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Cars.com's book value per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $7.94.
During the past 12 months, Cars.com's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 6.40% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 11.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -7.30% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -18.50% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the book value growth rate using book value per share data.
During the past 12 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Cars.com was 13.90% per year. The lowest was -40.10% per year. And the median was -15.35% per year.
Cars.com's current price is $11.90. Its book value per share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $7.94. Hence, today's PB Ratio of Cars.com is 1.50.
During the past 12 years, the highest P/B Ratio of Cars.com was 3.44. The lowest was 0.22. And the median was 2.00.
The historical data trend for Cars.com's Book Value per Share 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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5.05 | 5.75 | 5.80 | 7.46 | 7.94 |
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7.46 | 7.27 | 7.51 | 7.73 | 7.94 |
For the Auto & Truck Dealerships subindustry, Cars.com's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PB Ratio 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.
For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Cars.com's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Cars.com's PB Ratio falls into.
Cars.com's Book Value Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as:
Book Value Per Share | = | (Total Stockholders Equity | - | Preferred Stock) | / | Shares Outstanding (EOP) |
= | (511.5 | - | 0.0) | / | 64.4 | |
= | 7.94 |
Cars.com's Book Value Per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as:
Book Value Per Share | = | (Total Stockholders Equity | - | Preferred Stock) | / | Shares Outstanding (EOP) |
= | (511.5 | - | 0.0) | / | 64.4 | |
= | 7.94 |
* 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.
Theoretically it is what the shareholders will receive if the company is liquidated. Total Stockholders Equity is a balance sheet item and equal to Total Assets less Total Liabilities of the company.
Book value may include intangible items which may come from the company's past acquisitions. Book value less intangibles is called Tangible Book.
Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) Book Value per Share Explanation
Usually a company's book value and Tangible Book per Share may not reflect its true value. The assets may be carried on the balance sheets at the original cost minus depreciation. This may underestimate the true economic values of the assets. It also may over-estimate their true economic value because the assets can become obsolete.
For financial companies such as banks and insurance companies, their assets may be reported in current market value of the assets owned. Book values of financial companies are more accurate indicator of the economic value of the company.
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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 |
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