Added to YB: 2025-08-07
Pitch date: 2025-07-31
CVNA [bearish]
Carvana Co.
-19.6%
current return
Author Info
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Company Info
Carvana Co., together with its subsidiaries, operates an e-commerce platform for buying and selling used cars in the United States.
Market Cap
$43.8B
Pitch Price
$380.99
Price Target
80.00 (-82%)
Dividend
N/A
EV/EBITDA
23.05
P/E
70.49
EV/Sales
2.60
Sector
Specialty Retail
Category
value
Carvana at $400 – A Used-Car Dealer Priced Like a Tech Darling
CVNA short: Used car retailer at $45B market cap (~$400/sh) w/ 72x forward P/E, 845% premium to peers. Insiders sold $5B at past peaks. Despite 'blowout' Q2 ($308M profit, 6.4% margin), valuation assumes perfection in low-margin industry. DCF suggests $80-120 fair value. Red flags everywhere.
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