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CRMT$1.13+23.96%

Americas Carmart Inc.

Sector: Retail-Auto Dealers & Gasoline StationsIndustry: Auto - DealershipsCountry: USExchange: Nasdaq

Mkt Cap$9.42M
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DilutionScan read 40 of AMERICAS CARMART INC's SEC filings and found 1 warrant series, 1 S-1 registration and 1 completed offering on file for CRMT. The latest dilution event on file is a registration statement on Jan 16, 2026. Analysis updated Nov 2, 2026.

Signal8 Summary

CRMT

In default with severe liquidity crisis

Snapshot

America's Car-Mart is a used-car retailer in acute financial distress. While the core business remains operationally profitable with $1.39B in FY 2024 revenue and a healthy 47.8% gross margin, the company is drowning in debt. It carries $845.1M in total debt against only $9.8M in cash, a ratio that has triggered a formal default under its credit agreement.

What's Happening Right Now

  • : The company extended its lender forbearance agreement through June 19, 2026, acknowledging it is in actual or anticipated default under its credit agreement.
  • : A special board committee is evaluating strategic alternatives, including potential financing, recapitalization, and mergers, with financial advisors Houlihan Lokey and FTI Consulting assisting.
  • : The company filed a prospectus to register the resale of nearly 1 million shares underlying warrants, which may create downward pressure on the stock price.

Raise routes on file: effective S-1 · latest dilution event 291 days ago

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AI dilution summary

The dominant contractual driver and its mechanism, then each further driver ranked.

Latest dilution event

Jan 16, 2026 · Registration

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Share count and cash history

Shares outstanding, potential dilution and cash over time

S-1 · 1

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S-1 · resale registration

Issued 2026

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Warrants · 1

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Warrant

Issued 2025

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Anti-Dilution
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Offerings · 1

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Offering

Issued 2025

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