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Cars.com (Cars.com) Days Inventory : 0.00 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Cars.com Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Cars.com's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.0 Mil. Cars.com's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $30.0 Mil. Hence, Cars.com's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.00.

The historical rank and industry rank for Cars.com's Days Inventory or its related term are showing as below:

CARS's Days Inventory is not ranked *
in the Vehicles & Parts industry.
Industry Median: 81.03
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Days Inventory only.

Cars.com's Days Inventory stayed the same from Mar. 2023 (0.00) to Mar. 2024 (0.00).

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year.

Inventory-to-Revenue determines the ability of a company to manage their inventory levels. It measures the percentage of Inventories the company currently has on hand to support the current amount of Revenue. Cars.com's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.00.


Cars.com Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cars.com's Days Inventory can be seen below:

* 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.

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Cars.com Days Inventory Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Cars.com's Days Inventory

For the Auto & Truck Dealerships subindustry, Cars.com's Days Inventory, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Inventory 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 Days Inventory Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Cars.com's Days Inventory falls into.



Cars.com Days Inventory Calculation

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory.

Cars.com's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Days Inventory (A: Dec. 2023 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2022 ) + Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2023 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2023 )*Days in Period
=( (0 + 0) / 1 ) / 122.205*365
=0 / 122.205*365
=0.00

Cars.com's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

Days Inventory (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2023 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2024 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2024 )*Days in Period
=( (0 + 0) / 1 ) / 29.962*365 / 4
=0 / 29.962*365 / 4
=0.00

* 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.


Cars.com  (NYSE:CARS) Days Inventory Explanation

Days Inventory indicates the liquidity of the inventory. Generally, a lower Days Inventory is preferred as it indicates a shorter duration to clear off the inventory. An increase of the ratio may indicate the company's sales slowed. Similar ratios related to Days Inventory are:

1. Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year.

Cars.com's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

2. Inventory-to-Revenue determines the ability of a company to manage their inventory levels. It measures the percentage of Inventories the company currently has on hand to support the current amount of Revenue.

Cars.com's Inventory to Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

* 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.


Be Aware

A lot of business are seasonable. It makes more sense to compare Days Inventory from the same period in the previous year instead of from the previous quarter.


Cars.com Days Inventory Related Terms

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Cars.com (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
Thomas Alex Vetter director, officer: CEO C/O CARS.COM INC.,300 S. RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 1000, CHICAGO IL 60604
Sonia Jain officer: Chief Financial Officer 300 S. RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 1000, CHICAGO IL 60606
Angelique Strong Marks officer: Chief Legal Officer 300 S. RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 1000, CHICAGO IL 60606
Bryan Wiener director 520 BROAD STREET, NEWARK NJ 07102
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
Jill A Greenthal director MARTHA STEWART LIVING OMNIMEDIA INC, 11 WEST 42ND STREET 25TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
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