Cars.com Inc. Overview
Industry: Auto & Truck Dealerships
Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Cars.com Inc. operates as a digital marketplace and provides solutions for the automotive industry. Its platform connects car shoppers with sellers. The company, enable dealers and automotive manufacturers; connect sellers with ready-to-buy shoppers that provide financing tools with instant online loan screening and approvals; and empower shoppers with the resources and and digital tools needed to make car buying decisions. It also offers marketplace products, such as Marketplace subscription advertising; digital solutions, including website creation and platform hosting, vehicle acquisition and valuation, digital retailing, and review and reputation management; and media comprising display advertising, social selling, digital advertising, and in-market video services. As of December 31, 2022, the company served 19,506 dealer customers in 50 states, which included franchise and independent dealers, with digital and brick-and-mortar stores. Its customers are local car dealers, OEMs, and other national advertisers and lenders. Cars.com Inc. was founded in 1998 and is based in Chicago, Illinois. Cars.com Inc. operates as a digital marketplace and provides solutions for the automotive industry. Its platform connects car shoppers with sellers. The company, enable dealers and automotive manufacturers; connect sellers with ready-to-buy shoppers that provide financing tools with instant online l Read MoreCars.com Inc. is evaluated based on the investment philosophy and approach to stock market investing developed by renowned investor Warren Buffett. Companies with high ratings typically exhibit growing earnings, a substantial profit margin, conservative leverage, a consistently high return on equity, and a sustained practice of repurchasing their shares over the years.
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Earnings Per Share
Score 3.00/5
Cars.com Inc. boasts a high score, as its Earnings Per Share (EPS) has demonstrated consistent growth over the past six years. Notable counterparts in the sector with high scores includes
DECKERS OUTDOOR CORP
WILLIAMS SONOMA INC
PulteGroup Inc
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, Group 1 Automotive
, PENSKE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC.
, AUTONATION, INC.
are companies with high ratings.
Return on Equity
Score 1.67/5
Cars.com Inc. exhibits a lower score in the Return on Equity (ROE) section, falling below the sector median value and indicating a comparatively weaker performance in this metric. The top companies in the same sector include
DECKERS OUTDOOR CORP
WILLIAMS SONOMA INC
PulteGroup Inc
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DECKERS OUTDOOR CORP
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PulteGroup Inc
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Score 2.66/5
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PulteGroup Inc
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