AMERICAS CARMART INC
Business
America's Car-Mart, Inc. is an automotive retailer operating dealerships across the South-Central United States that sells used vehicles and provides in-house financing to customers with limited credit histories. The company originates and services installment sales contracts for older model vehicles, typically 5–12 years old. Operations are conducted through two subsidiaries—Car-Mart of Arkansas and Colonial Auto Finance—with dealership locations concentrated in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, and Texas.
Summary from 10-K filed 2026-07-14
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | Apr 30, 2026 2026-04-30 | Apr 30, 2025 2025-04-30 | Apr 30, 2024 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues: | — | — | — | |
| Sales | 1,028 | 1,146 | 1,161 | |
| Interest and other income | 254 | 245 | 233 | |
| Total revenues | 1,282 | 1,391 | 1,394 | |
| Costs and expenses: | — | — | — | |
| Cost of sales | 664 | 726 | 759 | |
| Selling, general and administrative | 208 | 189 | 179 | |
| Provision for credit losses | 419 | 375 | 423 | |
| Interest expense | 74 | 71 | 65 | |
| Impairment expense | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 8 | 8 | 7 | |
| Loss on extinguishment of debt | −4 | 0 | 0 | |
| (Gain) Loss on disposal of property and equipment | 5,000 | −299,000 | −437,000 | |
| Total costs and expenses | 1,389 | 1,368 | 1,434 | |
| (Loss) income before taxes | −108 | 23 | −40 | |
| (Benefit of) provision for income taxes | 31 | 5 | −9 | |
| Net (loss) income | −139 | 18 | −31 | |
| Less: Dividends on mandatorily redeemable preferred stock | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | |
| Net (loss) income attributable to common stockholders, basic | −139 | 18 | −31 | |
| Net (loss) income attributable to common stockholders, diluted | −139 | 18 | −31 | |
| (Loss) earnings per share: | — | — | — | |
| Basic (in dollars per share) | −16.79 | 2.38 | −4.92 | |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | −16.79 | 2.33 | −4.92 | |
| Weighted average number of shares used in calculation: | — | — | — | |
| Basic (in shares) | 8 | 8 | 6 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | Apr 30, 2026 2026-04-30 | Apr 30, 2025 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assets: | — | — | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 47 | 10 | |
| Restricted cash | 85 | 115 | |
| Accrued interest on finance receivables | 8 | 7 | |
| Finance receivables, net of allowance for credit losses of $329,901,000 and $323,100,000 | 1,079 | 1,181 | |
| Inventory | 54 | 112 | |
| Income tax receivable, net | 4 | 0 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | 31 | 38 | |
| Right-of-use asset | 43 | 64 | |
| Goodwill | 23 | 23 | |
| Property and equipment, net | 43 | 57 | |
| Total Assets | 1,417 | 1,606 | |
| Liabilities: | — | — | |
| Accounts payable | 32 | 35 | |
| Deferred revenue | 96 | 113 | |
| Accrued liabilities | 36 | 36 | |
| Income tax payable, net | 0 | 1 | |
| Deferred income tax liabilities, net | 34 | 7 | |
| Lease liability | 50 | 67 | |
| Non-recourse notes payable, net | 459 | 572 | |
| Senior Secured Notes Payable, net | 264 | 0 | |
| Revolving line of credit, net | 0 | 205 | |
| Total liabilities | 971 | 1,037 | |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note M) | — | — | |
| Mezzanine equity: | — | — | |
| Mandatorily redeemable preferred stock | 400,000 | 400,000 | |
| Equity: | — | — | |
| Preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, 1,000,000 shares authorized; 0 issued or outstanding | 0 | 0 | |
| Common stock, par value $0.01 per share, 50,000,000 shares authorized; 15,657,592 and 15,605,818 issued at April 30, 2026 and April 30, 2025, respectively, of which 8,305,520 and 8,263,280 were outstanding at April 30, 2026 and April 30, 2025, respectively | 157,000 | 156,000 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 211 | 195 | |
| Retained earnings | 533 | 672 | |
| Less: Treasury stock, at cost, 7,352,072 and 7,342,538 shares at April 30, 2026 and April 30, 2025, respectively | 299 | 298 | |
| Total stockholders' equity | 446 | 569 | |
| Non-controlling interest | 100,000 | 100,000 | |
| Total equity | 446 | 570 | |
| Total Liabilities, Mezzanine Equity and Equity | 1,417 | 1,606 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | Apr 30, 2026 2026-04-30 | Apr 30, 2025 2025-04-30 | Apr 30, 2024 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Activities: | — | — | — | |
| Net loss | −139 | 18 | −31 | |
| Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: | — | — | — | |
| Provision for credit losses | 419 | 375 | 423 | |
| Losses on claims for accident protection plan | 36 | 35 | 35 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 8 | 8 | 7 | |
| Amortization of debt issuance costs | 9 | 6 | 5 | |
| (Gain) loss on disposal of property and equipment | 0 | 2,000 | −437,000 | |
| Impairment of assets | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Change in goodwill | 36,000 | 140,000 | 267,000 | |
| Change in fair value of contingent consideration | 0 | 161,000 | 0 | |
| Stock based compensation | 4 | 5 | 4 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 27 | −11 | −22 | |
| Loss on extinguishment of debt | −3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Change in operating assets and liabilities: | — | — | — | |
| Finance receivable originations | 952 | 1,075 | 1,080 | |
| Loan origination costs | −84,000 | 2,000 | −40,000 | |
| Finance receivable collections | 478 | 469 | 456 | |
| Accrued interest on finance receivables | 597,000 | 525,000 | 792,000 | |
| Inventory | −180 | −115 | −139 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | −6 | 7 | 7 | |
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | −3 | 18 | −9 | |
| Deferred revenue | −17 | −8 | 311,000 | |
| Income taxes, net | −5 | 4 | 6 | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 65 | −49 | −74 | |
| Investing Activities: | — | — | — | |
| Acquisition | 0 | 8 | 5 | |
| Purchase of property and equipment | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Proceeds from sale of property and equipment | 289,000 | 42,000 | 316,000 | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | −2 | −11 | −11 | |
| Financing Activities: | — | — | — | |
| Exercise of stock options | 0 | 0 | −455,000 | |
| Issuance of common stock | 218,000 | 74 | 282,000 | |
| Purchase of common stock | 297,000 | 434,000 | 365,000 | |
| Dividend payments on subsidiary preferred stock | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | |
| Change in cash overdrafts | −1 | 466,000 | 823,000 | |
| Debt issuance costs | 20 | 9 | 6 | |
| Issuances of non-recourse notes payable | 549 | 650 | 610 | |
| Payments on non-recourse notes payable | 663 | 631 | 527 | |
| Proceeds from revolving line of credit | 315 | 601 | 555 | |
| Payments on revolving line of credit | 522 | 595 | 521 | |
| Loss on extinguishment of debt | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from senior secured notes payable | 288 | 0 | 0 | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | −56 | 90 | 111 | |
| Increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | 7 | 30 | 26 | |
| Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash beginning of period | 125 | 94 | 68 | |
| Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash end of period | 132 | 125 | 94 |
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What is AMERICAS CARMART INC's CIK number?
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AMERICAS CARMART INC (CRMT) most recently filed an earnings 8-K with the SEC on Jul 14, 2026, furnishing its results under Item 2.02 (Results of Operations and Financial Condition). The earnings press release is attached to that filing (accession 0001171843-26-004623). This is AMERICAS CARMART INC's most recent earnings filing of record — not a forecast of its next earnings date.
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AMERICAS CARMART INC's latest earnings 8-K (Item 2.02) was filed Jul 14, 2026 under accession 0001171843-26-004623. It carries the quarterly or annual earnings press release — the earliest official, SEC-filed version of the results.
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