CarParts.com Inc. Common Stock (PRTS)

FairStock Score: 45/100 — MIXED

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AI Analysis

AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.

I look for businesses that earn consistent profits and generate cash, and CarParts.com does not yet meet that standard. In fiscal 2025, the year ended 2026-01-03, revenue was $547.5M against a net loss of $50.4M, or diluted EPS of $-0.82. That followed a fiscal 2024, the year ended 2024-12-28, net loss of $40.6M on revenue of $588.8M, or diluted EPS of $-0.71, and fiscal 2023, the year ended 2023-12-30, revenue of $675.7M with a net loss of $8.2M. The trend is not the friend of a value investor: sales have fallen while losses have widened. The latest filed quarter, fiscal Q2 2026, the quarter ended 2026-07-04, showed revenue of $135.6M and a net loss of $3.2M, or diluted EPS of $-0.43. That loss is narrower than the fiscal Q2 2025, the quarter ended 2025-06-28, net loss of $12.7M, which offers a sliver of hope. The online aftermarket parts business may have scale and convenience, but I see no durable competitive moat in these numbers. Returns are negative: FairStock calculations show ROE of -46.31% and ROCE of -8.00%, with trailing free cash flow of -$11.3M and an FCF yield of -17.3%. The Altman Z-Score of -0.82 and Piotroski F-Score of 4/9 add caution. At the 2026-10-13 close of $8.11, the P/B of 1.10 and market cap of $65.4M may attract asset-minded buyers, but a negative P/E of -1.91 means earnings do not support the price. Debt/equity of 0.90 is not fatal but limits flexibility. FairStock Score is 45/100, and its Lynch rule finds no category because the company lost money in each of the last four years. Until cash flow turns positive and revenue stabilizes, this is speculation, not a Graham-style bargain.

In plain English: CarParts.com sells replacement auto parts and accessories online in the United States and the Philippines. The business looks weak: sales have been falling, it has lost money for years, and it is using more cash than it brings in. At $8.11 a share, the price may look low compared with the value of its assets after debts, but the continuing losses make it hard to call clearly cheap.

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Data as of 2026-10-13 close · note generated 2026-10-15 · model deepseek-flash

Sources (SEC EDGAR): fiscal Q2 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-07-04) · fiscal Q1 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-04-04) · fiscal Q3 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-09-27) · fiscal Q2 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-06-28) · FY2025 10-K (period ended 2026-01-03) · FY2024 10-K (period ended 2024-12-28) · FY2023 10-K (period ended 2023-12-30)

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