Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc.
Rank #392StartupCPS · NYSE · Consumer Cyclical
Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. (CPS) — Rank #392 by gross profitability (GP/assets 0.17) · ROE 3.2% · Piotroski F-Score N/A.
As-of 2026-09-15 · CIK 0001320461 · all metrics point-in-time as of the filing date.
About
Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc., through its subsidiary, manufactures sealing systems and fluid handling systems in the North America, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and the South America.
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The company offers sealing systems, such as dynamic seals, static seals, encapsulated glass, obstacle detection sensor system, variable extrusion, specialty sealing products, decorative trims, and frameless systems, as well as Fortrex materials platform, FlexiCore thermoplastic body seal, and FlushSeal sealing systems. It also provides fuel and brake delivery systems, including chassis and tank fuel lines, and bundles; metallic brake lines and bundles; quick connectors; low oligomer multi-layer convoluted tube; brake jounce lines; direct injection and port fuel rails; MagAlloy, a brake tube coating; ArmorTube, a brake tube coating; Series 300 and S300LT low temperature quick connect products; Gen III Posi-Lock quick connect products. In addition, the company offers fluid transfer systems comprising eCoFlow switch pump; heaters and coolant hoses; SAE and VDA quick connects; diesel particulate filter lines; charge air cooler ducts and assemblies; charged air cooling; transmission oil cooling hoses; multilayer tubing for glycol thermal management; PlastiCool 5000 high temperature MLT and 2000 multi-layer tubing for glycol thermal management; secondary air hoses; brake and clutch hoses; Easy-Lock, a quick connect; Ergo-Lock VDA quick connect and + VDA quick connect; plastic coolant hub; and TC3000 transmission oil cooling plastic tubing. Its products are primarily used in passenger vehicles and light trucks that are manufactured by automotive original equipment manufacturers and replacement markets. Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc.
was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Northville, Michigan.
- Industry
- Auto Parts
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- State
- DE
- Filer Category
- Accelerated filer
- Fiscal Year End
- December 31
- Website
- cooperstandard.com
Price History
Company Snapshot
P/S is the primary valuation lens for pre-profit companies.
Market Cap
$399.10M
P/E (annual)
—
P/S (annual)
0.1
P/B
—
P/OCF (annual)
6.2
Shareholder Yield
-3.9%
Employees
22,000
Industry
Auto Parts
Exchange
NYSE
Signal Flags
Quality Profile
Profitability
Safety
1/1 passCash Flow
3/3 passGrowth
0/1 passTerry Smith quality gate
Passes 0/5 Terry Smith thresholds2 of 5 thresholds not computable from filed data.
What Growth Is Priced In
Implied revenue growth (10Y)
10.6%
The annual FCF growth rate today's price requires over a 10-year horizon (discount rate 10%, terminal growth 2.5%).
Dilution drag: 3.9% — per-share value needs a total required return of 14.5% once share-count change is priced in.
Cost-of-equity sensitivity (implied growth at different discount rates)
r = 8%
6.1%
r = 10% (base)
10.6%
r = 12%
14.5%
Net debt / market cap: -20.3%
Valuation History
Current multiple vs historical range at each filing date. Band spans 25th-75th percentile.
P / E
Price / diluted EPS
P / B
Price / book value per share
P / GP
Price / gross profit per share
P / FCF
Price / free cash flow per share
Burn rate (cash flow) is the primary read at this stage — TAM and product-market fit aren't metrics this dashboard tracks.
Profitability
Gross profitability (GP / assets)
0.17
Primary signal (Novy-Marx).
10th of 12 SIC 3714 peers
Return on equity
3.2%
Gross margin
11.9%
12th of 12 SIC 3714 peers
Revenue growth (YoY)
—
Gross margin improving
Margin trend vs prior year.
Operating Leverage
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue vs COGS | ||||
| Revenue vs OpEx | ||||
| Op. Income vs Revenue |
Anti-fragile safety
Balance-sheet safety
Composite anti-fragile check.
Debt / equity
—
Current ratio
1.36×
11th of 12 SIC 3714 peers
Quick ratio
0.73×
Net cash
$81.63M
Cash & equivalents minus total debt.
Cash-flow health
Free cash flow
$16.25M
Operating cash flow minus capex.
Positive free cash flow
FCF / net income
4.90
Cash-backing of earnings.
FCF/NI divergence
Unfavorable divergence (yellow flag).
Accruals healthy
Cash-backed earnings.
SBC / revenue
0.6%
Stock-based comp intensity.
Piotroski F-Score
F-Score
N/A
Only 7/9 components determinable.
Lifecycle Phase History
Lynch sell alert: Turnaround stalled
Classified startup for 2 consecutive fiscal years (2022-12-31, 2023-12-31) with no recovery to a healthier phase -- Lynch's turnaround rule: if it hasn't turned around by now, assume it isn't going to.