KAR Auction Services, Inc. (KAR)
Last Price$20.8(3.1%)
Market Cap$2,325.1M
KAR Rating
KAR Quality rating performance
KAR Intrinsic Value
Key Highlights:
As of Mar 11, 2025 KAR Relative Value is $12.8, which is overvalued by 38.3%, compared to current share price of $20.8.
As of Mar 11, 2025 KAR DCF Value is $14.4, which is overvalued by 30.4%, compared to current share price of $20.8.
KAR Share Price History
1W (4.3%)
1M (1.8%)
6M 31.4%
YTD 39.6%
1Y 30.5%
3Y 17.4%
5Y 14.7%
10Y 72.6%
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KAR Stock Metrics
Key stats
Income statement
Balance sheet
Cash Flow Statement
Valuation
Ratios
Per share
Per employee
Dividends & Yields
Base
$2,325.1M
$2,925.2M
$1,751.5M
$239.8M
Shares Outstanding
112M
Employees
4,800
Growth (CAGR)
(11.0%)
(7.0%)
(9.80%)
(8.8%)
(6.05%)
Profitability
42.6%
15.9%
16.7%
13.7%
218.2%
Intrinsic Value
$13.1 (36.6% overvalued)
$13.9
$12.4
74.5%
Return on Capital
Financial Health
$600.1M
2.5x
2.5x
55.3%
Dividends
(19.7%)
1.9%
18.5%
Mar 20, 2020
Earnings
Aug 05, 2025
BEAT by 8.4%
BEAT by 4.8%
(12.5%)
7 Beat & 3 Miss
KAR Stock Financials
KAR Income Statement Metrics
Annual
Quarterly
LTM
KAR Cash Flow Statement Metrics
Annual
Quarterly
LTM
Operating Cash Flow (OCF)
$291.4M +24.4% YoY
Capital Expenditure (CAPEX)
($53.0M) +1.9% YoY
Free Cash Flow (FCF)
$238.4M +30.8% YoY
KAR Income Statement Overview
Annual
Quarterly
LTM
Dec'15
Dec'16
Dec'17
Dec'18
Dec'19
Dec'20
Dec'21
Dec'22
Dec'23
Dec'24
$1,788.5M 8.7% YoY
Cost of revenue
$956.3M 10.2% YoY
Pre-tax income
$157.9M 0.0% YoY
8.8% margin
KAR Balance Sheet Overview
Annual
Quarterly
LTM
Dec'15
Dec'16
Dec'17
Dec'18
Dec'19
Dec'20
Dec'21
Dec'22
Dec'23
Dec'24
Assets
Liabilities
Total assets
$4,622.3M
Current assets ($2,851.5M, 61.7% of total)
$143.0M (3.1%)
$2,570.9M (55.6%)
Other current assets
$137.6M (3.0%)
Non-current assets ($1,770.8M, 38.3% of total)
$0.0 (0.0%)
$216.4M (4.7%)
$278.5M (6.0%)
Other non-current assets
$1,275.9M (27.6%)
Financial position
$139.9M
Cash & Short-term
Investments
Total Debt
KAR Stock Ratios
Annual
Quarterly
LTM
Industry Median
5Y Historical Average
Benchmark
KAR Earnings Surprises
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KAR Dividends
KAR Dividend Yield
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KAR Dividend Per Share
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Company name | Market Cap | Quality rating | Intrinsic value | 1Y Return | Revenue | Free Cash Flow | Revenue growth | FCF margin | Gross margin | ROIC | Total Debt to Equity |
$2,325.1M | 6.4 | $13.1 36.6% overvalued | 30.5% | $1,751.5M | $239.8M | 6.5% | 13.7% | 42.6% | 6.3% | 55.3% | |
$51.0B | 7.2 | $18.8 64.5% overvalued | (3.0%) | $4,506.4M | $1,016.8M | 11.0% | 22.6% | 58.7% | 29.0% | 1.4% | |
$11.2B | 5.8 | $28.9 60.2% overvalued | (10.3%) | $26.0B | $337.5M | (2.5%) | 1.3% | 10.3% | 8.8% | 283.8% | |
$10.7B | 5.6 | $270.7 69.1% undervalued | 8.0% | $30.5B | $476.7M | 3.1% | 1.6% | 16.2% | 6.6% | 158.2% | |
$7,672.8M | 5.7 | $906.9 210.7% undervalued | 3.8% | $36.2B | ($310.7M) | 16.6% | (0.9%) | 15.0% | 8.0% | 30.7% | |
$6,486.9M | 5.6 | $378.7 129.6% undervalued | 11.2% | $26.8B | ($573.1M) | (0.7%) | (2.1%) | 17.4% | 9.3% | 352.2% | |
$5,722.2M | 6.2 | $619.9 43.1% undervalued | 64.7% | $19.9B | $183.5M | 11.5% | 0.9% | 15.9% | 7.9% | 176.1% | |
$4,800.4M | 6.0 | $739.2 199.3% undervalued | 17.3% | $17.2B | $443.4M | 16.1% | 2.6% | 16.8% | 9.8% | 0.0% | |
$4,334.0M | 6.0 | $47.2 13.5% overvalued | 16.2% | $7,804.7M | $177.0M | (1.5%) | 2.3% | 19.0% | 9.1% | 61.3% | |
$2,581.1M | 5.5 | $16.6 2.0% undervalued | 9.5% | $2,339.6M | ($47.1M) | 1.5% | (2.0%) | 38.7% | (1.9%) | 658.1% | |
$2,250.0M | 5.8 | $3.9 71.4% overvalued | (20.1%) | $637.2M | $53.6M | 32.4% | 8.4% | 54.1% | (33.7%) | 28.0% |
FAQ
What is KAR Auction Services, Inc. (KAR) stock rating?
As of today, KAR Auction Services, Inc. has a stock rating of 6 (out of 10), which is considered Good.
is KAR Auction Services, Inc. (KAR) a good stock to buy?
As of today, KAR Auction Services, Inc. has a Good stock rating, which is 36.6% overvalued. According to Value Sense backtesting, stocks with similar profile tend to underperform the market by 4.6%.