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CarMax NYSE:KMX Stock Report

Last Price

US$84.27

Market Cap

US$13.0b

7D

-2.3%

1Y

10.1%

Updated

20 Dec, 2024

Data

Company Financials +

KMX Stock Overview

Through its subsidiaries, operates as a retailer of used vehicles and related products in the United States. More details

KMX fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation0/6
Future Growth2/6
Past Performance1/6
Financial Health3/6
Dividends0/6

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for CarMax
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$84.27
52 Week HighUS$91.25
52 Week LowUS$65.83
Beta1.72
1 Month Change9.93%
3 Month Change10.74%
1 Year Change10.13%
3 Year Change-33.28%
5 Year Change-4.67%
Change since IPO697.82%

Recent News & Updates

CarMax Delivers Despite Lower Car Prices, Lock In Gains

Dec 19

Why We're Not Concerned About CarMax, Inc.'s (NYSE:KMX) Share Price

Nov 08
Why We're Not Concerned About CarMax, Inc.'s (NYSE:KMX) Share Price

Is CarMax, Inc. (NYSE:KMX) Potentially Undervalued?

Oct 18
Is CarMax, Inc. (NYSE:KMX) Potentially Undervalued?

Recent updates

CarMax Delivers Despite Lower Car Prices, Lock In Gains

Dec 19

Why We're Not Concerned About CarMax, Inc.'s (NYSE:KMX) Share Price

Nov 08
Why We're Not Concerned About CarMax, Inc.'s (NYSE:KMX) Share Price

Is CarMax, Inc. (NYSE:KMX) Potentially Undervalued?

Oct 18
Is CarMax, Inc. (NYSE:KMX) Potentially Undervalued?

CarMax: Still Overvalued Relative To Peers

Sep 27

CarMax (NYSE:KMX) May Have Issues Allocating Its Capital

Sep 21
CarMax (NYSE:KMX) May Have Issues Allocating Its Capital

CarMax: Mixed Signs Of Stabilization

Sep 05

Investors Still Waiting For A Pull Back In CarMax, Inc. (NYSE:KMX)

Aug 09
Investors Still Waiting For A Pull Back In CarMax, Inc. (NYSE:KMX)

Is There Now An Opportunity In CarMax, Inc. (NYSE:KMX)?

Jul 19
Is There Now An Opportunity In CarMax, Inc. (NYSE:KMX)?

Are Investors Undervaluing CarMax, Inc. (NYSE:KMX) By 47%?

Jun 28
Are Investors Undervaluing CarMax, Inc. (NYSE:KMX) By 47%?

CarMax: Continued Share Loss Should Drive De-Rating

Jun 19

Why We're Not Concerned About CarMax, Inc.'s (NYSE:KMX) Share Price

Apr 30
Why We're Not Concerned About CarMax, Inc.'s (NYSE:KMX) Share Price

CarMax: Buy The Q4 Earnings Dip, Here's Why

Apr 11

Is CarMax, Inc. (NYSE:KMX) Potentially Undervalued?

Apr 03
Is CarMax, Inc. (NYSE:KMX) Potentially Undervalued?

CarMax (NYSE:KMX) May Have Issues Allocating Its Capital

Mar 12
CarMax (NYSE:KMX) May Have Issues Allocating Its Capital

CarMax: The Anticipated Earnings Recovery Is Reflected In Valuation

Mar 06

Investors Still Waiting For A Pull Back In CarMax, Inc. (NYSE:KMX)

Jan 30
Investors Still Waiting For A Pull Back In CarMax, Inc. (NYSE:KMX)

CarMax Q3 2024 Earnings: Still Too Cheap

Dec 22

CarMax: Potential Credit Losses Make Shares Unattractive

Dec 03

CarMax: We Bought Amidst The UAW Strike

Sep 27

CarMax Is Substantially Overvalued And Its Fundamentals Are Deteriorating

Aug 23

CarMax: I Would Not Make A Long-Term Investment

Jun 19

CarMax: A Great, But Pricey, Company

Feb 24

CarMax and UVeye tie-up to provide tech solutions for wholesale vehicles

Jan 24

CarMax gains on activist investor speculation

Jan 17

CarMax Q3 2023 Earnings Preview

Dec 21

CarMax: Near-Term Headwinds Present Long-Term Opportunity

Nov 01

Alphyn Capital - CarMax: An Attractive Compounder In A Cyclical Industry

Oct 26

CarMax FQ2 2023 Earnings Preview

Sep 28

CarMax: The Right Business Model For Any Environment

Sep 07

CarMax: Tailwinds Weakening, Headwinds On The Horizon

Jun 27

Shareholder Returns

KMXUS Specialty RetailUS Market
7D-2.3%-5.3%-3.5%
1Y10.1%13.6%22.1%

Return vs Industry: KMX underperformed the US Specialty Retail industry which returned 13.6% over the past year.

Return vs Market: KMX underperformed the US Market which returned 22.1% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is KMX's price volatile compared to industry and market?
KMX volatility
KMX Average Weekly Movement4.2%
Specialty Retail Industry Average Movement7.3%
Market Average Movement6.3%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market17.0%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market3.1%

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

Volatility Over Time: KMX's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
199330,000Bill Nashwww.carmax.com

CarMax, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a retailer of used vehicles and related products in the United States. It operates in two segments: CarMax Sales Operations and CarMax Auto Finance. The CarMax Sales Operations segment offers customers a range of makes and models of used vehicles, including domestic, imported, and luxury vehicles, as well as hybrid and electric vehicles; used vehicle auctions; extended protection plans to customers at the time of sale; and reconditioning and vehicle repair services.

CarMax, Inc. Fundamentals Summary

How do CarMax's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
KMX fundamental statistics
Market capUS$12.96b
Earnings (TTM)US$460.96m
Revenue (TTM)US$27.80b

28.1x

P/E Ratio

0.5x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
KMX income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$27.80b
Cost of RevenueUS$23.16b
Gross ProfitUS$3.39b
Other ExpensesUS$2.92b
EarningsUS$460.96m

Last Reported Earnings

Nov 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

Apr 10, 2025

Earnings per share (EPS)3.00
Gross Margin12.18%
Net Profit Margin1.66%
Debt/Equity Ratio300.6%

How did KMX perform over the long term?

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/20 22:37
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/11/30
Annual Earnings2024/02/29

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

CarMax, Inc. is covered by 45 analysts. 18 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
null nullArgus Research Company
Craig KennisonBaird
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research