Profitability
Weight: 25%
D
36
- 5yr Avg ROIC 4.4%
- Operating Margin Trend -0.15 pp/yr
CARS
Cars.com Inc.
AlphaQuality composite grade, weighted for platform & compounding fcf businesses.
Capital Efficiency
Weight: 15%
B
70
- 5yr Avg ROE 9.1%
- 5yr Share-Count CAGR -3.6%
Growth Quality
Weight: 25%
B+
76
- 5yr Revenue CAGR 3.8%
- 5yr EPS CAGR 20.9%
- Revenue-Growth Years (5) 5/5
Cash Generation
Weight: 20%
B+
78
- 5yr FCF Margin 18.7%
- 5yr FCF/NI Conversion 5.75x
Balance Sheet
Weight: 10%
D
37
- Net Debt / EBITDA 2.20x
- Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 1.56x
- Altman Z-Score 0.34
Stability
Weight: 5%
C
54
- EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.87
- Piotroski F-Score 8
- Negative-Revenue Years (5) 0/5
Guru Flow
Curated superinvestor sentiment — not part of the AlphaQuality grade.3 of 3 gurus held; 1 new buy; 2 trimmed.
- Holders
- 3 +1
- Avg Δ position
- -33.0%
- New buys
- 1
- Full exits
- 0
- Wood new
- Greenblatt decreased -59%
- Cooperman decreased -7%