The Carsales.com (ASX:CAR) share price is currently trading at A$20.6. But to predict what the price will look like in the next 12 months and beyond, it's worth knowing about its strengths and potential weaknesses. The encouraging news...
CAR — Carsales.Com Share Price
- AU$5.48bn
- AU$6.10bn
- AU$434.62m
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- 25
- 83
- 70
Momentum
Growth & Value
12m Forecast Rolling | Industry | Market | |
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PE Ratio (f) | 25.74 | ||
PEG Ratio (f) | 1.78 | ||
EPS Growth (f) | 16.89% | ||
Dividend Yield (f) | 3.06% |
Valuation (ttm) | Industry | Market | |
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Price to Book Value | 5.8 | ||
Price to Tang. Book | 16.35 | ||
Price to Free Cashflow | 35.6 | ||
Price to Sales | 11.66 | ||
EV to EBITDA | 24.14 |
Shareholder Activity
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Guru Screens
Quality
Name | Industry | Market | |
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Return on Capital | 12.5% | ||
Return on Equity | 23.04% | ||
Operating Margin | 44.57% |
Financial Summary
Year End 30th Jun | Unit | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022E | 2023E | CAGR / Avg |
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Total Revenue | AU$m | 372.11 | 376.86 | 417.49 | 413.4 | 434.62 | 501.8 | 551.39 | 4.79% |
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EPS Growth | % | +1.07 | +23.07 | -3.92 | +4.85 | +0.82 | +17.86 | +16.79 | n/a |
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Health Trend(F-Score)
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Recent History
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Latest News & Insights for CAR
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Profile Summary
carsales.com Limited is an Australia-based online automotive, motorcycle and marine classifieds company in Australia. The Company provides a marketplace to buy and sell buying and selling cars, motorcycles, trucks, caravans and boats. The Company operates through five segments: Australia Online Advertising Services, Australia Data, Research and Services, Australia carsales Investments, and Americas and Asia. Australia Online Advertising Services segment provides online automotive classifieds and display advertising services. Australia Data, Research and Services segment provides automotive data services, including software, analysis, research and reporting, valuation services, Website development, hosting and photography services. Australia carsales Investments segment provides online tire retail and wholesale, mobility services and inspection services. Both Americas and Asia segment provides online automotive classifieds, display advertising services and automotive data services.
Directors
- Patrick Redmond Joseph O'Sullivan NEC (57)
- Cameron McIntyre CEO
- Walter Pisciotta CFD (71)
- William Elliot CFO
- Nicole Birman GCN
- Paul Barlow MDR
- Ajay Bhatia MDR
- Kim Anderson NID
- Edwina Gilbert NID
- David Wiadrowski NID
- Kee Wong NID
- Last Annual
- June 30th, 2021
- Last Interim
- December 31st, 2021
- Incorporated
- June 18th, 1996
- Public Since
- September 10th, 2009
- No. of Shareholders
- 19,488
- No. of Employees
- 1,200
- Sector
- Software & IT Services
- Industry
- Technology
- Exchange
Australian Stock Exchange - SEATS
- Shares in Issue
- 282,595,322

- Address
- L 4 449 Punt Rd, RICHMOND, 3121
- Web
- https://www.carsales.com.au/
- Phone
- +61 390938600
- Auditors
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
Upcoming Events for CAR
Full Year 2022 Carsales.Com Ltd Earnings Release
Carsales.Com Ltd Annual Shareholders Meeting
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FAQ
As of Today at 19:03 UTC, shares in Carsales.Com are trading at AU$19.38. This share price information is delayed by 15 minutes.
Shares in Carsales.Com last closed at AU$19.38 and the price had moved by +12.02% over the past 365 days. In terms of relative price strength the Carsales.Com share price has outperformed the ASX All Ordinaries Index by +11.25% over the past year.
The overall consensus recommendation for Carsales.Com is Hold. You can view the full broker recommendation list by unlocking its StockReport.
The Carsales.Com dividend yield is 2.48% based on the trailing twelve month period.
Last year, Carsales.Com paid a total dividend of AU$0.48, and it currently has a trailing dividend yield of 2.48%. We do not have any data on when Carsales.Com is to next pay dividends.
We do not have data on when Carsales.Com is to next pay dividends. The historic dividend yield on Carsales.Com shares is currently 2.48%.
To buy shares in Carsales.Com you'll need a share-dealing account with an online or offline stock broker. Once you have opened your account and transferred funds into it, you'll be able to search and select shares to buy and sell. You can use Stockopedia’s share research software to help you find the the kinds of shares that suit your investment strategy and objectives.
As of the previous close price of AU$19.38, shares in Carsales.Com had a market capitalisation of AU$5.48bn.
Here are the trading details for Carsales.Com:
- Country of listing: Australia
- Exchange: ASX
- Ticker Symbol: CAR
Based on an overall assessment of its quality, value and momentum Carsales.Com is currently classified as a High Flyer. The classification is based on a composite score that examines a wide range of fundamental and technical measures. Stock are classified on the the following spectrum: Super Stocks, High Flyers, Contrarians, Turnarounds, Neutral, Value Traps, Momentum Traps, Falling Stars, and Sucker Stocks. For more information, learn about our StockRank Styles.
The analyst consensus target price for shares in Carsales.Com is AU$23.65. That is 22.04% above the last closing price of AU$19.38.
Analysts covering Carsales.Com currently have a consensus Earnings Per Share (EPS) forecast of AU$0.66 for the next financial year.
An important predictor of whether a stock price will go up is its track record of momentum. Price trends tend to persist, so it's worth looking at them when it comes to a share like Carsales.Com. Over the past six months, its share price has underperformed the ASX All Ordinaries Index by -20.4%.
As of the last closing price of AU$19.38, shares in Carsales.Com were trading -16.14% below their 200 day moving average. You can read more about the power of momentum in assessing share price movements on Stockopedia.
The Carsales.Com PE ratio based on its reported earnings over the past 12 months is 25.74. The shares last closed at AU$19.38.
The PE ratio (or price-to-earnings ratio) is the one of the most popular valuation measures used by stock market investors. It is calculated by dividing a company's price per share by its earnings per share.
The PE ratio can be seen as being expressed in years, in the sense that it shows the number of years of earnings which would be required to pay back the purchase price, ignoring inflation. So in general terms, the higher the PE, the more expensive the stock is.
Carsales.Com's management team is headed by:
- Patrick Redmond Joseph O'Sullivan - NEC
- Cameron McIntyre - CEO
- Walter Pisciotta - CFD
- William Elliot - CFO
- Nicole Birman - GCN
- Paul Barlow - MDR
- Ajay Bhatia - MDR
- Kim Anderson - NID
- Edwina Gilbert - NID
- David Wiadrowski - NID
- Kee Wong - NID