$CPRT (-1,21%)

Who would have thought that damaged cars could be such a profitable business? Copart has taken the trade in damaged vehicles to a new level

The figures speak for themselves

In the last 10 years, turnover has risen from USD 12.7 billion to USD 4.65 billion.

At the same time, the operating margin has improved from 32% to around 36%. Earnings have climbed from USD 0.26 to USD 1.59 per share in the same period.

In the financial year just ended, which ran until the end of July, profits jumped by 14% to USD 1.59 per share.

Nevertheless, the share price has taken a massive hit. The trigger for this is likely to have been the "disappointing" sales performance.

In each of the last two quarters, sales were below consensus estimates. In Q3, turnover of USD 1.21 billion was achieved, but USD 1.23 billion was expected.

In the fourth quarter, sales of USD 1.13 billion were below the estimates of USD 1.14 billion

Disappointing

It is perfectly legitimate to criticize this. However, the fact that profits exceeded expectations in each case was clearly ignored. Moreover, the "disappointing" sales performance does not change the fact that profits rose by 14% in the financial year just ended.

On top of this, the growth momentum has recently accelerated and Copart has once again demonstrated the strong impact of its operational Hebel impact.

Turnover climbed by 5.2 % in the final quarter. However, this led to a 12.4 % increase in gross profit and a 22.9 % jump in profit.

Earnings per share even increased by 24.2%. This is an example of the leaps in profit that Copart is capable of, even if the underlying market is barely growing.

All this suggests that the cost estimates may be too low. At present, earnings are expected to rise by only 7% to USD 1.70 per share in the current financial year.

Copart therefore has a forward P/E of 26.1, while the long-term average is 31.3. If the business figures turn out better than expected, this could lead to a revaluation of the shares

Copart share: Chart from 07.10.2025, price: USD 44.30 - abbreviation: CPRT | Source: TWS

The long-term Aufwärtstrend and the support zone at USD 39 - 42.50 have come within reach. This could be an opportunity for anti-cyclical investors. Copart's valuation has fallen to its lowest level since the beginning of 2023, when I last analyzed the stock (13.01.2023).

From the bulls' point of view, prices below USD 39 would be unpleasant. On the other hand, a rise above USD 45 could trigger a recovery towards USD 46.70 or USD 49 - 50.

The chart picture would brighten sustainably above this level

Source and complete article

https://www.lynxbroker.de/boerse/boerse-kurse/aktien/copart-aktie/copart-analyse/#copart-international-bedeutender-anbieter-im-bereich-online-fahrzeugauktionen

Hello my dears,

September is over.

That's why I'd like to give you a little overview of the month.

Tops: 📉

$INOD (-11,68%)
$APP (-6,13%)
$MU (-6,96%)
$GILT (-4,1%)
$PNG (-6,44%)
$AVAV (-2,23%)
$ASML (-5,06%)

Flops: 📈

$UFPT (-1,05%)
$CAMX (-1,75%)
$TDG (-0,29%)
$CMG (-3,56%)
$TTEK (-1,35%)
$CPRT (-1,21%)
$CSU (-0,41%)

It was noticeable in September that there were a lot of long runners and compounders among the flops. For this reason, I am relaxed for the time being and will stick to the values.

📉

My overall portfolio closed the month up 8.64 %.

$EQQQ (-4,82%) NASDAQ 100. +4.81 %

$IWDA (-3,61%) MSCI World. +2,62 %

$CPRT (-1,21%)

In his review, Siersleben summed up Copart's "great development": "We are growing, currently marketing 4,500 to 5,000 vehicles per month, i.e. around 54,000 to 60,000 this year."

Young successful platforms

There is also growth in the private vehicle sector with the "Cash for Cars" platform, where the marketing target for 2025 is around 16,000 vehicles. And even in the new "CDS Copart Dealer Service" area, which was only launched just under six months ago, the company is now aiming to market around 2,000 cars.

Kai Siersleben also proudly reported that there are now 13,000 active Copart members, which represents an increase of 25 percent compared to last year's trade fair alone. The Copart Germany boss summed up the importance of many members as follows: "The higher the membership, the better it is for sales revenue."

Siersleben believes that the Düsseldorf-based company is excellently positioned in the comprehensive insurance sector. He is particularly pleased with the growth in the third-party liability segment, which now accounts for 15 percent of vehicle sales.

Fleet and Rent accelerates

Head of Sales Florian F. Stumm then also addressed the "pleasingly strong growth in the fleet and rental sector" at Copart: "We are not only growing with accident vehicles from K-claims insurers, but also in the fleet sector, where we were able to acquire well-known customers from leasing and rental companies in 2024 and thus experienced growth of more than 80 percent."

The insider insights and anecdotes provided by König and Danner led to many questions from and interesting discussions with the participants at the Copart regulars' table.

https://www.autohaus.de/nachrichten/schadenbusiness/schadenmanagement-assistance-2025-copart-und-motorsport-3631877

Bitcoin's strength fizzles out in 24 hours + Many US stocks hit annual lows + Tesla's sales in Scandinavia slump + Okta exceeds expectations + JPMorgan puts RWE on 'Positive Catalyst Watch'

Bitcoin $BTC (+0,76%)strength completely sold off again

• Bitcoin is losing value again after a strong rise on Sunday and is trading at almost 86,000 US dollars on Bitstamp.
• Market analyst Timo Emden from Emden Research describes the price rise as a "flash in the pan", as the initial euphoria following Trump's comments on cryptocurrencies has given way to a more sober view.

Many US equities at annual lows

• Microsoft Corp. $MSFT (-3,3%)falls to a new low for the year, currently down -2.62% to $386.57. The year-to-date performance is -8.30 %.
• T. Rowe Price Group Inc. $TROW (-5,28%)falls to a new low for the year, currently -1.97 % at $103.62. The year-to-date performance is -8.41 %.
• Occidental Petroleum Corp. $OXY (-6,15%)falls to a new low for the year, currently -5.98 % to $ 45.92. The year-to-date performance is -7.04 %.
• Target Corp. $TGT (-4,66%)reaches new 52-week low, currently -3.26 % at $120.19.
• Copart Inc. $CPRT (-1,21%)falls to a new low for the year, currently -0.64 % to $ 54.42. The year-to-date performance is -5.04 %.

Tesla's $TSLA (-6,86%)sales in Scandinavia collapse

• Tesla's sales in Scandinavia recorded a significant decline in February compared to the same period last year.
• The electric car manufacturer's market share is shrinking, while customer brand loyalty is being severely tested by CEO Elon Musk's political involvement in the Trump administration.
• In recent years, Tesla's vehicles have dominated the sales charts in Norway, Sweden and Denmark.
• But the tide has turned in 2024: According to the latest registration data from Monday, Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) is now falling behind competitors such as Volkswagen and Toyota, which are scoring points with new models.
• The figures speak for themselves: in Sweden, only 613 new Tesla vehicles were registered in February - a drop of 42% compared to the previous year.
• The situation is even more drastic in Norway and Denmark, where registrations fell by 48% to 917 and 509 vehicles respectively.
• This trend is particularly notable as the general demand for cars, especially electric vehicles, continues to grow in these countries.

Okta $OKTA (-5,44%)exceeds expectations

• Okta Inc. fourth quarter earnings per share of $0.78 beat analyst estimates of $0.74.
• Revenue of USD 682 million exceeds expectations of USD 668.91 million.

JPMorgan places RWE $RWE (-0,57%)on 'Positive Catalyst Watch'

• The US bank JPMorgan has placed RWE shares on its "Positive Catalyst Watch".
• According to analyst Javier Garrido's commentary published on Tuesday, he expects the Essen-based company to provide encouraging news on the use of capital with the publication of its annual results.
• He sees scope for further investment cuts of EUR 3 to 5 billion, which could open the door to further share buybacks in the future.
• Garrido's fundamental rating remains "Overweight" with a price target of 47.50 euros.

Tuesday: Stock market dates, economic data, quarterly figures

• Quarterly figures / company dates USA / Asia
• 18:00 Warner Music AGM
• No time specified: Target | Best Buy quarterly figures

• Quarterly figures / Company dates Europe
• 06:45 Kuehne & Nagel Annual results
• 07:00 Bilfinger | Lindt & Sprüngli Annual results
• 07:30 Continental | Fielmann Annual results
• 09:00 Continental BI-PK
• 10:00 Bilfinger BI-PK
• 12:30 Continental Analyst Conference
• 18:00 Freenet preliminary annual results
• Without time information: Bawag Group | VAT | Thales | Prada Annual figures

• Economic data

00:30 JP: Unemployment rate 1/25

00:50 JP: Investment Q4/24

11:00 EU: Labor market data January Eurozone Unemployment rate FORECAST: 6.3% previously: 6.3%

12:30 UK: Chancellor of the Exchequer Reeves, hearing in the House of Commons

15:00 EU: ECB, APP/PEPP monthly report

No time given:

CN: National People's Congress of China, press conference

US: Import tariffs on goods from China, Canada and Mexico come into force

US: Fed Richmond President Barkin, speech at Fredericksburg Regional Alliance event

I'll give it a try at $CPRT (-1,21%)

But only with half position size

Out are $PEP (+3,06%) & $APA (-8,09%)

New in $CPRT (-1,21%) where an entry could possibly follow today.

CRV of 1.9 is just at the limit.

Pro: all EMAs below us (if we close above the 50s today)

New upward trend formed.

Cons: weak risk/reward ratio

Hello everyone, with Donald Trump and Elon Musk in office, I'm expecting volatile times ahead. I have therefore carried out a check on my portfolio to determine how solid my foundation (core) still is.

The following criteria were used for the check

Quality check

The quality check examines shares for the quality of the business model and the stability of the balance sheet

Enduring qualities

The long-term indicator checks whether share prices are rising steadily.

Outperformer check

Every investor is confronted with the question of whether to invest money passively in ETFs or in individual shares. A share should rise by more than 10% per year for an investment to be worthwhile.

KUV monster

When companies are hyped and everyone knows about the quality of a company, the return potential is usually low. The top 5% of the most highly valued shares according to the KUV criterion are problematic.

The following companies from my portfolio turned out to be

buy and leave.

Alphabet $GOOG (-3,33%) Modine Manuf. $MOD (-3,94%) Chipotle $CMG (-3,56%)

Microsoft $MSFT (-3,3%) Copart $CPRT (-1,21%) Vertex $VRTX (-3,11%)

Constellation Software $CSU (-0,41%) Man and machine $MUM (-0,32%)

Corcept Therap. $CORT (-16,71%) Tetra Tech $TTI (-2,63%) TransDigm Group $TDG (-0,29%)

IES Holding $IESC (-8,92%) ASML $ASML (-5,06%)

$BATS (-1,18%)
https://www.tradingview.com/x/z3rRyfl7

Current trades:

20.06 $NOC (-2,31%)
https://www.tradingview.com/x/kYA61TYh

Closed trades:

08.01 $AD (+1,41%)
https://www.tradingview.com/x/jWgHkMO8 🟢

$NOVO B (-3,44%) Yolo trade 20.01 / closed 22.01 🟢+47%

31.1 $COST (-2,05%)
https://www.tradingview.com/x/rjRs5UU0 +175%🟢

$NU (-3,45%) +85% 🟢 https://www.tradingview.com/x/m1Vq6dAQ

$APD (-3,1%)
https://www.tradingview.com/x/omJ97Qwm

Closed 25.01 with +5%🟡 Market is too sensitive for me.

14.02 $CPRT (-1,21%) closed due to the quarterly figures on 19.02 / +20%🟢https://www.tradingview.com/x/k5xe1w71

24.02 $GOOGL (-3,4%) -90% SL 🔴

Copart's sales in the first quarter exceed forecasts due to strong accident vehicle volumes. $CPRT (-1,21%)

Nov 21 (Reuters) - Online vehicle auction service provider Copart (CPRT.O), opens new tabreported better-than-expected first-quarter sales on Thursday, driven by high volumes of accident vehicles.

Due to the increasing complexity of vehicles and rising labor costs, customers prefer to total their vehicles rather than repair them.

Improving the acquisition cost of vehicles sold by the company - which also offers remarketing services for the sale of damaged and totaled vehicles - has also significantly reduced Copart's costs.

Revenue at the Dallas, Texas-based company rose 12.4 percent to $1.15 billion in the first quarter, beating analysts' estimates of $1.10 billion, according to data compiled by LSEG.

Copart's net income rose to 361.2 million dollars, or 37 cents per share, in the quarter ended Oct. 31, up from 332.5 million dollars, or 34 cents per share, a year earlier.

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/coparts-first-quarter-revenue-beats-estimates-strong-salvage-vehicle-volumes-2024-11-21/

Comdirect - Birthday promotion!

Good morning dear Quinies,

I became aware of a cool Comdirect promotion through our dwarf's junior custody account.

First of all: I had a custody account with Comdirect for many years before I switched to ING and never had any problems there and always received first-class support when I needed it. I only switched at the time for cost reasons. As part of the campaign that I would like to present to you in more detail, I have now opened a second custody account with Comdirect again.

Specifically, Comdirect is offering the following when opening a custody account until 05.12.2024:

• Free custody account management (already standard for regular savings plan executions)
• Free savings plans for the entire available range of shares, funds, ETFs and certificates for 30 months
• 3.90 flat fee per trade (i.e. no additional costs in live trading, otherwise plus exchange-dependent fees)
• When opening a Tagesgeld-Plus account, there is 3.0% p.a. for 30 weeks on this account for new customers

Why have I opened a second custody account there?

As some of you may know, share savings plans at ING are subject to a fee. In addition, unlike ING, Comdirect offers the option of adding other/more shares/ETFs (a number of growth stocks, REITs and private equity, which are not possible with ING) to a savings plan. This was the decisive advantage for me. Comdirect also offers the option of taking out a securities loan and opening foreign currency accounts. Of course, I also used a payback coupon when I opened the account💰(more content from me on the subject of cashback soon😉, I received/will receive 6,000 points, which equates to €60, so some trades would already have been financed).

Since my main strategy at ING runs fully automatically without any effort on my part, but I realize that I'm getting a bit bored without a bit of playing and experimenting in the investment area, I'm using the second custody account at Comdirect as a "gamble portfolio" for the next 30 months. After that, the securities will probably be transferred to ING and I'll think about what to do with them.

So I will invest part of my Christmas money (€2,500) once on 23.11.24 as a savings plan in the following 6 individual stocks and 4 ETFs and then save €25 each month on the 1st for the next 30 months (we are really talking about gambling money here, share of the portfolio <5% of my total portfolio):

$PLTR (-7,09%)

$CPRT (-1,21%)

$SFM (-2,76%)

$D05 (+0,42%)

$RR. (-3,57%)

$SOFI (-10,55%)

$VUCP (-0,31%)

$K0MR (-2,78%)

$JEGP (-2,16%)

$FLXX (-2,44%)

From January 2025 I will share monthly updates on my "gamblefolio" here with you.

If you are interested in opening a securities account with Comdirect as part of the birthday campaign, please use the reference link in my bio😉.

I hope you find the article interesting (please leave a like).

Have a nice, relaxed Sunday🆓😎.

Greetings, Marcus