CarMax (CarMax) Intangible Assets

: $141 Mil (As of Feb. 2024)

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Intangible assets are defined as identifiable non-monetary assets that cannot be seen, touched or physically measured. CarMax's intangible assets for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was $141 Mil.

CarMax Intangible Assets Historical Data

The historical data trend for CarMax's Intangible Assets can be seen below:

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CarMax Annual Data

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Intangible Assets

0.65

141.26

CarMax Quarterly Data
	May19	Aug19	Nov19	Feb20	May20	Aug20	Nov20	Feb21	May21	Aug21	Nov21	Feb22	May22	Aug22	Nov22	Feb23	May23	Aug23	Nov23	Feb24
Intangible Assets																141.26	141.26	141.26	141.26	141.26

CarMax Intangible Assets Calculation

Intangible assets are defined as identifiable non-monetary assets that cannot be seen, touched or physically measured. Examples of intangible assets include trade secrets, copyrights, patents, trademarks. If a company acquires assets at the prices above the book value, it may carry goodwill on its balance sheet. Goodwill reflects the difference between the price the company paid and the book value of the assets.

CarMax (NYSE:KMX) Intangible Assets Explanation

If a company (company A) received a patent through their own work, though it has value, it does not show up on its balance sheet as an intangible asset. However, if company A sells this patent to company B, it will show up on company B's balance sheet as an intangible asset.

The same applies to brand names, trade secrets etc. For instance, Coca-Cola's brand is extremely valuable, but the brand does not appear on its balance sheet, because the brand was never acquired.

Some intangibles are amortized. Amortization is the depreciation of intangible assets.

Many intangibles are not amortized. They may still be written down when the company decides the asset is impaired.

Whenever you see an increase in goodwill over a number of years, you can assume it's because the company is out buying other businesses above book value. GOOD if buying businesses with durable competitive advantage.

If goodwill stays the same, the company when acquiring other companies is either paying less than book value or not acquiring. Businesses with moats never sell for less than book value.

Intangibles acquired are on balance sheet at fair value.

Internally developed brand names (Coke, Wrigleys, Band-Aid) however are not reflected on the balance sheet.

One of the reasons competitive advantage power can remain hidden for so long.

Be Aware

Companies may change the way intangible assets are amortized, and this will affect their reported earnings.

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CarMax (CarMax) Business Description

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Address

12800 Tuckahoe Creek Parkway, Richmond, VA, USA, 23238

Website

https://www.carmax.com

CarMax sells, finances, and services used and new cars through a chain of about 240 used retail stores. It was formed in 1993 as a unit of Circuit City and spun off into an independent company in late 2002. Used-vehicle sales typically account for about 83% of revenue (78% in fiscal 2023 due to the chip shortage) and wholesale about 13% (20% in fiscal 2023), with the remaining portion composed of extended service plans and repair. In fiscal 2023, the company retailed and wholesaled 807,823, and 585,071 used vehicles, respectively. CarMax is the largest used-vehicle retailer in the U.S. but still estimates that it has only about 4% U.S. market share of vehicles 0-10 years old in 2022. It seeks over 5% share by the end of calendar 2025. CarMax is based in Richmond, Virginia.

Executives

Jon G Daniels	officer: SVP, CAF	12800 TUCKAHOE CREEK PARKWAY, RICHMOND VA 23238
William D Nash	officer: EVP, HR & Admin Services	12800 TUCKAHOE CREEK PARKWAY, RICHMOND VA 23238
Darren C Newberry	officer: SVP	12800 TUCKAHOE CREEK PARKWAY, RICHMOND VA 23238
James Lyski	officer: SVP & Chief Marketing Officer	CARMAX, 12800 TUCKAHOE CREEK PARKWAY, RICHMOND VA 23238
Jill A Livesay	officer: VP, Controller & PAO	CARMAX, INC., 12800 TUCKAHOE CREEK PARKWAY, RICHMOND VA 23238
Mohammad Shamim	officer: SVP and CIO	12800 TUCKAHOE CREEK PARKWAY, RICHMOND VA 23238
Diane L Cafritz	officer: SVP & CHRO	12800 TUCKAHOE CREEK PARKWAY, RICHMOND VA 23238
Charles Joseph Wilson	officer: SVP	12800 TUCKAHOE CREEK PARKWAY, RICHMOND VA 23238
Ronald E Blaylock	director
Edwin J Hill	officer: SVP	12800 TUCKAHOE CREEK PARKWAY, RICHMOND VA 23238
Eric M Margolin	officer: SVP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary	CARMAX, 12800 TUCKAHOE CREEK PARKWAY, RICHMOND VA 23238
Thomas J Folliard	officer: Executive Vice President	12800 TUCKAHOE CREEK PARKWAY, RICHMOND VA 23238
Enrique N Mayor-mora	officer: SVP & CFO	12800 TUCKAHOE CREEK PARKWAY, RICHMOND VA 23238
Reedy Thomas W Jr	officer: SVP & CFO	12800 TUCKHOE CREEK PARKWAY, RICHMOND VA 23238
Mark F Oneil	director	C/O CARMAX, INC., 12800 TUCKAHOE CREEK PARKWAY, RICHMOND VA 23238