
0.00 0.00 0.00
Price to Revenue (P/Rev)
1.56 1.82 1.40
Price to Earnings (P/E)
23.28 10.61 53.31
Dividend Yield
0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Earnings Yield
4.30% 9.43% 1.88%
Enterprise Value to Invested Capital (EV/IC)
1.69 1.84 1.66
Enterprise Value to Revenue (EV/Rev)
2.08 2.44 2.04
Enterprise Value to EBITDA (EV/EBITDA)
7.37 10.93 8.71
Enterprise Value to EBIT (EV/EBIT)
15.94 33.24 23.09
Enterprise Value to NOPAT (EV/NOPAT)
35.98 4.74 26.56
Enterprise Value to Operating Cash Flow (EV/OCF)
9.83 12.28 10.40
Enterprise Value to Free Cash Flow (EV/FCFF)
22.02 6.91 26.51
Leverage & Solvency
- - -
Debt to Equity
0.89 0.98 1.23
Long-Term Debt to Equity
0.89 0.94 1.19
Financial Leverage
0.80 0.96 1.06
Leverage Ratio
2.28 2.51 2.60
Compound Leverage Factor
1.50 0.90 1.01
Debt to Total Capital
47.09% 49.55% 55.13%
Short-Term Debt to Total Capital
0.00% 2.37% 1.65%
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital
47.09% 47.17% 53.48%
Preferred Equity to Total Capital
0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Noncontrolling Interests to Total Capital
0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Common Equity to Total Capital
52.91% 50.45% 44.87%
Debt to EBITDA
2.24 3.14 3.08
Net Debt to EBITDA
1.85 2.75 2.73
Long-Term Debt to EBITDA
2.24 2.99 2.99
Debt to NOPAT
10.93 1.37 9.39
Net Debt to NOPAT
9.05 1.20 8.34
Long-Term Debt to NOPAT
10.93 1.30 9.11
Altman Z-Score
0.94 0.67 0.19
Noncontrolling Interest Sharing Ratio
0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Liquidity Ratios
- - -
Current Ratio
1.83 1.22 1.40
Quick Ratio
1.58 1.13 1.32
Cash Flow Metrics
- - -
Free Cash Flow to Firm (FCFF)
68 243 50
Operating Cash Flow to CapEx
625.59% 654.73% 651.88%
Free Cash Flow to Firm to Interest Expense
2.11 7.49 1.43
Operating Cash Flow to Interest Expense
4.74 4.22 3.64
Operating Cash Flow Less CapEx to Interest Expense
3.98 3.57 3.08
Efficiency Ratios
- - -
Asset Turnover
0.63 0.63 0.64
Accounts Receivable Turnover
5.55 5.91 6.32
Inventory Turnover
0.00 0.00 0.00
Fixed Asset Turnover
17.01 15.47 14.82
Accounts Payable Turnover
0.00 0.00 0.00
Days Sales Outstanding (DSO)
65.76 61.78 57.73
Days Inventory Outstanding (DIO)
0.00 0.00 0.00
Days Payable Outstanding (DPO)
0.00 0.00 0.00
Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC)
65.76 61.78 57.73
Capital & Investment Metrics
- - -
Invested Capital
889 915 804
Invested Capital Turnover
0.80 0.80 0.81
Increase / (Decrease) in Invested Capital
-26 111 -0.10
Enterprise Value (EV)
1,499 1,679 1,337
Market Capitalization
1,122 1,256 917
Book Value per Share
$7.90 $7.43 $5.77
Tangible Book Value per Share
($3.36) ($4.89) ($6.39)
Total Capital
967 975 857
Total Debt
455 483 472
Total Long-Term Debt
455 460 458
Net Debt
377 423 420
Capital Expenditures (CapEx)
24 21 20
Debt-free, Cash-free Net Working Capital (DFCFNWC)
47 17 25
Debt-free Net Working Capital (DFNWC)
97 56 57
Net Working Capital (NWC)
97 33 43
Net Nonoperating Expense (NNE)
-6.52 236 33
Net Nonoperating Obligations (NNO)
377 423 420
Total Depreciation and Amortization (D&A)
109 103 96
Debt-free, Cash-free Net Working Capital to Revenue
6.50% 2.41% 3.83%
Debt-free Net Working Capital to Revenue
13.55% 8.10% 8.68%
Net Working Capital to Revenue
13.55% 4.74% 6.52%
Earnings Adjustments
- - -
Adjusted Basic Earnings per Share
$0.73 $1.77 $0.25
Adjusted Weighted Average Basic Shares Outstanding
66.01M 66.74M 68.22M
Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share
$0.72 $1.74 $0.25
Adjusted Weighted Average Diluted Shares Outstanding
67.39M 68.23M 69.65M
Adjusted Basic & Diluted Earnings per Share
$0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Adjusted Weighted Average Basic & Diluted Shares Outstanding
63.85M 65.71M 66.15M
Normalized Net Operating Profit after Tax (NOPAT)
42 38 50
Normalized NOPAT Margin
5.79% 5.50% 7.70%
Pre Tax Income Margin
8.60% 2.63% 3.45%
Debt Service Ratios
- - -
EBIT to Interest Expense
2.92 1.56 1.64
NOPAT to Interest Expense
1.29 10.92 1.42
EBIT Less CapEx to Interest Expense
2.16 0.91 1.08
NOPAT Less CapEx to Interest Expense
0.54 10.27 0.87
Payout Ratios
- - -
Dividend Payout Ratio
0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Augmented Payout Ratio
102.06% 26.42% 284.68%

Quarterly Metrics And Ratios for Cars.com

This table displays calculated financial ratios and metrics derived from Cars.com's official financial filings.

Metric Q4 2024 Q3 2024 Q2 2024 Q1 2024 Q4 2023 Q3 2023 Q2 2023 Q1 2023 Q4 2022 Q3 2022
Period end date 12/31/2024 9/30/2024 6/30/2024 3/31/2024 12/31/2023 9/30/2023 6/30/2023 3/31/2023 12/31/2022 9/30/2022
Growth Metrics
- - - - - - - - - -
Revenue Growth
0.46% 3.05% 6.37% 7.85% 6.78% 5.92% 3.26% 5.60% 6.25% 5.14%
EBITDA Growth
41.34% 64.52% 51.94% -16.70% -22.00% 26.46% -10.65% 19.24% 52.22% -27.02%
EBIT Growth
174.47% 212.66% 166.35% -55.99% -59.26% 59.95% -39.98% 86.28% 535.63% -46.15%
NOPAT Growth
-74.17% -64.13% -99.40% 6.10% 433.75% 74.93% 8,036.69% -56.01% 334.33% 22.01%
Net Income Growth
107.33% 316.81% -87.91% -93.17% -18.67% 252.70% 1,597.49% 164.49% 455.83% -220.98%
EPS Growth
100.00% 300.00% -87.59% -94.12% -13.33% 275.00% 1,612.50% 183.33% 475.00% -233.33%
Operating Cash Flow Growth
-33.52% 51.97% 25.72% 18.93% 21.28% -27.78% 135.20% -7.30% 70.91% 33.88%
Free Cash Flow Firm Growth
196.10% -29.38% -102.58% -239.76% -463.09% 40.96% 2,261.67% 377.29% -63.28% -133.82%
Invested Capital Growth
-2.89% 3.75% 3.93% 13.02% 13.82% 5.20% 2.40% -6.36% -0.01% 5.79%
Revenue Q/Q Growth
0.43% 0.42% -0.71% 0.32% 3.02% 3.66% 0.66% -0.67% 2.19% 1.06%
EBITDA Q/Q Growth
-12.54% 15.16% 41.31% -0.69% 1.80% 6.36% -22.52% -7.01% 65.05% -24.85%
EBIT Q/Q Growth
-14.50% 32.89% 168.10% -9.90% -2.60% 13.21% -55.70% -16.61% 282.43% -57.52%
NOPAT Q/Q Growth
94.81% 32.30% -45.79% -81.52% 170.52% -97.79% 9,519.08% -7.01% -11.34% 2.60%
Net Income Q/Q Growth
-7.56% 64.48% 1,351.66% -90.61% 85.84% -95.23% 719.98% 11.86% 448.93% -153.04%
EPS Q/Q Growth
-7.14% 64.71% 1,600.00% -92.31% 85.71% -94.89% 705.88% 13.33% 475.00% -150.00%
Operating Cash Flow Q/Q Growth
-44.22% 52.59% 5.34% -25.86% 27.52% 26.24% -0.36% -24.39% -24.06% 311.10%
Free Cash Flow Firm Q/Q Growth
284.26% 15.81% 69.53% -103.31% -148.06% -101.68% 1,548.76% 428.19% 140.34% 38.47%
Invested Capital Q/Q Growth
-0.54% -2.27% 1.21% -1.30% 6.26% -2.10% 10.06% -0.60% -1.78% -4.71%
Profitability Metrics
- - - - - - - - - -
Gross Margin
100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
EBITDA Margin
29.38% 33.74% 29.42% 20.67% 20.88% 21.13% 20.60% 26.76% 28.58% 17.70%
Operating Margin
10.96% 6.38% 5.32% 7.07% 8.32% 8.21% 7.33% 7.50% 11.78% 12.09%
EBIT Margin
15.43% 18.13% 13.70% 5.07% 5.65% 5.97% 5.47% 12.43% 14.81% 3.96%
Profit (Net Income) Margin
9.59% 10.42% 6.36% 0.44% 4.65% 2.58% 55.97% 6.87% 6.10% -1.79%
Tax Burden Percent
86.06% 76.28% 69.40% 95.61% 441.35% 170.18% 8,955.85% 91.66% 62.34% 147.86%
Interest Burden Percent
72.21% 75.35% 66.91% 8.97% 18.64% 25.34% 11.42% 60.30% 66.10% -30.54%
Effective Tax Rate
13.94% 23.72% 30.60% 4.39% -341.35% -70.18% -8,855.85% 8.34% 37.66% 0.00%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
7.52% 3.98% 2.94% 5.58% 29.42% 11.28% 504.71% 5.51% 5.97% 6.84%
ROIC Less NNEP Spread (ROIC-NNEP)
7.59% 6.58% 4.10% 2.85% 15.76% 6.43% 272.39% 5.51% 5.46% 2.87%
Return on Net Nonoperating Assets (RNNOA)
6.06% 5.13% 3.45% 2.75% 15.15% 6.14% 272.72% 6.15% 5.77% 3.28%
Return on Equity (ROE)
13.58% 9.12% 6.38% 8.33% 44.58% 17.42% 777.43% 11.66% 11.74% 10.13%
Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC)
7.55% 1.30% 2.74% 95.21% 28.26% 20.80% 27.54% 12.55% 6.27% 32.93%
Operating Return on Assets (OROA)
9.72% 11.72% 8.86% 3.32% 3.54% 3.76% 3.42% 7.95% 9.53% 2.49%
Return on Assets (ROA)
6.04% 6.74% 4.11% 0.28% 2.91% 1.62% 34.99% 4.40% 3.93% -1.12%
Return on Common Equity (ROCE)
13.58% 9.12% 6.38% 8.33% 44.58% 17.42% 777.43% 11.66% 11.74% 10.13%
Return on Equity Simple (ROE_SIMPLE)
0.00% 7.81% 5.03% 22.38% 0.00% 24.92% 23.65% 6.32% 0.00% 1.08%
Net Operating Profit after Tax (NOPAT)
17 8.74 6.61 12 66 24 1,105 11 12 14
NOPAT Margin
9.44% 4.86% 3.69% 6.76% 36.70% 13.98% 656.82% 6.87% 7.34% 8.46%
Net Nonoperating Expense Percent (NNEP)
-0.07% -2.59% -1.17% 2.73% 13.66% 4.85% 232.32% 0.00% 0.51% 3.97%
Return On Investment Capital (ROIC_SIMPLE)
1.76% - - - 6.76% - - - 1.44% -
Cost of Revenue to Revenue
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
SG&A Expenses to Revenue
11.84% 11.97% 12.85% 12.69% 12.84% 10.20% 10.49% 10.96% 9.59% 10.75%
R&D to Revenue
16.09% 16.27% 15.42% 15.59% 14.05% 14.51% 14.84% 14.43% 13.77% 13.02%
Operating Expenses to Revenue
89.04% 93.62% 94.68% 92.93% 91.68% 91.79% 92.67% 92.50% 88.22% 87.91%
Earnings before Interest and Taxes (EBIT)
28 33 25 9.14 10 10 9.20 21 25 6.51
Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA)
53 61 53 37 38 37 35 45 48 29
Valuation Ratios
- - - - - - - - - -
Price to Book Value (P/BV)
2.19 2.20 2.62 2.36 2.55 2.32 2.77 3.32 2.39 2.07
Price to Tangible Book Value (P/TBV)
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Price to Revenue (P/Rev)
1.56 1.54 1.83 1.62 1.82 1.65 1.98 1.93 1.40 1.21
Price to Earnings (P/E)
23.28 28.21 52.10 10.56 10.61 9.31 11.71 52.44 53.31 192.23
Dividend Yield
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Earnings Yield
4.30% 3.55% 1.92% 9.47% 9.43% 10.74% 8.54% 1.91% 1.88% 0.52%
Enterprise Value to Invested Capital (EV/IC)
1.69 1.68 1.88 1.73 1.84 1.74 1.96 2.12 1.66 1.52
Enterprise Value to Revenue (EV/Rev)
2.08 2.08 2.41 2.22 2.44 2.21 2.58 2.55 2.04 1.93
Enterprise Value to EBITDA (EV/EBITDA)
7.37 7.97 10.47 10.67 10.93 9.12 11.02 10.52 8.71 9.08
Enterprise Value to EBIT (EV/EBIT)
15.94 19.61 31.73 40.09 33.24 22.96 28.10 25.05 23.09 33.71
Enterprise Value to NOPAT (EV/NOPAT)
35.98 34.25 29.04 1.71 4.74 6.90 6.63 34.19 26.56 4.05
Enterprise Value to Operating Cash Flow (EV/OCF)
9.83 8.93 11.52 10.98 12.28 11.64 12.11 13.39 10.40 11.00
Enterprise Value to Free Cash Flow (EV/FCFF)
22.02 131.18 69.86 1.92 6.91 8.58 7.20 16.30 26.51 4.74
Leverage & Solvency
- - - - - - - - - -
Debt to Equity
0.89 0.93 0.95 0.98 0.98 0.93 0.94 1.18 1.23 1.32
Long-Term Debt to Equity
0.89 0.93 0.95 0.98 0.94 0.89 0.91 1.14 1.19 1.28
Financial Leverage
0.80 0.78 0.84 0.97 0.96 0.95 1.00 1.12 1.06 1.14
Leverage Ratio
2.28 2.25 2.26 2.48 2.51 2.51 2.46 2.65 2.60 2.76
Compound Leverage Factor
1.64 1.70 1.52 0.22 0.47 0.63 0.28 1.60 1.72 -0.84
Debt to Total Capital
47.09% 48.06% 48.59% 49.60% 49.55% 48.11% 48.57% 54.12% 55.13% 56.83%
Short-Term Debt to Total Capital
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 2.37% 1.94% 1.81% 1.84% 1.65% 1.47%
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital
47.09% 48.06% 48.59% 49.60% 47.17% 46.16% 46.77% 52.28% 53.48% 55.35%
Preferred Equity to Total Capital
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Noncontrolling Interests to Total Capital
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Common Equity to Total Capital
52.91% 51.94% 51.41% 50.40% 50.45% 51.89% 51.43% 45.88% 44.87% 43.17%
Debt to EBITDA
2.24 2.47 2.86 3.24 3.14 2.73 2.88 2.83 3.08 3.62
Net Debt to EBITDA
1.85 2.08 2.54 2.89 2.75 2.30 2.57 2.58 2.73 3.38
Long-Term Debt to EBITDA
2.24 2.47 2.86 3.24 2.99 2.62 2.77 2.73 2.99 3.52
Debt to NOPAT
10.93 10.63 7.93 0.52 1.37 2.06 1.73 9.18 9.39 1.61
Net Debt to NOPAT
9.05 8.94 7.05 0.46 1.20 1.74 1.55 8.37 8.34 1.51
Long-Term Debt to NOPAT
10.93 10.63 7.93 0.52 1.30 1.98 1.67 8.87 9.11 1.57
Altman Z-Score
0.75 0.69 0.78 0.51 0.55 0.50 0.67 0.46 0.09 -0.13
Noncontrolling Interest Sharing Ratio
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Liquidity Ratios
- - - - - - - - - -
Current Ratio
1.83 1.79 1.53 1.62 1.22 1.45 1.30 1.35 1.40 1.45
Quick Ratio
1.58 1.57 1.35 1.44 1.13 1.28 1.16 1.24 1.32 1.31
Cash Flow Metrics
- - - - - - - - - -
Free Cash Flow to Firm (FCFF)
43 -24 -28 -92 -45 -18 1,084 66 12 -31
Operating Cash Flow to CapEx
539.21% 822.43% 562.98% 556.59% 850.57% 707.11% 539.46% 523.94% 700.28% 838.66%
Free Cash Flow to Firm to Interest Expense
5.61 -2.94 -3.45 -11.04 -5.48 -2.34 133.01 7.98 1.47 -3.63
Operating Cash Flow to Interest Expense
3.88 6.70 4.35 4.02 5.47 4.55 3.44 3.41 4.41 5.77
Operating Cash Flow Less CapEx to Interest Expense
3.16 5.89 3.58 3.30 4.83 3.91 2.80 2.76 3.78 5.08
Efficiency Ratios
- - - - - - - - - -
Asset Turnover
0.63 0.65 0.65 0.65 0.63 0.63 0.63 0.64 0.64 0.63
Accounts Receivable Turnover
5.55 5.90 5.95 5.86 5.91 6.02 6.20 6.31 6.32 6.25
Inventory Turnover
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Fixed Asset Turnover
17.01 16.55 16.17 15.77 15.47 15.16 15.06 14.95 14.82 14.06
Accounts Payable Turnover
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Days Sales Outstanding (DSO)
65.76 61.86 61.37 62.29 61.78 60.65 58.91 57.84 57.73 58.44
Days Inventory Outstanding (DIO)
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Days Payable Outstanding (DPO)
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC)
65.76 61.86 61.37 62.29 61.78 60.65 58.91 57.84 57.73 58.44
Capital & Investment Metrics
- - - - - - - - - -
Invested Capital
889 894 914 903 915 861 880 799 804 819
Invested Capital Turnover
0.80 0.82 0.79 0.83 0.80 0.81 0.77 0.80 0.81 0.81
Increase / (Decrease) in Invested Capital
-26 32 35 104 111 43 21 -54 -0.10 45
Enterprise Value (EV)
1,499 1,498 1,720 1,560 1,679 1,499 1,725 1,691 1,337 1,244
Market Capitalization
1,122 1,106 1,302 1,138 1,256 1,121 1,322 1,277 917 780
Book Value per Share
$7.90 $7.61 $7.52 $7.26 $7.43 $7.27 $7.16 $5.82 $5.77 $5.55
Tangible Book Value per Share
($3.36) ($3.76) ($4.15) ($4.70) ($4.89) ($4.05) ($4.41) ($6.13) ($6.39) ($6.66)
Total Capital
967 967 967 955 975 931 928 839 857 872
Total Debt
455 465 470 474 483 448 451 454 472 496
Total Long-Term Debt
455 465 470 474 460 430 434 439 458 483
Net Debt
377 391 417 422 423 378 402 414 420 464
Capital Expenditures (CapEx)
5.57 6.54 6.26 6.01 5.31 5.01 5.20 5.37 5.32 5.84
Debt-free, Cash-free Net Working Capital (DFCFNWC)
47 39 32 36 17 27 25 34 25 29
Debt-free Net Working Capital (DFNWC)
97 89 61 68 56 76 54 53 57 61
Net Working Capital (NWC)
97 89 61 68 33 58 37 37 43 48
Net Nonoperating Expense (NNE)
-0.28 -9.98 -4.78 11 58 20 1,010 0.00 2.09 17
Net Nonoperating Obligations (NNO)
377 391 417 422 423 378 402 414 420 442
Total Depreciation and Amortization (D&A)
25 28 28 28 27 26 25 24 23 23
Debt-free, Cash-free Net Working Capital to Revenue
6.50% 5.42% 4.54% 5.19% 2.41% 4.03% 3.73% 5.12% 3.83% 4.53%
Debt-free Net Working Capital to Revenue
13.55% 12.32% 8.62% 9.66% 8.10% 11.28% 8.01% 7.96% 8.68% 9.49%
Net Working Capital to Revenue
13.55% 12.32% 8.62% 9.66% 4.74% 8.61% 5.50% 5.63% 6.52% 7.50%
Earnings Adjustments
- - - - - - - - - -
Adjusted Basic Earnings per Share
$0.27 $0.28 $0.17 $0.01 $0.12 $0.07 $1.41 $0.17 $0.15 ($0.04)
Adjusted Weighted Average Basic Shares Outstanding
66.01M 66.11M 66.53M 66.32M 66.74M 66.77M 66.76M 66.53M 68.22M 67.68M
Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share
$0.26 $0.28 $0.17 $0.01 $0.13 $0.07 $1.37 $0.17 $0.15 ($0.04)
Adjusted Weighted Average Diluted Shares Outstanding
67.39M 67.67M 67.82M 67.29M 68.23M 68.51M 68.49M 67.75M 69.65M 67.68M
Adjusted Basic & Diluted Earnings per Share
$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Adjusted Weighted Average Basic & Diluted Shares Outstanding
63.85M 64.74M 66.02M 66.12M 65.71M 66.23M 66.47M 66.72M 66.15M 66.61M
Normalized Net Operating Profit after Tax (NOPAT)
17 8.74 6.61 12 10 10 8.63 11 12 14
Normalized NOPAT Margin
9.44% 4.86% 3.69% 6.76% 5.82% 5.75% 5.13% 6.87% 7.34% 8.46%
Pre Tax Income Margin
11.14% 13.66% 9.17% 0.46% 1.05% 1.51% 0.62% 7.50% 9.79% -1.21%
Debt Service Ratios
- - - - - - - - - -
EBIT to Interest Expense
3.60 4.06 3.02 1.10 1.23 1.34 1.13 2.52 2.95 0.77
NOPAT to Interest Expense
2.20 1.09 0.81 1.46 7.99 3.13 135.54 1.39 1.46 1.64
EBIT Less CapEx to Interest Expense
2.88 3.24 2.25 0.38 0.59 0.70 0.49 1.87 2.32 0.08
NOPAT Less CapEx to Interest Expense
1.48 0.27 0.04 0.74 7.34 2.49 134.90 0.74 0.83 0.95
Payout Ratios
- - - - - - - - - -
Dividend Payout Ratio
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Augmented Payout Ratio
102.06% 111.30% 113.99% 30.90% 26.42% 26.89% 38.15% 209.83% 284.68% 983.57%

Frequently Asked Questions About Cars.com's Financials

When does Cars.com's financial year end?

According to the most recent income statement we have on file, Cars.com's fiscal year ends in December. Their fiscal year 2024 ended on December 31, 2024.

How has Cars.com's net income changed over the last 2 years?

Cars.com's net income appears to be on an upward trend, with a most recent value of $48.19 million in 2024, rising from $17.21 million in 2022. The previous period was $118.44 million in 2023. Find out what analysts predict for Cars.com in the coming months.

What is Cars.com's operating income?
Cars.com's total operating income in 2024 was $53.50 million, based on the following breakdown:
  • Total Gross Profit: $719.15 million
  • Total Operating Expenses: $665.65 million
How has Cars.com revenue changed over the last 2 years?

Over the last 2 years, Cars.com's total revenue changed from $653.88 million in 2022 to $719.15 million in 2024, a change of 10.0%.

How much debt does Cars.com have?

Cars.com's total liabilities were at $600.38 million at the end of 2024, a 11.8% decrease from 2023, and a 6.3% decrease since 2022.

How much cash does Cars.com have?

In the past 2 years, Cars.com's cash and equivalents has ranged from $31.72 million in 2022 to $50.67 million in 2024, and is currently $50.67 million as of their latest financial filing in 2024.

How has Cars.com's book value per share changed over the last 2 years?

Over the last 2 years, Cars.com's book value per share changed from 5.77 in 2022 to 7.90 in 2024, a change of 36.9%.



This page (NYSE:CARS) was last updated on 5/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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