ACV Auctions Inc (NASDAQ:ACVA) Shows Early Bullish Signals For Near-Term Rebound

Short-term technical indicators favor a recovery bias while core fundamentals show margin pressure alongside a strong cash position and manageable leverage. Near-term price action should resolve around 20–50 day moving-average resistance and volume confirmation.

Recent News

On June 26, 2025 the company amended its revolving credit agreement, increasing the committed facility from $160 million to $250 million and extending maturity to June 26, 2030. On August 11, 2025 multiple outlets reported that analysts hold a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating with updated price targets and commentary following the company’s Q2 presentation.

Technical Analysis

ADX and Directional Indicators: ADX at 40.68 signals a very strong trend environment. DI+ registers 16.06 with a dip-and-reversal and DI‑ registers 34.91 with a peak-and-reversal; both directional reversals read as bullish and support a near-term upward bias in price relative to recent range behavior.

MACD: MACD sits at -0.70, the signal line at -0.79, and the MACD series shows an increasing trajectory. MACD has crossed above its signal line, indicating a return of bullish momentum that aligns with the directional indicator reversals.

MRO (Momentum/Regression Oscillator): MRO at -37.87 places price below the WMDST target and implies upside potential toward that target. The magnitude of the negative MRO suggests a material gap between current price and modeled price support.

RSI and Short-Term Momentum: RSI at 37.37 with a dip-and-reversal indicates the recent pullback found buying interest and that momentum has started rotating back upward from a lower band of readings, leaving room for further gains before overbought levels.

Price, Moving Averages, Bollinger Bands and Ichimoku: Price closed at $11.66 after crossing above the -1x standard-deviation Bollinger band, signaling an early recovery from the short-term lower band. Price trades slightly above the 20-day average ($11.60) but remains below the 50-day ($13.94) and 200-day ($16.99) averages, signaling that near-term strength must contend with longer-term resistance. Ichimoku components show the chikou span below the cloud and Tenkan/Kijun levels around $11.69 and $12.52 respectively, indicating short-term resistance near the Kijun and higher friction around the 50/200-day averages.

Volume & Volatility: Daily volume (~1.71M) trails the 10- and 50-day averages and the 200-day average, so momentum gains currently lack breadth; volatility measures remain muted, suggesting any trend continuation will need higher volume to confirm direction through the 50-day average and SuperTrend upper at $12.44.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Profitability & Margins: EBITDA stands at $5,859,000 while EBIT shows a loss of $5,043,000, producing an EBIT margin of -2.603%. EBIT margin contracted QoQ by -62.083% and YoY by -74.367%, reflecting continued near-term margin pressure even as gross margin sits at 52.903%.

Revenue & Growth: Total revenue equals $193,703,000. Reported revenue growth registers as 6.024% on the provided growth metric, while revenue growth QoQ shows -58.552% and revenue growth YoY shows -41.235%, indicating sizable variability in period-to-period top-line trends.

Liquidity & Cash Flow: Cash and short-term investments total $304,733,000 and operating cash flow reads $13,715,000. The cash ratio equals 65.866% and the current ratio equals 1.595, with the current ratio QoQ up 6.437% and YoY up 7.048%. Free cash flow sits at $1,655,000 with a free-cash-flow yield of 0.069% and a notable YoY decline in free cash growth.

Leverage & Capital Structure: Total debt equals $186,500,000, debt-to-assets equals 16.384% (below the industry peer mean of 19.408%), and debt-to-equity equals 41.557% with YoY increases in leverage metrics. Interest expense remains modest at $2,286,000 and the cost of debt approximates 1.29%.

Returns & Efficiency: Return on equity measures -1.626% and return on assets -0.637%, both down QoQ and YoY. Asset turnover at 0.169 (above the industry peer mean of 0.134) signals reasonable revenue generation relative to asset base, but returns remain negative given current operating losses.

Valuation Context: WMDST values the stock as under-valued. Market multiples show an EV/revenue proxy (EVR) of 11.71 and an enterprise multiple of 387.13 (driven by small operating earnings), while the P/B ratio sits at 5.32 and P/S at 12.32. Forward EPS sits at -$0.0325 and forward PE is negative; forward revenue and forward PS measures reflect elevated forward multiples. Liquidity, improving operating cash flow, and manageable debt support the under-valued determination despite margin headwinds.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2025-06-30
REPORT DATE: 2025-08-06
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2025-11-05
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 291.9 M
 Operating Cash Flow 13.7 M
 Capital Expenditures -12.06 M
 Change In Working Capital -8.41 M
 Dividends Paid
 Cash Flow Delta -33.52 M
 End Period Cash Flow 258.4 M
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 193.7 M
 Forward Revenue 37.0 M
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue 91.2 M
 Depreciation 10.9 M
 Depreciation and Amortization 10.9 M
 Research and Development
 Total Operating Expenses 200.9 M
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit 102.5 M
 EBITDA 5.9 M
 EBIT -5.04 M
 Operating Income -7.20 M
 Interest Income 2.2 M
 Interest Expense 2.3 M
 Net Interest Income -134.00 K
 Income Before Tax -7.33 M
 Tax Provision -31.00 K
 Tax Rate 0.423 %
 Net Income -7.30 M
 Net Income From Continuing Operations -7.30 M
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate
 EPS Actual
 EPS Difference
 EPS Surprise
 Forward EPS -0.03
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 1.1 B
 Intangible Assets 345.5 M
 Net Tangible Assets 103.3 M
 Total Current Assets 737.9 M
 Cash and Short-Term Investments 304.7 M
 Cash 258.4 M
 Net Receivables 209.9 M
 Inventory
 Long-Term Investments 44.7 M
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable 430.6 M
 Short-Term Debt
 Total Current Liabilities 462.7 M
 Net Debt
 Total Debt 186.5 M
 Total Liabilities 689.5 M
EQUITY
 Total Equity 448.8 M
 Retained Earnings -524.43 M
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 2.62
 Shares Outstanding 171.559 M
 Revenue Per-Share 1.13
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 2.4 B
 Enterprise Value 2.3 B
 Enterprise Multiple 387.131
Enterprise Multiple QoQ -128.837 %
Enterprise Multiple YoY -208.94 %
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA high: 641.924
ACVA: 387.131
mean: 103.716
median: 82.154
low: -495.912
 EV/R 11.71
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 2.536
 Asset To Liability 1.651
 Debt To Capital 0.294
 Debt To Assets 0.164
Debt To Assets QoQ 13.392 %
Debt To Assets YoY 5020.0 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA high: 1.273
mean: 0.194
ACVA: 0.164
median: 0.091
low: 0.002
 Debt To Equity 0.416
Debt To Equity QoQ 9.713 %
Debt To Equity YoY 5777.935 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA high: 3.069
mean: 0.534
ACVA: 0.416
median: 0.17
low: -1.532
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 5.318
Price To Book QoQ -18.086 %
Price To Book YoY -16.391 %
Price To Book IPRWA high: 30.712
mean: 11.744
median: 10.727
ACVA: 5.318
low: -16.973
 Price To Earnings (P/E)
Price To Earnings QoQ
Price To Earnings YoY
Price To Earnings IPRWA
 PE/G Ratio
 Price To Sales (P/S) 12.32
Price To Sales QoQ -21.121 %
Price To Sales YoY -32.008 %
Price To Sales IPRWA high: 106.683
median: 48.199
mean: 46.007
ACVA: 12.32
low: 0.056
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E -495.959
Forward PE/G
Forward P/S 64.503
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage -9.925
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.169
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ -1.111 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY 8.215 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.467
ACVA: 0.169
mean: 0.134
median: 0.129
low: -0.019
 Receivables Turnover 0.854
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ -3.587 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY 13.77 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 8.91
mean: 1.842
median: 1.228
ACVA: 0.854
low: -3.771
 Inventory Turnover
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 106.824
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC)
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio 0.704
 CapEx To Revenue -0.062
 CapEx To Depreciation -1.106
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 635.3 M
 Net Invested Capital 635.3 M
 Invested Capital 635.3 M
 Net Tangible Assets 103.3 M
 Net Working Capital 275.3 M
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio 0.659
 Current Ratio 1.595
Current Ratio QoQ 6.437 %
Current Ratio YoY 7.048 %
Current Ratio IPRWA high: 8.983
mean: 1.652
ACVA: 1.595
median: 1.335
low: 0.102
 Quick Ratio
Quick Ratio QoQ
Quick Ratio YoY
Quick Ratio IPRWA
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA 31.831
 Cost Of Debt 1.29 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio -2.206
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ -66.405 %
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY -91.804 %
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA high: 147.5
median: 40.714
mean: 35.95
ACVA: -2.206
low: -150.7
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio -0.005
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) 493.013
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio
 Dividend Payout Ratio
 Dividend Rate
 Dividend Yield
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate -1.221 %
 Revenue Growth 6.024 %
Revenue Growth QoQ -58.552 %
Revenue Growth YoY -41.235 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA high: 43.411 %
median: 8.139 %
mean: 7.504 %
ACVA: 6.024 %
low: -30.991 %
 Earnings Growth
Earnings Growth QoQ
Earnings Growth YoY
Earnings Growth IPRWA
MARGINS
 Gross Margin 52.903 %
Gross Margin QoQ -2.684 %
Gross Margin YoY 3.866 %
Gross Margin IPRWA high: 94.916 %
mean: 71.444 %
median: 68.076 %
ACVA: 52.903 %
low: -13.576 %
 EBIT Margin -2.603 %
EBIT Margin QoQ -62.083 %
EBIT Margin YoY -74.367 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA high: 78.825 %
median: 36.649 %
mean: 35.027 %
ACVA: -2.603 %
low: -124.558 %
 Return On Sales (ROS) -3.714 %
Return On Sales QoQ -45.899 %
Return On Sales YoY -63.427 %
Return On Sales IPRWA high: 76.082 %
median: 36.277 %
mean: 34.884 %
ACVA: -3.714 %
low: -117.376 %
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) 1.7 M
 Free Cash Flow Yield 0.069 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ -96.519 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY -143.396 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA high: 9.123 %
median: 0.694 %
mean: 0.613 %
ACVA: 0.069 %
low: -16.337 %
 Free Cash Growth -97.073 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ -83.966 %
Free Cash Growth YoY -14.431 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA high: 369.763 %
mean: 24.116 %
median: 22.312 %
ACVA: -97.073 %
low: -381.304 %
 Free Cash To Net Income -0.227
 Cash Flow Margin -1.194 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings 0.317
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added 0.04
 Return On Assets (ROA) -0.637 %
Return On Assets QoQ -54.074 %
Return On Assets YoY -61.627 %
Return On Assets IPRWA high: 14.526 %
mean: 3.902 %
median: 3.876 %
ACVA: -0.637 %
low: -21.443 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) -0.746 %
 Return On Equity (ROE) -0.016
Return On Equity QoQ -51.765 %
Return On Equity YoY -56.396 %
Return On Equity IPRWA high: 0.316
mean: 0.072
median: 0.072
ACVA: -0.016
low: -0.384
 DuPont ROE -1.643 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) -0.79 %
Return On Invested Capital QoQ -36.393 %
Return On Invested Capital YoY -116.517 %
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA high: 19.224 %
mean: 6.253 %
median: 6.067 %
ACVA: -0.79 %
low: -16.5 %

Six-Week Outlook

Short-term bias tilts bullish: multiple indicators—DI directional reversals, a MACD cross above its signal line, a negative MRO suggesting price below target, and an RSI dip-and-reverse—collectively favor a near-term recovery attempt. Key technical hurdles include the 50-day average (~$13.94) and the SuperTrend upper at $12.44; confirmation requires higher-than-average volume to sustain moves above those levels. On the fundamental side, liquidity at $304.7M and improving operating cash flow provide a supportive backdrop if momentum continues. Monitor volume and the 20→50 day moving-average interaction for the likely path over the next six weeks.

About ACV Auctions Inc.

ACV Auctions Inc. (NASDAQ:ACVA) is a pioneering force in the digital transformation of the wholesale vehicle auction industry. Established in 2014 and headquartered in Buffalo, New York, ACV Auctions has crafted a robust online marketplace that seamlessly connects vehicle buyers and sellers. The platform facilitates real-time transactions, offering a suite of services designed to streamline the auction process. Key features of ACV Auctions include the Run List for efficient vehicle filtering, ACV Transportation for instant shipping quotes, and ACV Capital, which provides short-term inventory financing solutions. The company is committed to protecting sellers with its Go Green assurance, which guards against claims related to vehicle defects. To further enhance the vehicle lifecycle, ACV operates remarketing centers for reconditioning and storage. ACV Auctions empowers dealers with data-driven insights through tools like the True360 report, which delivers in-depth vehicle assessments, and the ACV Market Report, which aids in pricing and valuation. Their ACV MAX software supports inventory management by optimizing pricing strategies and turnover rates. With advanced inspection tools and marketplace enablement solutions such as the MyACV app, private marketplaces, and live appraisals, ACV Auctions ensures a smooth and efficient auction experience for all participants.



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