CarGurus, Inc.
Business
CarGurus, Inc. is a multinational online automotive platform that connects consumers and dealers to facilitate buying and selling vehicles through a data-driven marketplace, digital retail solutions, and the CarOffer wholesale platform. Its products and services include a listings marketplace with proprietary Deal Ratings and IMV pricing, Digital Deal and Finance in Advance tools, Sell My Car offerings (Top Dealer Offers and Instant Max Cash Offer), dealer Listings and Data Insights subscriptions, advertising products, and consumer and dealer mobile applications. The company operates two reportable segments: U.S. Marketplace and Digital Wholesale (CarOffer). It serves customers in the U.S., U.K., and Canada and distributes services via its websites, mobile apps, dealer subscriptions, auction and wholesale channels, and third-party advertising placements.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-20
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 907 | 798 | 698 | 1,655 | 951 | |
| Cost of revenue | 65 | 70 | 62 | 997 | 294 | |
| Gross profit | 842 | 728 | 637 | 658 | 657 | |
| Sales and marketing | 341 | 307 | 278 | 337 | 291 | |
| Product, technology, and development | 138 | 139 | 137 | 124 | 106 | |
| General and administrative | 101 | 103 | 95 | 73 | 98 | |
| Impairment | 499,000 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 16 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 14 | |
| Total operating expenses | 597 | 571 | 516 | 549 | 509 | |
| Income from continuing operations | 244 | 157 | 120 | 108 | 148 | |
| Interest income | 9 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 120,000 | |
| Other (expense) income, net | −762,000 | −957,000 | 364,000 | −961,000 | 972,000 | |
| Total other income, net | 8 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 1 | |
| Income from continuing operations before income taxes | 253 | 168 | 139 | 111 | 149 | |
| Provision for income taxes | 56 | 40 | 47 | 32 | 39 | |
| Net income from continuing operations | 197 | 129 | 92 | — | — | |
| Net loss from discontinued operations, net of tax benefits | −41 | −108 | −70 | — | — | |
| Consolidated net income | 156 | 21 | 22 | 79 | 110 | |
| Net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest | 0 | 0 | −15 | −5 | 1 | |
| Net income attributable to CarGurus, Inc. | 156 | 21 | 37 | 84 | 109 | |
| Deemed dividend on redemption of noncontrolling interest | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | |
| Net income attributable to common stockholders | 156 | 21 | 31 | 194 | −154,000 | |
| Continuing operations | 1.99 | 1.23 | 0.82 | — | — | |
| Consolidated (per share) | 1.58 | 0.2 | 0.27 | 1.64 | 0 | |
| Continuing operations | 1.96 | 1.21 | 0.81 | — | — | |
| Consolidated (per share) | 1.55 | 0.2 | 0.19 | 0.62 | 0 | |
| Basic | 99 | 105 | 113 | 118 | 117 | |
| Diluted | 100 | 106 | 114 | 128 | 117 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 191 | 304 | 291 | 470 | 232 | |
| Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $600 and $696, respectively | 42 | 38 | 40 | 47 | 189 | |
| Prepaid expenses, prepaid income taxes and other current assets | 35 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 16 | |
| Deferred contract costs | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | |
| Restricted cash | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | |
| Current assets of discontinued operations | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | |
| Total current assets | 283 | 391 | 391 | 557 | 563 | |
| Property and equipment, net | 133 | 124 | 83 | 40 | 32 | |
| Intangible assets, net | 3 | 4 | 23 | 53 | 84 | |
| Goodwill | 28 | 27 | 158 | 157 | 158 | |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 115 | 121 | 170 | 57 | 61 | |
| Deferred tax assets | 81 | 107 | 73 | 35 | 13 | |
| Deferred contract costs, net of current portion | 14 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 6 | |
| Other non-current assets | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
| Non-current assets of discontinued operations | 0 | 33 | — | — | — | |
| Total assets | 662 | 825 | 919 | 927 | 932 | |
| Accounts payable | 29 | 22 | 48 | 33 | 66 | |
| Accrued expenses, accrued income taxes and other current liabilities | 38 | 32 | 34 | 39 | 79 | |
| Deferred revenue | 24 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 13 | |
| Operating lease liabilities | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 13 | |
| Current liabilities of discontinued operations | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | |
| Total current liabilities | 101 | 93 | 115 | 99 | 171 | |
| Operating lease liabilities | 181 | 184 | 182 | 52 | 58 | |
| Deferred tax liabilities | 442,000 | 26,000 | 58,000 | 54,000 | 58,000 | |
| Other noncurrent liabilities | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 24 | |
| Non-current liabilities of discontinued operations | 0 | 36,000 | — | — | — | |
| Total liabilities | 288 | 283 | 302 | 156 | 252 | |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 10) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Preferred stock, $0.001 par value per share; 10,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Additional paidin capital | 10 | 169 | 263 | 413 | 388 | |
| Retained earnings | 362 | 375 | 354 | 323 | 129 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | 1 | −3 | −901,000 | −2 | −403,000 | |
| Total stockholders equity | 374 | 542 | 617 | 735 | 517 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | 662 | 825 | 919 | 927 | 932 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation and amortization | 28 | 25 | 48 | 45 | 40 | |
| Gain on sale of property and equipment | 0 | 0 | −460,000 | 0 | — | |
| Currency loss (gain) on foreign denominated transactions | −404,000 | 971,000 | −283,000 | 155,000 | −70,000 | |
| Other non-cash (income) expense, net | −101,000 | −816,000 | 88,000 | 0 | — | |
| Deferred taxes | 26 | −33 | −38 | — | — | |
| Provision for doubtful accounts | 2 | 2 | 378,000 | 2 | 999,000 | |
| Stock-based compensation expense | 50 | 62 | 64 | 55 | 54 | |
| Amortization of deferred financing costs | 515,000 | 515,000 | 515,000 | 136,000 | 0 | |
| Amortization of deferred contract costs | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | |
| Impairment | 33 | 144 | 184,000 | 165,000 | — | |
| Accounts receivable | 675,000 | −5 | 11 | 153 | −175 | |
| Inventory | 338,000 | −112,000 | 2 | 14 | −17 | |
| Prepaid expenses, prepaid income taxes, and other assets | −8 | −2 | −1 | −7 | −5 | |
| Deferred contract costs | −19 | −16 | −18 | −14 | −8 | |
| Accounts payable | 4 | −5 | 2 | −35 | 35 | |
| Accrued expenses, accrued income taxes, and other liabilities | 336,000 | 4 | −3 | −25 | 36 | |
| Deferred revenue | 2 | 362,000 | 9 | −525,000 | 4 | |
| Lease obligations | 4 | 42 | 15 | −546,000 | 1 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 295 | 255 | 125 | 256 | 98 | |
| Purchases of property and equipment | −6 | −75 | −25 | −6 | −8 | |
| Proceeds from sale of property and equipment | 0 | 0 | 460,000 | 0 | — | |
| Capitalization of website development costs | −23 | −19 | −17 | −11 | −6 | |
| Purchases of short-term investments | 0 | −494,000 | −98 | 0 | −120 | |
| Sale of short-term investments | 0 | 21 | 77 | 0 | — | |
| Advance payments to customers, net of collections | 0 | 259,000 | −259,000 | 0 | — | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −29 | −73 | −62 | 73 | −68 | |
| Proceeds from issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options | 474,000 | 5 | 74,000 | 721,000 | 663,000 | |
| Payment of withholding taxes on net share settlements of restricted stock units | −30 | −25 | −16 | −16 | −15 | |
| Repurchase of common stock | −352 | −146 | −209 | −14 | — | |
| Payment of excise taxes on repurchases of common stock | −680,000 | −2 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Payment of finance lease obligations | −81,000 | −75,000 | −70,000 | −68,000 | −39,000 | |
| Payment of tax distributions to redeemable noncontrolling interest holders | 0 | 0 | −38,000 | −20 | — | |
| Acquisition of remaining interest in CarOffer, LLC | 0 | 0 | −25 | 0 | — | |
| Change in gross advance payments received from third-party transaction processor | −1 | −822,000 | −4 | −40 | 47 | |
| Net cash used in financing activities | −384 | −169 | −254 | −93 | 18 | |
| Impact of foreign currency on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | 2 | −2 | 475,000 | −364,000 | −597,000 | |
| Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | −116 | 12 | −190 | 236 | 47 | |
| Cash paid for income taxes | 20 | 41 | 75 | 61 | 28 | |
| Cash paid for operating lease liabilities | 21 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 16 | |
| Cash paid for interest | 590,000 | 772,000 | 566,000 | 64,000 | — | |
| Unpaid purchases of property and equipment and capitalized hosting arrangements | 606,000 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 478,000 | |
| Capitalized stock-based compensation expense in website development and internal-use software costs and hosting arrangements | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | |
| Unpaid repurchases of common stock | 3 | 680,000 | 2 | 4 | — | |
| Obtaining a right-of-use asset in exchange for an operating lease liability | 2 | −5 | 149 | 10 | — |