AMERICAS CARMART INC
Business
AMERICAS CARMART INC sells used vehicles and provides integrated retail financing to customers with limited credit histories. The company’s offerings include older-model used vehicles, service contracts, an accident protection plan, and in-house installment financing with tailored payment schedules and collections support. It operates as a single reportable Integrated Auto Sales and Finance business through a network of decentralized dealerships supported by corporate oversight, loan origination, underwriting, and centralized collections and compliance functions. The company markets primarily in smaller communities across the South‑Central United States and via digital channels for inventory browsing and applications.
Summary from filing dated 2025-08-08
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-04-30 | FY 2024 2024-04-30 | FY 2023 2023-04-30 | FY 2022 2022-04-30 | FY 2021 2021-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 1,146 | 1,161 | 1,204 | 1,039 | 799 | |
| Interest and other income | 245 | 233 | 196 | 152 | 111 | |
| Total revenues | 1,391 | 1,394 | 1,400 | 1,191 | 910 | |
| Cost of sales | 726 | 759 | 801 | 659 | 479 | |
| Selling, general and administrative | 189 | 179 | 177 | 156 | 131 | |
| Provision for credit losses | 375 | 423 | 353 | 238 | 154 | |
| Interest expense | 71 | 65 | 38 | — | — | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | |
| Loss on disposal of property and equipment | 299,000 | 437,000 | 361,000 | −149,000 | −40,000 | |
| Total costs and expenses | 1,368 | 1,434 | 1,375 | 1,068 | 774 | |
| Income (loss) before income taxes | 23 | −40 | 26 | — | — | |
| Provision (benefit) for income taxes | 5 | −9 | 5 | 28 | 31 | |
| Net income (loss) | 18 | −31 | 20 | 95 | 105 | |
| Less: Dividends on mandatorily redeemable preferred stock | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | |
| Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders, basic | 18 | −31 | 20 | 95 | 105 | |
| Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders, diluted | 18 | −31 | 20 | — | — | |
| Basic (in dollars per share) | 2.38 | −4.92 | 3.2 | 14.59 | 15.81 | |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | 2.33 | −4.92 | 3.11 | 13.92 | 15.05 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-04-30 | FY 2024 2024-04-30 | FY 2023 2023-04-30 | FY 2022 2022-04-30 | FY 2021 2021-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 10 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 3 | |
| Restricted cash | 115 | 89 | 58 | 36 | 0 | |
| Accrued interest on finance receivables | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | |
| Finance receivables, net of allowance for credit losses of $323,100 and $331,260 | 1,181 | 1,099 | 1,063 | 864 | 632 | |
| Inventory | 112 | 107 | 109 | 115 | 82 | |
| Income tax receivable, net | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | |
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | 38 | 31 | 26 | 15 | 6 | |
| Right-of-use asset | 64 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 60 | |
| Goodwill | 23 | 14 | 12 | — | — | |
| Property and equipment, net | 57 | 60 | 62 | 45 | 35 | |
| Total assets | 1,606 | 1,478 | 1,415 | 1,155 | 822 | |
| Accounts payable | 35 | 21 | 27 | 20 | 18 | |
| Accrued liabilities | 36 | 28 | 28 | 33 | 31 | |
| Income tax payable, net | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 150,000 | |
| Deferred income tax liabilities, net | 7 | 18 | 39 | 30 | 20 | |
| Lease liability | 67 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 63 | |
| Notes payable, net | 572 | 554 | 471 | 396 | 0 | |
| Revolving line of credit, net | 205 | 201 | 167 | — | — | |
| Total liabilities | 1,037 | 1,006 | 916 | 678 | 415 | |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note K) | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Mandatorily redeemable preferred stock | 400,000 | 400,000 | 400,000 | 400,000 | 400,000 | |
| Preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Common stock, par value $0.01 per share, 50,000,000 shares authorized; 15,605,818 and 13,727,013 issued at April 30, 2025 and April 30, 2024, respectively, of which 8,263,280 and 6,394,675 were outstanding at April 30, 2025 and April 30, 2024, respectively | 156,000 | 137,000 | 137,000 | 136,000 | 136,000 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 195 | 114 | 110 | 103 | 99 | |
| Retained earnings | 672 | 654 | 686 | 665 | 565 | |
| Less: Treasury stock, at cost, 7,342,538 and 7,332,338 shares at April 30, 2025 and April 30, 2024, respectively | −298 | −298 | −297 | −292 | — | |
| Total stockholders' equity | 569 | 471 | 498 | 476 | 406 | |
| Non-controlling interest | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | |
| Total equity | 570 | 471 | 499 | 477 | 412 | |
| Total Liabilities, Mezzanine Equity and Equity | 1,606 | 1,478 | 1,415 | 1,155 | 822 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-04-30 | FY 2024 2024-04-30 | FY 2023 2023-04-30 | FY 2022 2022-04-30 | FY 2021 2021-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Losses on claims for accident protection plan | 35 | 35 | 25 | 22 | 19 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | |
| Amortization of debt issuance costs | 6 | 5 | 5 | 775,000 | 391,000 | |
| Stock-based compensation | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | |
| Change in fair value of contingent consideration | 161,000 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Impairment of goodwill | 140,000 | 267,000 | 0 | — | — | |
| (Gain) loss on disposal of property and equipment | −2,000 | 437,000 | 361,000 | 149,000 | −40,000 | |
| Deferred income taxes | −11 | −22 | 9 | 9 | 7 | |
| Excess tax benefit from share based compensation | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Finance receivable originations | −1,075 | −1,080 | −1,161 | −1,010 | −763 | |
| Loan origination costs | −2,000 | 40,000 | −10,000 | 20,000 | — | |
| Finance receivable collections | 469 | 456 | 434 | 418 | 370 | |
| Accrued interest on finance receivables | −525,000 | −792,000 | −1 | −2 | −269,000 | |
| Inventory | 115 | 139 | 133 | 51 | 5 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | −7 | −7 | −6 | −8 | −2 | |
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 18 | −9 | 9 | 5 | 15 | |
| Income taxes, net | 4 | 6 | −9 | −424,000 | −4 | |
| Net cash used in operating activities | −49 | −74 | −136 | −119 | −54 | |
| Purchase of investments | −8 | −5 | −6 | −2 | 0 | |
| Purchases of property and equipment | −4 | −6 | −22 | −16 | −9 | |
| Proceeds from sale of property and equipment | 42,000 | 316,000 | 84,000 | 20,000 | 694,000 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −11 | −11 | −28 | −17 | −8 | |
| Exercise of stock options | 0 | −455,000 | 1 | −1 | 4 | |
| Issuance of common stock | 74 | 282,000 | 286,000 | 293,000 | 258,000 | |
| Purchase of common stock | −434,000 | −365,000 | −5 | −35 | −11 | |
| Dividend payments | −40,000 | −40,000 | −40,000 | −40,000 | −40,000 | |
| Debt issuance costs | −9 | −6 | −2 | −6 | −282,000 | |
| Change in cash overdrafts | 466,000 | 823,000 | 0 | −2 | 2 | |
| Issuances of notes payable | 650 | 610 | 400 | 400 | 0 | |
| Payments on notes payable | −631 | −527 | −327 | 0 | −524,000 | |
| Proceeds from revolving credit facilities | 601 | 555 | 525 | 331 | 73 | |
| Payments on revolving credit facilities | −595 | −521 | −403 | −511 | −63 | |
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 90 | 111 | 189 | 176 | 5 | |
| Increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | 30 | 26 | 25 | 40 | −57 |