Cars.com (Cars.com) FCF Margin %

: 22.18% (As of Dec. 2023)

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FCF Margin % is calculated as Free Cash Flow divided by its Revenue. Cars.com's Free Cash Flow for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $39.8 Mil. Cars.com's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $179.6 Mil. Therefore, Cars.com's FCF Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 22.18%.

As of today, Cars.com's current FCF Yield % is 10.90%.

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

CARS' s FCF Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 13.22 Med: 20.66 Max: 30.33
Current: 16.81

During the past 11 years, the highest FCF Margin % of Cars.com was 30.33%. The lowest was 13.22%. And the median was 20.66%.

CARS's FCF Margin % is ranked better than
94.88% of 1288 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 1.49 vs CARS: 16.81

Cars.com FCF Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cars.com's FCF Margin % 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 Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

FCF Margin %

13.22

22.27

19.05

16.64

16.81

Cars.com Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
FCF Margin %																18.97	13.63	13.58	17.43	22.18

Competitive Comparison

For the Auto & Truck Dealerships subindustry, Cars.com's FCF Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and FCF Margin % 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 FCF Margin % Distribution

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

* The bar in red indicates where Cars.com's FCF Margin % falls into.

Cars.com FCF Margin % Calculation

FCF margin is the ratio of Free Cash Flow divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.

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

FCF Margin	=	Free Cash Flow (A: Dec. 2023 )	/	Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )
	=	115.838	/	689.183
	=	16.81 %

Cars.com's FCF Margin for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

FCF Margin	=	Free Cash Flow (Q: Dec. 2023 )	/	Revenue (Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	39.833	/	179.606
	=	22.18 %

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Cars.com (Cars.com) Business Description

Industry

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Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

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Address

300 S. Riverside Plaza, Suite 1000, Chicago, IL, USA, 60606

Website

https://www.cars.com/

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