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CarMax (FRA:XA4) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : (As of May. 22, 2024)


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CarMax Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for CarMax's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can be seen below:

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CarMax Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

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Competitive Comparison of CarMax's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Auto & Truck Dealerships subindustry, CarMax's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


CarMax's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, CarMax's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where CarMax's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.



CarMax Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF takes the Free Cash Flow per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/FCF calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF.

CarMax's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, CarMax's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Feb. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Feb. 2024)
=1.17/130.9299*130.9299
=1.170

Current CPI (Feb. 2024) = 130.9299.

CarMax Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201405 -0.855 100.373 -1.115
201408 -1.050 100.352 -1.370
201411 -1.669 99.635 -2.193
201502 -1.052 99.032 -1.391
201505 0.246 100.333 0.321
201508 -1.236 100.548 -1.609
201511 -1.796 100.135 -2.348
201602 0.868 100.040 1.136
201605 -0.045 101.355 -0.058
201608 -1.095 101.617 -1.411
201611 -1.963 101.829 -2.524
201702 -1.101 102.779 -1.403
201705 0.543 103.256 0.689
201708 -0.853 103.587 -1.078
201711 -1.605 104.072 -2.019
201802 0.192 105.052 0.239
201805 0.713 106.148 0.879
201808 -1.027 106.383 -1.264
201811 -0.344 106.338 -0.424
201902 -0.067 106.649 -0.082
201905 -0.191 108.048 -0.231
201908 -1.403 108.245 -1.697
201911 -0.382 108.519 -0.461
202002 -1.114 109.139 -1.336
202005 6.654 108.175 8.054
202008 -1.984 109.662 -2.369
202011 -0.272 109.793 -0.324
202102 -1.205 110.968 -1.422
202105 -0.846 113.576 -0.975
202108 -6.938 115.421 -7.870
202111 -4.178 117.269 -4.665
202202 -2.948 119.703 -3.224
202205 2.550 123.323 2.707
202208 -0.992 124.958 -1.039
202211 6.605 125.607 6.885
202302 -2.840 126.928 -2.930
202305 -1.868 128.314 -1.906
202308 0.292 129.538 0.295
202311 0.377 129.548 0.381
202402 1.170 130.930 1.170

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


CarMax  (FRA:XA4) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Explanation

Compared with the regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF smoothed out the fluctuations of free cash flow during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF should give similar results to regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow.


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CarMax (FRA:XA4) Business Description

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12800 Tuckahoe Creek Parkway, Richmond, VA, USA, 23238
CarMax sells, finances, and services used and new cars through a chain of about 240 used retail stores. It was formed in 1993 as a unit of Circuit City and spun off into an independent company in late 2002. Used-vehicle sales typically account for about 83% of revenue (78% in fiscal 2023 due to the chip shortage) and wholesale about 13% (20% in fiscal 2023), with the remaining portion composed of extended service plans and repair. In fiscal 2023, the company retailed and wholesaled 807,823, and 585,071 used vehicles, respectively. CarMax is the largest used-vehicle retailer in the U.S. but still estimates that it has only about 4% U.S. market share of vehicles 0-10 years old in 2022. It seeks over 5% share by the end of calendar 2025. CarMax is based in Richmond, Virginia.

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