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Cars.com Inc CARS

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$16.86 +0.16 (0.96%)
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Price vs Fair Value

CARS is trading at a 25% discount.
Price
$16.53
Fair Value
$97.53
Uncertainty
High
1-Star Price
$34.16
5-Star Price
$56.48
Economic Moat
Sxplrn
Capital Allocation
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Trading Information

Previous Close Price
$16.70
Day Range
$16.4117.00
52-Week Range
$14.8222.84
Bid/Ask
$14.30 / $17.28
Market Cap
$1.12 Bil
Volume/Avg
1.5 Mil / 415,821

Key Statistics

Price/Earnings (Normalized)
23.01
Price/Sales
1.67
Dividend Yield (Trailing)
Dividend Yield (Forward)
Total Yield
2.80%

Company Profile

Cars.com Inc is an online destination for buying and selling new and used vehicles. The company brands include Dealer Inspire, DealerRater, FUEL, Accu-Trade, PickupTrucks.com, CreditIQ, and NewCars.com., websites directed towards different consumer segments.
Sector
Consumer Cyclical
Industry
Auto & Truck Dealerships
Stock Style Box
Small Core
Total Number of Employees
1,700

Comparables

Valuation

Metric
CARS
ACVA
KAR
Price/Earnings (Normalized)
23.0124.14
Price/Book Value
2.266.371.42
Price/Sales
1.675.971.16
Price/Cash Flow
8.04917.507.25
Price/Earnings
CARS
ACVA
KAR

Financial Strength

Metric
CARS
ACVA
KAR
Quick Ratio
1.132.081.08
Current Ratio
1.222.121.15
Interest Coverage
1.56−57.300.06
Quick Ratio
CARS
ACVA
KAR

Profitability

Metric
CARS
ACVA
KAR
Return on Assets (Normalized)
12.93%−1.69%2.11%
Return on Equity (Normalized)
31.35%−3.38%7.40%
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized)
18.20%−4.86%12.19%
Return on Assets
CARS
ACVA
KAR
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