Cars.com Inc. Financial Ratios — CK3 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
As of date	12/31/2013	12/31/2014	12/31/2015	12/31/2016	12/31/2017	12/31/2018	12/31/2019	12/31/2020	12/31/2021	12/31/2022	12/31/2023	12/31/2024	12/31/2025

Return on Common Equity (%)	- -	- -	6.8	7.47	10.96	2.35	-32.18	-110.33	2.92	4.4	27.02	9.6	4.08
Return on Assets (%)	- -	- -	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 (%)	- -	- -	6.8	7.47	- -	2.52	- -	- -	- -	5.13	- -	7.55	4
Return on Invested Capital (%)	- -	- -	6.81	7.47	- -	2.5	- -	- -	- -	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 (%)	18.32	10.07	39.99	41.03	35.59	28.35	-54.26	-141.38	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 (%)	- -	- -	126.37	56.62	613.31	- -	114.02	11.26	24.69	58.62	- -	- -	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 (%)	- -	- -	6.8	7.47	-20.78	2.35	-32.18	-110.33	2.92	4.4	27.02	9.6	4.08

Credit (USD)

Credit Ratios API ChatGPT

	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
As of date	12/31/2013	12/31/2014	12/31/2015	12/31/2016	12/31/2017	12/31/2018	12/31/2019	12/31/2020	12/31/2021	12/31/2022	12/31/2023	12/31/2024	12/31/2025

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	- -	- -	- -	- -	2.59	3.69	-1.95	-0.75	3.1	2.94	3.12	2.83	2.97
Net Debt/EBITDA	- -	- -	- -	-0.03	2.5	3.55	-1.91	-0.67	2.84	2.75	2.86	2.52	2.6
Total Debt/EBIT	- -	- -	- -	- -	4.31	8.25	-1.44	-0.66	9.65	7.15	8.93	8.51	7.49
Net Debt/EBIT	- -	-0.01	- -	-0.05	4.15	7.94	-1.41	-0.58	8.84	6.67	8.21	7.56	6.56
EBITDA to Interest Expense	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	6.77	-10.7	-20.45	3.88	4.54	4.78	4.99	5.01
EBITDA-CapEx/Interest Expense	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	6.26	-11.39	-20.89	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	- -	90.61	93.16	94.9	66.87	62.56	56.27	31.62	39.52	37.51	41.97	46	44.48
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 (%)	- -	- -	- -	- -	24.68	28.69	34.27	62.35	52.92	53.48	47.17	47.09	48.86
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 (%)	- -	- -	- -	- -	25.62	29.85	36.03	63.19	53.95	55.13	49.55	47.09	48.86
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 (%)	- -	-0.01	- -	-0.37	24.94	29.07	35.54	60.28	51.77	53.41	47.43	44.17	45.55
EBITDA	77	50	239	260	223	188	-329	-774	150	160	155	161	152
EBITDA-CapEx	66	41	229	250	190	174	-350	-791	149	159	154	158	148
Operating Income (Loss)	85	37	164	185	143	99	36	30	48	66	54	53	60

Liquidity (USD)

Liquidity Ratios API ChatGPT

	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
As of date	12/31/2013	12/31/2014	12/31/2015	12/31/2016	12/31/2017	12/31/2018	12/31/2019	12/31/2020	12/31/2021	12/31/2022	12/31/2023	12/31/2024	12/31/2025

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	- -	- -	1.82	2.48	2.29	1.63	0.97	1.47	1.49	1.28	1.09	1.16	1.32
Common Equity/Total Assets	- -	90.61	93.16	94.9	66.87	62.56	56.27	31.62	39.52	37.51	41.97	46	44.48
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 (%)	- -	- -	- -	- -	24.68	28.69	34.27	62.35	52.92	53.48	47.17	47.09	48.86
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 (%)	- -	- -	- -	- -	25.62	29.85	36.03	63.19	53.95	55.13	49.55	47.09	48.86
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	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	-2.47	-2.2	-0.31	0.23	-0.01

Working Capital (USD)

Working Capital Ratios API ChatGPT

	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
As of date	12/31/2013	12/31/2014	12/31/2015	12/31/2016	12/31/2017	12/31/2018	12/31/2019	12/31/2020	12/31/2021	12/31/2022	12/31/2023	12/31/2024	12/31/2025

Accounts Receivable Turnover	- -	- -	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	- -	- -	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	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -
Accounts Payable Turnover Days	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -
Cash Conversion Cycle	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -
Inventory to Cash Days	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -
Inventories	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -
Raw Materials	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -
Work In Process	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -
Finished Goods	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -
Other Inventory	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -

Enterprise Value (USD)

Enterprise Value API ChatGPT

	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
As of date	12/31/2013	12/31/2014	12/31/2015	12/31/2016	12/31/2017	12/31/2018	12/31/2019	12/31/2020	12/31/2021	12/31/2022	12/31/2023	12/31/2024	12/31/2025

Market Capitalization	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	1,121	916	1,266	1,106	730
- 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	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	1,548	1,356	1,710	1,511	1,126
Total Capital	- -	2,336	2,305	2,417	2,257	2,319	1,784	924	864	857	975	967	924
Total Debt/Capital (%)	- -	- -	- -	- -	25.62	29.85	36.03	63.19	53.95	55.13	49.55	47.09	48.86
Total Debt / EV	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	0.3	0.35	0.28	0.3	0.4
EV/Sales	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	2.48	2.07	2.48	2.1	1.56
EV/EBITDA	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	10.3	8.45	11.03	9.4	7.4
EV/EBIT	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	32.02	20.54	31.61	28.24	18.68
EV/Cash Flow to Firm	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	8.73	- -	8.51	6.64
EV/Free Cash Flow to Firm	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	8.83	- -	8.65	6.82
Diluted Market Cap	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	1,156	962	1,310	1,157	788
Diluted Enterprise Value	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	1,583	1,403	1,755	1,562	1,183
EV per Share	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	22.38	20.46	25.94	23.46	19.2
TTM Sales	418	496	597	633	626	662	607	548	624	654	689	719	723
TTM EBITDA	77	50	239	260	223	188	-329	-774	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	- -	182	- -	- -	- -	155	- -	178	169
TTM Free Cash Flow to Firm	107	89	181	189	- -	168	- -	- -	- -	154	- -	175	165

Multiples (USD)

Valuation Multiples API ChatGPT

	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
As of date	12/31/2013	12/31/2014	12/31/2015	12/31/2016	12/31/2017	12/31/2018	12/31/2019	12/31/2020	12/31/2021	12/31/2022	12/31/2023	12/31/2024	12/31/2025

Price/Free Cash Flow	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	8.46	7.59	9.68	7.74	5.35
EV/EBIT	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	32.02	20.54	31.61	28.24	18.68
Enterprise Value	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	1,548	1,356	1,710	1,511	1,126
Low Price	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	15.13	8.77	13.61	14.93	9.71
EV/Sales	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	2.48	2.07	2.48	2.1	1.56
EV/EBITDA	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	10.3	8.45	11.03	9.4	7.4
Price/Earnings	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	103.18	54.76	10.82	23.53	38.75
Price/Earnings Average	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	103.55	51.03	10.32	24.67	39.49
Price/Earnings High	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	107.37	67.27	12.79	28.78	58.54
Price/Earnings Low	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	96.34	34.78	7.67	20.45	30.22
Price/Book Value	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	2.82	2.38	2.57	2.16	1.55
Price/Book Value Average	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	2.83	2.22	2.45	2.27	1.57
Price/Book Value High	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	2.93	2.93	3.04	2.65	2.33
Price/Book Value Low	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	2.63	1.51	1.82	1.88	1.21
Price/Tangible Book Value	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	-2.82	-2.15	-3.91	-5.09	-3.29
Price/Tangible Book Value Average	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	-2.83	-2.01	-3.72	-5.33	-3.36
Price/Tangible Book Value High	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	-2.93	-2.64	-4.62	-6.22	-4.97
Price/Tangible Book Value Low	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	-2.63	-1.37	-2.77	-4.42	-2.57
Price/Sales	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	1.79	1.44	1.86	1.58	1.07
Price/Sales Average	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	1.79	1.34	1.77	1.65	1.09
Price/Sales High	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	1.86	1.77	2.2	1.93	1.62
Price/Sales Low	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	1.67	0.92	1.32	1.37	0.84
Price/Cash Flow	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	8.07	7.33	9.38	7.43	5.12
Price/Cash Flow Average	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	8.1	6.83	8.94	7.79	5.22
Price/Cash Flow High	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	8.4	9.01	11.08	9.09	7.74
Price/Cash Flow Low	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	7.53	4.66	6.64	6.46	4
Price/Free Cash Flow Average	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	8.49	7.08	9.22	8.12	5.45
Price/Free Cash Flow High	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	8.81	9.33	11.44	9.47	8.08
Price/Free Cash Flow Low	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	7.9	4.82	6.86	6.73	4.17
EV/Sales Average	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	2.49	1.98	2.4	2.18	1.58
EV/Sales High	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	2.55	2.39	2.82	2.44	2.07
EV/Sales Low	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	2.36	1.56	1.95	1.9	1.33
EV/EBITDA Average	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	10.33	8.06	10.64	9.73	7.49
EV/EBITDA High	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	10.6	9.76	12.51	10.94	9.85
EV/EBITDA Low	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	9.81	6.37	8.65	8.5	6.34
EV/EBIT Average	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	32.1	19.59	30.51	29.24	18.91
EV/EBIT High	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	32.96	23.71	35.86	32.85	24.87
EV/EBIT Low	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	30.48	15.48	24.79	25.53	16.01
Last Price	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	16.2	13.81	19.21	17.18	12.45
High Price	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	16.86	16.97	22.7	21.01	18.81
Enterprise Value Average	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	1,552	1,294	1,651	1,564	1,139
Enterprise Value High	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	1,593	1,565	1,941	1,758	1,499
Enterprise Value Low	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	- -	1,474	1,022	1,341	1,366	965

Per Share Data Items (USD)

Per-Share Data API ChatGPT

	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
As of date	12/31/2013	12/31/2014	12/31/2015	12/31/2016	12/31/2017	12/31/2018	12/31/2019	12/31/2020	12/31/2021	12/31/2022	12/31/2023	12/31/2024	12/31/2025

Shares Outstanding	72	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	1.07	0.7	3.33	3.63	3.11	2.67	-4.91	-11.51	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	0.37	0.2	1	0.56	0.48	0.59	0.79	0.96
Book Value per Share	- -	32.62	32.19	33.76	23.44	23.83	17.09	5.05	5.75	5.8	7.46	7.94	8.06
Tangible Book Value per Share	- -	-1.17	-0.59	0.3	-8.91	-11.25	-10.4	-7.35	-5.75	-6.42	-4.92	-3.38	-3.78