CarParts.com, Inc.
PRTS · Retail-Auto & Home Supply Stores · 80.6M shares · +12%/yr ↑ shares · EDGAR filings ↗
Net buyback after stock comp: -$8M (gross $4M, SBC $12M)
Grade
D49Money-losing online auto-parts retailer with shrinking revenue and negative cash generation.
Strengths
- Adequate near-term liquidity — current ratio 1.66 (88th pct), working capital ~$54M
- Cost discipline: opex down 3.9%, secured strategic investment from ZongTeng/A-Premium/CDH
Risks
- Net margin -9.2%, ROE -94% (25th), operating CF turned negative (-$34M)
- Revenue down 7.0%; tariff and Taiwan/China supply concentration
- FCF -$42M with valuation allowance against deferred tax assets (cumulative losses)
Notable findings
- Exec changeRecent 8-K item 5.02 8-K ↗
- Net lossNet loss (net margin -9.2%)
- Cash burnNegative free cash flow (-42.0M)
- Customer concentration~100% of revenue from one customer/distributor — 0 % 100
- Chronic dilutionShare count +12%/yr over 4y (dilution)
Quarterly revenue
Last 4 quarters · from SEC filings.
Key metrics
Gross margin
32.8%
Operating margin
-8.9%
Net margin
-9.2%
Return on equity
-94.3%
Return on assets
-27.3%
Revenue growth (QoQ)
3.3%
Current ratio
1.7×
Free cash flow
-$42M
Tangible book value
$53M
Stock comp / revenue
1.5%
Insider transactions · last 18 months
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-06 | GREYSON JAY KEITH | Grant | 14K | $0.81 |
| 2026-02-09 | Meniane David | Tax withheld | 26K | $0.50 |
| 2026-02-06 | Meniane David | Option exercise | 73K | — |
| 2026-02-06 | Huffaker Michael | Option exercise | 13K | — |
| 2026-02-06 | Subramanian Kals | Option exercise | 24K | — |
| 2026-01-20 | Meniane David | Tax withheld | 18K | $0.52 |
| 2026-01-20 | Meniane David | Tax withheld | 47K | $0.52 |
| 2026-01-16 | Huffaker Michael | Option exercise | 44K | — |
| 2026-01-16 | Meniane David | Option exercise | 115K | — |
| 2026-01-16 | Meniane David | Option exercise | 44K | — |
| 2026-01-16 | Huffaker Michael | Option exercise | 19K | — |
| 2026-01-16 | Subramanian Kals | Option exercise | 39K | — |
| 2026-01-16 | Subramanian Kals | Option exercise | 19K | — |
| 2026-01-05 | GREYSON JAY KEITH | Grant | 21K | $0.55 |
| 2026-01-05 | Meniane David | Tax withheld | 31K | $0.50 |
| 2026-01-05 | Meniane David | Tax withheld | 31K | $0.50 |
| 2026-01-05 | Subramanian Kals | Tax withheld | 17K | $0.50 |
| 2026-01-05 | Subramanian Kals | Tax withheld | 14K | $0.50 |
| 2026-01-02 | Subramanian Kals | Option exercise | 50K | — |
| 2026-01-02 | Huffaker Michael | Option exercise | 47K | — |
| 2026-01-02 | Huffaker Michael | Option exercise | 50K | — |
| 2026-01-02 | Subramanian Kals | Option exercise | 42K | — |
| 2026-01-02 | Meniane David | Option exercise | 75K | — |
| 2026-01-02 | Meniane David | Option exercise | 75K | — |
| 2025-12-08 | Huffaker Michael | Tax withheld | 24K | $0.44 |
| 2025-12-05 | Huffaker Michael | Option exercise | 37K | — |
| 2025-10-17 | Lockwood Ryan | Tax withheld | 6.7K | $0.66 |
| 2025-10-17 | Meniane David | Tax withheld | 22K | $0.66 |
| 2025-10-16 | Meniane David | Option exercise | 44K | — |
| 2025-10-16 | Subramanian Kals | Option exercise | 19K | — |
| 2025-10-16 | Huffaker Michael | Option exercise | 19K | — |
| 2025-10-16 | Lockwood Ryan | Option exercise | 19K | — |
| 2025-09-29 | GREYSON JAY KEITH | Grant | 20K | $0.72 |
| 2025-07-17 | Meniane David | Tax withheld | 16K | $0.81 |
| 2025-07-17 | Lockwood Ryan | Tax withheld | 6.7K | $0.81 |
| 2025-07-17 | Subramanian Kals | Tax withheld | 5.4K | $0.81 |
| 2025-07-16 | Meniane David | Option exercise | 44K | — |
| 2025-07-16 | Huffaker Michael | Option exercise | 19K | — |
| 2025-07-16 | Subramanian Kals | Option exercise | 19K | — |
| 2025-07-16 | Lockwood Ryan | Option exercise | 19K | — |
| 2025-06-30 | GREYSON JAY KEITH | Grant | 20K | $0.74 |
| 2025-04-21 | Meniane David | Tax withheld | 24K | $0.81 |
| 2025-04-21 | Lockwood Ryan | Tax withheld | 8.0K | $0.81 |
| 2025-04-18 | Subramanian Kals | Option exercise | 17K | — |
| 2025-04-18 | Meniane David | Option exercise | 67K | — |
| 2025-04-18 | Lockwood Ryan | Option exercise | 22K | — |
| 2025-04-17 | Lockwood Ryan | Tax withheld | 6.7K | $0.82 |
| 2025-04-17 | Meniane David | Tax withheld | 16K | $0.82 |
| 2025-04-16 | Huffaker Michael | Option exercise | 19K | — |
| 2025-04-16 | Subramanian Kals | Option exercise | 19K | — |
| 2025-04-16 | Lockwood Ryan | Option exercise | 19K | — |
| 2025-04-16 | Meniane David | Option exercise | 44K | — |
| 2025-03-31 | GREYSON JAY KEITH | Grant | 15K | $1.00 |
| 2025-02-07 | Meniane David | Tax withheld | 26K | $1.08 |
| 2025-02-07 | Lockwood Ryan | Tax withheld | 7.7K | $1.08 |
| 2025-02-06 | Lockwood Ryan | Option exercise | 22K | — |
| 2025-02-06 | Meniane David | Option exercise | 73K | — |
| 2025-02-06 | Subramanian Kals | Option exercise | 24K | — |
| 2025-02-06 | Huffaker Michael | Option exercise | 13K | — |
| 2025-01-17 | Meniane David | Tax withheld | 62K | $1.32 |
| 2025-01-17 | Meniane David | Tax withheld | 47K | $1.32 |
| 2025-01-17 | Lockwood Ryan | Tax withheld | 31K | $1.32 |
| 2025-01-17 | Subramanian Kals | Tax withheld | 13K | $1.32 |
| 2025-01-17 | Lockwood Ryan | Tax withheld | 13K | $1.32 |
| 2025-01-17 | Subramanian Kals | Tax withheld | 26K | $1.32 |
| 2025-01-16 | Subramanian Kals | Option exercise | 39K | — |
| 2025-01-16 | Lockwood Ryan | Option exercise | 32K | — |
| 2025-01-16 | Lockwood Ryan | Option exercise | 75K | — |
| 2025-01-16 | Huffaker Michael | Option exercise | 44K | — |
| 2025-01-16 | Huffaker Michael | Option exercise | 75K | — |
| 2025-01-16 | Subramanian Kals | Option exercise | 75K | — |
| 2025-01-16 | Meniane David | Option exercise | 115K | — |
| 2025-01-16 | Meniane David | Option exercise | 175K | — |
| 2025-01-13 | Meniane David | Tax withheld | 6.2K | $1.13 |
| 2025-01-10 | Meniane David | Option exercise | 15K | — |
| 2025-01-06 | GREYSON JAY KEITH | Grant | 11K | $1.02 |
All non-derivative Form 4 activity (SEC), newest first.
Notable events (8-K)
| Date | Items | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-16 | Material agreement1.02Debt obligationExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-06-09 | Other | filing ↗ |
| 2026-06-08 | Exec/director change | filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-21 | 3.035.03Exhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-11 | Material agreement1.023.03OtherExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-11 | Exec/director changeShareholder vote | filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-07 | ResultsExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-03-25 | Material agreement3.02OtherExhibits | filing ↗ |
Recent filings
| Form | Filed | Period | Accession |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-K | 2026-06-16 | 2026-06-15 | 0001140361-26-025457 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-06-09 | 2026-06-09 | 0001140361-26-024644 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-06-08 | 2026-06-06 | 0001140361-26-024450 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-05-21 | 2026-05-21 | 0001140361-26-022346 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-05-11 | 2026-05-11 | 0001140361-26-020630 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-05-11 | 2026-05-11 | 0001140361-26-020595 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2026-05-08 | 2026-04-04 | 0001378950-26-000054 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-05-07 | 2026-05-07 | 0001378950-26-000052 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-03-25 | 2026-03-21 | 0001140361-26-011022 ↗ |
| 10-K | 2026-03-05 | 2026-01-03 | 0001378950-26-000035 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-03-05 | 2026-03-05 | 0001378950-26-000033 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-12-15 | 2025-12-09 | 0001140361-25-045520 ↗ |