COPART (+) : Waiting for the parts to come together

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COPART (+) : Waiting for the parts to come together

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GENERAL RETAIL

COPART OUTPERFORMPRICE* USD34.4  TARGET PRICE USD40 (UPSIDE 16%) TARGET -9%PRICE EPS07/27e2% EPS07/28e2%

Waiting for the parts to come together

Service revenue +2.1% vs. Cons. -1.7%, while EBIT of $464M beat Cons. $447M. EPS of $0.43 beat22 MAY 2026

Securities Research Report Cons $0.41 (albeit on the back of a ~$1.4bn repurchase). Shares are -0.5% aftermarket.

Production time: 11:11* (London time)

Research Analysts & Publishing Entities Key issue: Controlling what they can, but industry concerns an overhang

Chris Bottiglieri, CFA Copart voles remain negative given a combination of lower accident frequency, lower utilization of

BNP Paribas Securities Corp1 insurance, and the backdrop of minor share loss (after years of outsized share gains) while the

(+1) 646 342 2463 industry also deals with L-T concerns on autonomous driving. There are reasons to be positive withchristopher.bottiglieri@us.bnpparibas.com

valuation de-rating to an attractive FCF yield, compares starting to ease, ancillary revenue growth

Ian Davis picking up, insurance premiums are showing signs of decline, and Copart buyback is massively

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ramping up. However, mgt. neither guides nor speaks about near-term results, capex slowing (good(+1) 212 710 9784

ian.m.davis@us.bnpparibas.com for FCF/valuation support but signals growth uncertainty), and at the margin mgt.’s been a seller of

shares, which when combined with limited communication stokes near-term uncertainty.Hunter Lawson

Other takeaways from the Q3 call+1 934-233-7189

hunter.lawson@us.bnpparibas.com 1) CPRT gave an interesting statistic (survey from mid-2025) that one in every six policy holders has