America's Car-Mart, Inc.
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PositoAI's own ratios from America's Car-Mart, Inc.'s yearly results (2023–2026), compared with Consumer Cyclical companies in United States. Tap ? on any ratio for what it means.
What stands out
- Cash Cushion Ratio: Debt, after subtracting cash, is 91.9 times its market value (net debt). Lower than almost all Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.
- Cash Locked Ratio: For every $100 of sales, $87 is tied up in day-to-day operations (money owed by customers + stock − money owed to suppliers), against $83 tied up three years earlier. More money tied up than 97% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.
- Self-Funding Ratio: Over the last 3 years operating cash was negative while the company kept spending on investment (capex). Lower than 94% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.
Where $100 of sales goes
Latest year (Apr 2026). Taxes and other income are not shown, so the parts need not add up to 100.
Cash quality
Profit Cash Ratio
—Loss-making or profit too small
Over the last 3 years profit was a loss or under 2% of sales, so cash per 100 of profit is not meaningful.
Self-Funding Ratio
-4.9×Over the last 3 years operating cash was negative while the company kept spending on investment (capex).
Lower than 94% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.
Cash Locked Ratio
$87For every $100 of sales, $87 is tied up in day-to-day operations (money owed by customers + stock − money owed to suppliers), against $83 tied up three years earlier.
More money tied up than 97% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.
Growth quality
Steadiness Ratio
0/3 · 1/3Sales grew in 0 of the last 3 years; profit grew in 1 of 3.
Less steady than 91% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.
Growth Efficiency Ratio
—Sales fell 8%
Sales fell 8% in 3 years, so extra profit per extra sales cannot be measured.
Asset Productivity Ratio
-8% / +0%In 3 years sales changed by -8% while total assets changed by +0%. Assets grew faster than sales.
Balance-sheet strength
Debt Due Cover Ratio
—Data incomplete
Cash Cushion Ratio
91.9× debtDebt, after subtracting cash, is 91.9 times its market value (net debt).
Lower than almost all Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.
Tangible Assets Ratio
98%Of every $100 the company owns, $98 is in tangible assets such as plants, cash, stock and receivables; the rest is goodwill and other intangibles.
More tangible than 84% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.
Tangible Net Worth Ratio
95%Of every $100 of net worth, $95 is tangible; the rest is goodwill and other intangibles, often from buying other companies.
More tangible than 81% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.
Shareholders
Standard fundamentals
P/E, P/B, ROE, debt, growth and more (13)
America's Car-Mart, Inc. made a loss over the last year. America's Car-Mart, Inc. owes $0.69 for every $1 it owns. America's Car-Mart, Inc. made a loss in the year to Apr 2026, after a profit the year before.
Compared with Consumer Cyclical companies in United States · latest annual results Apr 2026.
P/E ratio
LossAmerica's Car-Mart, Inc. made a loss over the last year, so its P/E ratio is not meaningful.
P/B ratio
0.02The share price is 0.02 times America's Car-Mart, Inc.'s book value per share, lower than almost all Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.
Market cap
$8 MThe total market value of all of America's Car-Mart, Inc.'s shares at today's price (share price × number of shares), smaller than 96% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States. PosiCap size class: Nano Cap.
Net worth (book value)
$377 MWhat America's Car-Mart, Inc. would have left on paper if it sold everything it owns and paid everything it owes, from its latest balance sheet (31 Jul 2026).
Book value per share
$45.19Net worth divided by the number of shares. The share price of $0.95 is 0.0 times this, which is the P/B above.
Return on equity (ROE)
-43.0%America's Car-Mart, Inc. lost 43.0% of its shareholders' money over the last year, lower than 87% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.
Owes vs Owns
0.69×America's Car-Mart, Inc. owes $0.69 for every $1 it owns (moderate), higher than 56% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.
Dividend yield
NoneAmerica's Car-Mart, Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.
Revenue growth
-8%Revenue fell 8% in the year to Apr 2026, and shrank 3% a year on average over 3 years.
Profit growth
LossAmerica's Car-Mart, Inc. made a loss in the year to Apr 2026, after a profit the year before.
Profit margin
-10.9%America's Car-Mart, Inc. lost $11 for every $100 of revenue.
Interest cover
Not coveredAmerica's Car-Mart, Inc.'s operating profit did not cover its interest costs in the year to Apr 2026.
Cash vs debt
Net debtAmerica's Car-Mart, Inc. had $725 M more debt than cash (net debt) at Apr 2026.
Questions
How is P/B calculated on PositoAI?
P/B is market cap divided by net worth from the latest balance sheet. For America's Car-Mart, Inc.: $8 M ÷ $377 M (31 Jul 2026) = 0.0.
What is America's Car-Mart, Inc.'s return on equity?
America's Car-Mart, Inc. lost 43.0% of its shareholders' money over the last year, lower than 87% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.
How much does America's Car-Mart, Inc. owe compared with what it owns?
America's Car-Mart, Inc. owes $0.69 for every $1 it owns (moderate), higher than 56% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.
Does America's Car-Mart, Inc. pay a dividend?
No. America's Car-Mart, Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.
Is America's Car-Mart, Inc.'s revenue growing?
Revenue fell 8% in the year to Apr 2026, and shrank 3% a year on average over 3 years.
Figures from the company's yearly results and PositoAI's own data. Full tables are on the Go Deep tab. What each figure means. PositoAI is for research and education only and is not investment advice.