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# Car-Mart Inc's Q3 revenue misses estimates on volume decline

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Overview

-   U.S. used car retailer’s Q3 revenue fell 12% yr/yr, missing analyst expectations
-   Adjusted loss per share for Q3 was -$1.53
-   Sales volumes declined 22% due to capital constraints, weather, and store consolidations

Outlook

-   Company expects cost savings from store consolidations to be reflected starting in fiscal Q4 2026
-   America’s Car-Mart aims to secure additional financing to restore origination capacity and sales volume
-   Company says demand for affordable used vehicles among credit-challenged customers remains robust

Result Drivers

-   CAPITAL CONSTRAINTS - Co said lower sales volumes were primarily due to reduced origination capacity from ongoing capital structure transition
-   WEATHER IMPACT - Severe weather in the South-Central U.S. led to significant store closures and further reduced sales in late January
-   STORE CONSOLIDATIONS - Reduction in active dealership count by 12% year-over-year contributed to lower sales volumes Company press release:

Key Details

Metric Beat/Mis Actual Consensu

s s

Estimate

Q3 Miss $286.80 $331.93

Revenue mln mln (3

Analysts

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Q3 Miss -$1.53 -$0.28

Adjusted (2

EPS Analysts

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### Q3 EPS -$9.25

Analyst Coverage

-   The current average analyst rating on the shares is “buy” and the breakdown of recommendations is 1 “strong buy” or “buy”, 2 “hold” and no “sell” or “strong sell”
-   The average consensus recommendation for the auto vehicles, parts & service retailers peer group is “buy”
-   Wall Street’s median 12-month price target for America’s CAR-MART Inc is $33.00, about 73.2% above its March 11 closing price of $19.05
-   The stock recently traded at 23 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 24 three months ago For questions concerning the data in this report, contact Estimates.Support@lseg.com. For any other questions or feedback, contact . (This story was created using Reuters automation and AI based on LSEG and company data. It was checked and edited by a Reuters journalist prior to publication.)

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