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CAR Group Limited (CAR.AX)

AUD25.67 +0.20 (+0.79%)
AU ASX Communication Services Internet Content & Information
Address 449 Punt Road 3121
Melbourne, VIC, AU
CEO William John Elliott
Website cargroup.com
IPO 2009-09-10
ISIN AU000000CAR3

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Also trades on Australian Securities Exchange · CAR.AX (AUD) Other OTC · CSXXY (USD)
Description

Established in 1996 and headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, CAR Group Limited, previously known as carsales.com Ltd until November 2023, is a global leader in online classifieds for vehicles across automotive, motorcycle, and marine categories. Its extensive operational footprint spans numerous countries including Australia, Brazil, South Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Chile, China, the United States, and Mexico. The company's diverse operations are structured across several key segments. The Online Advertising Services division facilitates classified advertisements for both individual sellers and dealerships, enabling them to market automotive and other goods and services on the CAR Group network. This segment generates revenue through various offerings like subscriptions, lead generation fees, listing fees, and premium placement options, alongside display advertising for major corporate clients such as car manufacturers and financial institutions. The Data, Research and Services segment provides a suite of business solutions, including Software-as-a-Service, detailed research and reporting, vehicle valuation and appraisal, website creation and hosting, and professional photography services. Through its Carsales Investments segment, the group holds stakes in consumer and wholesale tire sectors, in addition to offering mobility solutions and vehicle examination services. Regional operations include the North America segment, focused on digital marketplaces outside the automotive sector, while the Latin America segment specializes in digital automotive marketplaces. The Asia segment manages digital automotive classified platforms and delivers automotive-related data and advertising solutions.

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Merger & Acquisition History

No mergers or acquisitions recorded for this company.

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AUD25.67 +0.20 (+0.79%)
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Liquidity & share structure
Average Volume
2M
Beta
0.80
Float Shares
354.78M
Free Float %
93.6%
Price Performance
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+2.18% -0.32% -2.09% -6.33% -28.56% -19.25% -30.15% +5.48% +33.55% +105.80% +555.41%
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Market Data

Price Targets & DCF
Current price
25.67
DCF (Unlevered) 67.79 +164.1%
DCF (Levered) 61.28 +138.7%

DCF figures are point estimates: small changes in growth or discount-rate assumptions move them materially. Read them as a reference, not a precise target.

Ratings Trend (MoM) 87% Bullish
Rating 2026-05 Change
Strong Buy 6 0
Buy 7 0
Hold 2 0
Sell 0 0
Strong Sell 0 0
Quality scores
Altman Z-Score
4.35
Safe zone
Piotroski F-Score
7 / 9
Strong
MOAT Score
5 / 10
Developing
Composite Rating
B
Overall Score
3 / 5
Medium
DCF Score
5 / 5
High
ROE Score
4 / 5
High
ROA Score
4 / 5
High
D/E Score
2 / 5
Medium
P/E Score
1 / 5
Low
P/Book Score
1 / 5
Low
Operational MOAT
✗ Below peers
  • ✓
    Revenue growth Internet Content & Information: +9.7%
    +7.8% Q4'25: +17.9% (vs Q4'23)
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    EPS growth Internet Content & Information: +26.9%
    +10.6% Q4'25: +22.6% (vs Q4'23)
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    FCF margin FCF growth · Internet Content & Information: +23.2%
    +27.0% Q4'25: +36.1% (vs Q4'23)
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    EBIT margin Internet Content & Information: +12.7%
    +38.9% ★ Q4'25: +38.9% (vs Q4'23)
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    ROIC Internet Content & Information: +7.3%
    +8.6% ★ Q4'25: +17.5% (vs Q4'23)
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    Share dilution Internet Content & Information: +0.3%
    +0.2% Q4'25: +0.5% (vs Q4'23)
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    Debt / EBITDA Net debt/EBITDA · Internet Content & Information: -1.09×
    2.24× Q4'25: 1.12× (vs Q4'23)
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DCF Interactive Model (UFCF)
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Market assumptions
▶ WACC components (optional)
Ke (Cost of Equity) = Rf + β (0.80) × ERP
WACC = 87% × Ke + 13% × Kd (6.3%) × (1−t)

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Intrinsic value (base): 67.79 Current price: 25.67
Enterprise Value: — Equity Value: — Terminal Value: — TV as % of EV: —

Base values reflect the latest available data for this company and market conditions.

Consensus Estimates
Metric Jun 2010
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actual 		Jun 2026
15 Rev. Ana.
8 EPS Ana. 		Jun 2027
15 Rev. Ana.
11 EPS Ana. 		Jun 2028
14 Rev. Ana.
8 EPS Ana. 		Jun 2029
10 Rev. Ana.
5 EPS Ana. 		Jun 2030
7 Rev. Ana.
5 EPS Ana.
Revenue
123.61M
est: 122.01M (+1.3%)
152.51M
est: 152.48M (+0.0%)
184.21M
est: 183.11M (+0.6%)
215.12M
est: 219.63M (-2.1%)
235.60M
est: 242.05M (-2.7%)
311.76M
est: 314.29M (-0.8%)
344.01M
est: 345.76M (-0.5%)
372.11M
est: 367.65M (+1.2%)
376.86M
est: 440.63M (-14.5%)
417.49M
est: 455.80M (-8.4%)
394.12M
est: 395.81M (-0.4%)
427.16M
est: 429.92M (-0.6%)
509.08M
est: 506.23M (+0.6%)
781.24M
est: 778.43M (+0.4%)
1.10B
est: 1.10B (-0.2%)
1.18B
est: 1.15B (+2.7%)
1.28B
1.26B – 1.29B
+10.9% YoY
1.41B
1.38B – 1.44B
+10.2% YoY
1.56B
1.56B – 1.56B
+11.0% YoY
1.64B
1.62B – 1.67B
+5.2% YoY
1.76B
1.73B – 1.79B
+6.8% YoY
EBITDA
64.35M
est: 66.08M (-2.6%)
84.82M
est: 76.61M (+10.7%)
102.55M
est: 98.59M (+4.0%)
121.47M
est: 118.99M (+2.1%)
137.04M
est: 131.42M (+4.3%)
151.51M
est: 176.84M (-14.3%)
172.73M
est: 156.78M (+10.2%)
170.26M
est: 164.54M (+3.5%)
187.48M
est: 181.72M (+3.2%)
193.40M
est: 247.10M (-21.7%)
219.19M
est: 118.01M (+85.7%)
242.10M
est: 179.81M (+34.6%)
286.32M
est: 195.76M (+46.3%)
400.36M
est: 211.93M (+88.9%)
585.49M
est: 227.83M (+157.0%)
631.75M
est: 631.12M (+0.1%)
692.15M
682.50M – 701.24M
+9.7% YoY
762.86M
748.08M – 778.91M
+10.2% YoY
846.55M
846.24M – 846.86M
+11.0% YoY
890.61M
875.66M – 906.00M
+5.2% YoY
951.16M
935.19M – 967.60M
+6.8% YoY
EBIT
62.73M
est: 51.24M (+22.4%)
82.11M
est: 78.36M (+4.8%)
99.24M
est: 98.59M (+0.7%)
118.69M
est: 118.99M (-0.3%)
135.10M
est: 131.86M (+2.5%)
149.65M
est: 177.89M (-15.9%)
170.43M
est: 169.13M (+0.8%)
168.79M
est: 176.45M (-4.3%)
180.46M
est: 199.13M (-9.4%)
181.47M
est: 248.35M (-26.9%)
185.17M
est: 158.29M (+17.0%)
204.25M
est: 194.27M (+5.1%)
239.63M
est: 211.51M (+13.3%)
293.35M
est: 228.97M (+28.1%)
428.17M
est: 246.15M (+73.9%)
460.44M
est: 489.33M (-5.9%)
536.64M
529.16M – 543.69M
+9.7% YoY
591.47M
580.01M – 603.91M
+10.2% YoY
656.35M
656.11M – 656.59M
+11.0% YoY
690.51M
678.92M – 702.44M
+5.2% YoY
737.46M
725.08M – 750.20M
+6.8% YoY
Net Income
43.24M
est: 66.93M (-35.4%)
58.26M
est: 53.99M (+7.9%)
71.59M
est: 70.01M (+2.3%)
83.52M
est: 85.88M (-2.8%)
95.46M
est: 92.60M (+3.1%)
103.17M
est: 125.28M (-17.7%)
109.25M
est: 113.97M (-4.1%)
109.48M
est: 117.07M (-6.5%)
184.84M
est: 130.70M (+41.4%)
131.94M
est: 192.00M (-31.3%)
114.67M
est: 73.75M (+55.5%)
130.70M
est: 127.32M (+2.7%)
160.82M
est: 138.61M (+16.0%)
645.62M
est: 645.62M (+0.0%)
249.97M
est: 249.97M (+0.0%)
275.49M
est: 361.68M (-23.8%)
406.83M
395.95M – 417.71M
+12.5% YoY
448.91M
421.72M – 476.11M
+10.3% YoY
466.57M
415.66M – 570.46M
+3.9% YoY
544.75M
532.86M – 556.99M
+16.8% YoY
587.88M
575.05M – 601.08M
+7.9% YoY
SGA
48.48M
est: 38.45M (+26.1%)
54.96M
est: 71.86M (-23.5%)
68.88M
est: 80.46M (-14.4%)
78.48M
est: 99.56M (-21.2%)
74.72M
est: 105.36M (-29.1%)
104.44M
est: 127.51M (-18.1%)
119.29M
est: 139.95M (-14.8%)
130.53M
est: 153.77M (-15.1%)
152.06M
est: 192.91M (-21.2%)
145.59M
est: 157.00M (-7.3%)
131.16M
est: 154.45M (-15.1%)
126.17M
est: 178.39M (-29.3%)
154.26M
est: 194.22M (-20.6%)
257.54M
est: 210.26M (+22.5%)
356.73M
est: 226.04M (+57.8%)
382.35M
est: 367.20M (+4.1%)
402.71M
397.10M – 408.00M
+9.7% YoY
443.85M
435.25M – 453.19M
+10.2% YoY
492.54M
492.36M – 492.72M
+11.0% YoY
518.18M
509.48M – 527.13M
+5.2% YoY
553.41M
544.12M – 562.97M
+6.8% YoY
EPS
0.18
est: 0.18 (+1.7%)
0.24
est: 0.24 (-0.5%)
0.29
est: 0.29 (-0.3%)
0.34
est: 0.36 (-4.8%)
0.40
est: 0.41 (-2.5%)
0.43
est: 0.41 (+5.2%)
0.45
est: 0.43 (+5.3%)
0.45
est: 0.46 (-2.6%)
0.76
est: 0.52 (+46.8%)
0.51
est: 0.50 (+1.3%)
0.44
est: 0.46 (-3.5%)
0.51
est: 0.54 (-5.7%)
0.56
est: 0.66 (-15.1%)
1.81
est: 0.75 (+142.5%)
0.66
est: 0.89 (-26.1%)
0.73
est: 0.98 (-25.8%)
1.08
1.05 – 1.10
+10.0% YoY
1.20
1.11 – 1.26
+10.9% YoY
1.34
1.10 – 1.51
+12.1% YoY
1.44
1.41 – 1.47
+7.1% YoY
1.55
1.52 – 1.59
+7.9% YoY
Historical Ratings (3M)
Date Rating Overall DCF ROE ROA D/E P/E P/B
2026-05-29 B 3/5 5/5 4/5 4/5 2/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-28 B 3/5 5/5 4/5 4/5 2/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-27 B 3/5 5/5 4/5 4/5 2/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-26 B 3/5 5/5 4/5 4/5 2/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-25 B 3/5 4/5 4/5 4/5 2/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-22 B 3/5 4/5 4/5 4/5 2/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-21 B 3/5 4/5 4/5 4/5 2/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-20 B 3/5 4/5 4/5 4/5 2/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-19 B 3/5 4/5 4/5 4/5 2/5 1/5 2/5
2026-05-18 B 3/5 4/5 4/5 4/5 2/5 1/5 2/5
2026-05-15 B 3/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-14 B 3/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 1/5 1/5
2026-05-13 B+ 3/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 1/5 2/5
2026-05-12 B+ 3/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 1/5 2/5
2026-05-11 B+ 3/5 4/5 4/5 5/5 2/5 1/5 2/5
2026-05-08 B+ 3/5 5/5 3/5 5/5 2/5 1/5 2/5
2026-05-07 B+ 3/5 5/5 3/5 5/5 2/5 1/5 2/5
2026-05-06 B+ 3/5 5/5 3/5 5/5 2/5 1/5 2/5
2026-05-05 B+ 3/5 5/5 3/5 5/5 2/5 1/5 2/5
2026-05-04 B+ 3/5 5/5 3/5 5/5 2/5 1/5 2/5
2026-05-01 B+ 3/5 5/5 3/5 5/5 2/5 1/5 2/5
2026-04-30 B+ 3/5 5/5 3/5 5/5 2/5 1/5 2/5
2026-04-29 B+ 3/5 5/5 3/5 5/5 2/5 1/5 2/5
2026-04-28 B+ 3/5 5/5 3/5 5/5 2/5 1/5 2/5
2026-04-27 B+ 3/5 5/5 3/5 5/5 2/5 1/5 2/5
2026-04-24 B 3/5 4/5 3/5 5/5 2/5 1/5 2/5
2026-04-23 B 3/5 5/5 3/5 5/5 2/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-22 B 3/5 4/5 3/5 5/5 2/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-21 B- 3/5 4/5 3/5 5/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-20 B- 3/5 4/5 3/5 5/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-17 B 3/5 5/5 3/5 5/5 1/5 1/5 1/5
2026-04-16 B 3/5 5/5 3/5 5/5 1/5 1/5 1/5

Owner Earnings

Owner's Earnings (history) From To
Owner alignment
Owner's Earnings TTM
1.04B
OE per share TTM
2.75
Owner's Yield
11.08%
Maintenance CapEx ratio
3.65%
Maint CapEx / Avg PPE
9.8%

Ownership Overview

Ownership breakdown

Ownership breakdown not available.

At a glance
Institutional holders
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Insider transactions (90d)
0
Beneficial owners (>5%)
0
Beneficial owners (>5%)

No beneficial ownership filings recorded.

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Institutional history not available.

Top institutional holders

Top holders not available.

ETF Ownership

Top ETFs holding this stock Held by 218 ETFs in our universe
# ETF Weight Est. AUM exposure TER
1 State Street SPDR S&P Pan Asia Dividend Aristocrats UCITS ETF (Dist) ASDV.L 2.20% 5.34M 0.55%
2 BetaShares - Australian Sustainability Leaders ETF FAIR.AX 1.93% 14.36M 0.49%
3 VanEck - MSCI Australian Sustainable Equity ETF GRNV.AX 1.34% 2.19M 0.35%
4 VanEck - Australian Equal Weight ETF MVW.AX 1.29% 28.66M 0.35%
5 BetaShares - Australian Ex-20 Portfolio Diversifier ETF EX20.AX 0.99% 4.54M 0.25%
6 BetaShares - Geared Australian Equities Complex ETF GEAR.AX 0.80% 3.49M 0.78%
7 Amundi MSCI Pacific Ex Japan SRI Climate Paris Aligned UCITS ETF DR - USD (C) CP9U.L 0.69% 3.75M 0.20%
8 Amundi MSCI Pacific Ex Japan SRI Climate Paris Aligned - UCITS ETF DR - EUR (D) APXJ.DE 0.69% 3.75M 0.45%
9 Amundi MSCI Pacific Ex Japan SRI Climate Paris Aligned UCITS ETF DR - EUR (C) CP9.PA 0.69% 3.75M 0.45%
10 UBS Global Gender Equality UCITS ETF USD acc GENE.L 0.67% 1.38M 0.20%

Insider Activity

Insider Activity — Latest Quarter

No insider activity available.

Insider buys vs sells (history)

Insider history not available.

Recent insider transactions

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Executive team

Top executives
EBIT / Employee
230.2K
Shares Outstanding
378.86M

Executive compensation

Executive compensation (annual)

Executive compensation not available.

CEO compensation breakdown

No CEO compensation history available.

Proxy statements

Proxy statements (DEF 14A)

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Recent SEC filings

Recent SEC filings

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Executive team

NameTitleCompensationGender
Ajay Bhatia Chief Executive Officer of European Digital Marketplace Business 2M male
William Elliott MD, Chief Executive Officer & Director 2M male
Geoff Trumbull Chief Financial Officer 1M male
Craig Fraser Managing Director of Carsales 1M male
Walter James Pisciotta Co-Founder & Non Executive Director 158.2K male
David McIndoe Associate General Counsel — male
Stephen Wong Chief Strategy Officer — male
Sangbeom Kim Chief Executive Officer of Encar.com — male
Jason Blackman Chief Information Officer — male
Jo Allan Chief People Officer — female
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