China Automotive Systems, Inc. (CAAS) vs Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. (MPAA)

China Automotive Systems, Inc. and Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. are both Auto Parts companies. Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $199.9M against $150.6M — 1.3× the size. Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; China Automotive Systems, Inc. trades at 5.0×. China Automotive Systems, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 17.1% against −0.82%. China Automotive Systems, Inc. has the higher net margin (4.21% vs −0.53%) and the lower return on invested capital (6.80% vs 7.80%). Across the 20 metrics below, China Automotive Systems, Inc. leads on 15 and Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. on 5.

Valuation

Metric CAAS MPAA Auto Parts median
P/E 5.01 n/m 17.92
P/S 0.21 0.26 0.64
P/B 0.36 0.80 1.15
Price to free cash flow 8.54 n/m 12.82
EV/EBITDA 1.95 4.50 7.66
EV/Sales 0.17 0.45 0.73
Earnings yield 19.96% (2.06%) 2.73%
Free cash flow yield 11.71% (3.05%) 3.47%

Profitability

Metric CAAS MPAA Auto Parts median
Gross margin 16.51% 19.90% 22.64%
Operating margin 5.95% 6.41% 3.67%
Net margin 4.21% (0.53%) 1.68%
Free cash flow margin 2.47% (0.80%) 2.31%
Return on equity 7.25% (1.59%) 2.35%
Return on assets 3.60% (0.41%) 0.89%
Return on invested capital 6.80% 7.80% 4.55%

Growth

Metric CAAS MPAA Auto Parts median
Revenue growth (TTM) 17.08% (0.82%) 5.00%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (20.80%) 162.63% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 8.57% 7.87% 7.78%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 24.65% (10.41%) 0.00%

Health

Metric CAAS MPAA Auto Parts median
Debt to equity 0.18 0.65 0.38
Current ratio 1.40 1.44 1.78
Net debt to EBITDA (0.19) 1.27 1.26

Dividend

Metric CAAS MPAA Auto Parts median
Dividend yield — — 2.37%
Payout ratio 0.00 0.00 0.00

Size

Metric CAAS MPAA Auto Parts median
Market cap 150.57m 199.93m 914.31m

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