Gentex Corp.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Auto Components & Equipments
  • ISIN: US3719011096
USD
25.95
0.57 (2.25%)
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  • Key factors
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  • Financials
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Strong Sell
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Comparison

Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
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Why is Gentex Corp. ?

1
High Management Efficiency with a high ROE of 17.05%
2
The company is Net-Debt Free
3
Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 3.98% of over the last 5 years
4
Positive results in Mar 26
  • OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at USD 575.7 MM
  • RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -1.89% (YoY)
  • INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Highest at 3.71 times
5
With ROE of 15.90%, it has a fair valuation with a 1.88 Price to Book Value
  • The stock is trading at a premium compared to its peers' average historical valuations
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 21.32%, its profits have fallen by -2.8% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 11.8
6
High Institutional Holdings at 100%
  • These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
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Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Gentex Corp. 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 Gentex Corp. for you?

Medium Risk, Low Return

Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Gentex Corp.
21.32%
-0.78
30.57%
S&P 500
25.41%
1.92
13.25%
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stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
8.46%
EBIT Growth (5y)
3.98%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
100.00
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.12
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.97
Tax Ratio
14.64%
Dividend Payout Ratio
27.58%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
23.50%
ROE (avg)
17.05%
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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
12
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.88
EV to EBIT
9.33
EV to EBITDA
7.68
EV to Capital Employed
1.94
EV to Sales
1.79
PEG Ratio
11.83
Dividend Yield
239.50%
ROCE (Latest)
20.76%
ROE (Latest)
15.90%
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Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
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

9What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at USD 575.7 MM

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -1.89% (YoY

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 3.71 times

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 7.02 times

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at USD 675.44 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 152.84 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 124.27 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 102.08 MM

-3What is not working for the Company
CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at USD 326.08 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at -6.56 %

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at 22.63 %

Here's what is working for Gentex Corp.

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 575.7 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 675.44 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Operating Profit
Highest at USD 152.84 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 124.27 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
Highest at USD 102.08 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 3.71 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 7.02 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -1.89% (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 Gentex Corp.

Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 22.63 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Cash and Eqv
Lowest at USD 326.08 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at -6.56 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed

Debt-Equity Ratio