KAR Financial Ratios Analysis

KAR Stock

USD 17.50 0.06 0.34%

Most ratios from KAR Auction's fundamentals are interrelated and interconnected. However, analyzing fundamentals ratios one by one will only give a small insight into KAR Auction Services current financial condition. On the other hand, looking into the entire matrix of fundamentals ratios, and analyzing their relationships over time can provide a more complete picture of the company financial strength now and in the future. Check out KAR Auction Valuation and KAR Auction Correlation analysis.

At this time, KAR Auction's Sales General And Administrative To Revenue is relatively stable compared to the past year. As of 04/25/2024, Cash Per Share is likely to grow to 1.55, while PTB Ratio is likely to drop 0.82.

	2021	2022	2023 (projected)
Dividend Yield	0.002498	0.0146	0.0275
Price To Sales Ratio	0.85	1.0	0.98

Dividend Yield Price To Sales Ratio

KAR Auction fundamentals Correlations

	Price To Sales Ratio	Dividend Yield	Ptb Ratio	Days Sales Outstanding	Book Value Per Share	Free Cash Flow Yield	Invested Capital	Operating Cash Flow Per Share	Capex To Depreciation	Pb Ratio	Ev To Sales	Free Cash Flow Per Share	Roic	Inventory Turnover	Net Income Per Share	Days Of Inventory On Hand	Payables Turnover	Average Inventory	Capex To Revenue	Cash Per Share	Pocfratio	Interest Coverage	Payout Ratio	Capex To Operating Cash Flow	Pfcf Ratio	Days Payables Outstanding
Price To Sales Ratio		-0.11	0.36	0.5	0.78	-0.47	-0.45	-0.1	-0.37	0.36	-0.23	-0.11	-0.2	-0.07	-0.07	-0.17	-0.61	0.1	0.16	0.57	-0.03	-0.09	0.23	0.5	-0.15	0.57
Dividend Yield	-0.11		0.76	-0.38	-0.61	0.33	0.29	0.55	-0.39	0.76	-0.26	0.51	0.64	0.61	0.59	-0.4	0.68	0.01	-0.13	-0.07	0.23	0.7	0.44	-0.13	0.09	-0.7
Ptb Ratio	0.36	0.76		-0.22	-0.17	0.17	0.27	0.62	-0.71	1.0	-0.28	0.56	0.64	0.54	0.71	-0.35	0.3	0.24	-0.29	0.35	0.22	0.59	0.53	0.0	0.07	-0.31
Days Sales Outstanding	0.5	-0.38	-0.22		0.7	-0.54	-0.87	-0.44	-0.03	-0.22	-0.26	-0.44	-0.51	-0.18	-0.55	-0.42	-0.61	-0.61	0.69	0.03	-0.13	-0.54	-0.37	0.67	-0.37	0.63
Book Value Per Share	0.78	-0.61	-0.17	0.7		-0.57	-0.58	-0.41	-0.02	-0.17	-0.19	-0.4	-0.43	-0.29	-0.34	-0.05	-0.89	0.01	0.35	0.32	-0.24	-0.42	-0.21	0.57	-0.27	0.89
Free Cash Flow Yield	-0.47	0.33	0.17	-0.54	-0.57		0.31	0.83	0.12	0.17	0.0	0.87	0.17	0.07	0.18	-0.04	0.56	-0.08	-0.14	-0.15	0.59	0.22	-0.11	-0.5	0.33	-0.52
Invested Capital	-0.45	0.29	0.27	-0.87	-0.58	0.31		0.35	-0.14	0.27	0.49	0.33	0.53	0.1	0.57	0.54	0.37	0.6	-0.79	0.08	0.12	0.41	0.29	-0.75	0.51	-0.4
Operating Cash Flow Per Share	-0.1	0.55	0.62	-0.44	-0.41	0.83	0.35		-0.3	0.62	-0.04	0.99	0.35	0.25	0.42	-0.19	0.43	0.0	-0.26	0.17	0.65	0.35	0.09	-0.41	0.37	-0.4
Capex To Depreciation	-0.37	-0.39	-0.71	-0.03	-0.02	0.12	-0.14	-0.3		-0.71	0.14	-0.21	-0.4	-0.15	-0.42	0.13	0.05	-0.19	0.49	-0.37	0.04	-0.23	-0.61	-0.08	0.07	-0.01
Pb Ratio	0.36	0.76	1.0	-0.22	-0.17	0.17	0.27	0.62	-0.71		-0.28	0.56	0.64	0.54	0.71	-0.35	0.3	0.24	-0.29	0.35	0.22	0.59	0.53	0.0	0.07	-0.31
Ev To Sales	-0.23	-0.26	-0.28	-0.26	-0.19	0.0	0.49	-0.04	0.14	-0.28		-0.03	-0.36	-0.53	-0.28	0.74	-0.14	0.02	-0.43	0.28	0.32	-0.35	-0.11	-0.67	0.67	0.08
Free Cash Flow Per Share	-0.11	0.51	0.56	-0.44	-0.4	0.87	0.33	0.99	-0.21	0.56	-0.03		0.29	0.21	0.37	-0.17	0.41	-0.02	-0.22	0.14	0.68	0.31	0.04	-0.43	0.39	-0.39
Roic	-0.2	0.64	0.64	-0.51	-0.43	0.17	0.53	0.35	-0.4	0.64	-0.36	0.29		0.64	0.95	-0.18	0.5	0.54	-0.39	-0.13	-0.29	0.82	0.46	0.0	-0.24	-0.45
Inventory Turnover	-0.07	0.61	0.54	-0.18	-0.29	0.07	0.1	0.25	-0.15	0.54	-0.53	0.21	0.64		0.66	-0.71	0.45	0.16	0.02	-0.37	-0.05	0.74	0.16	0.1	-0.17	-0.37
Net Income Per Share	-0.07	0.59	0.71	-0.55	-0.34	0.18	0.57	0.42	-0.42	0.71	-0.28	0.37	0.95	0.66		-0.14	0.43	0.65	-0.49	0.05	-0.23	0.86	0.48	-0.04	-0.17	-0.38
Days Of Inventory On Hand	-0.17	-0.4	-0.35	-0.42	-0.05	-0.04	0.54	-0.19	0.13	-0.35	0.74	-0.17	-0.18	-0.71	-0.14		-0.18	0.4	-0.54	0.4	-0.06	-0.26	0.07	-0.47	0.36	0.09
Payables Turnover	-0.61	0.68	0.3	-0.61	-0.89	0.56	0.37	0.43	0.05	0.3	-0.14	0.41	0.5	0.45	0.43	-0.18		-0.03	-0.13	-0.24	0.17	0.49	0.25	-0.29	0.05	-0.98
Average Inventory	0.1	0.01	0.24	-0.61	0.01	-0.08	0.6	0.0	-0.19	0.24	0.02	-0.02	0.54	0.16	0.65	0.4	-0.03		-0.69	0.17	-0.43	0.57	0.55	-0.11	-0.09	0.03
Capex To Revenue	0.16	-0.13	-0.29	0.69	0.35	-0.14	-0.79	-0.26	0.49	-0.29	-0.43	-0.22	-0.39	0.02	-0.49	-0.54	-0.13	-0.69		-0.27	0.03	-0.35	-0.53	0.55	-0.31	0.18
Cash Per Share	0.57	-0.07	0.35	0.03	0.32	-0.15	0.08	0.17	-0.37	0.35	0.28	0.14	-0.13	-0.37	0.05	0.4	-0.24	0.17	-0.27		0.16	-0.19	0.17	0.02	0.16	0.14
Pocfratio	-0.03	0.23	0.22	-0.13	-0.24	0.59	0.12	0.65	0.04	0.22	0.32	0.68	-0.29	-0.05	-0.23	-0.06	0.17	-0.43	0.03	0.16		-0.17	-0.31	-0.63	0.81	-0.2
Interest Coverage	-0.09	0.7	0.59	-0.54	-0.42	0.22	0.41	0.35	-0.23	0.59	-0.35	0.31	0.82	0.74	0.86	-0.26	0.49	0.57	-0.35	-0.19	-0.17		0.49	-0.02	-0.17	-0.45
Payout Ratio	0.23	0.44	0.53	-0.37	-0.21	-0.11	0.29	0.09	-0.61	0.53	-0.11	0.04	0.46	0.16	0.48	0.07	0.25	0.55	-0.53	0.17	-0.31	0.49		0.09	-0.19	-0.28
Capex To Operating Cash Flow	0.5	-0.13	0.0	0.67	0.57	-0.5	-0.75	-0.41	-0.08	0.0	-0.67	-0.43	0.0	0.1	-0.04	-0.47	-0.29	-0.11	0.55	0.02	-0.63	-0.02	0.09		-0.89	0.33
Pfcf Ratio	-0.15	0.09	0.07	-0.37	-0.27	0.33	0.51	0.37	0.07	0.07	0.67	0.39	-0.24	-0.17	-0.17	0.36	0.05	-0.09	-0.31	0.16	0.81	-0.17	-0.19	-0.89		-0.11
Days Payables Outstanding	0.57	-0.7	-0.31	0.63	0.89	-0.52	-0.4	-0.4	-0.01	-0.31	0.08	-0.39	-0.45	-0.37	-0.38	0.09	-0.98	0.03	0.18	0.14	-0.2	-0.45	-0.28	0.33	-0.11

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KAR Auction Account Relationship Matchups

KAR Auction fundamentals Accounts

	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024 (projected)
Price To Sales Ratio	0.64	1.03	1.1	0.85	1.0	0.98
Dividend Yield	0.0573	0.0204	0.002498	0.0146	0.0275	0.052
Ptb Ratio	1.74	1.11	0.91	0.71	0.83	0.82
Book Value Per Share	12.54	16.75	17.1	18.32	17.78	9.54
Free Cash Flow Yield	0.13	0.12	0.16	(0.31)	0.11	0.19
Invested Capital	1.36	1.03	1.04	0.27	0.22	0.21
Pb Ratio	1.74	1.11	0.91	0.71	0.83	0.82
Ev To Sales	1.66	1.77	1.74	1.23	1.19	1.68
Roic	0.0572	0.002878	0.0322	0.0476	(0.002321)	(0.002205)
Inventory Turnover	30.34	21.34	50.38	53.83	48.44	46.44
Net Income Per Share	0.7	0.003867	0.54	0.25	(1.41)	(1.34)
Payables Turnover	2.61	2.3	1.87	1.27	1.51	1.56
Capex To Revenue	(0.0581)	(0.0464)	(0.0482)	(0.0401)	(0.0316)	(0.0332)
Cash Per Share	3.86	5.82	1.54	1.94	0.86	1.55
Pocfratio	5.29	6.26	4.65	(3.68)	6.86	7.21
Interest Coverage	3.25	1.66	1.06	1.46	(0.0334)	(0.0317)
Payout Ratio	0.57	1.78	0.0722	0.78	(0.29)	(0.27)
Pfcf Ratio	7.54	8.5	6.31	(3.21)	8.81	6.35
Income Quality	2.88	768.8	6.21	(1.71)	(1.53)	(1.45)
Roe	0.056	2.31E-4	0.0316	0.0134	(0.0795)	(0.0755)
Pe Ratio	31.03	4.8K	28.89	53.07	(10.49)	(9.96)
Ev To Free Cash Flow	12.11	13.7	12.85	(3.94)	10.63	18.17
Earnings Yield	0.0322	2.08E-4	0.0346	0.0188	(0.0954)	(0.0906)
Current Ratio	1.26	1.29	1.41	1.13	1.14	1.44
Receivables Turnover	1.09	0.97	0.74	0.57	0.64	0.61
Graham Number	14.07	1.21	14.42	10.07	23.77	24.96

KAR Auction Investors Sentiment

The influence of KAR Auction's investor sentiment on the probability of its price appreciation or decline could be a good factor in your decision-making process regarding taking a position in KAR. The overall investor sentiment generally increases the direction of a stock movement in a one-year investment horizon. However, the impact of investor sentiment on the entire stock market does not have solid backing from leading economists and market statisticians.

Investor biases related to KAR Auction's public news can be used to forecast risks associated with an investment in KAR. The trend in average sentiment can be used to explain how an investor holding KAR can time the market purely based on public headlines and social activities around KAR Auction Services. Please note that most equities that are difficult to arbitrage are affected by market sentiment the most.

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Quarterly Earnings Growth

(0.85)

Earnings Share

(1.83)

Revenue Per Share

15.079

Quarterly Revenue Growth

0.05

Return On Assets

0.0312

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Pb Ratio	+ 1.0	Ptb Ratio
Free Cash Flow Per Share	+ 0.99	Operating Cash Flow Per Share
Net Income Per Share	+ 0.95	Roic
Days Payables Outstanding	+ 0.89	Book Value Per Share
Free Cash Flow Per Share	+ 0.87	Free Cash Flow Yield
Interest Coverage	+ 0.86	Net Income Per Share

Days Payables Outstanding	- 0.98	Payables Turnover
Pfcf Ratio	- 0.89	Capex To Operating Cash Flow
Payables Turnover	- 0.89	Book Value Per Share
Invested Capital	- 0.87	Days Sales Outstanding
Capex To Revenue	- 0.79	Invested Capital
Capex To Operating Cash Flow	- 0.75	Invested Capital