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BREAKING news! Carvana & Vroom is bleeding cash. Is Ecommerce in auto DOA?

Carvana napkin math...

Carvana employs ~20,8000 employees and sold 425,237 cars last year.

425,237 cars
÷ 20,800 employees
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20 cars sold annually per employee
÷ 12 months
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= 1.7 cars sold monthly per employee

1.7 cars per month? Suddenly our 5 car Freds look pretty good!

Thought provoking stuff Ryan. I ran CVNA vs AN...
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Carvana's head count p/sale isn't that far off vs Traditional Retailers (like AN), yet, CVNA's PVR is astonishingly high and they're bleeding cash with no end in sight. When the UC bubble ends and -if- the market shifts to a buyers market, CVNA's challenges to turn a profit will get 100x more difficult.

CVNA's perfect storm is coming and they know it. I'm looking for CVNA to pivot.

p.s. hi everyone!!
p.p.s. not sure if unit counts incl wholesale for either one
 
p.s. hi everyone!!
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