Cars.com vs RideNow
CARS and RDNW side by side, both in computer programming, data processing, and other computer related services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CARS and RDNW compare
Cars.com is the larger company, worth 3.0 times as much as RideNow ($602M against $199M).
Cars.com grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (1.1% versus −1.3% for RideNow).
Cars.com keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 4.7% compared with −0.76% at RideNow.
Cars.com scores higher on the StockData Score (11 against 6 for RideNow), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | CARS | RDNW |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $602M | $199M |
| Share price | $11.24 | $5.10 |
| Change, 1 year | 6.6% | 48.3% |
| Change, 5 years | −17.8% | −88.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.12 | 1.81 |
| Employees | 1,700 | 1,906 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 11 (better) | 6 |
| Valuation score | 6 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Performance score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Health score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 19.7× | – |
| P/S | 0.8× | 0.2× (better) |
| P/B | 1.4× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 6.5× (better) | 7.5× |
| P/FCF | 4.0× | – |
| PEG | 2.30 | – |
| FCF yield | 24.9% (better) | −10.4% |
| Fair value | $23.58 | – |
| Margin of safety | 52.3% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 1.1% (better) | −1.3% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 5.7% | 21.1% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −16.4% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −8.1% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 27.7% |
| Operating margin | 11.4% (better) | 3.7% |
| Net margin | 4.7% (better) | −0.76% |
| FCF margin | 20.6% (better) | −1.9% |
| Return on equity | 7.4% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 6.0% | 19.5% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.01 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.64 (better) | 3.40 |
| Current ratio | 2.00 (better) | 1.14 |
| Altman Z-score | 0.46 | 0.56 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | 16.6% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 16.6% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 103% | 52.3% |
| Held by insiders | 4.7% | 66.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$2.1M | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 14.5% | 9.6% |
Go deeper
- CARS stock overview
- CARS income statement
- CARS valuation and score
- RDNW stock overview
- RDNW income statement
- RDNW valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.