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Used Car Market is Starting to Cycle Posted by Scott Paterson [Email] (#13) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Scott Paterson) on Tue, 8 Nov 2022 08:48:39 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
From the Morning Brew e-newsletter I get each day (which is usually pretty good - subscribe link at bottom if you want to try it).
The used car market is struggling harder than your uncle’s 20-year-old Taurus towing a Jet Ski trailer. In just two trading sessions, half of online car dealer Carvana's market value has been wiped out, with its stock price hitting its lowest point on record intraday yesterday at less than $7 per share.
The losses haven’t stopped rolling for the car dealer since it logged bleak third quarter results last Thursday, reporting a dip in basically every aspect of its business. Last year, Carvana’s market cap clocked in at ~$60 billion. After its recent breakdown, its current valuation is about $1.4 billion—a huge waving red flag for the entire industry.
What’s happening? Well, it’s a cycle: Supply chain issues result in fewer cars, prices rise (the current average for a used car is $28,000), inflation rises, the Fed raises rates to combat inflation, and buyers—who frequently finance car purchases—opt not to buy at all.
An index that tracks used car prices, the Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index, dropped in October for the fifth month in a row. It’s down almost 11% from last year—the biggest dip in ~28 years.
**Looking ahead…**Analysts don’t have a great outlook for Carvana’s share price: Morgan Stanley warned it could become a $1 stock.
https://morningbrew.com/daily/r/?kid=5b889857
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