America's Car-Mart Inc.
Find Ratings ReportsAMERICA'S CAR-MART INC's gross profit margin for the third quarter of its fiscal year 2023 is essentially unchanged when compared to the same period a year ago. Sales and net income have dropped, underperforming the average competitor within its subsector.
During the same period, stockholders' equity ("net worth") has decreased by 5.27% from the same quarter last year.
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Income Statement | Q3 FY23 | Q3 FY22 |
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Net Sales ($mil) | 240.4 | 274.28 |
EBITDA ($mil) | -50.99 | -37.93 |
EBIT ($mil) | -52.71 | -39.47 |
Net Income ($mil) | -8.55 | 1.5 |
Balance Sheet | Q3 FY23 | Q3 FY22 |
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Cash & Equiv. ($mil) | 94.59 | 65.47 |
Total Assets ($mil) | 1466.95 | 1384.68 |
Total Debt ($mil) | 740.06 | 682.24 |
Equity ($mil) | 469.01 | 495.14 |
Profitability | Q3 FY23 | Q3 FY22 |
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Gross Profit Margin | 34.17 | 33.71 |
EBITDA Margin | -21.21 | -13.83 |
Operating Margin | -21.92 | -14.39 |
Sales Turnover | 0.81 | 0.85 |
Return on Assets | -2.02 | 3.22 |
Return on Equity | -6.35 | 9.03 |
Debt | Q3 FY23 | Q3 FY22 |
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Current Ratio | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Debt/Capital | 0.61 | 0.58 |
Interest Expense | 16.73 | 9.77 |
Interest Coverage | -3.15 | -4.04 |
Share Data | Q3 FY23 | Q3 FY22 |
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Shares outstanding (mil) | 6.39 | 6.37 |
Div / share | 0.0 | 0.0 |
EPS | -1.34 | 0.23 |
Book value / share | 73.39 | 77.73 |
Institutional Own % | n/a | n/a |
Avg Daily Volume | 108411.0 | 94171.0 |
SELL. The current P/E ratio is negative, which has no meaningful value in the assessment of premium or discount valuation, it simply displays that the company has negative earnings. For additional comparison, its price-to-book ratio of 0.83 indicates a significant discount versus the S&P 500 average of 4.68 and a significant discount versus the subsector average of 6.33. The price-to-sales ratio is well below both the S&P 500 average and the subsector average, indicating a discount. After reviewing these and other key valuation criteria, AMERICA'S CAR-MART INC proves to trade at a discount to investment alternatives.
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Price/Cash Flow |
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CRMT NM | Peers 31.04 | CRMT NM | Peers 17.67 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Neutral. The absence of a valid P/E ratio happens when a stock can not be valued on the basis of a negative stream of earnings. CRMT's P/E is negative making this valuation measure meaningless. |
Neutral. The P/CF ratio, a stock’s price divided by the company's cash flow from operations, is useful for comparing companies with different capital requirements or financing structures. CRMT's P/CF is negative making the measure meaningless. |
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Price/Projected Earnings |
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Price to Earnings/Growth |
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CRMT 19.93 | Peers 18.52 | CRMT NA | Peers 2.06 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Neutral. The absence of a valid price-to-projected earnings ratio happens when a stock can not be valued on the basis of a negative expected future earnings. CRMT's ratio is negative making this valuation measure meaningless. |
Neutral. The PEG ratio is the stock’s P/E divided by the consensus estimate of long-term earnings growth. Faster growth can justify higher price multiples. Ratio not available. |
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Price/Book |
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Earnings Growth |
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CRMT 0.83 | Peers 6.33 | CRMT -169.48 | Peers 17.49 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Discount. A lower price-to-book ratio makes a stock more attractive to investors seeking stocks with lower market values per dollar of equity on the balance sheet. CRMT is trading at a significant discount to its peers. |
Lower. Elevated earnings growth rates can lead to capital appreciation and justify higher price-to-earnings ratios. However, CRMT is expected to significantly trail its peers on the basis of its earnings growth rate. |
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Price/Sales |
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Sales Growth |
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CRMT 0.33 | Peers 2.45 | CRMT 1.38 | Peers 13.22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Discount. In the absence of P/E and P/B multiples, the price-to-sales ratio can display the value investors are placing on each dollar of sales. CRMT is trading at a significant discount to its subsector on this measurement. |
Lower. A sales growth rate that trails the subsector implies that a company is losing market share. CRMT significantly trails its peers on the basis of sales growth. |
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