Stock Research: CarMax

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CarMax

NYQ:KMX US1431301027
39
  • Value
    59
  • Growth
    25
  • Safety
    Safety
    65
  • Combined
    46
  • Sentiment
    45
  • 360° View
    360° View
    39
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Company Description

CarMax, Inc. is a retailer of used autos. It operates in the used auto retail industry. It operates in the United States. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $9,452 million, profits of $2,898 million, and revenue of $26,353 million, with 30,048 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 39 (better than 39% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock CarMax are below the industry average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half the metrics below and half above average for CarMax. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 59, which means that the share price of CarMax is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is lower than for 59% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The company is also safely financed with a Safety rank of 65. But the professional market sentiment is below average compared with other stock investment alternatives with a Sentiment Rank of 45. Professional investors are more confident in 55% other stocks. The consolidated Growth Rank also has a low rank of 25, which means that the company is below average in terms of growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, invested capital growth, and stock returns. 75 of its competitors have better growth. ...read more

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
59 25 20 25
Growth
25 85 83 13
Safety
Safety
65 50 33 47
Sentiment
45 73 34 35
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39 65 34 9
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
3 67 56 74
Opinions Change
42 64 16 3
Pro Holdings
n/a 55 16 15
Market Pulse
71 66 47 66
Sentiment
45 73 34 35
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
59 25 20 25
Growth
25 85 83 13
Safety Safety
65 50 33 47
Combined
46 62 29 10
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
74 46 49 50
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
50 36 30 33
Price vs. Book (P/B)
68 34 35 36
Dividend Yield
1 1 1 1
Value
59 25 20 25
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
18 57 77 31
Profit Growth
57 75 70 41
Capital Growth
76 55 45 12
Stock Returns
9 71 79 47
Growth
25 85 83 13
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
38 23 20 24
Refinancing
67 70 74 74
Liquidity
69 40 19 45
Safety Safety
65 50 33 47

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This stock is a good value with safe financing, but has low growth and negative sentiment. It is a good option for a cautious value investor looking for stability but who can tolerate low momentum and skeptical professional opinion.

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