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America's Car-Mart, Inc.

$CRMT·$11M·Auto - Dealerships·Consumer Cyclical
$1.06-21.5%YTD-94.7%1Y-95.9%
Price updated 3h ago·X counts updated 5d ago
CRCRMT
$CRMTAmerica's Car-Mart, Inc.
$1.06-21.48%11 posts
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On X

The complete picture of $CRMT on X — how loud the conversation is right now, how it has trended over the last two weeks, and which way the crowd is leaning.

11X posts · last 7 days
Sep 28Oct 11
Bearish sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data5 posts analyzed · as of 2026-07-29

America's Car-Mart is being framed as a live short recommendation. Bears cite CRMT was called a short at $110+ (still open around $20) as subprime borrowers are not paying. A fund of major holder had redemptions distributing 400K+ shares. Bulls bought back at $3.55ish on the news. Sentiment is broadly bearish.

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AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

TickerTalks' own read on what's driving $CRMT — fundamentals, momentum, or an event — and whether it agrees with the X crowd.

Broken storySelling offAI verdict · as of 2026-10-02

Falling on heavy selling — points lower unless it turns around.

Subprime used-car retailer at $0.98 after multiple Silver Point credit-waiver amendments, Q3 revenue -12% YoY and class-action investigations opening.

America's Car-Mart sells older used vehicles with in-house financing to subprime customers, so earnings depend on loan-portfolio quality against the subprime-credit cycle — now rolling.

  • Q3 FY25 revenue $286.8M, -12.0% YoY with operating margin -5.2% and EPS -$9.25 — a steep operating-and-earnings deterioration
  • Prior four quarters: +0.8%, -1.8%, -65.6%, -12.0% revenue growth — persistent decline punctuated by one disaster print
  • TTM: -0.68x earnings (negative), 0.06x sales, -17% ROE, 37% gross margin, 1.6% operating margin, FCF yield 22%, debt-to-equity 1.99
  • FY26 (ending Apr) estimate: $1.32B revenue, -$13.32 EPS; FY27 $1.05B, -$1.57 EPS — modeling continued revenue decline
  • YTD -96%, trailing-12m -97% at $0.98 against an $8.8M market cap
  • Oct 1 and Sep 18: amendment-and-limited-waiver series on Silver Point Finance Credit Agreement — ongoing covenant/renegotiation flow
  • Pomerantz, Holzer & Holzer, Rosen Law and others investigating securities class claims

The subprime-auto portfolio is deteriorating faster than the operating model can absorb, with Silver Point credit terms being renegotiated in a series — the equity sits at penny-stock levels against ongoing litigation and the operating losses that make FY26 estimates imply a bankruptcy-adjacent scenario if revenue extends its decline.

Agrees with X sentimentX frames CRMT as a short recommendation 'called at $110+' with the position 'still open around $20,' noting subprime borrowers aren't paying and a major-holder fund redemption that distributed 400K+ shares. The attention aligns with the breaking-down read on the operating line and the credit-portfolio stress visible in the Silver Point amendment flow.

What to watch: Dec 10 Q4 FY26 earnings and any Silver Point final-waiver resolution — whether the credit-facility terms resolve on sustainable covenants or trigger further corporate restructuring.

On the calendar: 2026-12-10 Q4 earnings

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Used-car retailer with integrated in-house financing targeting credit-challenged buyers across the US South-Central region.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Auto - Dealerships sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $CRMT.

Auto - Dealerships · Consumer Cyclical

No material change from last week — Wholesale used-vehicle digital auction consolidation is the structural story: Copart's $1.

What this means for $CRMT

Neutral — Used-car retailer with integrated in-house financing targeting credit-challenged buyers across the US South-Central region.

Industry benchmark

5-name peer basket
+10.6%YTD
+12.2%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
-0.7How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
7.8%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
1.6%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
22.1%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
0.1Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
-17.4%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
36.8%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
2.0Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Sep 9, 2026$-8.28$-0.67-1135.8%
Q2 2026Jul 14, 2026$0.48$-0.66+172.7%
Q4 2025Mar 12, 2026$-9.25$-0.26-3503.8%
Q3 2025Dec 4, 2025$-0.79$-0.34-134.7%
Next earningsThu, Dec 10·consensus EPS $-0.92

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q3 FY25$286.8M-12.0%49.5%-5.2%$-9.25$-7.4M
Q2 FY25$350.2M+0.8%48.3%-2.1%$-2.72$9.5M
Q1 FY25$341.3M-1.9%48.7%2.8%$-0.69$-6.4M
Q4 FY24$125.5M-65.6%-57.0%23.9%$1.29$18.5M

Forward consensus

3-year forecast · up to 1 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$1.3B$1.3B – $1.3B-$13.31-$13.31 – -$13.311
FY27$1.1B$1.1B – $1.1B-$1.56-$1.56 – -$1.561
FY28$862.3M$862.3M – $862.3M-$2.26-$2.26 – -$2.261

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.7×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.1%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-40.8%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.-88.6%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatTiny float · 7.7M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today2.6% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β1.345-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellApr 27Adam K Peterson10% owner8.0K sh$101K
+ 22 other (16 awards · 4 inkinds · 2 others) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KMaterial agreementOct 88-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 8.01: Other event
8-KMaterial agreementOct 18-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 8.01: Other event
AI summary

America's Car-Mart, Inc. (CRMT) entered into a material definitive agreement (8-K Item 1.01) filed on 2026-10-01. Also filed under: other events. The excerpt contains only the filing cover page; the full terms of the agreement are in the attached exhibit. Material definitive agreements are binding corporate commitments that can alter strategy, capital structure, or partnerships in ways that matter for equity holders.

8-KMaterial agreementSep 248-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 8.01: Other event
AI summary

America's Car-Mart, Inc. entered into another amendment and limited waiver to its Silver Point Finance Credit Agreement (September 18, 2026 event date), continuing a series of amendments that began in October 2025. The repeated short-interval amendments suggest Car-Mart is in active renegotiation with its lender regarding financial covenant compliance. Each amendment extends limited waivers for a brief additional period while monitoring the borrower's performance. The frequency of these filings signals ongoing credit facility stress that investors should monitor closely.

8-KOfficer or director changeSep 248-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

America's Car-Mart, Inc. held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on September 23, 2026, at which shareholders approved an amendment to the company's 2024 Equity Incentive Plan, increasing the share pool available for future equity grants. The vote result (Item 5.07) confirms shareholder approval of this compensation plan amendment. The expanded share pool provides management with additional capacity for future equity-based compensation awards. This routine corporate governance action maintains Car-Mart's ability to offer competitive long-term incentive compensation.

8-KMaterial agreementSep 188-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 8.01: Other event
AI summary

America's Car-Mart, Inc. entered into an amendment to its Silver Point Finance Credit Agreement (filed as of a September 18, 2026 event date), continuing the series of amendments and limited waivers that began with the First Amendment in October 2025. The continued rapid-fire amendments reflect ongoing credit facility covenant stress and active renegotiation with lender Silver Point Finance. Each amendment grants Car-Mart limited additional time to maintain compliance with credit agreement terms. Investors should view this series of amendments as a signal of financial covenant pressure at America's Car-Mart.

8-KMaterial agreementSep 118-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 8.01: Other event
AI summary

America's Car-Mart, Inc. filed another amendment to its Silver Point Finance Credit Agreement, with a September 10, 2026 event date, representing one of the rapid succession of amendments following the initial waiver on June 25, 2026 and the September 4, 2026 amendment. The recurring amendments and waivers suggest Car-Mart is managing a period of financial stress in its revolving credit facility. Each limited waiver provides only a brief extension of relief, consistent with a lender granting conditional accommodations while monitoring the borrower's performance. This is one in a series of at least five amendments tracked in the filing record.

8-KMaterial agreementSep 48-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 8.01: Other event
AI summary

America's Car-Mart, Inc. entered into the First Amendment and Limited Waiver to its Silver Point Finance Credit Agreement, dated October 30, 2025, representing the initial modification to its existing credit facility with Silver Point Finance LLC. This first amendment established the pattern of recurring credit agreement modifications that continued through at least September 2026, ultimately spanning at least five amendments in under a year. The specific covenant waived and the terms of the first limited waiver are documented in the agreement attached as an exhibit. This filing provides important baseline context for understanding Car-Mart's evolving credit facility situation.

3New insider — initial holdingsAug 103
AI summary

Michael J. Wartell filed an initial Form 3 with the SEC as a newly appointed director of America's Car-Mart, Inc. (CRMT), an Arkansas-based used car retailer. The filing, dated with an event date of June 23, 2026, discloses that Wartell beneficially owns no securities of the company — neither direct nor derivative — at the time of his appointment. This is a routine Section 16(a) initial ownership filing required for all new directors and officers within 10 days of appointment. The absence of any pre-existing equity stake is common for newly appointed independent directors and has no negative implication; it establishes the baseline from which future Form 4 transaction filings would track changes in his ownership.

+ 23 other (8 13Gs · 4 8-Ks · 3 3s · 2 earnings 8-Ks) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

INVESTOR ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Investigates Claims On Behalf of Investors of America's Car-Mart, Inc. - CRMTprnewswire.com·2d agoINVESTOR ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Investigates Claims On Behalf of Investors of America's Car-Mart, Inc. - CRMTglobenewswire.com·3d agoINVESTOR ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Investigates Claims On Behalf of Investors of America's Car-Mart, Inc. - CRMTprnewswire.com·9d agoROSEN, TRUSTED INVESTOR COUNSEL, Encourages America's Car-Mart, Inc. Investors to Inquire About Securities Class Action Investigation - CRMTfeeds.newsfilecorp.com·9d agoINVESTOR ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Investigates Claims On Behalf of Investors of America's Car-Mart, Inc. - CRMTglobenewswire.com·10d ago

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