Retail-Auto Dealers & Gasoline Stations
CarMax, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a retailer of used vehicles in the United States. It operates in two segments, CarMax Sales Operations and CarMax Auto Finance. The company offers customers a range of makes and models of used vehicles, including domestic, imported, and luxury vehicles, as well as hybrid and electric vehicles; and extended protection plans to customers at the time of sale, as well as sells vehicles that are approximately 10 years old and has more than 100,000 miles through wholesale auctions. It also provides reconditioning and vehicle repair services; and financing alternatives for retail customers across a range of credit spectrum through its CarMax Auto Finance and arrangements with various financial institutions. The company was founded in 1993 and is based in Richmond, Virginia.
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High margins render the company resilient under dire circumstances, hence able to drive competitors out or acquire them. ROE and ROA measure the average flow generated by each invested dollar. Their marginal value is a forecast of future growth, and it is considered by Buffett and Munger the most important single indicator.
Years | 02-2016 | 02-2017 | 02-2018 | 02-2019 | 02-2020 | 02-2021 | 02-2022 | 02-2023 | 02-2024 | TTM |
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Net Margin | 4.1% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 4.6% | 4.4% | 3.9% | 3.6% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 1.8% |
ROA | 7.2% | 6.5% | 6.5% | 6.4% | 5.9% | 4.9% | 6% | 2.9% | 2.8% | 2.8% |
ROE | 21% | 20% | 20% | 25% | 24% | 17% | 22% | 8.6% | 7.9% | 7.9% |
The average Net Margin over the past 5 years is +3.33%.
The trend of Net Margin over the past 5 years is -0.65%.
The average ROA over the past 5 years is +4.81%.
The trend of ROA over the past 5 years is -0.73%.
The average ROE over the past 5 years is +17.38%.
The trend of ROE over the past 5 years is -3.6%.
Being debt the number one cause of investment losses and company death, the ratio Debt/FCF is of utmost importance to guarantee safety. On the other hand the Graham’s stability measures the drawdown of earnings, hence indicating the reliability of the flow generated by the company.
Years | 02-2016 | 02-2017 | 02-2018 | 02-2019 | 02-2020 | 02-2021 | 02-2022 | 02-2023 | 02-2024 | TTM |
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Debt FCF | -23.63 | -14.15 | -35.80 | -103.26 | -27.05 | 29.95 | -6.55 | 21.33 | -2803.75 | -2803.75 |
Debt Equity | 3.78 | 4.03 | 4.07 | 4.36 | 4.08 | 3.45 | 3.57 | 3.27 | 3.09 | 3.09 |
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Graham Stability | - | - | 100% | 100% | 100% | 94% | 100% | 52% | 60% | 52% |
The Debt/FCF trailing twelve month is -2803.75.
The trend of Debt/FCF over the past 5 years is -382.68.
Graham’s Stability measure stands at 0.52.
Growth can be dangerous when forecasting, simply projecting the current growth is in general wrong. A company passes through multiple phases, from being young and unprofitable, to the first periods of profitability and high growth, until it arrives at a period of regime with limited growth. Identifying in which phase the company is in may help forecasting.
Years | 02-2017 | 02-2019 | 02-2021 | 02-2023 | Trend |
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Revenue | 7.6% | 7.9% | 12% | -11% | 0.096% |
Net Income | -3.8% | -11% | -14% | -1.1% | -2.4% |
Stockholders Equity | 10% | 13% | 12% | 8.2% | 1.8% |
FCF | - | - | - | - | - |
The Revenue CAGR over the past 5 years is +7.87%.
The trend of Revenue growth rate over the past 5 years is +0.1%.
The Earnings CAGR over the past 5 years is -10.67%.
The trend of Earnings growth rate over the past 5 years is -2.4%.
The Equity CAGR over the past 5 years is +12.59%.
The trend of Equity growth rate over the past 5 years is +1.77%.
The FCF CAGR over the past 5 years is -45.7%.
The trend of FCF growth rate over the past 5 years is -.