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America's Car-Mart Reports Q4 Fiscal 2023: Revenue Up 12.2% but EPS Plunges to $0.32
AMERICAS CARMART INC
2023-FY EPS reported
$3.11
revenue$1,405,498,000
- Revenues of $388.3M, up 12.2% vs prior year Q4, with unit sales up 7.5%.
- Diluted EPS fell to $0.32 from $3.97 a year ago due to higher credit losses and interest expense.
- Provision for credit losses was 30.4% of sales (vs 23.1% prior year) and net charge-offs 6.3% of avg receivables.
- Inventory decreased $22.3M sequentially, and total debt to finance receivables rose to 46.5%.
- Kroll Bond Rating Agency upgraded ratings on three classes of notes from April 2022 securitization.