What does gross margin mean?

Gross profit (revenue minus cost of revenue) as a percentage of revenue, on a trailing-twelve-month basis. Measures how much of each sales dollar survives the direct cost of producing the goods or services sold.

Cars.com Inc. CARS Gross margin

Discontinued — last reported Q2 '19

Gross margin at other companies

CarGurus, Inc.CARG

90.2%+4.0pp

Penske Automotive GroupPAG

18.3%+0.1pp

CarvanaCVNA

20.1%-1.5pp

OPENLANE, IncOPLN

46.5%+0.6pp

eBayEBAY

72%-0.1pp

Alphabet Inc.GOOGL

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$180.2M+0.7%

Operating income$16.6M+157%

Net income$5.0M+347%

EPS (diluted)$0.08+367%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$64.6M+105%

Total debt$451.8M-0.8%

Total equity$460.7M-6.0%

Total assets$1.1B-2.8%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$39.8M+35.1%

CapEx$262.0K-67.7%

Free cash flow$39.5M+38.1%

Valuation

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Market cap$567.97M-19.3%

Enterprise value$955.2M-15.3%

P/E21×+5.5×

P/S0.8×-0.2×

Profitability

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Operating margin9.7%+3.1pp

Net margin3.7%-2.6pp

FCF margin21.8%+1.6pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity5.7%-3.7pp

Debt / equity1×+0.1×

Current ratio1.9×+0.2×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Cars.com Inc.’s reported figures.

gross profit/total revenue=84.2%

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Cars.com Inc.’s 10-Q, filed August 5, 2019, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

Questions, answered.

What does gross margin mean?: Gross profit (revenue minus cost of revenue) as a percentage of revenue, on a trailing-twelve-month basis. Measures how much of each sales dollar survives the direct cost of producing the goods or services sold.