PRTS Nasdaq Retail-Auto & Home Supply Stores Financials FY2016βFY2025
CarParts.com, Inc. had $548M of revenue in fiscal 2025, down 7.0% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed +4.3% a year on average.
Last close Β· Oct 23, 2026
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0.6%Hi! I read CarParts.com, Inc.βs latest annual report (fiscal 2025). Here is what stands out:
Good So-so Weak
Are sales growing?
β7.0%
No. Sales fell 7.0% last year.
Does it make a profit?
β9.2%
No. It lost money last year.
Does profit turn into cash?
β7.7%
No. It spent more cash than it brought in.
How healthy are the accounts?
3 / 8
Weak. It passes 3 of 8 health tests.
How is the share priced?
6.2x
One share costs 6.2 times its yearly profit per share.
Rules of thumb on reported numbers. A starting point, not a recommendation.
Is it selling more, and how much does it keep?
KIRA Β· CarParts.com, Inc. had $548M of revenue in fiscal 2025, down 7.0% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed +4.3% a year on average. Its operating margin was β8.9%, down 2.0Β pts: of every 100 in sales, about β9 is left after running the business.
In plain words: Revenue is all the money customers paid. The margins show how many cents of each dollar of sales are left over at each step: after making the product (gross), after running the business (operating) and after everything, tax included (net).
Revenue
Revenue
Margins, % of revenue
Margins, % of revenue
KIRA Β· CarParts.com, Inc. lost $50.4M in fiscal 2025.
Loss periods are shown in red.
In plain words: Net income is the profit left after every cost and tax. Earnings per share (EPS) splits that profit across every share, so it shows what one share earned.
Net income
Net income
Diluted EPS
Diluted EPS
How much cash comes in, and where does it go?
KIRA Β· Free cash flow was β$42.0M in fiscal 2025, β7.7% of revenue.
Cash from operations minus capital spending.
In plain words: Profit on paper is not the same as cash in the bank. Free cash flow is the cash left after paying to run and maintain the business: the money it can hand back to shareholders, save or invest.
Free cash flow
Free cash flow
Cash from operations vs capital spending
Cash from operations vs capital spending
In plain words: Companies hand cash back in two ways: dividends (cash paid to shareholders) and buybacks (buying back their own shares, so each remaining share owns a bigger slice).
Dividends and buybacks
Dividends and buybacks
Diluted shares outstanding (annual)
KIRA Β· In the last 12 months, insiders bought $2.0M of shares on the open market and sold none.
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. βPlanβ marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
In plain words: Insiders are the people who run or own a big part of the company. Buying with their own money can signal confidence; selling often has personal reasons, like taxes or diversifying.
Bought, 12 months
$2.0M
3 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
β
$0.0M
| Date | Insider | Trade | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2026 | David MenianeCEO | Bought | 13,250 | $10.06 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
| Sep 10, 2026 | Michael HuffakerCOO | Bought | 13,250 | $10.06 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
| Sep 9, 2026 | David MenianeCEO | Bought | 36,643 | $9.64 | $0.4M | Form 4 |
| Sep 9, 2026 | Michael HuffakerCOO | Bought | 36,580 | $9.64 | $0.4M | Form 4 |
| Sep 8, 2026 | David MenianeCEO | Bought | 21,742 | $9.35 | $0.2M | Form 4 |
| Sep 8, 2026 | Michael HuffakerCOO | Bought | 21,718 | $9.35 | $0.2M | Form 4 |
| Sep 4, 2026 | David MenianeCEO | Bought | 21,154 | $9.11 | $0.2M | Form 4 |
| Sep 4, 2026 | Michael HuffakerCOO | Bought | 21,160 | $9.11 | $0.2M | Form 4 |
| Aug 28, 2026 | David MenianeCEO | Bought | 7,552 | $7.16 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
| Aug 28, 2026 | Michael HuffakerCOO | Bought | 7,548 | $7.16 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
| Aug 27, 2026 | David MenianeCEO | Bought | 4,612 | $6.88 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
| Aug 27, 2026 | Michael HuffakerCOO | Bought | 4,614 | $6.88 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
| Aug 25, 2026 | Barry PhelpsDirector | Bought | 9,900 | $6.48 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
| Aug 20, 2026 | Barry PhelpsDirector | Bought | 100 | $6.15 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
Can it carry its debts, and how well does it use its money?
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably CarParts.com, Inc. can carry it.
In plain words: What the company owns and what it owes. More cash than debt is a cushion for bad times; a lot of debt leaves less room when business slows down.
Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $18.1M | $18.8M | $51.0M | $36.4M | $25.8M |
| Interest coverage | β8.2x | 0.5x | β7.1x | β34.9x | β28.8x |
| Current ratio | 1.7x | 1.9x | 1.7x | 1.5x | 1.7x |
| Quick ratio | 0.3x | 0.4x | 0.6x | 0.5x | 0.5x |
| Total assets | $235M | $238M | $258M | $211M | $185M |
| Total liabilities | $140M | $128M | $145M | $125M | $131M |
| Shareholders' equity | $95.6M | $110M | $113M | $85.2M | $53.5M |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | β | β | β | β | β |
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
In plain words: How much profit the business makes on the money put into it. A higher percentage means each dollar invested works harder.
Return on capital, equity and assets (annual)
KIRA Β· CarParts.com, Inc. passes 3 of 8 financial health tests (Piotroski F-score).
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
In plain words: Nine yes/no tests of financial health, one point each. A green tick is a pass: 7 to 9 points is solid, 0 to 3 is weak.
| Test | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| F-score | β / 3 | 3 / 8 | 3 / 8 | 4 / 8 | 3 / 8 | 2 / 8 | 6 / 8 | 2 / 8 | 3 / 8 | 3 / 8 |
| Accruals ratio | β27.0% | 13.5% | β11.1% | β41.3% | 12.8% | β1.6% | β6.9% | β23.5% | β21.7% | β8.3% |
| Altman Z'' | β4.11 | β2.41 | β3.54 | β6.50 | 0.27 | β0.03 | 0.64 | 0.21 | β2.63 | β4.38 |
Every number, year by year.
Amounts in USD. Hover a ratioβs name for its definition.
In plain words: Every number we have, year by year. Download it as a spreadsheet if you want to dig deeper.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $303M | $303M | $289M | $281M | $444M | $582M | $662M | $676M | $589M | $548M |
| Gross profit | $92.0M | $89.7M | $78.7M | $84.2M | $155M | $197M | $231M | $229M | $197M | $179M |
| Operating income | $4.3M | $4.6M | β$5.0M | β$8.3M | $0.3M | β$9.1M | $0.7M | β$9.9M | β$40.6M | β$48.9M |
| Interest expense | $1.2M | $1.7M | $1.6M | $1.9M | $1.7M | $1.1M | $1.4M | $1.4M | $1.2M | $1.7M |
| Pretax income | $3.1M | $3.0M | β$5.2M | β$10.1M | β$1.2M | β$10.0M | β$0.3M | β$8.1M | β$40.3M | β$50.1M |
| Income tax | $0.1M | β$21.5M | β$0.3M | $21.4M | $0.3M | $0.4M | $0.6M | $0.1M | $0.3M | $0.4M |
| Net income | β$0.6M | $24.0M | β$4.9M | β$31.5M | β$1.5M | β$10.3M | β$1.0M | β$8.2M | β$40.6M | β$50.4M |
| Net income to common | $2.7M | $24.4M | β$5.1M | β$31.7M | β$1.6M | β$10.3M | β$1.0M | β$8.2M | β$40.6M | β$50.4M |
| Diluted EPS | $0.01 | β | β$0.14 | β$0.89 | β$0.04 | β$0.20 | β$0.02 | β$0.15 | β$0.71 | β$0.82 |
| Diluted shares | 0.04B | 0.04B | 0.03B | 0.04B | 0.04B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.06B | 0.06B | 0.06B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $21.6M | $11.6M | $6.2M | $6.9M | β$19.1M | β$7.0M | $15.4M | $50.0M | $10.3M | β$34.1M |
| Capital expenditure | $6.4M | $4.9M | $5.7M | $6.2M | $9.7M | $11.6M | $12.6M | $11.9M | $20.6M | $8.0M |
| Free cash flow | $15.2M | $6.7M | $0.5M | $0.7M | β$28.7M | β$18.6M | $2.8M | $38.1M | β$10.2M | β$42.0M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $7.5M | $6.4M | $5.8M | $6.3M | $7.7M | $9.9M | $13.6M | $16.7M | $19.0M | $20.6M |
| Stock-based compensation | $3.1M | $2.8M | $3.6M | $3.7M | $7.8M | $15.7M | $11.3M | $11.7M | $12.0M | $8.1M |
| Share buybacks | β | β | β | β | β | $0.5M | β | $4.3M | β | β |
| Dividends and buybacks | β | β | β | β | β | $0.5M | β | $4.3M | β | β |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $6.6M | $2.9M | $2.0M | $2.3M | $35.8M | $18.1M | $18.8M | $51.0M | $36.4M | $25.8M |
| Finance lease liabilities | β | β | β | $9.3M | $13.0M | $15.8M | $20.7M | $16.6M | $12.3M | $8.8M |
| Current assets | $63.7M | $62.5M | $58.8M | $62.4M | $139M | $169M | $168M | $193M | $139M | $135M |
| Current liabilities | $46.8M | $48.9M | $48.3M | $59.9M | $72.0M | $96.8M | $88.0M | $113M | $90.4M | $81.2M |
| Inventory | $50.9M | $54.2M | $49.6M | $52.5M | $89.3M | $139M | $136M | $129M | $90.4M | $95.2M |
| Property and equipment, net | $16.5M | $15.1M | $15.2M | $9.7M | $14.7M | $20.7M | $24.3M | $26.4M | $32.2M | $20.2M |
| Intangible assets | $1.0M | $0.7M | $0.5M | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Total assets | $82.1M | $101M | $98.0M | $87.9M | $187M | $235M | $238M | $258M | $211M | $185M |
| Total liabilities | $58.8M | $60.3M | $59.1M | $75.6M | $103M | $140M | $128M | $145M | $125M | $131M |
| Shareholders' equity | $22.9M | $40.4M | $38.8M | $12.4M | $83.5M | $95.6M | $110M | $113M | $85.2M | $53.5M |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 30.3% | 29.6% | 27.2% | 30.0% | 35.0% | 33.9% | 34.9% | 33.9% | 33.4% | 32.8% |
| Operating margin | 1.4% | 1.5% | β1.7% | β2.9% | 0.1% | β1.6% | 0.1% | β1.5% | β6.9% | β8.9% |
| EBITDA margin | 3.9% | 3.6% | 0.3% | β0.7% | 1.8% | 0.1% | 2.2% | 1.0% | β3.7% | β5.2% |
| Net margin | β0.2% | 7.9% | β1.7% | β11.2% | β0.3% | β1.8% | β0.1% | β1.2% | β6.9% | β9.2% |
| FCF margin | 5.0% | 2.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | β6.5% | β3.2% | 0.4% | 5.6% | β1.7% | β7.7% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital employed | 12.1% | 8.9% | β10.1% | β29.5% | 0.3% | β6.6% | 0.4% | β6.8% | β33.8% | β47.2% |
| Return on equity | β2.6% | 76.0% | β12.3% | β123.2% | β3.2% | β11.5% | β0.9% | β7.4% | β41.0% | β72.8% |
| Return on assets | β0.7% | 26.3% | β4.9% | β33.9% | β1.1% | β4.9% | β0.4% | β3.3% | β17.3% | β25.5% |
| Return on tangible equity | 12.5% | 61.4% | β13.2% | β256.1% | β1.9% | β10.8% | β0.9% | β7.3% | β47.7% | β94.3% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | β | 0.0% | β4.6% | β3.0% | 58.2% | 31.2% | 13.6% | 2.1% | β12.9% | β7.0% |
| Net income growth | β | β | β120.4% | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| FCF growth | β | β55.7% | β92.7% | 45.7% | β4,106.3% | β | β | 1,269.8% | β126.8% | β |
| Share count change | β | 9.5% | β11.8% | 2.2% | 18.5% | 21.4% | 5.4% | 4.5% | 0.8% | 7.3% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Interest coverage | 3.4x | 2.8x | β3.1x | β4.3x | 0.2x | β8.2x | 0.5x | β7.1x | β34.9x | β28.8x |
| Current ratio | 1.4x | 1.3x | 1.2x | 1.0x | 1.9x | 1.7x | 1.9x | 1.7x | 1.5x | 1.7x |
| Quick ratio | 0.3x | 0.2x | 0.2x | 0.2x | 0.7x | 0.3x | 0.4x | 0.6x | 0.5x | 0.5x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 2.1% | 1.6% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.0% | 1.9% | 1.8% | 3.5% | 1.5% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 1.8% | 2.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 2.0% | 1.5% |
| Payouts / FCF | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | 11.3% | β | β |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Altman Z'' | β4.1 | β2.4 | β3.5 | β6.5 | 0.3 | β0.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | β2.6 | β4.4 |
| Accruals ratio | β27.0% | 13.5% | β11.1% | β41.3% | 12.8% | β1.6% | β6.9% | β23.5% | β21.7% | β8.3% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001378950). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.
