Americas Carmart
CRMT on Nasdaq. Market value $8m.
Should I look at this?
Look carefully before going further
Why it could be worth it
Nothing stands out yet.
What to watch out for
Read the warning sign in its own filings
This is not advice.
Who owns it
1 long-term investor we follow owns it, unchanged from 1 last quarter. 74 funds in all.
| Fund | Value | Share of that fund | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yacktman Asset ManagementStephen Yacktman | $571,950 | <0.1% | Added |
Largest holders overall
- Nantahala Capital Management$4mAdded
- Magnolia Group$3mCut
- Ameriprise Financial$2mAdded
- Vanguard Capital Management$875,840Cut
- AQR Capital Management$801,302Added
- BlackRock$708,418Cut
- Prescott Group Capital Management, L.L.C.$636,053Cut
- Yacktman Asset Management$571,950Added
- JPMorgan Chase$531,330Added
- Charles Schwab Investment Management$476,872Cut
From 13F filings for the quarter ended 30 June 2026.
Big holders and activists
6 investors own more than 5%.
- Silver Point Capital, L.P.Passive investorat least 10.0%(filed with 2 related holders)Since 30 October 2025
- Nantahala Capital Management, LLCPassive investorat least 7.8%(filed with 2 related holders)Since 10 March 2025
- Ameriprise Financial, Inc.Passive investorat least 6.7%(filed with 1 related holder)Since 30 June 2026
- Magnolia Capital Fund, LPPassive investorat least 6.6%−6.9 pts(filed with 2 related holders)Since 31 August 2026
- MIT Investments 2010, LPPassive investorat least 5.0%(filed with 3 related holders)Since 30 June 2026
- PRESCOTT GROUP CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.Passive investorat least 2.7%−4.5 pts(filed with 4 related holders)Since 30 June 2026
- BlackRock, Inc.Passive investorSold down below 5%Since 30 June 2026
- FMR LLCPassive investorSold down below 5%Since 30 September 2025
- ASKELADDEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLCPassive investorSold down below 5%Since 8 April 2026
- The Vanguard GroupPassive investorSold down below 5%Since 13 March 2026
| Holder | Stake | Since | |
|---|---|---|---|
Silver Point Capital, L.P. Passive investor | at least 10.0% (filed with 2 related holders) | 30 October 2025 | |
Nantahala Capital Management, LLC Passive investor | at least 7.8% (filed with 2 related holders) | 10 March 2025 | |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. Passive investor | at least 6.7% (filed with 1 related holder) | 30 June 2026 | |
Magnolia Capital Fund, LP Passive investor | at least 6.6%−6.9 pts (filed with 2 related holders) | 31 August 2026 | |
MIT Investments 2010, LP Passive investor | at least 5.0% (filed with 3 related holders) | 30 June 2026 | |
PRESCOTT GROUP CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. Passive investor | at least 2.7%−4.5 pts (filed with 4 related holders) | 30 June 2026 | |
BlackRock, Inc. Passive investor | Sold down below 5% | 30 June 2026 | |
FMR LLC Passive investor | Sold down below 5% | 30 September 2025 | |
ASKELADDEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC Passive investor | Sold down below 5% | 8 April 2026 | |
The Vanguard Group Passive investor | Sold down below 5% | 13 March 2026 |
From Schedule 13D and 13G filings: anyone owning more than 5% must file one.
What insiders did
In the last 12 months, 1 insider bought $4,978 of shares on the open market.
- Collins Jonathan M.Chief Financial OfficerBought
- Date
- 11 December 2025
- Shares
- 197
- Price
- $25.27
- Value
- $4,978
| Date | Who | Did | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 December 2025 | Collins Jonathan M. Chief Financial Officer | Bought | 197 | $25.27 | $4,978 |
From Form 4 filings: insiders must report trades in their own company's shares within two days.
Warning signs in its filings
Problems the company itself reported to the SEC, in its own words.
2 serious warning signs in Americas Carmart’s filings.
We look for five warning signs: doubt it can keep going, weak checks on its own accounts, a notice that its past accounts can't be relied on, a change of auditor, and one customer bringing in a big share of sales. We don't check lawsuits, investigations or debt yet.
We checked the auditor's report, internal controls, restatement notices, auditor changes and big customers in the 10-K filed 14 Jul 2026, plus the 10-Q filed 9 Sep 2026 and 7 later 8-Ks.
Doubt it can keep going
SeriousThe company or its auditor warned it may not have enough money to last the next year.
“These conditions collectively raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.”
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If the Company fails to satisfy these milestones or the other conditions of the Amendment, or is unable to obtain further covenant relief, waivers, forbearance or financing prior to the expiration of the relief period, the lenders would be entitled to exercise remedies under the Credit and Guaranty Agreement, including acceleration of the outstanding indebtedness, which could trigger cross-default or cross-acceleration provisions under the Company’s other financing arrangements, and the Company would not have sufficient liquidity to repay such indebtedness if it were accelerated. The Company also does not currently have a revolving warehouse facility or any other additional financing available to fund the origination of finance receivables, which constrains its ability to originate new finance receivables and to serve customer demand. In addition, a Special Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors, with the assistance of independent financial and legal advisors, is conducting a review of strategic and financing alternatives intended to address the Company’s liquidity and capital structure. These conditions collectively raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
From the 10-Q filed 9 September 2026, Part I, Item 1. Financial Statements. Read it in the filing
Its past accounts can't be relied on
SeriousIt told the SEC its earlier accounts should no longer be relied on, usually because they contained errors.
8-K Item 4.02 filed 30 Jul 2025: the company said its earlier financial statements should no longer be relied on.
From an 8-K filed 30 July 2025: Previously issued accounts should no longer be relied on. Open the filing
A 10-K is the yearly report every US company files with the SEC. An 8-K is a short notice of a big event.
The deep dive
Everything above is arithmetic on public filings. The deep dive reads the last ten years of annual reports, the proxy statements, and the earnings calls, then argues the case the way Buffett, Klarman, and Hohn would, and checks every claim against the source.
- What the business is worth, as a range, and the margin of safety at today’s price
- Prices to start buying, buy, and buy hard
- The three things that would make this a mistake
- Every number footnoted to the filing it came from
Your first deep dive is free.
Not advice. Numbers on this page come from SEC filings and are updated each night; prices are updated again after the US market closes. The five-year figures are rounded.