KAR Auction Services, Inc.
General ticker "KAR" information:
- Sector: Industrials
- Industry: Commercial Services & Supplies
- Capitalization: $2.5B (TTM average)
KAR Auction Services, Inc. follows the US Stock Market performance with the rate: 64.6%.
Estimated limits based on current volatility of 1.1%: low 25.57$, high 26.12$
Factors to consider:
- Total employees count: 4800 as of 2024
- US accounted for 58.9% of revenue in the fiscal year ended 2024-12-31
- Top business risk factors: Strategic risks and growth management, Geopolitical risks, IT system failures, Leadership changes, Fraud risk
- Earnings for 9 months up through Q3 exceed our estimates
Stock Forecast*
* forecast is subjective and experimental, should not be used for any investment decisions
Long term estimates were made for the period from 2024-12-31 to 2026-12-31
- 2024-12-31 to 2025-12-31 estimated range: [18.14$, 25.09$]
- 2025-12-31 to 2026-12-31 estimated range: [20.34$, 27.86$]
Financial Metrics affecting the KAR estimates:
- Positive: with PPE of 23.8 at the end of fiscal year the price was neutral
- Positive: 7.86 < Operating profit margin, % of 10.01
- Positive: Operating cash flow per share per price, % of 13.35 > 13.24
- Negative: Industry earnings per price (median), % of 0 <= 0
- Negative: -0.75 < Inventory ratio change, % of 0
- Positive: 5.52 < Industry operating cash flow per share per price (median), % of 5.67
- Positive: 1.87 < Return on assets ratio (scaled to [-100,100]) of 2.32
- Negative: 18.93 < Shareholder equity ratio, % of 29.05 <= 41.86
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Financial data
| YTD | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Revenue | $1,563.10MM | $1,695.70MM | $1,820.10MM |
| Operating Expenses | $1,468.40MM | $1,831.50MM | $1,637.90MM |
| Operating Income | $94.70MM | $-135.80MM | $182.20MM |
| Non-Operating Income | $-56.10MM | $-10.70MM | $-24.30MM |
| Interest Expense | $40.20MM | $25.20MM | $21.80MM |
| Income(Loss) | $38.60MM | $-146.50MM | $157.90MM |
| Taxes | $10.00MM | $8.30MM | $48.00MM |
| Other Income(Loss) | $212.60MM | $0.70MM | $0.00MM |
| Profit(Loss)* | $28.60MM | $-153.40MM | $109.90MM |
| Stockholders Equity | $1,518.30MM | $1,327.00MM | $1,342.70MM |
| Assets | $5,119.80MM | $4,726.30MM | $4,622.30MM |
| Operating Cash Flow | $4.10MM | $235.40MM | $291.40MM |
| Capital expenditure | $60.90MM | $52.00MM | $53.00MM |
| Investing Cash Flow | $70.00MM | $-83.50MM | $-70.90MM |
| Financing Cash Flow | $-1,621.90MM | $-279.90MM | $-173.90MM |
| Earnings Per Share** | $0.25 | $-1.41 | $1.02 |
* Profit(Loss) attributable to entity.
** EPS are Split Adjusted, recent splits may be reflected with a delay.