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America’s Car-Mart Q1 2026 earnings summary

Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.
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Q1 2026 earnings summary4 Sep, 2025

Executive summary

  • Revenue declined 1.9% year-over-year to $341.3 million, primarily due to a 5.7% decrease in retail units sold, but gross margin expanded to 36.6% and gross profit per unit rose 6.6% to $7,456, aided by pricing and ancillary products.

  • Interest income increased 7.5% year-over-year, while total collections rose 6.2% to $183.6 million.

  • Technology investments, including full rollout of LOS V2 and Pay Your Way, improved underwriting, risk-based pricing, and payment consistency, with a 15% increase in higher-ranked customer bookings.

  • Credit applications grew 10% year-over-year, with a 26.5% surge in July, reflecting strong demand and a shift toward higher-quality customers.

  • Net loss widened to $5.7 million (loss per share of $0.69) from $1.0 million (loss per share of $0.15) year-over-year.

Financial highlights

  • Total revenue was $341.3 million, down 1.9% year-over-year, with retail units sold at 13,568.

  • Gross margin improved by 160 basis points to 36.6%, and average retail sales price per unit increased to $19,564.

  • Interest income rose to $65.1 million, interest expense decreased 6.9% to $17.0 million, and SG&A expenses increased 10.1% to $51.4 million.

  • Allowance for credit losses improved to 23.35% from 25.00% year-over-year, but provision for credit losses increased to $103.0 million (37.3% of sales).

  • Net charge-offs as a percentage of average finance receivables rose to 6.6% from 6.4% year-over-year.

Outlook and guidance

  • Management expects to unwind about half of the SG&A growth in the second half, targeting mid-16% SG&A as a percentage of retail sales and annual SG&A reductions of approximately 5%.

  • Focus remains on disciplined execution, portfolio quality, and capital efficiency, with ongoing efforts to expand inventory capacity and improve gross margin.

  • Enhanced underwriting and risk-based pricing are expected to continue generating superior risk-adjusted returns.

  • Planned capital expenditures of approximately $9 million over the next 12 months for facility updates and general requirements.

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