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America's Car-Mart NasdaqGS:CRMT Stock Report

Last Price

US$46.23

Market Cap

US$375.5m

7D

3.6%

1Y

-26.5%

Updated

17 Jan, 2025

Data

Company Financials +

America's Car-Mart, Inc.

NasdaqGS:CRMT Stock Report

Market Cap: US$375.5m

CRMT Stock Overview

Through its subsidiaries, operates as an automotive retailer for the used car market in the United States. More details

CRMT fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation1/6
Future Growth3/6
Past Performance0/6
Financial Health2/6
Dividends0/6

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America's Car-Mart, Inc. Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for America's Car-Mart
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$46.23
52 Week HighUS$74.10
52 Week LowUS$37.98
Beta1.64
1 Month Change-12.28%
3 Month Change8.12%
1 Year Change-26.54%
3 Year Change-52.09%
5 Year Change-57.68%
Change since IPO15,750.10%

Recent News & Updates

America's Car-Mart (NASDAQ:CRMT) Is Reinvesting At Lower Rates Of Return

Dec 11
America's Car-Mart (NASDAQ:CRMT) Is Reinvesting At Lower Rates Of Return

America's Car-Mart: Conservative Management Driving Success In Challenging Times

Nov 18

Recent updates

America's Car-Mart (NASDAQ:CRMT) Is Reinvesting At Lower Rates Of Return

Dec 11
America's Car-Mart (NASDAQ:CRMT) Is Reinvesting At Lower Rates Of Return

America's Car-Mart: Conservative Management Driving Success In Challenging Times

Nov 18

America's Car-Mart Continues To Struggle

Sep 18

America's Car-Mart (NASDAQ:CRMT) Will Be Hoping To Turn Its Returns On Capital Around

Sep 05
America's Car-Mart (NASDAQ:CRMT) Will Be Hoping To Turn Its Returns On Capital Around

America's Car-Mart: Correcting 'Covid Sins'

Aug 27

America's Car-Mart, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CRMT) Price Is Out Of Tune With Revenues

Jun 20
America's Car-Mart, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CRMT) Price Is Out Of Tune With Revenues

America's Car-Mart Is A Clunker

Jun 18

The Returns On Capital At America's Car-Mart (NASDAQ:CRMT) Don't Inspire Confidence

Feb 13
The Returns On Capital At America's Car-Mart (NASDAQ:CRMT) Don't Inspire Confidence

America's Car-Mart, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CRMT) P/S Is On The Mark

Jan 03
America's Car-Mart, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CRMT) P/S Is On The Mark

America's Car-Mart (NASDAQ:CRMT) Will Want To Turn Around Its Return Trends

Oct 18
America's Car-Mart (NASDAQ:CRMT) Will Want To Turn Around Its Return Trends

What Is America's Car-Mart, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CRMT) Share Price Doing?

Aug 23
What Is America's Car-Mart, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CRMT) Share Price Doing?

America's Car-Mart's (NASDAQ:CRMT) Returns On Capital Not Reflecting Well On The Business

Jun 02
America's Car-Mart's (NASDAQ:CRMT) Returns On Capital Not Reflecting Well On The Business

Should You Investigate America's Car-Mart, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRMT) At US$85.59?

May 11
Should You Investigate America's Car-Mart, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRMT) At US$85.59?

America's Car-Mart (NASDAQ:CRMT) Is Reinvesting At Lower Rates Of Return

Feb 23
America's Car-Mart (NASDAQ:CRMT) Is Reinvesting At Lower Rates Of Return

Is Now The Time To Look At Buying America's Car-Mart, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRMT)?

Feb 03
Is Now The Time To Look At Buying America's Car-Mart, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRMT)?

America's Car-Mart (NASDAQ:CRMT) Has More To Do To Multiply In Value Going Forward

Nov 24
America's Car-Mart (NASDAQ:CRMT) Has More To Do To Multiply In Value Going Forward

America's Car-Mart: Investor Panic Gives You 2 Ways To Win

Oct 10

America's Car-Mart GAAP EPS of $2.00 misses by $1.15, revenue of $344.88M beats by $12.51M

Aug 18

America's Car-Mart: Balance Sheet Trends Going Into Q4 Earnings

May 23

Shareholder Returns

CRMTUS Specialty RetailUS Market
7D3.6%1.6%0.6%
1Y-26.5%17.2%24.5%

Return vs Industry: CRMT underperformed the US Specialty Retail industry which returned 17.2% over the past year.

Return vs Market: CRMT underperformed the US Market which returned 24.5% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is CRMT's price volatile compared to industry and market?
CRMT volatility
CRMT Average Weekly Movement7.2%
Specialty Retail Industry Average Movement7.9%
Market Average Movement6.5%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market18.8%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market3.2%

Stable Share Price: CRMT has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.

Volatility Over Time: CRMT's weekly volatility (7%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
19812,280Douglas Campbellwww.car-mart.com

America's Car-Mart, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as an automotive retailer for the used car market in the United States. It primarily sells older model used vehicles and provides financing for its customers. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Rogers, Arkansas.

America's Car-Mart, Inc. Fundamentals Summary

How do America's Car-Mart's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
CRMT fundamental statistics
Market capUS$375.49m
Earnings (TTM)-US$4.02m
Revenue (TTM)US$1.36b

0.3x

P/S Ratio

-94.9x

P/E Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
CRMT income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$1.36b
Cost of RevenueUS$1.11b
Gross ProfitUS$251.80m
Other ExpensesUS$255.82m
Earnings-US$4.02m

Last Reported Earnings

Oct 31, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)-0.49
Gross Margin18.55%
Net Profit Margin-0.30%
Debt/Equity Ratio138.4%

How did CRMT perform over the long term?

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/17 02:00
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/17 00:00
Earnings2024/10/31
Annual Earnings2024/04/30

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.

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Analyst Sources

America's Car-Mart, Inc. is covered by 12 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
John MurphyBofA Global Research
Vincent CainticBTIG
Hugh MillerBuckingham Research Group Inc.