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

The Return On Assets of CAAS (3.41%) is worse than 65.00% of its industry peers.

Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of 8.06%, CAAS is doing worse than 63.75% of the companies in the same industry.

The Return On Invested Capital of CAAS (5.34%) is worse than 75.00% of its industry peers.

The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for CAAS is significantly below the industry average of 9.12%.

The 3 year average ROIC (4.01%) for CAAS is below the current ROIC(5.34%), indicating increased profibility in the last year.

		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.

With a Operating Margin value of 5.05%, CAAS is not doing good in the industry: 68.75% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.

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

CAAS's Gross Margin of 16.75% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. CAAS is outperformed by 78.75% of its industry peers.

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

CAAS has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.

The number of shares outstanding for CAAS remains at a similar level compared to 1 year ago.

Compared to 5 years ago, CAAS has less shares outstanding

Compared to 1 year ago, CAAS has a worse debt to assets ratio.

2.2 Solvency

CAAS has an Altman-Z score of 1.83. This is not the best score and indicates that CAAS is in the grey zone with still only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.

The Altman-Z score of CAAS (1.83) is worse than 80.00% 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.

CAAS has a worse Debt to Equity ratio (0.45) than 70.00% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.45
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	1.83

ROIC/WACC0.8

WACC6.69%

2.3 Liquidity

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

CAAS has a worse Current ratio (1.35) than 86.25% of its industry peers.

A Quick Ratio of 1.07 indicates that CAAS should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.

CAAS's Quick ratio of 1.07 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. CAAS is outperformed by 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

CAAS shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -25.58%.

The Earnings Per Share has been growing by 25.34% on average over the past years. This is a very strong growth

Looking at the last year, CAAS shows a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 18.34% in the last year.

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

The Price/Earnings ratio is 4.36, which indicates a rather cheap valuation of CAAS.

CAAS's Price/Earnings ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. CAAS is cheaper than 98.75% of the companies in the same industry.

CAAS's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a rather cheap valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 27.30.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	4.36
Fwd PE	N/A

4.2 Price Multiples

Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, CAAS is valued cheaper than 100.00% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	N/A
EV/EBITDA	1.17

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

With a Yearly Dividend Yield of 19.09%, CAAS is a good candidate for dividend investing.

Compared to an average industry Dividend Yield of 4.21, CAAS pays a better dividend. On top of this CAAS pays more dividend than 100.00% of the companies listed in the same industry.

CAAS's Dividend Yield is rather good when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 2.35.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	19.09%

5.2 History

CAAS does not have a reliable dividend history as it only pays dividend since a couple or years.

Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A

Div Incr Years0

Div Non Decr Years0

5.3 Sustainability

77.80% of the earnings are spent on dividend by CAAS. This is not a sustainable payout ratio.

DP77.8%

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CHINA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC

NASDAQ:CAAS (7/11/2025, 8:00:02 PM)

After market: 4.28 +0.09 (+2.15%)

4.19

-0.04 (-0.95%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorConsumer Discretionary

GICS IndustryGroupAutomobiles & Components

GICS IndustryAutomobile Components

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

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

Inst Owners4.4%

Inst Owner Change0%

Ins Owners61.52%

Ins Owner Change0%

Market Cap126.41M

Analysts82.86

Price TargetN/A

Short Float %0.1%

Short Ratio0.44

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	19.09%

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	4.36
Fwd PE	N/A
P/S	0.19
P/FCF	N/A
P/OCF	7.26
P/B	0.35
P/tB	0.35
EV/EBITDA	1.17

EPS(TTM)0.96

EY22.91%

EPS(NY)N/A

Fwd EYN/A

FCF(TTM)-1.09

FCFYN/A

OCF(TTM)0.58

OCFY13.78%

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	1.83

F-Score4

WACC6.69%

ROIC/WACC0.8

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

5.2 History

5.3 Sustainability

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