CarMax Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 3/6
CarMax has a total shareholder equity of $6.2B and total debt of $18.2B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 292.5%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $27.3B and $21.1B respectively. CarMax's EBIT is $728.7M making its interest coverage ratio 6.3. It has cash and short-term investments of $271.9M.
Key information
292.5%
Debt to equity ratio
US$18.17b
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 6.3x |
| Cash | US$271.91m |
| Equity | US$6.21b |
| Total liabilities | US$21.09b |
| Total assets | US$27.30b |
Recent financial health updates
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Recent updates
Is Now The Time To Look At Buying CarMax, Inc. (NYSE:KMX)?
Feb 03
CarMax: Near-Term Growth Outlook Is Not Great
Jan 22CarMax (NYSE:KMX) Will Want To Turn Around Its Return Trends
Jan 13CarMax Delivers Despite Lower Car Prices, Lock In Gains
Dec 19Why We're Not Concerned About CarMax, Inc.'s (NYSE:KMX) Share Price
Nov 08Is CarMax, Inc. (NYSE:KMX) Potentially Undervalued?
Oct 18CarMax: Still Overvalued Relative To Peers
Sep 27CarMax (NYSE:KMX) May Have Issues Allocating Its Capital
Sep 21CarMax: Mixed Signs Of Stabilization
Sep 05Investors Still Waiting For A Pull Back In CarMax, Inc. (NYSE:KMX)
Aug 09Is There Now An Opportunity In CarMax, Inc. (NYSE:KMX)?
Jul 19Are Investors Undervaluing CarMax, Inc. (NYSE:KMX) By 47%?
Jun 28CarMax: Continued Share Loss Should Drive De-Rating
Jun 19Why We're Not Concerned About CarMax, Inc.'s (NYSE:KMX) Share Price
Apr 30CarMax: Buy The Q4 Earnings Dip, Here's Why
Apr 11Is CarMax, Inc. (NYSE:KMX) Potentially Undervalued?
Apr 03CarMax (NYSE:KMX) May Have Issues Allocating Its Capital
Mar 12CarMax: The Anticipated Earnings Recovery Is Reflected In Valuation
Mar 06CarMax Q3 2024 Earnings: Still Too Cheap
Dec 22CarMax: Potential Credit Losses Make Shares Unattractive
Dec 03CarMax: We Bought Amidst The UAW Strike
Sep 27CarMax Is Substantially Overvalued And Its Fundamentals Are Deteriorating
Aug 23CarMax: I Would Not Make A Long-Term Investment
Jun 19CarMax: A Great, But Pricey, Company
Feb 24CarMax and UVeye tie-up to provide tech solutions for wholesale vehicles
Jan 24CarMax gains on activist investor speculation
Jan 17CarMax Q3 2023 Earnings Preview
Dec 21CarMax: Near-Term Headwinds Present Long-Term Opportunity
Nov 01Alphyn Capital - CarMax: An Attractive Compounder In A Cyclical Industry
Oct 26CarMax FQ2 2023 Earnings Preview
Sep 28CarMax: The Right Business Model For Any Environment
Sep 07Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: KMX's short term assets ($4.8B) exceed its short term liabilities ($2.1B).
Long Term Liabilities: KMX's short term assets ($4.8B) do not cover its long term liabilities ($19.0B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: KMX's net debt to equity ratio (288.1%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: KMX's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 391.4% to 292.5% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: KMX's debt is not well covered by operating cash flow (4.3%).
Interest Coverage: KMX's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (6.3x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/02/06 08:10 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/02/06 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/11/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/02/29 |
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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.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| null null | Argus Research Company |
| Craig Kennison | Baird |
| Ishan Majumdar | Baptista Research |