KAR Auction (Germany) Today
| XKR Stock | EUR 19.40 0.30 1.52% |
Performance14 of 100
| Odds Of DistressLess than 27
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KAR Auction is trading at 19.40 as of the 17th of December 2024. This is a 1.52 percent decrease since the beginning of the trading day. The stock's lowest day price was 19.4. KAR Auction has about a 27 % chance of experiencing some form of financial distress in the next two years of operation and had a somewhat good performance during the last 90 days. The performance scores are derived for the period starting the 21st of April 2024 and ending today, the 17th of December 2024. Click here to learn more.
KAR Auction Services, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides used vehicle auctions and related vehicle remarketing services for the automotive industry in the United States, Europe, Canada, Mexico, and the United Kingdom. KAR Auction Services, Inc. The company has 108.91 M outstanding shares. More on KAR Auction Services
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| CEO | John Hammer |
| Business Concentration | Specialty Retail, Consumer Cyclical (View all Sectors) |
KAR Auction Services (XKR) is traded on Frankfurt Exchange in Germany and employs 42 people. The company currently falls under 'Mid-Cap' category with a current market capitalization of 1.47 B. Market capitalization usually refers to the total value of a company's stock within the entire market. To calculate KAR Auction's market, we take the total number of its shares issued and multiply it by KAR Auction's current market price. To manage market risk and economic uncertainty, many investors today build portfolios that are diversified across equities with different market capitalizations. However, as a general rule, conservative investors tend to hold large-cap stocks, and those looking for more risk prefer small-cap and mid-cap equities. KAR Auction Services classifies itself under Consumer Cyclical sector and is part of Specialty Retail industry. The entity has 108.91 M outstanding shares.
KAR Auction Services has accumulated about 621.6 M in cash with (412.5 M) of positive cash flow from operations. This results in cash-per-share (CPS) ratio of 5.22.
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Ownership AllocationKAR Auction Services holds a total of 108.91 Million outstanding shares. The majority of KAR Auction outstanding shares are owned by institutional investors. These third-party entities are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to shop for positions in KAR Auction Services to benefit from reduced commissions. Thus, institutional holders are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in KAR Auction Services. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of KAR Auction as this could imply that something significant has changed or is about to change at the company. Note that regardless of who owns the company, if the true value of the entity is less than the market is willing to pay for it, you may not be able to generate positive returns over time.
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KAR Auction Services Risk Profiles
Although KAR Auction's alpha and beta are two of the key measurements used to evaluate KAR Auction's performance over the market, the standard measures of volatility play an important role as well.
| Mean Deviation | 1.42 | |||
| Semi Deviation | 1.0 | |||
| Standard Deviation | 2.3 | |||
| Variance | 5.28 |
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KAR Auction Corporate Directors
| Mary Smith | Independent Director | Profile | |
| Carmel Galvin | Independent Director | Profile | |
| David DiDomenico | Independent Director | Profile | |
| Michael Kestner | Lead Independent Director | Profile |
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