Carmax Inc Stock Short Ratio

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USD 70.27 0.58 0.83%

CarMax Inc fundamentals help investors to digest information that contributes to CarMax's financial success or failures. It also enables traders to predict the movement of CarMax Stock. The fundamental analysis module provides a way to measure CarMax's intrinsic value by examining its available economic and financial indicators, including the cash flow records, the balance sheet account changes, the income statement patterns, and various microeconomic indicators and financial ratios related to CarMax stock.

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CarMax Inc Company Short Ratio Analysis

CarMax's Short Ratio is typically used by traders and speculators to identify trends in current market sentiment for a particular equity instrument. In its simple terms this ratio shows how many days it will take all current short sellers to cover their positions if the price of a stock begins to rise.

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Current CarMax Short Ratio

12.57 X

Most of CarMax's fundamental indicators, such as Short Ratio, are part of a valuation analysis module that helps investors searching for stocks that are currently trading at higher or lower prices than their real value. If the real value is higher than the market price, CarMax Inc is considered to be undervalued, and we provide a buy recommendation. Otherwise, we render a sell signal.

CarMax Short Ratio Driver Correlations

Understanding the fundamental principles of building solid financial models for CarMax is extremely important. It helps to project a fair market value of CarMax Stock properly, considering its historical fundamentals such as Short Ratio. Since CarMax's main accounts across its financial reports are all linked and dependent on each other, it is essential to analyze all possible correlations between related accounts. However, instead of reviewing all of CarMax's historical financial statements, investors can examine the correlated drivers to determine its overall health. This can be effectively done using a conventional correlation matrix of CarMax's interrelated accounts and indicators.

	Total Assets	Total Stockholder Equity	Net Debt	Accounts Payable	Net Receivables	Total Liab	Total Current Assets	Short Term Debt	Long Term Debt	Property Plant Equipment	Retained Earnings	Common Stock	Current Deferred Revenue	Net Tangible Assets	Short Term Investments	Long Term Debt Total	Capital Surpluse	Long Term Investments	Short Long Term Debt	Cash And Equivalents	Net Invested Capital	Net Working Capital	Capital Stock
Total Assets		0.95	0.99	0.99	0.71	1.0	0.96	0.95	1.0	0.8	0.94	-0.09	0.09	0.8	0.74	0.9	0.87	0.9	0.83	0.57	0.84	0.71	-0.63
Total Stockholder Equity	0.95		0.91	0.96	0.64	0.93	0.94	0.95	0.93	0.66	1.0	0.08	0.02	0.77	0.57	0.78	0.78	0.76	0.81	0.51	0.86	0.71	-0.7
Net Debt	0.99	0.91		0.97	0.73	1.0	0.94	0.91	1.0	0.84	0.89	-0.14	0.12	0.8	0.79	0.94	0.9	0.94	0.8	0.57	0.8	0.7	-0.56
Accounts Payable	0.99	0.96	0.97		0.75	0.98	0.97	0.94	0.98	0.78	0.95	-0.1	0.17	0.82	0.67	0.88	0.88	0.88	0.83	0.68	0.86	0.75	-0.63
Net Receivables	0.71	0.64	0.73	0.75		0.72	0.85	0.58	0.73	0.72	0.64	-0.3	0.52	0.83	0.41	0.75	0.84	0.77	0.62	0.63	0.77	0.96	-0.34
Total Liab	1.0	0.93	1.0	0.98	0.72		0.95	0.93	1.0	0.82	0.91	-0.12	0.11	0.79	0.77	0.92	0.88	0.92	0.82	0.58	0.82	0.7	-0.6
Total Current Assets	0.96	0.94	0.94	0.97	0.85	0.95		0.89	0.95	0.77	0.94	-0.07	0.19	0.86	0.6	0.86	0.88	0.85	0.8	0.61	0.89	0.87	-0.6
Short Term Debt	0.95	0.95	0.91	0.94	0.58	0.93	0.89		0.93	0.59	0.95	-0.1	0.0	0.65	0.61	0.73	0.72	0.77	0.87	0.48	0.87	0.66	-0.78
Long Term Debt	1.0	0.93	1.0	0.98	0.73	1.0	0.95	0.93		0.83	0.91	-0.12	0.11	0.8	0.77	0.93	0.89	0.92	0.81	0.57	0.81	0.7	-0.59
Property Plant Equipment	0.8	0.66	0.84	0.78	0.72	0.82	0.77	0.59	0.83		0.64	-0.15	0.23	0.8	0.83	0.97	0.89	0.89	0.66	0.54	0.59	0.58	-0.05
Retained Earnings	0.94	1.0	0.89	0.95	0.64	0.91	0.94	0.95	0.91	0.64		0.1	0.02	0.77	0.53	0.76	0.77	0.74	0.81	0.52	0.86	0.71	-0.7
Common Stock	-0.09	0.08	-0.14	-0.1	-0.3	-0.12	-0.07	-0.1	-0.12	-0.15	0.1		-0.72	-0.19	-0.09	-0.15	-0.28	-0.4	-0.4	-0.32	-0.35	-0.3	0.02
Current Deferred Revenue	0.09	0.02	0.12	0.17	0.52	0.11	0.19	0.0	0.11	0.23	0.02	-0.72		0.53	-0.13	0.21	0.48	0.39	0.24	0.63	0.38	0.47	0.01
Net Tangible Assets	0.8	0.77	0.8	0.82	0.83	0.79	0.86	0.65	0.8	0.8	0.77	-0.19	0.53		0.46	0.84	0.96	0.86	0.67	0.67	0.8	0.8	-0.36
Short Term Investments	0.74	0.57	0.79	0.67	0.41	0.77	0.6	0.61	0.77	0.83	0.53	-0.09	-0.13	0.46		0.84	0.65	0.77	0.57	0.3	0.38	0.28	-0.13
Long Term Debt Total	0.9	0.78	0.94	0.88	0.75	0.92	0.86	0.73	0.93	0.97	0.76	-0.15	0.21	0.84	0.84		0.94	0.95	0.72	0.56	0.68	0.64	-0.26
Capital Surpluse	0.87	0.78	0.9	0.88	0.84	0.88	0.88	0.72	0.89	0.89	0.77	-0.28	0.48	0.96	0.65	0.94		0.96	0.72	0.71	0.78	0.77	-0.37
Long Term Investments	0.9	0.76	0.94	0.88	0.77	0.92	0.85	0.77	0.92	0.89	0.74	-0.4	0.39	0.86	0.77	0.95	0.96		0.79	0.63	0.78	0.7	-0.39
Short Long Term Debt	0.83	0.81	0.8	0.83	0.62	0.82	0.8	0.87	0.81	0.66	0.81	-0.4	0.24	0.67	0.57	0.72	0.72	0.79		0.49	0.92	0.7	-0.48
Cash And Equivalents	0.57	0.51	0.57	0.68	0.63	0.58	0.61	0.48	0.57	0.54	0.52	-0.32	0.63	0.67	0.3	0.56	0.71	0.63	0.49		0.55	0.56	-0.31
Net Invested Capital	0.84	0.86	0.8	0.86	0.77	0.82	0.89	0.87	0.81	0.59	0.86	-0.35	0.38	0.8	0.38	0.68	0.78	0.78	0.92	0.55		0.88	-0.64
Net Working Capital	0.71	0.71	0.7	0.75	0.96	0.7	0.87	0.66	0.7	0.58	0.71	-0.3	0.47	0.8	0.28	0.64	0.77	0.7	0.7	0.56	0.88		-0.48
Capital Stock	-0.63	-0.7	-0.56	-0.63	-0.34	-0.6	-0.6	-0.78	-0.59	-0.05	-0.7	0.02	0.01	-0.36	-0.13	-0.26	-0.37	-0.39	-0.48	-0.31	-0.64	-0.48

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The higher the Short Ratio, the longer it would take to buy back the borrowed shares. In theory, the more short positions are currently outstanding, the faster it will be to cover shorted positions.

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CarMax Price To Sales Ratio

Price To Sales Ratio

0.48

At this time, CarMax's Price To Sales Ratio is fairly stable compared to the past year.

Based on the latest financial disclosure, CarMax Inc has a Short Ratio of 12.57 times. This is 115.24% higher than that of the Specialty Retail sector and 54.99% higher than that of the Consumer Discretionary industry. The short ratio for all United States stocks is notably lower than that of the firm.

CarMax Short Ratio Peer Comparison

Stock peer comparison is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It analyses CarMax's direct or indirect competition against its Short Ratio to detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics or determine the stocks which would be a good addition to a portfolio. Peer analysis of CarMax could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing CarMax by comparing valuation metrics of similar companies.

CarMax is currently under evaluation in short ratio category among related companies.

CarMax ESG Sustainability

Some studies have found that companies with high sustainability scores are getting higher valuations than competitors with lower social-engagement activities. While most ESG disclosures are voluntary and do not directly affect the long term financial condition, CarMax's sustainability indicators can be used to identify proper investment strategies using environmental, social, and governance scores that are crucial to CarMax's managers, analysts, and investors.

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CarMax Institutional Holders

Institutional Holdings refers to the ownership stake in CarMax that is held by large financial organizations, pension funds or endowments. Institutions may purchase large blocks of CarMax's outstanding shares and can exert considerable influence upon its management. Institutional holders may also work to push the share price higher once they own the stock. Extensive social media coverage, TV shows, articles in high-profile magazines, and presentations at investor conferences help move the stock higher, increasing CarMax's value.

		Shares
Amvescap Plc.	2023-12-31	3.2 M
Akre Capital Management, Llc	2023-12-31	2.7 M
Morningstar Investment Services Llc	2023-12-31	2.7 M
Fiduciary Management, Inc. Of Milwaukee	2023-12-31	2.6 M
Turtle Creek Asset Management Inc.	2023-12-31	2.6 M
London Company Of Virginia	2023-12-31	2.4 M
Cooke & Bieler Lp	2023-12-31	2.3 M
First Pacific Advisors, Lp	2023-12-31	2.3 M
Wellington Management Company Llp	2023-12-31	2.3 M
Vanguard Group Inc	2023-12-31	18.1 M
Blackrock Inc	2023-12-31	10.9 M

CarMax Fundamentals

	Return On Equity	0.082
	Return On Asset	0.0177
	Profit Margin	0.02 %
	Operating Margin	0.02 %
	Current Valuation	29.64 B
	Shares Outstanding	157.39 M
	Shares Owned By Insiders	0.33 %
	Shares Owned By Institutions	99.67 %
	Number Of Shares Shorted	19.12 M
	Price To Earning	14.73 X
	Price To Book	1.85 X
	Price To Sales	0.40 X
	Revenue	26.54 B
	Gross Profit	2.8 B
	EBITDA	154.1 M
	Net Income	479.2 M
	Cash And Equivalents	102.72 M
	Cash Per Share	0.36 X
	Total Debt	19.53 B
	Debt To Equity	3.59 %
	Current Ratio	2.75 X
	Book Value Per Share	38.54 X
	Cash Flow From Operations	458.62 M
	Short Ratio	12.57 X
	Earnings Per Share	3.02 X
	Price To Earnings To Growth	0.90 X
	Target Price	78.12
	Number Of Employees	29.84 K
	Beta	1.6
	Market Capitalization	10.97 B
	Total Asset	27.52 B
	Retained Earnings	4.13 B
	Working Capital	2.91 B
	Current Asset	2.47 B
	Current Liabilities	1.01 B
	Net Asset	27.52 B

About CarMax Fundamental Analysis

The Macroaxis Fundamental Analysis modules help investors analyze CarMax Inc's financials across various querterly and yearly statements, indicators and fundamental ratios. We help investors to determine the real value of CarMax using virtually all public information available. We use both quantitative as well as qualitative analysis to arrive at the intrinsic value of CarMax Inc based on its fundamental data. In general, a quantitative approach, as applied to this company, focuses on analyzing financial statements comparatively, whereas a qaualitative method uses data that is important to a company's growth but cannot be measured and presented in a numerical way.

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When determining whether CarMax Inc offers a strong return on investment in its stock, a comprehensive analysis is essential. The process typically begins with a thorough review of CarMax's financial statements, including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements, to assess its financial health. Key financial ratios are used to gauge profitability, efficiency, and growth potential of Carmax Inc Stock. Outlined below are crucial reports that will aid in making a well-informed decision on Carmax Inc Stock:

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Quarterly Earnings Growth

(0.25)

Earnings Share

3.02

Revenue Per Share

178.322

Quarterly Revenue Growth

(0.01)

Return On Assets

0.0177

The market value of CarMax Inc is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of CarMax that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of CarMax's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is CarMax's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because CarMax's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect CarMax's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.

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Short Interest

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Current CarMax Short Ratio

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CarMax Price To Sales Ratio

Price To Sales Ratio

0.48

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