Stock Research: CarMax

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CarMax

NYQ:KMX US1431301027
25
  • Value
    39
  • Growth
    15
  • Safety
    Safety
    64
  • Combined
    23
  • Sentiment
    47
  • 360° View
    360° View
    25
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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 17 (better than 17% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock CarMax are critical, mostly below average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with three out of four metrics below average for CarMax. The only rank that is above average is the consolidated Safety Rank at 60, which means that the company has a financing structure that is safer than those of 60% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. But the Value, Growth and Sentiment Ranks are all below average. The consolidated Value Rank has a less desirable rank of 39, which means that the share price of CarMax is on the high side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. The consolidated Growth Rank also has a low rank of 19, which implies that the company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. Finally, the consolidated Sentiment Rank is also low at a rank of 37, which means that professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 63% of alternative investment opportunities. While Safety is strong, it’s not the most critical indicator, so we suggest proceeding with caution if you are considering this stock. ...read more

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
39 25 20 25
Growth
15 85 83 13
Safety
Safety
64 50 33 47
Sentiment
47 73 34 35
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360° View
25 65 34 9
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
1 67 56 74
Opinions Change
67 64 16 3
Pro Holdings
n/a 55 16 15
Market Pulse
47 66 47 66
Sentiment
47 73 34 35
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
39 25 20 25
Growth
15 85 83 13
Safety Safety
64 50 33 47
Combined
23 62 29 10
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
71 46 49 50
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
24 36 30 33
Price vs. Book (P/B)
67 34 35 36
Dividend Yield
1 1 1 1
Value
39 25 20 25
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
22 57 77 31
Profit Growth
56 75 70 41
Capital Growth
14 55 45 12
Stock Returns
22 71 79 47
Growth
15 85 83 13
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
38 23 20 24
Refinancing
71 70 74 74
Liquidity
63 40 19 45
Safety Safety
64 50 33 47

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The only above-average rank is Safety. All other ranks (Value, Growth, and Sentiment) are below average. As Safety is the least critical rank, there are few positive facts to support this stock.

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