CarMax (CarMax) Debt-to-Equity

: 3.18 (As of Feb. 2024)

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CarMax's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was $855 Mil. CarMax's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was $18,456 Mil. CarMax's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was $6,074 Mil. CarMax's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 3.18.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for CarMax's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

KMX' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.89 Med: 3.67 Max: 4.22
Current: 3.18

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of CarMax was 4.22. The lowest was 2.89. And the median was 3.67.

KMX's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
95.83% of 1175 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 0.48 vs KMX: 3.18

CarMax Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for CarMax's Debt-to-Equity 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 Annual Data

Trend

Feb15

Feb16

Feb17

Feb18

Feb19

Feb20

Feb21

Feb22

Feb23

Feb24

Debt-to-Equity

4.21

3.56

3.68

3.37

3.18

CarMax Quarterly Data
	May19	Aug19	Nov19	Feb20	May20	Aug20	Nov20	Feb21	May21	Aug21	Nov21	Feb22	May22	Aug22	Nov22	Feb23	May23	Aug23	Nov23	Feb24
Debt-to-Equity																3.37	3.31	3.24	3.22	3.18

Competitive Comparison

For the Auto & Truck Dealerships subindustry, CarMax's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity 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.

CarMax Debt-to-Equity Distribution

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, CarMax's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where CarMax's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

CarMax Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

CarMax's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(854.61	+	18455.866)	/	6073.74
	=	3.18

CarMax's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(854.61	+	18455.866)	/	6073.74
	=	3.18

CarMax (NYSE:KMX) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.

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CarMax (CarMax) Business Description

Industry

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Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

KMX:Mexico XA4:Germany

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