ScoreWhy 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
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at USD 409.56 MM
- DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y) Lowest at 22.22%
- CASH AND EQV(HY) Lowest at USD 417.86 MM
4
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 -11.54%, its profits have fallen by -2.8% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 11.8
5
High Institutional Holdings at 100%
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
6
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
- Along with generating -11.54% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods
Real-Time Research ReportHow much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Gentex Corp. should be less than 10%
- 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.
-11.54%
-1.12
27.52%
S&P 500
21.51%
1.63
13.19%
Quality
Management Risk
Growth
Capital StructureQuality 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%
ValuationValuation Key Factors 
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%
TechnicalsTechnical 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
Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned 
Financial Trend4What is working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -8.27% (YoY
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 137.19 MM
NET PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 114.99 MM
EPS(Q)
Highest at USD 0.54
-10What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Lowest at USD 409.56 MM
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)
Lowest at 22.22%
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Lowest at USD 417.86 MM
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Highest at 0 %
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 3.28 times
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 6.92 times
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at USD 141.7 MM
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Lowest at 21.76 %
Here's what is working for Gentex Corp.
Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at USD 137.19 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Net Profit
Highest at USD 114.99 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (USD MM)
EPS
Highest at USD 0.54
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders
EPS (USD)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -8.27% (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 Gentex Corp.
Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at USD 409.56 MM and Fallen
In each year in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)
Operating Profit
Lowest at USD 141.7 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is negative
Operating Profit (USD MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 21.76 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated
Operating Profit to Sales
Cash and Eqv
Lowest at USD 417.86 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is deteriorating
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 0 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed
Debt-Equity Ratio
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 3.28 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling inventory has slowed
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 6.92 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Dividend Payout Ratio
Lowest at 22.22%
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing lower proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)
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