Copart Inc. (DE) Common Stock (CPRT) fair value

ACCE thesis

Copart runs online auctions for salvage and used vehicles, mostly totaled or insurance-declared cars, earning fees from both the sellers (insurers, rental fleets, dealers) and the buyers, with a yard network that stretches across the US, UK and other markets. The moat is the physical footprint and the buyer base: thousands of acres of storage and a large pool of dealers and exporters who keep bidding, which is hard for a newcomer to replicate. The growth story is slower than it used to be, with revenue growing 2.4% and the business leaning on volume recovery in insurance claims and pricing discipline rather than fresh expansion. At a 17.9 trailing P/E and 32.0% operating margin, the stock is priced below what its margins would suggest for a high-quality franchise, but the 2.4% top-line growth and a 48/100 score mean the case rests on whether that margin holds up as claim volumes normalise. Worth a deeper look if you want exposure to an asset-light auction model with pricing power, though the score says the quantitative picture is mixed.