China Automotive Systems, Inc. (CAAS) vs Westport Fuel Systems Inc. (WPRT)

China Automotive Systems, Inc. and Westport Fuel Systems Inc. are both Auto Parts companies. China Automotive Systems, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $150.6M against $38.8M — 3.9× the size. Westport Fuel Systems 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 −269.8%. Westport Fuel Systems Inc. has the higher net margin (76.0% vs 4.21%) and the lower return on invested capital (−52.2% vs 6.80%). Across the 18 metrics below, China Automotive Systems, Inc. leads on 12 and Westport Fuel Systems Inc. on 6.

Valuation

Metric CAAS WPRT Auto Parts median
P/E 5.01 n/m 17.92
P/S 0.21 n/m 0.64
P/B 0.36 0.69 1.15
Price to free cash flow 8.54 n/m 12.82
EV/EBITDA 1.95 n/m 7.66
EV/Sales 0.17 (0.26) 0.73
Earnings yield 19.96% (118.72%) 2.73%
Free cash flow yield 11.71% (37.82%) 3.47%

Profitability

Metric CAAS WPRT Auto Parts median
Gross margin 16.51% 23.10% 22.64%
Operating margin 5.95% 44.40% 3.67%
Net margin 4.21% 76.02% 1.68%
Free cash flow margin 2.47% 24.82% 2.31%
Return on equity 7.25% (52.01%) 2.35%
Return on assets 3.60% (23.48%) 0.89%
Return on invested capital 6.80% (52.22%) 4.55%

Growth

Metric CAAS WPRT Auto Parts median
Revenue growth (TTM) 17.08% (269.81%) 5.00%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (20.80%) (180.31%) —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 8.57% (37.90%) 7.78%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 24.65% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric CAAS WPRT Auto Parts median
Debt to equity 0.18 0.02 0.38
Current ratio 1.40 1.14 1.78
Net debt to EBITDA (0.19) 1.32 1.26

Dividend

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

Size

Metric CAAS WPRT Auto Parts median
Market cap 150.57m 38.76m 914.31m

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