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CarMax (CarMax) Debt-to-EBITDA

: 14.29 (As of Feb. 2024)
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Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

CarMax's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was $855 Mil. CarMax's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was $18,456 Mil. CarMax's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was $1,351 Mil. CarMax's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 14.29.

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt. According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.

The historical rank and industry rank for CarMax's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

KMX' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 8.21   Med: 9.44   Max: 14.21
Current: 11.6

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of CarMax was 14.21. The lowest was 8.21. And the median was 9.44.

KMX's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
92.3% of 1039 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 2.4 vs KMX: 11.60

CarMax Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for CarMax's Debt-to-EBITDA can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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CarMax Annual Data
Trend Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23 Feb24
Debt-to-EBITDA
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8.72 9.66 9.23 14.21 11.60

CarMax Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
Debt-to-EBITDA Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 16.66 8.86 12.00 12.87 14.29

Competitive Comparison

For the Auto & Truck Dealerships subindustry, CarMax's Debt-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-EBITDA 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 Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, CarMax's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where CarMax's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



CarMax Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

CarMax's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(854.61 + 18455.866) / 1665.459
=11.59

CarMax's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(854.61 + 18455.866) / 1350.924
=14.29

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

In the calculation of annual Debt-to-EBITDA, the EBITDA of the last fiscal year is used. In calculating the annualized quarterly data, the EBITDA data used here is four times the quarterly (Feb. 2024) EBITDA data.


CarMax  (NYSE:KMX) Debt-to-EBITDA Explanation

In the calculation of Debt-to-EBITDA, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by EBITDA. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.


Be Aware

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt.

According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.


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CarMax (CarMax) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
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.
Executives
Jon G Daniels officer: SVP, CAF 12800 TUCKAHOE CREEK PARKWAY, RICHMOND VA 23238
William D Nash officer: EVP, HR & Admin Services 12800 TUCKAHOE CREEK PARKWAY, RICHMOND VA 23238
Darren C Newberry officer: SVP 12800 TUCKAHOE CREEK PARKWAY, RICHMOND VA 23238
James Lyski officer: SVP & Chief Marketing Officer CARMAX, 12800 TUCKAHOE CREEK PARKWAY, RICHMOND VA 23238
Jill A Livesay officer: VP, Controller & PAO CARMAX, INC., 12800 TUCKAHOE CREEK PARKWAY, RICHMOND VA 23238
Mohammad Shamim officer: SVP and CIO 12800 TUCKAHOE CREEK PARKWAY, RICHMOND VA 23238
Diane L Cafritz officer: SVP & CHRO 12800 TUCKAHOE CREEK PARKWAY, RICHMOND VA 23238
Charles Joseph Wilson officer: SVP 12800 TUCKAHOE CREEK PARKWAY, RICHMOND VA 23238
Ronald E Blaylock director
Edwin J Hill officer: SVP 12800 TUCKAHOE CREEK PARKWAY, RICHMOND VA 23238
Eric M Margolin officer: SVP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary CARMAX, 12800 TUCKAHOE CREEK PARKWAY, RICHMOND VA 23238
Thomas J Folliard officer: Executive Vice President 12800 TUCKAHOE CREEK PARKWAY, RICHMOND VA 23238
Enrique N Mayor-mora officer: SVP & CFO 12800 TUCKAHOE CREEK PARKWAY, RICHMOND VA 23238
Reedy Thomas W Jr officer: SVP & CFO 12800 TUCKHOE CREEK PARKWAY, RICHMOND VA 23238
Mark F Oneil director C/O CARMAX, INC., 12800 TUCKAHOE CREEK PARKWAY, RICHMOND VA 23238

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