CAAS Fundamental Analysis - CHINA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC

Fundamental Rating

We assign a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10 to CAAS. CAAS was compared to 80 industry peers in the Automobile Components industry. While CAAS is still in line with the averages on profitability rating, there are concerns on its financial health. CAAS is valued expensive and it does not seem to be growing.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year CAAS was profitable.

In the past year CAAS had a positive cash flow from operations.

Of the past 5 years CAAS 4 years were profitable.

CAAS had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.

1.2 Ratios

Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of 3.41%, CAAS is doing worse than 63.75% of the companies in the same industry.

CAAS has a Return On Equity of 8.06%. This is in the lower half of the industry: CAAS underperforms 63.75% of its industry peers.

Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 5.34%, CAAS is doing worse than 75.00% of the companies in the same industry.

Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for CAAS is below the industry average of 8.70%.

The last Return On Invested Capital (5.34%) for CAAS is above the 3 year average (4.01%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	3.41%
ROE	8.06%
ROIC	5.34%

ROA(3y)3.8%

ROA(5y)2.45%

ROE(3y)8.77%

ROE(5y)5.62%

ROIC(3y)4.01%

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

CAAS's Profit Margin of 4.25% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. CAAS outperforms 41.25% of its industry peers.

In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of CAAS has grown nicely.

Looking at the Operating Margin, with a value of 5.05%, CAAS is doing worse than 68.75% of the companies in the same industry.

In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of CAAS has grown nicely.

Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 16.75%, CAAS is doing worse than 78.75% of the companies in the same industry.

In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of CAAS has grown nicely.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	5.05%
PM (TTM)	4.25%
GM	16.75%

OM growth 3Y184.06%

OM growth 5Y84.98%

PM growth 3Y27.37%

PM growth 5Y14.72%

GM growth 3Y5.03%

GM growth 5Y2.68%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), CAAS is destroying value.

CAAS has about the same amout of shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.

CAAS has less shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.

The debt/assets ratio for CAAS is higher compared to a year ago.

2.2 Solvency

An Altman-Z score of 1.82 indicates that CAAS is not a great score, but indicates only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.

CAAS has a worse Altman-Z score (1.82) than 78.75% of its industry peers.

CAAS has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.45. This is a healthy value indicating a solid balance between debt and equity.

With a Debt to Equity ratio value of 0.45, CAAS is not doing good in the industry: 68.75% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.45
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	1.82

ROIC/WACC0.79

WACC6.79%

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 1.35 indicates that CAAS should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.

CAAS's Current ratio of 1.35 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. CAAS is outperformed by 86.25% of its industry peers.

CAAS has a Quick Ratio of 1.07. This is a normal value and indicates that CAAS is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

CAAS has a worse Quick ratio (1.07) than 80.00% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	1.35
Quick Ratio	1.07

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The earnings per share for CAAS have decreased strongly by -25.58% in the last year.

Measured over the past years, CAAS shows a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been growing by 25.34% on average per year.

The Revenue has grown by 18.34% in the past year. This is quite good.

CAAS shows quite a strong growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 8.58% yearly.

EPS 1Y (TTM)-25.58%

EPS 3Y41.42%

EPS 5Y25.34%

EPS Q2Q%-11.11%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)18.34%

Revenue growth 3Y9.34%

Revenue growth 5Y8.58%

Sales Q2Q%19.87%

3.2 Future

No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.

No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.

EPS Next YN/A

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next YearN/A

Revenue Next 2YN/A

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.

No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

CAAS is valuated cheaply with a Price/Earnings ratio of 4.22.

Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Earnings ratio of CAAS indicates a rather cheap valuation: CAAS is cheaper than 98.75% of the companies listed in the same industry.

CAAS's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a rather cheap valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 26.48.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	4.22
Fwd PE	N/A

4.2 Price Multiples

Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of CAAS indicates a rather cheap valuation: CAAS is cheaper than 100.00% of the companies listed in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	N/A
EV/EBITDA	1.04

4.3 Compensation for Growth

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)0.17

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

No dividends for CAAS!.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

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CHINA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC

NASDAQ:CAAS (8/8/2025, 4:30:02 PM)

After market: 4.05 0 (0%)

4.05

+0.05 (+1.25%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorConsumer Discretionary

GICS IndustryGroupAutomobiles & Components

GICS IndustryAutomobile Components

Earnings (Last)05-14 2025-05-14/bmo

Earnings (Next)08-13 2025-08-13

Inst Owners4.4%

Inst Owner Change0.53%

Ins Owners61.52%

Ins Owner Change0%

Market Cap122.19M

Analysts82.86

Price TargetN/A

Short Float %0.16%

Short Ratio0.55

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

Yearly Dividend0.74

Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A

DP77.8%

Div Incr Years0

Div Non Decr Years0

Ex-DateN/A

Surprises & Revisions

EPS beat(2)N/A

Avg EPS beat(2)N/A

Min EPS beat(2)N/A

Max EPS beat(2)N/A

EPS beat(4)N/A

Avg EPS beat(4)N/A

Min EPS beat(4)N/A

Max EPS beat(4)N/A

EPS beat(8)N/A

Avg EPS beat(8)N/A

EPS beat(12)N/A

Avg EPS beat(12)N/A

EPS beat(16)N/A

Avg EPS beat(16)N/A

Revenue beat(2)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(2)N/A

Min Revenue beat(2)N/A

Max Revenue beat(2)N/A

Revenue beat(4)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(4)N/A

Min Revenue beat(4)N/A

Max Revenue beat(4)N/A

Revenue beat(8)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(8)N/A

Revenue beat(12)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(12)N/A

Revenue beat(16)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(16)N/A

PT rev (1m)0%

PT rev (3m)0%

EPS NQ rev (1m)N/A

EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A

EPS NY rev (1m)N/A

EPS NY rev (3m)N/A

Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A

Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A

Revenue NY rev (1m)N/A

Revenue NY rev (3m)N/A

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	4.22
Fwd PE	N/A
P/S	0.18
P/FCF	N/A
P/OCF	7.02
P/B	0.34
P/tB	0.34
EV/EBITDA	1.04

EPS(TTM)0.96

EY23.7%

EPS(NY)N/A

Fwd EYN/A

FCF(TTM)-1.09

FCFYN/A

OCF(TTM)0.58

OCFY14.25%

SpS22.49

BVpS11.85

TBVpS11.85

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)0.17

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	3.41%
ROE	8.06%
ROCE	8.51%
ROIC	5.34%
ROICexc	6.04%
ROICexgc	6.04%
OM	5.05%
PM (TTM)	4.25%
GM	16.75%
FCFM	N/A

ROA(3y)3.8%

ROA(5y)2.45%

ROE(3y)8.77%

ROE(5y)5.62%

ROIC(3y)4.01%

ROIC(5y)N/A

ROICexc(3y)5.04%

ROICexc(5y)N/A

ROICexgc(3y)5.08%

ROICexgc(5y)N/A

ROCE(3y)6.36%

ROCE(5y)N/A

ROICexcg growth 3Y183.23%

ROICexcg growth 5Y93.06%

ROICexc growth 3Y183.02%

ROICexc growth 5Y92.92%

OM growth 3Y184.06%

OM growth 5Y84.98%

PM growth 3Y27.37%

PM growth 5Y14.72%

GM growth 3Y5.03%

GM growth 5Y2.68%

F-Score4

Asset Turnover0.8

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.45
Debt/FCF	N/A
Debt/EBITDA	2.99
Cap/Depr	254.38%
Cap/Sales	7.4%
Interest Coverage	250
Cash Conversion	32.22%
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	1.35
Quick Ratio	1.07
Altman-Z	1.82

F-Score4

WACC6.79%

ROIC/WACC0.79

Cap/Depr(3y)139.03%

Cap/Depr(5y)105.74%

Cap/Sales(3y)4.82%

Cap/Sales(5y)4.08%

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)-25.58%

EPS 3Y41.42%

EPS 5Y25.34%

EPS Q2Q%-11.11%

EPS Next YN/A

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)18.34%

Revenue growth 3Y9.34%

Revenue growth 5Y8.58%

Sales Q2Q%19.87%

Revenue Next YearN/A

Revenue Next 2YN/A

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

EBIT growth 1Y-3.59%

EBIT growth 3Y210.59%

EBIT growth 5Y100.85%

EBIT Next YearN/A

EBIT Next 3YN/A

EBIT Next 5YN/A

FCF growth 1Y-216.15%

FCF growth 3YN/A

FCF growth 5YN/A

OCF growth 1Y-65.75%

OCF growth 3Y-29.81%

OCF growth 5Y-20.25%

CHINA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC (CAAS) Stock Fundamental Analysis

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

1.2 Ratios

1.3 Margins

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

2.2 Solvency

2.3 Liquidity

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

3.2 Future

3.3 Evolution

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

4.2 Price Multiples

4.3 Compensation for Growth

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

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