CarMax, Inc. (KMX) continues to face a difficult used-vehicle environment, largely due to aggressive incentives from new vehicle manufacturers. Declining used-car value due to the ongoing weakness in the overall economy and higher funding cost at the CarMax Auto Finance are eroding the margins of the company.
The current economic slowdown and reduced consumer spending had a negative impact on the company s retail business. It is aggressively cutting prices on trucks and SUVs to reduce inventory. A drop in earnings and a conservative guidance for 2009 along with a higher valuation make us apprehensive about the stock's performance in the near term.
Thus, we rate the stock a Sell. Currently, shares of CarMax, Inc. are trading at 18.9x our fiscal 2009 EPS estimate of $0.43, which is at a significant premium to the industry median of 6.7. Our FY2009 estimated EPS and a P/E of 15.1 give us a target price of approximately $6.50.
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