China Automotive Systems, Inc.

CAAS Consumer Cyclical Auto Parts

China Automotive Systems, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2024 (year ended December 2024) was $650.9 million, up 12.9% from fiscal 2023. In the quarter to June 2025, revenue grew 11.1%, EPS grew 4.17% and free cash flow grew 443.5%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Revenue growth for five consecutive years.

4.51 0.06 +1.35%
Market cap
$134.1M
P/E
4.6×
Fwd P/E
8.0×
Dividend yield
0.00%
F-score
5/9
Altman Z
1.79
Beneish M
−1.96
Dividend safety
32/100
Dec '24 Dec '23 Dec '22 Dec '21 Dec '20 Dec '19 Dec '18 Dec '17 Dec '16
Piotroski F-Score
5 8 8 9 4 7 6 4 5
P/E ratio
4.14 2.54 8.48 7.66 0.00 9.84 30.50 0.00 7.61
Altman Z-Score
1.79 1.89 1.82 1.57 1.51 1.60 1.54 1.70 1.99
P/S ratio
0.19 0.17 0.34 0.17 0.46 0.23 0.16 0.31 0.37
P/FCF ratio
0.00 107.13 6.17 4.46 4.59 0.00 0.00 6.48 0.00
Altman Z″-Score (non-manufacturers)
3.49 4.12 3.58 3.43 2.95 3.51 3.32 3.42 4.06
Beneish M-Score
(1.96) (2.15) (2.65) (2.71) (2.92) (2.69) (2.41) (2.94) (2.25)
P/Operating CF
(18.29) 10.47 10.97 2.42 41.40 3.78 21.94 21.61 (137.27)
P/B ratio
0.32 0.26 0.55 0.25 0.61 0.32 0.25 0.50 0.56
Dividend Safety Score
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Price to Tangible BV
0.32 0.26 0.55 0.25 0.61 0.32 0.25 0.50 0.57
EV/Sales
0.21 0.03 0.18 0.00 0.32 0.17 0.07 0.27 0.33
EV/EBITDA
2.31 0.34 2.82 0.00 9.67 3.07 2.60 3.83 4.13
EV/Operating CF
14.30 0.99 1.95 (0.04) 2.34 2.44 2.89 2.71 12.92
EV/FCF
(9.86) 22.05 3.22 (0.06) 3.18 (18.24) (2.85) 5.61 (5.73)
Quick Ratio
0.94 1.03 0.98 0.98 0.96 1.04 1.06 1.04 1.13
Current Ratio
1.32 1.47 1.43 1.43 1.34 1.45 1.45 1.43 1.47
Net Debt/EBITDA
(0.19) (1.32) (2.59) (2.57) (4.27) (1.05) (2.95) (0.60) (0.54)
Debt/Assets
8.58% 6.46% 6.77% 6.92% 6.78% 8.68% 9.11% 10.23% 6.61%
Debt/Equity
0.19 0.13 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.19 0.21 0.24 0.14
Asset Turnover
0.81 0.78 0.74 0.70 0.61 0.64 0.70 0.74 0.75
Operating CF/Net income
0.33 0.53 2.27 2.56 (11.53) 3.04 5.27 (2.53) 0.53
Capex/Depreciation
(1.18) (1.01) (0.75) (0.36) (0.68) (1.92) (1.48) (1.63) (2.76)
Interest Coverage
22.20 38.44 5.48 1.46 (5.12) 2.04 (0.99) 10.99 35.09
ROE
7.91% 10.84% 6.38% 3.37% (1.58%) 3.24% 0.78% (6.32%) 7.34%
ROA
3.71% 5.09% 2.96% 1.55% (0.73%) 1.48% 0.34% (2.87%) 3.63%
ROIC
6.65% 8.41% 2.06% 1.36% (1.96%) 1.36% (0.69%) 4.22% 5.03%
Return on Tangible Assets
11.99% 13.37% 8.05% 3.99% (1.90%) 3.58% 0.86% (6.78%) 8.84%
Average Days of Receivables
192.61 170.61 154.62 154.16 204.63 197.13 188.58 215.08 242.29
Research and Development Expense of Revenue
4.25% 5.06% 6.82% 5.67% 6.16% 6.49% 6.76% 6.72% 6.00%
Selling, General and Administrative Expense of Revenue
7.00% 7.13% 8.13% 8.57% 10.08% 7.94% 7.80% 7.91% 7.36%
Intangible Assets out of Total Assets
0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Share Based Compensation of Revenue
0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% 0.03%
Graham Net Nets
1.15 1.72 0.74 1.47 0.45 0.92 1.42 0.79 0.88
Graham Number
16.96 18.51 12.87 9.27 0.00 8.42 4.16 0.00 12.37
Earnings Yield
24.15% 39.31% 11.79% 13.06% (2.40%) 10.16% 3.28% (12.58%) 13.15%
Free Cash Flow Yield
(11.45%) 0.93% 16.21% 22.40% 21.81% (4.08%) (16.46%) 15.43% (15.44%)
Revenue per Share
21.56 19.09 17.28 16.14 13.44 13.71 15.68 15.77 14.46
Operating CF per Share
0.32 0.66 1.57 0.92 1.85 0.96 0.40 1.55 0.37
Capex per Share
(0.79) (0.63) (0.62) (0.32) (0.48) (1.09) (0.79) (0.79) (1.20)
Free Cash Flow per Share
(0.47) 0.03 0.95 0.60 1.36 (0.13) (0.39) 0.75 (0.83)
Cash per Share
2.80 4.17 4.38 4.33 3.46 2.62 3.28 2.98 1.93
Shareholders Equity per Share
12.91 12.18 10.67 10.92 10.28 9.84 9.63 9.67 9.57
Interest Debt per Share
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Book value per Share
12.91 12.18 10.67 10.92 10.28 9.84 9.63 9.67 9.57
Free Cash Flow
(14.17) 1.02 29.05 18.52 42.36 (4.05) (12.40) 23.83 (26.64)
Working Capital
146.16 180.34 156.52 149.56 121.17 137.53 154.13 159.14 153.29
Capital Expenditures
(23.95) (18.89) (18.97) (9.75) (15.07) (34.35) (24.93) (25.07) (38.46)
Net Current Asset Value
141.85 165.44 133.20 121.51 87.49 90.72 109.76 121.36 152.15
EV/EBIT
3.47 0.50 11.76 0.00 0.00 11.94 0.00 6.89 6.64
Capex to Sales
0.04 0.03 0.04 0.02 0.04 0.08 0.05 0.05 0.08
Price to Operating Income
3.07 2.45 22.54 14.98 0.00 16.02 0.00 7.96 7.50
Other line items
Depreciation/Fixed assets
0.19 0.18 0.24 0.21 0.16 0.13 0.14 0.12 0.14
Cash ROIC
(2.59%) 0.19% 5.71% 3.56% 8.92% (0.90%) (2.63%) 5.03% (6.51%)
Accounts Receivable Turnover
2.12 2.33 2.44 2.24 1.79 1.76 1.80 1.66 1.59
Accounts Payable Turnover
1.98 1.93 1.93 1.88 1.76 1.86 1.91 1.79 1.78
Inventory Turnover
4.82 4.21 3.90 4.16 4.23 4.31 5.15 5.63 5.70
Average Days of Payables
197.28 195.84 192.34 195.44 226.93 185.11 178.05 211.57 214.32
Days of Inventory on Hand
75.84 86.80 91.82 99.83 88.98 82.24 74.59 69.77 65.17
Average Receivables
306.45 246.87 217.33 222.24 233.57 244.67 275.21 300.40 291.52
Average Payables
273.19 244.34 231.58 226.65 205.96 198.39 225.17 232.01 213.63
Average Inventory
112.48 112.31 114.36 102.41 85.63 85.48 83.62 73.63 66.81
Average Assets
808.51 740.40 715.56 712.16 683.86 675.33 703.93 674.53 619.70
Average Common Equity
378.80 347.32 331.86 328.14 314.48 307.19 305.48 306.01 306.59

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