As of today (2024-04-16), CarGurus's share price is $21.665.
CarGurus's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.72. Hence, CarGurus's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 30.13.
The historical rank and industry rank for CarGurus's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:
CARG'
s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 8.28 Med: 33.63 Max: 259.83
Current: 30.16
During the past 9 years, CarGurus's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 259.83. The lowest was 8.28. And the median was 33.63.
CARG's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than 71.82% of 763
companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 12.9
vs CARG: 30.16
During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of CarGurus was -60.80% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was -17.70% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 20.50% per year.
During the past 9 years, CarGurus's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 98.30% per year. The lowest was -17.70% per year. And the median was 58.00% per year.
CarGurus Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data
The historical data trend for CarGurus's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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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CarGurus Annual Data
Trend
Dec15
Dec16
Dec17
Dec18
Dec19
Dec20
Dec21
Dec22
Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
71.36
24.20
46.66
7.52
33.10
CarGurus Quarterly Data
Mar19
Jun19
Sep19
Dec19
Mar20
Jun20
Sep20
Dec20
Mar21
Jun21
Sep21
Dec21
Mar22
Jun22
Sep22
Dec22
Mar23
Jun23
Sep23
Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
7.52
11.84
12.11
11.70
33.10
Competitive Comparison
For the Auto & Truck Dealerships subindustry, CarGurus's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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.
CarGurus Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution
For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, CarGurus's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where CarGurus's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.
CarGurus Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation
CarGurus's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as
CarGurus's Share Price of today is $21.665.
CarGurus's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $0.72.
* 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.
It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:
Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.
In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.
Be Aware
In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.
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CarGurus Inc is a company that acts as an online automotive marketplace connecting buyers and sellers of new and used cars. The company provides three types of marketplace Listing products, Restricted Listings, and Enhanced or Featured Listing through which it offers real-time and historical data analyzing the connections and pricing analysis. It also provides all dealers with a web widget to place Deal Rating Badges, which show deal rating. The listing platforms offer auto manufacturers and others to buy advertising on the company's site and target consumers based on the make, model, and zip code of the cars. The company operates through two geographical segments namely United States and the International. It generates majority of revenue from the United States.
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