Why is Gentex Corp. ?
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High Management Efficiency with a high ROE of 17.05%
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Company has a low Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
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Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 3.98% of over the last 5 years
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Flat results in Dec 25
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at USD 461.63 MM
- ROCE(HY) Lowest at 15.36%
- CASH AND EQV(HY) Lowest at USD 334.44 MM
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With ROE of 15.76%, it has a fair valuation with a 1.83 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 -13.68%, its profits have fallen by -3.6% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 11.6
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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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Below par performance in long term as well as near term
- Along with generating -13.68% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
How 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.
-11.59%
-1.25
31.46%
S&P 500
14.9%
0.77
19.29%
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
27.59%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
23.50%
ROE (avg)
17.05%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
12
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.83
EV to EBIT
9.03
EV to EBITDA
7.77
EV to Capital Employed
1.88
EV to Sales
1.73
PEG Ratio
11.58
Dividend Yield
246.77%
ROCE (Latest)
20.79%
ROE (Latest)
15.76%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Technical Movement
1What is working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -7.29% (YoY
-10What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Lowest at USD 461.63 MM
ROCE(HY)
Lowest at 15.36%
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Lowest at USD 334.44 MM
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Highest at 0 %
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at USD 121.55 MM
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Lowest at 18.86 %
NET PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at USD 94.18 MM
Here's what is working for Gentex Corp.
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -7.29% (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 461.63 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 121.55 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is negative
Operating Profit (USD MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 18.86 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated
Operating Profit to Sales
Net Profit
Lowest at USD 94.18 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative
Net Profit (USD MM)
Cash and Eqv
Lowest at USD 334.44 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






