Cars.com Inc. Financial Ratios — CARS Stock

Profitability (USD)

	2013 Y	2014 Y	2015 Y	2016 Y	2017 Y	2018 Y	2019 Y	2020 Y	2021 Y	2022 Y	2023 Y	2024 Y	2025 Y
Return on Common Equity (%)	- -	- -	- -	- -	253.18	26.2	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -
Return on Assets (%)	- -	45.9	6.25	7.03	8.87	1.52	-19.24	-52.65	1.04	1.69	10.78	4.22	1.84
Return on Capital (%)	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	7.37	- -	- -	- -	-6.62	- -	-14.21	-7.6
Return on Invested Capital (%)	- -	3.2	7.1	7.83	- -	2.97	- -	- -	- -	5.86	- -	4.3	3.73
Gross Margin (%)	74.52	76.71	92.21	91.03	89.53	86.34	83.59	81.45	81.69	82.42	82.27	82.71	82.95
EBITDA Margin (%)	22.57	13.11	41.12	42.38	37.02	30.69	25.23	26.08	24.09	24.54	22.51	22.34	21.03
Operating Margin (%)	20.35	7.54	27.57	29.25	22.87	15.01	5.97	5.39	7.75	10.1	7.85	7.44	8.33
Incremental Operating Margin (%)	- -	-61.38	126.37	56.62	613.31	-122.1	114.02	11.26	24.69	58.62	-33.76	-2.06	165.21
Pretax Margin (%)	16.56	4.56	26.46	27.95	19.51	8.6	-78.34	-171.03	1.52	3.45	2.63	8.6	4.74
Profit Margin (%)	25.03	119.28	26.46	27.86	35.84	5.86	-73.4	-149.24	1.73	2.63	17.19	6.7	2.77
Net Income to Common Margin (%)	25.03	119.28	26.46	27.86	35.84	5.86	-73.4	-149.24	1.73	2.63	17.19	6.7	2.77
Effective Tax Rate (%)	- -	- -	- -	0.33	- -	31.83	- -	- -	- -	23.79	- -	22.11	41.55
Dvd Payout Ratio (%)	129.98	2,648.02	- -	- -	289.61	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -
Sustainable Growth Rate (%)	- -	- -	- -	- -	-480.05	26.2	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -

Credit (USD)

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	2013 Y	2014 Y	2015 Y	2016 Y	2017 Y	2018 Y	2019 Y	2020 Y	2021 Y	2022 Y	2023 Y	2024 Y	2025 Y
Total Debt	- -	- -	- -	- -	578	692	643	584	466	472	483	455	452
ST Debt	- -	- -	- -	- -	21	27	31	8	9	14	23	- -	- -
LT Debt	- -	- -	- -	- -	557	665	611	576	457	458	460	455	452
Total Debt/EBITDA	- -	- -	- -	- -	2.49	3.41	4.2	4.09	3.1	2.94	3.12	2.83	2.97
Net Debt/EBITDA	- -	- -	- -	-0.03	2.41	3.28	4.11	3.61	2.84	2.75	2.86	2.52	2.6
Total Debt/EBIT	- -	- -	- -	- -	4.04	6.96	17.76	19.77	9.65	7.15	8.93	8.51	7.49
Net Debt/EBIT	- -	-0.01	- -	-0.05	3.9	6.71	17.38	17.48	8.84	6.67	8.21	7.56	6.56
EBITDA to Interest Expense	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	7.33	4.97	3.77	3.88	4.54	4.78	4.99	5.01
EBITDA-CapEx/Interest Expense	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	6.82	4.28	3.33	3.84	4.49	4.74	4.9	4.86
EBIT to Interest Expense	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	3.59	1.18	0.78	1.25	1.87	1.67	1.66	1.98
Interest Expense	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	28	31	38	39	35	32	32	30
Common Equity/Total Assets	- -	- -	- -	- -	7.06	4.57	-18.07	-110.02	-113.65	-110.02	-86.07	-86.42	-88.56
Long-Term Debt/Equity (%)	- -	- -	- -	- -	33.18	40.89	53.57	169.37	114.91	119.2	93.5	89.01	95.55
Long-Term Debt/Capital (%)	- -	- -	- -	- -	73.74	82.03	221.26	-96.09	-67.42	-69.95	-87.5	-90.05	-92.26
Long-Term Debt/Total Assets (%)	- -	- -	- -	- -	22.19	25.58	30.14	53.56	45.41	44.71	39.24	40.95	42.5
Total Debt/Equity (%)	- -	- -	- -	- -	34.44	42.54	56.32	171.65	117.16	122.88	98.2	89.01	95.55
Total Debt/Capital (%)	- -	- -	- -	- -	76.54	85.34	232.62	-97.38	-68.74	-72.11	-91.9	-90.05	-92.26
Total Debt/Total Assets (%)	- -	- -	- -	- -	23.03	26.62	31.69	54.28	46.3	46.09	41.22	40.95	42.5
Net Debt to Equity	- -	-0.01	- -	-0.37	33.22	40.98	55.13	151.74	107.35	114.63	90.23	79.11	83.65
Net Debt/Capital (%)	- -	100	100	100	75.88	84.86	239.46	-77.35	-59.55	-64.16	-78.59	-72.73	-72.44
EBITDA	94	65	245	268	232	203	153	143	150	160	155	161	152
EBITDA-CapEx	84	56	236	259	199	189	132	126	149	159	154	158	148
Operating Income (Loss)	85	37	164	185	143	99	36	30	48	66	54	53	60

Liquidity (USD)

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	2013 Y	2014 Y	2015 Y	2016 Y	2017 Y	2018 Y	2019 Y	2020 Y	2021 Y	2022 Y	2023 Y	2024 Y	2025 Y
Cash Ratio	- -	- -	- -	0.12	0.23	0.23	0.14	0.75	0.41	0.3	0.27	0.43	0.5
Current Ratio	- -	1.08	1.11	1.66	1.58	1.39	1.24	1.97	1.56	1.4	1.22	1.83	1.87
Quick Ratio	- -	0.95	0.98	1.49	1.35	1.21	1.17	1.79	1.46	1.32	1.13	1.58	1.66
CFO/Avg Current Liab	- -	1.62	1.82	2.48	2.29	1.63	0.97	1.47	1.49	1.28	1.09	1.16	1.32
Common Equity/Total Assets	- -	- -	- -	- -	7.06	4.57	-18.07	-110.02	-113.65	-110.02	-86.07	-86.42	-88.56
Long-Term Debt/Equity (%)	- -	- -	- -	- -	33.18	40.89	53.57	169.37	114.91	119.2	93.5	89.01	95.55
Long-Term Debt/Capital (%)	- -	- -	- -	- -	73.74	82.03	221.26	-96.09	-67.42	-69.95	-87.5	-90.05	-92.26
Long-Term Debt/Total Assets (%)	- -	- -	- -	- -	22.19	25.58	30.14	53.56	45.41	44.71	39.24	40.95	42.5
Total Debt/Equity (%)	- -	- -	- -	- -	34.44	42.54	56.32	171.65	117.16	122.88	98.2	89.01	95.55
Total Debt/Capital (%)	- -	- -	- -	- -	76.54	85.34	232.62	-97.38	-68.74	-72.11	-91.9	-90.05	-92.26
Total Debt/Total Assets (%)	- -	- -	- -	- -	23.03	26.62	31.69	54.28	46.3	46.09	41.22	40.95	42.5
CFO/Total Liabilities	- -	40.13	112.36	153.22	22.35	16.8	11.44	18.85	22.65	20.07	20.1	25.4	25.71
CFO/CapEx	11.03	11.33	20.87	20.53	5.67	11.49	4.77	8.29	95.11	70.3	106.81	50.84	35.38
Altman's Z-Score	- -	3.98	9.06	8.57	8.77	6.8	1.8	-3.15	-2.49	-2.17	-0.31	0.27	0.02

Working Capital (USD)

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	2013 Y	2014 Y	2015 Y	2016 Y	2017 Y	2018 Y	2019 Y	2020 Y	2021 Y	2022 Y	2023 Y	2024 Y	2025 Y
Accounts Receivable Turnover	- -	11.88	7.02	6.85	6.29	6.31	5.76	5.6	6.48	6.32	5.91	5.55	5.44
Days Sales Outstanding	- -	30.72	52	53.27	58.04	57.82	63.38	65.14	56.34	57.73	61.78	65.76	67.04
Inventory Turnover	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -
Days Inventory Outstanding	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -
Accounts Payable Turnover	- -	19.51	4.56	6.94	9.09	9.93	8.27	7.02	7.15	6.83	6.04	4.46	4.03
Accounts Payable Turnover Days	- -	18.71	80.02	52.61	40.17	36.75	44.11	52.02	51.03	53.42	60.47	81.84	90.63
Cash Conversion Cycle	- -	12.01	-28.02	0.66	17.87	21.07	19.26	13.11	5.31	4.31	1.31	-16.09	-23.59
Inventory to Cash Days	- -	30.72	52	53.27	58.04	57.82	63.38	65.14	56.34	57.73	61.78	65.76	67.04
Inventories	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -
Raw Materials	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -
Work In Process	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -
Finished Goods	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -
Other Inventory	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -

Enterprise Value (USD)

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	2013 Y	2014 Y	2015 Y	2016 Y	2017 Y	2018 Y	2019 Y	2020 Y	2021 Y	2022 Y	2023 Y	2024 Y	2025 Y
Market Capitalization	- -	- -	- -	- -	2,067	1,512	819	760	1,106	939	1,266	1,144	761
- Cash & Cash Equivalents	- -	- -	- -	9	21	25	14	68	39	32	39	51	56
+ Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -
+ Minority/Non Controlling Interest	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -
+ Total Debt	- -	- -	- -	- -	578	692	643	584	466	472	483	455	452
Enterprise Value	- -	- -	- -	-9	2,624	2,179	1,448	1,276	1,533	1,380	1,710	1,548	1,156
Total Capital	- -	- -	- -	- -	756	811	276	-600	-678	-655	-526	-506	-489
Total Debt/Capital (%)	- -	- -	- -	- -	76.54	85.34	232.62	-97.38	-68.74	-72.11	-91.9	-90.05	-92.26
Total Debt / EV	- -	- -	- -	- -	0.22	0.32	0.44	0.46	0.3	0.34	0.28	0.29	0.39
EV/Sales	- -	- -	- -	- -	4.19	3.29	2.39	2.33	2.46	2.11	2.48	2.15	1.6
EV/EBITDA	- -	- -	- -	- -	11.32	10.72	9.46	8.94	10.2	8.6	11.02	9.64	7.6
EV/EBIT	- -	- -	- -	- -	18.33	21.91	40	43.21	31.72	20.9	31.6	28.94	19.19
EV/Cash Flow to Firm	- -	- -	- -	- -	14.12	11.94	11.11	7.43	8.42	8.88	4.9	8.72	6.83
EV/Free Cash Flow to Firm	- -	- -	- -	- -	12	11.08	9.55	6.77	8.35	8.78	4.88	8.57	6.66
Diluted Market Cap	- -	- -	- -	- -	2,069	1,517	819	760	1,148	959	1,294	1,168	772
Diluted Enterprise Value	- -	- -	- -	-9	2,626	2,183	1,448	1,276	1,575	1,400	1,738	1,572	1,167
EV per Share	- -	- -	- -	- -	36.62	30.98	21.61	18.98	22.31	20.23	25.62	23.46	18.54
TTM Sales	418	496	597	633	626	662	607	548	624	654	689	719	723
TTM EBITDA	94	65	245	268	232	203	153	143	150	160	155	161	152
TTM Operating Income	85	37	164	185	143	99	36	30	48	66	54	53	60
TTM Cash Flow to Firm	118	97	190	199	186	182	130	172	182	155	349	178	169
TTM Free Cash Flow to Firm	128	106	199	209	219	197	152	188	184	157	350	181	174

Multiples (USD)

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	2013 Y	2014 Y	2015 Y	2016 Y	2017 Y	2018 Y	2019 Y	2020 Y	2021 Y	2022 Y	2023 Y	2024 Y	2025 Y
Price/Free Cash Flow	- -	- -	- -	- -	9.46	8.53	6.67	4.89	8.23	7.36	9.38	7.51	4.95
EV/EBIT	- -	- -	- -	- -	18.33	21.91	40	43.21	31.72	20.9	31.6	28.94	19.19
Enterprise Value	- -	- -	- -	-9	2,624	2,179	1,448	1,276	1,533	1,380	1,710	1,548	1,156
Low Price	- -	- -	- -	- -	20.94	20.14	8.23	3.25	10.73	8.75	13.58	15.05	9.56
EV/Sales	- -	- -	- -	- -	4.19	3.29	2.39	2.33	2.46	2.11	2.48	2.15	1.6
EV/EBITDA	- -	- -	- -	- -	11.32	10.72	9.46	8.94	10.2	8.6	11.02	9.64	7.6
Price/Earnings	- -	- -	- -	- -	9.21	38.96	- -	- -	102.48	54.59	10.69	23.74	37.96
Price/Earnings Average	- -	- -	- -	- -	8.24	49.67	-2.65	-0.68	85.89	51.05	10.33	24.59	39.32
Price/Earnings High	- -	- -	- -	- -	9.67	59.68	-4.29	-1.11	121.58	68.11	12.87	29.09	59.11
Price/Earnings Low	- -	- -	- -	- -	6.69	36.49	-1.24	-0.27	68.34	34.69	7.65	20.61	29.74
Price/Book Value	- -	- -	- -	- -	11.66	12.71	-2.23	-0.64	-0.97	-0.83	-1.25	-1.19	-0.81
Price/Book Value Average	- -	- -	- -	- -	10.43	16.21	-3.22	-0.47	-0.81	-0.78	-1.21	-1.23	-0.84
Price/Book Value High	- -	- -	- -	- -	12.25	19.48	-5.21	-0.77	-1.15	-1.04	-1.51	-1.46	-1.26
Price/Book Value Low	- -	- -	- -	- -	8.46	11.91	-1.5	-0.18	-0.64	-0.53	-0.9	-1.03	-0.63
Price/Tangible Book Value	- -	- -	- -	- -	-3.24	-1.97	-1.18	-1.54	-2.78	-2.21	-3.91	-5.26	-3.43
Price/Tangible Book Value Average	- -	- -	- -	- -	-2.9	-2.51	-1.7	-1.12	-2.33	-2.06	-3.78	-5.45	-3.56
Price/Tangible Book Value High	- -	- -	- -	- -	-3.4	-3.02	-2.75	-1.83	-3.3	-2.75	-4.7	-6.45	-5.35
Price/Tangible Book Value Low	- -	- -	- -	- -	-2.35	-1.84	-0.79	-0.44	-1.85	-1.4	-2.8	-4.57	-2.69
Price/Sales	- -	- -	- -	- -	3.3	2.28	1.35	1.39	1.77	1.44	1.84	1.59	1.05
Price/Sales Average	- -	- -	- -	- -	2.95	2.91	1.94	1.01	1.49	1.34	1.78	1.65	1.09
Price/Sales High	- -	- -	- -	- -	3.47	3.5	3.15	1.65	2.1	1.79	2.21	1.95	1.64
Price/Sales Low	- -	- -	- -	- -	2.4	2.14	0.91	0.4	1.18	0.91	1.32	1.38	0.82
Price/Cash Flow	- -	- -	- -	- -	11.12	9.24	8.07	5.48	8.01	7.31	9.26	7.5	5.02
Price/Cash Flow Average	- -	- -	- -	- -	9.95	11.79	11.61	4	6.72	6.83	8.95	7.77	5.2
Price/Cash Flow High	- -	- -	- -	- -	11.68	14.16	18.81	6.53	9.51	9.12	11.15	9.19	7.82
Price/Cash Flow Low	- -	- -	- -	- -	8.07	8.66	5.43	1.58	5.34	4.64	6.63	6.51	3.93
Price/Free Cash Flow Average	- -	- -	- -	- -	8.47	10.88	9.6	3.57	6.9	6.88	9.06	7.78	5.13
Price/Free Cash Flow High	- -	- -	- -	- -	9.94	13.07	15.56	5.83	9.77	9.18	11.29	9.2	7.71
Price/Free Cash Flow Low	- -	- -	- -	- -	6.87	7.99	4.49	1.41	5.49	4.68	6.71	6.52	3.88
EV/Sales Average	- -	- -	- -	- -	3.84	3.92	2.98	1.95	2.17	2.02	2.42	2.21	1.64
EV/Sales High	- -	- -	- -	- -	4.36	4.51	4.18	2.6	2.79	2.47	2.86	2.51	2.19
EV/Sales Low	- -	- -	- -	- -	3.29	3.15	1.95	1.34	1.87	1.59	1.96	1.94	1.37
EV/EBITDA Average	- -	- -	- -	-0.03	10.39	12.77	11.81	7.49	9.01	8.22	10.75	9.89	7.78
EV/EBITDA High	- -	- -	- -	-0.03	11.77	14.68	16.58	9.96	11.57	10.05	12.69	11.24	10.39
EV/EBITDA Low	- -	- -	- -	-0.03	8.88	10.25	7.71	5.14	7.75	6.47	8.71	8.7	6.52
EV/EBIT Average	- -	-0.01	- -	-0.05	16.81	26.1	49.95	36.25	28.01	19.97	30.82	29.71	19.65
EV/EBIT High	- -	-0.01	- -	-0.05	19.06	30.01	70.14	48.15	35.98	24.42	36.37	33.77	26.23
EV/EBIT Low	- -	-0.01	- -	-0.05	14.37	20.95	32.62	24.88	24.09	15.71	24.95	26.13	16.46
Last Price	- -	- -	- -	- -	28.84	21.5	12.22	11.3	16.09	13.77	18.97	17.33	12.2
High Price	- -	- -	- -	- -	30.3	32.94	28.5	13.47	19.09	17.18	22.84	21.24	19
Enterprise Value Average	- -	- -	- -	-9	2,408	2,594	1,808	1,070	1,354	1,319	1,668	1,590	1,184
Enterprise Value High	- -	- -	- -	-9	2,729	2,983	2,538	1,422	1,739	1,613	1,968	1,807	1,581
Enterprise Value Low	- -	- -	- -	-9	2,058	2,083	1,180	735	1,165	1,038	1,350	1,398	992

	2013 Y	2014 Y	2015 Y	2016 Y	2017 Y	2018 Y	2019 Y	2020 Y	2021 Y	2022 Y	2023 Y	2024 Y	2025 Y
Shares Outstanding	- -	72	72	72	72	68	67	67	69	66	66	64	59
Diluted Weighted Avg Shares	72	72	72	72	72	71	67	67	71	70	68	67	63
Basic Weighted Avg Shares	72	72	72	72	72	70	67	67	69	68	67	66	62
Revenue per Share	5.84	6.93	8.33	8.84	8.74	9.42	9.06	8.14	9.07	9.59	10.33	10.9	11.59
EBITDA per Share	1.32	0.91	3.43	3.75	3.24	2.89	2.28	2.12	2.19	2.35	2.32	2.43	2.44
Operating Income per Share	1.19	0.52	2.3	2.59	2	1.41	0.54	0.44	0.7	0.97	0.81	0.81	0.97
Basic EPS, GAAP	1.46	8.26	2.2	2.46	3.13	0.55	-6.65	-12.15	0.16	0.25	1.77	0.73	0.32
Basic EPS from Cont Ops	0.97	0.32	2.2	2.46	3.13	0.55	-6.65	-12.15	0.16	0.25	1.77	0.73	0.32
Diluted EPS, GAAP	1.46	8.26	2.2	2.46	3.13	0.55	-6.65	-12.15	0.15	0.25	1.74	0.72	0.32
Diluted EPS from Cont Ops	0.97	0.32	2.2	2.46	3.13	0.55	-6.65	-12.15	0.15	0.25	1.74	0.72	0.32
Dividend per Share	1.26	8.36	- -	- -	9.07	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -
Cash Flow per Share	1.64	1.36	2.65	2.78	2.59	2.33	1.51	2.06	2.01	1.88	2.05	2.31	2.43
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share	1.5	1.24	2.53	2.65	2.14	2.12	1.2	1.81	1.99	1.86	2.03	2.27	2.36
Cash & Equivalents per Share	- -	- -	- -	0.12	0.29	0.36	0.2	1.01	0.57	0.46	0.59	0.77	0.9
Book Value per Share	- -	- -	- -	- -	2.47	1.69	-5.47	-17.6	-16.66	-16.53	-15.12	-14.56	-15.08
Tangible Book Value per Share	- -	-1.17	-0.59	0.3	-8.91	-10.92	-10.36	-7.36	-5.79	-6.24	-4.86	-3.29	-3.55

Cars.com Inc.

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