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Also trades as: 0HTZ.L (LSE) · $vol 0M

CARS NYSE

Cars.com Inc.
1W: +2.6% 1M: +3.7% 3M: -16.3% YTD: -10.2% 1Y: -4.3% 3Y: -32.6% 5Y: -14.0%
$10.80
+0.03 (+0.28%)
 
Weekly Expected Move ±5.9%
$10 $10 $11 $12 $12
NYSE · Communication Services · Internet Content & Information · Tech Score Buy · Power 63 · $603.8M mcap · 47M float · 1.47% daily turnover · Short 66% of daily vol
Credit Risk of going bust: higher than 66% of companies Debt: 42.5% of company value Bonds: $55.1M held by 65 funds, 235 bp over Treasuries → details ▾
Of US companies ranked in the middle of the pack, about 1 in 580 filed for bankruptcy within a year (2020-2025).
If the stock fell to about $0.62 (down 94%), Cars.com Inc. would be worth roughly what it owes.
Total debt $447.1M against a stock market value of $603.8M.
Distance to default 3.77 (Merton model): prices to 2026-10-27, balance sheet 2026-06-30, debt counted $223.6M (short-term plus half of long-term), stock volatility 46.1%; Altman Z'' -1.06. A ranking and a back-test, not a forecast.
Bond figures are fund-reported marks (SEC N-PORT) as of Jul 2026. How these are computed.

📊 Key Metrics

TTM
$726M
Revenue
+1.1% YoY
$34M
Net Income
-16.4% YoY
$150M
Free Cash Flow
+20.8% YoY
83.2%
Gross Margin
15.5%
Op. Margin
7.9%
Net Margin

💰 Income Flow

How revenue becomes profit

💵 Cash Flow

Where cash goes

🏦 Balance Sheet

Assets = Liabilities + Equity

📈 Financial Health

Profitability

ROE7.4%
ROA3.3%
ROIC6.2%

Valuation

P/E18.5
P/B1.4
EV/EBITDA7.2

Leverage

Debt/Equity1.01
Current Ratio2.00
Interest Cov.4.5x

Quality Scores

Piotroski F7/9
Altman Z0.44
Beneish M-2.98

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