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CarMax (MEX:KMX) Cash Flow from Investing : MXN-8,982 Mil (TTM As of Feb. 2025)


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What is CarMax Cash Flow from Investing?

Cash Flow from Investing covers the cash a company gains or spends from investment activities in financial market and operating subsidiaries. It also includes the cash the company used for property, plant and equipment (PPE).

For the three months ended in Feb. 2025, CarMax spent MXN2,619 Mil on purchasing property, plant, equipment. It gained MXN4 Mil from selling property, plant, and equipment. It spent MXN0 Mil on purchasing business. It gained MXN0 Mil from selling business. It spent MXN26 Mil on purchasing investments. It gained MXN321 Mil from selling investments. It paid MXN0Mil for net Intangibles purchase and sale. And it paid MXN0 Mil for other investing activities. In all, CarMax spent MXN2,321 Mil on investment activities in financial market and operating subsidiaries for the three months ended in Feb. 2025.


CarMax Cash Flow from Investing Historical Data

The historical data trend for CarMax's Cash Flow from Investing 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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CarMax Cash Flow from Investing Chart

CarMax Annual Data
Trend Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23 Feb24 Feb25
Cash Flow from Investing
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CarMax Quarterly Data
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Cash Flow from Investing Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1,872.56 -1,799.16 -2,161.78 -2,699.67 -2,320.95

CarMax Cash Flow from Investing Calculation

Cash Flow from Investing covers the cash a company gains or spends from investment activities in financial market and operating subsidiaries. It also includes the cash the company used for property, plant and equipment (PPE).

If a company spends cash on property, plant and equipment (PPE), this will reduce their cash position. This is called Capital Expenditures (CPEX).

Likewise, if a company buys another company for cash, this will reduce their cash position.

CarMax's Cash Flow from Investing for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2025 is calculated as:

CarMax's Cash Flow from Investing for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2025 is calculated as:


Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was MXN-8,982 Mil.

* 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.


CarMax  (MEX:KMX) Cash Flow from Investing Explanation

Cash flow from investing contains nine items:

1. Purchase Of Property, Plant, Equipment:
Purchase of PPE indicates the amount used to purchase property, plant, and equipment.

CarMax's purchase of property, plant, equipment for the three months ended in Feb. 2025 was MXN-2,619 Mil. It means CarMax spent MXN2,619 Mil on purchasing property, plant, equipment.

In the capital spending for property, plant and equipment (PPE), some part of spending may be from the expansion of business. The business needs more property, plant and equipment (PPE) as it grows. Another part may be from replacement of the property, plant and equipment (PPE) of existing business. For some companies, the cash spent on replacing of the property, plant and equipment (PPE) of the existing business will be close to the depreciation of property, plant and equipment (PPE) reported in the income statement.

In Warren Buffett's definition of Owner's Earnings, he deducts the estimate of the cost of replacing the property, plant and equipment (PPE) of the existing business from cash flow from operations. The cash spent on the new property, plant, and equipment is not deducted. The reason is because these are not costs of the existing business. In his 1986 letter to shareholders, Warren Buffett wrote this about owner earnings:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume....Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

2. Sale Of Property, Plant, Equipment:
Sale of PPE indicates the amount gained from selling property, plant, and equipment.

CarMax's sale of property, plant, equipment for the three months ended in Feb. 2025 was MXN4 Mil. It means CarMax gained MXN4 Mil from selling property, plant, and equipment.

3.Purchase Of Business:
Purchase of business indicates the amount used to purchase business.

CarMax's purchase of business for the three months ended in Feb. 2025 was MXN0 Mil. It means CarMax spent MXN0 Mil on purchasing business.

4. Sale Of Business:
Sale of business indicates the amount gained from selling business.

CarMax's sale of business for the three months ended in Feb. 2025 was MXN0 Mil. It means CarMax gained MXN0 Mil from selling business.

5. Purchase Of Investment:
Purchase of Investments represents cash outflow on the purchase of investments in securities.

CarMax's purchase of investment for the three months ended in Feb. 2025 was MXN-26 Mil. It means CarMax spent {stock_data.stock.currency_symbol}}26 Mil on purchasing investments.

6. Sale Of Investment:
Sale of Investments represents cash inflow on the sale of investments in securities.

CarMax's sale of investment for the three months ended in Feb. 2025 was MXN321 Mil. It means CarMax gained MXN321 Mil from selling investments.

7. Net Intangibles Purchase And Sale:
Net Intangibles purchase and sale means the net cash inflow received by a company that comes from the purchase and sale of intangibles. It equals the cash received from sale of intangibles minus the cash spent on purchasing intangibles.

CarMax's net Intangibles purchase and sale for the three months ended in Feb. 2025 was MXN0 Mil. It means CarMax paid MXN0 Mil for net Intangibles purchase and sale.

8. Cash From Discontinued Investing Activities:
Cash from discontinued investing activities means the cash received by a company that comes from the discontinued investing activities.

CarMax's cash from discontinued investing activities for the three months ended in Feb. 2025 was 0 Mil. It means CarMax paid MXN0 Mil for discontinued investing activities.

9. Cash From Other Investing Activities:
Cash from other investing activities means the cash received by a company that comes from other investing activities.

CarMax's cash from other investing activities for the three months ended in Feb. 2025 was MXN-0 Mil. It means CarMax paid MXN0 Mil for other investing activities.


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CarMax Business Description

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12800 Tuckahoe Creek Parkway, Richmond, VA, USA, 23238
CarMax sells, finances, and services used and new cars through a chain of around 250 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 were 83% of fiscal 2025 revenue and wholesale about 17%, with the remaining portion composed of extended service plans and repair. In fiscal 2025, the company retailed and wholesaled 789,050 and 544,312 used vehicles, respectively. CarMax is the largest used-vehicle retailer in the US but still estimates that it had only about 3.7% US market share of vehicles 0-10 years old in calendar 2024. It seeks over 5% share. CarMax is based in Richmond, Virginia.