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RBCによると、カーマックスは業界動向の改善を背景に第4四半期の業績が予想を上回る見込み。

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-- RBCキャピタル・マーケッツは水曜日に顧客向けに送付したレポートの中で、カーマックス(KMX)の第4四半期決算は業界全体のトレンド改善を背景に、予想を上回る可能性が高いと述べた。 中古車販売大手のカーマックスは、来週火曜日に四半期および通期決算を発表する予定だ。 RBCは、同社の第4四半期調整後1株当たり利益を0.34ドルと引き続き予想しており、これはウォール街の予想である0.20ドルを上回る。RBCは、売上高の前年同期比減少率を、以前の6.8%減から4.4%減に下方修正した。市場予想は5.6%減となっている。 「今回の予想上方修正は、業界全体のトレンド改善を示す複数のデータに基づいている」と、RBCのアナリスト、スティーブン・シェメシュ氏は記している。 カーマックスの株価は、米国とイランの2週間の停戦合意を受け、ウォール街が幅広く上昇する中、水曜午後の取引で4.4%上昇した。 コックス・オートモーティブは火曜日、中東情勢の混乱にもかかわらず需要が堅調に推移したことを受け、先月の米国における中古車卸売価格が2023年夏以来の高水準に達したと発表した。 「中古車市場全体は改善しているようだが、現時点では、その改善が最近の企業独自の施策によるものかどうかを判断するのは難しい」とシェメシュ氏は述べた。「電話会議では、これらの施策が業績向上につながっている具体的な証拠を探るつもりだ」 RBCはカーマックス株を「セクター・パフォーム」と評価し、目標株価を37ドルとしている。 「特にガソリン価格の上昇により、前年比で増加した税金還付の恩恵が相殺され、消費者信頼感が低下するため、最近の勢いの持続性についてはやや慎重な見方をしている」とシェメシュ氏は述べた。

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