China Automotive Systems, Inc.

  • Market Cap: Micro Cap
  • Industry: Auto Components & Equipments
  • ISIN: US16936R1059
USD
4.45
0.08 (1.83%)
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  • Total Return
  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
  • CompanyCV
stock-recommendationScore
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Comparison

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Why is China Automotive Systems, Inc. ?

1
The company is Net-Debt Free
2
Healthy long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 44.74%
3
With a growth in Net Profit of 90.59%, the company declared Very Positive results in Dec 25
  • OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at USD 49.23 MM
  • INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Highest at 5.26 times
  • RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -51.27% (YoY)
4
With ROE of 11.20%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.35 Price to Book Value
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 3.55%, its profits have risen by 10.9% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.3
5
Majority shareholders : Mutual Funds
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Verdict Report

How much should you buy?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to China Automotive Systems, Inc. should be less than 10%
  2. Overall Portfolio exposure to Auto Components & Equipments should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Auto Components & Equipments)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is China Automotive Systems, Inc. for you?

Medium Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
China Automotive Systems, Inc.
6.97%
0.19
31.25%
S&P 500
20.78%
1.56
13.28%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
stock-summaryCapital Structure
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
13.38%
EBIT Growth (5y)
44.74%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
8.69
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.38
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.12
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.30
Tax Ratio
15.95%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
5.52%
ROCE (avg)
5.14%
ROE (avg)
6.87%
stock-recommendationValuation

Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

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Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
3
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.35
EV to EBIT
0.92
EV to EBITDA
0.68
EV to Capital Employed
0.13
EV to Sales
0.05
PEG Ratio
0.29
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
13.98%
ROE (Latest)
11.20%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Sideways
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

20What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at USD 49.23 MM

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 5.26 times

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -51.27% (YoY

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at USD 408.91 MM

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at USD 229.19 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 20.88 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 19.37 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 18.42 MM

EPS(Q)

Highest at USD 0.61

-5What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(Q)

Highest at USD 1.52 MM

Here's what is working for China Automotive Systems, Inc.

Net Profit
At USD 18.42 MM has Grown at 120.11%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 8.37 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 5.26 times and Grown
In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 49.23 MM
in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Net Sales
Highest at USD 229.19 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Net Sales
At USD 229.19 MM has Grown at 26.41%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 181.32 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Operating Profit
Highest at USD 20.88 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at USD 19.37 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit
At USD 19.37 MM has Grown at 52.56%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 12.7 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
Highest at USD 18.42 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

EPS
Highest at USD 0.61
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Cash and Eqv
Highest at USD 408.91 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -51.27% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales

Here's what is not working for China Automotive Systems, Inc.

Interest
At USD 1.52 MM has Grown at 226.12%
period on period (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Interest
Highest at USD 1.52 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 226.12% (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)