Cars.com Inc
NYSE:CARS

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Price: 18.39 USD 1.32% Market Closed
Market Cap: 1.2B USD
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Relative Value

The Relative Value of one CARS stock under the Base Case scenario is 29.18 USD. Compared to the current market price of 18.39 USD, Cars.com Inc is Undervalued by 37%.

Relative Value is the estimated value of a stock based on various valuation multiples like P/E and EV/EBIT ratios. It offers a quick snapshot of a stock's valuation in relation to its peers and historical norms.

CARS Relative Value
Base Case
29.18 USD
Undervaluation 37%
Relative Value
Price
Worst Case
Base Case
Best Case

Valuation Multiples

1.7
P/S
P/S
Price to Sales
1.7
vs History
44
vs Industry
38
Median 3Y
1.7
Median 5Y
1.7
Industry
1.5
Forward
1.6
More Details
30.5
P/E
P/E
Price to Earnings
30.5
vs History
33
vs Industry
33
Median 3Y
49.7
Median 5Y
10.4
Industry
18.1
Forward
30
More Details
7.1
P/OCF
P/OCF
Price to OCF
7.1
vs History
47
vs Industry
37
Median 3Y
8.2
Median 5Y
7.3
Industry
11.7
More Details
6.6
P/FCFE
P/FCFE
Price to FCFE
6.6
vs History
80
vs Industry
35
Median 3Y
8.7
Median 5Y
10.1
Industry
16.3
More Details
2.4
P/B
P/B
Price to Book Value
2.4
vs History
44
vs Industry
26
Median 3Y
2.5
Median 5Y
2.4
Industry
1.8
More Details
2.2
EV/S
EV/S
Enterprise Value to Sales
2.2
vs History
57
vs Industry
29
Median 3Y
2.4
Median 5Y
2.3
Industry
1.6
Forward
2.2
More Details
3.3
EV/GP
EV/GP
Enterprise Value to Gross Profit
3.3
vs History
47
vs Industry
38
Median 3Y
3.5
Median 5Y
3.4
Industry
3.3
More Details
10.1
EV/EBITDA
EV/EBITDA
Enterprise Value to EBITDA
10.1
vs History
25
vs Industry
25
Median 3Y
10.1
Median 5Y
9.7
Industry
8.9
Forward
7.5
More Details
32.8
EV/EBIT
EV/EBIT
Enterprise Value to EBIT
32.8
vs History
7
vs Industry
12
Median 3Y
28.4
Median 5Y
26.8
Industry
12.5
Forward
29.9
More Details
9.5
EV/OCF
EV/OCF
Enterprise Value to OCF
9.5
vs History
73
vs Industry
28
Median 3Y
11.6
Median 5Y
10.9
Industry
10.8
More Details
9.7
EV/FCFF
EV/FCFF
Enterprise Value to FCFF
9.7
vs History
87
vs Industry
30
Median 3Y
12.5
Median 5Y
12.3
Industry
13.7
More Details
1.5
EV/IC
EV/IC
Enterprise Value to IC
1.5
vs History
23
vs Industry
35
Median 3Y
1.5
Median 5Y
1.4
Industry
1.4
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Multiples Across Competitors

CARS Competitors Multiples
Cars.com Inc Competitors

All Multiples
P/S
P/E
EV/EBITDA
EV/EBIT
All Countries
All Countries
Close
Market Cap P/S P/E EV/EBITDA EV/EBIT
US
Cars.com Inc
NYSE:CARS
1.2B USD 1.7 30.5 10.1 32.8
US
Alphabet Inc
NASDAQ:GOOGL
2.4T USD 7 25.4 19 21.3
US
Meta Platforms Inc
NASDAQ:META
1.6T USD 10.1 28.4 19.6 23.9
CN
Tencent Holdings Ltd
HKEX:700
3.8T HKD 5.5 20.8 17.4 17.4
JP
LY Corp
XMUN:YOJ
38.4B EUR 3.3 58.1 22.4 38
CN
Baidu Inc
NASDAQ:BIDU
31.5B USD 1.7 11.2 7 7
CN
Fangdd Network Group Ltd
NASDAQ:DUO
25B USD 667.9 -2 162.8 -688.9 -687.7
CN
Kuaishou Technology
HKEX:1024
198.2B HKD 1.5 12.4 10.2 10.2
KR
Naver Corp
KRX:035420
32.1T KRW 3.1 19.2 11.9 15.7
US
Pinterest Inc
NYSE:PINS
21B USD 6 97.1 137.3 161.9
AU
REA Group Ltd
ASX:REA
32.2B AUD 18.9 106.2 45.3 45.3
P/E Multiple
Earnings Growth P/E to Growth
US
Cars.com Inc
NYSE:CARS
Average P/E: 40.9
30.5
-57%
N/A
US
Alphabet Inc
NASDAQ:GOOGL
25.4
76%
0.3
US
Meta Platforms Inc
NASDAQ:META
28.4
89%
0.3
CN
Tencent Holdings Ltd
HKEX:700
20.8
124%
0.2
JP
L
LY Corp
XMUN:YOJ
58.1
57%
1
CN
Baidu Inc
NASDAQ:BIDU
11.2
52%
0.2
CN
Fangdd Network Group Ltd
NASDAQ:DUO
Negative Multiple: -2 162.8 N/A N/A
CN
Kuaishou Technology
HKEX:1024
12.4
345%
0
KR
Naver Corp
KRX:035420
19.2
78%
0.2
US
Pinterest Inc
NYSE:PINS
97.1
N/A N/A
AU
REA Group Ltd
ASX:REA
106.2
161%
0.7
EV/EBITDA Multiple
EBITDA Growth EV/EBITDA to Growth
US
Cars.com Inc
NYSE:CARS
Average EV/EBITDA: 30
10.1
54%
0.2
US
Alphabet Inc
NASDAQ:GOOGL
19
100%
0.2
US
Meta Platforms Inc
NASDAQ:META
19.6
115%
0.2
CN
Tencent Holdings Ltd
HKEX:700
17.4
53%
0.3
JP
L
LY Corp
XMUN:YOJ
22.4
50%
0.5
CN
Baidu Inc
NASDAQ:BIDU
7
-8%
N/A
CN
Fangdd Network Group Ltd
NASDAQ:DUO
Negative Multiple: -688.9 N/A N/A
CN
Kuaishou Technology
HKEX:1024
10.2
190%
0.1
KR
Naver Corp
KRX:035420
11.9
56%
0.2
US
Pinterest Inc
NYSE:PINS
137.3
6 843%
0
AU
REA Group Ltd
ASX:REA
45.3
82%
0.6
EV/EBIT Multiple
EBIT Growth EV/EBIT to Growth
US
Cars.com Inc
NYSE:CARS
Average EV/EBIT: 37.4
32.8
63%
0.5
US
Alphabet Inc
NASDAQ:GOOGL
21.3
68%
0.3
US
Meta Platforms Inc
NASDAQ:META
23.9
74%
0.3
CN
Tencent Holdings Ltd
HKEX:700
17.4
81%
0.2
JP
L
LY Corp
XMUN:YOJ
38
N/A N/A
CN
Baidu Inc
NASDAQ:BIDU
7
39%
0.2
CN
Fangdd Network Group Ltd
NASDAQ:DUO
Negative Multiple: -687.7 N/A N/A
CN
Kuaishou Technology
HKEX:1024
10.2
353%
0
KR
Naver Corp
KRX:035420
15.7
69%
0.2
US
Pinterest Inc
NYSE:PINS
161.9
51 602%
0
AU
REA Group Ltd
ASX:REA
45.3
58%
0.8

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Financials
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Discount Rate
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