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Mister Car Wash Inc
(NYSE:MCW) 

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Founded: 1969
Sector: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Industry: Offices of Lawyers

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    Unit: USD2025-12-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 
                       
      net revenues
    261,243,000 263,417,000 265,415,000 261,656,000 251,172,000 249,329,000 255,043,000 239,183,000 230,140,000 234,076,000 236,894,000 225,960,000 214,352,000 217,576,000 225,159,000 219,419,000    
      costs and expenses
                       
      cost of labor and chemicals
    74,847,000 76,581,000 76,627,000 74,252,000 72,739,000 73,617,000 72,691,000 71,658,000 68,999,000 72,760,000 70,824,000 66,792,000 65,350,000 68,228,000 69,351,000 65,538,000 62,120,000 63,438,000 87,864,000 
      other store operating expenses
    108,626,000 109,531,000 108,850,000 109,667,000 105,722,000 102,607,000 99,543,000 96,803,000 93,400,000 90,514,000 90,337,000 89,466,000 83,241,000 82,343,000 79,029,000 77,801,000 71,180,000 68,435,000 65,363,000 
      general and administrative
    25,544,000 22,693,000 25,113,000 24,659,000 27,922,000 25,436,000 24,912,000 29,710,000 27,270,000 26,426,000 27,829,000 24,183,000 24,815,000 24,743,000 25,610,000 23,687,000 28,800,000 22,166,000 188,896,000 
      loss on sale of assets
    10,989,000 2,759,000 679,000 111,000 12,987,000 -1,916,000 2,897,000  3,595,000 1,321,000  -63,000 -834,000 -649,000  459,000 -17,629,000 748,000 -7,097,000 
      total costs and expenses
    220,006,000 211,564,000 211,269,000 208,689,000 219,370,000 199,744,000 200,043,000 196,638,000 193,264,000 191,021,000 184,262,000 180,378,000 175,793,000 174,665,000 170,844,000 167,485,000 144,471,000 154,787,000 335,026,000 
      operating income
    41,237,000 51,853,000 54,146,000 52,967,000 31,802,000 49,585,000 55,000,000 42,545,000 36,876,000 43,055,000 52,632,000 45,582,000 38,559,000 42,911,000 54,315,000 51,934,000 46,988,000 39,523,000 -137,946,000 
      yoy
    29.67% 4.57% -1.55% 24.50% -13.76% 15.17% 4.50% -6.66% -4.36% 0.34% -3.10% -12.23% -17.94% 8.57% -139.37%     
      qoq
    -20.47% -4.23% 2.23% 66.55% -35.86% -9.85% 29.27% 15.37% -14.35% -18.20% 15.47% 18.21% -10.14% -21.00% 4.58% 10.53% 18.89% -128.65%  
      other expense
                       
      interest expense
    13,634,000 14,054,000 15,172,000 16,023,000 18,557,000 20,653,000 20,254,000 20,024,000 19,961,000 19,100,000 18,295,000 17,748,000 14,867,000 10,100,000 8,762,000 8,166,000 6,008,000 5,717,000 13,740,000 
      loss on extinguishment of debt
        94,000   1,882,000         21,000  3,183,000 
      other income
    -35,000  -21,000  -10,000   -5,189,000            
      total other expense
    14,139,000 14,054,000 15,151,000 16,023,000 18,641,000 20,653,000 20,254,000 16,717,000 19,961,000 19,100,000 18,295,000 17,748,000 14,867,000 10,100,000 8,762,000 8,166,000 6,029,000 5,717,000 16,923,000 
      income before taxes
    27,098,000 37,799,000 38,995,000 36,944,000 13,161,000 28,932,000 34,746,000 25,828,000 16,915,000 23,955,000 34,337,000 27,834,000 23,692,000 32,811,000 45,553,000 43,768,000 40,959,000 33,806,000  
      income tax provision
    7,027,000 10,388,000 10,400,000 9,944,000 3,992,000 6,590,000 12,655,000 9,191,000 4,538,000 4,470,000 7,205,000 6,698,000 5,936,000 8,814,000 9,894,000 8,280,000 4,654,000 6,440,000  
      net income
    20,071,000 27,411,000 28,595,000 27,000,000 9,169,000 22,342,000 22,091,000 16,637,000 12,377,000 19,485,000 27,132,000 21,136,000 17,756,000 23,997,000 35,659,000 35,488,000 36,305,000 27,366,000 -110,300,000 
      yoy
    118.90% 22.69% 29.44% 62.29% -25.92% 14.66% -18.58% -21.29% -30.29% -18.80% -23.91% -40.44% -51.09% -12.31% -132.33%     
      qoq
    -26.78% -4.14% 5.91% 194.47% -58.96% 1.14% 32.78% 34.42% -36.48% -28.18% 28.37% 19.04% -26.01% -32.70% 0.48% -2.25% 32.66% -124.81%  
      other comprehensive income, net of tax
                       
      gain on interest rate swap
    21,000 -266,000 350,000          93,750 -1,795,000 301,000 1,869,000 941,000 54,000 28,000 
      total comprehensive income
    19,694,000 27,145,000 28,945,000      12,377,000 19,485,000 27,132,000 21,136,000 17,381,000 22,202,000 35,960,000 37,357,000 37,246,000 27,420,000  
      earnings per share
                       
      basic
    0.07 0.08 0.09 0.08 0.03 0.07              
      diluted
    0.06 0.08 0.09 0.08 0.02 0.07              
      weighted-average common shares outstanding
                       
      basic
    326,253,814 327,389,467 325,561,496 324,200,282 320,031,984 321,917,525 319,415,156 315,838,788 311,035,122 312,883,586 309,314,858 307,291,909 303,372,095 304,290,590 302,666,291 300,931,453 280,215,579 296,360,660 264,274,968 
      diluted
    332,099,696 332,359,175 331,824,299 331,479,048 329,513,232 329,299,326 328,325,135 330,012,144 328,239,604 328,844,569 328,283,353 327,608,266 327,560,407 326,881,152 327,229,531 329,172,437 280,215,579 327,320,169 264,274,968 
      costs and expenses:
                       
      other expense:
                       
      earnings per share:
                       
      basic
    0.07 0.08 0.09 0.08 0.03 0.07              
      diluted
    0.06 0.08 0.09 0.08 0.02 0.07              
      weighted-average common shares outstanding:
                       
      basic
    326,253,814 327,389,467 325,561,496 324,200,282 320,031,984 321,917,525 319,415,156 315,838,788 311,035,122 312,883,586 309,314,858 307,291,909 303,372,095 304,290,590 302,666,291 300,931,453 280,215,579 296,360,660 264,274,968 
      diluted
    332,099,696 332,359,175 331,824,299 331,479,048 329,513,232 329,299,326 328,325,135 330,012,144 328,239,604 328,844,569 328,283,353 327,608,266 327,560,407 326,881,152 327,229,531 329,172,437 280,215,579 327,320,169 264,274,968 
      net income per share
                       
      basic
          0.07 0.05 0.04 0.06 0.09 0.07 0.06 0.08 0.12 0.12 0.13 0.09 -0.42 
      diluted
          0.07 0.05 0.03 0.06 0.08 0.06 0.05 0.07 0.11 0.11 0.13 0.08 -0.42 
      gain on sale of assets
           -1,533,000   -4,728,000    -3,146,000     
      other comprehensive income, net of tax:
                       
      revenues
                    141,724,500 194,310,000 197,080,000 
      loss before taxes
                      -154,869,000 
      income tax benefit
                      -44,569,000 
      other comprehensive loss, net of tax:
                       
      total comprehensive loss
                      -110,272,000 
    Balance Sheets:
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      Unit: USD2025-12-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 
                         
        assets
                         
        current assets
                         
        cash and cash equivalents
      28,450,000 35,652,000 26,405,000 39,133,000 67,463,000 16,478,000 3,609,000 10,701,000 19,047,000 62,133,000 136,095,000 69,903,000 65,152,000 74,885,000 37,724,000 70,261,000 19,738,000 162,232,000 154,972,000 
        accounts receivable
      639,000 2,679,000 2,642,000 437,000 791,000 2,835,000 8,525,000 6,475,000 6,304,000 5,816,000 2,796,000 933,000 3,941,000 2,937,000 2,291,000 1,128,000 1,090,000 8,986,000 7,813,000 
        other receivables
      15,485,000 14,451,000 11,423,000 11,666,000 13,518,000 15,422,000 19,443,000 17,693,000 14,714,000 14,987,000 21,722,000 14,116,000 15,182,000 14,441,000 14,343,000 12,733,000 22,796,000   
        inventory
      5,485,000 5,384,000 5,414,000 5,237,000 5,728,000 5,491,000 5,859,000 7,647,000 8,952,000 9,222,000 8,273,000 8,228,000 9,174,000 8,888,000 7,102,000 7,000,000 6,334,000 5,633,000 6,407,000 
        prepaid expenses and other current assets
      9,619,000 10,598,000 11,792,000 9,241,000 11,590,000 12,559,000 13,220,000 10,220,000 11,805,000 13,026,000 12,506,000 10,767,000 12,618,000 11,247,000 14,312,000 9,858,000 8,766,000 12,879,000 8,843,000 
        total current assets
      59,678,000 68,764,000 57,676,000 65,714,000 99,090,000 52,785,000 50,656,000 52,736,000 60,894,000 105,291,000 181,530,000 104,017,000 106,137,000 112,460,000 75,817,000 101,154,000 58,844,000 190,002,000 181,403,000 
        property and equipment
      914,022,000 915,508,000 880,527,000 843,704,000 814,600,000 870,903,000 816,429,000 773,230,000 725,121,000 660,733,000 595,537,000 596,695,000 560,874,000 514,357,000 521,874,000 487,897,000 472,448,000 300,676,000 279,605,000 
        operating lease right of use assets
      942,664,000 901,631,000 905,229,000 918,624,000 924,896,000 857,861,000 844,564,000 836,528,000 833,547,000 829,790,000 813,924,000 776,496,000 776,689,000 763,427,000 727,107,000 716,745,000 718,533,000 699,274,000 696,134,000 
        other intangible assets
      110,822,000 111,119,000 111,577,000 112,041,000 112,507,000 113,139,000 114,385,000 116,023,000 117,667,000 119,341,000 120,546,000 122,122,000 123,615,000 125,781,000 127,110,000 128,052,000 129,820,000 124,522,000 125,642,000 
        goodwill
      1,134,830,000 1,134,734,000 1,134,734,000 1,134,734,000 1,134,734,000 1,134,734,000 1,134,734,000 1,134,734,000 1,134,734,000 1,135,506,000 1,109,815,000 1,109,815,000 1,109,815,000 1,107,072,000 1,100,963,000 1,060,766,000 1,060,221,000 759,770,000 755,524,000 
        other assets
      11,122,000 11,174,000 16,254,000 15,767,000 15,969,000 16,450,000 12,378,000 12,010,000 9,573,000 9,013,000 9,212,000 8,190,000 9,102,000 8,394,000 8,090,000 8,265,000 8,236,000 5,328,000 5,224,000 
        total assets
      3,173,138,000 3,142,930,000 3,105,997,000 3,090,584,000 3,101,796,000 3,045,872,000 2,973,146,000 2,925,261,000 2,881,536,000 2,859,674,000 2,830,564,000 2,717,335,000 2,686,232,000 2,631,491,000 2,560,961,000 2,502,879,000 2,448,102,000 2,079,572,000 2,043,532,000 
        liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                         
        current liabilities
                         
        accounts payable
      27,824,000 36,084,000 31,122,000 36,200,000 30,020,000 44,715,000 40,103,000 33,676,000 33,641,000 34,791,000 36,119,000 30,379,000 25,649,000 27,589,000 25,512,000 33,869,000 27,346,000 26,716,000 24,160,000 
        accrued payroll and related expenses
      25,074,000 30,164,000 21,990,000 28,180,000 27,116,000 30,265,000 21,105,000 23,512,000 19,771,000 22,200,000 17,216,000 20,036,000 17,218,000 19,976,000 15,000,000 20,484,000 16,963,000 19,943,000 20,069,000 
        other accrued expenses
      41,540,000 37,626,000 34,908,000 43,020,000 39,162,000 26,793,000 27,858,000 31,046,000 38,738,000 41,551,000 58,670,000 30,730,000 41,196,000 25,460,000 26,822,000 20,405,000 20,201,000 18,799,000 23,116,000 
        current maturities of long-term debt
          6,920,000 9,250,000 9,250,000 6,920,000            
        current maturities of operating lease liability
      53,625,000 52,330,000 51,020,000 50,127,000 48,986,000 47,195,000 46,091,000 44,850,000 43,979,000 42,898,000 42,029,000 41,279,000 40,367,000 39,336,000 38,548,000 37,889,000 37,345,000 36,218,000 35,545,000 
        current maturities of finance lease liability
      879,000 857,000 834,000 812,000 804,000 811,000 787,000 766,000 746,000 726,000 706,000 687,000 668,000 648,000 628,000 577,000 559,000 542,000 526,000 
        deferred revenue
      35,904,000 36,664,000 36,514,000 35,226,000 33,960,000 34,639,000 34,756,000 33,899,000 32,686,000 32,779,000 32,368,000 30,509,000 29,395,000 28,814,000 29,353,000 28,463,000 27,815,000 26,195,000 26,495,000 
        total current liabilities
      184,846,000 193,725,000 176,388,000 193,565,000 186,968,000 193,668,000 179,950,000 174,669,000 169,561,000 174,945,000 187,108,000 153,620,000 154,493,000 141,823,000 135,863,000 141,687,000 130,229,000 136,813,000 138,311,000 
        long-term debt
      796,893,000 827,231,000 849,055,000 853,881,000 909,094,000    897,424,000           
        operating lease liability
      906,371,000 871,296,000 874,858,000 884,812,000 890,613,000 826,213,000 814,905,000 810,783,000 809,409,000 806,448,000 796,203,000 758,752,000 759,775,000 750,929,000 722,941,000 714,098,000 717,552,000 700,548,000 698,751,000 
        financing lease liability
      12,344,000 12,575,000 12,795,000 13,011,000 13,262,000 13,473,000 13,630,000 13,833,000 14,033,000 14,230,000 14,417,000 14,599,000 14,779,000 14,955,000 15,123,000 15,206,000 15,359,000 15,507,000 15,647,000 
        deferred tax liabilities
      137,547,000 130,554,000 118,988,000 109,225,000 101,741,000               
        other long-term liabilities
      2,124,000 2,392,000 2,930,000 2,195,000 1,766,000 4,570,000 4,477,000 4,396,000 4,417,000 6,044,000 6,271,000 6,577,000 6,832,000 7,043,000 7,418,000 7,659,000 8,871,000 4,222,000 5,760,000 
        total liabilities
      2,040,125,000 2,037,773,000 2,035,014,000 2,056,689,000 2,103,444,000 2,066,469,000 2,023,746,000 1,996,537,000 1,966,501,000 1,966,957,000 1,965,198,000 1,888,594,000 1,885,104,000 1,855,919,000 1,813,555,000 1,801,525,000 1,790,950,000 1,471,384,000 1,469,515,000 
        stockholders’ equity
                         
        common stock, 0.01 par value...
      3,288,000 3,281,000 3,278,000 3,254,000 3,242,000 3,228,000 3,220,000 3,184,000 3,157,000 3,145,000 3,123,000 3,087,000 3,072,000 3,052,000 3,045,000 3,022,000 3,007,000 2,975,000 2,967,000 
        additional paid-in capital
      862,095,000 853,940,000 846,914,000 838,795,000 830,264,000 820,498,000 812,845,000 814,296,000 817,271,000 807,342,000 799,498,000 790,041,000 783,579,000 775,199,000 769,242,000 759,173,000 752,343,000 740,657,000 733,914,000 
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
      -293,000                 -716,000 -770,000 
        retained earnings
      267,923,000 247,852,000 220,441,000 191,846,000 164,846,000 155,677,000 133,335,000 111,244,000 94,607,000 82,230,000 62,745,000 35,613,000 14,477,000       
        total stockholders’ equity
      1,133,013,000 1,105,157,000 1,070,983,000 1,033,895,000 998,352,000 979,403,000 949,400,000 928,724,000 915,035,000 892,717,000 865,366,000 828,741,000 801,128,000 775,572,000 747,406,000 701,354,000 657,152,000 608,188,000 574,017,000 
        total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
      3,173,138,000 3,142,930,000 3,105,997,000 3,090,584,000 3,101,796,000 3,045,872,000 2,973,146,000 2,925,261,000 2,881,536,000 2,859,674,000 2,830,564,000 2,717,335,000 2,686,232,000 2,631,491,000 2,560,961,000 2,502,879,000 2,448,102,000 2,079,572,000 2,043,532,000 
        accumulated other comprehensive income
       84,000 350,000           600,000 2,395,000 2,094,000 225,000   
        current assets:
                         
        current liabilities:
                         
        stockholders’ equity:
                         
        long-term portion of debt
           931,046,000 919,224,000 913,350,000  897,022,000 896,620,000 896,223,000 895,830,000 895,428,000 895,027,000 894,629,000 896,336,000 601,723,000 603,649,000 
        deferred tax liability
           97,499,000 91,560,000 79,506,000  68,268,000 64,579,000 58,823,000        
        restricted cash
              72,000 107,000 138,000 70,000 70,000 62,000 45,000 174,000 120,000 272,000 3,368,000 
        long-term deferred tax liabilities
              71,657,000           
        long-term deferred tax liability
                  53,395,000 45,741,000 37,183,000 28,246,000 22,603,000 12,571,000 7,397,000 
        accumulated deficit
                   -3,279,000 -27,276,000 -62,935,000 -98,423,000 -134,728,000 -162,094,000 
        current maturities of debt
                       8,400,000 8,400,000 
        commitments and contingencies
                         
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2025-12-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 
                          
          cash flows from operating activities
                          
          net income
        20,071,000 27,411,000 28,595,000 27,000,000 9,169,000 22,342,000 22,091,000 16,637,000 12,377,000 19,485,000 27,132,000 21,136,000 17,756,000 23,997,000 35,659,000 35,488,000 36,305,000 27,366,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities
                          
          depreciation and amortization expense
        23,150,000 22,400,000 21,738,000 20,917,000 20,328,000 21,182,000 20,261,000 19,595,000 18,573,000 17,599,000 16,512,000 17,307,000 16,306,000 15,193,000 15,136,000 14,945,000 14,029,000 12,980,000 
          stock-based compensation expense
        6,740,000 6,573,000 6,477,000 6,843,000 6,720,000 6,691,000 5,906,000 6,246,000 6,358,000 6,289,000 5,993,000 5,361,000 5,346,000 5,461,000 5,979,000 5,519,000 6,287,000 6,751,000 
          loss on sale of assets
        10,989,000 2,759,000 679,000 111,000        -63,000    459,000   
          loss on extinguishment of debt
            94,000 1,882,000         21,000 
          amortization of deferred debt issuance costs
        238,000 291,000 289,000 285,000         428,000 428,000 423,000 419,000   
          non-cash lease expense
        14,285,000 13,936,000 13,727,000 13,535,000 13,298,000 12,520,000 12,120,000 11,917,000 11,747,000 11,499,000 11,099,000 10,739,000 11,497,000 10,169,000 9,827,000 9,606,000 9,470,000 9,353,000 
          deferred income tax
        6,994,000 11,654,000 9,647,000 7,484,000 4,242,000 5,939,000 12,054,000 7,849,000 3,389,000 3,690,000 5,630,000 5,428,000 7,856,000 7,543,000 8,965,000 5,018,000 5,917,000 5,193,000 
          changes in assets and liabilities
                          
          accounts receivable
        2,040,000 -36,000 -2,206,000 354,000 2,044,000 5,691,000 -2,050,000 -172,000 -489,000 -3,019,000 -1,864,000 3,009,000 -1,005,000 -646,000 -1,163,000 146,000 4,914,000 -1,173,000 
          other receivables
        -1,034,000 1,142,000 -1,735,000 1,965,000 7,385,000 -1,166,000 -1,750,000 -4,096,000 748,000 2,431,000 -3,347,000 1,128,000 -715,000 -100,000 -1,653,000 10,108,000   
          inventory
        -70,000 30,000 -176,000 490,000 -237,000 368,000 1,788,000 1,305,000 269,000 -817,000 -41,000 946,000 -230,000 -1,739,000 -27,000 -665,000 -310,000 809,000 
          prepaid expenses and other current assets
        428,000 540,000 -1,387,000 2,356,000 970,000 662,000 -2,970,000 1,703,000 1,218,000 -541,000 -1,717,000 1,850,000 -1,866,000 671,000 -4,030,000 901,000 3,281,000 -4,036,000 
          accounts payable
        -4,994,000 5,221,000 -3,206,000 5,677,000 -8,256,000 8,378,000 907,000 2,344,000 -3,890,000 -1,816,000 3,040,000 2,553,000 -791,000 287,000 458,000 5,679,000 -2,198,000 -10,901,000 
          accrued expenses
        -6,301,000 11,006,000 -14,244,000 10,480,000 -2,693,000 8,828,000 -593,000 3,615,000 -2,105,000 1,645,000 1,370,000 5,155,000 -1,908,000 5,414,000 -4,754,000 3,635,000 -13,210,000 -1,740,000 
          deferred revenue
        -902,000 150,000 1,288,000 1,266,000 -680,000 -116,000 856,000 1,214,000 -93,000 322,000 1,852,000 1,114,000 469,000 -756,000 768,000 648,000 166,000 -307,000 
          operating lease liability
        -12,182,000 -12,221,000 -12,050,000 -11,604,000 -10,942,000 -10,786,000 -10,526,000 -10,499,000 -10,745,000 -10,098,000 -9,895,000 -9,696,000 -10,534,000 -13,729,000 -9,280,000 -9,094,000 -7,798,000 -10,022,000 
          other noncurrent assets and liabilities
        -21,000 499,000 -608,000 391,000 -4,944,000 1,093,000 -402,000 -427,000 -2,213,000 -54,000 -1,354,000 631,000 -946,000 -706,000 -91,000 -1,268,000 -1,501,000 -1,587,000 
          net cash from operating activities
        59,971,000 91,355,000 46,828,000 87,550,000 49,780,000 79,958,000 60,892,000 57,990,000 39,167,000 48,364,000 50,105,000 67,017,000 43,748,000 50,838,000 53,071,000 81,544,000 20,045,000 33,634,000 
          capital expenditures
        -76,745,000 -65,542,000 -58,031,000 -55,081,000 -70,183,000 -96,800,000 -81,252,000 -81,844,000 -109,432,000 -90,824,000 -55,809,000 -72,059,000 -59,601,000 -55,615,000 -46,384,000 -30,015,000 -39,434,000 -42,136,000 
          free cash flows
        -16,774,000 25,813,000 -11,203,000 32,469,000 -20,403,000 -16,842,000 -20,360,000 -23,854,000 -70,265,000 -42,460,000 -5,704,000 -5,042,000 -15,853,000 -4,777,000 6,687,000 51,529,000 -19,389,000 -8,502,000 
          cash flows from investing activities
                          
          purchases of property and equipment
        -76,745,000 -65,542,000 -58,031,000 -55,081,000 -70,183,000 -96,800,000 -81,252,000 -81,844,000 -109,432,000 -90,824,000 -55,809,000 -72,059,000 -59,601,000 -55,615,000 -46,384,000 -30,015,000 -39,434,000 -42,136,000 
          acquisition of car wash operations, net of cash
                672,000 -46,905,000   -21,170,000 -18,494,000     
          proceeds from sale of property and equipment
        41,701,000 5,068,000 1,663,000 120,000 93,796,000 17,977,000 13,554,000 4,900,000 23,047,000 14,308,000 73,723,000 8,899,000 24,424,000 60,091,000 3,671,000 1,000 44,991,000 28,743,000 
          net cash from investing activities
        -35,044,000 -60,474,000 -56,368,000 -54,961,000 23,613,000 -78,823,000 -67,698,000 -76,944,000 -85,713,000 -123,421,000 12,929,000 -63,160,000 -56,347,000 -14,018,000 -89,752,000 -30,014,000 -453,374,000 -23,813,000 
          cash flows from financing activities
                          
          proceeds from issuance of common stock under employee plans
        1,422,000 454,000 2,075,000 1,587,000 2,768,000 969,000 2,044,000 729,000 3,601,000 1,732,000 3,389,000 1,055,000 3,030,000 505,000     
          payments of tax withholding on option exercises
                        
          proceeds from debt borrowings
            925,000,000           
          proceeds from revolving line of credit
            31,000,000 94,000,000 69,000,000 23,000,000           
          payments on debt borrowings
        -31,000,000 -22,000,000 -5,000,000 -62,307,000 -2,307,000 -2,312,000 -901,201,000     -2,100,000 -2,100,000 
          payments on revolving line of credit
            -53,000,000 -80,000,000 -61,000,000 -23,000,000           
          payments of deferred debt issuance costs
                          
          principal payments on finance lease obligations
        -208,000 -198,000 -194,000 -193,000 -196,000 -190,000 -182,000 -180,000 -176,000 -168,000 -163,000 -161,000 -156,000 -147,000 -140,000 -134,000 -131,000 -124,000 
          other financing activities
                         
          net cash from financing activities
        -32,182,000 -21,744,000 -3,119,000 -60,913,000 -22,405,000 11,735,000 -257,000 10,652,000 3,425,000 1,064,000   2,874,000 358,000 4,015,000 -953,000 290,683,000 -5,657,000 
          net change in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash during period
        -7,255,000 9,137,000 -12,659,000 -28,324,000 50,988,000 12,870,000 -7,063,000 -8,302,000  -73,993,000 66,260,000 4,751,000  37,178,000 -32,666,000 50,577,000   
          cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period
        67,612,000 19,119,000  65,222,000  19,858,000   
          cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period
        -7,255,000 9,137,000 -12,659,000 39,288,000 50,988,000 12,870,000 -7,063,000 10,817,000  -73,993,000 66,260,000 69,973,000  37,178,000 -32,666,000 70,435,000   
          reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash to the consolidated balance sheets
                          
          cash and cash equivalents
        -7,202,000 9,247,000 -12,728,000 39,133,000 50,985,000 12,869,000 -7,092,000 10,701,000           
          restricted cash, included in prepaid expenses and other current assets
        -53,000 -110,000 69,000 155,000 3,000 1,000 29,000 116,000           
          total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
        -7,255,000 9,137,000 -12,659,000 39,288,000 50,988,000 12,870,000 -7,063,000 10,817,000           
          supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
                          
          cash paid for interest
        13,657,000 14,485,000 25,213,000 7,032,000 17,686,000 20,790,000 20,413,000 19,233,000 19,573,000 25,883,000 18,584,000 11,697,000 14,705,000 9,766,000 8,313,000 7,821,000 5,992,000 5,557,000 
          cash paid for income taxes
        245,000 92,000 2,144,000 60,000 262,000 86,000 1,917,000 264,000 1,812,000 909,000 1,349,000 151,000 -195,000 625,000   860,000 2,435,000 
          supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities
                          
          property and equipment in accounts payable
        -3,373,000 -260,000 -1,871,000 11,416,000 -6,438,000 -3,767,000 5,523,000 15,596,000 2,740,000 481,000 2,693,000 11,993,000 -1,149,000 1,783,000 -8,941,000 18,123,000 2,463,000 6,035,000 
          property and equipment accrued in other accrued expenses
        7,364,000 -166,000 -240,000 4,223,000         14,886,000 -1,801,000     
          stock option exercise proceeds in other receivables
           113,000 293,000     -155,000 111,000 61,000    45,000   
          payment of debt financing costs in other accrued expenses
              -768,000 1,503,000           
          cash flows from operating activities:
                          
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                          
          changes in assets and liabilities:
                          
          cash flows from investing activities:
                          
          cash flows from financing activities:
                          
          reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash to the consolidated balance sheets:
                          
          supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
                          
          supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:
                          
          non-cash interest income
                          
          gain on sale of assets
               -1,533,000  1,321,000         
          amortization of debt issuance costs
             248,000 303,000 410,000  428,000 423,000 419,000       
          acquisition of car wash operations, net of cash acquired
                        -458,931,000 -10,420,000 
          payments of deferred financing costs
             -732,000 -753,000 -3,772,000          
          property and equipment in other accrued expenses
               4,234,000  -13,279,000 23,749,000 5,969,000       
          reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash to the condensed consolidated balance sheets
                          
          proceeds from sale of property and equipment in other receivables
                          
          payments for repurchases of common stock
               -9,924,000         
          proceeds from issuance of common stock pursuant to initial public offering
                        
          proceeds from secondary public offering for employee tax withholdings
                          
          tax withholdings paid on behalf of employees for secondary public offering
                          
          payments of debt extinguishment costs
                        
          payments of issuance costs pursuant to initial public offering
                        -3,433,000 
          net change in cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash during period
                        -142,646,000 4,164,000 
          cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period
                        
          cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period
                        -142,646,000 4,164,000 
          net cash provided (used) by financing activities
                   894,000       
          proceeds from sale of oil change express
                          
          non-cash property and equipment additions from financing obligations
                          
          proceeds from issuance of common stock under employee plans in other receivables
                          
          deferred offering costs in accounts payable and other accrued expenses
                          
          proceeds from exercise of stock options
                       1,281,000 4,851,000 
          repurchase of common stock in other accrued expenses
                          
          deferred rent
                          
          accretion of interest
                          
          amortization of lease incentive obligation
                          
          payments of dividends
                          
          proceeds from secondary offering for employee tax withholdings
                        5,985,000 
          tax withholdings paid on behalf of employees for secondary offering
                        -5,985,000 
          payments of debt issuance costs
                          
          principal payments on capital lease obligations
                          
          principal payments on financing obligations
                          
          loss on disposal of property and equipment
                         748,000 
          amortization of deferred financing costs
                         200,000 
          issuance costs pursuant to initial public offering in accounts payable and other accrued expenses