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Cars.com (Cars.com) Asset Turnover : 0.16 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Cars.com Asset Turnover?

Asset Turnover measures how quickly a company turns over its asset through sales. It is calculated as Revenue divided by Total Assets. Cars.com's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $180.2 Mil. Cars.com's Total Assets for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $1,157.8 Mil. Therefore, Cars.com's Asset Turnover for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.16.

Asset Turnover is linked to ROE % through Du Pont Formula. Cars.com's annualized ROE % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.64%. It is also linked to ROA % through Du Pont Formula. Cars.com's annualized ROA % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.27%.


Cars.com Asset Turnover Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cars.com's Asset Turnover 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 Asset Turnover Chart

Cars.com Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Asset Turnover
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.26 0.35 0.60 0.64 0.63

Cars.com Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Asset Turnover 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 0.17 0.16 0.16 0.16 0.16

Competitive Comparison of Cars.com's Asset Turnover

For the Auto & Truck Dealerships subindustry, Cars.com's Asset Turnover, along with its competitors' market caps and Asset Turnover 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's Asset Turnover Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Cars.com's Asset Turnover falls into.



Cars.com Asset Turnover Calculation

Asset Turnover measures how quickly a company turns over its asset through sales.

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

Asset Turnover
=Revenue/Average Total Assets
=Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )/( (Total Assets (A: Dec. 2022 )+Total Assets (A: Dec. 2023 ))/ count )
=689.183/( (1024.87+1172.449)/ 2 )
=689.183/1098.6595
=0.63

Cars.com's Asset Turnover for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Asset Turnover
=Revenue/Average Total Assets
=Revenue (Q: Mar. 2024 )/( (Total Assets (Q: Dec. 2023 )+Total Assets (Q: Mar. 2024 ))/ count )
=180.176/( (1172.449+1143.131)/ 2 )
=180.176/1157.79
=0.16

* 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.

Companies with low profit margins tend to have high Asset Turnover, while those with high profit margins have low Asset Turnover. Companies in the retail industry tend to have a very high turnover ratio.


Cars.com  (NYSE:CARS) Asset Turnover Explanation

Asset Turnover is linked to ROE % through Du Pont Formula.

Cars.com's annulized ROE % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

ROE %**(Q: Mar. 2024 )
=Net Income/Total Stockholders Equity
=3.136/486.779
=(Net Income / Revenue)*(Revenue / Total Assets)*(Total Assets / Total Stockholders Equity)
=(3.136 / 720.704)*(720.704 / 1157.79)*(1157.79/ 486.779)
=Net Margin %*Asset Turnover*Equity Multiplier
=0.44 %*0.6225*2.3785
=ROA %*Equity Multiplier
=0.27 %*2.3785
=0.64 %

Note: The Net Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2024) net income data. The Revenue data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2024) revenue data.

* 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.

** The ROE % used above is for Du Pont Analysis only. It is different from the defined ROE % page on our website, as here it uses Net Income instead of Net Income attributable to Common Stockholders in the calculation.

It is also linked to ROA % through Du Pont Formula:

Cars.com's annulized ROA % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

ROA %(Q: Mar. 2024 )
=Net Income/Total Assets
=3.136/1157.79
=(Net Income / Revenue)*(Revenue / Total Assets)
=(3.136 / 720.704)*(720.704 / 1157.79)
=Net Margin %*Asset Turnover
=0.44 %*0.6225
=0.27 %

Note: The Net Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2024) net income data. The Revenue data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2024) revenue data.

* 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.


Be Aware

In the article Joining The Dark Side: Pirates, Spies and Short Sellers, James Montier reported that In their US sample covering the period 1968-2003, Cooper et al find that firms with low asset growth outperformed firms with high asset growth by an astounding 20% p.a. equally weighted. Even when controlling for market, size and style, low asset growth firms outperformed high asset growth firms by 13% p.a. Therefore a company with fast asset growth may underperform.

Therefore, it is a good sign if a company's Asset Turnover is consistent or even increases. If a company's asset grows faster than sales, its Asset Turnover will decline, which can be a warning sign.


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Cars.com (Cars.com) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
300 S. Riverside Plaza, Suite 1000, Chicago, IL, USA, 60606
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