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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
iVirginia
i54-1821055
(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
i12800 Tuckahoe Creek Parkway
i23238
iRichmond,
iVirginia
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
(i804) i747-0422
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
iCommon Stock
iKMX
iNew
York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. iYes☒ No ☐
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). iYes☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the
registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,”“accelerated filer,”“smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
iLarge accelerated
filer
☒
Accelerated filer
☐
Non-accelerated filer
☐
Smaller reporting company
i☐
Emerging growth company
i☐
If
an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes i☐ No ☒
Indicate
the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Restricted
cash from collections on auto loans receivable
i483,570
i470,889
Accounts
receivable, net
i212,406
i298,783
Inventory
i3,638,946
i3,726,142
Other
current assets
i169,653
i230,795
TOTAL
CURRENT ASSETS
i5,109,950
i5,041,367
Auto loans receivable,
net of allowance for loan losses of $511,924 and $507,201 as of November 30, 2023 and February 28, 2023, respectively
i17,081,891
i16,341,791
Property
and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $1,782,087 and $1,614,924 as of November 30, 2023 and February 28, 2023, respectively
i3,623,697
i3,430,914
Deferred
income taxes
i121,219
i80,740
Operating
lease assets
i533,387
i545,677
Goodwill
i141,258
i141,258
Other
assets
i561,848
i600,989
TOTAL
ASSETS
$
i27,173,250
$
i26,182,736
LIABILITIES
AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable
$
i762,594
$
i826,592
Accrued
expenses and other current liabilities
i494,365
i478,964
Accrued
income taxes
i10,581
i—
Current
portion of operating lease liabilities
i56,410
i53,287
Current
portion of long-term debt
i312,744
i111,859
Current
portion of non-recourse notes payable
i446,544
i467,609
TOTAL
CURRENT LIABILITIES
i2,083,238
i1,938,311
Long-term
debt, excluding current portion
i1,605,638
i1,909,361
Non-recourse
notes payable, excluding current portion
i16,558,053
i15,865,776
Operating
lease liabilities, excluding current portion
i509,141
i523,828
Other
liabilities
i372,815
i332,383
TOTAL
LIABILITIES
i21,128,885
i20,569,659
Commitments
and contingent liabilities
i
i
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Common stock, $0.50 par value; 350,000,000
shares authorized; 158,021,407 and 158,079,033 shares issued and outstanding as of November 30, 2023 and February 28, 2023, respectively
i79,011
i79,040
Capital
in excess of par value
i1,786,924
i1,713,074
Accumulated
other comprehensive income
i60,667
i97,869
Retained
earnings
i4,117,763
i3,723,094
TOTAL
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
i6,044,365
i5,613,077
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
$
i27,173,250
$
i26,182,736
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
Business. CarMax,
Inc. (“we,”“our,”“us,”“CarMax” and “the company”), including its wholly owned subsidiaries, is the nation’s largest retailer of used vehicles. We operate in itwo reportable segments: CarMax Sales Operations and CarMax Auto Finance (“CAF”). Our CarMax Sales Operations segment consists of all aspects of our auto merchandising and service operations, excluding financing provided by CAF. Our
CAF segment consists solely of our own finance operation that provides financing to customers buying retail vehicles from CarMax. On June 1, 2021, we completed the acquisition of Edmunds Holding Company (“Edmunds”), which does not meet the quantitative thresholds to be considered a reportable segment. See Note 16 for additional information on our reportable segments.
We deliver an unrivaled customer experience by offering a broad selection of quality used vehicles and related products and services at competitive, no-haggle prices using a customer-friendly sales process. Our omni-channel platform, which gives us the largest addressable market in the used car industry, empowers our retail customers to buy a car on their terms – online, in-store or an integrated combination of both. We offer customers a range of related products and services,
including the appraisal and purchase of vehicles directly from consumers; the financing of retail vehicle purchases through CAF and third-party finance providers; the sale of extended protection plan (“EPP”) products, which include extended service plans (“ESPs”) and guaranteed asset protection (“GAP”); and vehicle repair service. Vehicles purchased through the appraisal process that do not meet our retail standards are sold to licensed dealers through on-site or virtual wholesale auctions.
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i
Basis of
Presentation and Use of Estimates. The accompanying interim unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of CarMax and our wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. These interim unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, such interim consolidated financial statements reflect all normal recurring adjustments considered necessary to present fairly the financial position and the results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods presented. The results of operations
for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full fiscal year.
The accounting policies followed in the presentation of our interim financial results are consistent with those included in the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2023 (the “2023 Annual Report”), with the exception of those related to recent accounting pronouncements adopted in the current fiscal year. These interim unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and footnotes included in our 2023 Annual Report.
i
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year’s presentation. Amounts and percentages may not total due to rounding.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements.
i
Effective
in Future Periods
In October 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued an accounting pronouncement (ASU 2023-06) related to disclosure or presentation requirements for various subtopics in the FASB’s Accounting Standards Codification (“Codification”). The amendments in the update are intended to align the requirements in the Codification with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (“SEC”) regulations and facilitate the application of GAAP for all entities. The effective date for each amendment is the date on which the SEC removal of the related disclosure requirement from Regulation S-X or Regulation S-K becomes effective, or if the SEC has not removed the requirements by June 30, 2027, this amendment will be removed
from the Codification and will not become effective for any entity. Early adoption is prohibited. We do not expect this update to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
In November 2023, the FASB issued an accounting pronouncement (ASU 2023-07) related to the disclosure of incremental segment information on an annual and interim basis. This update is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, and requires retrospective application to all prior periods presented in the financial statements. We plan to adopt this pronouncement beginning with our fiscal year ended February 28, 2025, and we do not expect it to have a material
effect on our consolidated financial statements.
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In December 2023, the FASB issued an accounting pronouncement (ASU 2023-09) related to income tax disclosures. The amendments in this update are intended to enhance the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures primarily through changes to the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid information. This update is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024, though early adoption is permitted. We plan to adopt this pronouncement for our fiscal year beginning March 1, 2025, and we do not expect it to have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.
2. iRevenue
We
recognize revenue when control of the good or service has been transferred to the customer, generally either at the time of sale or upon delivery to a customer. Our contracts have a fixed contract price and revenue is measured as the amount of consideration we expect to receive in exchange for transferring goods or providing services. We collect sales taxes and other taxes from customers on behalf of governmental authorities at the time of sale. These taxes are accounted for on a net basis and are not included in net sales and operating revenues or cost of sales. We generally expense sales commissions when incurred because the amortization period would have been less than one year. These costs are recorded within selling, general and administrative expenses. We do not have any significant
payment terms as payment is received at or shortly after the point of sale.
i
Disaggregation of Revenue
Three
Months Ended November 30
Nine Months Ended November 30
(In millions)
2023
2022
2023
2022
Used vehicle sales
$
i4,832.1
$
i5,204.6
$
i16,424.7
$
i18,503.2
Wholesale
vehicle sales
i1,165.2
i1,152.2
i4,001.5
i4,959.1
Other
sales and revenues:
Extended protection plan revenues
i90.8
i91.8
i303.8
i318.1
Third-party
finance (fees)/income, net
(i1.2)
i1.0
(i2.4)
i7.1
Advertising
& subscription revenues (1)
i36.7
i33.3
i101.6
i101.9
Service
revenues
i20.3
i19.6
i63.8
i60.8
Other
i4.7
i3.5
i16.4
i12.3
Total
other sales and revenues
i151.3
i149.2
i483.2
i500.2
Total
net sales and operating revenues
$
i6,148.5
$
i6,506.0
$
i20,909.4
$
i23,962.4
(1) Excludes
intersegment sales and operating revenues that have been eliminated in consolidation. See Note 16 for further details.
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Used Vehicle Sales. Revenue from the sale of used vehicles is recognized upon transfer of control of the vehicle to the customer. As part of our customer service strategy, we guarantee the retail vehicles we sell with a 30-day/1,500 mile, money-back guarantee. We record a reserve for estimated returns based on historical experience and trends. The reserve for estimated returns is presented gross on the consolidated balance sheets, with a return asset recorded in other current assets and a refund liability recorded in accrued expenses and other current liabilities. We also guarantee the used vehicles
we sell with a 90-day/4,000-mile limited warranty. These warranties are deemed assurance-type warranties and are accounted for as warranty obligations. See Note 15 for additional information on this warranty and its related obligation.
Wholesale Vehicle Sales. Wholesale vehicles are sold at our auctions, and revenue from the sale of these vehicles is recognized upon transfer of control of the vehicle to the customer. Dealers also pay a fee to us based on the sale price of the vehicles they purchase. This fee is recognized as revenue at the time of sale. While we provide condition disclosures on each wholesale vehicle sold, the vehicles are subject to a limited right of return. We record a reserve for estimated returns based on historical experience and trends. The reserve for estimated returns is presented gross on the consolidated balance sheets, with a
return asset recorded in other current assets and a refund liability recorded in accrued expenses and other current liabilities.
EPP Revenues.We also sell ESP and GAP products on behalf of unrelated third parties, who are primarily responsible for fulfilling the contract, to customers who purchase a retail vehicle. The ESPs we currently offer on all used vehicles provide coverage up to 60 months (subject to mileage limitations), while GAP covers the customer for the term of their finance contract. We recognize revenue, on a net basis, at the time of sale. We also record a reserve, or refund liability, for estimated contract
cancellations. The reserve for cancellations is evaluated for each product and is based on forecasted forward cancellation curves utilizing historical experience, recent trends and credit mix of the customer base. Our risk related to contract cancellations is limited to the revenue that we receive. Cancellations fluctuate depending on the volume of EPP sales, customer financing default or prepayment rates, and shifts in customer behavior, including those related to changes in the coverage or
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term of the product. The current portion of estimated cancellation reserves is recognized as a component of accrued expenses and other current liabilities with the remaining amount recognized
in other liabilities. See Note 7 for additional information on cancellation reserves.
We are contractually entitled to receive profit-sharing revenues based on the performance of the ESPs administered by third parties. These revenues are a form of variable consideration included in EPP revenues to the extent that it is probable that it will not result in a significant revenue reversal. An estimate of the amount to which we expect to be entitled is determined upon satisfying the performance obligation of selling the ESP. This estimate is subject to various constraints; primarily, factors that are outside of the company’s influence or control. We have determined that these constraints generally preclude any profit-sharing revenues from being recognized before they are paid. As of November 30,
2023 and February 28, 2023, no current or long-term contract asset was recognized related to cumulative profit-sharing payments to which we expect to be entitled. The estimate of the amount to which we expect to be entitled is reassessed each reporting period and any changes are reflected in other sales and revenues on our consolidated statements of earnings and other assets on our consolidated balance sheets.
Third-Party Finance (Fees)/Income.Customers applying for financing who are not approved or are conditionally approved by CAF are generally evaluated by other third-party finance providers. These providers generally either pay us or are paid a fixed, pre-negotiated fee per contract. We
recognize these fees at the time of sale.
Advertising and Subscription Revenues. Advertising and subscription revenues consist of revenues earned by our Edmunds business. Advertising revenues are derived from advertising contracts with automotive manufacturers based on fixed fees per impression and fees for certain activities completed by customers on the manufacturers' websites. These fees are recognized in the period the impressions are delivered or certain activities occurred. Subscription revenues are derived from packages sold to automotive dealers that include car leads, inventory listings and enhanced placement in Edmunds' dealer locator and are
recognized over the period that the services are made available to the dealers. Subscription revenues also include a digital marketing subscription service, which allows dealers to gain exposure on third party partner websites. Revenues for this service are recognized on a net basis.
Service Revenues. Service revenue consists of labor and parts income related to vehicle repair service, including repairs of vehicles covered under an ESP we sell or warranty program. Service revenue is recognized at the time the work is completed.
Other Revenues.Other revenues include miscellaneous goods and services, which are immaterial
to our consolidated financial statements.
3. iCarMax Auto Finance
CAF provides financing to qualified retail customers purchasing vehicles from CarMax. CAF provides us the opportunity to capture additional profits, cash flows and sales while managing our reliance on third-party finance sources. Management regularly analyzes CAF’s operating results by
assessing profitability, the performance of the auto loans receivable, including trends in credit losses and delinquencies, and CAF direct expenses. This information is used to assess CAF’s performance and make operating decisions, including resource allocation.
We typically use securitizations or other funding arrangements to fund loans originated by CAF. CAF income primarily reflects the interest and fee income generated by the auto loans receivable less the interest expense associated with the debt issued to fund these receivables, a provision for estimated loan losses and direct CAF expenses.
CAF income does not include any allocation of indirect costs. Although CAF benefits from certain indirect overhead expenditures, we have not allocated indirect costs to CAF to avoid making subjective allocation
decisions. Examples of indirect costs not allocated to CAF include retail store expenses and corporate expenses. In addition, except for auto loans receivable, which are disclosed in Note 4, CAF assets are not separately reported nor do we allocate assets to CAF because such allocation would not be useful to management in making operating decisions.
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i
Components of CAF Income
Three
Months Ended November 30
Nine Months Ended November 30
(In millions)
2023
% (1)
2022
% (1)
2023
% (1)
2022
% (1)
Interest
margin:
Interest and fee income
$
i426.9
i9.8
$
i365.4
i8.8
$
i1,244.3
i9.6
$
i1,069.3
i8.8
Interest
expense
(i170.2)
(i3.9)
(i88.8)
(i2.1)
(i464.8)
(i3.6)
(i200.1)
(i1.6)
Total
interest margin
i256.7
i5.9
i276.6
i6.7
i779.5
i6.0
i869.2
i7.2
Provision
for loan losses
(i68.3)
(i1.6)
(i85.7)
(i2.1)
(i239.0)
(i1.8)
(i219.0)
(i1.8)
Total
interest margin after provision for loan losses
i188.4
i4.3
i190.9
i4.6
i540.5
i4.2
i650.2
i5.4
Direct
expenses:
Payroll and fringe benefit expense
(i16.2)
(i0.4)
(i16.1)
(i0.4)
(i49.6)
(i0.4)
(i46.7)
(i0.4)
Depreciation
and amortization
(i4.1)
(i0.1)
(i4.0)
(i0.1)
(i12.3)
(i0.1)
(i11.6)
(i0.1)
Other
direct expenses
(i19.4)
(i0.4)
(i18.7)
(i0.5)
(i57.6)
(i0.4)
(i52.4)
(i0.4)
Total
direct expenses
(i39.7)
(i0.9)
(i38.8)
(i0.9)
(i119.5)
(i0.9)
(i110.7)
(i0.9)
CarMax
Auto Finance income
$
i148.7
i3.4
$
i152.2
i3.7
$
i421.0
i3.2
$
i539.5
i4.4
Total
average managed receivables
$
i17,508.9
$
i16,540.2
$
i17,276.0
$
i16,177.8
/
(1) Annualized
percentage of total average managed receivables.
4. iAuto Loans Receivable
Auto loans receivable include amounts due from customers related to retail vehicle sales financed through CAF and are presented net of an allowance for estimated loan losses. These auto loans represent a large group of smaller-balance homogeneous loans, which we consider
to be part of one class of financing receivable and one portfolio segment for purposes of determining our allowance for loan losses. We generally use warehouse facilities to fund auto loans receivable originated by CAF until we elect to fund them through an asset-backed term funding transaction, such as a term securitization or alternative funding arrangement. We recognize transfers of auto loans receivable into the warehouse facilities and asset-backed term funding transactions (together, “non-recourse funding vehicles”) as secured borrowings, which result in recording the auto loans receivable and the related non-recourse notes payable on our consolidated balance sheets. The majority of the auto loans receivable serve as collateral for the related non-recourse notes payable of $i17.03 billion
as of November 30, 2023, and $i16.36 billion as of February 28, 2023. See Note 9 for additional information on securitizations and non-recourse notes payable.
Interest income and expenses related to auto loans are included in CAF income. Interest income on auto loans receivable is recognized when earned based on contractual loan terms. All loans continue to accrue interest until repayment or charge-off. When a charge-off occurs, accrued interest
is written off by reversing interest income. Direct costs associated with loan originations are not considered material, and thus, are expensed as incurred. See Note 3 for additional information on CAF income.
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i
Auto Loans Receivable, Net
As
of November 30
As of February 28
(In millions)
2023
2023
Asset-backed term funding
$
i12,053.2
$
i12,242.8
Warehouse
facilities
i4,529.6
i3,649.9
Overcollateralization
(1)
i783.4
i739.9
Other managed receivables (2)
i138.9
i135.3
Total
ending managed receivables
i17,505.1
i16,767.9
Accrued
interest and fees
i97.9
i78.0
Other
(i9.2)
i3.1
Less:
allowance for loan losses
(i511.9)
(i507.2)
Auto
loans receivable, net
$
i17,081.9
$
i16,341.8
(1) Represents
receivables restricted as excess collateral for the non-recourse funding vehicles.
(2) Other managed receivables includes receivables not funded through the non-recourse funding vehicles.
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Credit Quality. When customers apply for financing, CAF’s proprietary scoring models utilize the customers’ credit history and certain application information to evaluate and rank their risk. We obtain credit histories and other credit data that includes information such as number, age, type of and payment history for prior or existing credit accounts. The application information that is used includes income, collateral value and down payment. The
scoring models yield credit grades that represent the relative likelihood of repayment. Customers with the highest probability of repayment are A-grade customers. Customers assigned a lower grade are determined to have a lower probability of repayment. For loans that are approved, the credit grade influences the terms of the agreement, such as the required loan-to-value ratio and interest rate. After origination, credit grades are generally not updated.
CAF uses a combination of the initial credit grades and historical performance to monitor the credit quality of the auto loans receivable on an ongoing basis. We validate the accuracy of the scoring models periodically. Loan performance is reviewed on a recurring basis to identify whether the assigned grades adequately reflect the customers’ likelihood of repayment.
(1) Classified
based on credit grade assigned when customers were initially approved for financing.
(2) Percent of total ending managed receivables.
(3) Represents CAF's Tier 1 originations.
(4) Represents CAF's Tier 2 and Tier 3 originations.
Allowance for Loan Losses. The allowance for loan losses at November 30, 2023 represents the net credit losses expected over the remaining contractual life of our managed receivables. The allowance for loan losses is determined using a net loss timing curve, primarily based on the composition of the portfolio of managed receivables and historical gross loss and recovery
trends. Due to the fact that losses for receivables with less than 18 months of performance history can be volatile, our net loss estimate weights both historical losses by credit grade at origination and actual loss data on the receivables to-date, along with forward loss curves, in estimating future performance. Once the receivables have 18 months of performance history, the net loss estimate reflects actual loss experience of those receivables to date, along with forward loss curves, to predict future performance. The forward loss curves are constructed using historical performance data and show the average timing of losses over the course of a receivable’s life. The net loss estimate is calculated by applying the loss rates developed using the methods described above to the amortized cost basis of the managed receivables at inception of the loan.
The output of the net loss timing
curve is adjusted to take into account reasonable and supportable forecasts about the future. Specifically, the change in U.S. unemployment rates and the National Automobile Dealers Association used vehicle price index are used to predict changes in gross loss and recovery rates, respectively. An economic adjustment factor, based upon a single macroeconomic scenario, is developed to capture the relationship between changes in these forecasts and changes in gross loss and recovery rates. This factor is applied to the output of the net loss timing curve for the reasonable and supportable forecast period of two years. After the end of this two-year period, we revert to historical experience on a straight-line basis over a period of 12 months. We periodically consider whether the use of alternative metrics would result in improved model performance and revise the models when appropriate. We also consider whether qualitative adjustments are necessary for factors that
are not reflected in the quantitative methods but impact the measurement of estimated credit losses. Such adjustments include the uncertainty of the impacts of recent economic trends on customer behavior. The change in the allowance for loan losses is recognized through an adjustment to the provision for loan losses.
During the first nine months of fiscal 2024, the allowance for loan losses as a percent of total ending managed receivables decreased by 10 basis points. The decrease was primarily driven by the impact of our tightened underwriting standards in response to the current environment, partially offset by unfavorable loss performance as well as our continued investment in the Tier 2 business. The increase in net charge-offs primarily reflects continued customer hardship in the current economic environment. The allowance for
loan losses as of November 30, 2023 reflects our best estimate of expected future losses based on recent trends in delinquencies, loss performance, recovery rates and the economic environment.
Past Due Receivables. An account is considered delinquent when the related customer fails to make a substantial portion of a scheduled payment on or before the due date. In general, accounts are charged-off on the last business day of the month during which the earliest of the following occurs: the receivable is 120 days or more delinquent as of the last business day of the month, the related vehicle is repossessed and liquidated, or the receivable is otherwise deemed uncollectible. For purposes of
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determining
impairment, auto loans are evaluated collectively, as they represent a large group of smaller-balance homogeneous loans, and therefore, are not individually evaluated for impairment.
We use derivatives to manage certain risks arising from both our business operations and economic conditions, particularly with regard to issuances of debt. Primary exposures include SOFR and other rates used
as benchmarks in our securitizations and other debt financing. We enter into derivative instruments to manage exposures related to the future known receipt or payment of uncertain cash amounts, the values of which are impacted by interest rates, and generally designate these derivative instruments as cash flow hedges for accounting purposes. In certain cases, we may choose not to designate a derivative instrument as a cash flow hedge for accounting purposes due to uncertainty around the probability that future hedged transactions will occur. Our derivative instruments are used to manage (i) differences in the amount of our known or expected cash receipts and our known or expected cash payments principally related to the funding of our auto loans receivable, and (ii) exposure to variable interest rates associated with our term loans.
For the derivatives associated with our non-recourse
funding vehicles that are designated as cash flow hedges, the changes in fair value are initially recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”). For the majority of these derivatives, the amounts are subsequently reclassified into CAF income in the period that the hedged forecasted transaction affects earnings, which occurs as interest expense is recognized on those future issuances of debt. During the next 12 months, we estimate that an additional $i52.1 million will be reclassified from AOCI as an
increase to CAF income. Changes in fair value related to derivatives that have not been designated as cash flow hedges for accounting purposes are recognized in the income statement in the period in which the change occurs. For the three and nine months ended November 30, 2023, we recognized expense of $i6.1 million and $i16.6 million,
respectively, in CAF income representing these changes in fair value.
As of November 30, 2023 and February 28, 2023, we had interest rate swaps outstanding with a combined notional amount of $i5.00 billion and $i4.49
billion, respectively, that were designated as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk. As of November 30,
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2023 and February 28, 2023, we had interest rate swaps with a combined notional amount of $i0.90 billion and $i1.14 billion,
respectively, outstanding that were not designated as cash flow hedges for accounting purposes.
See Note 6 for discussion of fair values of financial instruments and Note 12 for the effect on comprehensive income.
6. iFair Value Measurements
Fair value is defined as the
price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants in the principal market or, if none exists, the most advantageous market, for the specific asset or liability at the measurement date (referred to as the “exit price”). The fair value should be based on assumptions that market participants would use, including a consideration of nonperformance risk.
We assess the inputs used to measure fair value using the three-tier hierarchy. The hierarchy indicates the extent to which inputs used in measuring fair value are observable in the market.
Level 1 Inputs include unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that we can access at the measurement date.
Level
2 Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, including quoted prices for similar assets in active markets, quoted prices from identical or similar assets in inactive markets, observable inputs, such as interest rates and yield curves, and assumptions about risk.
Level 3 Inputs that are significant to the measurement that are not observable in the market and include management’s judgments about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability (including assumptions about risk).
Our fair value processes include controls that are designed to ensure that fair values are appropriate. Such controls include model validation, review
of key model inputs, analysis of period-over-period fluctuations and reviews by senior management.
Valuation Methodologies
Money Market Securities. Money market securities are cash equivalents, which are included in cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash from collections on auto loans receivable and other assets. They consist of highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less and are classified as Level 1.
Mutual Fund Investments. Mutual fund investments consist of publicly traded mutual funds that primarily include diversified equity investments in large-, mid- and small-cap domestic and international companies or investment grade
debt securities. The investments, which are included in other assets, are held in a rabbi trust established to fund informally our executive deferred compensation plan and are classified as Level 1.
Derivative Instruments. The fair values of our derivative instruments are included in either other current assets, other assets, accounts payable or other liabilities. Our derivatives are not exchange-traded and are over-the-counter customized derivative instruments. All of our derivative exposures are with highly rated bank counterparties.
We measure derivative fair values assuming that the unit of account is an individual derivative instrument and that derivatives are sold or transferred on a stand-alone basis. We estimate the fair value of our derivatives using quotes determined
by the derivative counterparties and third-party valuation services. Quotes from third-party valuation services and quotes received from bank counterparties project future cash flows and discount the future amounts to a present value using market-based expectations for interest rates and the contractual terms of the derivative instruments. The models do not require significant judgment and model inputs can typically be observed in a liquid market; however, because the models include inputs other than quoted prices in active markets, all derivatives are classified as Level 2.
Our derivative fair value measurements consider assumptions about counterparty and our own nonperformance risk. We monitor counterparty and our own nonperformance risk and, in the event that we determine that a party is unlikely to perform under terms of the contract,
we would adjust the derivative fair value to reflect the nonperformance risk.
The carrying value of our cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, other restricted cash deposits and accounts payable approximates fair value due to the short-term nature and/or variable rates associated with these financial instruments. Auto loans receivable are presented net of an allowance for estimated loan losses, which we believe approximates fair value. We believe that the carrying value of our revolving credit facility and term loans approximates fair value due to the variable rates associated with these obligations. The fair value of our senior unsecured notes, which are not carried at fair value on our consolidated balance sheets, was determined using Level 2 inputs based on quoted market prices. The carrying value and fair value of the senior unsecured notes as of November 30, 2023 and February 28,
2023, respectively, are as follows:
We recognize revenue for EPP products, on a net basis, at the time of sale. We also record a reserve, or refund liability, for estimated contract cancellations. Cancellations of these services may
result from early termination by the customer, or default or prepayment on the finance contract. The reserve for cancellations is evaluated for each product and is based on forecasted forward cancellation curves utilizing historical experience, recent trends and credit mix of the customer base.
i
Cancellation Reserves
Three
Months Ended November 30
Nine Months Ended November 30
(In millions)
2023
2022
2023
2022
Balance as of beginning of period
$
i136.6
$
i148.8
$
i139.2
$
i144.7
Cancellations
(i22.4)
(i25.2)
(i70.2)
(i80.3)
Provision
for future cancellations
i17.4
i20.7
i62.6
i79.9
Balance
as of end of period
$
i131.6
$
i144.3
$
i131.6
$
i144.3
/
The
current portion of estimated cancellation reserves is recognized as a component of accrued expenses and other current liabilities with the remaining amount recognized in other liabilities. As of November 30, 2023 and February 28, 2023, the current portion of cancellation reserves was $i68.0 million and $i76.1
million, respectively.
8. iIncome Taxes
We had $i31.1
million of gross unrecognized tax benefits as of November 30, 2023, and $i27.1 million as of February 28, 2023. There were no significant changes to the gross unrecognized tax benefits as reported for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2023.
9. iDebt
i
(In
thousands)
As of November 30
As of February 28
Debt Description (1)
Maturity Date
2023
2023
Revolving credit facility (2)
June 2028
$
i—
$
i—
Term
loan (2)
June 2024
i300,000
i300,000
Term
loan (2)
October 2026
i699,598
i699,493
3.86%
Senior notes
April 2023
i—
i100,000
4.17%
Senior notes
April 2026
i200,000
i200,000
4.27%
Senior notes
April 2028
i200,000
i200,000
Financing
obligations
Various dates through February 2059
i519,396
i522,526
Non-recourse
notes payable
Various dates through December 2030
i17,029,405
i16,360,092
Total
debt
i18,948,399
i18,382,111
Less:
current portion
(i759,288)
(i579,468)
Less: unamortized debt
issuance costs
(i25,420)
(i27,506)
Long-term
debt, net
$
i18,163,691
$
i17,775,137
(1) Interest
is payable monthly, with the exception of our senior notes, which are payable semi-annually.
(2) Borrowings accrue interest at variable rates based on SOFR, the federal funds rate, or the prime rate, depending on the type of borrowing.
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Revolving Credit Facility. Borrowings under our $i2.00
billion unsecured revolving credit facility (the “credit facility”) are available for working capital and general corporate purposes. We pay a commitment fee on the unused portions of the available funds. Borrowings under the credit facility are either due “on demand” or at maturity depending on the type of borrowing. Borrowings with “on demand” repayment terms are presented as short-term debt, while amounts due at maturity are presented as long-term debt. As of November 30, 2023, the unused capacity of $i2.00 billion
was fully available to us.
Term Loans. Borrowings under our $i300 million and $i700 million term loans are available for working capital and general corporate purposes. The interest rate on our term loans was
ii6.32/% as of November 30,
2023. The $i300 million term loan
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matures in June 2024 and was therefore classified as current. The $i700 million
term loan was classified as long-term debt as no repayments are scheduled to be made within the next 12 months.
Senior Notes. The 3.86% senior notes matured during the first quarter of fiscal 2024. Borrowings under our unsecured senior notes totaling $i400 million are available for working capital and general corporate purposes. As of November 30, 2023, all notes were classified as long-term debt as no repayments are scheduled to be made within the next 12 months.
Financing
Obligations. Financing obligations relate to stores subject to sale-leaseback transactions that do not qualify for sale accounting. The financing obligations were structured at varying interest rates and generally have initial lease terms ranging from i15 to i20 years with payments made monthly. We have not entered into any new sale-leaseback transactions since fiscal 2009. In the event the agreements are modified or extended beyond
their original term, the related obligation is adjusted based on the present value of the revised future payments, with a corresponding change to the assets subject to these transactions. Upon modification, the amortization of the obligation is reset, resulting in more of the payments being applied to interest expense in the initial years following the modification.
Non-Recourse Notes Payable. The non-recourse notes payable relate to auto loans receivable funded through non-recourse funding vehicles. The timing of principal payments on the non-recourse notes payable is based on the timing of principal collections and defaults on the related auto loans receivable. The current portion of non-recourse notes payable represents principal payments that are due to be distributed in the following period.
Notes
payable related to our asset-backed term funding transactions accrue interest predominantly at fixed rates and have scheduled maturities through December 2030, but may mature earlier, depending upon the repayment rate of the underlying auto loans receivable.
Information on our funding vehicles of non-recourse notes payable as of November 30, 2023 are as follows:
i
(In
billions)
Capacity
Warehouse facilities:
December 2023 expiration
$
i0.50
February 2024 expiration
i2.80
August
2024 expiration
i2.30
Combined warehouse facility limit
$
i5.60
Unused
capacity
$
i1.07
Non-recourse notes payable outstanding:
Warehouse facilities
$
i4.53
Asset-backed
term funding transactions
i12.50
Non-recourse notes payable
$
i17.03
/
We
generally enter into warehouse facility agreements for one-year terms and typically renew the agreements annually. In December 2023, the $i0.50 billion facility was extended with an expiration date of January 2024, which we expect to renew for an annual term in January 2024. The return requirements of warehouse facility investors could fluctuate significantly depending on market conditions. At renewal, the cost, structure and capacity of the facilities could change. These changes could have a significant impact on our funding costs.
See
Note 4 for additional information on the related auto loans receivable.
Capitalized Interest.We capitalize interest in connection with the construction of certain facilities. For the nine months ended November 30, 2023 and 2022, we capitalized interest of $i4.6 million and $i3.6
million, respectively.
Financial Covenants. The credit facility, term loans and senior note agreements contain representations and warranties, conditions and covenants. We must also meet financial covenants in conjunction with certain financing obligations. The agreements governing our non-recourse funding vehicles contain representations and warranties, as well as financial covenants and performance triggers related to events of default. As of November 30, 2023, we were in compliance with these financial covenants and our non-recourse funding vehicles were in compliance with these performance triggers.
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10. iStock
and Stock-Based Incentive Plans
(A)Share Repurchase Program
During the third quarter of fiscal 2024, we resumed our share repurchase program after having paused it during the third quarter of fiscal year 2023. As of November 30, 2023, a total of $i4.0 billion of board authorizations for repurchases of our common stock was outstanding, with no expiration date, of which $i2.41
billion remained available for repurchase.
i
Common Stock Repurchases
Three
Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
November 30
November 30
2023
2022
2023
2022
Number of shares repurchased (in thousands)
i648.5
i30.0
i648.5
i3,403.9
Average
cost per share
$
i64.60
$
i87.70
$
i64.60
$
i94.95
Available
for repurchase, as of end of period (in millions)
$
i2,409.4
$
i2,451.3
$
i2,409.4
$
i2,451.3
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(B)Share-Based
Compensation
i
Composition of Share-Based Compensation Expense
Three
Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
November 30
November 30
(In thousands)
2023
2022
2023
2022
Cost of sales
$
i692
$
i333
$
i3,277
$
i1,474
CarMax
Auto Finance income
i1,016
i981
i2,663
i1,394
Selling,
general and administrative expenses
i19,918
i17,213
i86,516
i63,983
Share-based
compensation expense, before income taxes
$
i21,626
$
i18,527
$
i92,456
$
i66,851
/
i
Composition
of Share-Based Compensation Expense – By Grant Type
Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
November 30
November
30
(In thousands)
2023
2022
2023
2022
Nonqualified stock options
$
i12,334
$
i8,968
$
i40,061
$
i29,648
Cash-settled
restricted stock units (RSUs)
i5,306
i5,167
i33,221
i15,521
Stock-settled
market stock units (MSUs)
i3,531
i3,358
i13,639
i12,234
Other
share-based incentives:
Stock-settled performance stock units (PSUs)
(i137)
i209
i1,401
i5,150
Restricted
stock (RSAs)
i—
i262
i307
i571
Stock-settled
deferred stock units (DSUs)
i—
i—
i1,850
i1,850
Employee
stock purchase plan
i592
i563
i1,977
i1,877
Total
other share-based incentives
$
i455
$
i1,034
$
i5,535
$
i9,448
Share-based
compensation expense, before income taxes
Basic net earnings per share is computed by dividing net earnings available for basic common shares by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding. Diluted net earnings per share is computed by dividing net earnings available for diluted common shares by the sum of weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding and dilutive potential common stock. Diluted net earnings per share is calculated using the “if-converted” treasury stock method.
i
Basic
and Dilutive Net Earnings Per Share Reconciliations
Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
November 30
November
30
(In thousands except per share data)
2023
2022
2023
2022
Net earnings
$
i82,003
$
i37,580
$
i428,936
$
i415,750
Weighted
average common shares outstanding
i158,446
i158,003
i158,347
i159,044
Dilutive
potential common shares:
Stock options
i156
i268
i301
i857
Stock-settled
stock units and awards
i197
i265
i218
i294
Weighted
average common shares and dilutive potential common shares
i158,799
i158,536
i158,866
i160,195
Basic
net earnings per share
$
i0.52
$
i0.24
$
i2.71
$
i2.61
Diluted
net earnings per share
$
i0.52
$
i0.24
$
i2.70
$
i2.60
/
Certain
options to purchase shares of common stock were outstanding and not included in the calculation of diluted net earnings per share because their inclusion would have been antidilutive. On a weighted average basis, for the three months ended November 30, 2023 and 2022, options to purchase i6,263,513 shares and i4,934,554
shares of common stock, respectively, were not included. For the nine months ended November 30, 2023 and 2022, options to purchase i5,732,651 shares and i1,917,727
shares of common stock, respectively, were not included.
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12. iAccumulated Other Comprehensive Income
i
Changes
in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income By Component
Changes
In and Reclassifications Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Three Months Ended November 30
Nine Months Ended November 30
(In thousands)
2023
2022
2023
2022
Retirement
Benefit Plans:
Actuarial loss amortization reclassifications recognized in net pension expense:
Cost of sales
$
i58
$
i272
$
i174
$
i810
CarMax
Auto Finance income
i4
i19
i11
i51
Selling,
general and administrative expenses
i67
i346
i202
i1,048
Total
amortization reclassifications recognized in net pension expense
i129
i637
i387
i1,909
Tax
expense
(i31)
(i155)
(i93)
(i465)
Amortization
reclassifications recognized in net pension expense, net of tax
i98
i482
i294
i1,444
Net
change in retirement benefit plan unrecognized actuarial losses, net of tax
i98
i482
i294
i1,444
Cash
Flow Hedges (Note 5):
Changes in fair value
(i10,594)
i42,521
(i11,599)
i152,731
Tax
benefit (expense)
i2,640
(i10,919)
i2,976
(i39,221)
Changes
in fair value, net of tax
(i7,954)
i31,602
(i8,623)
i113,510
Reclassifications
to CarMax Auto Finance income
(i13,321)
(i8,965)
(i38,180)
(i14,951)
Tax
benefit
i3,247
i2,302
i9,307
i3,839
Reclassification
of hedge gains, net of tax
(i10,074)
(i6,663)
(i28,873)
(i11,112)
Net
change in cash flow hedge unrecognized gains, net of tax
(i18,028)
i24,939
(i37,496)
i102,398
Total
other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax
$
(i17,930)
$
i25,421
$
(i37,202)
$
i103,842
/
Changes
in the funded status of our retirement plans and changes in the fair value of derivatives that are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges are recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income. The cumulative balances are net of deferred taxes of $i20.4 million as of November 30, 2023 and $i32.6
million as of February 28, 2023.
13. iLeases
Our leases primarily consist of operating and finance leases related to retail stores, office space, land and equipment. We also have stores subject to sale-leaseback transactions that do not qualify for sale accounting and are accounted for as financing obligations. For
more information on these financing obligations see Note 9.
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The initial term for real property leases is typically i5 to i20 years. For equipment leases, the initial term generally ranges from i3
to i8 years. Most leases include one or more options to renew, with renewal terms that can extend the lease term from i1 to i20 years or more. We include options to renew (or terminate) in our lease
term, and as part of our right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and lease liabilities, when it is reasonably certain that we will exercise that option.
ROU assets and the related lease liabilities are initially measured at the present value of future lease payments over the lease term. As most of our leases do not provide an implicit rate, we use our collateralized incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the commencement date in determining the present value of future payments. We include variable lease payments in the initial measurement of ROU assets and lease liabilities only to the extent they depend on an index or rate. Changes in such indices or rates are accounted for in the period the change occurs, and do not result in the remeasurement of the ROU asset or liability. We are also responsible for payment of certain real estate taxes, insurance and other
expenses on our leases. These amounts are generally considered to be variable and are not included in the measurement of the ROU asset and lease liability. We generally account for non-lease components, such as maintenance, separately from lease components. For certain equipment leases, we apply a portfolio approach to account for the lease assets and liabilities.
Our lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants. Leases with a term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet; we recognize lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
The components of lease expense were as follows:
i
Three
Months Ended November 30
Nine Months Ended November 30
(In thousands)
2023
2022
2023
2022
Operating lease cost (1)
$
i22,772
$
i22,450
$
i66,958
$
i68,381
Finance
lease cost:
Depreciation of lease assets
i5,266
i4,178
i14,708
i11,701
Interest
on lease liabilities
i6,610
i5,728
i19,112
i16,129
Total
finance lease cost
i11,876
i9,906
i33,820
i27,830
Total
lease cost
$
i34,648
$
i32,356
$
i100,778
$
i96,211
(1)
Includes short-term leases and variable lease costs, which are immaterial.
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Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases was as follows:
i
As
of November 30
As of February 28
(In thousands)
Classification
2023
2023
Assets:
Operating lease assets
Operating lease assets
$
i533,387
$
i545,677
Finance
lease assets
Property and equipment, net (1)
i179,381
i145,372
Total
lease assets
$
i712,768
$
i691,049
Liabilities:
Current:
Operating
leases
Current portion of operating lease liabilities
$
i56,410
$
i53,287
Finance
leases
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
i20,452
i18,788
Long-term:
Operating
leases
Operating lease liabilities, excluding current portion
i509,141
i523,828
Finance
leases
Other liabilities
i202,024
i165,135
Total
lease liabilities
$
i788,027
$
i761,038
(1) Finance
lease assets are recorded net of accumulated depreciation of $i53.1 million as of November 30, 2023 and $i46.7 million as of February 28, 2023.
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Lease term and discount rate information related to leases was as follows:
i
As of November 30
As of February
28
Lease Term and Discount Rate
2023
2023
Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term (in years)
Operating leases
i16.09
i16.35
Finance
leases
i11.56
i10.84
Weighted
Average Discount Rate
Operating leases
i5.02
%
i4.91
%
Finance
leases
i17.17
%
i19.34
%
/
Supplemental
cash flow information related to leases was as follows:
Nine Months Ended November 30
(In thousands)
2023
2022
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from
operating leases
$
i66,352
$
i67,675
Operating
cash flows from finance leases
$
i18,387
$
i12,747
Financing
cash flows from finance leases
$
i12,177
$
i10,056
Lease
assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:
(1) Lease
payments exclude $i5.1 million of legally binding minimum lease payments for leases signed but not yet commenced.
/
14. iSupplemental
Cash Flow Information
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
i
Nine Months Ended November 30
(In thousands)
2023
2022
Non-cash
investing and financing activities:
(Decrease) increase in accrued capital expenditures
$
(i17,419)
$
i3,123
Increase
in financing obligations
$
i4,527
$
i—
/
See
Note 13 for supplemental cash flow information related to leases.
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15. iContingent Liabilities
Litigation. CarMax entities are defendants in a proceeding
asserting wage and hour claims with respect to non-exempt CarMax employees in California. The asserted claims include failure to provide meal periods and rest breaks; pay statutory or contractual wages; reimburse for work-related expenses; and Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”) claims. On July 9, 2021, Daniel Bendure v. CarMax Auto Superstores California, LLC et al., a putative class action, was filed in the Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino. The Bendure lawsuit seeks civil penalties for violation of the Labor Code, attorneys’ fees, costs, restitution of unpaid wages, interest, injunctive and equitable relief, general damages, and special damages. Bendure subsequently decided not to proceed with an individual or putative class claim, but rather filed and served a PAGA-only complaint in the Superior Court of California for the County of San Bernardino on December
7, 2021, based on the same allegations pled in the original complaint.
The California Supreme Court held in Adolph v. Uber that an employee who signs an arbitration agreement, as Bendure has, may still pursue a representative PAGA action in court if the employee is successful in his individual PAGA action in arbitration. In light of this decision, Bendure filed a demand on October 16, 2023 for an individual arbitration.
We are unable to make a reasonable estimate of the amount or range of loss that could result from an unfavorable outcome in this matter.
We are involved in various other legal proceedings in the normal course of business. Based upon our evaluation of information
currently available, we believe that the ultimate resolution of any such proceedings will not have a material adverse effect, either individually or in the aggregate, on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
Other Matters. In accordance with the terms of real estate lease agreements, we generally agree to indemnify the lessor from certain liabilities arising as a result of the use of the leased premises, including environmental liabilities and repairs to leased property upon termination of the lease. Additionally, in accordance with the terms of agreements entered into for the sale of properties, we generally agree to indemnify the buyer from certain liabilities and costs arising subsequent to the date of the sale, including environmental liabilities and liabilities resulting from the breach of representations or warranties made in accordance
with the agreements. We do not have any known material environmental commitments, contingencies or other indemnification issues arising from these arrangements.
As part of our customer service strategy, we guarantee the used vehicles we retail with a 90-day/4,000 mile limited warranty. A vehicle in need of repair within this period will be repaired free of charge. As a result, each vehicle sold has an implied liability associated with it. Accordingly, based on historical trends, we record a provision for estimated future repairs during the guarantee period for each vehicle sold. The liability for this guarantee was $i25.4 million
as of November 30, 2023, and $i27.1 million as of February 28, 2023, and is included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities.
16. iSegment
Information
We operate in two reportable segments: CarMax Sales Operations and CAF. Our CarMax Sales Operations segment consists of all aspects of our auto merchandising and service operations, excluding financing provided by CAF. Our CAF segment consists solely of our own finance operation that provides financing to customers buying retail vehicles from CarMax.
We also have a non-reportable operating segment related to our Edmunds business, which is reflected as “Other” in the segment tables below. Revenue generated by Edmunds primarily represents advertising and subscription revenues as discussed in Note 2. Edmunds also generates intersegment revenue as a result of transactions between Edmunds and CarMax Sales Operations, which represent arm’s length transactions at prevailing market prices. Such
amounts are eliminated in consolidation.
The performance of our CarMax Sales Operations segment is reviewed by our chief operating decision maker at the gross profit level, the components of which are presented in the tables below. Required segment information related to our CAF segment is presented in Note 3. Additionally, asset information by segment is not utilized for purposes of assessing performance or allocating resources and, as a result, such information has not been presented.
Reconciliation
to Consolidated Earnings Before Taxes:
CAF Income
i539,538
Selling, general and administrative expenses
(i1,914,508)
Depreciation
and amortization (2)
(i170,717)
Interest expense
(i91,670)
Other
income (expense)
i2,303
Earnings before income taxes
$
i554,170
(1) Represents
only the portion of depreciation and amortization recorded within Cost of sales, and thus included in the calculation of Gross profit.
(2) Exclusive of depreciation and amortization recorded within Cost of sales.
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ITEM 2.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations (“MD&A”) is provided as a supplement to, and should be read in conjunction with, our audited consolidated financial statements, the accompanying notes and the MD&A included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2023 (“fiscal 2023”), as well as our unaudited interim consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes included in Item 1 of this Form 10-Q. Note references are to the notes to unaudited interim consolidated financial statements included in Item 1. All references to net earnings per share are to diluted net earnings per share. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year’s presentation. Amounts and percentages may not total due to rounding.
OVERVIEW
CarMax
is the nation’s largest retailer of used vehicles. We operate in two reportable segments: CarMax Sales Operations and CarMax Auto Finance (“CAF”). Our CarMax Sales Operations segment consists of all aspects of our auto merchandising and service operations, excluding financing provided by CAF. Our CAF segment consists solely of our own finance operation that provides financing to customers buying retail vehicles from CarMax. Our consolidated financial statements include the financial results related to our Edmunds Holding Company (“Edmunds”) business, which does not meet the definition of a reportable segment. For purposes of our MD&A discussion, amounts related to that business are discussed in combination with our CarMax Sales Operations segment. Separate discussion of these amounts is not considered meaningful for the purpose of gaining an understanding of our business, as the significant drivers of these operations in total are consistent
with those of our CarMax Sales Operations segment. Where appropriate, specific amounts related to non-reportable segments have been disclosed for informational purposes.
CarMax Sales Operations
Our sales operations segment consists of retail sales of used vehicles and related products and services, such as wholesale vehicle sales; the sale of extended protection plan (“EPP”) products, which include extended service plans (“ESPs”) and guaranteed asset protection (“GAP”); and vehicle repair service. We offer competitive, no-haggle prices; a broad selection of CarMax Quality Certified used vehicles; value-added EPP products; and superior customer service. Our omni-channel platform, which gives us the largest addressable market in the used car industry, empowers our retail customers to buy a car on their terms – online, in-store
or an integrated combination of both.
Our customers finance the majority of the retail vehicles purchased from us, and availability of on-the-spot financing is a critical component of the sales process. We provide financing to qualified retail customers through CAF and our arrangements with industry-leading third-party finance providers. All of the finance offers, whether by CAF or our third-party providers, are backed by a 3-day payoff option.
As of November 30, 2023, we operated 241 used car stores in 109 U.S. television markets.
CarMax Auto Finance
In addition to third-party finance providers, we provide vehicle financing through
CAF, which offers financing solely to customers buying retail vehicles from CarMax. CAF allows us to manage our reliance on third-party finance providers and to leverage knowledge of our business to provide qualifying customers a competitive financing option. As a result, we believe CAF enables us to capture additional profits, cash flows and sales. CAF income primarily reflects the interest and fee income generated by the auto loans receivable less the interest expense associated with the debt issued to fund these receivables, a provision for estimated loan losses and direct expenses. CAF income does not include any allocation of indirect costs. After the effect of 3-day payoffs and vehicle returns, CAF financed 43.1% of our retail used vehicle unit sales in the first nine months of fiscal 2024. As of November 30, 2023, CAF serviced approximately 1.1 million customer accounts in its $17.51 billion portfolio of
managed receivables.
Management regularly analyzes CAF’s operating results by assessing the competitiveness of our consumer offer, profitability, the performance of the auto loans receivable, including trends in credit losses and delinquencies, and CAF direct expenses.
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Revenues and Profitability
The sources of revenue and gross profit from the CarMax Sales Operations segment and other non-reportable segments for the first nine months of fiscal 2024 are as follows:
Net
Sales and Operating Revenues
Gross Profit
A high-level summary of our financial results for the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2024 as compared to the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2023 is as follows(1):
(Dollars
in millions except per share or per unit data)
(1) Where applicable, amounts are net of intercompany eliminations.
(2) An online retail sale is defined as a sale where the customer completes all four of the following activities remotely: reserving the vehicle; financing the vehicle, if needed; trading-in or opting out
of a trade-in; and creating an online sales order.
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(3) An omni sale is defined as a sale where customers complete at least one, but not all, of the four activities listed above online.
(4) Revenue from online transactions is defined as revenue from retail sales that qualify as an online retail sale, as well as any related EPP and third-party finance contribution, wholesale sales where the winning bid was taken from an online bid and all revenue earned by Edmunds.
Net earnings per diluted share during the first nine months of fiscal 2024 included a benefit of $0.32 in connection with the receipt
of settlement proceeds in a class action lawsuit related to the economic loss associated with vehicles containing Takata airbags. Refer to “Results of Operations” for further details on our revenues and profitability.
Liquidity
Our primary ongoing sources of liquidity include funds provided by operations, proceeds from non-recourse funding vehicles, and borrowings under our revolving credit facility or through other financing sources. In addition to funding our operations, this liquidity has been used to fund the repurchase of common stock under our share repurchase program and our location growth.
Our current capital allocation strategy is to focus on our core business. Given our recent performance and continued
market uncertainties, we are taking a conservative approach to our capital structure in order to maintain the flexibilitythat allows us to efficiently access the capital markets for both CAF and CarMax as a whole. We have taken steps to better align our expenses to sales as well as slowed the rate of our store growth. We resumed our share repurchases during the third quarter of fiscal 2024 after a pause initiated during the third quarter of the prior fiscal year. We believe we have the appropriate liquidity, access to capital and financial strength to support our operations and continue investing in our strategic initiatives for the foreseeable future.
Strategic Update and Future Outlook
Our omni-channel experience provides a common platform across all of CarMax that leverages our scale, nationwide
footprint and infrastructure and empowers our customers to buy a vehicle on their terms, whether online, in-store or through an integrated combination of online and in-store experiences. While we expect our online and omni sales to grow over time, our goal is to provide the best experience whether in-store, online or a combination of the two. As a result, online, omni and in-person sales can vary from quarter to quarter depending on consumer preferences and how they choose to interact with us. We believe consumers in the used car industry will increasingly prefer to have the ability to progress digitally. Approximately 70% of our customers leveraged some or all of our digital capabilities to complete their transactions during the current fiscal year, compared to approximately 40% when we completed our initial omni-channel roll-out at the end of fiscal 2020.
Our diversified business
model, combined with our exceptional associates, national scale and unparalleled omni-channel experience, is a unique advantage in the used car industry that firmly positions us to drive profitable market share gains while creating shareholder value over the long-term. Some of the direct benefits that we believe omni-channel has delivered to our business include:
•Omni-channel is driving incremental retail customers to CarMax. Customers who complete an online transaction are 10% more likely to be first-time customers compared with our omni-channel and in-store customers. Online customers are also typically younger, which creates the opportunity to participate in more of their lifetime purchase cycles.
•The annual growth rate for market share in our oldest 15 markets, for which we have not opened
new stores since calendar year 2013, doubled in calendar year 2019 compared to the average annual growth rate for the previous five years, and the average annual growth rate for these markets has exceeded their average rate from prior to the omni-channel roll-out through calendar year 2022.
•Instant offer, our online consumer-facing appraisal tool, is significantly driving our vehicle purchases and wholesale sales. We doubled our buys from consumers in the year we launched the online instant offer program, which has enabled us to maintain self-sufficiency over 70%. Additionally, our wholesale volume increased approximately 65% and has remained well above the levels from prior to launching the tool.
•Our omni-channel products are supporting double-digit web traffic growth. Over 80% of our customers use our online finance based shopping
tool as they begin the credit process, which has become our number one lead source.
•We continue to show sequential year-over-year improvement in key selling cost efficiency metrics for our omni-channel overhead model. With a more fixed cost structure, we expect to lever more strongly as demand increases.
We expect the impact of our omni-channel capabilities will continue to grow as consumers demand a more personalized car-buying experience.
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We purchased approximately 250,000 vehicles from consumers and dealers during the third quarter of fiscal 2024, up 5.1% from the prior year quarter. Approximately
22,000 of these vehicles were purchased through dealers, up 61.7% from the prior year quarter. We leverage the Edmunds sales team to open new markets and sign up new dealers for MaxOffer. We recently launched an appraisal tool for dealer websites that makes instant offers based on our algorithms, which are redeemable via MaxOffer.
Our SG&A expenses in the first nine months of fiscal 2024 decreased from the prior year period, even when excluding the benefits of this year's legal settlements. While SG&A as a percent of gross profit can fluctuate from quarter to quarter depending on variability in gross profit, our initial goal on the path to strengthening our SG&A to gross profit leverage over time is to achieve a rate in the mid-70% range on an annual basis. Achieving
this annual rate will require continued efficiency gains in our operating model, gross profit growth and healthier consumer demand. We are on track to outperform the target we set at the beginning of the fiscal year of requiring low single digit gross profit growth to lever SG&A for the full fiscal year, even when excluding the benefits of this year's legal settlements.
Other steps we have taken to support our business for both the short- and long-term include focusing on production efficiencies to align saleable inventory to sales, raising CAF's consumer rates while growing CAF's penetration, tightening CAF's underwriting standards and slowing our planned store growth to provide more capital flexibility. We resumed our share repurchases during the third quarter of fiscal 2024 after a pause initiated during the third quarter of the prior fiscal year.
We
expect our diversified model, the scale of our operations, our investments and omni-channel strategy to provide a solid foundation for further growth. Our long-term targets, which were disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal 2022, are as follows:
•Sell between 2 million and 2.4 million vehicles through our combined retail and wholesale channels by fiscal 2026.
•Generate between $33 billion and $45 billion in revenue by fiscal 2026.
•Grow our nationwide share of the age 0- to 10-year old used vehicle market to more than 5% by the end of calendar 2025.
The achievement of these targets is dependent on macroeconomic factors that could result
in ongoing volatility in consumer demand.
In calendar 2022, we estimate we sold approximately 4.0% of the age 0- to 10-year old vehicles sold on a nationwide basis, consistent with calendar 2021. We estimate we sold approximately 4.8% of the age 0- to 10-year old vehicles sold in the current comparable store markets in which we operate in calendar 2022, consistent with calendar 2021. External title data shows that our market share for the first ten months of calendar 2023 improved compared to our market share for the second half of calendar 2022. Further, market share for the month of October 2023, the latest period for which title data is available, improved year-over-year for the first time this calendar year. Our strategy to continue to increase our market share includes focusing on:
•Delivering
a customer-driven, omni-channel buying and selling experience that is a unique and powerful integration of our in-store and online capabilities.
•Utilizing advertising to drive customer growth, educate customers about our omni-channel platform and to differentiate and elevate our brand.
•Hiring, developing and retaining an engaged and skilled workforce.
•Leveraging data and advanced analytics to continuously improve the customer experience as well as our processes and systems.
•Improving efficiency in our stores and CECs and our logistics operations to reduce waste.
•Opening stores in new markets and expanding our presence in existing
markets.
•Becoming the leading retailer of used electric vehicles (“EV”) in the market. In support of this goal, Edmunds has launched several research and buying tools, which include providing data on the health and range of EV batteries as well as an evaluation of potential federal and state tax credits and incentives. This will support our business and help CarMax be part of the solution to reduce emissions.
As of November 30, 2023, we had used car stores located in 109 U.S. television markets, which covered approximately 85% of the U.S. population. The format and operating models utilized in our stores are continuously evaluated and may change or evolve over time based upon market and consumer expectations. During the first nine months of fiscal 2024, we opened
one store, and during the remainder of the fiscal year we plan to open an additional four stores and our first stand-alone reconditioning center in the Atlanta metro market.
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While we execute both our short- and long-term strategy, there are trends and factors that could impact our strategic approach or our results in the short and medium term. For additional information about risks and uncertainties facing our company, see “Risk Factors,” included in Part I. Item 1A of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2023.
CRITICAL
ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES
For information on critical accounting policies, see "Critical Accounting Estimates" in the MD&A included in Item 7 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2023.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS – CARMAX SALES OPERATIONS AND OTHER NON-REPORTABLE SEGMENTS
NET SALES AND OPERATING REVENUES
Three
Months Ended November 30
Nine Months Ended November 30
(In millions)
2023
2022
Change
2023
2022
Change
Used vehicle sales
$
4,832.1
$
5,204.6
(7.2)
%
$
16,424.7
$
18,503.2
(11.2)
%
Wholesale
vehicle sales
1,165.2
1,152.2
1.1
%
4,001.5
4,959.1
(19.3)
%
Other sales and revenues:
Extended
protection plan revenues
90.8
91.8
(1.0)
%
303.8
318.1
(4.5)
%
Third-party finance (fees)/income, net
(1.2)
1.0
(227.5)
%
(2.4)
7.1
(133.7)
%
Advertising
& subscription revenues (1)
36.7
33.3
10.4
%
101.6
101.9
(0.3)
%
Other
25.0
23.1
7.8
%
80.2
73.1
9.8
%
Total
other sales and revenues
151.3
149.2
1.4
%
483.2
500.2
(3.4)
%
Total net sales and operating revenues
$
6,148.5
$
6,506.0
(5.5)
%
$
20,909.4
$
23,962.4
(12.7)
%
(1) Excludes
intersegment sales and operating revenues that have been eliminated in consolidation. See Note 16 for further details.
UNIT SALES
Three
Months Ended November 30
Nine Months Ended November 30
2023
2022
Change
2023
2022
Change
Used vehicles
174,766
180,050
(2.9)
%
593,515
637,939
(7.0)
%
Wholesale
vehicles
127,900
118,757
7.7
%
430,785
464,741
(7.3)
%
AVERAGE SELLING PRICES
Three
Months Ended November 30
Nine Months Ended November 30
2023
2022
Change
2023
2022
Change
Used vehicles
$
27,228
$
28,530
(4.6)
%
$
27,331
$
28,692
(4.7)
%
Wholesale
vehicles
$
8,674
$
9,294
(6.7)
%
$
8,887
$
10,280
(13.6)
%
COMPARABLE STORE
USED VEHICLE SALES CHANGES
Three Months Ended November 30 (1)
Nine
Months Ended November 30(1)
2023
2022
2023
2022
Used vehicle units
(4.1)
%
(22.4)
%
(8.5)
%
(14.3)
%
Used
vehicle revenues
(8.3)
%
(21.0)
%
(12.7)
%
(3.2)
%
(1) Stores are added to the comparable store base beginning in their fourteenth full month of operation. We do not remove renovated stores from our comparable store base. Comparable store calculations include results for a set of stores that were included in our comparable store base in both the current and corresponding prior year periods.
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VEHICLE SALES CHANGES
Three Months Ended November 30
Nine
Months Ended November 30
2023
2022
2023
2022
Used vehicle units
(2.9)
%
(20.8)
%
(7.0)
%
(12.6)
%
Used
vehicle revenues
(7.2)
%
(19.1)
%
(11.2)
%
(1.0)
%
Wholesale vehicle units
7.7
%
(36.7)
%
(7.3)
%
(16.6)
%
Wholesale
vehicle revenues
1.1
%
(40.1)
%
(19.3)
%
(0.8)
%
USED VEHICLE FINANCING PENETRATION BY CHANNEL (BEFORE THE IMPACT
OF 3-DAY PAYOFFS)
Three Months Ended November 30 (1)
Nine Months Ended November 30(1)
2023
2022
2023
2022
CAF (2)
46.5
%
47.3
%
46.1
%
44.9
%
Tier
2 (3)
18.0
%
20.5
%
18.9
%
22.6
%
Tier 3 (4)
6.9
%
6.1
%
6.7
%
6.4
%
Other
(5)
28.6
%
26.1
%
28.3
%
26.1
%
Total
100.0
%
100.0
%
100.0
%
100.0
%
(1)
Calculated as used vehicle units financed for respective channel as a percentage of total used units sold.
(2) Includes CAF’s Tier 2 and Tier 3 loan originations, which represent less than 2% of total used units sold.
(3) Third-party finance providers who generally pay us a fee or to whom no fee is paid.
(4) Third-party finance providers to whom we pay a fee.
(5) Represents customers arranging their own financing and customers that do not require financing.
CHANGE IN USED CAR
STORE BASE
Three Months Ended November 30
Nine Months Ended November 30
2023
2022
2023
2022
Used
car stores, beginning of period
241
234
240
230
Store openings
—
1
1
5
Used
car stores, end of period
241
235
241
235
During the first nine months of fiscal 2024, we opened one store in an existing television market (Winchester, VA).
Used Vehicle Sales. The 7.2% decrease in used vehicle revenues in the third quarter of fiscal 2024 was primarily driven by a 4.6% decrease in average retail selling price, or approximately
$1,300, and a 2.9% decrease in used unit sales. The decrease in used units included a 4.1% decrease in comparable store used unit sales. For the first nine months of fiscal 2024, used vehicle revenues decreased 11.2%, driven by a 7.0% decrease in used unit sales and a 4.7% decrease in average selling price, or approximately $1,400. The decrease in used units included an 8.5% decrease in comparable store used unit sales. Online retail sales, as defined previously, accounted for 14% of used unit sales for both the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2024, compared with 12% and 11% for the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2023, respectively.
During the first nine months of fiscal 2024, we believe persistent vehicle affordability challenges continued to impact our unit sales performance, as headwinds remained due to widespread inflationary pressures, higher interest
rates, tightened lending standards and prolonged low consumer confidence. Comparable used unit sales for December 2023 were similar to our third quarter results.
The decrease in average retail selling price in the third quarter of fiscal 2024 reflected lower vehicle acquisition costs. The decrease in average retail selling price in the first nine months of fiscal 2024 reflected lower vehicle acquisition costs as well as shifts in the mix of our sales by vehicle age.
Wholesale Vehicle Sales. Vehicles sold at our wholesale auctions are, on average, approximately 10 years old with more than 100,000 miles and are primarily comprised of vehicles purchased through our appraisal process that do not meet our retail standards. Our wholesale auction prices usually reflect trends in the general
wholesale market for the types of vehicles we sell,
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although they can also be affected by changes in vehicle mix or the average age, mileage or condition of the vehicles being sold.
The 1.1% increase in wholesale vehicle revenues in the third quarter of fiscal 2024 was primarily due to a 7.7% increase in unit sales, partially offset by a decrease in average selling price of 6.7%, or approximately $600. For the first nine months of fiscal 2024, wholesale vehicle revenues decreased 19.3%, driven by a decrease in average selling price of 13.6%, or approximately $1,400, and a 7.3% decrease in unit sales.
The decrease
in average selling price during the third quarter of fiscal 2024 was primarily due to shifts in the mix of our sales by vehicle age as well as decreased acquisition costs resulting from steep market depreciation, partially offset by shifts in the mix of our sales by vehicle class. The decrease in average selling price during the first nine months of fiscal 2024 was primarily due to shifts in the mix of our sales by vehicle age as well as decreased acquisition costs resulting from steep market depreciation.
Other Sales and Revenues. Other sales and revenues include revenue from the sale of ESPs and GAP (collectively reported in EPP revenues, net of a reserve for estimated contract cancellations), net third-party finance (fees)/income, advertising and subscription revenues
earned by our Edmunds business, and other revenues, which are predominantly comprised of service department sales. The fees we pay to the Tier 3 providers are reflected as an offset to finance fee revenues received from the Tier 2 providers. The mix of our retail vehicles financed by CAF, Tier 2 and Tier 3 providers, or customers that arrange their own financing, may vary from quarter to quarter depending on several factors, including the credit quality of applicants, changes in providers’ credit decisioning and external market conditions. Changes in originations by one tier of credit providers may also affect the originations made by providers in other tiers.
Other sales and revenues increased 1.4% in the third quarter of fiscal 2024. Other sales and revenues decreased 3.4% in the first nine months of fiscal 2024, reflecting a decline in EPP revenue and a decrease in net third-party
finance (fees)/income. EPP revenues decreased 4.5%, largely reflecting the decline in our retail unit sales, partially offset by a favorable year-over-year return reserve adjustment. Net third-party finance (fees)/income declined as a result of lower Tier 2 volume, for which we generally receive a fee.
Seasonality. Historically, our business has been seasonal. Our stores typically experience their strongest traffic and sales in the spring and summer, with an increase in traffic and sales in February and March, coinciding with federal income tax refund season. Sales are typically slowest in the fall.
GROSS PROFIT
Three
Months Ended November 30(1)
Nine Months Ended November 30 (1)
(In millions)
2023
2022
Change
2023
2022
Change
Used vehicle gross profit
$
397.9
$
402.8
(1.2)
%
$
1,364.6
$
1,461.3
(6.6)
%
Wholesale
vehicle gross profit
122.9
114.7
7.2
%
427.3
447.0
(4.4)
%
Other gross profit
92.1
59.2
55.4
%
335.1
280.9
19.2
%
Total
$
612.9
$
576.7
6.3
%
$
2,127.0
$
2,189.2
(2.8)
%
(1) Amounts
are net of intercompany eliminations.
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GROSS PROFIT PER UNIT
Three
Months Ended November 30 (1)
Nine Months Ended November 30 (1)
2023
2022
2023
2022
$ per unit(2)
%(3)
$
per unit(2)
%(3)
$ per unit(2)
%(3)
$ per unit(2)
%(3)
Used vehicle gross profit
$
2,277
8.2
$
2,237
7.7
$
2,299
8.3
$
2,291
7.9
Wholesale
vehicle gross profit
$
961
10.5
$
966
10.0
$
992
10.7
$
962
9.0
Other
gross profit
$
527
60.9
$
329
39.7
$
564
69.3
$
440
56.2
(1) Amounts
are net of intercompany eliminations. Those eliminations had the effect of increasing used vehicle gross profit per unit and wholesale vehicle gross profit per unit and decreasing other gross profit per unit by immaterial amounts.
(2) Calculated as category gross profit divided by its respective units sold, except the other category, which is divided by total used units sold.
(3) Calculated as a percentage of its respective sales or revenue.
Used Vehicle Gross Profit. We target a dollar range of gross profit per used unit sold. The gross profit dollar target for an individual vehicle is based on a variety of factors, including its probability of sale and its mileage relative to its age; however, it is not primarily
based on the vehicle’s selling price. Our ability to quickly adjust appraisal offers to be consistent with the broader market trade-in trends and the pace of our inventory turns reduce our exposure to the inherent continual fluctuation in used vehicle values and contribute to our ability to manage gross profit dollars per unit. Gross profit per used unit is consistent across our omni-channel platform.
We systematically adjust individual vehicle prices based on proprietary pricing algorithms in order to appropriately balance sales trends, inventory turns and gross profit achievement. Other factors that may influence gross profit include the wholesale and retail vehicle pricing environments, vehicle reconditioning and logistics costs, and the percentage of vehicles sourced directly from consumers through our appraisal process. Vehicles purchased directly from consumers and dealers generally
have a lower cost per unit compared with vehicles purchased at auction or through other channels, which may generate more gross profit per unit. In any given period, our gross profit may also be impacted by the age mix of vehicles sold, as older vehicles are generally more profitable. We monitor macroeconomic factors and pricing elasticity and adjust our pricing accordingly to optimize unit sales and profitability while also maintaining a competitively priced inventory.
Used vehicle gross profit decreased 1.2% in the third quarter of fiscal 2024, driven primarily by the 2.9% decrease in total used unit sales. Used vehicle gross profit decreased 6.6% in the first nine months of fiscal 2024, driven by the 7.0% decrease in total used unit sales. Used vehicle gross profit per unit for both the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2024 was relatively consistent with the comparable
prior year periods. We continue to focus on striking the right balance between covering cost increases, maintaining margin and passing along efficiencies to consumers to support vehicle affordability. We expect used vehicle gross profit per unit in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024 to be lower than the prior year record fourth quarter. We expect used vehicle gross profit per unit for the full year fiscal 2024 to be in line with the prior year.
Wholesale Vehicle Gross Profit. Our wholesale gross profit per unit reflects the demand for older, higher mileage vehicles, which are the mainstay of our auctions, as well as strong dealer attendance and resulting high dealer-to-car ratios at our auctions. The frequency of our auctions, which are generally held weekly or bi-weekly, minimizes the depreciation risk on these vehicles. Our ability to adjust appraisal offers
in response to the wholesale pricing environment is a key factor that influences wholesale gross profit.
Wholesale vehicle gross profit increased 7.2% in the third quarter of fiscal 2024, primarily driven by a 7.7% increase in wholesale unit sales. Wholesale vehicle gross profit decreased 4.4% in the first nine months of fiscal 2024, primarily driven by a 7.3% decrease in wholesale unit sales, partially offset by a $30 increase in wholesale vehicle gross profit per unit. Wholesale vehicle gross profit per unit for the third quarter of fiscal 2024 was in line with the prior year period. We expect wholesale vehicle gross profit per unit in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024 to be in line with the results for the first nine months of fiscal 2024 and lower than the prior year near record fourth quarter. We expect wholesale vehicle gross profit per unit for the full year fiscal 2024 to be
in line with the prior year.
Other Gross Profit. Other gross profit includes profits related to EPP revenues, net third-party finance (fees)/income, advertising and subscription profits earned by our Edmunds business, and other revenues. Other revenues are predominantly comprised of service department operations, including used vehicle reconditioning. We have no cost of sales related to EPP revenues or net third-party finance (fees)/income, as these represent revenues paid to us by certain third-party providers. Third-
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party finance income is reported net of the fees we pay to third-party Tier 3 finance providers. Accordingly, changes in the relative mix of the components
of other gross profit can affect the composition and amount of other gross profit.
Other gross profit increased 55.4% in the third quarter of fiscal 2024, primarily driven by a $33.4 million improvement in service department margins. Other gross profit increased 19.2% in the first nine months of fiscal 2024, primarily driven by a $79.3 million improvement in service department margins, partially offset by a decrease in EPP revenues and a decline in net third-party finance (fees)/income, as discussed above. The increase in service department profits for both the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2024 was driven by efficiency and cost coverage measures that we have put in place. We expect year-over-year improvements in service for the full year fiscal 2024 as compared to fiscal 2023.
We do not
expect to receive EPP profit-sharing revenues in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024 due to the inflationary pressures our partners have experienced.
SG&A Expenses
COMPONENTS OF SG&A EXPENSES AS A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL SG&A EXPENSES
COMPONENTS
OF SG&A EXPENSES COMPARED WITH PRIOR PERIOD(1)
Three
Months Ended November 30
Nine Months Ended November 30
(In millions except per unit data)
2023
2022
Change
2023
2022
Change
Compensation and benefits:
Compensation
and benefits, excluding share-based compensation expense
$
286.3
$
306.2
(6.5)
%
$
922.7
$
985.2
(6.3)
%
Share-based compensation
expense
19.9
17.2
15.7
%
86.5
64.0
35.2
%
Total compensation and benefits (2)
$
306.2
$
323.4
(5.3)
%
$
1,009.2
$
1,049.2
(3.8)
%
Occupancy
costs
70.3
70.1
0.2
%
204.2
204.8
(0.3)
%
Advertising expense
63.3
58.7
7.9
%
201.5
230.5
(12.6)
%
Other
overhead costs(3)
120.2
139.5
(13.9)
%
290.6
430.0
(32.4)
%
Total SG&A expenses
$
560.0
$
591.7
(5.4)
%
$
1,705.5
$
1,914.5
(10.9)
%
SG&A
as a % of gross profit
91.4
%
102.6
%
(11.2)
%
80.2
%
87.5
%
(7.3)
%
(1) Amounts are net of intercompany
eliminations.
(2) Excludes compensation and benefits related to reconditioning and vehicle repair service, whichareincluded in cost of sales. See Note 10 for details of share-based compensation expense by grant type.
(3) Includes IT expenses, non-CAF bad debt, preopening and relocation costs, insurance, charitable contributions, travel and other administrative expenses.
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SG&A expenses decreased 5.4% in the third quarter of fiscal 2024. Factors contributing to the net decrease include the following:
•$19.9 million decrease in compensation and benefits, excluding share-based compensation expense, driven by our continued focus in our stores and CECs on driving efficiency gains and aligning staffing levels to sales as well as a $5.5 million decrease in bonus compensation expense.
•$19.3 million decrease in other overhead costs driven by improvements in non-CAF uncollectible receivables that reflect improved execution at our stores and home office as well as external partners, and to a lesser degree, reduced technology spend and favorability in staffing-related costs.
•$4.6 million increase in advertising expense driven by the timing of our spend.
SG&A expenses decreased 10.9% in
the first nine months of fiscal 2024. Factors contributing to the net decrease include the following:
•$139.4 million decrease in other overhead costs, which included a $67.2 million benefit in connection with the receipt of settlement proceeds in a class action lawsuit related to the economic loss associated with vehicles containing Takata airbags. Other overhead costs were also positively impacted by improvements in non-CAF uncollectible receivables that reflect improved execution at our stores and home office as well as external partners, a reduction in technology spend and favorability in staffing-related costs.
•$62.5 million decrease in compensation and benefits, excluding share-based compensation expense, driven by our continued focus in our stores and CECs on driving efficiency gains and aligning staffing levels to sales.
•$29.0
million decrease in advertising expense driven by our deliberate efforts to reduce marketing spend to align with sales as well as the timing of our spend.
•$22.5 million increase in stock-based compensation expense, primarily related to cash-settled restricted stock units, as the expense associated with these units was primarily driven by the change in the company's stock price during the relevant periods.
As noted previously, entering the fourth quarter we have now passed the year mark since we initiated our significant cost management efforts. Due to the timing shifts in our advertising spend, we expect our full year spend on a per unit basis to be similar to fiscal 2023. Accordingly, we expect that our advertising spend in the fourth
quarter of fiscal 2024 will exceed the per unit spend during the prior year fourth quarter.
Interest Expense. Interest expense includes the interest related to short- and long-term debt, financing obligations and finance lease obligations. It does not include interest on the non-recourse notes payable, which is reflected within CAF income.
Interest expense of $31.3 million and $93.3 million in the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2024, respectively, was relatively consistent with $30.2 million and $91.7 million in the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2023, respectively.
Other Income. Other income of $0.9 million and $4.7
million in the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2024, respectively, was relatively consistent with $0.4 million and $2.3 million in the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2023, respectively.
Income Taxes. The effective income tax rate was 25.8% in the third quarter of fiscal 2024 and 25.5% in the first nine months of fiscal 2024 versus 24.8% in the third quarter of fiscal 2023 and 25.0% in the first nine months of fiscal 2023.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS – CARMAX AUTO FINANCE
CAF income primarily reflects interest and fee income generated by CAF’s portfolio of
auto loans receivable less the interest expense associated with the debt issued to fund these receivables, a provision for estimated loan losses and direct CAF expenses. Total interest margin reflects the spread between interest and fees charged to consumers and our funding costs. Changes in the interest margin on new originations affect CAF income over time. Increases in interest rates, which affect CAF’s funding costs, or other competitive pressures on consumer rates, could result in compression in the interest margin on new originations. Changes in the allowance for loan losses as a percentage of ending managed receivables reflect the effect of changes in loss and delinquency experience and economic factors on our outlook for net losses expected to occur over the remaining contractual life of the loans receivable as well as changes in the mix of credit quality originated.
CAF’s managed
portfolio is composed primarily of loans originated over the past several years. Trends in receivable growth and interest margins primarily reflect the cumulative effect of changes in the business over a multi-year period. Historically, we have sought to originate loans in our core portfolio, which excludes Tier 2 and Tier 3 originations, with an underlying risk profile that we believe will, in the aggregate, result in cumulative net losses in the 2% to 2.5% range (excluding CECL-required recovery costs) over the life of the loans. Actual loss performance of the loans may fall outside of this range based on various
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factors, including intentional changes in the risk profile of originations, economic conditions and wholesale recovery rates. Current period originations reflect
current trends in both our retail sales and the CAF business, including the volume of loans originated, current interest rates charged to consumers, loan terms and average credit scores. Loans originated in a given fiscal period impact CAF income over time, as we recognize income over the life of the underlying auto loan.
CAF also originates a small portion of auto loans to customers who typically would be financed by our Tier 2 and Tier 3 finance providers, in order to better understand the performance of these loans, mitigate risk and add incremental profits. Historically, CAF has targeted originating approximately 5% of the total Tier 3 loan volume, which we increased to 10% during fiscal 2022 and throughout most of fiscal 2023. In response to the current environment, CAF adjusted its underwriting standards, including, towards the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023, reducing
its targeted percentage of Tier 3 volume from 10% to 5%. During the second quarter of fiscal 2024, CAF further adjusted its targeted percentage of Tier 3 volume to less than 5%. Within the Tier 2 space, CAF continues to originate loans on a test basis and we slightly increased our investment in this space during the second quarter of fiscal 2024. Any future adjustments in Tier 2 and Tier 3 will consider the broader lending environment along with the long-term sustainability of the change. These loans have higher loss and delinquency rates than the remainder of the CAF portfolio, as well as higher contract rates.
CAF income does not include any allocation of indirect costs. Although CAF benefits from certain indirect overhead expenditures, we have not allocated indirect costs to CAF to avoid
making subjective allocation decisions. Examples of indirect costs not allocated to CAF include retail store expenses and corporate expenses.
See Note 3 for additional information on CAF income and Note 4 for information on auto loans receivable, including credit quality.
SELECTED CAF FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Three
Months Ended November 30
Nine Months Ended November 30
(In millions)
2023
% (1)
2022
%(1)
2023
%(1)
2022
% (1)
Interest
margin:
Interest and fee income
$
426.9
9.8
$
365.4
8.8
$
1,244.3
9.6
$
1,069.3
8.8
Interest
expense
(170.2)
(3.9)
(88.8)
(2.1)
(464.8)
(3.6)
(200.1)
(1.6)
Total interest margin
$
256.7
5.9
$
276.6
6.7
$
779.5
6.0
$
869.2
7.2
Provision
for loan losses
$
(68.3)
(1.6)
$
(85.7)
(2.1)
$
(239.0)
(1.8)
$
(219.0)
(1.8)
CarMax
Auto Finance income
$
148.7
3.4
$
152.2
3.7
$
421.0
3.2
$
539.5
4.4
(1) Annualized
percentage of total average managed receivables.
CAF ORIGINATION INFORMATION (AFTER THE IMPACT OF 3-DAY PAYOFFS)
(1) Vehicle
units financed as a percentage of total used units sold.
(2) The credit scores represent FICO® scores and reflect only receivables with obligors that have a FICO® score at the time of application. The FICO® score with respect to any receivable with co-obligors is calculated as the average of each obligor’s FICO® score at the time of application. FICO® scores are not a significant factor in our primary scoring model, which relies on information from credit bureaus and other application information as discussed inNote 4. FICO® is a federally registered servicemark of Fair Isaac Corporation.
(3) LTV represents the ratio of the amount financed to the total collateral value, which is measured as the vehicle selling price plus applicable taxes, title and fees.
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LOAN PERFORMANCE INFORMATION
As of and for the Three Months Ended November 30
As
of and for the Nine Months Ended November 30
(In millions)
2023
2022
2023
2022
Total ending managed receivables
$
17,505.1
$
16,652.7
$
17,505.1
$
16,652.7
Total
average managed receivables
$
17,508.9
$
16,540.2
$
17,276.0
$
16,177.8
Allowance for loan losses
$
511.9
$
491.0
$
511.9
$
491.0
Allowance
for loan losses as a percentage of ending managed receivables
2.92
%
2.95
%
2.92
%
2.95
%
Net credit losses on managed receivables
$
94.4
$
72.2
$
234.3
$
161.0
Annualized
net credit losses as a percentage of total average managed receivables
2.16
%
1.74
%
1.81
%
1.33
%
Past due accounts as a percentage of ending managed receivables
5.81
%
4.99
%
5.81
%
4.99
%
Average
recovery rate (1)
50.9
%
61.3
%
54.6
%
66.7
%
(1) The average recovery rate represents the average percentage of the outstanding principal balance we receive when a vehicle is repossessed and liquidated, generally at our wholesale auctions. While in any individual period conditions may vary, over the past 10
fiscal years, the annual recovery rate has ranged from a low of 46% to a high of 71%, and it is primarily affected by the wholesale market environment.
•CAF Income (Decreases of $3.5 million, or 2.3%, and $118.5 million, or 22.0%, in the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2024, respectively)
◦The decrease in CAF income for the third quarter of fiscal 2024 reflects a decrease in the net interest margin percentage, partially offset by a decrease in the provision for loan losses and an increase in average managed receivables.
◦The decrease in CAF income for the first nine months of fiscal 2024 reflects a decrease in the net interest margin percentage and an increase in the provision for loan losses, partially offset
by an increase in average managed receivables.
•Total Interest Margin (Decreased to 5.9% and 6.0% in the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2024, respectively, from 6.7% and 7.2% in the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2023, respectively)
◦The decrease in the total interest margin percentage for both the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2024 was primarily driven by higher funding costs as well as an unfavorable impact of swaps not designated as hedges for accounting purposes, partially offset by higher customer rates. While total interest margin for the third quarter decreased year-over-year, it was relatively consistent with the second quarter of fiscal 2024 and we believe it will remain relatively stable in the near-term, pending market conditions.
•Provision
for Loan Losses
◦The provision for loan losses resulted in expense of $68.3 million and $239.0 million in the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2024, respectively, compared with expense of $85.7 million and $219.0 million in the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2023.
◦The decrease in the provision for the third quarter of fiscal 2024 primarily reflected the effect of our previously disclosed tightening of CAF's underwriting standards.
◦The increase in the provision for the first nine months of fiscal 2024 was primarily due to the effects of unfavorable loss performance within CAF's portfolio as well as the uncertain macroeconomic environment, partially offset by the effect of the tightening of CAF's underwriting standards,
as noted above.
◦The allowance for loan losses as a percentage of ending managed receivables was 2.92% as of November 30, 2023, compared with 2.95% as of November 30, 2022 and 3.02% as of February 28, 2023. The decrease in the allowance percentage from February primarily reflects CAF's tightened underwriting standards in response to the current environment, partially offset by unfavorable loss performance as well as CAF's continued investment in the Tier 2 business.
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•Loan Origination and Performance
◦The
decline in net loan originations in the third quarter of fiscal 2024 resulted from decreases in the average amount financed, used unit sales and the net penetration rate.
◦The decline in net loan originations in the first nine months of fiscal 2024 resulted from decreases in used unit sales and the average amount financed, partially offset by an increase in the net penetration rate.
◦CAF net penetration in the third quarter of fiscal 2024 was relatively in line with the prior year quarter. CAF net penetration increased in the first nine months of fiscal 2024 compared to the prior year period, primarily reflecting changes in the underlying credit mix of customers applying for financing.
◦The weighted average contract
rate increased to 11.3% and 11.1% in the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2024, respectively, compared with 9.8% and 9.4% in the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2023, respectively. The increases for both periods were primarily due to higher rates charged to customers in response to the current interest rate environment.
◦The year-over-year increase in past due accounts as a percentage of ending managed receivables in the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2024 reflects an increase in delinquencies as well as our expansion of Tier 2 and Tier 3 originations within CAF's portfolio. The increase in delinquencies primarily reflects customer hardship in the current economic environment.
PLANNED
FUTURE ACTIVITIES
We anticipate opening a total of six locations in fiscal 2024, including two more stores in the New York metro market and one store each in the Los Angeles and Chicago markets, as well as our first stand-alone reconditioning center in the Atlanta metro market. We currently estimate capital expenditures will total approximately $450 million in fiscal 2024. Capital expenditures were $422.7 million in fiscal 2023. Planned capital spending in fiscal 2024 largely reflects spending to support our future long-term growth, including investments in auction, sales and production facilities, as well as our new stores.
FINANCIAL CONDITION
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
Our primary ongoing cash requirements are to fund our existing operations, store expansion and improvement, CAF and strategic growth initiatives. Since fiscal 2013, we have also elected to use cash for our share repurchase program. Our primary ongoing sources of liquidity include funds provided by operations, proceeds from non-recourse funding vehicles and borrowings under our revolving credit facility or through other financing sources.
Our current capital allocation strategy is to focus on our core business. Given our recent performance and continued market uncertainties, we are taking a conservative approach to our capital structure in order to maintain the flexibility that allows us to efficiently access the capital markets for both CAF and CarMax as a whole. We have taken steps to better align our expenses to sales
as well as slowed the rate of our store growth. We resumed our share repurchases during the third quarter of fiscal 2024 after a pause initiated during the third quarter of the prior fiscal year. We believe we have the appropriate liquidity, access to capital and financial strength to support our operations and continue investing in our strategic initiatives for the foreseeable future.
We have historically targeted an adjusted debt-to-total capital ratio in a range of 35% to 45%. Our adjusted debt to capital ratio, net of cash on hand, was below our targeted range for the third quarter of fiscal 2024. In calculating this ratio, we utilize total debt excluding non-recourse notes payable, finance lease liabilities, a multiple of eight times rent expense and total shareholders’ equity. Generally, we expect to use our revolving credit facility and other financing sources, together with
stock repurchases, to maintain this targeted ratio; however, in any period, we may be outside this range due to seasonal, market, strategic or other factors.
Operating Activities. During the first nine months of fiscal 2024, net cash provided by operating activities totaled $149.0 million compared with $1.66 billion in the prior year period.
As of November 30, 2023, total inventory was $3.64 billion, representing a decrease of $87.2 million compared with the balance as of the start of the fiscal year. The decrease was primarily due to a decline in vehicle units, reflecting lower sales volume, partially offset by an increase in the average carrying cost of inventory due to market appreciation at the beginning
of the current fiscal year as well as a shift in the mix of vehicles.
Our operating cash flows are significantly impacted by changes in auto loans receivable, which increased $979.1 million in the current year period compared with $1.17 billion in the prior year period. The majority of the changes in auto loans receivable are accompanied by changes in non-recourse notes payable, which are issued to fund auto loans originated by CAF. Net
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issuances of non-recourse notes payable were $669.3 million in the current year period compared with $770.6 million in the prior year period and are separately reflected as cash from financing activities. Due to the presentation differences between auto loans
receivable and non-recourse notes payable on the consolidated statements of cash flows, fluctuations in these amounts can have a significant impact on our operating and financing cash flows without affecting our overall liquidity, working capital or cash flows.
The change in net cash provided by operating activities for the first nine months of the current fiscal year compared with the prior year period primarily reflected the changes in inventory, as discussed above, combined with the prior year decrease in inventory, as well as the net impact of volume and timing-related changes in accounts receivable and accounts payable, partially offset by the changes in auto loans receivable, as discussed above.
Investing Activities. During the first nine months of fiscal
2024, net cash used in investing activities totaled $357.2 million compared with $318.7 million in fiscal 2023. Capital expenditures were $355.4 million in the current year period versus $319.5 million in the prior year period. Capital expenditures primarily included land purchases and construction costs to support our growth capacity initiatives and new store openings as well as investments in technology. We maintain a multi-year pipeline of sites to support our store and capacity growth, so portions of capital spending in one year may relate to locations that we open in subsequent fiscal years.
As of November 30, 2023, 158 of our 241 used car stores were located on owned sites and 83 were located on leased sites, including 27 land-only leases and 56 land and building leases.
Financing
Activities. During the first nine months of fiscal 2024, net cash provided by financing activities totaled $517.3 million compared with net cash used in financing activities of $827.0 million in the prior year period. Included in these amounts were net issuances of non-recourse notes payable of $669.3 million compared with $770.6 million in the prior year period. Non-recourse notes payable are typically used to fund changes in auto loans receivable (see “Operating Activities”).
During the first nine months of fiscal 2024, cash provided by financing activities was impacted by net payments on our long-term debt of $108.4 million as well as stock repurchases of $44.3 million. During the first nine months of fiscal 2023, cash used in financing activities was impacted by net payments on our long-term debt of $1.25 billion as well as
stock repurchases of $333.8 million.
TOTAL DEBT AND CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
(In thousands)
As of November 30
As of February 28
Debt Description
(1)
Maturity Date
2023
2023
Revolving credit facility (2)
June 2028
$
—
$
—
Term loan (2)
June 2024
300,000
300,000
Term
loan (2)
October 2026
699,598
699,493
3.86% Senior notes
April 2023
—
100,000
4.17% Senior notes
April 2026
200,000
200,000
4.27%
Senior notes
April 2028
200,000
200,000
Financing obligations
Various dates through February 2059
519,396
522,526
Non-recourse notes payable
Various dates through December 2030
17,029,405
16,360,092
Total
debt (3)
$
18,948,399
$
18,382,111
Cash and cash equivalents
$
605,375
$
314,758
(1) Interest is payable monthly, with the exception of our senior notes, which are payable semi-annually.
(2) Borrowings
accrue interest at variable rates based on SOFR, the federal funds rate, or the prime rate, depending on the type of borrowing.
(3) Total debt excludes unamortized debt issuance costs. See Note 9 for additional information.
Borrowings under our $2.00 billion unsecured revolving credit facility are available for working capital and general corporate purposes, and the unused portion is fully available to us. The credit facility, term loans and senior note agreements contain representations and warranties, conditions and covenants. If these requirements are not met, all amounts outstanding or otherwise owed could become due and payable immediately and other limitations could be placed on our ability to use any available borrowing capacity. As of November 30, 2023,
we were in compliance with these financial covenants.
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See Note 9 for additional information on our revolving credit facility, term loans, senior notes and financing obligations.
CAF auto loans receivable are primarily funded through our warehouse facilities and asset-backed term funding transactions. These non-recourse funding vehicles are structured to legally isolate the auto loans receivable, and we would not expect to be able to access the assets of our non-recourse funding vehicles, even in insolvency, receivership or conservatorship proceedings. Similarly, the investors in the non-recourse notes payable have no recourse to our assets beyond the related
receivables, the amounts on deposit in reserve accounts and the restricted cash from collections on auto loans receivable. We do, however, continue to have the rights associated with the interest we retain in these non-recourse funding vehicles.
As of November 30, 2023, $12.50 billion and $4.53 billion of non-recourse notes payable were outstanding related to asset-backed term funding transactions and our warehouse facilities, respectively. During the first nine months of fiscal 2024, we funded a total of $4.50 billion in asset-backed term funding transactions. As of November 30, 2023, we had $1.07 billion of unused capacity in our warehouse facilities.
We have periodically increased our warehouse
facility limit over time, as our store base, sales and CAF loan originations have grown. See Note 9 for additional information on the warehouse facilities.
We generally repurchase the receivables funded through our warehouse facilities when we enter into an asset-backed term funding transaction. If our counterparties were to refuse to permit these repurchases it could impact our ability to execute on our funding program. Additionally, the agreements related to the warehouse facilities include various representations and warranties, as well as covenants and performance triggers related to events of default. If these requirements are not met, we could be unable to continue to fund receivables through the warehouse facilities. In addition, warehouse facility investors could charge us a higher rate of interest and could have us replaced as servicer. Further, we could be required to deposit
collections on the related receivables with the warehouse facility agents on a daily basis and deliver executed lockbox agreements to the warehouse facility agents.
The timing and amount of stock repurchases are determined based on stock price, market conditions, legal requirements and other factors. Shares repurchased are deemed authorized but unissued shares of common stock. As of November 30, 2023, a total of $4 billion of board authorizations for repurchases was outstanding, with no expiration date, of which $2.41 billion remained available for repurchase. During the third quarter of fiscal 2024, we resumed our share repurchases after a pause initiated during the third quarter of the prior fiscal year. See Note 10 for more information on share repurchase activity.
Fair
Value Measurements
We recognize money market securities, mutual fund investments, certain equity investments and derivative instruments at fair value. See Note 6 for more information on fair value measurements.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
We caution readers that the statements contained in this report that are not statements of historical fact, including statements about our future business plans, operations, capital structure, opportunities, or prospects, including without limitation any statements or factors regarding expected operating capacity, sales, inventory, market share, online purchases of vehicles from consumers, gross profit per used unit, revenue, margins, expenditures, liquidity,
loan originations, CAF income, stock repurchases, indebtedness, earnings, market conditions or expectations with regards to the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, are forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of words such as “anticipate,”“believe,”“could,”“estimate,”“expect,”“intend,”“may,”“on track,”“outlook,”“plan,”“positioned,”“predict,”“target,”“should,”“will” and other similar expressions, whether in the negative or affirmative. Such forward-looking statements are based upon management’s current knowledge, expectations and assumptions and involve risks and uncertainties and assumptions about future events and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from anticipated results. We disclaim any intent or obligation to update these statements. Among the factors that could cause actual results and outcomes to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements are the following:
•Changes in the competitive landscape and/or our failure to successfully adjust to such changes.
•Changes in general or regional U.S. economic conditions, including inflationary pressures, climbing interest rates and the potential impact of international events.
•Changes in the availability or cost of capital and working capital financing, including changes related to the asset-backed securitization market.
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•Events
that damage our reputation or harm the perception of the quality of our brand.
•Significant changes in prices of new and used vehicles.
•A reduction in the availability of or access to sources of inventory or a failure to expeditiously liquidate inventory.
•Our inability to realize the benefits associated with our omni-channel initiatives and strategic investments.
•Factors related to geographic and sales growth, including the inability to effectively manage our growth.
•Our inability to recruit, develop and retain associates and maintain positive associate relations.
•The
loss of key associates from our store, regional or corporate management teams or a significant increase in labor costs.
•Changes in economic conditions or other factors that result in greater credit losses for CAF’s portfolio of auto loans receivable than anticipated.
•The failure or inability to realize the benefits associated with our strategic transactions.
•The effect and consequences of the Coronavirus (“COVID-19”) public health crisis on matters including U.S. and local economies; our business operations and continuity; the availability of corporate and consumer financing; the health and productivity of our associates; the ability of third-party providers to continue uninterrupted service; and the regulatory environment in which we operate.
•Changes
in consumer credit availability provided by our third-party finance providers.
•Changes in the availability of extended protection plan products from third-party providers.
•The performance of the third-party vendors we rely on for key components of our business.
•Adverse conditions affecting one or more automotive manufacturers, and manufacturer recalls.
•The inaccuracy of estimates and assumptions used in the preparation of our financial statements, or the effect of new accounting requirements or changes to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
•The failure or inability to adequately protect our intellectual property.
•The
occurrence of severe weather events.
•Factors related to the geographic concentration of our stores.
•Security breaches or other events that result in the misappropriation, loss or other unauthorized disclosure of confidential customer, associate or corporate information.
•The failure of or inability to sufficiently enhance key information systems.
•Factors related to the regulatory and legislative environment in which we operate.
•The effect of various litigation matters.
•The volatility in the market price for our common stock.
For
more details on factors that could affect expectations, see Part II, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” on Page 46 of this report, our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2023, and our quarterly or current reports as filed with or furnished to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Our filings are publicly available on our investor information home page at investors.carmax.com. Requests for information may also be made to our Investor Relations Department by email to investor_relations@carmax.com or by calling 1-804-747-0422, ext. 7865. We undertake no obligation to
update or revise any forward-looking statements after the date they are made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
There have been no material changes to our market risk since February 28, 2023. For information on our exposure to market risk, refer to Part II, Item 7A, “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk,” contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2023.
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Item
4. Controls and Procedures
Disclosure. We maintain disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”)) that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Our disclosure controls and procedures are also designed to ensure that this information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the chief executive officer (“CEO”) and the chief financial officer (“CFO”), as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
As of the end of the period covered by this report, with the participation of the CEO and CFO, we evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls
and procedures. Based upon that evaluation, the CEO and CFO concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period.
Internal Control over Financial Reporting. During the third quarter of fiscal 2024, we implemented a new enterprise resource planning (“ERP”) system which included accounts receivable, accounts payable, fixed assets, project accounting, general ledger and consolidation applications as well as inventory and order management modules. As a result of this implementation, we modified certain existing internal controls over financial reporting as well as implemented new controls and procedures related to the new ERP system.
Except as noted above, there were no other changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under
the Exchange Act) that occurred during the quarter ended November 30, 2023, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
For a discussion of certain legal proceedings, see Note 15 to the consolidated financial
statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
In connection with information set forth in this Form 10-Q, the factors discussed under “Risk Factors” in our Form 10-K for fiscal year ended February 28, 2023, should be considered. These risks could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations. There have been no material changes to the factors discussed in our Form 10‑K.
Item
2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
On October 23, 2018, the board authorized the repurchase of up to $2 billion of our common stock with no expiration date. In April 2022, the board increased our share repurchase authorization by $2 billion. Purchases may be made in open market or privately negotiated transactions at management's discretion and the timing and amount of repurchases are determined based on stock price, market conditions, legal requirements and other factors. Shares repurchased are deemed authorized but unissued shares of common stock.
The following table provides information relating to the company's repurchase of
common stock for the third quarter of fiscal 2024. The table does not include transactions related to employee equity awards or exercise of employee stock options. We resumed our share repurchases during the third quarter of fiscal 2024 after a pause initiated during the third quarter of the prior fiscal year.
CarMax, Inc. Bylaws, as Amended and Restated October 24, 2023, filed as Exhibit 3.1 to CarMax's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed
October 26, 2023 (File No. 1-31420), is incorporated by this reference.
Form of CarMax, Inc. Amended and Restated Severance Agreement, dated December 1, 2023, between CarMax, Inc. and the persons listed at the end of such Agreement, filed herewith.*
Certification
of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, filed herewith.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.