earnings
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.60
Cars.com Q2 revenue $168.2M (+3% YoY), net income $94.1M on tax benefit, ARPD up 6%
Cars.com Inc.
2023-Q2 EPS reported
$1.55
revenue$335,244,000
- Revenue $168.2M (+3% YoY); net income $94.1M ($1.37 diluted EPS) driven by valuation allowance release.
- Adjusted EBITDA $45.6M (27% margin); ARPD $2,472 (+6% YoY); dealer customers 18,785 (down 401 from Q1).
- Traffic 156M visits (+5% YoY); free cash flow $45.6M in H1 2023 vs $33.7M prior year.
- Full-year revenue guidance tightened to 4-6% growth (midpoint raised); Q3 revenue guidance $172-174M.
- Year-to-date share repurchases 0.9M shares for $17.2M; total debt $458.8M, net leverage 2.3x.