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CARS (Cars.com) Profitability Rank : 6 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Cars.com Profitability Rank?

Cars.com has the Profitability Rank of 6.

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way. It is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %
2. Piotroski F-Score
3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.
4. Consistency of the profitability
5. Predictability Rank

Cars.com's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 6.38%. As of today, Cars.com's Piotroski F-Score is 7.


Competitive Comparison of Cars.com's Profitability Rank

For the Auto & Truck Dealerships subindustry, Cars.com's Profitability Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and Profitability Rank data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Cars.com's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Cars.com's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cars.com's Profitability Rank falls into.



Cars.com Profitability Rank Calculation

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way.

The maximum rank is 10. A rank of 7 or higher means a higher profitability and may stay that way. A rank of 3 or lower indicates that the company has had trouble to make a profit.

Cars.com has the Profitability Rank of 6.

Profitability Rank is not directly related to the Financial Strength. But if a company is consistently profitable, its financial strength will be stronger.

Profitability Rank is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %

Operating Margin % - also known as operating income margin, operating profit margin and return on sales (ROS) - is the ratio of Operating Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.

Cars.com's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=11.456 / 179.651
=6.38 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

2. Piotroski F-Score

Good Sign:

Piotroski F-Score is 7, indicates a very healthy situation.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

Good or high score = 8 or 9
Bad or low score = 0 or 1

Cars.com has an F-score of 7. It is a good or high score, which usually indicates a very healthy situation.

3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.

Warning Sign:

Cars.com Inc operating margin has been in a 5-year decline. The average rate of decline per year is -3.7%.

4. Consistency of the profitability

5. Predictability Rank


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Cars.com Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
300 S. Riverside Plaza, Suite 1000, Chicago, IL, USA, 60606
Cars.com Inc is an online destination for buying and selling new and used vehicles. The company brands include Dealer Inspire, DealerRater, FUEL, Accu-Trade, PickupTrucks.com, CreditIQ, and NewCars.com., websites directed towards different consumer segments.
Executives
Jill A Greenthal director MARTHA STEWART LIVING OMNIMEDIA INC, 11 WEST 42ND STREET 25TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Sonia Jain officer: Chief Financial Officer 300 S. RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 1000, CHICAGO IL 60606
Thomas Alex Vetter director, officer: CEO C/O CARS.COM INC.,300 S. RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 1000, CHICAGO IL 60604
Bryan Wiener director 520 BROAD STREET, NEWARK NJ 07102
Angelique Strong Marks officer: Chief Legal Officer 300 S. RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 1000, CHICAGO IL 60606
Douglas Neal Miller officer: Chief Revenue Officer CARS.COM INC., 300 S. RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 1000, CHICAGO IL 60606
Mcgovern Jr. Donald A. director C/O CARS.COM, 300 S. RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 1000, CHICAGO IL 60606
Thomas E Hale director 600 TOWNSEND ST, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Jeanette Tomy officer: Chief Financial Officer 300 S. RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 1000, CHICAGO IL 60606
James F Rogers officer: Chief Legal Officer 175 W. JACKSON, SUITE 800, CHICAGO IL 60604
Jenell Ross director 2000 CLEARWATER DRIVE, OAK BROOK IL 60523
Scott E Forbes director C/O CARS.COM INC.,300 S. RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 1000, CHICAGO IL 60606
Becky A Sheehan officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O CARS.COM, 300 S. RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 1000, CHICAGO IL 60606
Michael Joseph Kelly director C/O EYEBLASTER, INC., 135 WEST 18TH STREET, 5TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10011
Greg Revelle director N56 W17000 RIDGEWOOD DRIVE, MENOMONEE FALLS WI 53051