CarMax, Inc vs Boston Beer Company Inc — how do they compare? CarMax, Inc trades at $58.03 (market cap $8.26B), while Boston Beer Company Inc trades at $177.2 (market cap $1.86B). The key difference: CarMax, Inc is far larger — about 4.4× Boston Beer Company Inc's market cap, and CarMax, Inc is trading nearer its 52-week high, Boston Beer Company Inc nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| KMX | SAM | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $8.26B | $1.86B |
Sector | Consumer Cyclical | Consumer Staples |
52-Week High | $62.17 | $260.05 |
52-Week Low | $30.88 | $161.08 |
Enterprise Value | $26.77B | $1.63B |
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CarMax sells, finances, and services used and new cars through a chain of over 230 used retail stores. It was formed in 1993 as a unit of Circuit City and spun off into an independent company in late 2002. Used-vehicle sales typically account for about 83% of revenue and wholesale about 13%, with the remaining portion composed of extended service plans and repair. In fiscal 2022, the company retailed and wholesaled 924,338 and 706,212 used vehicles, respectively. CarMax is the largest used-vehicle retailer in the U.S. but still estimates that it has only about 4% U.S. market share of vehicles 0-10 years old in 2021. It seeks over 5% share by the end of calendar 2025 and revenue between $33 billion to $45 billion by fiscal 2026. CarMax is based in Richmond, Virginia.
Read more on KMX →Boston Beer is a leader in U.S. high-end malt beverages and adjacent categories, with strong positions in craft beer, hard cider, and hard seltzer. The firm sells an array of flavor variants and package sizes, predominantly centered around four priority brands: Samuel Adams, Angry Orchard, Twisted Tea, and Truly Hard Seltzer. Its drinks are produced in both company-owned breweries as well as through third-party contract arrangements, and while the company primarily goes to market through independent wholesalers (as mandated by law), it operates a fairly large salesforce to induce demand across the value chain (distributors, retailers, and drinkers). The preponderance of revenue is generated domestically.
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