CARSALES.COM LIMITED.
stock AU:CAR (SYDNEY)

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Exchange: SYDNEY
Sector: Services
Industry: Media & Entertainment
Market Cap: Mid (6.13B)
Data in AUD

EPS: 0.44
Current PE: 391.38
BVPS: 1.31
Price/BVPS: 134.08
Dividend: 0.50 / 2.3%

Hist Grade: B (77.73)
YOY Grade: C (65.40)
Debt/FCF: 3.32
ROIC: 14.7%
PEG: 25.06
PEGY: 21.84

Value Price: 20.85
MOS Price: 10.42
MOS %: -88.2%
Graham Number: 3.62
Graham MOS %: -97.9%
IRT: 25.15

Market Price

176.15

-7.82 -4.3%

as of Mar 22 '23

52 Week Range:

17.48 251.26

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General Info

Exchange: SYDNEY
Sector: Services
Industry: Media & Entertainment
Market Cap: Mid (6.13B)
Inst. Ownership: 39.11%
Insider Ownership: 5.59%
Full Time Employees: 1700

carsales.com Ltd operates online automotive, motorcycle, and marine classifieds business in Australia, Brazil, South Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Chile, China, the United States, and Mexico. The company operates through Online Advertising Services; Data, Research and Services; Carsales Investments; Americas; and Asia segments. The Online Advertising Services segment offers classified advertising that allows private and dealer customers to advertise automotive and non-automotive goods and services for sale across the carsales network; products, including subscriptions, lead fees, listing fees, and priority placement services; and display advertising services, such as placing advertisements on carsales network websites for corporate customers comprising automotive manufacturers and finance companies. The Data, Research and Services segment offers software as a service, research and reporting, valuation, appraisals, and website development and hosting services, as well as photography services. The Carsales Investments segment holds investment in consumer and wholesale tyre markets, as well as provides mobility and vehicle inspection services. The Americas segment operates digital non-automotive marketplaces. The Asia segment is involved in digital automotive classified business, as well as provides automotive data and advertising services. carsales.com Ltd was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.

Financial Statements

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Quarterly Data Chart can be used to do a short term analysis. It makes sense to pay attention to the quarterly dynamics and do not wait for the next yearly statement. We should be alerted if we see that quarterly numbers are going down.

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Annual Statements

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NOTE: Growth Rate is not provided if either the latest period or the year-ago period contains a net loss. (source: WSJ Digest of Earnings)
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Financial Statements

Income Statement

Cash Flow Statement

Balance Sheet

Liquidity Ratios

Current Ratio

Current Ratio measures the ability to meet short term obligations. Generally accepted standard is 2 (current assets should be 2 times or 200% of current liabilities).

Quick Ratio

Measures immediate liquidity or the cash available to cover immediate liabilities. A safe margin would be at least 1 (100%).

Financial Leverage

Defined as total assets divided by total shareholders' equity. The higher the ratio, the more debt a company uses in its capital structure.

Profitability Ratios

ROA

Return on Assets (ROA) measures the income (profit) that is generated by the use of the assets of the business.

ROE

Return on Equity (ROE) is a measure of profitability that calculates how many dollars of profit a company generates with each dollar of shareholders equity. ROE is sometimes called "return on net worth."

ROIC

The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) measure gives a sense of how well a company is using its money to generate returns. Some investors use this figure as a final evaluation to determine whether or not to invest in a company.

Annual Statements

Item Name	Jun '12	Jun '13	Jun '14	Jun '15	Jun '16	Jun '17	Jun '18	Jun '19	Jun '20	Jun '21	Jun '22
Equity (BVPS)	0.48	0.54	0.70	0.84	0.92	1.05	1.07	1.15	1.30	1.09
growth rate		12.5%	29.6%	20.0%	9.5%	14.1%	1.9%	7.5%	13.0%	-16.2%
Earnings BIT		118.00	135.10	149.65	162.78	166.53	180.46	181.47	165.69	201.47	223.25
growth rate			14.5%	10.8%	8.8%	2.3%	8.4%	0.6%	-8.7%	21.6%	10.8%
Avg.PE			24.62	22.87	29.98	30.80	29.55	44.27	30.33	30.33	47.90
growth rate				-7.1%	31.1%	2.7%	-4.1%	49.8%	-31.5%	0.0%	57.9%
ROA	47.69	41.24	29.48	23.01	21.05	20.18	25.50	9.30	11.93	12.09
growth rate		-13.5%	-28.5%	-22.0%	-8.5%	-4.1%	26.4%	-63.5%	28.3%	1.3%
ROE	60.38	59.46	56.36	49.91	45.20	41.48	61.47	26.42	37.47	21.16
growth rate		-1.5%	-5.2%	-11.4%	-9.4%	-8.2%	48.2%	-57.0%	41.8%	-43.5%
ROIC	59.59	42.35	26.62	27.23	24.91	24.12	30.40	12.11	14.60	14.66
growth rate		-28.9%	-37.1%	2.3%	-8.5%	-3.2%	26.0%	-60.2%	20.6%	0.4%
Cur. Ratio	2.16	0.52	1.20	1.38	1.30	1.33	0.42	2.46	3.23	4.23
growth rate		-75.9%	130.8%	15.0%	-5.8%	2.3%	-68.4%	485.7%	31.3%	31.0%
Quick Ratio	2.09	0.50	1.17	1.28	1.22	1.28	0.39	1.92	3.16	3.79
growth rate		-76.1%	134.0%	9.4%	-4.7%	4.9%	-69.5%	392.3%	64.6%	19.9%
Leverage	1.26	1.59	2.17	2.17	2.13	1.99	2.76	2.92	3.37	1.24
growth rate		26.2%	36.5%	0.0%	-1.8%	-6.6%	38.7%	5.8%	15.4%	-63.2%
Balance Sheet	Jun '12	Jun '13	Jun '14	Jun '15	Jun '16	Jun '17	Jun '18	Jun '19	Jun '20	Jun '21	Jun '22
Acct.Receivable		29.00	33.91	35.89	41.56	45.24	60.33	55.70	47.97	42.73	50.82
growth rate			16.9%	5.8%	15.8%	8.8%	33.4%	-7.7%	-13.9%	-10.9%	18.9%
Acct.Payable		2.00	6.48	14.17	15.73	18.13	21.87	5.89	5.99	8.40	10.99
growth rate			223.9%	118.7%	11.0%	15.3%	20.6%	-73.1%	1.7%	40.1%	30.8%
Cur.Assets		46.00	61.43	67.87	74.54	89.03	134.44	201.32	232.98	364.42	200.94
growth rate			33.5%	10.5%	9.8%	19.4%	51.0%	49.8%	15.7%	56.4%	-44.9%
Total Assets		243.00	404.44	492.19	545.77	539.19	910.52	990.16	997.60	1,163.59	1,861.12
growth rate			66.4%	21.7%	10.9%	-1.2%	68.9%	8.8%	0.8%	16.6%	60.0%
Cash		15.00	26.04	26.82	28.71	39.80	65.06	94.41	179.94	284.00	117.45
growth rate			73.6%	3.0%	7.0%	38.6%	63.5%	45.1%	90.6%	57.8%	-58.6%
Inventory				1.87	1.11	0.83	2.04				3.22
growth rate					-40.5%	-25.1%	144.7%				12.1%
Cur.Liabilities		90.00	51.28	49.02	57.51	66.49	325.73	94.94	73.94	85.78	115.67
growth rate			-43.0%	-4.4%	17.3%	15.6%	389.9%	-70.9%	-22.1%	16.0%	34.8%
Liabilities		91.00	217.06	262.68	285.40	262.03	577.12	675.59	706.04	223.09	847.71
growth rate			138.5%	21.0%	8.7%	-8.2%	120.3%	17.1%	4.5%	-68.4%	280.0%
LT Debt			164.84	212.49	225.13	191.30	208.73	491.76	558.25	43.20	649.63
growth rate				28.9%	6.0%	-15.0%	9.1%	135.6%	13.5%	-92.3%	1,403.9%
Equity			186.24	227.21	256.19	271.62	327.40	309.04	290.80	938.74	1,011.56
growth rate				22.0%	12.8%	6.0%	20.5%	-5.6%	-5.9%	222.8%	7.8%
Common Shares	239.00	241.00	243.00	244.00	245.00	246.00	119.54	135.37	149.82	755.36	769.96
growth rate		0.8%	0.8%	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%	-51.4%	13.2%	10.7%	404.2%	1.9%
Cash Flow Statement	Jun '12	Jun '13	Jun '14	Jun '15	Jun '16	Jun '17	Jun '18	Jun '19	Jun '20	Jun '21	Jun '22
Capital Expenditures		1.00	0.95	0.68	3.44	2.40	3.55	3.81	9.06	4.57	7.88
growth rate			-5.2%	-28.7%	408.9%	-30.4%	48.1%	7.5%	137.5%	-49.5%	72.5%
Cash Dividends			72.01	71.23	80.47	85.81	89.70	94.21	105.59	113.26	125.68
growth rate				-1.1%	13.0%	6.6%	4.5%	5.0%	12.1%	7.3%	11.0%
Cash From OA		89.00	101.28	101.81	119.55	124.78	119.33	158.07	176.24	200.50	203.64
growth rate			13.8%	0.5%	17.4%	4.4%	-4.4%	32.5%	11.5%	13.8%	1.6%
FCF per Share	0.25	0.32	0.38	0.41	0.43	0.49	0.46	0.48	0.54	0.60
growth rate		28.0%	18.8%	7.9%	4.9%	14.0%	-6.1%	4.4%	12.5%	11.1%
Sale Purchase of Stock			7.50	5.25	2.17	0.47
growth rate				-30.0%	-58.6%	-78.5%
FCF	66.00	88.00	97.00	100.00	118.00	122.00	111.00	123.00	138.00	165.00	195.76
growth rate		33.3%	10.2%	3.1%	18.0%	3.4%	-9.0%	10.8%	12.2%	19.6%	18.6%
Income Statement	Jun '12	Jun '13	Jun '14	Jun '15	Jun '16	Jun '17	Jun '18	Jun '19	Jun '20	Jun '21	Jun '22
Sales		215.00	235.60	311.76	344.01	372.11	376.86	417.49	394.12	427.16	509.08
growth rate			9.6%	32.3%	10.4%	8.2%	1.3%	10.8%	-5.6%	8.4%	19.2%
Op.Income		118.00	135.10	149.65	162.78	166.53	180.46	181.47	165.69	201.47	223.25
growth rate			14.5%	10.8%	8.8%	2.3%	8.4%	0.6%	-8.7%	21.6%	10.8%
IBT			135.62	149.51	161.53	161.28	237.48	181.99	172.04	186.54	223.47
growth rate				10.2%	8.0%	-0.2%	47.3%	-23.4%	-5.5%	8.4%	19.8%
Net Income		84.00	95.46	103.17	109.25	109.48	184.56	84.01	114.67	130.70	160.82
growth rate			13.6%	8.1%	5.9%	0.2%	68.6%	-54.5%	36.5%	14.0%	23.0%
EPS	0.30	0.35	0.39	0.42	0.45	0.45	0.75	0.34	0.46	0.53
growth rate		16.7%	11.4%	7.7%	7.1%	0.0%	66.7%	-54.7%	35.3%	15.2%
Gross Profit		199.00	213.13	258.78	287.68	306.73	320.98	352.26	331.47	371.83	424.20
growth rate			7.1%	21.4%	11.2%	6.6%	4.6%	9.8%	-5.9%	12.2%	14.1%

Quarterly Statements

Item Name	Jun '21	Sep '21	Dec '21	Mar '22	Jun '22
Earnings BIT	53.47	51.24	51.24	60.39	60.39
growth rate		-4.2%	0.0%	17.9%	0.0%
Balance Sheet	Jun '21	Sep '21	Dec '21	Mar '22	Jun '22
Acct.Receivable	42.73	52.02	52.02	50.82	50.82
growth rate		21.7%	0.0%	-2.3%	0.0%
Acct.Payable	8.40	40.85	40.85	10.99	10.99
growth rate		386.5%	0.0%	-73.1%	0.0%
Cur.Assets	364.42	144.89	144.89	200.94	200.94
growth rate		-60.2%	0.0%	38.7%	0.0%
Total Assets	1,163.59	1,776.32	1,776.32	1,861.12	1,861.12
growth rate		52.7%	0.0%	4.8%	0.0%
Cash	284.00	90.69	90.69	117.45	117.45
growth rate		-68.1%	0.0%	29.5%	0.0%
Inventory		2.18	2.18	3.22	3.22
growth rate			0.0%	47.9%	0.0%
Cur.Liabilities	86.18	100.99	100.99	115.67	115.67
growth rate		17.2%	0.0%	14.5%	0.0%
Liabilities	223.09	831.20	831.20	847.71	847.71
growth rate		272.6%	0.0%	2.0%	0.0%
LT Debt	43.20	643.10	643.10	649.63	649.63
growth rate		1,388.8%	0.0%	1.0%	0.0%
Equity	938.74	943.48	943.48	1,011.56	1,011.56
growth rate		0.5%	0.0%	7.2%	0.0%
Common Shares	755.36	765.52	765.52	769.96	769.96
growth rate		1.4%	0.0%	0.6%	0.0%
Cash Flow Statement	Jun '21	Sep '21	Dec '21	Mar '22	Jun '22
Capital Expenditures	0.66	2.06	2.06	1.89	1.89
growth rate		213.1%	0.0%	-8.3%	0.0%
Cash Dividends	28.36	28.94	28.94	33.90	33.90
growth rate		2.1%	0.0%	17.1%	0.0%
Cash From OA	52.07	44.15	44.15	57.68	57.68
growth rate		-15.2%	0.0%	30.7%	0.0%
Sale Purchase of Stock
growth rate
FCF	51.41	42.09	42.09	55.79	55.79
growth rate		-18.1%	0.0%	32.6%	0.0%
Income Statement	Jun '21	Sep '21	Dec '21	Mar '22	Jun '22
Sales	114.13	120.93	120.93	133.61	133.61
growth rate		6.0%	0.0%	10.5%	0.0%
Op.Income	53.47	51.24	51.24	60.39	60.39
growth rate		-4.2%	0.0%	17.9%	0.0%
IBT	49.61	51.73	51.73	60.01	60.01
growth rate		4.3%	0.0%	16.0%	0.0%
Net Income	34.82	37.31	37.31	43.10	43.10
growth rate		7.2%	0.0%	15.5%	0.0%
Gross Profit	96.76	100.14	100.14	111.97	111.97
growth rate		3.5%	0.0%	11.8%	0.0%

Growth Grade & Financial Ratios

All financial ratios below are calculated based on latest annual statements available and present the most up to date snapshot of a company finances.

Growth Grade

Historical Growth Grade:

B (77.73)

YOY Growth Grade:

C (65.40)

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Market Ratios

Dividend Yield: 2.3%
Beta: 0.93
Beta of 0.9324 suggests that the asset is volatile as the rest of the market (fairly priced).
PE: 391.38
EY: 0.3%
PEG: 25.06
PEG Ratio of 25.06 suggests that stock is overpriced.
PEGY: 21.84
PEGY Ratio of 21.84 suggests that stock is overpriced.
Price/BVPS: 134.08

Profitability Ratios

ROE: 21.2%
Return on Equity (ROE) of 21.2% suggests that a company is doing well.
ROS: 43.9%
The value of Return on Sales depends on the business and/or industry. Usually the higher ratio the better.
ROA: 12.0%
Return on Assets (ROA). Low ratio usually means poor performance, or ineffective use of assets by management. High ratio usually means good performance.
ROI: 22.1%
Return on Investment (ROI) of 22.1% suggests that a company is doing well.
ROIC: 14.7%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) of 14.7% suggests that management is inefficient or it could reflect a highly capitalized, conservatively operated business with little long term debt.

Liquidity Ratios

Current Ratio: 1.74
Current Ratio of 1.74 suggests that a company may not be able to pay off bills as rapidly as it should.
Quick Ratio: 1.45
Quick Ratio of 1.45 suggests that a company is doing well.
Cash Turnover: 5.97
Turnover Of Cash Ratio of 5.97 suggests that a company may be vulnerable to creditors. As a result it may be unable to pay wages or utility bills.
Equity Ratio: 54.4%
Equity Ratio of 54.4% suggests that a reasonably large percent of the company's assets financed by shareholder equity.
Debt/Equity: 83.8%
Debt to Equity Ratio of 83.8% suggests that a company is doing well.
Debt/FCF: 3.32
Debt/FCF of 3.32 suggests that a company does not have enough cash to pay off its long term debt within three years.

Efficiency Ratios

Avg Collection Period: 36.44
Average Collection Period of 36.44 days suggests that a company is doing well.
Inventory Turnover: 26.34
Inventory Turnover Ratio of 26.34 suggests that a company is doing well.
Cash Flow Ratio: 4.92
Cash Flow Ratio of 4.92 suggests a company is doing OK, but lower inventory is generally viewed as a positive trend.
Profit Margin: 31.6%

Value Price

PE and EPS

	Historical	Current	Forward
PE	48.96	397.63	28.17
EPS / Growth	4.9%	0.44	15.6%

Value Price & Investment Recovery Time

Read more about Stock2Own value price in Stock Market: Fundamental Analysis.

Equity Growth Rate: 32.5%

Estimates	Pessimistic	Moderate	Optimistic
Rate of Return	15.0%
MOS Price %	50 %
Future EPS Growth	4.9%	17.7%	17.7%
Future PE	9.74	37.48	37.48
Future EPS	0.71	2.25	2.25
Value Price MOS %	1.72 -99.0%	20.85 -88.2%	20.85 -88.2%
MOS Price	0.86	10.42	10.42
IRT	62.42	25.24	25.24

Graham Number:

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Graham Number: 3.62
Graham MOS: -97.9%

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