CarParts.com

PRTS

Specialty Retail · Consumer Cyclical

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is worried

Weak fundamentals across most pillars.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jul 4, 2026

How the score breaks down

Quality

Weak

Growth

Weak

Cash Flow

Weak

Stability

Mixed

Valuation

Data not available

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Winston Score History

The full picture

CarParts.com sells replacement auto parts and accessories directly to consumers online. Its products include things like bumpers, headlights, mirrors, and engine parts — the kind of stuff people need when their car gets damaged or worn out. The company competes in the online auto parts retail industry alongside larger players like AutoZone, O'Reilly, and Amazon.

CarParts.com makes money by selling parts through its website, shipping directly to customers across the United States. It operates a network of distribution centers to fulfill orders quickly. The company is relatively small, with a market cap near zero on a rounded basis, and it has struggled to turn a profit, as shown by its negative operating and return margins. The biggest risk the business faces is competing against much larger, better-funded retailers while managing shipping costs and inventory efficiently enough to reach consistent profitability.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue data limited

EPS Growth

YoY Growth Rate

EPS data limited

Insider Activity

12.5%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~8 months

$26M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

CarParts.com has less than a year of cash at its current burn rate. Growth investors should watch for potential share dilution from future fundraising — that directly reduces your ownership.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

33.2%

Modest — 33.2% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

-2.4%

Losing money on operations — -2.4%

Return on the money invested

ROCE

-29.1%

Weak — -29.1% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

-10.7%

Shrinking sales (-10.7% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

N/A

—

Data not available

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

3/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

N/A

—

Data not available

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

-2.2%

Burning cash (-2.2%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

0.45

Conservative — low debt load (0.45)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

N/A

Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

N/M

no trend

Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

N/A

not available

Data not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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