Sales Performance - Retail used unit sales decreased by 3.1% to 211,132 units, while comparable store used unit sales fell by 3.8% from the prior year's first quarter[6]. - Total net sales and operating revenues were 7.11billion,adeclineof7.57.69 billion in the prior year's first quarter[21]. - Total wholesale vehicle unit sales declined by 8.3% to 147,685 units, with wholesale revenues decreasing by 17.0%[7]. - The average retail selling price for used vehicles decreased by approximately 700perunit,or2.726,526[23]. - Online retail sales accounted for 14% of retail unit sales, with revenue from online transactions totaling 2.1billion,representingapproximately30791.9 million, with retail used vehicle gross profit per unit remaining stable at 2,347[9].−Usedvehiclegrossprofitdecreasedby3.7495.5 million compared to 514.6millioninthesameperiodlastyear[29].−Totalgrossprofitdeclinedby3.1791.9 million from 817.4millionyear−over−year[29].−Netearningsfellby33.2152.4 million, down from 228.3 million in the same quarter last year[32]. Expenses - SG&A expenses rose by 14.1% to 638.6 million, with SG&A as a percentage of gross profit increasing to 80.6%[12]. - SG&A expenses increased by 14.1% to 638.6million,upfrom559.8 million in the prior year, with SG&A as a percentage of gross profit rising to 80.6% from 68.5%[30]. Financing and Investments - CarMax Auto Finance (CAF) income increased by 7.0% to 147.0million,drivenbygrowthinaveragemanagedreceivablesandnetinterestmarginpercentage[14].−Interestmarginimprovedto270.2 million, a 4.9% increase from 257.9millioninthepreviousyear[31].−ThenetpenetrationrateforloansoriginatedbyCarMaxAutoFinanceroseto43.3104.0 million during the first quarter, with 2.26billionremainingavailableforrepurchase[18].−Thecompanylauncheditsfirstnon−primeasset−backedsecuritizationdealinJune2024aspartoftheexpansionofitssecuritizationprogram[16].AssetsandLiabilities−Totalassetsincreasedto27,242,094 thousand as of May 31, 2024, compared to 27,196,797thousandasofFebruary29,2024,reflectingagrowthof0.174,970,307 thousand as of May 31, 2024, down from 5,226,594thousandasofFebruary29,2024,representingadeclineof4.921,075,224 thousand as of May 31, 2024, from 21,123,057thousandasofFebruary29,2024[45].−Retainedearningsincreasedto4,192,798 thousand as of May 31, 2024, compared to 4,126,909thousandasofFebruary29,2024,indicatingagrowthof1.66,166,870 thousand as of May 31, 2024, from 6,073,740thousandasofFebruary29,2024,reflectinganincreaseof1.5117,689 thousand for the three months ended May 31, 2024, compared to 185,285thousandinthesameperiodof2023[47].−CapitalexpendituresforthethreemonthsendedMay31,2024,were103,914 thousand, down from 136,719thousandinthesameperiodof2023[47].−Thecompanyissuednon−recoursenotespayableamountingto3,676,000 thousand during the financing activities[47].