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Cars.com Inc.: financial statements
Financially weak · see the checkFigures in USD, fiscal years
Revenue and net income
Operating and free cash flow
Margins
Returns
Income statement
| USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Last year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $548M | $624M | $654M | $689M | $719M | $723M | +1% |
| Selling, general & admin | $242M | $282M | $289M | $310M | $316M | $330M | +4% |
| Operating income | -$887M | $48.3M | $66.0M | $54.1M | $53.5M | $60.3M | +13% |
| EBITDA | -$774M | $150M | $160M | $155M | $161M | $152M | -5% |
| Interest expense | $26.4M | $38.3M | $33.4M | $30.4M | $32.5M | $30.0M | -8% |
| Profit before tax | -$936M | $9.5M | $22.6M | $18.1M | $61.9M | $34.3M | -45% |
| Income tax | -$147M | -$1.3M | $5.4M | -$100M | $13.7M | $14.3M | +4% |
| Net income | -$789M | $10.8M | $17.2M | $118M | $48.2M | $20.1M | -58% |
Cash flow
| USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Last year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $139M | $138M | $129M | $137M | $153M | $152M | -1% |
| Capital expenditure | $16.7M | $1.5M | $1.8M | $1.3M | $3.0M | $4.3M | +43% |
| Free cash flow | $122M | $137M | $127M | $135M | $150M | $147M | -1% |
| Depreciation & amortization | $113M | $102M | $94.4M | $101M | $107M | $91.8M | -14% |
Balance sheet
| USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Last year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash | $67.7M | $39.1M | $31.7M | $39.2M | $50.7M | $56.2M | +11% |
| Current assets | $178M | $147M | $149M | $178M | $214M | $212M | -1% |
| Total assets | $1.1B | $1.0B | $1.0B | $1.2B | $1.1B | $1.1B | -4% |
| Current liabilities | $90.4M | $94.3M | $106M | $146M | $117M | $113M | -3% |
| Financial debt | $598M | $478M | $481M | $490M | $460M | $455M | -1% |
| Total liabilities | $736M | $609M | $640M | $680M | $600M | $590M | -2% |
| Shareholders' equity | $368M | $398M | $384M | $492M | $511M | $473M | -8% |
| Net debt | $530M | $438M | $450M | $451M | $409M | $399M | -3% |
Ratios
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Last year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -162.1% | 7.8% | 10.1% | 7.9% | 7.4% | 8.3% | |
| Net margin | -144.1% | 1.7% | 2.6% | 17.2% | 6.7% | 2.8% | |
| SG&A as share of revenue | 44.3% | 45.2% | 44.3% | 45.0% | 44.0% | 45.7% | |
| Return on equity | -214.3% | 2.7% | 4.5% | 24.1% | 9.4% | 4.2% | |
| Return on assets | -73.4% | 1.1% | 1.7% | 10.1% | 4.3% | 1.9% | |
| Return on invested capital | -83.3% | 4.4% | 6.0% | 4.8% | 4.5% | 3.9% | |
| Debt / equity | 1.62 | 1.20 | 1.25 | 1.00 | 0.90 | 0.96 | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | — | 2.9x | 2.8x | 2.9x | 2.5x | 2.6x | |
| Interest coverage | -33.6x | 1.3x | 2.0x | 1.8x | 1.6x | 2.0x | |
| Current ratio | 1.97 | 1.56 | 1.40 | 1.22 | 1.83 | 1.87 | |
| Quick ratio | 1.97 | 1.56 | 1.40 | 1.22 | 1.83 | 1.87 |
Data source: SEC EDGAR, company annual reports. Lines a company does not report are left empty. Free cash flow is operating cash flow minus capital expenditure. Ratios use the same formulas as the EdgeScore check.
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