China Automotive Systems, Inc.
Rank #414Capital ReturnCAAS · Nasdaq · Consumer Cyclical
China Automotive Systems, Inc. (CAAS) — Rank #414 by gross profitability (GP/assets 0.15) · ROE 10.7% · Piotroski F-Score 7 / 9.
As-of 2026-09-15 · CIK 0002037400 · all metrics point-in-time as of the filing date.
About
China Automotive Systems, Inc., through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells automotive systems and components in the People's Republic of China, the United States, and internationally.
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The company produces rack and pinion power steering gears for cars and light-duty vehicles; integral power steering gears for heavy-duty vehicles; power steering parts for light duty vehicles; sensor modules; automobile steering systems and columns; and automobile electronics and systems and parts. It also provides automotive motors and electromechanical integrated systems; polymer materials; and intelligent automotive technology research and development services. In addition, the company offers after sales services, and research and development support services; and inspection and testing of automotive products, as well as markets automotive parts in North America. It primarily sells its products to the original equipment manufacturing customers. China Automotive Systems, Inc.
is headquartered in Jingzhou, the People's Republic of China.
- Industry
- Auto Parts
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- State
- E9
- Filer Category
- Non-accelerated filer
- Fiscal Year End
- December 31
- Website
- caasauto.com
Price History
Company Snapshot
P/E and reverse DCF are the primary valuation lenses at this stage.
Market Cap
$160.36M
P/E (annual)
3.7
P/S (annual)
0.2
P/B
0.4
P/OCF (annual)
1.4
Shareholder Yield
1.4%
Employees
4,812
Industry
Auto Parts
Exchange
Nasdaq
Signal Flags
Quality Profile
Profitability
1/1 passSafety
1/1 passCash Flow
3/3 passGrowth
2/2 passTerry Smith quality gate
Passes 2/5 Terry Smith thresholdsWhat Growth Is Priced In
Implied revenue growth (10Y)
-27.1%
The annual FCF growth rate today's price requires over a 10-year horizon (discount rate 10%, terminal growth 2.5%).
Buyback tailwind: -0.0% — per-share value needs a total required return of -27.2% once share-count change is priced in.
vs. own 6-year median revenue growth: 17.6%
within its own historyCost-of-equity sensitivity (implied growth at different discount rates)
r = 8%
-29.2%
r = 10% (base)
-27.1%
r = 12%
-25.3%
Net debt / market cap: -101.1%
Valuation History
Current multiple vs historical range at each filing date. Band spans 25th-75th percentile.
P / E
Price / diluted EPS
P / S
Price / revenue per share
P / B
Price / book value per share
P / GP
Price / gross profit per share
FCF yield, shareholder yield, and buyback activity are the primary reads at this stage.
Profitability
Gross profitability (GP / assets)
0.15
Primary signal (Novy-Marx).
12th of 12 SIC 3714 peers
Return on equity
10.7%
Gross margin
19.0%
8th of 12 SIC 3714 peers
Revenue growth (YoY)
17.6%
Gross margin improving
Margin trend vs prior year.
Operating Leverage
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue vs COGS | |||
| Revenue vs OpEx | |||
| Op. Income vs Revenue |
Anti-fragile safety
Balance-sheet safety
Composite anti-fragile check.
Debt / equity
1.22
5th of 11 SIC 3714 peers (best = lowest)
Current ratio
1.36×
10th of 12 SIC 3714 peers
Quick ratio
—
Net cash
$162.10M
Cash & equivalents minus total debt.
Cash-flow health
Free cash flow
$74.44M
Operating cash flow minus capex.
Positive free cash flow
FCF / net income
0.74
Cash-backing of earnings.
FCF/NI divergence
Unfavorable divergence (yellow flag).
Accruals healthy
Cash-backed earnings.
SBC / revenue
—
Stock-based comp intensity.
Dividend safety
Composite score
3.5 / 5
Piotroski F-Score
F-Score
7 / 9
Fundamental-strength score (0-9).