Stifel Comments on Q1 Results from Carmax (KMX)
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Rating Summary:
17 Buy, 14 Hold, 3 Sell
Rating Trend: Up
Today's Overall Ratings:
Up: 11 | Down: 12 | New: 9
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Stifel is out with commentary on Carmax (NYSE: KMX) following the dealer network's Q1 report.
Analyst James Albertine noted the following initial points from the report:
- KMX reported 1Q14 EPS of $0.76 vs. our $0.67 consensus-matching estimate. Broadly speaking, KMX outperformed across all key areas of the business, though we calculate SG&A leverage drove the majority of the beat. We also note a lower than expected share count benefited EPS by $0.01 vs. our model (tax was in line with our estimate);
- We note subprime penetration fell to 16% in 1Q14 vs. 21% in 1Q13 and 17% in 4Q13. KMX continues to expand its subprime pilot program test, originating $20.5 mm of loans in 1Q14 representing 0.8% of retail unit sales ($29.6 mm of loans financed through this program to date); and
- We believe SG&A will become more of a focus (next 1-3 years) as new stores begin rolling into the comp base and management continues optimizing costs given learnings from test initiatives/small store format roll-outs.
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Shares of CarMax closed at $45.28 yesterday.
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