Overview
America's Car-Mart Q2 revenue rises 0.8%, beating analysts' expectations
Adjusted loss per share widens to $0.79 from $0.49
Company closed $300 mln term loan, repaid revolving line of credit
Outlook
Company expects inventory levels to normalize, enhancing dealership productivity
Long-term loan closing, store consolidations expected to drive improvement in operating leverage and return to positive GAAP earnings
Result Drivers
CREDIT APPLICATIONS - Credit applications rose 14.6%, indicating strong demand despite fewer units available
STORE CLOSURES - Co closed underperforming stores, transitioning customers to higher-performing locations
Key Details
Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q2 Revenue
Beat
$350.20 mln
$331.03 mln (3 Analysts)
Q2 Adjusted EPS
Miss
-$0.79
-$0.49 (2 Analysts)
Q2 EPS
-$2.71
Analyst Coverage
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 1 "strong buy" or "buy", 2 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"
The average consensus recommendation for the auto vehicles, parts & service retailers peer group is "buy"
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for America's CAR-MART Inc is $39.50, about 69% above its December 3 closing price of $23.37
The stock recently traded at 8 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 10 three months ago
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