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CAR Group

ASX:CAR · AU000000CAR3
Interactive Media & ServicesLarge

360

39
EV / EBIT28
Price / Owner Earnings19
Owner Earnings Yield46
Dividend Yield71
Price/Sales1
EV / Gross Profit13
Price/Book25
Return on Capital61
Cash Return on Capital57
Return on Equity68
EBIT Margin91
Gross Profitability29
Cash Conversion49
Accruals32
Owner Earnings Margin87
Sales growth56
Profit Growth62
Long-Term EPS Growth63
Owner Earnings Growth67
Reinvestment40
Price momentum17
Debt load37
Refinancing45
Debt Payback16
Liquidity43
Analyst ratings61
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside35
Market mood92
Value Creation14/20strong value creator
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

CAR Group generates returns well above its cost of capital, the foundation of durable shareholder value.

Profile

CountryAustralia
IndustryInteractive Media & Services
SizeLarge
TypePublic Company
ExchangeASX
Founded1996
Employees777
ISINAU000000CAR3
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
Ad NetworkWeb DevelopmentBrand MarketingAutomotiveClassifiedsInternet

Description

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

CAR Group Limited sits in the middle of our grid: average quality, average price, no obvious signal in either direction.

On valuation, the picture is expensive. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 27.1×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year. The implied growth embedded in that price is around 10% a year, against analyst forecasts of 12%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

Growth is moderate; the safety picture is stretched. The company scores 14/20 on our value-creation score: strong value creator.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
23
2023202420252026

All-time high

61

Sep 2023

All-time low

19

Jan 2026

Average rank

42

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
1
9
7
18
Price/Earnings
25
38
40
49
Price/Book
25
40
45
40
Dividend Yield
71
90
80
88
Value (overall)
18
47
33
43

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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