CarParts.com Past Earnings Performance
Past criteria checks 0/6
CarParts.com's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -55.2%, while the Specialty Retail industry saw earnings declining at 3.9% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 0.2% per year.
Key information
-55.18%
Earnings growth rate
-52.36%
EPS growth rate
| Specialty Retail Industry Growth | 26.64% |
| Revenue growth rate | -0.24% |
| Return on equity | -62.24% |
| Net Margin | -6.97% |
| Last Earnings Update | 04 Apr 2026 |
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Narrative Update • Jul 06
PRTS: Fair Value View Will Balance Margin Pressure And Capital Actions
Analysts have raised their fair value estimate for CarParts.com from $0.50 to $6.00, citing updated assumptions around revenue trends, profit margins, and a higher future P/E multiple that together support a higher long term price target range. What’s in the News for CarParts.com On June 9, 2026, CarParts.com received a Compliance Letter from Nasdaq confirming that the company regained compliance with the minimum bid price requirement of $1.00 per share under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2), and its stock remains listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the ticker symbol PRTS.
Narrative Update • Jun 22
PRTS: Expanded Parts Catalog And New Credit Card Will Drive Recovery
Analysts have raised their fair value estimate for CarParts.com from $1.50 to $15.00, citing updated assumptions related to discount rates, revenue growth, profit margins, and future P/E levels. What's in the News CarParts.com received a Compliance Letter from Nasdaq on June 9, 2026, confirming the stock has met the minimum US$1.00 bid price requirement for 10 consecutive business days and that the company remains listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the ticker "PRTS".
Narrative Update • Jun 05
PRTS: Future Earnings Power Will Be Driven By Higher Assumed P/E Multiple
Analysts have lifted their fair value estimate for CarParts.com from $1.10 to $10.50, citing updated assumptions around discount rates, revenue growth, profit margins, and a higher future P/E multiple. What's in the News CarParts.com closed a private placement on March 25, 2026, following a purchase agreement announced on March 21, 2026, to issue 10,000,000 common shares at US$0.80 per share for gross proceeds of US$8,000,000 to a group of industrial and financial investors, including Foxwin Investment Management LLC, Summit Flow Capital Limited, Hong Kong Qingfa Trading Limited, and Global Force International Limited.Narrative Update • May 18
PRTS: Expanded Parts Rollout And Credit Initiative Will Support Recovery
Analysts have modestly adjusted their price targets for CarParts.com, citing updated assumptions around revenue growth, profit margins, and a slightly higher forecast P/E multiple. Together, these factors support a refined view of the stock's valuation in dollar terms.Narrative Update • Apr 26
PRTS: Expanded Parts Rollout And Fresh Equity Raise Will Support Recovery
Analysts have slightly adjusted their price targets on CarParts.com, reflecting updated views on discount rates, revenue growth assumptions, profit margins, and future P/E. Together, these factors point to only modest changes in perceived valuation, with no major shift in the overall $ fair value range.Narrative Update • Apr 07
PRTS: Expanded Parts Partnership And Fresh Capital Raise Will Support Share Recovery
Analysts have raised their price target on CarParts.com to $1.50, reflecting updated assumptions around a $1.50 fair value, a 10.65% discount rate, softer revenue declines at 0.36%, a 4.64% profit margin, and a future P/E of 6.95x. What's in the News CarParts.com and A-Premium agreed to launch about 30,000 new JC Whitney SKUs in mechanical auto parts, expanding the brand into higher value replacement components.Narrative Update • Mar 24
PRTS: Weaker Margins And Asset Impairment Will Pressure Future Share Returns
Analysts have slightly reduced their price target on CarParts.com in dollar terms, reflecting modestly lower profit margin assumptions and a small adjustment to the discount rate, while still using a similar forward P/E framework. What's in the News CarParts.com reported impairment of long-lived assets of US$3,690,000 for the fourteen weeks ended January 3, 2026, which directly affects reported earnings for that period (Key Developments).Narrative Update • Mar 10
PRTS: Nasdaq Listing Risk Will Drive Weaker Future Share Returns
Analysts have trimmed their price targets on CarParts.com by roughly 10% to 15%. They point to a reduced revenue contraction outlook of about 1% and a slightly lower expected profit margin of around 5% as key drivers of the update.Narrative Update • Feb 24
PRTS: Extended Listing Window And Marketplace Shift Will Pressure Future Returns
Analysts have modestly adjusted their valuation framework for CarParts.com, maintaining the fair value estimate while refining assumptions related to discount rate, revenue trends, profit margins, and future P/E. These adjustments have resulted in a slight recalibration of their consolidated price target in dollar terms.Narrative Update • Feb 09
PRTS: Exclusive Marketplace Partnership And Nasdaq Extension Will Support Future Share Recovery
Analysts have slightly lowered their price target on CarParts.com, citing a modestly higher revenue decline of 5.56% and a slightly stronger profit margin of 4.94% that together contribute to a small reduction in the assumed future P/E to 7.75x. What's in the News CarParts.com will offer its proprietary Evan Fischer brand exclusively on eBay, making eBay the only third party marketplace carrying the full catalog of these replacement parts and common wear items (Client Announcement).Narrative Update • Jan 26
PRTS: Extended Listing Window Will Support Future Upside Potential
Analysts have trimmed their price target on CarParts.com by a small amount, citing slightly softer revenue growth assumptions, a modestly higher profit margin outlook, and a similar forward P/E profile as key drivers of the adjustment. What's in the News Nasdaq approved the transfer of CarParts.com shares from The Nasdaq Global Select Market to The Nasdaq Capital Market, effective at the open on December 16, 2025.Narrative Update • Jan 11
PRTS: Nasdaq Listing Extension And Leadership Change Will Support Future Upside
Analysts have trimmed their price target on CarParts.com slightly, reflecting a modestly softer revenue outlook alongside largely unchanged fair value, discount rate, profit margin and forward P/E assumptions. What's in the News Nasdaq approved CarParts.com’s move from The Nasdaq Global Select Market to The Nasdaq Capital Market, effective December 16, 2025.Narrative Update • Dec 26
PRTS: Nasdaq Extension And Leadership Shift Will Support Future Share Recovery
Analysts have trimmed their price target on CarParts.com to reflect a roughly 25 percent lower fair value estimate of about 1.50 dollars per share. They cited higher perceived risk and weaker revenue growth expectations, which are only partly offset by slightly improved profit margin and a higher assumed future P/E multiple.Narrative Update • Dec 12
PRTS: Higher Profit Margins And Leadership Transition Will Support Future Upside
Analysts have modestly raised their price target on CarParts.com, citing slightly improved profit margin expectations and a higher projected earnings multiple, even as they adopt a more cautious outlook on revenue growth and overall valuation. What's in the News CarParts.com appointed Mark DiSiena as Interim Chief Financial Officer under a consulting agreement with Everest Advisors, effective November 12, 2025.Narrative Update • Sep 12
Aging Vehicles And Digital Channels Will Expand Future Markets
The consensus analyst price target for CarParts.com has been reduced, primarily reflecting a notable decline in future P/E expectations while net profit margins remain stable, lowering the fair value estimate from $1.35 to $1.10. What's in the News CarParts.com completed a private placement transaction involving the issuance of 10,319,727 common shares at $1.04 per share for gross proceeds of $10.7 million, and a $25 million convertible note with a 2% interest rate, convertible at $1.20 per share, subject to stockholder approval.Analysis Article • Sep 04
What CarParts.com, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:PRTS) 42% Share Price Gain Is Not Telling You
CarParts.com, Inc. ( NASDAQ:PRTS ) shareholders would be excited to see that the share price has had a great month...Narrative Update • Aug 15
Aging Vehicles And Digital Channels Will Expand Future Markets
With no material changes in CarParts.com's future P/E or net profit margin, analysts have maintained the consensus price target at $1.35. What's in the News CarParts.com received notice from Nasdaq of non-compliance with the $1 minimum bid price rule after its stock traded below $1 for 30 consecutive business days.Analysis Article • Aug 14
US$1.35: That's What Analysts Think CarParts.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:PRTS) Is Worth After Its Latest Results
NasdaqGS:PRTS 1 Year Share Price vs Fair Value Explore CarParts.com's Fair Values from the Community and select yours...Analysis Article • Aug 12
We're Interested To See How CarParts.com (NASDAQ:PRTS) Uses Its Cash Hoard To Grow
NasdaqGS:PRTS 1 Year Share Price vs Fair Value Explore CarParts.com's Fair Values from the Community and select yours...Analysis Article • Apr 25
A Look At The Fair Value Of CarParts.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:PRTS)
Key Insights CarParts.com's estimated fair value is US$1.05 based on 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity CarParts.com's...
New Narrative • Apr 09
Mobile App And B2B Expansion Will Drive Future Success
Expansion of product offerings and B2B services alongside digital transformation are key strategies for long-term revenue growth.Analysis Article • Feb 21
Will CarParts.com (NASDAQ:PRTS) Spend Its Cash Wisely?
We can readily understand why investors are attracted to unprofitable companies. For example, although...Analysis Article • Jan 14
What CarParts.com, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:PRTS) 29% Share Price Gain Is Not Telling You
Despite an already strong run, CarParts.com, Inc. ( NASDAQ:PRTS ) shares have been powering on, with a gain of 29% in...Analysis Article • Nov 22
CarParts.com, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:PRTS) Shares Climb 51% But Its Business Is Yet to Catch Up
CarParts.com, Inc. ( NASDAQ:PRTS ) shares have had a really impressive month, gaining 51% after a shaky period...Analysis Article • Oct 11
Here's Why CarParts.com (NASDAQ:PRTS) Must Use Its Cash Wisely
There's no doubt that money can be made by owning shares of unprofitable businesses. For example, although Amazon.com...Analysis Article • Aug 01
CarParts.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:PRTS) Just Reported Earnings, And Analysts Cut Their Target Price
As you might know, CarParts.com, Inc. ( NASDAQ:PRTS ) last week released its latest quarterly, and things did not turn...Analysis Article • Apr 26
CarParts.com, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:PRTS) 26% Dip Still Leaving Some Shareholders Feeling Restless Over Its P/SRatio
To the annoyance of some shareholders, CarParts.com, Inc. ( NASDAQ:PRTS ) shares are down a considerable 26% in the...Analysis Article • Mar 09
CarParts.com, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:PRTS) Share Price Could Signal Some Risk
With a median price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of close to 0.4x in the Specialty Retail industry in the United States...Seeking Alpha • Jan 21
CarParts.com: Still Suffering From A Covid Hangover
Summary Today, we take a look at CarParts.com, which is an online retailer of aftermarket auto parts and accessories, headquartered in Torrance, CA. Sales saw a huge spurt of sales growth during the Covid pandemic. However, those tailwinds have ended and CarParts current sales growth is anemic. However, the company has a substantial amount of cash on its balance sheet and a low price to sales valuation. An analysis around CarParts.com follows in the paragraphs below. Read the full article on Seeking AlphaRevenue & Expenses Breakdown
Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How CarParts.com 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Apr 26 | 532 | -37 | 189 | 0 |
| 03 Jan 26 | 548 | -50 | 204 | 0 |
| 27 Sep 25 | 561 | -54 | 215 | 0 |
| 28 Jun 25 | 578 | -53 | 223 | 0 |
| 29 Mar 25 | 570 | -49 | 219 | 0 |
| 28 Dec 24 | 589 | -41 | 218 | 0 |
| 28 Sep 24 | 612 | -31 | 219 | 0 |
| 29 Jun 24 | 634 | -24 | 217 | 0 |
| 30 Mar 24 | 667 | -16 | 221 | 0 |
| 30 Dec 23 | 676 | -8 | 223 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 23 | 674 | -8 | 221 | 0 |
| 01 Jul 23 | 672 | -7 | 221 | 0 |
| 01 Apr 23 | 671 | -2 | 219 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 22 | 662 | -1 | 217 | 0 |
| 01 Oct 22 | 645 | 0 | 213 | 0 |
| 02 Jul 22 | 622 | -3 | 208 | 0 |
| 02 Apr 22 | 604 | -6 | 203 | 0 |
| 01 Jan 22 | 582 | -10 | 196 | 0 |
| 02 Oct 21 | 564 | -9 | 190 | 0 |
| 03 Jul 21 | 539 | -3 | 180 | 0 |
| 03 Apr 21 | 501 | -3 | 168 | 0 |
| 02 Jan 21 | 444 | -2 | 147 | 0 |
| 26 Sep 20 | 387 | -23 | 126 | 0 |
| 27 Jun 20 | 339 | -26 | 108 | 0 |
| 28 Mar 20 | 294 | -29 | 92 | 0 |
| 28 Dec 19 | 281 | -32 | 86 | 0 |
| 28 Sep 19 | 282 | -11 | 85 | 1 |
| 29 Jun 19 | 283 | -10 | 82 | 2 |
| 30 Mar 19 | 286 | -9 | 81 | 3 |
| 29 Dec 18 | 289 | -5 | 79 | 4 |
| 29 Sep 18 | 293 | -5 | 78 | 4 |
| 30 Jun 18 | 298 | -4 | 79 | 4 |
| 31 Mar 18 | 301 | 24 | 80 | 5 |
| 30 Dec 17 | 303 | 24 | 80 | 5 |
| 30 Sep 17 | 306 | 28 | 81 | 5 |
| 01 Jul 17 | 306 | 28 | 82 | 5 |
| 01 Apr 17 | 303 | 2 | 82 | 6 |
| 31 Dec 16 | 303 | 3 | 82 | 6 |
| 01 Oct 16 | 300 | 2 | 81 | 5 |
| 02 Jul 16 | 297 | 2 | 81 | 5 |
| 02 Apr 16 | 295 | 0 | 81 | 5 |
| 02 Jan 16 | 291 | 0 | 77 | 5 |
| 03 Oct 15 | 294 | -3 | 80 | 5 |
Quality Earnings: PRTS is currently unprofitable.
Growing Profit Margin: PRTS is currently unprofitable.
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: PRTS is unprofitable, and losses have increased over the past 5 years at a rate of 55.2% per year.
Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare PRTS's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable
Earnings vs Industry: PRTS is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Specialty Retail industry (0.2%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: PRTS has a negative Return on Equity (-62.24%), as it is currently unprofitable.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2026/07/10 21:44 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/07/10 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2026/04/04 |
| Annual Earnings | 2026/01/03 |
Data Sources
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
CarParts.com, Inc. is covered by 7 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| James Goss | Barrington Research Associates, Inc. |
| Shawn Milne | Brean Capital Historical (Janney Montgomery) |
| Ian Corydon | B. Riley Securities, Inc. |