America’s Car-Mart Inc. (CRMT) Q4 Earnings: EPS Soars Despite Tepid Revenue Growth
America’s Car-Mart Inc. (CRMT) delivered a striking fourth-quarter performance, with diluted earnings per share skyrocketing to $1.26 from a meager $0.06 in the prior-year period. The surge was fueled by expanded gross margins (36.4%) and disciplined cost management, though revenue growth remained muted at just 1.5% to $370.2 million.
Operational efficiencies and improved credit standards offset softening same-store sales, while a recent securitization deal bolstered liquidity. Despite the profit leap, shares dipped 1.66% to $49.17 as investors weighed slowing unit sales against margin gains—a microcosm of the broader used-auto sector’s balancing act between affordability and profitability.