America's Car-Mart (CRMT) Q4 Earnings Top Estimates

Group 1: Earnings Performance - America's Car-Mart reported quarterly earnings of $1.26 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.87 per share, and significantly up from $0.06 per share a year ago, representing an earnings surprise of 44.83% [1] - The company posted revenues of $370.17 million for the quarter ended April 2025, slightly missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.69%, but up from $364.67 million year-over-year [2] Group 2: Stock Performance and Outlook - America's Car-Mart shares have increased approximately 12.7% since the beginning of the year, outperforming the S&P 500's gain of 2.4% [3] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is $0.69 on revenues of $375.49 million, and for the current fiscal year, it is $3.55 on revenues of $1.51 billion [7] Group 3: Industry Context - The Automotive - Retail and Whole Sales industry, to which America's Car-Mart belongs, is currently ranked in the top 38% of over 250 Zacks industries, indicating a favorable outlook compared to the bottom 50% [8]