Cars.com Inc. (CARS) is a Auto - Dealerships company in the Consumer Cyclical sector, currently trading at $10.11. It has a SharesGrow Score of 60/100, indicating a above average investment profile with 3 out of 7 criteria passed.
SharesGrow calculates the intrinsic value of CARS = $28.76 (+184.5% from the current price, the stock appears undervalued). Analyst consensus target is CARS = $13 (+28.6% upside).
Valuation: CARS trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of 26.9 (S&P 500 average ~25) with a forward Price/Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) of 3.46.
Financials: revenue is $723M, +3.4%/yr average growth. Net income is $20M, growing at +156.9%/yr. Net profit margin is 2.8% (thin). Gross margin is 83% (+0.6 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $468M against $473M equity (Debt-to-Equity (D/E) ratio 0.99, moderate). Current ratio is 1.87 (strong liquidity). Debt-to-assets is 44.1%. Total assets: $1.1B.
Analyst outlook: 11 / 16 analysts rate CARS as buy (69%) — moderate consensus.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 43/100 (Partial), Growth 73/100 (Pass), Past 100/100 (Pass), Health 50/100 (Partial), Moat 60/100 (Partial), Future 67/100 (Pass), Income 30/100 (Fail).
