Standard Motor Products, Inc. (SMP) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Comparison

Company

Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is Standard Motor Products, Inc. ?

High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 16.65%

Strong ability to service debt as the company has a low Debt to EBITDA ratio of 1.56 times

Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 9.43% and Operating profit at 10.82% over the last 5 years

NET PROFIT(HY) Higher at USD 41.55 MM
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -5.92% (YoY)
CASH AND EQV(HY) Highest at USD 109.07 MM

With ROCE of 11.72%, it has a expensive valuation with a 1.06 Enterprise value to Capital Employed

The stock is trading at a discount compared to its peers' average historical valuations
Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 9.78%, its profits have risen by 1.6% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 4.3

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

Overall Portfolio exposure to Standard Motor Products, Inc. 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 Standard Motor Products, Inc. for you?

Medium Risk, High Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Standard Motor Products, Inc.

9.78%

0.77

34.11%

S&P 500

13.22%

0.65

20.20%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

9.43%

EBIT Growth (5y)

10.82%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

34.18

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

1.56

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.97

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

1.51

Tax Ratio

26.53%

Dividend Payout Ratio

48.10%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

97.10%

ROCE (avg)

16.65%

ROE (avg)

12.88%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

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

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

1.12

EV to EBIT

9.03

EV to EBITDA

7.33

EV to Capital Employed

1.06

EV to Sales

0.86

PEG Ratio

4.26

Dividend Yield

3.66%

ROCE (Latest)

11.72%

ROE (Latest)

10.28%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Mildly Bearish

Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bullish

Moving Averages

Mildly Bullish (Daily)

KST

Mildly Bearish

Mildly Bullish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bearish

OBV

No Trend

Mildly Bullish

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

Analyse All Technical Factors

Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

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

8What is working for the Company

NET PROFIT(HY)

Higher at USD 41.55 MM

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -5.92% (YoY

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at USD 109.07 MM

INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 1.97 times

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at USD 5.82

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at USD 493.85 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 66.59 MM

-17What is not working for the Company

NET PROFIT(9M)

At USD 22.28 MM has Grown at -44.43%

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at USD 80.93 MM

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 5.82 times

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at USD 7.85 MM

Here's what is working for Standard Motor Products, Inc.

Net Profit

Higher at USD 41.55 MM

than preceding 12 month period ended Jun 2025

MOJO Watch

In the half year the company has already crossed Net Profit of the previous twelve months

Net Profit (USD MM)

Net Sales

Highest at USD 493.85 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Operating Profit

Highest at USD 66.59 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Cash and Eqv

Highest at USD 109.07 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Highest at 1.97 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company has been able to sell its inventory faster

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Dividend per share

Highest at USD 5.82

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (USD)

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -5.92% (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

Depreciation

Highest at USD 10.93 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (USD MM)

Here's what is not working for Standard Motor Products, Inc.

Operating Cash Flow

Lowest at USD 80.93 MM and Fallen

In each year in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Interest

Highest at USD 7.85 MM

in the last five periods and Increased by 6.84% (QoQ)

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 5.82 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio