truecar inc - TRUE

TRUE

Close Chg Chg %
2.28 -0.02 -0.88%

Closed Market

2.26

-0.02 (0.88%)

Volume: 599.33K

Last Updated:

Dec 31, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT

Company Overview: truecar inc - TRUE

TRUE Key Data

Open

$2.28

Day Range

2.25 - 2.29

52 Week Range

1.05 - 3.83

Market Cap

$201.00M

Shares Outstanding

88.94M

Public Float

69.99M

Beta

2.22

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

N/A

EPS

-$0.21

Yield

0.00%

Dividend

N/A

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

732.10K

 

TRUE Performance

1 Week
 
-3.83%
 
1 Month
 
4.63%
 
3 Months
 
27.68%
 
1 Year
 
-39.41%
 
5 Years
 
-46.19%
 

TRUE Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 5
Full Ratings ➔

About truecar inc - TRUE

TrueCar, Inc. engages in the operation of data-driven online platform which provides dealers and automakers with automobile information. It provides pricing transparency about what other people paid for their cars. The firm's products include Used Cars for Sale, Sell My Car, Local Pricing, and Lease a Car. The company was founded by Thomas Taira, James Nguyen, Scott Painter and Bernard Brenner in February 2005 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.

TRUE At a Glance

TrueCar, Inc.
225 Santa Monica Boulevard
Santa Monica, California 90401
Phone 1-800-200-2000 Revenue 175.60M
Industry Internet Software/Services Net Income -31,048,000.00
Sector Technology Services 2024 Sales Growth 10.644%
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2025 Employees 348
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TRUE Valuation

P/E Current N/A
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) N/A
Price to Sales Ratio 1.915
Price to Book Ratio 2.753
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 43.67
Enterprise Value to EBITDA -13.244
Enterprise Value to Sales 1.342
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.048

TRUE Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 504,591.954
Income Per Employee -89,218.391
Receivables Turnover 10.488
Total Asset Turnover 0.953

TRUE Liquidity

Current Ratio 4.108
Quick Ratio 4.108
Cash Ratio 3.40

TRUE Profitability

Gross Margin 74.702
Operating Margin -20.962
Pretax Margin -17.673
Net Margin -17.681
Return on Assets -16.853
Return on Equity -22.308
Return on Total Capital -23.991
Return on Invested Capital -20.849

TRUE Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 9.546
Total Debt to Total Capital 8.714
Total Debt to Total Assets 6.998
Long-Term Debt to Equity 7.037
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 6.424
  • Income Statement
  • Balance Sheet
  • Cash Flow Statement

Annual Financials for Truecar Inc - TRUE

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All values USD millions. 2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
231.70M 161.52M 158.71M 175.60M
Sales Growth
-16.86% -30.29% -1.74% +10.64%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
38.52M 32.73M 33.55M 44.42M
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
20.57M 20.46M 20.68M 19.01M
Depreciation
18.92M 16.98M 15.09M 12.60M
Amortization of Intangibles
1.65M 3.48M 5.59M 6.41M
COGS Growth
-7.18% -15.02% +2.51% +32.39%
Gross Income
193.18M 128.79M 125.15M 131.18M
Gross Income Growth
-18.55% -33.33% -2.83% +4.81%
Gross Profit Margin
+83.38% +79.73% +78.86% +74.70%
2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
224.97M 192.94M 182.16M 167.98M
Research & Development
41.43M 46.09M 42.25M 29.64M
Other SG&A
183.53M 146.85M 139.92M 138.34M
SGA Growth
-6.59% -14.24% -5.58% -7.78%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
1.69M 61.55M (546.00K) 372.00K
EBIT after Unusual Expense
(33.48M) (125.69M) (56.47M) (37.18M)
Non Operating Income/Expense
(4.68M) 4.45M 6.72M 6.15M
Non-Operating Interest Income
52.00K 2.56M 6.72M 6.15M
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - (5.40M) 1.84M
-
Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Interest Expense Growth
- - - -
-
Gross Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
-
Pretax Income
(38.16M) (121.25M) (49.75M) (31.03M)
Pretax Income Growth
-92.31% -217.70% +58.97% +37.62%
Pretax Margin
-16.47% -75.06% -31.35% -17.67%
Income Tax
206.00K (2.56M) 17.00K 15.00K
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
143.00K (202.00K) 17.00K 15.00K
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
- - 63.00K (2.36M)
-
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - (5.40M) 1.84M
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
(38.37M) (118.69M) (49.77M) (31.05M)
Minority Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Net Income
(38.37M) (118.69M) (49.77M) (31.05M)
Net Income Growth
-93.40% -209.33% +58.07% +37.61%
Net Margin Growth
-16.56% -73.48% -31.36% -17.68%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - (180.00K)
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - (180.00K)
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
(38.55M) (118.69M) (49.77M) (31.05M)
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
(38.55M) (118.69M) (49.77M) (31.05M)
EPS (Basic)
-0.396 -1.2978 -0.5544 -0.3444
EPS (Basic) Growth
-155.00% -227.73% +57.28% +37.88%
Basic Shares Outstanding
97.35M 91.45M 89.77M 90.16M
EPS (Diluted)
-0.396 -1.2978 -0.5544 -0.3444
EPS (Diluted) Growth
-155.00% -227.73% +57.28% +37.88%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
97.35M 91.45M 89.77M 90.16M
EBITDA
(11.21M) (43.69M) (36.33M) (17.80M)
EBITDA Growth
-150.29% -289.68% +16.84% +51.01%
EBITDA Margin
-4.84% -27.05% -22.89% -10.14%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation HOLD Average Target Price 2.35
Number of Ratings 5 Current Quarters Estimate -0.04
FY Report Date 03 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate -0.13
Last Quarter’s Earnings -0.04 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings -0.19 Next Fiscal Year Estimate -0.04
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 1 1 1 1
Mean Estimate -0.04 -0.03 -0.13 -0.04
High Estimates -0.04 -0.03 -0.13 -0.04
Low Estimate -0.04 -0.03 -0.13 -0.04
Coefficient of Variance N/A N/A N/A N/A

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 0 0 0
OVERWEIGHT 0 0 0
HOLD 5 5 5
UNDERWEIGHT 0 0 0
SELL 0 0 0
MEAN Hold Hold Hold

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