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Cars.com Inc
CARS | US
7.90
USD-0.26
-3.19%
CARS | US
About Cars.com Inc
Sector
Consumer Cyclical
Industry
Auto & Truck Dealerships
Earnings date
30/06/2024
As of date
20/03/2026
Close
7.90
Open
8.16
High
8.19
Low
7.90
Cars.com Inc. operates as a digital marketplace and provides solutions for the automotive industry. Its platform connects car shoppers with sellers. The company enable dealers and automotive manufacturers; connect sellers with ready-to-buy shoppers that provide financing tools with instant online loan screening and approvals; and empower shoppers with the resources and and digital tools needed to make car buying decisions. It also offers marketplace products such as Marketplace subscription advertising; digital solutions including website creation and platform hosting vehicle acquisition and valuation digital retailing and review and reputation management; and media comprising display advertising social selling digital advertising and in-market video services. As of December 31 2022 the company served 19506 dealer customers in 50 states which included franchise and independent dealers with digital and brick-and-mortar stores. Its customers are local car dealers OEMs and other national advertisers and lenders. Cars.com Inc. was founded in 1998 and is based in Chicago Illinois.
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Risk
69.2
Sharpe
-0.78
Luna's Score
37/100
Recommendation
Sell
Luna says (CARS | US)
What's Working
Value Stock (Price to Book < 3)
What's not Working
Weakness based on declining price with high volume
High Current Volume and Negative 1-Day Return
Smallcap (300M - 2B USD)
High Market Beta (> 0.8)
High Debt to Equity (> 0.75)
Weak Operating Margin (< 10%)
Weak Sharpe Ratio (< 0.3)
Volatility Signals
Bullish: Stable Volatility (6-month <= 1-month volatility) is positive for the stock performance.
Risk Meter
10 days
43.0%1 month
69.2%3 months
48.1%6 months
45.5%Returns
Fundamental Ratios
PE
43.16
Fwd. PE
7.21
Price to book
2.12
Debt to equity
0.95
Debt to assets
0.42
Ent. to EBITDA
9.26
Ent. to rev.
2.10
PEG
1.22
Other Fundamentals
EBITDA
160.14M
MarketCap
521.56M
MarketCap(USD)
521.56M
Div. yield
-
Op. margin
5.32
Erngs. growth
-87.60
Rev. growth
6.40
Ret. on equity
5.13
Short ratio
2.36
Short perc.
4.69
Market Sentiment (SMA and Price signals)
Short-term: Bearish (SMA10D < SMA1M)
Intermediate-term: Bearish (SMA1M < SMA3M)
Long-term: Bearish (SMA6M < SMA12M)
SMAs: Stock Price Trends
Range10D
0.91
Range1M
4.29
Range3M
6.03
Volumes: Market Activity
Rel. volume
5.17
Price X volume
89.43M
Peers
Diversifiers
Industry Comparison
| Parameter | Company | Industry | Indicator |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise to EBITDA | 9.26 | - | Par |
| Ent. to Revenue | 2.10 | - | Expensive |
| PE Ratio | 43.16 | 16.43 | Expensive |
| Price to Book | 2.12 | 2.04 | Par |
| Dividend Yield | - | - | - |
| Std. Deviation (3M) | 48.08 | - | Par |
| Debt to Equity | 0.95 | 1.93 | Cheaper |
| Debt to Assets | 0.42 | 0.47 | Par |
| Market Cap | 521.56M | - | Emerging |
