Added to YB: 2026-08-28
Pitch date: 2026-08-25
CPRT [neutral]
Copart, Inc.
-0.73%
current return
Author Info
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Company Info
Copart, Inc. provides online auctions and vehicle remarketing services in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Brazil, Canada, the United Arab Emirates, Spain, Finland, Oman, the Republic of Ireland, and Bahrain.
Market Cap
$30.2B
Pitch Price
$33.00
Price Target
N/A
Dividend
N/A
EV/EBITDA
13.10
P/E
20.29
EV/Sales
5.64
Sector
Commercial Services and Supplies
Category
special_situation
On the Copart CCC acquisition
CPRT (update): Copart’s potential acquisition of CCC would add roughly $1B of recurring revenue and vertically integrate the auto-claims workflow, pairing CCC’s 98%+ retention and 70-80% U.S. repair-estimating share with Copart’s salvage platform. A modeled $6.5B-$7.5B deal at 14-16x forward EBITDA is affordable given $4.1B of cash and no long-term debt, but insurer distrust could shift salvage supply to IAA.
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