CAR Group Past Earnings Performance
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CAR Group has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 34.9%, while the Interactive Media and Services industry saw earnings growing at 28.3% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 18.7% per year. CAR Group's return on equity is 11.7%, and it has net margins of 35.3%.
Key information
34.9%
Earnings growth rate
25.0%
EPS growth rate
| Interactive Media and Services Industry Growth | 27.6% |
| Revenue growth rate | 18.7% |
| Return on equity | 11.7% |
| Net Margin | 35.3% |
| Last Earnings Update | 31 Dec 2023 |
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Does CAR Group (ASX:CAR) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Apr 21
Is It Time To Consider Buying CAR Group Limited (ASX:CAR)?
Mar 24CAR Group Limited (ASX:CAR) Shares Could Be 24% Above Their Intrinsic Value Estimate
Mar 06CAR Group's (ASX:CAR) Weak Earnings May Only Reveal A Part Of The Whole Picture
Feb 21CAR Group's (ASX:CAR) Dividend Will Be Increased To A$0.345
Feb 14Does CAR Group (ASX:CAR) Deserve A Spot On Your Watchlist?
Feb 05CAR Group (ASX:CAR) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet
Dec 26Is Now The Time To Look At Buying CAR Group Limited (ASX:CAR)?
Nov 17Here's Why We Think CAR Group (ASX:CAR) Might Deserve Your Attention Today
Nov 05Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of carsales.com Ltd (ASX:CAR)
Oct 12Is carsales.com (ASX:CAR) Using Too Much Debt?
Sep 16carsales.com (ASX:CAR) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To A$0.325
Sep 02carsales.com's (ASX:CAR) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year
Aug 18Earnings Beat: carsales.com Ltd Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Models
Aug 15What Is carsales.com Ltd's (ASX:CAR) Share Price Doing?
Jul 30We Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And carsales.com (ASX:CAR) Passed With Ease
Jun 20Here's Why carsales.com (ASX:CAR) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly
Jun 08carsales.com Ltd's (ASX:CAR) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 17% Below Its Share Price
May 12At AU$21.67, Is It Time To Put carsales.com Ltd (ASX:CAR) On Your Watch List?
Mar 23Here's Why We Think carsales.com (ASX:CAR) Is Well Worth Watching
Mar 11These 4 Measures Indicate That carsales.com (ASX:CAR) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well
Feb 26Does This Valuation Of carsales.com Ltd (ASX:CAR) Imply Investors Are Overpaying?
Jan 25Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine carsales.com Ltd (ASX:CAR)?
Dec 03Calculating The Fair Value Of carsales.com Ltd (ASX:CAR)
Oct 18What Is carsales.com Ltd's (ASX:CAR) Share Price Doing?
Sep 02carsales.com (ASX:CAR) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At A$0.245
Aug 17carsales.com Ltd's (ASX:CAR) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 70% Above Its Share Price
Jul 15What Does carsales.com Ltd's (ASX:CAR) Share Price Indicate?
May 30We Think carsales.com (ASX:CAR) Can Manage Its Debt With Ease
May 13Estimating The Fair Value Of carsales.com Ltd (ASX:CAR)
Mar 26carsales.com's (ASX:CAR) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year
Feb 16Is Now The Time To Look At Buying carsales.com Ltd (ASX:CAR)?
Feb 05Estimating The Fair Value Of carsales.com Ltd (ASX:CAR)
Dec 16Does carsales.com (ASX:CAR) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Nov 17Here's Why carsales.com Ltd's (ASX:CAR) CEO Compensation Is The Least Of Shareholders' Concerns
Oct 22What Does carsales.com Ltd's (ASX:CAR) Share Price Indicate?
Sep 06We Think That There Are Some Issues For carsales.com (ASX:CAR) Beyond Its Promising Earnings
Aug 22Does carsales.com (ASX:CAR) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Aug 18carsales.com (ASX:CAR) Is Reducing Its Dividend To AU$0.23
Aug 18Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of carsales.com Ltd (ASX:CAR)
Jun 23Revenue & Expenses BreakdownBeta
How CAR Group makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
| Date | Revenue | Earnings | G+A Expenses | R&D Expenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 23 | 980 | 346 | 322 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 23 | 881 | 496 | 290 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 23 | 781 | 646 | 258 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 23 | 690 | 574 | 229 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 22 | 599 | 503 | 198 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 22 | 554 | 332 | 177 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 22 | 509 | 161 | 155 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 22 | 490 | 153 | 149 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 21 | 470 | 144 | 142 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 21 | 449 | 137 | 136 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 21 | 427 | 131 | 130 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 21 | 403 | 120 | 123 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 20 | 380 | 110 | 116 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 20 | 387 | 115 | 123 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 20 | 394 | 120 | 129 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 19 | 426 | 145 | 142 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 19 | 422 | 138 | 141 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 19 | 417 | 132 | 139 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 18 | 381 | 178 | 119 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 18 | 379 | 179 | 122 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 18 | 377 | 180 | 125 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 18 | 419 | 154 | 149 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 17 | 394 | 123 | 143 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 17 | 383 | 116 | 137 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 17 | 372 | 109 | 130 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 17 | 364 | 107 | 127 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 16 | 355 | 105 | 124 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 16 | 350 | 107 | 121 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 16 | 344 | 109 | 117 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 16 | 336 | 109 | 114 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 15 | 328 | 108 | 110 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 15 | 320 | 105 | 107 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 15 | 312 | 103 | 104 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 15 | 293 | 101 | 96 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 14 | 274 | 98 | 88 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 14 | 255 | 97 | 81 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 14 | 236 | 95 | 75 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 14 | 230 | 93 | 77 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 13 | 225 | 90 | 78 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 13 | 220 | 87 | 78 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 13 | 215 | 84 | 78 | 0 |
Quality Earnings: CAR has a large one-off gain of A$119.4M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 31st December, 2023.
Growing Profit Margin: CAR's current net profit margins (35.3%) are lower than last year (83.9%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: CAR's earnings have grown significantly by 34.9% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: CAR's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: CAR had negative earnings growth (-31.1%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Interactive Media and Services industry average (-22.8%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: CAR's Return on Equity (11.7%) is considered low.