Fundamental analysis: Copart, Inc. (CPRT)

Awarener score: 5.4

Conclusion

The higher the Awarener score, the more bang you get for the buck. It measures how much genuine funds the company generates for the stock price paid (Average), the business stability (Average) and growth (Very good), and the company's inclination to return cash to the stockholders (Bottom).

Note: All scores range from 1 (worst) to 10 (best). Conclusions are updated daily with closing stock prices and new reported quarterly financial statements.

Revenue score: 7.0

Business has been growing at a very good pace. It's been similar to peer companies.
Copart, Inc. business trend stability is run-of-the-mill. The higher the stability, the lower the risk. It looks slightly worse than rivals.

Margins score: 9.2

CPRT profit margins -on goods and services sold- are usually good. They stand better than most rival companies.
Business profit on sales tends to be huge. It's top tier when measured against competitors.
Profits on sales made -available to repay debt and purchase properties- are usually excellent. They remain impressive in relation to peers.
Earnings -before income taxes and interests on loans taken- tend to be excellent in relation to total revenues. They're still top-notch against similar companies.
Profits -before income taxes- are usually huge considering total sales, and remain top tier when measured against rivals.
Total net profit tends to be huge when confronted to sales. Company stands top tier when measured against comparable firms.

Growth score: 6.4

Copart, Inc. profit -on goods and services sold- has been growing at a good pace. It's been a slight improvement compared to competitors.
In recent years, earnings -on operations- have been growing at a normal step, which has been mediocre against comparable firms.
Profits -available to repay debt and purchase properties- have been growing at a good pace, which compares below average when measured against peer enterprises.
Earnings -before income taxes and interests on loans taken- have been growing at a good tempo. It turns to be lacking compared to similar stocks.
In past years, profits -before income taxes- grew at a normal speed. It was mediocre against rivals.
In the previous years, growth trend on total net profit has been good, and below average when measured against peer companies.
Earnings per share have grown at a low rhythm in past years. It's been in a weak position compared to industry peers.

Miscellaneous score: 7.0

CPRT had hardly to pay income taxes in relation to profits made in the past years. It's been top-notch against peers.
The company does not report R&D expenses. It's meaningless to measure in relation to competitors.
We have insufficient data to estimate how effective is research and development effort. It stands unknown against rival companies.

Profitability score: 10.0

Copart, Inc. usually gets huge returns on the resources it controls. It proves top tier when measured against peer firms.
The company normally gets huge proceeds -on the resources directly invested in the business-. They remain excellent in relation to similar companies.
Profitability -in relation to owned resources- is usually paramount. It ranks more than average in relation to competitors.
In the past, got huge returns -on the tangible resources it controls-. This metric is usually related to the industry in which operates and combines profitability versus reinvestment needs. It's top tier when measured against comparable enterprises.

Usage of Funds score: 4.5

CPRT usually uses a large portion of genuine funds generated to buy or replace property, plant, or equipment. The need for reinvestments is large. It stands top tier when measured against rival firms.
The company is usually heavily investing in new property, plant, and equipment, to expand its operating capabilities, which is top tier when measured against industry peers.
In the past twelve months the stock paid no dividends. It came bottom tier against competitors.
The company pays no dividend, so measuring its growth is meaningless. The company has behaved in an conservative way compared to similar firms.
As no dividends are paid, it is useless trying to estimate their sustainability in time. Sustainability looks not applicable in regard to comparable companies.
The company has significantly enlarged the pool of investors in previous years, resulting in more mouths feeding on the pie of profits. It remains in a very weak position compared to peer enterprises.
We are not sure on the effectiveness of the company when repurchasing shares, as there were not enough numbers to crunch. It stands unidentified against rivals.
We do not have sufficient data to comment on buybacks and their sustainability. It still looks dubious against competitors.

Balance Sheet score: 7.1

Copart, Inc. intangible assets (like brands and goodwill) represent a small portion of resources controlled, according to accounting books. It isn't that a significant risk of liquidating them if the company ever gets in financial distress. It happens to be great when measured against peer companies.
The company has a lot more short-term resources than short-term obligations. Liquidity concerns are most likely irrelevant. It turns to be impressive in relation to similar firms.
Very few resources controlled were provided for with financial debt. Financial strength is very solid. Company could increase debt if it wished so, to reinvest in business, to buy a smaller company or to reward stockholders. It remains better than most rival firms.
Most controlled resources can be made into cash reasonably quick, which is good for liquidity and risk. It looks more than average in relation to rivals.
For every dollar of short-term obligations, the company has abundant dollars in cash and short-term receivables. It's impressive in relation to peer firms.
For every dollar of short-term obligations, the company has more than enough dollars in cash and equivalents, which is top-notch against similar enterprises.
Usually, sales are on somewhat less than three months credit. It still ranks last-in-rank when measured against peers.
Normally has approximately only a couple of weekly sales worth in inventory. It comes up as excellent in relation to competitors.
On average, it takes higher than three months from the purchase to charging customers. It happens to be mediocre against peers.
On average pays suppliers approximately three months after the purchase. It ranks great when measured against industry peers.
The company pays its suppliers less than one month before charging its customers, so there's little money invested in working capital. It's excellent in relation to similar companies.
Net interest expenses consume a non-significant portion of usual business earnings, and are therefore extremely easily to bear. It stands better than most rival firms.
Business earnings have usually been great when measured against loans taken. Debt might be repaid almost as soon as desired. It ranks great when measured against comparable enterprises.
Revenues are low in relation to property, plant, and equipment required to operate. This metric is likely dependent on the industry the company operates in. The more property, plant, and equipment used, the more the company must reinvest to fight obsolescence, which usually means less available funds for the shareholders in the long run. It looks a disappointment compared to similar firms.
Resource exploitation is quite good when yearly sales are considered. This metric is normally tied to the industry where the firm belongs. It's still worse than most peer companies.

Valuation score: 4.3

Copart, Inc. looks very expensive in relation to profits and financial position. It happens to be below average when measured against competitors.
Price-to-Tangible-Book-Value is a fairly complex metric. Run again in analytical mode if you're interested in a technical explanation. It remains in a weak position compared to peers.
In the past twelve months, the company generated some free funds in relation to the stock price, which stands somewhat worse than similar companies.
The company usually generates somewhat more than enough genuine funds to cover up for its business needs. Surplus cash may be used to repay loans, to eventually buy new businesses, or to reward investors. Considering the financial position and stock price, the current valuation might be reasonable. It's still weak when measured against industry firms.
In the past twelve months, the company has greatly enlarged the pool of investors by issuing new shares. Future profits need to be high enough to justify the measure, as the pie of earnings will now be split among plenty more stockholders. It came up a disappointment compared to peer ventures.
The company has more cash than debt. It might be poised to increase stockholder payments, or to fund new business projects. It looks better than most similar enterprises.
Considering the past twelve months, traditional Price-to-Earnings relation is very high. A lot of improvement expectations are already in the stock price, which is risky. It ranks weak when measured against peer companies.
Comparing the current stock price with the past twelve-months revenues gives a very large relationship. The stock price might rely more on expectations and resources controlled than on anything else. It looks a disappointment compared to rival firms.
The relation between the stock price and accounting book value is really high, which may be good or bad depending on context. Run again in analytic mode if you want to dig deeper. The company remains worse than most peer firms.
In the past twelve months, the operating business earned little money when compared to the current stock price and financial position. It happens to be below average when measured against industry peers.
In an alternate metric of bang for the buck, the company has usually shown a modest earnings power ability when measured against the current stock price and financial position. It's still in a weak position compared to peer companies.

Total score: 6.9

Company at a glance: Copart, Inc. (CPRT)

Sector, industry: Consumer Cyclical, Auto & Truck Dealerships

Market Cap: 33.95 billions

Revenues TTM: 3.67 billions

Copart, Inc. provides online auctions and vehicle remarketing services in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Brazil, the Republic of Ireland, Germany, Finland, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Bahrain, and Spain. It offers a range of services for processing and selling vehicles over the internet through its virtual bidding third generation internet auction-style sales technology to vehicle sellers, insurance companies, banks and finance companies, charities, fleet operators, dealers, vehicle rental companies, and individuals. The company's services include online seller access, salvage estimation, estimating, end-of-life vehicle processing, virtual insured exchange, transportation, vehicle inspection stations, on-demand reporting, title processing and procurement, loan payoff, flexible vehicle processing programs, buy it now, member network, sales process, and dealer services. Its services also comprise services to sell vehicles through CashForCars.com; U-Pull-It service that allows buyer to remove valuable parts and sell the remaining parts and car body; copart 360, an online technology for posting vehicle images; membership tiers for those registering to buy vehicles through Copart.com; and virtual queue to secure a place in line while visiting one of its locations. The company sells its products principally to licensed vehicle dismantlers, rebuilders, repair licensees, used vehicle dealers, and exporters, as well as to the public. The company was incorporated in 1982 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.