Company name:

TrueCar Inc

  • IPO SHARE PRICE:
    $9.00
  • IPO DATE:
    May 16, 2014
  • TICKER:
    TRUE
  • MAIN STOCK EXCHANGE:
    NASDAQ
  • CURRENT HQ LOCATION:
    120 Broadway Suite 200 Santa Monica California 90401
  • FISCAL YEAR END:
    December 31
  • INCORPORATION JURISDICTION:
    DE
  • ORGANIZED AS THE FOLLOWING LEGAL TYPE:
    Corporation
  • Investor Relations Webpage:
    Coming soon!
  • TAX RATE:
    USA federal corporate nominal income tax rate is 21%

Short Description

TrueCar Inc

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Income Statement

(USD in thousand)
Selected Quarter:
31-Dec
2020
Revenue
Gross receipts in the form of cash (great!) and promises to pay (Account Receivables - not so great as some of them will never be collected but reality of business!) from all its customers
Selected Quarter:
Last Twelve Months LTM
Last Quarter Annualized LQA
Total Revenue
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
85,582 88,075 90,555 84,884 83,526 62,685 77,247 63,960 278,678 255,840
Selected Quarter:
31-Dec
2020
Operating expenses
Cost (labor, materials, depreciation, overhead, etc) for delivering service or manufacturing a product that business sells
110.6%
57.1%

Sales and marketing

21.5%

General and administrative

15.7%

Product technology and development

8.2%

Depreciation and amortization

8.0%

Cost of revenue

0.0%

Goodwill impairment

Selected Quarter:
Last Twelve Months LTM
Last Quarter Annualized LQA
Cost of revenue
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
8,936 8,332 6,982 6,270 7,221 6,859 4,664 5,146 21,549 20,584
Cost of revenue excluding depreciation and amortization Cost of revenue excluding depreciation and amortization
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
-
-
-
-
-
- - - - - - - - - -
Product technology and development
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
15,654 16,045 12,782 12,215 12,216 13,103 10,162 10,069 44,930 40,276
Sales and marketing
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
54,738 60,233 57,430 55,855 46,575 33,476 36,254 36,549 151,915 146,196
General and administrative
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
15,104 21,382 12,842 15,380 12,312 13,520 11,315 13,737 49,989 54,948
Depreciation and amortization
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
6,415 6,767 4,951 5,042 6,271 6,425 5,117 5,226 20,547 20,904
Goodwill impairment
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
- - - - 10,187 - - - 8,264 -
Total costs and operating expenses
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
$100,847 $112,759 $94,987 $94,762 $94,782 $73,383 $67,512 $70,727 $297,194 $282,908
Selected Quarter:
31-Dec
2020
Operating Income
Income after excluding Operating Expenses from Total Revenue
10.6%
10.6%

Operating Income

Key metric that shows earnings potential of the company's business model
Selected Quarter:
Last Twelve Months LTM
Last Quarter Annualized LQA
Operating income
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
($15,265) ($24,684) ($9,202) ($9,878) ($11,256) ($10,698) $9,735 ($6,767) ($18,516) ($27,068)
Selected Quarter:
31-Dec
2020
Non-operating expenses
Cost usually unrelated to delivering service or manufacturing a product that business sells
Selected Quarter:
Last Twelve Months LTM
Last Quarter Annualized LQA
Other income
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
- - - - - - 450 - 198 -
Total non-operating income (expense)
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
- - - - - - 450 - 198 -
Selected Quarter:
31-Dec
2020
Earnings before Interest and Taxes (EBIT)
Income after excluding Operating and Non-operating Expenses from Total Revenue
10.6%
10.6%

EBIT

Another income metric but unlike Operating Income it is closer to the ultimate income metric - Net Income by removing expenses that are not related to earning Revenue as they are supposed to be accidental and transitory
Selected Quarter:
Last Twelve Months LTM
Last Quarter Annualized LQA
EBIT
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
($15,265) ($24,684) ($9,202) ($5,838) ($11,256) ($10,698) $10,185 ($6,767) ($18,318) ($27,068)
Selected Quarter:
31-Dec
2020
Interest Expense and Income, Taxes
Expenses driven mostly by company management's choices, nature of business (capital intensive vs not) about financing (debt vs equity) and legal structure
0.6%
0.2%

Income tax expense or benefit

0.0%

Interest income

0.8%

Income or loss from equity method investments

Selected Quarter:
Last Twelve Months LTM
Last Quarter Annualized LQA
Interest expense
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
- - - - - - - - - -
Interest income
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
1,001 966 594 477 533 72 13 10 462 40
Income or loss from equity method investments
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
45,679
45,679
-
- (273) (464) (543) (382) (507) (571) (529) (1,989) (2,116)
Income before income taxes
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
(14,264) (23,991) (7,596) (8,750) (11,105) (11,133) - - - -
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
- - (9,072) (9,944) - - 9,627 (7,538) (19,845) (30,152)
Income tax expense or benefit
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
45,679
101 69 (263) (241) (436) 109 38 126 (6) 504
Income from continuing operations TEST - ODD
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
- - (8,809) (9,703) - - 9,589 (7,664) (19,839) (30,656)
Selected Quarter:
31-Dec
2020
Net income (loss)
Ultimate measure of Income - Net result after excluding all expenses from Total Revenue
135.8%
135.8%

Net income (loss)

It is a residue that is left from Total Revenue after paying all kind of expenses and belongs to all equity holders in the company. Some of these shareholders such Non-controlling interest or Preferred equity gets their share before Common shareholders
Selected Quarter:
Last Twelve Months LTM
Last Quarter Annualized LQA
Net income (loss)
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
$45,679
($14,365) ($24,060) ($7,652) ($8,813) ($10,669) ($11,242) $11,589 $86,866 $76,544 $347,464

Basic Shares Outstanding
Basic shares outstanding as of certain dates reported by Company on its annual and quarterly filings, these numbers are NOT used calculation of basic EPS. They help to see share issuance by company in perspective
Common
-
-
45,678,795
45,678,795
45,678,795
45,678,795
45,678,795
45,678,795
45,678,795
45,678,795
45,678,795
45,678,795
45,678,795
45,678,795
45,678,795
45,678,795
105,289,373 106,184,703 106,596,308 107,082,458 107,270,091 108,007,698 104,094,114 98,495,393 98,495,393 98,495,393
Selected Quarter:
31-Dec
2020
EPS
Net Income / Shares Outstanding = EPS before dilution or Basic EPS; Net Income/ ( Shares Outstanding + potentially available shares from conversion of various option instruments)
Selected Quarter:
Last Twelve Months LTM
Last Quarter Annualized LQA
Net Income per basic share
$45,678,795.00
$45,678,795.00
$45,678,795.00
$45,678,795.00
$45,678,795.00
$45,678,795.00
$45,678,795.00
$45,678,795.00
$45,678,795.00
$45,678,795.00
$45,678,795.00
$45,678,795.00
$45,678,795.00
$45,678,795.00
$45,678,795.00
$45,678,795.00
($0.14) ($0.23) ($0.08) ($0.09) ($0.10) ($0.10) $0.09 ($0.08) ($0.19) ($0.32)
Net Income per diluted share
$45,678,795.00
$45,678,795.00
$45,678,795.00
$45,678,795.00
$45,678,795.00
$45,678,795.00
$45,678,795.00
$45,678,795.00
$45,678,795.00
$45,678,795.00
$45,678,795.00
$45,678,795.00
$45,678,795.00
$45,678,795.00
$45,678,795.00
$45,678,795.00
($0.14) ($0.23) ($0.07) ($0.08) ($0.10) ($0.10) - - ($0.19) -