Aetherion Technologies Inc. (AETR) vs China Automotive Systems, Inc. (CAAS)

Aetherion Technologies Inc. and China Automotive Systems, Inc. are both Auto Parts companies. China Automotive Systems, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $124.6M against $34.4M — 3.6× the size. Aetherion Technologies Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; China Automotive Systems, Inc. trades at 4.3×. China Automotive Systems, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 17.1% against −73.4%. China Automotive Systems, Inc. has the higher net margin (4.21% vs −493.2%) and the higher return on invested capital (6.80% vs −52.2%). Across the 19 metrics below, China Automotive Systems, Inc. leads on 18 and Aetherion Technologies Inc. on 1.

Valuation

Metric AETR CAAS Auto Parts median
P/E n/m 4.33 14.81
P/S 3.84 0.18 0.55
P/B 0.62 0.31 1.16
Price to free cash flow n/m 7.38 10.18
EV/EBITDA n/m 1.61 7.39
EV/Sales 1.25 0.14 0.67
Earnings yield (130.99%) 23.10% 3.46%
Free cash flow yield (41.95%) 13.55% 2.74%

Profitability

Metric AETR CAAS Auto Parts median
Gross margin (149.88%) 16.51% 22.13%
Operating margin (288.02%) 5.95% 3.50%
Net margin (493.15%) 4.21% 1.89%
Free cash flow margin (161.00%) 2.47% 1.43%
Return on equity (52.01%) 7.25% 0.96%
Return on assets (23.48%) 3.60% 1.20%
Return on invested capital (52.22%) 6.80% 4.41%

Growth

Metric AETR CAAS Auto Parts median
Revenue growth (TTM) (73.43%) 17.08% 4.32%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (180.60%) (20.80%) 5.72%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (37.90%) 8.57% 7.66%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 24.65% 0.00%

Health

Metric AETR CAAS Auto Parts median
Debt to equity 0.02 0.18 0.43
Current ratio 1.14 1.40 1.73
Net debt to EBITDA 1.32 (0.19) 1.26

Dividend

Metric AETR CAAS Auto Parts median
Dividend yield — 0.00% 1.97%
Payout ratio — 0.00 0.27

Size

Metric AETR CAAS Auto Parts median
Market cap 34.39m 124.60m 1.03b

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