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⁠Dimitry Nakhla | Babylon Capital®
A quality valuation analysis on $CPRT 🧘🏽‍♂️

•NTM P/E Ratio: 30.29x
•3-Year Mean: 31.75x

•NTM FCF Yield: 2.85%
•3-Year Mean: 2.64%

As you can see, $CPRT appears to be trading near fair value

Going forward, investors can expect to receive ~5% MORE in earnings per share & ~8% MORE in FCF per share🧠***

Before we get into valuation, let’s take a look at why $CPRT is a quality business

BALANCE SHEET✅
•Cash & Equivalents: $4.38B
•Long-Term Debt: $0

$CPRT has an excellent balance sheet

RETURN ON CAPITAL✅
•2020: 26.5%
•2021: 27.6%
•2022: 28.5%
•2023: 24.0%
•2024: 20.3%
•LTM: 18.9%

RETURN ON EQUITY✅
•2020: 32.8%
•2021: 31.1%
•2022: 26.7%
•2023: 23.3%
•2024: 20.1%
•LTM: 18.4%

$CPRT has strong return metrics, highlighting the financial efficiency of the business

REVENUES✅
•2014: $1.16B
•2024: $4.24B
•CAGR: 13.83%

CASH FROM OPERATIONS✅
•2014: $0.26B
•2024: $1.47B
•CAGR: 18.91%

NORMALIZED EPS ✅
•2014: $0.20
•2024: $1.40
•CAGR: 21.48%

SHARE BUYBACKS🆗
•2014 Shares Outstanding: 1.05B
•LTM Shares Outstanding: 0.96B

MARGINS✅
•LTM Gross Margins: 46.5%
•LTM Operating Margins: 37.0%
•LTM Gross Margins: 32.2%

***NOW TO VALUATION 🧠

As stated above, investors can expect to receive ~5% MORE in EPS & ~8% MORE per share

Using Benjamin Graham’s 2G rule of thumb, $CPRT has to grow earnings at a 15.15% CAGR over the next several years to justify its valuation

Today, analysts anticipate 2025 - 2028 EPS growth over the next few years to be less than the (15.15%) required growth rate:

2025E: $1.55 (10.6% YoY) *FY Jul

2026E: $1.73 (11.8% YoY)
2027E: $1.96 (13.5% YoY)
2028E: $2.22 (13.0% YoY)

$CPRT has a great track record of meeting analyst estimates ~2 years out, but let’s assume $CPRT ends 2028 with $2.22 in EPS & see its CAGR potential assuming different multiples

32x P/E: $71.04💵 … ~12.4% CAGR

31x P/E: $68.82💵 … ~11.3% CAGR

30x P/E: $66.60💵 … ~10.1% CAGR

29x P/E: $64.38💵 … ~8.9% CAGR

28x P/E: $62.16💵 … ~7.7% CAGR

As you can see, we’d have to assume >30x earnings for $CPRT to have double digit CAGR potential

While I believe $CPRT can reasonably demand a 30x - 32x multiple (given its wide moat, extensive land ownership, high ROIC & long history of strong & improving fundamentals), I wouldn’t want to rely on that assumption as this leaves us with no margin of safety

Albeit $CPRT is one of those businesses that rarely trades for a deep discount

Therefore, if I wanted to initiate a position in $CPRT, may consider 1/3 the position at $49, 1/3 at $44 & the final 1/3 at $39-$40

Today at $49💵 $CPRT appears to be trading for fair value & is a fair consideration for investment

I consider $CPRT an excellent buy closer to $42💵 where I can potentially expect 12% CAGR assuming a 27x end multiple in 2028

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